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Suggested Lore is a worldbuilding effort and Twitter account ([https://twitter.com/SuggestedLore @SuggestedLore]) by community member Ygduil. The project aims to propose histories for loreless Forgotten Runes [[Wizards]], [[Warriors]], [[Souls]], and other Characters through poetry. However, some Suggested Lore content involves special requests from members in the Cult whose Characters already have presence in the [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore]].  
Suggested Lore is a worldbuilding effort and Twitter account ([https://twitter.com/SuggestedLore @SuggestedLore]) by community member Ygduil.  
 
== About Suggested Lore ==
The project aims to propose histories for loreless Forgotten Runes [[Wizards]], [[Warriors]], [[Souls]], and other Characters through poetry. However, some Suggested Lore content involves special requests from members in the Cult whose Characters already have presence in the [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore]].  


The end-goal of Suggested Lore is that these myths spark creative interest in the Characters within them.  The project's success is determined by token-holders finding inspiration to begin building out their own idea of who their Characters can become, even if the poetry does not find its way into canonical history as written in the Book of Lore.
The end-goal of Suggested Lore is that these myths spark creative interest in the Characters within them.  The project's success is determined by token-holders finding inspiration to begin building out their own idea of who their Characters can become, even if the poetry does not find its way into canonical history as written in the Book of Lore.
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The following lore was pulled from the interdimensional depths of the [[The Cave of the Platonic Shadow|Cave of the Platonic Shadow]] by [[Adept of the Platonic Shadow (6564)|Adept of the Platonic Shadow]]. The nature of this lore's Truth is uncertain:
The following lore was pulled from the interdimensional depths of the [[The Cave of the Platonic Shadow|Cave of the Platonic Shadow]] by [[Adept of the Platonic Shadow (6564)|Adept of the Platonic Shadow]]. The nature of this lore's Truth is uncertain:


=== Luggage ([[Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs (6001)|Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs]]) ===
=== Keep Dreaming ([[Sorcerer Kamil of the Keep (1668)|Sorcerer Kamil of the Keep)]] ===
[[File:Luggage, Suggested Lore for Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Sorcerer Kamil of the Keep, Suggested Lore.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
Had all the quantum mushrooms razed her mind?
<blockquote>Kamil arrived alone there at the Keep
 
without a thing to call his own, in truth,
 
save gifts from Masters of the realm of Sleep —
 
where Wizards’ dreams swim in nostalgia’s youth —
 
 
held in his bag. Kamil withdrew not tricks
 
but fragments of a reverie. A piece
 
of fantasy — a seed that would transfix
 
the psyche’s loam and sprout abundant trees
 
 
where barren soil had long lived out its day.
 
And there within the Keep he stood unbound
 
as fillies in Elysian Field at play.
 
A stranger far from home — future unsound.
 
 
Yet in that fortress he would make a name.
 
Kamil — whose bag of wonders won him fame.</blockquote>
 
=== Lucinda's Game (Shaded Spectre Lucinda of the Spike) ===
[[File:Lucinda's Game, Suggested Lore for Shaded Spectre Lucinda of the Spike.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>In flash of woman past, the Shade appears —
 
her Elven garb now charred by Sacred Flame.
 
The spectre summoned conjures Wizards’ fears
 
for those who in the forest speak her name.
 
 
Lucinda’s game requires a gambler’s heart


In color swirl, reality had gone,
and wits to puzzle out a Magic ruse.


and in its place, the fungus seemed to bind
Collateral to play will briskly part


a new world where the Magus had withdrawn.
contenders’ care when those contestants lose.


Dimensions can delude in countless ways:


the breathing, fresh geometry of life


that’s found in cracks of Time and hides the days
Though, on occasion (by the phantom’s whim)


that limit one’s chronology. It’s rife
the wager has too great of an appeal.


with complicated mischief, traveling
So, she absconds with treasures in her grim


the tides of space and its infinity —
delight and nixes remnants of her deal.


and all the while the wit’s unraveling,


and strewn through labyrinths’ divinity.


Yet Devon always found a way to know
Fortune may net its darlings new assets,


that her trip’s end would see an afterglow.
but some Souls make their own luck in their bets.</blockquote>


=== The Toll of the Bell ([[Magus Wazir of the Mount (6287)|Magus Wazir of the Mount]]) ===
=== The Toll of the Bell ([[Magus Wazir of the Mount (6287)|Magus Wazir of the Mount]]) ===
[[File:Magus Wazir Sonnet by Ygduil as Suggested Lore.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Magus Wazir Sonnet by Ygduil as Suggested Lore.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Master of Dreams who rings the Siren's Bell —
Master of Dreams who rings the Siren's Bell —


that compass rose for those who've lost their way —
that compass rose for those who've lost their way —
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a guiding chime to travelers who stray
a guiding chime to travelers who stray


too far from charted lands — too far from home.
too far from charted lands — too far from home.
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and give their frightened feet mobility.
and give their frightened feet mobility.


Yet loss may find a face in many forms.
Yet loss may find a face in many forms.
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the embers of a flame all else forgot.
the embers of a flame all else forgot.


He disappears from sight when he is sought
He disappears from sight when he is sought


and walks alone so you, dear friend, do not.
and walks alone so you, dear friend, do not.</blockquote>


=== Beguiler of the Guild ([[Bapho Grifter of the Mountain (3657)|Bapho Grifter of the Mountain]]) ===
=== Beguiler of the Guild ([[Bapho Grifter of the Mountain (3657)|Bapho Grifter of the Mountain]]) ===
[[File:Beguiler of the Guild, Suggested Lore for Bapho Grifter of the Mountain.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Beguiler of the Guild, Suggested Lore for Bapho Grifter of the Mountain.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>On Muscle Mountain's peak he nocked his bow
On Muscle Mountain's peak he nocked his bow


with arrows twain and aimed at Wizards' rule.  
with arrows twain and aimed at Wizards' rule.  
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they dared not utter Magic's petty mewl
they dared not utter Magic's petty mewl


toward champions up on the crowded rock.
toward champions up on the crowded rock.
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at the display of Might. And though they jeered,
at the display of Might. And though they jeered,


flaunting their lists of tricks by ancient words,
flaunting their lists of tricks by ancient words,
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the minds of fighters in its molded snare.
the minds of fighters in its molded snare.


While it was not the Wizards who forgot,
While it was not the Wizards who forgot,


he would remind their ilk of his own lot.
he would remind their ilk of his own lot.</blockquote>


=== When Time Was a Spiral ([[Rosabella Robber of Shadows (7827)|Rosabella Robber of Shadows]]) ===
=== When Time Was a Spiral ([[Rosabella Robber of Shadows (7827)|Rosabella Robber of Shadows]]) ===
[[File:When Time Was a Spiral, Suggested Lore for Rosabella Robber of Shadow.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:When Time Was a Spiral, Suggested Lore for Rosabella Robber of Shadow.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Behind the Quantum Timefall, there's a cave —
Behind the Quantum Timefall, there's a cave —


unnoticed by most traveling along.
unnoticed by most traveling along.
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with yellow horns and clad in white sarong.
with yellow horns and clad in white sarong.


It hadn't always been that way, you know.
It hadn't always been that way, you know.
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of moonlight) out of Shadow — casting none —
of moonlight) out of Shadow — casting none —


she took up arms — knowing no hunting knife
she took up arms — knowing no hunting knife
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Rob the Shadow. Protect the mortal fare.
Rob the Shadow. Protect the mortal fare.


Well, does the hornet truly know its sting?
Well, does the hornet truly know its sting?


A parted veil reveals a broken ring.
A parted veil reveals a broken ring.</blockquote>


=== You Can't Tune a Fish ([[Fuyumi Champion of Penguins (15502)|Fuyumi Champion of Penguins]]) ===
=== You Can't Tune a Fish ([[Fuyumi Champion of Penguins (15502)|Fuyumi Champion of Penguins]]) ===
[[File:You Can't Tune a Fish, Suggested Lore for Fuyumi Champion of Penguins.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:You Can't Tune a Fish, Suggested Lore for Fuyumi Champion of Penguins.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Fuyumi staved off bitter cold, wrapped up
Fuyumi staved off bitter cold, wrapped up


inside her tundra robe. Her spirit — warm
inside her tundra robe. Her spirit — warm
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a doubt which pooled like puddles from a storm.
a doubt which pooled like puddles from a storm.


She dwelled on what life by the blade would yield.
She dwelled on what life by the blade would yield.
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Sharpen the sword, but cut only with wit.
Sharpen the sword, but cut only with wit.


Protection from the trident of her rune
Protection from the trident of her rune
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that nagging  thought instructed how to feel.
that nagging  thought instructed how to feel.


Purring delight betrayed any feigned wish,
Purring delight betrayed any feigned wish,


thinking of spoiling flightless birds with fish.
thinking of spoiling flightless birds with fish.</blockquote>


=== BlackSand Born of Brimstone ([[Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane (7718)|Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane]]) ===
=== BlackSand Born of Brimstone ([[Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane (7718)|Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane]]) ===
[[File:BlackSand Born of Brimstone, Suggested Lore for BlackSand and Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane .jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:BlackSand Born of Brimstone, Suggested Lore for BlackSand and Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane .jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Imperium, alone among the Salt —
Imperium, alone among the Salt —


the navel of all culture, magic, might —
the navel of all culture, magic, might —
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with wealth earned from the mount and zeitgeist's Light.
with wealth earned from the mount and zeitgeist's Light.


The magma took the music from the bells.
The magma took the music from the bells.
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the city — licked by flames within its berth.
the city — licked by flames within its berth.


Azazel weeps for color in the sand.
Azazel weeps for color in the sand.
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burn in the tomes of History, understood.
burn in the tomes of History, understood.


A champion will rise on field and track.
A champion will rise on field and track.


'Til then, the race is on — the Sands are Black.
'Til then, the race is on — the Sands are Black.</blockquote>


=== Imp's Offering ([[Nightmare Imp|The Nightmare Imp]]) ===
=== Imp's Offering ([[Nightmare Imp|The Nightmare Imp]]) ===
[[File:Imp's Offering, Suggested Lore for Beast -6, Nightmare Imp.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Imp's Offering, Suggested Lore for Beast -6, Nightmare Imp.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Tradition old as darkness in the night —
Tradition old as darkness in the night —


to don new skin and haunt the Vampyre Mist
to don new skin and haunt the Vampyre Mist
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You find a door — rap lightly with your fist.
You find a door — rap lightly with your fist.


Now, stranger, it's your fate that has been sealed —
Now, stranger, it's your fate that has been sealed —
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An answer to your call and seeking tax
An answer to your call and seeking tax


for the disturbance with an impish seeth.
for the disturbance with an impish seeth.
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"A Trick or Treat?" The offer's cold and terse.
"A Trick or Treat?" The offer's cold and terse.


A token of the thrill you sought: unearthed —
A token of the thrill you sought: unearthed —


slipped in your bag to later find its worth.
slipped in your bag to later find its worth.</blockquote>


=== Game's End ([[Doyle Defeater of the Arena (79)|Doyle Defeater of the Arena]]) ===
=== Game's End ([[Doyle Defeater of the Arena (79)|Doyle Defeater of the Arena]]) ===
[[File:Game's End, Suggested Lore for Doyle Defeater of the Arena.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Game's End, Suggested Lore for Doyle Defeater of the Arena.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>The Runiverse may have nothing so crass  
The Runiverse may have nothing so crass  


as the Arena's reign over the land.
as the Arena's reign over the land.
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that circle begged for its return to sand.
that circle begged for its return to sand.


In darkness, Doyle dared to look above
In darkness, Doyle dared to look above
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a notion's lucky action proved him right:
a notion's lucky action proved him right:


The rusted bars gave way and set him free.
The rusted bars gave way and set him free.
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remained 'til morn to put an oath to test:
remained 'til morn to put an oath to test:


With weapons found on corpses from the Games,
With weapons found on corpses from the Games,


they vowed that place had claimed its final names.
they vowed that place had claimed its final names.</blockquote>


=== Wisdom & Light ([[Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms (5007)|Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms]]) ===
=== Wisdom & Light ([[Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms (5007)|Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms]]) ===
[[File:Wisdom & Light, Suggested Lore for Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Wisdom & Light, Suggested Lore for Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>In Wizards' lives, they live through all the myths
In Wizards' lives, they live through all the myths


of humankind, and suffer at their verse.
of humankind, and suffer at their verse.
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of words (who forge their tales in ink, but curse
of words (who forge their tales in ink, but curse


the matter's truth) has suffered much the same.
the matter's truth) has suffered much the same.
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No vultures prey upon his flesh. Chains' might
No vultures prey upon his flesh. Chains' might


can't hold his feet that wander through the dark.
can't hold his feet that wander through the dark.
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upon the door — that Rune of his unfurled
upon the door — that Rune of his unfurled


enlightenment round those nomadic flames.
enlightenment round those nomadic flames.


Perhaps there is some truth to humans' claims...
Perhaps there is some truth to humans' claims...</blockquote>


=== Cromwell's Reach ([[Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach (4650)|Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach]]) ===
=== Cromwell's Reach ([[Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach (4650)|Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach]]) ===
[[File:Cromwell's Reach, Suggested Lore for Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Cromwell's Reach, Suggested Lore for Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>When Time was captured in an hourglass —
When Time was captured in an hourglass —


where quicksand's past would sculpt its future's dunes —
where quicksand's past would sculpt its future's dunes —
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between the tenses — no light from cursed moons.
between the tenses — no light from cursed moons.


If one is to believe the stuff of myth,
If one is to believe the stuff of myth,
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a Sphinx's 'glass and some dark chemistry,
a Sphinx's 'glass and some dark chemistry,


the mage had caught chronology, it seemed.
the mage had caught chronology, it seemed.
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without his self-forged fetters — unrestrained.
without his self-forged fetters — unrestrained.


How curious that a power like this
How curious that a power like this


was first but a shelter from full moon's kiss.
was first but a shelter from full moon's kiss.</blockquote>


=== Marlan's Fork ([[Marlan Protector of Goblins (4954)|Marlan Protector of Goblins]]) ===
=== Marlan's Fork ([[Marlan Protector of Goblins (4954)|Marlan Protector of Goblins]]) ===
[[File:Marlan's Fork, Suggested Lore for Marlan Protector of Goblins.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Marlan's Fork, Suggested Lore for Marlan Protector of Goblins.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Kninght of the Aura, Sir Marlan collects
Kninght of the Aura, Sir Marlan collects


himself after a great blow to his helm.
himself after a great blow to his helm.
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his spetum in hope it might overwhelm
his spetum in hope it might overwhelm


the target while senses return. His beast
the target while senses return. His beast
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life's pulse, and whimpers when he finds it so.
life's pulse, and whimpers when he finds it so.


A goblin — innocent of crimes — behind
A goblin — innocent of crimes — behind
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the creature flees and leaves the defector
the creature flees and leaves the defector


alone to watch the soul leak from a friend.
alone to watch the soul leak from a friend.


He fears no means could justify this end.
He fears no means could justify this end.</blockquote>


=== Under the Weight of History ([[Meryl Vindicator of Dragons (2968)|Meryl Vindicator of Dragons]]) ===
=== Under the Weight of History ([[Meryl Vindicator of Dragons (2968)|Meryl Vindicator of Dragons]]) ===
[[File:Under the Weight of History, Suggested Lore for Meryl Vindicator of Dragons.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Under the Weight of History, Suggested Lore for Meryl Vindicator of Dragons.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>The skies were darkened when the lands were young —
The skies were darkened when the lands were young —


a nascent world just on the cusp of being —
a nascent world just on the cusp of being —
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broods of the flying creatures. And seeing
broods of the flying creatures. And seeing


as mortals rose to claim their magic Runes —
as mortals rose to claim their magic Runes —
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a hierarchy shaped within their hands.
a hierarchy shaped within their hands.


Meryl was the first to stand against it.
Meryl was the first to stand against it.
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and through young wyrmling eyes she saw the flaw
and through young wyrmling eyes she saw the flaw


in slaying giants one can't comprehend.
in slaying giants one can't comprehend.


Yet, Time, her revelation couldn't mend.
Yet, Time, her revelation couldn't mend.</blockquote>


=== A Medium's Medium ([[Medium Otto of the Mount (3443)|Medium Otto of the Mount]]) ===
=== A Medium's Medium ([[Medium Otto of the Mount (3443)|Medium Otto of the Mount]]) ===
[[File:A Medium's Medium, Suggested Lore for Medium Otto of the Mount.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:A Medium's Medium, Suggested Lore for Medium Otto of the Mount.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>The thunder rolled outside the wizard's room
The thunder rolled outside the wizard's room


and gentle rain fell on the Tower's stone.
and gentle rain fell on the Tower's stone.
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fell on his face. Another drink alone.
fell on his face. Another drink alone.


He drew the mug of ale up to his lips,
He drew the mug of ale up to his lips,
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for calling Souls back from the Sacred Flame.
for calling Souls back from the Sacred Flame.


These spells that sutured time had earned the mage
These spells that sutured time had earned the mage
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has passed and left their tomb's head thick with moss.
has passed and left their tomb's head thick with moss.


One vessel emptied and one vessel filled —
One vessel emptied and one vessel filled —


He woke a spirit and scribed what it willed.
He woke a spirit and scribed what it willed.</blockquote>


=== Might of Myla ([[Myla Render of Dragons (8652)|Myla Render of Dragons]]) ===
=== Might of Myla ([[Myla Render of Dragons (8652)|Myla Render of Dragons]]) ===
[[File:Might of Myla, Suggested Lore for Myla Render of Dragons.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Might of Myla, Suggested Lore for Myla Render of Dragons.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>The warrior of Spring withdrew her sword —
The warrior of Spring withdrew her sword —


a Goblin blade of tainted, glowing steel —
a Goblin blade of tainted, glowing steel —
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which writhed and formed a single mass. The seal
which writhed and formed a single mass. The seal


that she had summoned could not keep the beast
that she had summoned could not keep the beast
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against the magic gate. It clawed and rose
against the magic gate. It clawed and rose


out from the mystic depth called by her Rune.
out from the mystic depth called by her Rune.
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stoked in its throat the warmth of burning coals —
stoked in its throat the warmth of burning coals —


yet its hail of fire was quickly ended.
yet its hail of fire was quickly ended.


Might and Magic saw the dragon rended.
Might and Magic saw the dragon rended.</blockquote>


=== Retired in Flowers ([[Quinton of Flowers (8407)|Quinton of Flowers]]) ===
=== Retired in Flowers ([[Quinton of Flowers (8407)|Quinton of Flowers]]) ===
[[File:Retired in Flowers, Suggested Lore for Quinton of Flowers.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Retired in Flowers, Suggested Lore for Quinton of Flowers.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>The vale of Flowers went unknown to most
The vale of Flowers went unknown to most


of those who never sought its mystic door,
of those who never sought its mystic door,
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that welcomed them when others balked before.
that welcomed them when others balked before.


And in the vale of Flowers, Quinton spent
And in the vale of Flowers, Quinton spent
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some others' sense. But he had paid the fare
some others' sense. But he had paid the fare


for passage from the plain of blood and ash
for passage from the plain of blood and ash
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fiction or fact — could cause him such duress
fiction or fact — could cause him such duress


when he could drink imported goblin beer
when he could drink imported goblin beer


and listen to the whir of his dog's gears.
and listen to the whir of his dog's gears.</blockquote>


=== Strings & Branches ([[Atsuko Cutter of the Wood (13641)|Atsuko Cutter of the Wood]]) ===
=== Strings & Branches ([[Atsuko Cutter of the Wood (13641)|Atsuko Cutter of the Wood]]) ===
[[File:Strings & Branches, Suggested Lore for Atsuko Cutter of the Wood.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Strings & Branches, Suggested Lore for Atsuko Cutter of the Wood.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>With a verdant affinity, she found
With a verdant affinity, she found


herself in the Wood for some time most days.
herself in the Wood for some time most days.
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her, listening to its whispers and ways
her, listening to its whispers and ways


that it would speak to her in its candor.
that it would speak to her in its candor.
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when she was given an axe for cutting
when she was given an axe for cutting


wood from the forest: "The fires need stoking.
wood from the forest: "The fires need stoking.
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embers — you'll understand when you're older."
embers — you'll understand when you're older."


Atsuko did find knowledge in her age:
Atsuko did find knowledge in her age:


now clipping Fate's strings for her living wage.
now clipping Fate's strings for her living wage.</blockquote>


=== Tera in Ruin ([[Tera Ruin of the Temple (8606)|Tera Ruin of the Temple]]) ===
=== Tera in Ruin ([[Tera Ruin of the Temple (8606)|Tera Ruin of the Temple]]) ===
[[File:Tera in Ruin, Suggested Lore for Tera Ruin of the Temple.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Tera in Ruin, Suggested Lore for Tera Ruin of the Temple.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Cartographers would dream a place like that —
Cartographers would dream a place like that —


the Temple, lost to time and history —
the Temple, lost to time and history —
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but for the pleasure of the mystery.
but for the pleasure of the mystery.


But in the tragic tale of Tera, there's
But in the tragic tale of Tera, there's
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to cast, to write, to think in the days since:
to cast, to write, to think in the days since:


A warlock took possession of her soul,
A warlock took possession of her soul,
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he paid — and yet she bears the burden's worth
he paid — and yet she bears the burden's worth


in an assumed, associated name.
in an assumed, associated name.


Sword foregone, she kept a Shield — took the blame.
Sword foregone, she kept a Shield — took the blame.</blockquote>


=== The Warrior's Dilemma ([[Einer Dispatcher of the Wood (8767)|Einer Dispatcher of the Wood]]) ===
=== The Warrior's Dilemma ([[Einer Dispatcher of the Wood (8767)|Einer Dispatcher of the Wood]]) ===
[[File:The Warrior's Dilemma, Suggested Lore for Either Dispatcher of the Wood.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:The Warrior's Dilemma, Suggested Lore for Either Dispatcher of the Wood.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Gusting wind unfurled the warrior's hair.
Gusting wind unfurled the warrior's hair.


The Summit's bite broke on his magic shield,
The Summit's bite broke on his magic shield,
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Another beast. Another sword to wield.
Another beast. Another sword to wield.


He heaved the Master claymore from its sheath —
He heaved the Master claymore from its sheath —
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The hands of Time pluck plants to watch them wilt.
The hands of Time pluck plants to watch them wilt.


And in his time, too, Einer's hands had seen
And in his time, too, Einer's hands had seen
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in the afterglow of polish and balms.
in the afterglow of polish and balms.


But there was no salve to salvage a mind
But there was no salve to salvage a mind


from unearned deaths of creatures so divine.
from unearned deaths of creatures so divine.</blockquote>


=== [[Alchemist Axel of the Tower (541)|Alchemist Axel of the Tower]] ===
=== [[Alchemist Axel of the Tower (541)|Alchemist Axel of the Tower]] ===
[[File:Alchemist Axel of the Tower, Suggested Lore.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Alchemist Axel of the Tower, Suggested Lore.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Even below the Tower, Axel could  
Even below the Tower, Axel could  


be heard. A great cacophony rang out
be heard. A great cacophony rang out
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A jest, yet even so, without a doubt,
A jest, yet even so, without a doubt,


the alchemist conjured a din, indeed.
the alchemist conjured a din, indeed.
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still he summoned a few vulgar motions
still he summoned a few vulgar motions


from other wizards down beneath the spire
from other wizards down beneath the spire
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he bellowed laughter 'til the sun had grown
he bellowed laughter 'til the sun had grown


full out over the snow-capped mountains' spine
full out over the snow-capped mountains' spine


casting ribbons for his favorite feline.
casting ribbons for his favorite feline.</blockquote>


=== [[Electromancer Leah of the Hills (7853)|Electromancer Leah of the Hills]] ===
=== [[Electromancer Leah of the Hills (7853)|Electromancer Leah of the Hills]] ===
Leah wept on the day that her horns grew —
<blockquote>Leah wept on the day that her horns grew —


like most huntresses’ — painfully and quick.  
like most huntresses’ — painfully and quick.  
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The stories she had heard had all been true.  
The stories she had heard had all been true.  


Spring’s candle burned to the end of its wick.
Spring’s candle burned to the end of its wick.
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   


And not only did she have to suffer  
And not only did she have to suffer  
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She had another mark left within her  
She had another mark left within her  


a spell of lightning branded on her mind.
a spell of lightning branded on her mind.
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       


The time that passed brought with it a slow change  
The time that passed brought with it a slow change  
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eventually caused a flurry of quills
eventually caused a flurry of quills


demanding that the aberration flee.  
demanding that the aberration flee.  


Leah split the sky — left only debris.
Leah split the sky — left only debris.</blockquote>


=== [[Archmagus Cairon of the Bastion (1802)|Archmagus Cairon of the Bastion]] ===
=== [[Archmagus Cairon of the Bastion (1802)|Archmagus Cairon of the Bastion]] ===
The Wizard ran his fingers through his beard.  
<blockquote>The Wizard ran his fingers through his beard.  


The secret to the art of brewing still  
The secret to the art of brewing still  
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eluded him. If it weren’t for the weird  
eluded him. If it weren’t for the weird  


Way within him — and moreso that Way’s will —
Way within him — and moreso that Way’s will —
 
                                                                       


he might have simply let the potion be.  
he might have simply let the potion be.  
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to alchemy’s not difficult to heed.  
to alchemy’s not difficult to heed.  


Although, many devoted minds are full
Although, many devoted minds are full


                                                                       
of riches — endless toil towards certain doom —  
of riches — endless toil towards certain doom —  


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He peered into the amber-colored murk.
He peered into the amber-colored murk.


The drink, imbibed, presents a dreamer’s lid.  
The drink, imbibed, presents a dreamer’s lid.  


Imagine fates the waker could forbid.
Imagine fates the waker could forbid.</blockquote>


=== [[Conjurer Nemo of the Toadstools (9997)|Conjurer Nemo of the Toadstools]] ===
=== [[Conjurer Nemo of the Toadstools (9997)|Conjurer Nemo of the Toadstools]] ===
The thread of Magic pulled a wooden boy —  
<blockquote>The thread of Magic pulled a wooden boy —  


from Toadstools grown far out of human sight.  
from Toadstools grown far out of human sight.  
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An elven cloak found in the earth — no toy —  
An elven cloak found in the earth — no toy —  


sparked its power in him. To his delight,
sparked its power in him. To his delight,
 
                                                                       


with but a whim all objects would obey  
with but a whim all objects would obey  
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In time, the boy would scout and roam The Fey —  
In time, the boy would scout and roam The Fey —  


that border to his home — a dreadful truth
that border to his home — a dreadful truth
 
                                                                       


beneath its bones (and better left alone)  
beneath its bones (and better left alone)  
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to misbelief — no Elder’s hand to stay —
to misbelief — no Elder’s hand to stay —


bound a familiar under harvest moon:  
bound a familiar under harvest moon:  


Forgot his name, and carved himself a rune.
Forgot his name, and carved himself a rune.</blockquote>


== Suggested Lore (Canonized, Reverse Chronological) ==
== Suggested Lore (Canonized, Reverse Chronological) ==
The following lore has been confirmed as True within the Book of Lore:
The following lore has been confirmed as True within the Book of Lore:
=== Luggage ([[Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs (6001)|Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs]]) ===
[[File:Luggage, Suggested Lore for Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Had all the quantum mushrooms razed her mind?
In color swirl, reality had gone,
and in its place, the fungus seemed to bind
a new world where the Magus had withdrawn.
Dimensions can delude in countless ways:
the breathing, fresh geometry of life
that’s found in cracks of Time and hides the days
that limit one’s chronology. It’s rife
with complicated mischief, traveling
the tides of space and its infinity —
and all the while the wit’s unraveling,
and strewn through labyrinths’ divinity.
Yet Devon always found a way to know
that her trip’s end would see an afterglow.</blockquote><blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/6001/6 Myth confirmed] by 0x0f278c56b52B4C0E2a69b30A0b591d237C783907</blockquote>


=== The Sacred Sign ([[Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain (2230)|Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain]]) ===
=== The Sacred Sign ([[Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain (2230)|Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain]]) ===
[[File:The Sacred Sign, Suggested Lore for Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:The Sacred Sign, Suggested Lore for Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Before the days in which the Tower stood —
Before the days in which the Tower stood —


that monolith that sprawls toward sky’s embrace —
that monolith that sprawls toward sky’s embrace —
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of that, the Armageddon — Stone Killer —
of that, the Armageddon — Stone Killer —


cleaved the crag to cautionary Pillars.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/warriors/2230/0 Myth confirmed] by 0xa278AC5bAEB8c9D61009dE01bF645b37A99F3Cb0</blockquote>
cleaved the crag to cautionary Pillars.</blockquote><blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/warriors/2230/0 Myth confirmed] by 0xa278AC5bAEB8c9D61009dE01bF645b37A99F3Cb0</blockquote>


=== Calm After the Storm ([[Booshi Assailant of the Road (3675)|Booshi Assailant of the Road]]) ===
=== Calm After the Storm ([[Booshi Assailant of the Road (3675)|Booshi Assailant of the Road]]) ===
[[File:Calm After the Storm, Suggested Lore for Booshi Assailant of the Road.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Calm After the Storm, Suggested Lore for Booshi Assailant of the Road.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>The hum of sleeping circuits filled his ears
The hum of sleeping circuits filled his ears


as Booshi stirred awake there on the Road.
as Booshi stirred awake there on the Road.
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the sound of hard drives ticking where they're stowed
the sound of hard drives ticking where they're stowed


with care like hearts made of the finest stone
with care like hearts made of the finest stone
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in camps that laid just South. He wished she'd stayed
in camps that laid just South. He wished she'd stayed


but knew within himself that storm would pass
but knew within himself that storm would pass
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transparent — standing next to his comrade —
transparent — standing next to his comrade —


now booting at the sound of its ward's rise.
now booting at the sound of its ward's rise.


The kobold smiled. Sufficient compromise.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/warriors/3675/0 Myth confirmed] by 0x9Baf1B105B591B2107620017Dbe02cA8D7589a49</blockquote>
The kobold smiled. Sufficient compromise.</blockquote><blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/warriors/3675/0 Myth confirmed] by 0x9Baf1B105B591B2107620017Dbe02cA8D7589a49</blockquote>


=== An Eye For An Eye ([[Witch Rowena of the Wild (6377)|Witch Rowena of the Wild]]) ===
=== An Eye For An Eye ([[Witch Rowena of the Wild (6377)|Witch Rowena of the Wild]]) ===
[[File:An Eye For An Eye, Suggested Lore for Witch Rowena of the Wild.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:An Eye For An Eye, Suggested Lore for Witch Rowena of the Wild.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>The witch, Rowena of the Wild, sits in her hut,
The witch, Rowena of the Wild, sits in her hut,


now barren from a petty thief's skullduggery.
now barren from a petty thief's skullduggery.
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should she bring forth as punishment for thuggery?
should she bring forth as punishment for thuggery?


She roots about in the remainder of her tomes
She roots about in the remainder of her tomes
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eleven days — the first signs of her succotash.
eleven days — the first signs of her succotash.


Over the brew she strings a clay homunculus —
Over the brew she strings a clay homunculus —
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to cling to psyche's walls and prick it like a bur.
to cling to psyche's walls and prick it like a bur.


And when the rat is spoiled and writhing on the ground,
And when the rat is spoiled and writhing on the ground,


Rowena's Eye will show her Wolf the treat it's found.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/6377/4 Myth confirmed] by 0x63a37D243F74aCe73e3a5C50D3fBC66d9Bfd4560</blockquote>
Rowena's Eye will show her Wolf the treat it's found.</blockquote><blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/6377/4 Myth confirmed] by 0x63a37D243F74aCe73e3a5C50D3fBC66d9Bfd4560</blockquote>


=== Our Neighbor, Enigma ([[Druid Enigma of the Valley (3676)|Druid Enigma of the Valley]]) ===
=== Our Neighbor, Enigma ([[Druid Enigma of the Valley (3676)|Druid Enigma of the Valley]]) ===
[[File:Our Neighbor, Enigma, Suggested Lore for Druid Enigma of the Valley.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Our Neighbor, Enigma, Suggested Lore for Druid Enigma of the Valley.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>Enigma, Born of Light — a name quite known
Enigma, Born of Light — a name quite known


over the land — was Just and Good and Right.
over the land — was Just and Good and Right.
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as blazing sunrise casts away the night.
as blazing sunrise casts away the night.


In all her travels, bound within the Book,
In all her travels, bound within the Book,
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Enigma flew to aid before the word
Enigma flew to aid before the word


escaped their lips. That shapeless friend called Fred
escaped their lips. That shapeless friend called Fred
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the word of love and never would delay
the word of love and never would delay


to notify a bestie of their post
to notify a bestie of their post


or offer kindness when the need was most.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/3676/12 Myth confirmed] by 0x4DbbCe1A3A8b2B62580eE256D47FB2e6252504d3</blockquote>
or offer kindness when the need was most.</blockquote><blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/3676/12 Myth confirmed] by 0x4DbbCe1A3A8b2B62580eE256D47FB2e6252504d3</blockquote>


=== Light-footed Leah ([[Druid Leah of the Circle (3290)|Druid Leah of the Circle]]) ===
=== Light-footed Leah ([[Druid Leah of the Circle (3290)|Druid Leah of the Circle]]) ===
[[File:Light-footed Leah, Suggested Lore for Druid Leah of the Circle.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]
[[File:Light-footed Leah, Suggested Lore for Druid Leah of the Circle.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<blockquote>A flutter of her vibrant cloak shone through
A flutter of her vibrant cloak shone through


the trees as Leah hurtled through the wood.
the trees as Leah hurtled through the wood.
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over the plane she sped. Her Rune felt good
over the plane she sped. Her Rune felt good


within her and without. Jupiter's eye.
within her and without. Jupiter's eye.
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A huntress on the wind and in her prime.
A huntress on the wind and in her prime.


That night she stole a treasure for herself —
That night she stole a treasure for herself —
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inside a witch's den. She acted fast.
inside a witch's den. She acted fast.


She'd known no better pairing in her days
She'd known no better pairing in her days


than lavish, Elvish garb and crooked staves.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/3290/2 Myth confirmed] by 0xb68468e48bF7263797aD9e1D50884dEf7a4F8E74</blockquote>
than lavish, Elvish garb and crooked staves.</blockquote><blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/3290/2 Myth confirmed] by 0xb68468e48bF7263797aD9e1D50884dEf7a4F8E74</blockquote>
[[Category: Cult Projects]]
[[Category: Cult Projects]]

Latest revision as of 04:06, 6 June 2024

Suggested Lore is a worldbuilding effort and Twitter account (@SuggestedLore) by community member Ygduil.

About Suggested Lore

The project aims to propose histories for loreless Forgotten Runes Wizards, Warriors, Souls, and other Characters through poetry. However, some Suggested Lore content involves special requests from members in the Cult whose Characters already have presence in the Book of Lore.

The end-goal of Suggested Lore is that these myths spark creative interest in the Characters within them. The project's success is determined by token-holders finding inspiration to begin building out their own idea of who their Characters can become, even if the poetry does not find its way into canonical history as written in the Book of Lore.

Suggested Lore (Myths, Reverse Chronological)

The following lore was pulled from the interdimensional depths of the Cave of the Platonic Shadow by Adept of the Platonic Shadow. The nature of this lore's Truth is uncertain:

Keep Dreaming (Sorcerer Kamil of the Keep)

Kamil arrived alone there at the Keep

without a thing to call his own, in truth,

save gifts from Masters of the realm of Sleep —

where Wizards’ dreams swim in nostalgia’s youth —


held in his bag. Kamil withdrew not tricks

but fragments of a reverie. A piece

of fantasy — a seed that would transfix

the psyche’s loam and sprout abundant trees


where barren soil had long lived out its day.

And there within the Keep he stood unbound

as fillies in Elysian Field at play.

A stranger far from home — future unsound.


Yet in that fortress he would make a name.

Kamil — whose bag of wonders won him fame.

Lucinda's Game (Shaded Spectre Lucinda of the Spike)

In flash of woman past, the Shade appears —

her Elven garb now charred by Sacred Flame.

The spectre summoned conjures Wizards’ fears

for those who in the forest speak her name.


Lucinda’s game requires a gambler’s heart

and wits to puzzle out a Magic ruse.

Collateral to play will briskly part

contenders’ care when those contestants lose.


Though, on occasion (by the phantom’s whim)

the wager has too great of an appeal.

So, she absconds with treasures in her grim

delight and nixes remnants of her deal.


Fortune may net its darlings new assets,

but some Souls make their own luck in their bets.

The Toll of the Bell (Magus Wazir of the Mount)

Master of Dreams who rings the Siren's Bell —

that compass rose for those who've lost their way —

is said to lead the wayward with its knell —

a guiding chime to travelers who stray


too far from charted lands — too far from home.

And when it's heard: there blooms tranquility —

an inner peace to calm their minds that roam

and give their frightened feet mobility.


Yet loss may find a face in many forms.

The Magus knew it well in his own plot.

And even so, he found the absence warmed

the embers of a flame all else forgot.


He disappears from sight when he is sought

and walks alone so you, dear friend, do not.

Beguiler of the Guild (Bapho Grifter of the Mountain)

On Muscle Mountain's peak he nocked his bow

with arrows twain and aimed at Wizards' rule.

The Grifter's sight was trained on those below —

they dared not utter Magic's petty mewl


toward champions up on the crowded rock.

For through his helm he saw the Wizards' fear

behind illusion's veil — that pointed shock

at the display of Might. And though they jeered,


flaunting their lists of tricks by ancient words,

complacency in power brings despair.

He learned to flex the truth and with it gird

the minds of fighters in its molded snare.


While it was not the Wizards who forgot,

he would remind their ilk of his own lot.

When Time Was a Spiral (Rosabella Robber of Shadows)

Behind the Quantum Timefall, there's a cave —

unnoticed by most traveling along.

Its resident: a shade of that enclave

with yellow horns and clad in white sarong.


It hadn't always been that way, you know.

But when distorted wizards had begun

to pass (with hats like dreamsm under the glow

of moonlight) out of Shadow — casting none —


she took up arms — knowing no hunting knife

would wound the wisps of flesh that was not there —

yet found a cause to dedicate her life.

Rob the Shadow. Protect the mortal fare.


Well, does the hornet truly know its sting?

A parted veil reveals a broken ring.

You Can't Tune a Fish (Fuyumi Champion of Penguins)

Fuyumi staved off bitter cold, wrapped up

inside her tundra robe. Her spirit — warm

within her — sublimated from her cup,

a doubt which pooled like puddles from a storm.


She dwelled on what life by the blade would yield.

A warrior clad in Adventure's kit,

brimming with Wonder that her mind might wield.

Sharpen the sword, but cut only with wit.


Protection from the trident of her rune

untangled any need she had for steel.

Perhaps the want to fight had fled too soon —

that nagging thought instructed how to feel.


Purring delight betrayed any feigned wish,

thinking of spoiling flightless birds with fish.

BlackSand Born of Brimstone (Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane)

Imperium, alone among the Salt —

the navel of all culture, magic, might —

at Sceena's feet was sat to fill its vault

with wealth earned from the mount and zeitgeist's Light.


The magma took the music from the bells.

The heat returned the sculptures to the earth.

The lava squall fell from all seven hells —

the city — licked by flames within its berth.


Azazel weeps for color in the sand.

A ruin resting where the Tower stood.

Forgotten Runes in shambled mounds of land

burn in the tomes of History, understood.


A champion will rise on field and track.

'Til then, the race is on — the Sands are Black.

Imp's Offering (The Nightmare Imp)

Tradition old as darkness in the night —

to don new skin and haunt the Vampyre Mist

in hope to scour adrenaline from fright.

You find a door — rap lightly with your fist.


Now, stranger, it's your fate that has been sealed —

a scroll fresh-scribed and stamped with dripping wax —

the thing beyond the door will be revealed.

An answer to your call and seeking tax


for the disturbance with an impish seeth.

"Perhaps a wager better suits your purse,"

the Nightmare lowly growls behind its teeth.

"A Trick or Treat?" The offer's cold and terse.


A token of the thrill you sought: unearthed —

slipped in your bag to later find its worth.

Game's End (Doyle Defeater of the Arena)

The Runiverse may have nothing so crass

as the Arena's reign over the land.

In all the realms and times that rose, then passed,

that circle begged for its return to sand.


In darkness, Doyle dared to look above

through his cell's ceiling grates to spy the light

that fell through by the night — and with a shove

a notion's lucky action proved him right:


The rusted bars gave way and set him free.

Unfettered, he escaped, and freed the rest

who scattered with the wind. Yet he and three

remained 'til morn to put an oath to test:


With weapons found on corpses from the Games,

they vowed that place had claimed its final names.

Wisdom & Light (Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms)

In Wizards' lives, they live through all the myths

of humankind, and suffer at their verse.

Prometheus, as he is known to smiths

of words (who forge their tales in ink, but curse


the matter's truth) has suffered much the same.

For in the dark of night, he bears a light —

the mage, Lumos — as is his rightful name.

No vultures prey upon his flesh. Chains' might


can't hold his feet that wander through the dark.

Yet, banished from the Palms, he walks the world

for purpose found in travelogues — his mark

upon the door — that Rune of his unfurled


enlightenment round those nomadic flames.

Perhaps there is some truth to humans' claims...

Cromwell's Reach (Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach)

When Time was captured in an hourglass —

where quicksand's past would sculpt its future's dunes —

the Reach became. No single grain would pass

between the tenses — no light from cursed moons.


If one is to believe the stuff of myth,

then this intent was Cromwell's legacy.

Without a Rune to call upon, but with

a Sphinx's 'glass and some dark chemistry,


the mage had caught chronology, it seemed.

And in the Reach, the lycanthrope remained.

Where lunacy once held him, now he dreamed

without his self-forged fetters — unrestrained.


How curious that a power like this

was first but a shelter from full moon's kiss.

Marlan's Fork (Marlan Protector of Goblins)

Kninght of the Aura, Sir Marlan collects

himself after a great blow to his helm.

World spinning — he musters strength and projects

his spetum in hope it might overwhelm


the target while senses return. His beast

of Night, now confused by the newfound foe,

races to see the knight's polearm has ceased

life's pulse, and whimpers when he finds it so.


A goblin — innocent of crimes — behind

Marlan rises to see their protector.

Before the Warrior can speak his mind

the creature flees and leaves the defector


alone to watch the soul leak from a friend.

He fears no means could justify this end.

Under the Weight of History (Meryl Vindicator of Dragons)

The skies were darkened when the lands were young —

a nascent world just on the cusp of being —

by leathered wings, and scales, and teeth among

broods of the flying creatures. And seeing


as mortals rose to claim their magic Runes —

though many faltered at the chance —

during the waning of draconic moons,

a hierarchy shaped within their hands.


Meryl was the first to stand against it.

While the other mortals fought by tooth and claw,

she tracked the dragons with her cunning wit,

and through young wyrmling eyes she saw the flaw


in slaying giants one can't comprehend.

Yet, Time, her revelation couldn't mend.

A Medium's Medium (Medium Otto of the Mount)

The thunder rolled outside the wizard's room

and gentle rain fell on the Tower's stone.

As Otto took a seat, a look of gloom

fell on his face. Another drink alone.


He drew the mug of ale up to his lips,

emptied the draught, and slammed the thing in shame,

which formed a ring around its base on scripts

for calling Souls back from the Sacred Flame.


These spells that sutured time had earned the mage

more than his weight in gold, for Wizards' loss

will linger on — even after their age

has passed and left their tomb's head thick with moss.


One vessel emptied and one vessel filled —

He woke a spirit and scribed what it willed.

Might of Myla (Myla Render of Dragons)

The warrior of Spring withdrew her sword —

a Goblin blade of tainted, glowing steel —

and turned to face the growing demon horde

which writhed and formed a single mass. The seal


that she had summoned could not keep the beast

held in another plane. The portal closed

around the form, which had grown wings that beat

against the magic gate. It clawed and rose


out from the mystic depth called by her Rune.

Behemoth — monster formed from demons' souls —

peered in her eyes, perched on a golden dune,

stoked in its throat the warmth of burning coals —


yet its hail of fire was quickly ended.

Might and Magic saw the dragon rended.

Retired in Flowers (Quinton of Flowers)

The vale of Flowers went unknown to most

of those who never sought its mystic door,

save two or three who stumbled to the host

that welcomed them when others balked before.


And in the vale of Flowers, Quinton spent

his days in solitude — without a care

to words whispered in pubs that might torment

some others' sense. But he had paid the fare


for passage from the plain of blood and ash

and dandelions smothered in a mess

of bodies. He decided that no cache —

fiction or fact — could cause him such duress


when he could drink imported goblin beer

and listen to the whir of his dog's gears.

Strings & Branches (Atsuko Cutter of the Wood)

With a verdant affinity, she found

herself in the Wood for some time most days.

She felt wild — letting the forest surround

her, listening to its whispers and ways


that it would speak to her in its candor.

But a time came when she was just budding

where the voices of neighbors changed timbre —

when she was given an axe for cutting


wood from the forest: "The fires need stoking.

The coals in the forge are getting colder,

and the smith's got no use for cold, smoking

embers — you'll understand when you're older."


Atsuko did find knowledge in her age:

now clipping Fate's strings for her living wage.

Tera in Ruin (Tera Ruin of the Temple)

Cartographers would dream a place like that —

the Temple, lost to time and history —

to record rubble for no bureaucrat,

but for the pleasure of the mystery.


But in the tragic tale of Tera, there's

no noble feat to tell — just influence

from a dark spell no witch or wizard dares

to cast, to write, to think in the days since:


A warlock took possession of her soul,

and razed the sacred Temple to the Earth.

The magic burned his mortal flesh — the toll

he paid — and yet she bears the burden's worth


in an assumed, associated name.

Sword foregone, she kept a Shield — took the blame.

The Warrior's Dilemma (Einer Dispatcher of the Wood)

Gusting wind unfurled the warrior's hair.

The Summit's bite broke on his magic shield,

which kept him warm outside the Wyvern's lair.

Another beast. Another sword to wield.


He heaved the Master claymore from its sheath —

his face reflected in the golden hilt —

and swung the great blade at the depths beneath.

The hands of Time pluck plants to watch them wilt.


And in his time, too, Einer's hands had seen

their own share of life wilted in their palms.

Shine always restored crimson steel — pristine

in the afterglow of polish and balms.


But there was no salve to salvage a mind

from unearned deaths of creatures so divine.

Alchemist Axel of the Tower

Even below the Tower, Axel could

be heard. A great cacophony rang out

his window — travelled to Hedge Wizard Wood.

A jest, yet even so, without a doubt,


the alchemist conjured a din, indeed.

Though he did not make a sound with potions

or spells — or with magic of any breed —

still he summoned a few vulgar motions


from other wizards down beneath the spire

when night had fallen. High up in the stone,

the mustached mage was clueless to their ire;

he bellowed laughter 'til the sun had grown


full out over the snow-capped mountains' spine

casting ribbons for his favorite feline.

Electromancer Leah of the Hills

Leah wept on the day that her horns grew —

like most huntresses’ — painfully and quick.

The stories she had heard had all been true.

Spring’s candle burned to the end of its wick.


And not only did she have to suffer

that nasty trick of nature for her kind:

She had another mark left within her

a spell of lightning branded on her mind.


The time that passed brought with it a slow change

of temperament in people of the Hills.

That rite of passage marred by something strange

eventually caused a flurry of quills


demanding that the aberration flee.

Leah split the sky — left only debris.

Archmagus Cairon of the Bastion

The Wizard ran his fingers through his beard.

The secret to the art of brewing still

eluded him. If it weren’t for the weird

Way within him — and moreso that Way’s will —


he might have simply let the potion be.

But Cairon, in his years, had learned the pull

to alchemy’s not difficult to heed.

Although, many devoted minds are full


of riches — endless toil towards certain doom —

the mandrake of the mage’s current work

would never spirit gold into his room.

He peered into the amber-colored murk.


The drink, imbibed, presents a dreamer’s lid.

Imagine fates the waker could forbid.

Conjurer Nemo of the Toadstools

The thread of Magic pulled a wooden boy —

from Toadstools grown far out of human sight.

An elven cloak found in the earth — no toy —

sparked its power in him. To his delight,


with but a whim all objects would obey

and follow well words spoken by the youth.

In time, the boy would scout and roam The Fey —

that border to his home — a dreadful truth


beneath its bones (and better left alone)

would rob the child the world’s untethered grace.

The young Wizard, still dewy, new, and prone

to misbelief — no Elder’s hand to stay —


bound a familiar under harvest moon:

Forgot his name, and carved himself a rune.

Suggested Lore (Canonized, Reverse Chronological)

The following lore has been confirmed as True within the Book of Lore:

Luggage (Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs)

Had all the quantum mushrooms razed her mind?

In color swirl, reality had gone,

and in its place, the fungus seemed to bind

a new world where the Magus had withdrawn.


Dimensions can delude in countless ways:

the breathing, fresh geometry of life

that’s found in cracks of Time and hides the days

that limit one’s chronology. It’s rife


with complicated mischief, traveling

the tides of space and its infinity —

and all the while the wit’s unraveling,

and strewn through labyrinths’ divinity.


Yet Devon always found a way to know

that her trip’s end would see an afterglow.

Myth confirmed by 0x0f278c56b52B4C0E2a69b30A0b591d237C783907

The Sacred Sign (Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain)

Before the days in which the Tower stood —

that monolith that sprawls toward sky’s embrace —

the mountains ‘round its rock had quiet wood

where Bellicina roamed. The guarded place


was never meant for Warriors like her,

but in her time there were no warning signs

for her to heed — no mythos to deter

the wanderer from throes of the Ley Lines.


And so, it’s said, within the Magic’s grip,

her power grew to unimagined heights.

Unknowingly, she let the Magic strip

away her conscious thought, and yet in spite


of that, the Armageddon — Stone Killer —

cleaved the crag to cautionary Pillars.

Myth confirmed by 0xa278AC5bAEB8c9D61009dE01bF645b37A99F3Cb0

Calm After the Storm (Booshi Assailant of the Road)

The hum of sleeping circuits filled his ears

as Booshi stirred awake there on the Road.

The kobold had attuned to spinning gears —

the sound of hard drives ticking where they're stowed


with care like hearts made of the finest stone

in the companions that Nombeko made.

He missed that wild Storm — as she was known

in camps that laid just South. He wished she'd stayed


but knew within himself that storm would pass

through Kobold's Cross as all the others had.

The fellow felt like he was made of glass —

transparent — standing next to his comrade —


now booting at the sound of its ward's rise.

The kobold smiled. Sufficient compromise.

Myth confirmed by 0x9Baf1B105B591B2107620017Dbe02cA8D7589a49

An Eye For An Eye (Witch Rowena of the Wild)

The witch, Rowena of the Wild, sits in her hut,

now barren from a petty thief's skullduggery.

A cause to call a curse out from the void, but what

should she bring forth as punishment for thuggery?


She roots about in the remainder of her tomes

and thumbs a spellbook pulled out from a hidden cache.

A head that aches with no reprieve; a mouth that foams

eleven days — the first signs of her succotash.


Over the brew she strings a clay homunculus —

the boiling steam will fan a fever in the cur —

and in the dreams it brings, appears a succubus

to cling to psyche's walls and prick it like a bur.


And when the rat is spoiled and writhing on the ground,

Rowena's Eye will show her Wolf the treat it's found.

Myth confirmed by 0x63a37D243F74aCe73e3a5C50D3fBC66d9Bfd4560

Our Neighbor, Enigma (Druid Enigma of the Valley)

Enigma, Born of Light — a name quite known

over the land — was Just and Good and Right.

Out from the dark, her Caduceus shone

as blazing sunrise casts away the night.


In all her travels, bound within the Book,

she never left a cry for help unheard.

With a familiar to complete her look,

Enigma flew to aid before the word


escaped their lips. That shapeless friend called Fred

beside the mage would often lead the way

(if with a humor's lilt). The wizard spread

the word of love and never would delay


to notify a bestie of their post

or offer kindness when the need was most.

Myth confirmed by 0x4DbbCe1A3A8b2B62580eE256D47FB2e6252504d3

Light-footed Leah (Druid Leah of the Circle)

A flutter of her vibrant cloak shone through

the trees as Leah hurtled through the wood.

Though she was unaware, her planet flew

over the plane she sped. Her Rune felt good


within her and without. Jupiter's eye.

Familiar's trail streaked emerald green with slime

behind her as she ran — and just as spry.

A huntress on the wind and in her prime.


That night she stole a treasure for herself —

Unusual, considering her past.

A staff of Courage gleamed on a bookshelf

inside a witch's den. She acted fast.


She'd known no better pairing in her days

than lavish, Elvish garb and crooked staves.

Myth confirmed by 0xb68468e48bF7263797aD9e1D50884dEf7a4F8E74