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The Storm Winds of Glazglubin

Newest Chapter V: The Binding of Orzelgryf

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"There's a monster in every man, boy. Within me, there is a host, and one day, it'll be yours to command." Too often these days, Kenji's mind turns to the words of his accursed father. When he fled the Old Country, he thought he had left the monsters behind, but now he sees them every day in the eyes of his friend and mentor. His world is about to crumble in a spasm of eldritch magic, and though he can see the face of his undoing so clearly in his nightmares, deep down, he knows that the first blow has already been struck.
As the tendrils of a soul plague lay claim on Aqualon's oldest and most powerful magocracy, the Lord of Wind, Kenji Sokolow, is cast down from his high tower, pressed to rally whatever forces he can find. But first, he has to survive...

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The Black Priest of Rastrowel

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A gripping short story from the life of Lyn, a young girl in the care of two HJT Ferries, ships mages for hire, which operate from their office on the island of Rastrowel, the highly religious birth place of the Church of Pure Souls.

Faced with prejudice against mages every day, Lyn's winning personality and innocence keep her well within the good graces of her peers, until a Black Priest, an inquisitor of the Church takes notice of her...

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A Synopsis of the World

Seventeen centuries of peace have allowed the people of Aqualon to flourish. Since the Great War, now known as the Age of Heroes, when the Old Gods rose up once more in vain, the world has become prosperous: powerful magocracies in the Middle Lands are going through a magical industrial revolution and rich tapestries of cultures flourish in the Yamato Mountain Range and the Seventeen Yonder Islands. These lie in the Corsic Ocean of the Ocean Belt beyond the 150 kilometer band of iron, the Iron Belt, which rings the planet around its equator.

And isolated from the rest: two technocracies so far beyond them that they could be thought to live in a world of their own. They are divided by their opposing views on integrating magic and technology, yet united in their quest for knowledge.

But who would have thought that none of these would start the next great war?
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The Giant's Meal of Ravensburg

Preparation

Boil the quail eggs until hard. Mix the yogurt with minced garlic and one to two diced cucumber as well as some olive oil, salt, and honey, and stir diligently. Then, cut all but one tomato into slices or quarters and slice the remaining cucumbers.   Heat up olive oil in a pan. As it does, place some dill into the oil after cutting off the stems, making a bed for the herring to fry on. Once the pan is hot, place the herring and fry it. This should not take long, since it is a small fish, you'll see when it is ready. As you turn it (twice), smother it in some lemon juice and sprinkle salt, pepper, and spice mix onto it.   Place the herring on the plate and halve most of the eggs, arranging them to one side of the fish. Place mushrooms, tomato and cucumber slices, a corner of honey comb, and the tiny carrots on the plate and decorate with the whole quail eggs and the remaining uncut tomato.   Serve with the yogurt sauce and some milk.   Enjoy.
Ingredients
  • Herring
  • Some dill
  • Quail eggs
  • Cherry tomatos
  • Tiny cucumbers
  • Tiny carrots
  • Tiny champignons
  • 4-5 tablespoons of yogurt
  • A few garlic cloves
  • A lemon
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Chili-pepper-cumin spice mix
  • Honey Comb
  • Milk
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A closer Look

The Song of Jörgensmahl


This song tells of the tradition of the giant's meal, which honors the first High King of the Fiefdoms of Ravensburg, Jörg the Greater, who was thought of as a giant for his enormous stature. The High King is elected by the jarls that rule the different Fiefdoms, and Jörg was so beloved that new High Kings are judged by his standard and fed this meal of tiny things to make them feel the weight of responsibility that rested on the giant's shoulders.
Guitar Chords and Lyrics
----Em------------------C---------Em--
The first great king of Ravensburg
------C---------Em----D---
was chosen by the jarls
----Em-------------------C--------Em----
And Jörg the Greater was his name,
---C--------Em-----D------Em----
as tall was he as all his fame

---Am-------------Em------D-----D~
A giant king who led us well
---Am-------G-----------D------D~
for he was wise and strong
----Am-------G----Hm---A-----
And so we ever honor him
----Em-------C------Em-------
By passing on this song.

----------D-----------------------C---------
When a new king takes the throne
----Em------------------Am-----------
we serve to him the giant's meal,
----Em---------------C---------Em------
so he may rule as well as Jörg,
------D------------------Em------
and know the rulers weight.

----Em---------------C---------Em--
The golden honey of the land;
------C--------------Em----D---
put little greens into the pail
----Em--------------C---Em----
and of the forest tiny 'shrooms
---C------Em--------D------Em----
together with the eggs of quail

----------D-----------------------C---------
When a new king takes the throne
----Em------------------Am-----------
we serve to him the giant's meal,
----Em---------------C---------Em------
so he may rule as well as Jörg,
------D------------------Em------
and know the rulers weight.

--------Am----------------------Em-----D~
From homeward lands within the lake
-------Am----------------G------D------D~
bring haring fish and dill so fresh
------Am----------G----------Hm-----A-----
From lands of Druith the golden fruit
-------Em----------------C-------Em-------
From far away bring spices good

----Em---------------C-------Em--
Lay all of these onto his plate
--------C--------Em------D---------Em---
that's half the size like fork and knife
------Em-----------C--Em----
pour milk into a tiny glass
-------D--------------Em----
and bring it to the king

----------D-----------------------C---------
When a new king takes the throne
----Em------------------Am-----------
we serve to him the giant's meal,
----Em---------------C---------Em------
so he may rule as well as Jörg,
------D------------------Em------
and know the rulers weight.

On some of the Ingredients and their Origin

Herring of Loch Môrdryn
The Kaltani Fiefdoms of Ravensburg are located largely around Loch Môrdryn, which is frozen over for more than 200 days of the year. The Ravensburg Kaltani trade large quantities of silverback trout to the Glade of Druith each year in exchange for the magically enhanced fruit picked in the Druith orchards all over the year. Herring, frozen in the ice, is also cut out in blocks and served year round.
 
Altonar Spice
Altonar, the City at the Water Vent, is the central power of the Axis of Steel (both politically and geographically). Their allies, Svalbrynd to the South, and the Fiefdoms of Ravensburg to the North, have profited greatly from their technological advantage, however, cooling elements and transportation aren't the only thing, Altonar brings other things to the table. For one there is also its famous Altonar Spice: A mixture of Svalbrynd sea salt, black pepper of Nyingma, red chilly peppers of the Yellow Sands, and locally grown cumin. A fiery mix, which is well liked far and wide.
 
Fruits of the Glade
North of the Brammenwoods lies the Glade of Druith, just past the great Lake of Glazglubin. Home to the nomadic, spiritualist people of Druith. By the power of their schamani animancy, their lush trees are laden with juicy fruit most times of the year, and they have taken to trading that fruit with neighboring powers, such as the Fiefdoms of Ravensburg.

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