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“You see all the other fellows were so active and earnest and all that sort of thing- always rampaging, and skirmishing, and scouring the desert sands, and pacing the margin of the sea, and chasing knights all over the place, and devouring damsels, and going on generally- whereas I liked to get my meals regular and then to prop my back against a bit of rock and snooze a bit, and wake up and think of things going on and how they kept going on just the same, you know!”
― Kenneth Grahame, The Reluctant Dragon

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“I sometimes think about old tombs and weeds
That interwreathe among the bones of kings
With cold and poisonous berry and black flower:
Or ruminate upon the skulls of steeds
Frailer than shells and on those luminous wings -
The shoulder blades of Princes of fled power,
Which now the unrecorded sandstorms grind
Into so wraith-like a translucency
Of tissue-thin and aqueous bone

- A Reverie of Bone”
― Mervyn Peake, Shapes And Sounds

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“And if these mountains had eyes, they would wake to find two strangers in their fences, standing in admiration as a breathing red pours its tinge upon earth's shore. These mountains, which have seen untold sunrises, long to thunder praise but stand reverent, silent so that man's weak praise should be given God's attention.”
― Donald Miller, Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road

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“Mama, Mama, help me get home
I'm out in the woods, I am out on my own.
I found me a werewolf, a nasty old mutt
It showed me its teeth and went straight for my gut.

Mama, Mama, help me get home
I'm out in the woods, I am out on my own.
I was stopped by a vampire, a rotting old wreck
It showed me its teeth and went straight for my neck.

Mama, Mama, put me to bed
I won't make it home, I'm already half-dead.
I met an Invalid, and fell for his art
He showed me his smile, and went straight for my heart.

-From "A Child's Walk Home," Nursery Rhymes and Folk Tales”

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“The robin flew from his swinging spray of ivy on to the top of the wall and he opened his beak and sang a loud, lovely trill, merely to show off. Nothing in the world is quite as adorably lovely as a robin when he shows off - and they are nearly always doing it.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

The Avian Union: The party is sent to a powerful magical city-state to investigate why communication has been lost. There are powerful wards around the city which prevent any magical communication with the outside world, which have been in place for longer than anyone can remember, and as a result they make use of falcon messengers. When the party arrives in the city, they discover why no birds have made it out of the city in months: The messenger birds have formed a union, and the Magisters in charge of the city are resistant to their demands. Nobody knows how or why the birds have gained this level of intellect and self-actualization; the falcon messengers are more intelligent than the average bird, but they shouldn't be capable of this... The party has a choice: they can work to meet the bird's extensive demands, work to crush the strike, investigate the source of the bird's intelligence, or cut the knot by removing the wards around the city. The Magisters would prefer the latter option, and it is likely the easiest... One way or another, the party will discover the truth of the matter: one of the Magisters has been using their magic to elevate the birds to inspire their strike, while dulling the senses of their fellow magistrates to hide their duplicity. The fact is, the magical barriers around the city are in place to limit the power of the Magisters, negating their ability to conquer the world by diminishing their ability to communicate. The city is located on an immense Source Of Power. And if the wards are destroyed, the consequences will be dire...

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Shades of green dancing in the soft breeze
Gentle whispers call me in
Singing Aspen entrances me.

Listen… See…
“See what?” I ask
“What message is there in this for me?”
I am left unsure.

Life’s journey takes me to another place.
I walk along a different path
Unlooked for Aspen song reaches out.

Standing under a clear blue sky, I listen to rainfall
Far from home, I see again the Lochs of Maponus
Return! Seek! Learn!
Whispering Aspen entreats me.

Potia (Summer 2014)

The Fungal Cocoon - When you first wandered into such a strange forest, no-one could have known the boon it would bestow upon you. It started out benign enough, simply climbing the trees to gain a better vantage point. But when the trunks withdrew from the ground and coalesced into fungal cocoons around the party, it became clear something was wrong. And when they emerge, they are refreshed: renewed by the respite they had been given. But any symbiosis has its cost. You are the host, and you must feed the parasite.

The Treestriders - The morning after the party makes camp in a grove of unfamiliar tall trees, they discover that the trees have moved. Before long, they discover that a race of small, bird-riding creatures live inside the canopies of these strange trees. Not only that, the trees are more than mere plants: they are both buildings and war machines, and their inhabitants are a war party bound for a distant forest, where they will displace the native inhabitants and plants and make it their new home. The war party has been en route for generations, each of which has lived their entire lives within the canopy. And they're nearing their destination

Bertram’s Staff - A weapon whose druidic properties are discovered over time. Starting as a quarterstaff then a whip then spells. What the players don’t know is that the staff’s previous owner exists within the weapon and wishes to return to the material plane, at the cost of our they who wield the staff.

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I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow. – David Hobson

Many thanks to Luke Alexander for this week’s inspiration artwork! You can find him on instagram: www.instagram.com/luke.alexandr

Planeswalker Genie

Everyone has heard of the gatekeeper, but no-one is clear on the details. That is until you stumble across the gate: an empty brick archway, and next to it, a man. He proffers a bottle, filled with clear liquid, and through it he looks upon the gate. With a flourish, the image transforms, and you see through the gate, a plane of fire. The gatekeeper transforms, revealing a visage of billowing fire. And with another flourish, the gate and its keeper transform again, this time to pure air. Twice more through earth and water, before the gatekeeper asks “Which gate would you have?” “It’s been so long since anyone came back."

The Last Garden

Cult idea. In the distant year 2040, nucellar war and bush fires have ravaged QLD, now all that’s left are the last bastions and the wasteland. The bastions survived by using the world's foremost weather tech to create their own biodomes to escape the oncoming nucellar winter. Thing is, these babies aren’t meant to last, in recent years they have been going haywire, thunder, sandstorms, bushfires, and tidal waves. In the center of it all, your racers. Selected by the big boss to compete, your players will create their own vehicles and do battle for the last garden in existence, against other tribes and a secret cult that wants to obtain the garden for themselves. Buckle up.

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If human beings were shown what they're really like, they'd either kill one another as vermin, or hang themselves. - Aldous Huxley

Gus the Dream Eater

As a reward for protecting an isolated village from horrors, the party is given an odd gift: a small wooden carving of a misshapen impish creature, which the village chief claims will protect them. When next the party makes camp, they all fall into the most restful sleep any of them have ever had. Including the ones assigned to stand watch. Including, even, any party members who would normally be incapable of sleep. When they awake, they find a small note, which reads "Hello! My name is Gus! I keep you safe at night!" From then on, resting at night is completely safe for the party, and they continue to sleep utterly peacefully. In exchange for warding off danger as they sleep, Gus extracts their dreams and devours them for sustenance. However, as time goes on, the party begins to develop a connection to Gus's native Astral Plane. And as the connection grows and it becomes harder and harder to resist it's pulling, the party risks being transported there as they sleep, with no known way of returning...

Johnathan explosion

Jonny explosion is the forward for night city's slaughter ball team “The Bane Slayers”. He wears a leather jacket with a pair of wings on the back, Mohawk and a classic tough-guy kind heart attitude. Handed off to the party in a classic get him to the church on time quest. Jonny keeps trying to slip away from you, offering drugs, money (that he swears his agent has) or using his charm and good looks to persuade you. It’s only once you shake the info out of him that he explains the mob (your employers) want him to fix the game tonight. He’s getting high to do what needs to be done, but he just can’t bring himself to let his Ma down. Will the party help him, extort him or find their way onto the slaughter ball court to replace other “missing players”.

Gus the Gluttonous Imp

A man discovered underneath his bed, a tiny helpless imp, with skin that sagged over its malnourished form. The imp greeted him, with a mumble of “Hello, I’m Gus. Please feed me.” And so the man fed him, and Gus was grateful. Over the coming days, Gus grew, filling out to be a very healthy imp. Or so the legends go… But when Gus appears, and the townsfolk feed it, it soon becomes clear that its appetite can not be sated. Gus’ form swells and bloats, and with everything it eats, begins to ooze. The marble statue in the square becomes a sheen of natural armor, while the lumber set for cutting emerges in horrible splinters. “I’m Gus. And I’m hungry”

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Let me tell you something about me. I love vengeance like normal people love sunsets and long walks on the beach. I eat vengeance with a spoon like it's honey. In fact, I may not even be a real person, but just a vow of vengeance made flesh. - LAINI TAYLOR, Night of Cake & Puppets

General Combo and his warriors

Walking the barrens through a series of megaliths your party bumps into the ghost of a paladin, general combo, who explains that the tomb which his order was buried is under attack each night by corpses rising from their graves, every night the tortured souls of his brothers and the bodies of warriors buried there rise and do battle. He begs for you to put an end to this needless violence by destroying the corrupted paladin statues that stand in the main hall of the necropolis.

Persephone and her Nameless Brother

The party comes across a young girl, pure of heart and truly innocent, whose every action brings beauty and joy into the world around her. The party adopts her, both out of affection and in order to protect her from the cruelties of the world. However, according to prophecy and divine insight, the girl- whose name is Persephone- has a brother- who has no name that can be uttered in the tongues of the civilised races. He is her opposite in every way: as she is life, he is death. As she brings joy, he brings misery. The only thing Persephone truly wants in the world is to be united with her brother, who is separated from her by a great distance. And that reunion, according to prophecy, is the event that will trigger the end of life as we know it. There is nothing at all that the party can do to stop her from reuniting with her brother and fulfilling their terrible destiny. Well, there is one thing...

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Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. - Carl Sandburg

The Good And Proper Order Of The Friends Of Pavel Maliki:

While shopping for supplies, the party notices a strange interaction: a man, clearly a servant of some rich lord, conveys a coded message to the shopkeep by arranging some coins on the counter. Further investigation reveals this to be part of a grand conspiracy among the richest in society, who refer to themselves as "The Good And Proper Order Of The Friends Of Pavel Maliki" and appear to be working toward some mysterious purpose known only to themselves. No matter where the party goes, they find agents of the Friends. No matter how hard they search, they cannot determine the greater purpose of the conspiracy- but clearly, it must be nefarious! Surely this is the sort of thing a group of adventurers should foil! Should the party move against the members of the conspiracy, they will eventually discover the truth: The conspiracy is merely a game, played by the idle rich, in order to entertain themselves. But how far will the party go before they discover the truth? And how many dangerous enemies will they needlessly make in the process?

The Sept of Pavel Maliki

There’s something special about this eighth of a coin. Any means of identification tell you that it is completely worthless, but when it’s united with another piece, they magically fuse, leaving you to settle who keeps the remaining artifact. As you quest to find the remaining pieces, mind your choices for everything you do has its consequences. With seven pieces, you conjure up the eternal spirit of Pavel Maliki, holding the final bit. And with this completion begins Pavel’s journey, to bring aid to all who had lost their slice of the coin. So beware what you do on your journey, for whatever wrongs you commit will be revisited tenfold upon you, from Pavel, the saviour of the wronged.

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