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Portent XXIV of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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In the novel Broken , there are 24 portents fortelling the events of the unfolding saga. Start with Portent I here . These and other riddles in rhyme are gathered in the Portents Directory for you to explore. Enjoy! The wayward son at last is found Amidst the bloody sand And steadfast stolen legend bound Entreats a loyal band But master in the throes of grief And crowned of empress mourned Are slow to trust the greener leaf Of foe's entreaty scorned As loyal son blames but himself And master blames the seas Together join their wary stealth To bitter moment please At last as one the two embark To save their wayward soul They cross the lost horizon dark And risk Allana whole. Can you decode the future Tales of the Known World ? Share your interpretation! Comment below with your take on this portent. The last prophesy in Broken , thi...

Portent XXIII of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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In the novel Broken , there are 24 portents fortelling the events of the unfolding saga. Start with Portent I here . These and other riddles in rhyme are gathered in the Portents Directory for you to explore. Enjoy! Awaking gate at water's edge The legend now belies Though master begged an honest pledge He cannot shake the guise The lowly heeds her call to rise To spill her bloody foes Beneath her fury agonize The lauded and the lows Amidst the horror's deathly throes The anxious timeless dredge With tainted crest her reign depose And sweep her from the ledge. Can you decode the future Tales of the Known World ? Share your interpretation! Comment below with your take on this portent. This epic portent is documented in Part 4 of Broken , and it comes to pass less than two weeks later. Who do you think is the awaking gate at water's edge , and wha...

Portent XXII of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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In the novel Broken , there are 24 portents fortelling the events of the unfolding saga. Start with Portent I here . These and other riddles in rhyme are gathered in the Portents Directory for you to explore. Enjoy! The legacy of grandest guest In whom the timeless all invest Can naught but timeless night ingest To light the way and truth request In segregated serenade Accrues begrudging accolade His love undone and truth betrayed For brother's unsought escapade Like heresy of desert doomed Intrepid sea has bloody bloomed And prince of will is now entombed His patience lost and fate assumed. Can you decode the future Tales of the Known World ? Share your interpretation! Comment below with your take on this portent. This prophesy opens two scenes in Part 4 of Broken , heralding events that take place in Book 3 . Who do you think the grandest guest ...

Portent XXI of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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In the novel Broken , there are 24 portents fortelling the events of the unfolding saga. Start with Portent I here . These and other riddles in rhyme are gathered in the Portents Directory for you to explore. Enjoy! Through thick and thin the errant voice Explores the light of day While tried and true unerrant go With fortunes shut away In dire need the prince absolved Collects his souls astray Extending oath of ghostly crown To all who join the fray. Can you decode the future Tales of the Known World ? Share your interpretation! Comment below with your take on this portent. This portent opens a single scene in Part 4 of Broken , but it foretells events from Book 4 . Who do you think the errant voice and prince absolved are, and what is the oath of ghostly crown that they extend? Download the Prophesy Appendix : The merfolk culture is built on the...

Fantasy Map Maker Jump Start: 61 Easy Tips for Fantasy World Building with Real Earth Science

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BONUS: A mapping how-to! Fantasy Map Maker Jump Start : 61 Easy Tips for Fantasy World Building with Real Earth Science The world-building book for creative people who want to develop their worlds with the confidence backed by modern earth science. In this concise and practical how-to guide, professional author and creative cartographer, D.N.Frost, explains the myriad ways our planet creates all the environments on Earth, and she delivers those concepts in 61 useful bite-sized tips that help you to: • Build your fantasy world with a blueprint of how civilizations thrive and the power of geology in your back pocket. • Make your world make sense. And keep all the features you love. • Create the coolest world you can dream up. With unique places and cultures that defy logic but still feel ...

Portent XX of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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In the novel Broken , there are 24 portents fortelling the events of the unfolding saga. Start with Portent I here . These and other riddles in rhyme are gathered in the Portents Directory for you to explore. Enjoy! The ravaged land encumbered grows With weary weight of wanton foes As son regained and legend free Await the swelling from the sea Unburdened master braves the dark Through which no man would dare embark To conjure and ignite the spark Of cavern's rage within his plea. Can you decode the future Tales of the Known World ? Share your interpretation! Comment below with your take on this portent. A cool rhyme scheme threads this short prophesy together. It foretells events that unfold in Book 4 , as Allana's leaders seek reinforcements before the final battle. Who do you think comes swelling from the sea , and what might the spark of cavern's rage unleash? ...

Portent XIX of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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In the novel Broken , there are 24 portents fortelling the events of the unfolding saga. Start with Portent I here . These and other riddles in rhyme are gathered in the Portents Directory for you to explore. Enjoy! Ungifted guile once laid aside Admits the pain of rights denied Defers to crown with granted gain And quick confers unsullied plain But free would have their brethren rise Untarnished souls with open skies Embrace the king of high and low And leave the shade of shackle's woe Some loyal hearts take homeland bleak Where frantic reconstructions wreak Yet few decline the call to thrive In homeland dead but now alive. Can you decode the future Tales of the Known World ? Share your interpretation! Comment below with your take on this portent. This uplifting portent heralds a time of freedom and equality in the aftermath of the great war. It comes to...