"And so, when the sun dipped behind the hills each night, he knew that Ashen Jack would soon be near. Watching, and waiting."
- Greenslade's Tales, Chapter 2: "Each Long Night"

"The storm's rage is my own, brother. I call, and the skies roar in reply."
- Vasily, to Bul-Kathos

A naturally occurring curiosity, the blood moon persists as a sign of woe for the most superstitious Zakarum faithful. Children born under it are often considered cursed and cast out, lest it spread.

The mad artisan saw his fingers turn black from frostbite as he worked the cloth, but refused to stay the needle and thread for even a moment.

"The revelation that master tailor Callas was in fact a witch only served to further fuel the desire for her uniquely enchanted legwraps."
- Barrett's Book of Implements

“May the Light of Father Inarius shine down upon all weary travelers of this holy land. Turn your face toward his radiance and find your strength renewed.”
- Statue Inscription

"The younger apprentices think wearing heavy plate in the swamps is foolish. They fail to understand that our armor is our legacy, and without it we are nothing."
- Crusader Pembroke

"Rise clansmen and reclaim our trampled honor! Ancients' blood runs through us all! We are storms - earth breaking, maelstrom wielding. The fire of the gods burn still! They are with us!"
- Ealda

"The infamous Necromancer Gaza-Thul's mastery over blood magic was indisputable. Many suspect that upon his death, his skin was used to fashion this eldritch armor."
- Barrett's Book of Implements

"Do not confuse your manipulation of lightning as control. The azure flame is its own master and needs no hand to wield it. You are merely a conduit for its chaos." -Ascribed to the mage Woh

"To commune with spirits, listen to whispers unseen. Root yourself unto the earth and let its pulse still the mind. Hear the ancient guardians – they rise to aid you." -Ysevete, the First Spiritborn

"...In those days, the children of Bucrani were known to many. Great was their sway, and mighty was their squall! How could any realm hold such strong souls?" -Oxridge, Common Histories, fragment II

"Too soon she was taken, yet Rathma let Kessime rest in death - for they both had found peace in the cycle. Upon the hill where she lay, Rathma poured forth his blood and no evil trod thereafter..."

"The tears of Linarian turned bloody over Indira's torn body. Many days, unyielding, he poured his magic into sundered bone and rended sinew. Though the flesh did mend, his beloved did not rise..."

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"Know the dangers of fang and root. One hides in the leaf, the berry, the still water. The other waits in the bite, the stinger, the wound." - Teachings of Balazan, Verse III

"I cradled the foal above my knee and held her close as she shook and bled. I told them she would've slowed us down, would've died soon anyway. I did not tell them how sweet her killing was."

Wearing these gore-drenched leggings fills your mind with a single overwhelming desire: to hunt.

Resplendent regalia tainted with the power of the corrupt which permeates the very fibers of its fabric and thread. These serve as an integral part of the ceremonial dress of the Primus.

Wearing these gore-drenched leggings fills your mind with a single overwhelming desire: to hunt.