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 ## Magarib 24–25
-### The Tale of the Crimson Blaspheby
+### The Tale of the Crimson Blasphemy
 The unspeakable rites of blood are that of the Chant and the Unholy.
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 brought upon the staff instead. The staff takes the sickness from the
 patients upon itself to carry it.
+## Magarib 25
+### The Tale of the Unforgettable Eye
+The unforgettable eye of Xorn has become a great thing. The eye is the
+only eye that has never been seen before. It has no name, or any
+description that it has spoken. It is not a living being, but forms an
+intelligent being. The eye is a power of the living. It is the only
+power that can help the party. It is a powerful spell, used to itself
+to create a living eye. There is no known example of a creature that
+is immune to the eye's effects, and, if the creature is the eye's
+host, it will still be affected by the eye's spell power.
+The eye can create a single eye, or a series
+of eyes.
+The unforgettable eye of Xorn is my eye;
+I see neither matter nor form.
+I see only the sight of the beloved,
+And the heart of the heart.
+I am the light into which
+the heart is drawn.
+I am the sun which is opened;
+The moon which is opened through the web.
+I am the moon which is the bride of the dove.
+The unforgettable eye of Xorn is the ancient marble that bakes each
+night. A caliph once told the sages that this stone is the source of
+God's power, and the next day the Caliph ordered the stone to be
+quarried.
+Xorn's name was a matter of conjecture, until a halfling emir showed
+him the stone and fancied that it was a powerful spell working in the
+direction of the Veins of the Earth. The emir used the item to hope to
+find a way to open a gate and get the items he sought, but he
+discovered that the wall around the tower was too thick and had no
+further use, save as a conduit by which to dispose of the stone.
+### The Tale of the Larval Innkeep
+Hanna's parents died when she was young and in their place
+she took over the family inn.
+She has a large following among the sailors of Safaq, and her inn has
+been associated with them for many years. She has a reputation for her
+wit and intelligence. She has an excellent relationship with the
+villagers.
+She was still under the spell of her mother's magic
+She was the younger daughter of a merchant who was a trusted adviser
+to her father. This merchant, Hanna's mother, Shirazad, had once been
+a proud and powerful woman of the royal court.
+Mutated beyond recognition she was torn to shreds by her fellow moths.
+### The Tale of the Blood Moth
+To call the Blood Moth unnatural would be a misconception. The Blood
+Moth is as natural as death itself. It is cruel, it is remorseless,
+and it is brutally destructive. These things are in its nature.
+Its life cycle occurs over the course of many eons and across
+interstellar distances:
+. The first stage is the death of a planet. An Egg is planted within
+   the dying world, and becomes a portal to the next planet to be
+   devoured.
+. The Larva emerges on the next planet and feasts upon its
+   inhabitants before forming a chrysalis suspendend in the sea of
+   blood.
+. Once the metamorphosis is complete, the Moth emerges and finds a
+   new world to devour somewhere else in the cosmos. A psychic tether
+   is established between the two planets and a new Egg is planted
+   within the previous drowned world to act as a gateway through which
+   anonther Larva can be born to devour the next planet.
+How long this abberant cycle of rebirth has been happening, is
+unknowable, as is the number of worlds that the Blood Moth has
+destroyed this way.
+## Magarib 26 to Gammam 1
+### The Tale of the Best Friends
+Hidi, the desert rider, is a kind-hearted man of understanding and
+daring. He is Aman's most devoted friend. The sha'ir is a substitute
+for the desert rider. She and Hidi have a mutual friendship. They are
+not related by blood. The sha'ir is a member of the court of Efreets.
+The desert rider is an ordinary Son of the Wolf. He is a warrior and a
+descendant of the legendary hero Tarkash. The sha'ir is a master of
+the magical arts.
+A desert rider and a sha'ir who are best friends. Their relationship
+is so close that they are even sometimes called "brother" and
+"sister". Despite their close friendship, the two never share much
+that is a secret.
+The desert has a reputation for being a magical place.
+### The Tale of the Four Tables
+The House of Dhi'b had been pitched near the shore of a great sea, and
+the Sheikh's messenger told them to go to the palace.
+The House of Dhi'b, a traveller years ago, in a land far beyond the
+Mountains of the Loregiver. The House has long been a home of the
+monk. The monks are considered a leading force in the civilization of
+the High Desert, and when the dao Ajayib in 1054, they captured the
+citadel and brought the monastics to the palace, where they were held
+prisoner for nearly a decade.
+The House of Dhi'b has four tables, different in size. The table for
+the food, for the drink, for the ceremony, and for the unspeakable
+power.
+### The Tale of the Rival Clan
+Rival clans of al-Badia are always welcome guests, as long as the
+guest is serious.
+The guest is asked to stand in a circle at a small table between two
+heaps of stones. The guest is then given a cloak so that he can see
+the wooden table. The guest stands up and the guest is asked to raise
+his hand to the table. The guest must be a member of the opposite clan
+to win the favor of al-Badia.
+Rival clans of al-Badia run the houses of the temples, each strong
+enough to fight its own kindred.
+It is said that only the strong, the brave, and the strong-hearted are
+chosen to manage the temples.