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| 6 | |
6 | |
| 7 | Authors: |
7 | Authors: |
| 8 | |
8 | |
| 9 | Gorlin <gorlin@freibier.htu.tuwien.ac.at> |
9 | Gorlin <gorlin@freibier.htu.tuwien.ac.at> |
| 10 | Mark Wedel <mwedel@scruznet.com> |
10 | Mark Wedel <mwedel@scruznet.com> |
| 11 | Marc Lehmann <support@deliantra.com> |
11 | Marc Lehmann <support@deliantra.net> |
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12 | Robin Redeker <support@deliantra.net> |
| 12 | Lalo Martins <lalo.martins@gmail.com> |
13 | Lalo Martins <lalo.martins@gmail.com> |
| 13 | Yann Chachkoff <yann.chachkoff@mailandnews.com> |
14 | Yann Chachkoff <yann.chachkoff@mailandnews.com> |
| 14 | Gros |
15 | Gros |
| 15 | |
16 | |
| 16 | many stories taken from unknown authors at The Crossfire Wiki |
17 | many stories taken from unknown authors at The Crossfire Wiki |
| 17 | http://wiki.metalforge.net/ |
18 | http://wiki.metalforge.net/ |
| 18 | |
19 | |
| 19 | Each =head1 should become its own book. |
20 | Each =head1 should become its own book. |
| 20 | |
21 | |
| 21 | =end comment |
22 | =end comment |
| 22 | |
23 | |
| 23 | |
24 | |
| 24 | =head1 History of Creation, by Khalis, Volume I |
25 | =head1 History of Creation, by Khalis, Volume I |
| 25 | |
26 | |
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| 1235 | day, it would eventually fade away against a more powerful magical force, |
1236 | day, it would eventually fade away against a more powerful magical force, |
| 1236 | the mysterious Pegemes (or Peengees?). This happened - but much after the |
1237 | the mysterious Pegemes (or Peengees?). This happened - but much after the |
| 1237 | fall of the Empire. |
1238 | fall of the Empire. |
| 1238 | |
1239 | |
| 1239 | |
1240 | |
| 1240 | =head1 The Bigworld |
1241 | =head1 The Big World |
| 1241 | |
1242 | |
| 1242 | The old world was small and it consisted of many pieces. Scorn, Navar, |
1243 | The old world was small and it consisted of many pieces. Scorn, Navar, |
| 1243 | Brittany and Santo Dominion were in one large piece. Darcap and the |
1244 | Brittany and Santo Dominion were in one large piece. Darcap and the |
| 1244 | Hill Village were in another smaller one. Lake Country was in yet |
1245 | Hill Village were in another smaller one. Lake Country was in yet |
| 1245 | another. Pupland was still another. The world was not whole, and the |
1246 | another. Pupland was still another. The world was not whole, and the |
| 1246 | builders saw that this was wrong. They began the quest to unite the world |
1247 | builders saw that this was wrong. They began the quest to unite the world |
| 1247 | and established the Bigworld. As the builders united the world they saw |
1248 | and established the Big World. As the builders united the world they saw |
| 1248 | that it was much too small and began to make it larger. They raised up the |
1249 | that it was much too small and began to make it larger. They raised up the |
| 1249 | Great Mountains around Brest and they caused the Great Forest to grow. As |
1250 | Great Mountains around Brest and they caused the Great Forest to grow. |
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1251 | |
| 1250 | the time passed, Navar grew to become a great Kingdom and the builders |
1252 | As the time passed, Navar grew to become a great Kingdom and the builders |
| 1251 | decided that it was a good city for players to call home and they gave the |
1253 | decided that it was a good city for players to call home and they gave the |
| 1252 | Heroes a choice to serve Scorn or Navar. Nevertheless, Pupland is still |
1254 | Heroes a choice to serve Scorn or Navar. Nevertheless, Pupland was still |
| 1253 | not part of this new world, but the builders wish to add it to the west of |
1255 | not part of this new world. |
| 1254 | Scorn. |
1256 | |
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1257 | This was the state for a long time, until the builders decided that the |
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1258 | Big World was not good, and set out to change it again. Everything |
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1259 | changed. So much changed that, in fact, the world was completely |
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1260 | unrecognisable to its denizens after the change. |
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1261 | |
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1262 | Except the area around Brest, at least according to the people living |
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1263 | there. Or maybe they were just too busy fighting monsters to notice it. |
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1264 | |
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1265 | This time Pupland became part of the new Big World, and can be found in |
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1266 | the very north, past Santo Dominion. |
| 1255 | |
1267 | |
| 1256 | |
1268 | |
| 1257 | =head1 Skud the Great |
1269 | =head1 Skud the Great |
| 1258 | |
1270 | |
| 1259 | One of the first Builders. Skud created many famous places, like the |
1271 | One of the first Builders. Skud created many famous places, like the |
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| 1960 | |
1972 | |
| 1961 | The great alchemist has often said that all living things are made of |
1973 | The great alchemist has often said that all living things are made of |
| 1962 | these ingredients. Proper combination of these with other base objects can |
1974 | these ingredients. Proper combination of these with other base objects can |
| 1963 | often create potions of power and might. |
1975 | often create potions of power and might. |
| 1964 | |
1976 | |
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1977 | |
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1978 | =head1 Collection of Strange Glyphs |
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1979 | |
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1980 | Many years ago, I got my hands on a book with many strange glyphs, from |
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1981 | a book-dealer in Darcap. Interested in all kinds of arcance Symbols, I |
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1982 | bought it despite the rather high price, for the depicted glyphs looked |
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1983 | intricately detailed and seemed to emanate some deeper meaning. |
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1984 | |
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1985 | The only thing the shop keeper could tell me about the book was that it |
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1986 | was supposed to be a "talansuration book" or something like that, and no, |
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1987 | he didn't know what that means. |
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1988 | |
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1989 | I was unable to find out more about this cult of Talansura, despite |
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1990 | traveling all over the world for many years. |
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1991 | |
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1992 | Since my copy of the book is now in a very bad condition, I decided to |
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1993 | make a clean copy and publish it, so this knowledge is not lost forever. |
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1994 | |
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1995 | B<- Samuel Midnight, Book Collector and Traveller, Scorn> |
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1996 | |
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1997 | T<トランスレーション 著書> |
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1998 | |
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1999 | 悪鬼 akki demon, devil |
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2000 | 悪魔 akuma demon, evil spirit |
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2001 | アパート apa-to apartment |
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2002 | 東 azuma east |
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2003 | 貯金箱 chokinbako bank |
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2004 | 著書 chosho book |
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2005 | 貯蔵 chozou storage |
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2006 | 付き dzuki to, under |
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2007 | ギリ神 girisin Ruggili |
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2008 | 護衛 goei guard |
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2009 | 本塁 honrui stronghold |
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2010 | 一堂 ichidou shrine |
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2011 | 溢流 itsuryuu spill, overflow |
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2012 | 一定不変 itteifuhen permanent |
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2013 | 鍵 kagi key |
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2014 | 京洛 keiraku capital |
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2015 | 血液 ketsueki blood |
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2016 | 寛ぎ kutsurogi room |
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2017 | メゾン mezon house |
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2018 | 町 machi town |
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2019 | 港 minato harbour |
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2020 | 店 mise shop |
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2021 | 渚 nagisa shore, water's edge |
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2022 | 燃焼 nenshou burning |
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2023 | の no (glue two words together) |
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2024 | 鬼 oni demon, orge |
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2025 | 乱暴 ranbou rough |
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2026 | 力 ryoku power, strength |
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2027 | センタ senta center |
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2028 | 市場 shijou market |
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2029 | 商業組合 shougyoukumiai guild |
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2030 | 商法 shouhou trade, commerce |
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2031 | 住居 sumai house |
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2032 | スノー suno- snow |
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2033 | 建物 tatemono building |
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2034 | 卓子 teiburu table |
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2035 | トランスレーション toransure-shon translation |
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2036 | ウエルカム uerukamu welcome |
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2037 | ウインド uindo wind |
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2038 | 山 yama mountain |
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2039 | 要素 youso element |
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2040 | ザ za the |
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2041 | 座席 zaseki seat |
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2042 | |
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2043 | |
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2044 | =head1 The Spectre Mountain |
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2045 | |
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2046 | When you travel borth from Scorn to Euthville, and then the same distance |
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2047 | to the west, you will arrive at the Spectre Mountain. |
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2048 | |
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2049 | It is thought that it got it's name from wandering spectres that were |
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2050 | often seen in this area, although the exact origin of the name cannot be |
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2051 | reconstructed for sure today. |
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2052 | |
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2053 | Even in ancient times this area was known for the rich veins of the |
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2054 | spectrolite mineral that you can find there - in fact, the mineral |
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2055 | actually got it's name from the mountain. |
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2056 | |
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2057 | While it is a well-known area today, it was not till Hanur Sknorson's |
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2058 | travels in EK 8333 that it became generally known that the Spectre |
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2059 | Mountain is actually an enourmous ring-shaped mountain, only at one side |
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2060 | is it disturbed by a river. |
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2061 | |
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2062 | |
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2063 | =head1 The Mineral Brazilianite |
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2064 | |
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2065 | Herein will you find useful facts about the mineral Brazilianite. |
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2066 | |
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2067 | It has a rough texture and is of pale yellowish-white colour and a biting |
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2068 | smell. |
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2069 | |
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2070 | Nobody knows for sure who named it like this, but since no natural sources |
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2071 | of it have been found it is rumored that it came from a far-away country. |
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2072 | |
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2073 | The value of Brazialinite lies in its stored magical energy. Weapons and |
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2074 | other items imbued with its energy improve the wielder's dexterity. |
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2075 | |
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2076 | It can often be found in old and thinned-out, rough walls. |
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2077 | |
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2078 | =head1 The Mineral Dolomite |
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2079 | |
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2080 | Herein will you find useful facts about the mineral Dolomite. |
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2081 | |
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2082 | It is sharp-edged and is of dark green colour. |
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2083 | |
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2084 | The name is thought to come from the archaic Do-l'os - "he who continues". |
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2085 | |
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2086 | The value of Dolomite lies in its stored magical energy. Weapons and |
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2087 | other items imbued with its energy improve the wielder's stamina and |
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2088 | constitution. |
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2089 | |
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2090 | It can often be found in the rock of very high mountains. |
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2091 | |
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2092 | =head1 The Mineral Flourite |
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2093 | |
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2094 | Herein will you find useful facts about the mineral Flourite. |
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2095 | |
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2096 | It has a porous texture and is of bright green colour, almost as if glowing. |
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2097 | |
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2098 | The name is thought to come from the archaic Flu-l'dos - "he who inflicts |
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2099 | pain", as it is often used to improve weapons. |
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2100 | |
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2101 | The value of Flourite lies in its stored magical energy. Weapons and other |
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2102 | items imbued with its energy improve the wielder's strength. |
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2103 | |
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2104 | It's only known natural sources can be found on the so called "Three |
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2105 | sisters Island" between the Scorn and Navar continents. |
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2106 | |
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2107 | =head1 The Mineral Marcasite |
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2108 | |
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2109 | Herein will you find useful facts about the mineral Marcasite. |
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2110 | |
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2111 | It has rough rock-like texture and is of greyish colour. |
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2112 | |
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2113 | It was named after the great philosopher Marcas, who, today almost |
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2114 | unknown, was widely known during his lifetime. Only considerable time |
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2115 | after his death was it found out that all his wisdom came from one of his |
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2116 | rings made of Marcasite. While this didn't diminish his great words, it |
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2117 | did diminish his fame. |
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2118 | |
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2119 | The value of Marcasite lies in its stored magical energy. Items imbued with |
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2120 | its energy improve the wearer's wisdom. |
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2121 | |
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2122 | The best known source for this mineral can be found in the Church of |
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2123 | Gorokh in Scorn, very deep down in their so-called "Hell", which they |
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2124 | apparently think to be a nice place to be in. |
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2125 | |
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2126 | =head1 The Mineral Olivine |
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2127 | |
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2128 | Herein will you find useful facts about the mineral Olivine. |
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2129 | |
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2130 | It consists of two different, green and dark-green globule materials. |
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2131 | |
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2132 | It was named by empress Olo of Orn in or around EK 8317, who couldn't |
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2133 | satiate her lust for this mineral, and almost caused an economic disaster |
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2134 | because she spend all her money on it instead of more important things, |
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2135 | and somehow nobody managed to convince her otherwise. |
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2136 | |
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2137 | The value of Olivine lies in its stored magical energy. Items imbued with |
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2138 | its energy improve the wearer's charisma. |
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2139 | |
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2140 | The best known source for this mineral can be found in the Church of |
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2141 | Valriel in Scorn, apparently very high up in their so-called "Heaven". |
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2142 | |
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2143 | =head1 The Mineral Phlogopite |
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2144 | |
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2145 | Herein will you find useful facts about the mineral Phlogopite. |
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2146 | |
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2147 | It looks like a dark brown rock, not unlike the colour of excrements (but |
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2148 | of course with a more rock-like texture). |
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2149 | |
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2150 | Since the mineral is so worthless but yet so common, miners often say "Oh |
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2151 | Flog!" when they get Phlogopite instead something more valuable. It was |
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2152 | named after the minor goddess of Flog, one of the beings that miners often |
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2153 | pray to, to ensure (as they think) their survival. Apparently she does not |
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2154 | care much about her name being used as an obvious invective... |
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2155 | |
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2156 | The biggest value of Phlogopite lies in its beauty, in which it is |
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2157 | considerably lacking, so it isn't worth all that much. At least it can be |
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2158 | somewhat useful to miners, as the presence of Phlogopite often hints at |
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2159 | the presence of other, more useful, minerals. |
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2160 | |
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2161 | It can be found in rock almost anywhere. |
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2162 | |
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2163 | =head1 The Mineral Rhodochrosite |
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2164 | |
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2165 | Herein will you find useful facts about the mineral Rhodochrosite. |
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2166 | |
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2167 | It easily crumbles in your hand and has a pinkish colour. |
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2168 | |
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2169 | Nothing is known about the origin of its name (which is very pretty, I |
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2170 | tell you). |
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2171 | |
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2172 | The value of Rhodochrosite lies in its stored magical energy. Items imbued |
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2173 | with its energy improve the wearer's magical powers, which makes it very |
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2174 | valuable to all kinds of practitioners of the arts. |
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2175 | |
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2176 | It is best found in Valleynoy, which has a mining guild specialised on |
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2177 | Rhodochrosite. |
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2178 | |
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2179 | =head1 The Mineral Spectrolite |
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2180 | |
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2181 | Herein will you find useful facts about the mineral Spectrolite. |
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2182 | |
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2183 | It has a very smooth texture, and has a slightly transparent yellowish |
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2184 | colour with dark corners. |
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2185 | |
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2186 | It is named after the only place where it can be found naturally, the |
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2187 | Spectre mountain ring. Having been mined for centuries, however, it can |
|
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2188 | now only be found in mindes deep under ground, however. |
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2189 | |
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2190 | The value of Spectrolite lies in its stored magical energy. Items imbued |
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2191 | with its energy improve the wearer's brightness, making him or her |
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2192 | more intelligent, which makes it especially valuable to all kinds of |
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2193 | practitioners of the arts. |
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2194 | |
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2195 | The Spectre mountain ring is, surprisingly, a ring-mountain north of |
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2196 | Scorn. |
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2197 | |
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2198 | =head1 The Gravedigger |
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2199 | |
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2200 | All around the world adventurers, wizards, explorers and warriors are killed |
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2201 | by the dangers they are exposed to. And while they are riddling with the Gods |
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2202 | in Nimbus the world has one more gravestone that needs to be take care of. |
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2203 | |
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2204 | You might wonder: Who takes care of them? Why are they disappearing? |
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2205 | |
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2206 | The gravedigger family takes care of them! The long line of gravediggers have |
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2207 | devoted themselves to look after the remains people leave. |
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2208 | |
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2209 | Of course you can help the gravedigger to do his work. You can sell him your |
|
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2210 | gravestones or the gravestones of others. He will pay you well for your |
|
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2211 | troubles. |
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2212 | |
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2213 | You can find the gravedigger in the south of the city of Navar. |
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2214 | |
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2215 | The amount the gravedigger pays you depends on the fame the dead |
|
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2216 | adventurer has gained and also partially on the inscription on the |
|
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2217 | gravestone. |
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2218 | |
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2219 | Even for the most unexperienced adventurer's gravestone you will receive |
|
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2220 | at least 10 gold. High level adventurer's gravestones will pay even |
|
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2221 | better, you can get up to 37 platinum for your efforts! |
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2222 | |
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2223 | But be warned, gravestones by those who killed themselves by suicide are |
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2224 | not welcome! |
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2225 | |
