Life in the Two Kingdoms is polarized between the now seemingly endless conflict between the noble elves of Elvindorm and the ruthless Sidious Prax and her allies. While this is the dominant conflict, by no means is it the only one. East of these two powers, beyond the paling of the Jokulsmorder, the land is desolate and savage, with survival being a greater concern that ideals and politics. This is the hardscrabble soil that the township of Draachenhaur grew from.

My Queen should be pleased that Aurixia cannot grant me an heir, for if my dragon could give me a child I would have no use for the woman or her dubious charms...

Attributed to King Thyr, from the Book of the Black Rose

A list of 30 more wines, none of which are vinted by humans, elves, or dwarves.

She rose from the waters and cast her eyes across us. I dropped my spear, and the man who was moments before intent on my death did the same, letting his sword and shield fall to the sand at our feet. Let it not be said that the gods do not care for the deeds of men, nay they do care. And in our bloody case, they dissapproved.

Careful where you put your cloak in Pembroke's place, you never know what you might get back...

'Don't you go foolin around in the fens buy. Moeder Moeras don't care none if you mean no offence or just want to fill your wicker creel with fish. She'll have your guts for fishnets and your bones for soup.'

Paulis the Riverguide

Cowardly maggots! Bow your thrice cursed heads and thank the goddess that you still draw unworthy breath!

Doyenne Unson

Also known as the Ankarran Thistle, Magewort, and a general nuisance.

Most folk would call an argillomatus a clay golem. They would be wrong.

The Mines are quite old, but even after 700 years, they still produce the Queen's best iron ore...

I'm different. I have a different constitution, I have a different brain, I have a different heart... Dying's for fools, dying's for amateurs.

None left upon the Mountain, my brothers in arms.

Motto of the Society of the White Azalea

Go forth to war my son, and be absolved of your transgressions.

St. Acre the Just, Confessor General

Crazy old woman, selling pieces of bone and fake charms. The fact that the villagers even tolerate the old eye-roller hag demonstrates a lack of piety to the Faith.

Abbot Bilwhite

I'm beging to wonder if there can be victory? Please don't let this go on...

Memoirs of the Nameless soldier

Many times the Old World has been mentioned in my works. Submitted for your approval...The Old World.

also known as a great rat, wererat, or goblin rat

A rare and diseased jewel, a canker fallen from the heavens

AKA 7 steps to creating a MacGuffin

The great paradoxes of the Universe is that everything follows almost exactly the same course, yet in doing so, is somehow still unique and with importance and value.