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Iskander the Black – UNLEASHED

Librarian’s note: Information passed to the Harts at Moot 1, 1126 A warning to the nations and guilds of the Heartlands and Southlands. Iskander the Black has been released. To understand the extent of this threat I will recount what we know from the writings of scholars that have come before us as can be…

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Letter received by the Harts at the first moot of 1126

To Lady Protector Maru, Ruler of the Harts within the Shrouded Land. This sharing of information is a joint missive from Cynewulf, Athelstan and Bretwalda. Further, in case you are lacking notable scribes such as the one named Avery, this is presented in your modern scrip and ignoring the true, old letter of this Land….

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Eulogy for Ser Asura

My beloved Harts of Albion, As I write this letter to you it is nigh impossible to avoid staining the page with tears of deep sorrow and heartbreak. My best friend Ser Asura Heartsong is gone, barely a year after the loss of my heart’s flame, Magnus Kapre. I know you all knew Asura at…

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Letter to House Ordos on Sithis matters

To Lord Tarro Ordos, House Ordos From Burgemeister Anders Bremer von Ordos, Utrecht My Lord, I write to you on the matter of the recent presence of the Voivod army in the city of Utrecht. I have already written on the matter to the Minister for Internal Affairs but feel that as noble a man…

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Report on Lindisfarne, May 1123

Sent to Regina Bathroy To my Mistress The lovely Lady Bathroy As per your request date April 1123, we departed the docks of Warwick and made best speed for the island of Linisfarne. Upon our arrival it could be seen that the settlement had indeed been rebuilt but not in full. A shore party was…

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An Open Letter to the Lions

The the people of the Lions: The Watchers of Erdreja exist to serve and safeguard the Egg and do so alongside The Great Library. They are joined in this by the Guilds of Erdreja who are in place to strengthen and defend the Egg and those who reside upon it. An attack against the Watchers…

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On the Tarot Cards

Librarian’s note: This missive was sent to the King in early 1119 and regards the tarot deck wielded by assassins. Before the Moot at Lancaster (formerly Kithlannen) enemies of the Harts saw fit to decorate the docks with the images, telling a tale unwound by Sinfay. To His Majesty King Wyndrake Pendragon I have completed…

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Concerning Abatements

Concerning Abatements, Letter from Dunamace Strongarm of Eaton, Nord-Draco Herald-Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary, Royal College of Heralds A heraldic abatement is a modification to the achievement of a family or individual to denote disgrace, dishonourable deeds and behaviour, and treason. In some cases an achievement may be daubed with a stain, such as a…

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Concerning the Preferred Teas of several Knights of the Round Table

Concerning the Preferred Teas of several Knights of the Round Table – Letter from Dunamace Strongarm of Eaton, Nord-Draco Herald-Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary, Royal College of Heralds Lord Echo, I confess this is one of the stranger topics of research I have been asked to consult upon. The heraldic aspect, I very much understand….

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A Letter to Keswick, and to Albion

I sit writing at my desk, as I have done a thousand times before, but no longer do these halls seem quite so welcoming. It will take much to fill the void that has been left here, both within this castle and this Duchy. Though, it is for the best, I believe. When I first…

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