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The cycle of Life and Unlife 1123

Greetings. Whilst campaigning on the Lantian Isle of Sammerix, a crystal appeared calling itself the Draconic Lens. The Draconic Lens is the amalgamation of all Awakening Stones and has been appearing to factions of the Heartlands with encouragment for us to ask it questions about the world we live in. Given the changes we’ve recently…

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A guide to contributing to rituals

Librarian’s note: Acquired 1119 By Specialist c clinicRitual magic tutor, Mages guild of ErdrejaAn Introduction to Rituals, How They Work & What Contributors Do Rituals are a very powerful spell – so powerful that it takes a number of people and a special location to cast them. What they do can vary hugely, from creating…

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Oops: A Guide to Mitigating Ritual Disasters

Librarian note: Acquired 1119 By Specialist c clinic Professor Emeritus, University of TriesteRitual magic tutor, Mages guild of Erdreja IntroductionRitual magic is a powerful commodity in our world, and one which requires respect and reverence. As a ritualist, if you do not approach your craft with the respect and deference it commands, it will almost…

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A Beginners guide to performing rites

Acquired 1120 By Specialist c clinicHigh ritualist of TeutoniaRitual magic tutor, Mages guild of Erdreja What is a Rite? A rite is a kind of spell, using ritual magic instead of incantation, channelling or arcane magic – and they come in many different forms. Some are quick and simple and can be performed alone, like…

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Care and safety in circles

By Graf Dog, 1113 It ain’t right to say that a ritual circle is like a farm but it is helpful to think about it that way a bit. Farms make food and they are probly one of the best places to go to get it. Ritual circles make powerful stuff and are the best…

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A Beginners guide to ritual magic

By Specialist c clinic High ritualist of Teutonia Ritual magic tutor, Mages guild of Erdreja Ritual Basics: Ritual magic can be used to do all sorts of wonderful things, but, like most things, if something is powerful enough to have an effect, then it is powerful enough to have an unwanted effect. This is why…

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A Catalogue of the Lesser Faeries of Teutonia

(Taken from ‘The Poison Pen’, Gathering 1103) Gremlins: Also known as Grimblens, Bremiers, Sky Boogies, and Widgets. Females are Gremblens, and Widgets are the children. Their element is air and they are most active at night. The range in sized from almost human to small, and are hairy all over and tend to be dun to…

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Durith Flanelath’s Unliving Research

Unliving ResearchThe denizens of the Underworld are vast in number, and corrupt in countenance. Our eternal war against them must provide us with some hope that we can succeed. For this, knowledge of the enemy is of paramount importance. My experiences of the Unliving have allowed me to begin to categorise traits amongst them. The…

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Ritual Circles – 1096

Ritual circles are places of power, a focus of magic connected to, and sprung from the land. They are normally to be found where ley lines cross and form, and grow or die according to the whim of the Land. Their, often great, power can be utilised by those gifted with ritual magic, for use…

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The Notes of Thomas Fitzroy Cholmondeley Smythe – On Demons of Plague

Here is collected what I have learned about the nature of Plague Demons, from various sources. The Documents of Stephen de Parkes From the archives of the Bards Guild, found with a body, possibly that of Stephen de Parkes, in the Great Library in Norhault on the twenty-sixth day of June 1099. The library, June…

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