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- ====== Tales =======+# Tales
  
 Zakhara month names: Zakhara month names:
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 Embracing Fate, you become embraced. Supple, breathing gently, you Embracing Fate, you become embraced. Supple, breathing gently, you
 become reborn. Clearing your vision, you become clear. Nurturing your become reborn. Clearing your vision, you become clear. Nurturing your
-beloved, you become impartial. Opening your heart, you become+beloved, you become impartial. Opening your liver, you become
 accepted. Accepting the World, you embrace Fate. Bearing and accepted. Accepting the World, you embrace Fate. Bearing and
 nurturing, creating but not owning, giving without demanding, nurturing, creating but not owning, giving without demanding,
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 I am a soldier. An askari. I work for the good of the village of I am a soldier. An askari. I work for the good of the village of
 Safaq. On Hakiyah's day I go to the mosque for prayer. My sword and Safaq. On Hakiyah's day I go to the mosque for prayer. My sword and
-shield belong to the city but my heart belongs to my goddess.+shield belong to the city but my liver belongs to my goddess.
  
 Im'ran. I take the name Im'ran min-Hakiyah. Im'ran. I take the name Im'ran min-Hakiyah.
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 wind. The maggots poured forth like milk through cloth. wind. The maggots poured forth like milk through cloth.
  
-Into a goblin, pure of heart, they started drilling.  +Into a goblin, pure of liver, they started drilling.  
 The many maggots stung like thorns in briar.   The many maggots stung like thorns in briar.  
 The flamewind mage lit up the skin with fire,   The flamewind mage lit up the skin with fire,  
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 ### The Tale of the Orcish Millers ### The Tale of the Orcish Millers
  
-O child of my heart, the Loregiver tells of a couple of orcish millers+O child of my liver, the Loregiver tells of a couple of orcish millers
 who lived in the cliff city of Warth al-Keel. Everyday they would bake who lived in the cliff city of Warth al-Keel. Everyday they would bake
 their bread and eat it and sell it. This was before the enlightened their bread and eat it and sell it. This was before the enlightened
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 Istishia, the cold god of water, opposed the enlightenment of the Istishia, the cold god of water, opposed the enlightenment of the
 Loregiver. Istishia only wants the world to drown. But al-Ek loved Loregiver. Istishia only wants the world to drown. But al-Ek loved
-Istishia in his heart.+Istishia in his liver.
  
-al-Ek knew that Hakiyah's light, life and truth would turn the hearts+al-Ek knew that Hakiyah's light, life and truth would turn the livers
 and minds of the citizens of Warth al-Keel in a way that the cold and minds of the citizens of Warth al-Keel in a way that the cold
 waves of Istishia never could. Only by posing as a priest of Hakiyah waves of Istishia never could. Only by posing as a priest of Hakiyah
 could he gain a foothold there, build a temple there. But al-Ek loved could he gain a foothold there, build a temple there. But al-Ek loved
-Istishia in his heart.+Istishia in his liver.
  
 al-Ek knew that if the citizens of Warth al-Keel had turned to al-Ek knew that if the citizens of Warth al-Keel had turned to
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 Into the waves of Istishia. The people in the city would drown. al-Ek Into the waves of Istishia. The people in the city would drown. al-Ek
 too would drown. Every man, woman and child in Warth al-Keel would too would drown. Every man, woman and child in Warth al-Keel would
-drown. But al-Ek loved Istishia in his heart.+drown. But al-Ek loved Istishia in his liver.
  
 ## Taraq 11, evening ## Taraq 11, evening
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 Not only is the rat finally home now after a long quest. They carry a Not only is the rat finally home now after a long quest. They carry a
-heartful of despair and resignation. Having learned the hard lessons+liverful of despair and resignation. Having learned the hard lessons
 of life. You have to walk that desert all alone. of life. You have to walk that desert all alone.
  
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 arrests of alleged "smugglers" last week. The protesters demanded the arrests of alleged "smugglers" last week. The protesters demanded the
 release of the suspects held by Eli and his town guard. release of the suspects held by Eli and his town guard.
 +
 +## Taraq 20, continued
 +
 +### The Tale of the Six Faris
 +
 +Knocked out by poison gas! But two awoke after just one hour. The others woke up later.
 +
 +### The Tale of the Six Guards
 +
 +To work as a guard in the House for the Poor's Comfort in Safaq you
 +need to be motivated because there is not a lot of money. But you will
 +be provided for. Food, shelter and faith. Now hiring, because the
 +other six guys died.
 +
 +### The Tale of the Thunderous Acolyte
 +
 +All it takes to get burninated by the party is one little
 +Thaumaturgy.♥ Luckily you can flee at the last second! Famshuna ftw!
 +
 +## Taraq 20–26
 +
 +### The Tale of the Shattered God
 +
 +O, liver of mine, Q'xetl was a young god.  
 +He wanted souls.  
 +He wanted to harvest them, to eat them, to grow strange and strong.  
 +To await his maw they pulled my limp body.  
 +Into the howling portal they threw me.  
 +With the many I became one.  
 +When he fractured I remain—  
 +split in shards.
 +
 +### The Tale of the Fish Thieves
 +
 +We are kin of goblin, they say.  
 +We were born in Safaq, they say.  
 +We steal fish, they say.  
 +We attack on sight, they say.  
 +We shoot before asking questions, they say.  
 +We have treasure, they say.  
 +But what they cannot say  
 +is that we survived the party.
 +
 +### The Tale of the Reckless Attuner
 +
 +The Honorable, the Chief Qadi and the Associate Magistrates of the
 +Court of Safaq al-Hadhar min Jumlat. Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons
 +having business before the Honorable, the Qadi of the Sultan,
 +representing the Grand Caliph and ultimately the Law of the Loregiver,
 +are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the Court is
 +now sitting. We have no fate but the fate we are given.
 +
 +It is a crime against the enlightened to willingly smash people in the
 +head with lethal intent.
 +
 +But witness testimony seem to indicate that the accused, whom
 +herebefore is present, was under the influence of the arcane: a weapon
 +crafted with intent to stir rage; a berserker rage to protect its
 +owner and keeper. Whether or not this is the unnameable Sloessa is a
 +question beside the court's present ruling.
 +
 +Even so.
 +
 +It is a crime against the Law of the Loregiver to recklessly handle,
 +attune, or possess cursed items to the extent that they kill, injure,
 +endanger or encroach on the safety of enlightened beings.
 +
 +That is a fine of 100 dinars for the first offense. Repeat offenders
 +will risk exile.
 +