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Mordred’s Knighthood and the Not-The-Great-Rite rite.

Acquired Autumn 1126 Journal entries of Avery Felbourne-Winterheart, Blood of Morgana, written at Caer Avalon. I had been reading Ser Kaiya’s research again as we planned to re-enact (un-enact?) The Great Rite in a new rite. I can see Ash glaring at me again as I even write those words. Kaiya’s questions kept going over…

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Concerning Mannanan

Acquired Autumn 1126 The Harts library of Bright Helm Staine contains many and wonderful insights into Albion’s past. However much of the time of the ancestors before Albion is limited or non-existent. What we do know of Mannanan stems from his time as Lord of the Seas around Albion. We also know this ancestor is…

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Morgana

Librarian’s note: Acquired Autumn 1126 “Knowledge is the carrion of ages past. Seek it as you seek water when you thirst.” Aspects of Morgana Tenets of Morgana Morgana & Artus “No orphan is too wretched to find purpose. No king is too great to fall.” Many tales entwine the fates of Morgana (sometimes named as…

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The Great Horned Rat: True facts about the swarmfather

Librarian’s note: Acquired Autumn 1126 THE GREAT HORNED RAT TRUE FACTS ABOUT THE SWARMFATHER Maybe you have heard the name, whispered by the pox-ridden? Perhaps you have heard frightening tales? Terrifying rumours? The Great Horned Rat (PBUH) is not well understood beyond the walls of his temples. This leaflet seeks to correct that. WHO IS…

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A brief primer on the history of The Ancestor of Famine by Spineshank Strangetails XIII

Librarian’s note: Acquired Autumn 1126 Text reproduced for cataloguing purposes, but best read in the original form: Origins: The Calligar Connection Before the Great Horned Rat was an ancestor, there was Calligar; known also as the Green Man, Rede, or Bear. He was a primeval ancestor of the wilderness, of fertility and decay, of…

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Who’s who: Verminlord Spineshank Strangetails XIII

Librarian note: Last updated Autumn 1126 Verminlord Spineshank Strangetails XIII, Pontifex Putrificus Position: Lord Mayor of Londinium, Deputy First IncantorGroup: Clan Hollowtooth, formerly Witches of EssexBarony: LondiniumCounty: Greater LondiniumDuchy: YorkRace: None of ya businessPattern Type: Who’s askin’? Spineshank came to the Court of Albion in 1118 under a very different form, originally known as Merlott…

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Albion Inkwell Issue 3

Aquired late summer 1126 Librarian’s note: The text below is merely an aid to cataloguing, please view the intact version of this newspaper here: Parchment Puzzler Across 5. Picnic Island 6. Renowned hunter follower 8. Western Rocks 10. Words of a sibling who leads Down 1. Guild within the heart 2. Connoisseur of grapes 3….

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Albion Inkwell – issue 2

Published late Spring 1126 Librarian’s note: A transcript is added below for indexing purposes but owing to the formatting issues this brings, the original source material is best viewed directly. DURST TRADING COMPANY LEADERSHIP FOUND DEAD — CHAIRMAN SOUGHT BY SHERIFFS By Marcellus Quay, Financial & Commerce Reporter, Counting Coin & Consequence The markets of…

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Albion Inkwell – issue 1

Published Early Spring 1126 Librarian’s note: A transcription is offered below to aid in indexing, but the formatting compromises mean the material is best viewed in its original form. Thousand Island Marketing Emporium Potions, Scrolls, Crafting & More… Whispers from the Hearth… Soon, a new voice will join our pages — one who listens more…

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Ranger Report 1126, Moot 1

A report Written By Cesealia DreamEater of House Sinclair As the Ranger of Cornwall appointed by Vakarian, First Ranger of the Harts I was entrusted with setting up a coastal guard along the Cornish Coast to seek the Black Ship potentially collecting any debris that washes up from it as well, along with checking out…

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