msem-instigator

“It's simple, really. Spread rumors that only the Maker's Egg can kill you. Track the would-be ‘heroes' that set out to find it. And take it from them when they do.”
—Zarad, the Final Adversary

Out of the hands of its creator, a deviser's craft is radically unpredictable; sometimes it breaks down, sometimes it explodes, and occasionally it just works.

A rare few devisers work flesh, not steel, as their medium.

Admission to the apothecary's guild requires a life fully committed.

Few still dance under the sun, but those that do will still die for their sisters, near and far.

Guardians of the gates to Karoia only abandon their posts upon death.

“I've seen the way Emerabi and Sunnula look at each other. With such passion, our enemies don't stand a chance.”

“I've killed dozens of ‘Destined Ones', Selvar. What makes you think you're any different?”
—Zarad, the Final Adversary

“Shed all fears, lest Phenax take them for himself.”
—Kalemne, disciple of Iroas

Duela magic affects the surface as much as the underground.

Most Land-Dwellers spend their entire lifetimes without ever knowing the High Council, but that doesn't make them any less loyal towards them.

“In here we train applicants harshly and callously. Only the toughest of us are prepared to confront what lies outside of the Korrinary Range.”
—Tharanos, Lord of Prosania

“The inviolate rule—a life for a life. Selene will usher in a new age of smoke on the corpses of your kind.”

“There sure are a lot of sparks in this theater. Why don't we light ‘em up and see what happens?”

With Rei's wild growth destroying their barracks, Diasune was forced to send in a less sophisticated fighting force.

“Rei thought she would be unstoppable after changing the battlefield. All she did was make us feel more at home.”