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76 lines
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<meta charset="UTF-8" />
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
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<title>The Heroes' Tale</title>
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="book-page.css" />
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</head>
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<header>
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<h1>IT’S ALL ABOUT THE HEROES</h1>
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<h2>CHAPTER INTRODUCTION</h2>
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</header>
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<!-- Initial Narrative/Premise -->
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<p>
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Natural fantasy protagonists might not look as extraordinary as other heroes
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but, in reality, they embody the deepest meaning of heroism:
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<strong>humility</strong>, <strong>respect for life</strong>, looking for
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dialogue, choosing the hardest path, and fighting cruelty and ignorance with
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fiery compassion. From this point of view, the world has a desperate need
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for people like them.
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</p>
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<p>
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When their village was destroyed by the hill clan during their hunt for
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miasma beasts, an old witch and a young blacksmith joined forces with a
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deserter and a wandering swordswoman in an attempt to outpace the army and
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prevent it from claiming a stone stele that, according to the seidr
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tradition, gives access to the power of the Triclopean God.
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</p>
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<p>
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A mysterious and terrible virus, known as <strong>scarlet death</strong>, is
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infecting the predators of the region, prompting them to viciously maul
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weaker creatures and attack settlements. Catha, a Rasna warrior-poet,
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believes the epidemic originated at the brink of the continent in the dragon
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boneyards, where lay the remains of once-great creatures exterminated by the
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Ancients.
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</p>
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<h2>MYSTERY, DISCOVERY AND GROWTH</h2>
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<p>
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Given its focus on stories about travel, exploration, and encounters between
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different people or discoveries from the ancient past, mysteries and growth
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are two key elements of natural fantasy. At the same time, this genre
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questions the consequences of the application of knowledge, and how it can
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be used for both good and evil.
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</p>
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<p>
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Having reached the mechanical ruin buried among the dunes, the heroes
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discover that the great forest is part of an ancient project to cleanse the
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environment, started by a people who died out millennia ago. Its keeper is
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an artificial intelligence, meant to guide humanity in reconstruction, but
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turned cold and uncaring by loneliness.
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</p>
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<p>
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Growing up in the tower-city of Ur, council inspector Kalia was soon met
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with the corruption rampant among her colleagues, who took advantage of
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their positions to extort money from villages in exchange for “protection”.
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Her principles will be harshly tested throughout the campaign, culminating
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in a fight with her superior officer, Corax, which will cause her to
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permanently do away with her badge and dedicate herself to helping others
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without the need for a fake authority to back her up.
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</p>
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<blockquote cite="Unknown Source">
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“This world is ancient and in no hurry.<br />
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It reserves its deepest and most sincere affection <br />
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for those who take time to understand and grow.”
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</blockquote>
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