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The Namexia call the Harts and allies to arms, 1126

Corvids remember the faces of those who have done them wrong. They tell their friends and allies. They seek revenge.As you may and should know, we think of our Ancestor Nethras most often in 3 of her aspects.The Maiden is the beginning. She is the first step on a journey, the question yet to be…

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Lord Marshall proclamation 1126

To my fellow Harts and Allies of Albion,The Gathering of Nations is behind us, though I fear its consequences are not.Selby still stands surrounded by the Bloodwood. The Black Tower has fallen and the power stolen to sustain it has been returned, yet the land bears the scars of what happened there, as do we.We…

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The Namexia Tribes

Collected by Jaeden Ebonthorne of the Namexia, September 1126. Recently we lost one of our own, Maruan. With her passing, I think it is time these courts knew about where she came from: her flock, the Namexia tribes. Members who have come to court as of Autumn, 1126: Maruan, Breanna Felbourne, Avery Felbourne-Winterheart, and Jaeden…

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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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