Dozus's Hall of Honour Submissions - ( 35 )

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War Forbici By: Dozus

The sight of a war forbici on the battle field makes some laugh, others fearful, and some simply confused. In well-trained hands, however, it can be a lethal weapon.

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235xp
12 replies
10999 views
1 HoH
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Uriankhai Horsehead Fiddle By: Dozus

"You shall find my body beneath the steep cliff, where the larch grove grows. Take my skull, and hang it from the old larch tree. And then you shall make of me an instrument: my skull for the box, the tree for the neck, my tail for the strings and bow. Whenever you play it, I shall be with you, for At-Beyi is inseparable."
- The Legend of At-Beyi

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225xp
10 replies
8801 views
2 HoHs
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30 Priests By: Dozus

Forsooth! A fair flock of faithful friars, from fanciful to factual.

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265xp
11 replies
9513 views
3 HoHs
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The Sanctuary of Sumuho By: Dozus

The powerful wizard Sumuho styled himself as a god and was worshipped far and wide. After his fall, his vast temple sank into the desert long ago. What secrets lie in the Sanctuary of Sumuho?

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350xp
19 replies
13134 views
3 HoHs
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15/30 Bards By: Dozus

A series of singers and strummers, summarily simple and sinuous, subsisting with singularly spectacular song-stylings.

I've sat on this one for long enough. Feel free to fill in the gaps.

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70xp
5 replies
4219 views
1 HoH
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Cartogramancy - The Magic of Maps By: Dozus

'Anyone can draw a map, boy - there's no more difficulty in that than laying brick. What makes maps useful is when they are so proper, so precise, that they are living images of the places they represent. Encompassing knowledge of the geography, and mastery of the very space itself - that, child, is cartogramancy.'

- Sage Pakpao Sasithorn, Chief Lecturer, the Ezagun-Darkbolt College of Cartogramancy

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515xp
23 replies
7108 views
8 HoHs
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The Eye of Seenu By: Dozus

'As he said this he blessed them with his amulet that held the Firestone, which is called also Seenu's Eye. Immediately the priestesses began to praise Tinay, and the people were greatly amazed.'

- The Gospel of Dorcas, 7:20-21

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135xp
4 replies
3773 views
1 HoH
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Siren Fungus By: Dozus

A parasitic mold with an unusual lifecycle and powerful mind-control properties.

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155xp
6 replies
3020 views
1 HoH
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Gléasanna an Cruthú, or the Instruments of Creation By: Dozus

The magical instruments that created the world, long since scattered. Fortunate is the player who finds them, and great is the band that can make them sing again.

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150xp
5 replies
4527 views
1 HoH
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Capt. Corrine 'Rings' d'Albertine By: Dozus

"Why's she want the rings? Heh, ye ain't the first ta ask. Well, why's the wind blow? Why's the shark bite? Trust me, lad, you don' want ta question her nature, jus' as ye wouldn' question mother nature. I say she's lookin fer somethin' - gods save me when she finds it."
- Ben "The Biter" Yardrin, sailor

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270xp
12 replies
6089 views
2 HoHs
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The Hek By: Dozus

'I have seen the beast, tentacled and cruel. Tore out me eye, it did, like pickin’ a plum. It’s cursed, I tell ye, cursed to its cold heart.'
-Jerboam the Sailor

Misunderstood and much maligned, the Hek is a traveller who dreads violence. If it only understood the violence it caused.

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220xp
10 replies
7832 views
1 HoH
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A Selection of Silly Hats By: Dozus

A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat. -P.J. O'Rourke

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395xp
35 replies
13333 views
5 HoHs
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The Sectarian Wars - A History By: Dozus

'Woe, brethren! What hath these gods wrought? For a thousand suns we have had peace, and now in an instant the light is being extinguished. How can any survive in these Wars of the Sects?'
- Arbiter Ariston Nikomachus

The Continent and its faiths have thrived with little fuss for a millenium. And now, with a few holy words, all of heaven, earth, and hell seem to be at war...

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242xp
12 replies
10956 views
1 HoH
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The Order of Dalraaen By: Dozus

"Hear, O Servant of the Just One! Hear and stand ye before him, the Celestial Judge! Hear and write: 'Thus speaks the Great Lawgiver, before whom the world shall be tried, the one that is just and righteous beyond all - I am the Law. I am Dalraaen.'"
-The Didache of Law

The worshippers of the Celestial Judge have kept peace and law for a thousand years. When they see great injustice across the Continent, what can they do but fight?

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160xp
7 replies
9194 views
1 HoH
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Adaleer's Reflective Quiver By: Dozus

'...and thus it was said that Adaleer the Blest could reflect the true nature of any soul. Now some of his followers believed that his ranger gear, as much a part of him as his faith, was also so blest.'
- Dauneth, Lore Chronicles

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145xp
10 replies
5636 views
1 HoH
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Tagma Drakontas By: Dozus

'The great hulk of the scaled beast lay wheezing before me, and I am not ashamed to say that I was frightened: though it was injured, I knew the dragon could easily tear me in twain. The young monk, however, knelt beside the creature's head, whispering to it in a strange growling tongue. I questioned the woman, but she ignored me completely, engrossed in examining the scaly monster. After much badgering, she said merely, ‘I do not mean to be rude, but you are quite a distraction. Please, leave me to my work.'' -Jeron's Great Journeys, Book III, Chapter 4

by Dozus
535xp
32 replies
19713 views
7 HoHs
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The Dung Goblins of Dabazook Island By: Dozus

Most know the love that goblins have for mushrooms. Few know the lengths they will go to obtain their delicacy.

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330xp
14 replies
11065 views
4 HoHs
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The Sisterhood of the Pelagic Queen By: Dozus

''Hear! That which you warred for it gone. In its place is my own creation under my own authority. This Blessed Great Blue is my patronage and you will have no part in it! Lest you soil my sacred waves, I will cause them to crash onto your lands and drown your own creations. End your fighting: the seas are mine.'
Thus she spake from the Merciful Deep.'
- Yamasatran oral tradition

The mysterious Sisters of the Sea watch the events of the Sectarian Wars unfold from the safety of their monastery ships. But how long can they remain neutral before war is brought upon them?

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135xp
5 replies
8066 views
1 HoH
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Goeric's Bountiful Creel By: Dozus

What appears to be a simple fisherman's basket has a storied past and secret usage.

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255xp
12 replies
9916 views
1 HoH
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Buckfowl By: Dozus

A common domestic animal in the Siogalish household, the buckfowl isn't much different from a chicken at first. Until you get a look at its head.

by Dozus
205xp
6 replies
12304 views
2 HoHs