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The Loathed Desert held great rewards, as well as great risks. He was the guardian of the Goddess' Relics, and as guardian, he had his weapons. The first one Lyon suffered from was the heat. A popular saying was that the mildest of nights there was like a spring noon anywhere else. The dryness of the air made the heat feel even more raw and brutal. The wynser's silvery skin barely held out thanks to some fine, cool clothing that Little Horn was kind enough to lend him. They were characteristic clothing of… -
The Loathed Desert held great rewards, as well as great risks. He was the guardian of the Goddess' Relics, and as guardian, he had his weapons. The first one Lyon suffered from was the heat. A popular saying was that the mildest of nights there was like a spring noon anywhere else. The dryness of the air made the heat feel even more raw and brutal. The wynser's silvery skin barely held out thanks to some fine, cool clothing that Little Horn was kind enough to lend him. They were characteristic clothing of…
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Three Months Ago The canteen that day was half-empty. Like the stadium of a mediocre throwball team after a bad season. The crowd was mostly elleserech, those who once called themselves humans. Because they were outside the social ladder, they had no reason to show deference to a wynser, even one as important as Lyon. Only in official contexts were they demanded proper respect, and even then, they were only obliged to give such respect to the ahwynser, the goldies, as they used to be called behind their…
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Three Months Ago The canteen that day was half-empty. Like the stadium of a mediocre throwball team after a bad season. The crowd was mostly elleserech, those who once called themselves humans. Because they were outside the social ladder, they had no reason to show deference to a wynser, even one as important as Lyon. Only in official contexts were they demanded proper respect, and even then, they were only obliged to give such respect to the ahwynser, the goldies, as they used to be called behind their…
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The wynser deck was the standard within the coalition lands. It consisted of one hundred and twenty-five cards, each a unique combination of one out of five symbols, one out of five colors, and one out of five quantities. It was a simple deck, but one that allowed for complex games of probability and chance. Red, Blue, Yellow, Dark or Light. Snake, Knife, Chalice, Coin or Horn. One, Two, Three, Four or Five. It was simple, so simple that once you got used to it you began to think of them as the only…
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The wynser deck was the standard within the coalition lands. It consisted of one hundred and twenty-five cards, each a unique combination of one out of five symbols, one out of five colors, and one out of five quantities. It was a simple deck, but one that allowed for complex games of probability and chance. Red, Blue, Yellow, Dark or Light. Snake, Knife, Chalice, Coin or Horn. One, Two, Three, Four or Five. It was simple, so simple that once you got used to it you began to think of them as the only…