Category Archives: Legends
Cosmology 5: The Moon’s Effect and the Falling Stars
In the aftermath of the arrival of the moon, a gap was seen in the Chain of Ydgys. Fearing to damage the delicate moon-shadow or the world of Halci itself, Light refrained from reaching out to repair the gap, though … Continue reading
Cosmology 4: The Curse of Magic and the Capture of the Moon
Before the discovery of magic, the only power came from the spirits and elementals. Each spirit or elemental could shift energy from one group of its children to another, strengthening certain children for certain purposes or spreading its energy evenly … Continue reading
Cosmology 3: The Age of Wilds and the Great Schism
What followed from the birth of the Great Spirit came to be called the Age of Wilds, and was the first age to be witnessed by mortal creatures as well as the immortal elements. The various splinters that the Great … Continue reading
Cosmology 2: The Elements and the Rise of Life
When the world of Halci was first formed by the hands of the lesser shadow and the little light, it was made up of four parts: earth, air, water, and the fiery breath that had sparked its life. Initially these … Continue reading
On the Brother Islanders
“Shield Tiscilla,” said Captain Sarovy, “you realize you are in trouble.”
Cosmology 1: In the Beginning…
In the beginning, there was Darkness—solid, uniform Darkness, with neither breach nor shade. If it had thought, it might have considered itself to always have been, and expect itself to always continue to be, in exactly this way; calm and … Continue reading
On the Gejarans
“Are all ogre-kin so…rough-spoken?” said Captain Sarovy as the door closed in Magus Voorkei’s wake. He wiped the page they had been discussing with a rag, but the flecks of spittle from the half-ogre’s awkward speech still stippled it.
The War of Memory Project 