2nd Mantra - Desperation Technique: Shit Meets Fan

[nobold]

(Cecil's usually neat handwriting is rushed and shaky, as if written by a trembling hand.)

Tiamat found me. I don't know how, I don't know when, but she did.

I heard her voice after I touched the crystal. Why is she still after me, I'mnotu seful to her anymore.

I wanted to be wron g about this more thananyt hin g else.

REC01: Setting the Record Straight

[bladeofconquest]

[Hot off the press and delivered to the people of Concord by friendly and compensated delivery people, shortly before the start of the New Year, a new publication makes its first issue.]

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THE STARFALLEN RECORD
"We're here to help."

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MEET AND GREET
Starting with the paper's founding staff-members, Corrin of Nohr and Velofnir Hraesvelgr, we give the people of Concord the chance to get to know their new arrivals in their own words, no exaggerations required. (Please see page 2 for more.)

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HELPING THE COMMUNITY
From fighting off a den of featherraptors to confronting strange phenomenon out in the wilderness, the Starfallen haven't been idle since their arrival. We'll give you the plain truth about those ventures and what we've learned from our efforts. (Please see page 6 for more.)

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EXPLORING THE SHARD: THE OUTLANDS
With the timely assistance of the Concord Astrological Society and Guilds, we organized an expedition to explore the returned Outlands, and now we'll talk about what we found there. An introduction to Laourn, our new neighbours the Ke-Mo, and warnings about how to prepare for the Lady's Touch. (Please see page 8 for more.)

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LOST STARS
Unfortunately it seems whatever pulled us here can also take us away. Profiles of the Starfallen who have since departed, in the words of those who knew them. (Please see page 10 for more.)

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APPENDIX: GETTING TO KNOW YOU LETTERS
We finish out the issue by including a selection of letters written by us and delivered to the Astrological Society for archival purposes, as a supplement to our first story. All letters are reprinted with the consent of their authors and released to us by the Astrological Society.

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