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Solemnly, Vrin Sokersi, Sentinel of the Auric Guard says in an exotic tone, "Praise the sun." | Solemnly, Vrin Sokersi, Sentinel of the Auric Guard says in an exotic tone, "Praise the sun." | ||
The Strictures of the Flame | |||
[I] Beware the eyes that wander, for they look to the great dark and see | |||
not the glory of the Sun. | |||
[II] Beware the feet that rove, for we tread close to that endless | |||
expanse of abyss. Look to the Sun and know its glory. | |||
[III] Beware the tongue that waggles, for it spreads the perilous | |||
teachings of the craven and blind. | |||
[IV] Beware the hands that search, for the Shadow Mother awaits to turn | |||
your blade on your allies with Her terrible eyes. | |||
It is in flame that we are bathed and in battle that we are born. | |||
Blessings unto the Sun and the Flame. | |||
[--as taken from the holy texts of the Grand Master Sovahol] | |||
You say, in Albedi, "Tell me more of Dejaani Mhuinnah." | |||
Esenai, temple priestess of Dejaani Mhuinnah smiles, giving a gentle nod. | |||
Esenai, temple priestess of Dejaani Mhuinnah says in an exotic tone, "Dejaani Mhuinnah. The first the Albedi | |||
name, the second the Mhun. She is widely worshipped in this city." | |||
Esenai, temple priestess of Dejaani Mhuinnah says in an exotic tone, "Tales say she was the first to breathe | |||
life into the world, animating the still machines of the Helm." | |||
Esenai, temple priestess of Dejaani Mhuinnah says in an exotic tone, "Others say that she made statues into | |||
men, and made the mud rise up and live. Hence, she is the First Mother." | |||
Esenai, temple priestess of Dejaani Mhuinnah says in an exotic tone, "She and the Gatekeeper are two of our | |||
most important deities. She symbolizes life - the Gatekeeper, death." |
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