Start with Portent I here.
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By land and sea and air they ride
The motley force of Mother's pride
For prince estranged they come by air
Their chieftain blessed by danger's wear
The sea erupts its lowest lows
By countless heads the army grows
The long unshackled earthly rise
To fight beneath unshrouded skies
Beholden from the depths they burst
To oust again the reigning cursed
The wretched now cannot defend
With threefold battle at its end
But advent unexpected wrests
The night from long unwelcome guests
Unleashed the gateway's vicious roar
With thunder turns the tides of war.
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The motley force of Mother's pride
For prince estranged they come by air
Their chieftain blessed by danger's wear
The sea erupts its lowest lows
By countless heads the army grows
The long unshackled earthly rise
To fight beneath unshrouded skies
Beholden from the depths they burst
To oust again the reigning cursed
The wretched now cannot defend
With threefold battle at its end
But advent unexpected wrests
The night from long unwelcome guests
Unleashed the gateway's vicious roar
With thunder turns the tides of war.
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 quoted before three scenes in Awakening, and it predicts one of the coolest plot twists in Book 4. I love the sturdy rhythm of this prophesy. What do you think the threefold battle might be?
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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:
Resyn Jarunwe Rovikya XVThe 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.
1:3:3:5/5, III:IX
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