Portent XXIV of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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.

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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.


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The last prophesy in Broken, this portent opens a number of scenes at the end of Part 4, and it foretells events soon to come in Book 3. Who do you think the wayward son is, and what stolen legend does he embark to save?

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The merfolk culture is built on the prophetic Gift. Nearly all men produce a portent every twenty days, and they devote their lives to interpretation. For more about the role and inner workings of prophesy, check out the Prophesy Appendix above.

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Alongside every prophesy is an attribution block. This block contains a byline giving the name of the person who said the prophesy, and a dateline giving the day the prophesy was first said. Here is the attribution for this portent:

Dohlak Nkyenvi Kaedya X
3:2:2:7/5, III:IX

The portent attributed here has not yet been interpreted. It was said recently, and it will be repeated every twenty days until either it is correctly interpreted, or it comes to pass.


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Portent XXIII of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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.


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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 what tainted crest is used to sweep her from the ledge?

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The merfolk culture is built on the prophetic Gift. Nearly all men produce a portent every twenty days, and they devote their lives to interpretation. For more about the role and inner workings of prophesy, check out the Prophesy Appendix above.

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Alongside every prophesy is an attribution block. This block contains a byline giving the name of the person who said the prophesy, and a dateline giving the day the prophesy was first said. Here is the attribution for this portent:

Ansoh Njyae Dynde IV
D 3:2:1:1/5, III:IX

The portent attributed here did not result from a prophetic trance. Rather, it was actively produced using a special potion. A document dateline is used instead of a standard dateline to note when the potion was taken and the resulting portent was recorded.


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Portent XXII of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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.

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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.


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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 is, and what might he ingest to light the way during his brother's unsought escapade?

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The merfolk culture is built on the prophetic Gift. Nearly all men produce a portent every twenty days, and they devote their lives to interpretation. For more about the role and inner workings of prophesy, check out the Prophesy Appendix above.

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Alongside every prophesy is an attribution block. This block contains a byline giving the name of the person who said the prophesy, and a dateline giving the day the prophesy was first said. Here is the attribution for this portent:

Sondynni Kuhdanos Lohki XVII
3:2:1:1/5, III:IX

The portent attributed here has not yet been interpreted. It was said recently, and it will be repeated every twenty days until either it is correctly interpreted, or it comes to pass.


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Portent XXI of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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.

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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.


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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?

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The merfolk culture is built on the prophetic Gift. Nearly all men produce a portent every twenty days, and they devote their lives to interpretation. For more about the role and inner workings of prophesy, check out the Prophesy Appendix above.

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Alongside every prophesy is an attribution block. This block contains a byline giving the name of the person who said the prophesy, and a dateline giving the day the prophesy was first said. Here is the attribution for this portent:

Randohk Jihwonni Dohari XV
3:1:4:6/5, III:IX

The portent attributed here has not yet been interpreted. It was said recently, and it will be repeated every twenty days until either it is correctly interpreted, or it comes to pass.


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Portent XX of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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.


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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?

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The merfolk culture is built on the prophetic Gift. Nearly all men produce a portent every twenty days, and they devote their lives to interpretation. For more about the role and inner workings of prophesy, check out the Prophesy Appendix above.

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Alongside every prophesy is an attribution block. This block contains a byline giving the name of the person who said the prophesy, and a dateline giving the day the prophesy was first said. Here is the attribution for this portent:

Yowih Nkyehnri Rovikya XIII
3:1:4:4/5, III:IX

The portent attributed here has not yet been interpreted. It was said recently, and it will be repeated every twenty days until either it is correctly interpreted, or it comes to pass.


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Portent XIX of Broken: a riddle in rhyme

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.

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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.


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This uplifting portent heralds a time of freedom and equality in the aftermath of the great war. It comes to pass in Book 4, when a once enslaved people are invited to embrace the king of high and low.

Who do you think are the untarnished souls, and what could be their homeland dead but now alive?

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The merfolk culture is built on the prophetic Gift. Nearly all men produce a portent every twenty days, and they devote their lives to interpretation. For more about the role and inner workings of prophesy, check out the Prophesy Appendix above.

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Alongside every prophesy is an attribution block. This block contains a byline giving the name of the person who said the prophesy, and a dateline giving the day the prophesy was first said. Here is the attribution for this portent:

Wohdu Nahjwi Dynde XIV
3:1:4:5/5, III:IX

The portent attributed here has not yet been interpreted. It was said recently, and it will be repeated every twenty days until either it is correctly interpreted, or it comes to pass.


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