Brighthelm Stane Library

Being the public documents available to those visiting Brighthelm Stane without prior appointment.

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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To Arms, Albion

30th day of November 1098 To all loyal Harts, Let it be known that Katherine, pretender to the Unseelie Throne of Albion has, upon the occasion of the Open Grand Council, declared that a state of War be in existence between her minions and the Realm of Albion. As token of her earnest, her forces…

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Kate of the Greenwood

Cerridwen of the Lios Alfar In the depths of the greenwood in Albion’s land Where the fallow deer runs and the tawny owl flies There’s a woman in silks dwells amidst the green trees With the secrets of ages held deep in her eyes Where the water runs clear and the salmon leap high And…

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Drinking Song

Unquestionably one of Duchess Falcon’s bawdier compositions, she states proudly that it fully intended to be sung loudly and obnoxiously … “with gusto and a pint”! Library Archivist Summer 1105 Drinking Song by Madelaine Falcon Chorus We’ll drink to the stupid, we’ll drink to the wise We’ll drink to the drunk on the floor We’ll…

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Filed by Sir Geoffrey, Rebecca’s report on current events, particularly concerning Trell.

I have suggested to Phoenix diMaggio that he contact Aisla about joining in here, apart from being nominal leader of the Karlennans since Benedict’s tragic demise, he also has good brains and ideas – and he’s cute – oops, sorry dear. Not certain I like l’Ume’s inference about my mentality. Just like the beastmen, I…

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The Dragons’ Song

various drunken Dragons If you want to find the Dragons, I know where they are I know where they are, I know where they are If you want to find the Dragons, I know where they are They’re drinking all the beer in the bar We saw them, we saw them Drinking all the beer…

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The Ash Grove

Traditional The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly ’tis speaking The harp through it playing has language for me. Whenever the light through its branches is breaking A host of kind faces is gazing on me The friends of my childhood again are before me Each step wakes a memory as freely I roam With…

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The Harts Yuletide 1099

A Midwinter festival of remembrance Queen Elspeth requests that friends and family join her, at Eaton on the 30th January 1099, to remember her son Crown Prince Elias Karlennon who died at the Gathering of 1098. She does not wish the occasion to be sombre; but a festival of remembrance. All who have left us…

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Reports concerning the death of the dream guardian and sacrifice of Goran and Phoenix

Towards the end of the summer of 1104, a tale, which had begun a thousand years before, came to an end – or perhaps better to say a change. Morvaine, hero of Albion, Champion of Dreams, a man who had stepped forth at a time when his race did not even have their lives to…

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The Warwick Festival of Lights

In Cymrijia it is oftimes said that mortals are merely the throw-pieces of the gods; our fate, it is claimed, is to know peace and strife and glory and sorrow for the pleasure and diversion of the powers of the otherworld and the immortal spirits of the shining realms alone. Our lives are but the…

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