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			There are six volumes in the '''Emerald Chronicles'''. These books detail the rise of [[Graev]] and the [[Emerald Knights]] as forces protecting civilization from the dangers of the [[Dark Hand]] beyond [[Corik's Wall]].
	Note: there are six total volumes in this series.<br>

⚫	[[Book:~~BggEC1~~\|Emerald Chronicles I]]~~<br>~~
	[[Book:~~BggEC2~~\|Emerald Chronicles II]]~~<br>~~		*[[Book:BggEC1\|Emerald Chronicles I]]
	[[Book:~~BggEC3~~\|Emerald Chronicles ~~III~~]]~~<br>~~		*[[Book:BggEC2\|Emerald Chronicles II]]
	[[Book:~~BggEC4~~\|Emerald Chronicles IV]]~~<br>~~		*[[Book:BggEC3\|Emerald Chronicles III]]
	[[Book:~~BggEC5~~\|Emerald Chronicles V]]~~<br>~~		*[[Book:BggEC4\|Emerald Chronicles IV]]
	[[Book:~~BggEC6~~\|Emerald Chronicles VI]]~~<br>~~		*[[Book:BggEC5\|Emerald Chronicles V]]
		⚫	*[[Book:BggEC6\|Emerald Chronicles VI]]



	==Emerald Chronicles II: The Emerald Knights Ride South==		==Emerald Chronicles II: The Emerald Knights Ride South==
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	the post rider comes from the city only once a fortnight.		the post rider comes from the city only once a fortnight.
	I am grateful for the one sutler's wagon that followed us		I am grateful for the one sutler's wagon that followed us
	from the city, as the ~~Halflings~~ have been our sole supply		from the city, as the [[Halfling]]s have been our sole supply
	for necessaries other than arms, armor, and bread that come		for necessaries other than arms, armor, and bread that come
	monthly from the city. Of course, their supplies are more		monthly from the city. Of course, their supplies are more
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	because there is nothing else.		because there is nothing else.

	The defenses built by Corik are well made and display		The defenses built by [[Corik]] are well made and display
	the architecture of Shard. Even parapets are not simple		the architecture of [[Shard]]. Even parapets are not simple
	matters, but are ornamented as if they were monuments of		matters, but are ornamented as if they were monuments of
	their own. The massive two walls span the mouth of the		their own. The massive two walls span the mouth of the
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	facing the southern front of the Hand bore many breeches		facing the southern front of the Hand bore many breeches
	from the creeping vines of the Hand. It took us many		from the creeping vines of the Hand. It took us many
	andaen to clear the vines and make repairs while keeping		[[andaen]] to clear the vines and make repairs while keeping
	safe from the Hand's reach. This is the wall the locals		safe from the Hand's reach. This is the wall the locals
	call "Morganae's Arm" for the Elf-queen of the mountains.		call "[[Morganae]]'s Arm" for the Elf-queen of the mountains.

	Being an Elf, the scout Iceleaf has sympathies for the		Being an [[Elf]], the scout Iceleaf has sympathies for the
	Eloths and speaks well of this "Black" Corik. His advisors		Eloths and speaks well of this "Black" Corik. His advisors
	were to blame for the Ferdahl at first not taking his		were to blame for the [[Ferdahl]] at first not taking his
	armies to meet the threat he says. He defied them to build		armies to meet the threat he says. He defied them to build
	these walls and his name was blackened for doing so. In		these walls and his name was blackened for doing so. In
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	attacked, but that we should take the fight to our foe		attacked, but that we should take the fight to our foe
	where it will not expect our coming. Iceleaf is sure such		where it will not expect our coming. Iceleaf is sure such
	tactics will win no favor with Alec, as it is not the way		tactics will win no favor with [[Alec]], as it is not the way
	of Eloths to be aggressive in seeking a fight. Glory,		of Eloths to be aggressive in seeking a fight. Glory,
	Hren! Is it any wonder those arrogant dogs allowed the		Hren! Is it any wonder those arrogant dogs allowed the
	Dragon Priest armies to march across the Northlands,		[[Dragon Priest]] armies to march across the Northlands,
	burning and killing? They have neither discipline nor any		burning and killing? They have neither discipline nor any
	sense of order.		sense of order.
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	There is not a roisan of my day that is unassigned. We are		There is not a roisan of my day that is unassigned. We are
	not expected to attend chancel unless on break but I pray		not expected to attend chancel unless on break but I pray
	where I am and hope Chadatru is not angered that I should		where I am and hope [[Chadatru]] is not angered that I should
	not put my tasks aside when beseeching his name as tasks I		not put my tasks aside when beseeching his name as tasks I
	must attend on my breaks are surely more base.		must attend on my breaks are surely more base.
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	Hren Nebban,<br>		Hren Nebban,<br>
	The crates arrived in good order just this day at Dergati's		The crates arrived in good order just this day at [[Dergati's
	Bane and by this writing at Meraud's Cloak not a cake of		Bane]] and by this writing at [[Meraud's Cloak]] not a cake of
	soap remains unclaimed. For all of the wealth held at		soap remains unclaimed. For all of the wealth held at
	Shard, could not the Knights of the Ferdahl's champion be		[[Shard]], could not the Knights of the Ferdahl's champion be
	given even a soap cake to share between them? You have		given even a soap cake to share between them? You have
	done a great service for the realms. We've had much		done a great service for the realms. We've had much
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	just choice for Second. He was well-liked enough, but his		just choice for Second. He was well-liked enough, but his
	presence is a mark of the Eloth Ferdahl's hand on the		presence is a mark of the Eloth Ferdahl's hand on the
	Emerald Knights which flairs the old hatreds of our largely		[[Emerald Knights]] which flairs the old hatreds of our largely
	Northlander ranks.		Northlander ranks.

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	tale tell of magical armor and an enchanted greatsword too!<br>		tale tell of magical armor and an enchanted greatsword too!<br>
	Geoff Graev		Geoff Graev


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			Note: there are six total volumes in this series.<br>
			[[Book:BggEC1\|Emerald Chronicles I]]<br>
			[[Book:BggEC2\|Emerald Chronicles II]]<br>
			[[Book:BggEC3\|Emerald Chronicles III]]<br>
			[[Book:BggEC4\|Emerald Chronicles IV]]<br>
			[[Book:BggEC5\|Emerald Chronicles V]]<br>
			[[Book:BggEC6\|Emerald Chronicles VI]]<br>

	==Emerald Chronicles II: The Emerald Knights Ride South==		==Emerald Chronicles II: The Emerald Knights Ride South==

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Emerald Chronicles II: The Emerald Knights Ride South

32nd day of Akroeg the Ram
Year of the Golden Panther, 184

Hren Nebban,
Our letters will likely move slower now that I am here, as
the post rider comes from the city only once a fortnight.
I am grateful for the one sutler's wagon that followed us
from the city, as the Halflings have been our sole supply
for necessaries other than arms, armor, and bread that come
monthly from the city. Of course, their supplies are more
changeable than the moons, and you take what they have
because there is nothing else.
The defenses built by Corik are well made and display
the architecture of Shard. Even parapets are not simple
matters, but are ornamented as if they were monuments of
their own. The massive two walls span the mouth of the
canyon, each more than two wagon-girths wide with armed
battlements, interior armories and strongholds, and a large
bailey between them where we have built a barracks. The
backbreaking toil was well worth it, as I have had better
health and greater spirits from not sleeping in a mildewed

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tent! Our toil has also built camaraderie among the ranks,
and I am coming to learn much of this land in listening to
the tales of our well-traveled soldiers. The curtain wall
facing the southern front of the Hand bore many breeches
from the creeping vines of the Hand. It took us many
andaen to clear the vines and make repairs while keeping
safe from the Hand's reach. This is the wall the locals
call "Morganae's Arm" for the Elf-queen of the mountains.
Being an Elf, the scout Iceleaf has sympathies for the
Eloths and speaks well of this "Black" Corik. His advisors
were to blame for the Ferdahl at first not taking his
armies to meet the threat he says. He defied them to build
these walls and his name was blackened for doing so. In
naming his forward defense for the Elf-queen, he hoped she
would come at last to his city's defense but she proved
false and left the Eloth and his city to the flames.
The bitterest irony is that the breach of these
defenses didn't move a stone of these mighty walls!
Corik's army defended for two days and into the second
night when that he saw the flames of Shard in the sky. The
siege was only a diversion! The better part of the foe's
army magicked around the walls and took Shard before dawn.
The Ferdahl's subjects were already being sacrificed on the
altar of the Priestess' madness as runners from the

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stricken city arrived at the wall. This is a frightening
thought as we have still no walls against moon-magics, but
Ptera is determined that we should not sit and wait to be
attacked, but that we should take the fight to our foe
where it will not expect our coming. Iceleaf is sure such
tactics will win no favor with Alec, as it is not the way
of Eloths to be aggressive in seeking a fight. Glory,
Hren! Is it any wonder those arrogant dogs allowed the
Dragon Priest armies to march across the Northlands,
burning and killing? They have neither discipline nor any
sense of order.
We have brought order and efficiency to these defenses
for though we have a few others among us, our ranks are
largely Northlanders. It is again clear the people of this
land have little interest in their own defense and would
die like sheep upon the butcher's stone. We have quite
some work ahead of us.
Geoff Graev

17th day of Shorka the Cobra
Year of the Bronze Wyvern, 184

Reading:
Hren Nebban
Good tidings! I hope your cousin's wedding feast was a
joyous event! Your gift of grain barrels a practical
choice for a young caravan driver and his bride. I would
have been pleased to see it, as we always doubted whether
he would ever wed given the countenance he was born with.
In truth, I would have been pleased to be anywhere with
such good roast meats and ales as our kinsmen celebrate
with!
Ptera's command of operations here are tight as one of
your barrels, where each stave must fit together perfectly
and there is not a tijit of room for ceremony or ornament.
There is not a roisan of my day that is unassigned. We are
not expected to attend chancel unless on break but I pray
where I am and hope Chadatru is not angered that I should
not put my tasks aside when beseeching his name as tasks I
must attend on my breaks are surely more base.
You have not written to tell me if the old man will
allow your family to live in the shop's loft. I will not
accept having you cast upon the streets because he does not
pay you enough to afford boarding. My purse is not heavy,
but you know that it is yours for asking.
Geoff Graev

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23th day of Uthmor the Giant
Year of the Bronze Wyvern, 184

Hren Nebban,
I am glad the old man came to his senses. He is proof to
my mind of Father Galwydd's saying "It is only the good
that die young." The bolt of cloth I have sent is for
Alizia to craft her curtains of. I hope she is fond of
white muslin as it is the best I could purchase so far from
the city. She will make a home of your little loft, you
will see.
In exchange I ask a small favor of sending to me a few
crates of a good soap that bears no perfume. At present
the sutlery has only prettily scented soaps that have our
ranks smelling like a bordello on feast night! It has
become such a situation that many have chosen not to use
soap at all, with results that are far worse than the
flowery aromas of these silk-wrapped cakes. I have hidden
several gold coins within the fabric I sent that should
purchase at least a crate of some plain tar soap. If you
can arrange for your merchant friends to have a caravan
bring it to the Dark'wood outpost I can have a rider fetch
it from there.

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Sweat and stone have greatly bolstered the defenses
and we've begun to turn our eye upon better training and
increased watch. We have also begun forward missions by
Ptera's order and I have joined these ventures far beyond
our ramparts into the forest. In these missions come
moments of great excitement and great fear, but these
moments are few in the long stretches of busy routine that
make up our days.
Please write your old friend soon with news of your
daughter. Hearing her adventures in growing lightens my
heart and fills the quieter roisaen with mirth.
Geoff Graev

31st day of Uthmor the Giant
Year of the Bronze Wyvern, 184

Hren Nebban,
The crates arrived in good order just this day at Dergati's
Bane and by this writing at Meraud's Cloak not a cake of
soap remains unclaimed. For all of the wealth held at
Shard, could not the Knights of the Ferdahl's champion be
given even a soap cake to share between them? You have

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done a great service for the realms. We've had much
success in keeping the Hand from Morganae's Arm. Our
forward missions have been keeping the edge of the forest
back from the wall where it is not so immediate a threat.
If we keep our pace, it should be confined to the rear of
the canyon in a year's time.
Blessings of the Mighty Chadatru upon the birth of
another daughter! I do suspect Alizia has deviled you and
I. After you vowed to name your first son for me, she's
decided you shan't have any. Tell her I will change my
name to one that suits her better if she will give you a
son to fill your armor when you've withered with age!
Geoff Graev

26th Akroeg, 185

Hren Nebban,
I will keep my words brief as my gut is gripped with
sickness and I have been taken to bed for long spells. We
continue to push the demon forest further into the canyon.
Every few paces it is driven south of Morganae's Arm is
marked with a palisade of sharpened deadwood. Our tactic

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is working, though it comes at the cost of many lives.
Though my soul rests on the peace we are creating here, I
will admit to you that our losses have only benefited me in
promotions and pay though I relish neither at this cost. I
have lost many comrades and will not rest on achievements
gained from their blood, but dedicate myself all the more
to my service.
Give my regards to Alizia and the little ones. You
will have more from me when this sickness has lifted.
Geoff Graev

23rd day of Uthmor the Giant
Year of the Iron Toad, 186

Hren Nebban,
I have such wonderful news that for once you shall have
cause to write -me- words of congratulation. I have been
promoted to Captain of the Watch in charge of the Western
leg. This squire's son has made a rank and I have never
felt more pride. (Indeed, I am wary of my pride lest I am
taught the same lesson of my last prideful moments.)
My promotion was part of a greater change that came
with the arrival of a new Second appointed by the Ferdahl

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himself. To no one's surprise but my own, it was the
knight Odurn who rode with us in the challenge. Some of
the men say his count was second only to Ptera's and is a
just choice for Second. He was well-liked enough, but his
presence is a mark of the Eloth Ferdahl's hand on the
Emerald Knights which flairs the old hatreds of our largely
Northlander ranks.
Now you have a tale of some glory to tell the wee
ones, and I expect Chadatru would pardon you should your
tale tell of magical armor and an enchanted greatsword too!
Geoff Graev
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