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A poem for the longest nights

One day, there will come a time when you are alone. It will not be because no one wants to be around you. It will not be because you are a victim. No, it will be because you cut off everyone who loved or cared about you. Because you are incapable of forgetting. Because you are incapable of seeing the humanity in others. When this time comes, I wonder, Will you have the introspection to realize whose fault it is?

Oath, chapter two

 Hi all! I have been quiet for a bit! This was because I caught a bad cold for a week. Right after that I had to move to my fall dorm; I have been very busy! But now that I am settled down, I can start posting again! - Atticus the cloaked had become the cloaked emperor. He envisioned a stable realm that could be ruled in peace, at any cost. This would be the challenge that he had to overcome in the second age.  While he did want the empire to maintain stability, he also wanted it to be ruled competently. The cloaked emperor’s heirs had all married off to the thieves he had helped put in power. Because of this, they were more interested in getting riches and pretty things rather than ruling with any degree of competency. The emperor was old and would have to pass power to a successor, but to who? Adding pressure to this state was the fact that a prophet had risen in the land. Known as the prophet of the grain, they rose unrest among the farmers and threatened to conquer the empire to en

Oath, Chapter One

  Oath is a board game made by Leder games. It is a game about history and how power changes hands as time passes. The game changes overtime by decisions made by the winning player, who will be a ruler that the players must try to overthrow during the next game. I have been playing it with friends. I will be keeping a dramatized version of the events of each game. ———- In the beginning, there was the winter empire. It had existed from the beginning of time. The ruler of this empire swore an oath that she would always rule as chancellor as long as she held dominion in the land. However, a time of unrest arose. Many people sought to take the throne, and became exiled for their greed. Among these exiles were Ash of the Cloud, Cedric the fox, and Ad the cloaked. The period of civil war started with the empire undergoing a military crackdown. The forces of the empire grew in power and ruthlessness. The world was scoured and explored by all to find any advantage one might gain.  During this