Myths and stories

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Displaced

Generic article | Feb 15, 2026

I was only a child barely into my choosing when the mountain erupted in the event that we now call the Ostfen Displacement.
Drowning of the Dead Lord

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

The moment of the death of the Fire Lord Kholkosi and the birth of the Dead Lord as triggered and witnessed by Tasido Diamond
Flower in the dark

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

The shroomkin had told him this place was safe: the depths beneath Glimmertown
Knife in the Kitchen

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

A disembodied ghost on a mission for its master.
Ruins of time

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

The Belfry was constructed after the Fall of Tokaru. It became a symbol of oppression, and a target for insurrection
Song of the Embalmer

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

An Embalmer of the Usokufa prepares a bodyservant for Lord Mallius of the Gleaming City
Tale of the Greedy Swain

Myth | Feb 8, 2026

Children of the Protectorates are reminded of the fate of the Greedy Swain whenever they take more than their fair share.
The Defier

Myth | Feb 8, 2026

The First breaker and Shadowseer seek information from an ancestor spirit
The Harvest

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

Long before the Emancipation, when the First Mother stole the Blood Magic ,was the Harvest.
The Nibbler cuts his teeth

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

Ravac the Nibbler cuts a gruesome deal with the Good Doctor of Camp Thrifty
The psilyg infection

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

The trail of mucous led from the body to the drain in the basement's floor...
The Scribing of Skud Nelson

Prose | Feb 8, 2026

Skud's target had been some nobody merchant from Sudengard. Apparently, he'd done a tricksy on someone important, or at least someone with enough coin that meant Skud knew not to ask any questions.
The Unkahi of Torik

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

One of the lost ancestors that Shadowseer Kidjina keeps safe as part of her role in Wala's Vigil
The Unlooked-for Light

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

The Lord Protector of New Lafaelle seeks brief respite from the duties of office
The Veil and the Void

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

The myths of the Kin talk about the Banishment of the Elder Gods, when they created the Veil to imprison them in the Void beyond.
Under the ice

Generic article | Feb 8, 2026

There is nothing as wondrous and terrifying as your first descent into the Tears of Xivleppo.
Xilo's escape from Tokaru

Prose | Feb 8, 2026

An infant Xilocoth Stormholder flees with his family from the Protectorate held island of Tokaru.

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