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⚫	===The Enchante Journals===
⚫	===A Chronicle of Music and Magic===
⚫	By Elesigis Arilafrei

		⚫	==The Enchante Journals==
⚫	~~'''~~Introduction~~'''~~
		⚫	==A Chronicle of Music and Magic==
		⚫	'''By Elesigis Arilafrei '''

		⚫	===Introduction===

	Bards are the storytellers and lorekeepers of the		Bards are the storytellers and lorekeepers of the
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	the Prydaen race, and the Rage of the Clans.		the Prydaen race, and the Rage of the Clans.

	~~'''~~Volume V~~'''~~		===Volume V===

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	While there is much we in Kermoria do not know or		While there is much we in Kermoria do not know or
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	matter, but for another because the hunt is equated		matter, but for another because the hunt is equated
	with life and living itself among their culture.		with life and living itself among their culture.

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	In this vein, a visitor to a Hub would find it		In this vein, a visitor to a Hub would find it
	lacking young adults, adults, and even the middle-		lacking young adults, adults, and even the middle-
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	like his kin. But serving as protection was the		like his kin. But serving as protection was the
	primary task, the most important role, of the Bard.		primary task, the most important role, of the Bard.


	In this, their magic was, if you will forgive the		In this, their magic was, if you will forgive the
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	brethren suggest it may have been devised by the		brethren suggest it may have been devised by the
	fabled Bard Soundwraith.		fabled Bard Soundwraith.


	(At this juncture, I must make a gentle correction of		(At this juncture, I must make a gentle correction of
	my late colleague Willem van Thorne of Asemath		my late colleague Willem van Thorne of Asemath
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	claimed so many of her people's lives, is a		claimed so many of her people's lives, is a
	remarkable feat.		remarkable feat.

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	In any event, some Prydaen attribute the creation of		In any event, some Prydaen attribute the creation of
	the Resolve to the adventurous Soundwraith, and I can		the Resolve to the adventurous Soundwraith, and I can
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	ably in driving would-be invaders away from the Hubs		ably in driving would-be invaders away from the Hubs
	in terror.		in terror.

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	Another significant role the Bards of the Prydaen		Another significant role the Bards of the Prydaen
	played amongst their people was that of one who aided		played amongst their people was that of one who aided
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	the music itself and the end result of the enchante		the music itself and the end result of the enchante
	matrix.		matrix.

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	The most glaring exception to the similarities		The most glaring exception to the similarities
	between our Lilt and their Respite is that "Eu's		between our Lilt and their Respite is that "Eu's
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	learn from each other.		learn from each other.


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	The history of the enchante "The Rage of the Clans"		The history of the enchante "The Rage of the Clans"
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	element of Fire, which the enchante uses as a		element of Fire, which the enchante uses as a
	significant part of its elemental matrix.		significant part of its elemental matrix.

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	It was powerful, though, a truly great weapon that		It was powerful, though, a truly great weapon that
	would heighten the strength of any force. And so		would heighten the strength of any force. And so
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	drastically increase the ferocity the enchante		drastically increase the ferocity the enchante
	generates.		generates.


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	And so, in battle after battle, the Rage would bring		And so, in battle after battle, the Rage would bring
	each side to a bloody and breathtaking end that left		each side to a bloody and breathtaking end that left
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	that's the name it was given by the observers of the		that's the name it was given by the observers of the
	war.		war.


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	The lessons Bards learned in those days should be		The lessons Bards learned in those days should be
	taken to heed now -- our magic is possessed of great		taken to heed now -- our magic is possessed of great
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	manner.		manner.


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	Our chronicles of Bardic magic are continued in the		Our chronicles of Bardic magic are continued in the
	next volume.		next volume.

	By my hand,		By my hand, <br>
	Elesigis Arilafrei		''Elesigis Arilafrei ''
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==The Enchante Journals==
===A Chronicle of Music and Magic===
By Elesigis Arilafrei

'''Introduction'''

Bards are the storytellers and lorekeepers of the
land, but too often we have forgotten the truths of
our own past. There are fascinating tales behind the
music and magic that so defines what and who we are
as Bards; tales largely unknown. For that reason, my
companions and I have taken it upon ourselves to
create these chronicles, what we have called the
"Enchante Journals."

In this endeavor, this vast undertaking, I have been
aided by the following noble Bards: Hildart Sverul,
craftsman of Hibarnhvidar and master of the Dwarven
epics; Nereeth Gethaelt, wandering singer and
performer and entertainer of children; Endirek
Chydaku, of the Order of Kalodi. In this volume of
our chronicles, we look at the Bardic tradition of
the Prydaen race, and the Rage of the Clans.

'''Volume V'''

****************

While there is much we in Kermoria do not know or
understand about Prydaen culture and everyday life,
we do know that Bards played a very significant role
in their society.

The Prydaen were largely a mobile and migratory
people. Central locations -- villages, to use a term
likely more familiar to our readers -- called Hubs
served as a gathering place for the various groups
among the very clannish Prydaen race. The Hub was
the home to which they returned after their hunts.
Thus most of the clans would, at all times, be out on
the hunt... seeking prey to serve as food, for one
matter, but for another because the hunt is equated
with life and living itself among their culture.

In this vein, a visitor to a Hub would find it
lacking young adults, adults, and even the middle-
aged. What they would find instead would largely be
the elderly and the children -- those either too old
or too young to join in the hunt. They would also
find the Prydaen Bards.

For the Prydaen, it was life to be in the hunt. And
yet still, it was an even greater honor to serve as a
Bard. The Bards were the protectors of the Hub --
the protectors of the old and of the children,
keeping safe the homes and family of the Prydaen
people while they were away. They kept the
traditions and beliefs of their people safe and alive
as well, and they served as teachers and instructors
to the youths of the Hub -- they would train them in
their ways, the ways of the Prydaen, so when it came
time for the child to pass through the rites of
adulthood, he could become a true Prydaen Hunter,
like his kin. But serving as protection was the
primary task, the most important role, of the Bard.

In this, their magic was, if you will forgive the
play on words, truly instrumental. It was this act
of guardianship which led to the creation of the
enchante called "Demriss' Resolve."

It is an ancient enchante that the Prydaen Bards have
been utilizing for many centuries. So we cannot name
its exact history or origins for certain, although
several legends I have heard from my Prydaen Bardic
brethren suggest it may have been devised by the
fabled Bard Soundwraith.

(At this juncture, I must make a gentle correction of
my late colleague Willem van Thorne of Asemath
Academy, author of the book "A Brief History of
Alchemy," for he mistakenly refers to Soundwraith as
an Elf. She was not.)

Now, Soundwraith was a Bard as well known in the
Prydaen homelands as she is here in Kermoria -- for,
as the tales go, she grew weary of her Hub-bound
life, developing something we know all too well,
wanderlust. And she wanted to see things never
before seen, explore the world around her. She
evidently made the journey all the way here to
Kermoria, where she became renowned in our lands.
This journey, of course, is the same that would later
be taken by her people en masse as they escaped their
Necromantic pursuers. Soundwraith was blinded during
this journey, forever altering her life and making
her unable to ever return to her homelands to become
an elderly protectorate of the Hubs -- nevertheless,
her grievous injury aside, that she alone was able to
make so challenging and perilous a journey, one that
claimed so many of her people's lives, is a
remarkable feat.

In any event, some Prydaen attribute the creation of
the Resolve to the adventurous Soundwraith, and I can
neither confirm nor deny that this attribution is
historically accurate or factual.

But even for our lack of knowledge regarding its
origins, we know its value and the role it played.
The Resolve is an enchante that utilizes musical
imagery, enhanced by elemental magic, to create a
truly fearsome vision for its listeners. The
enchante, when used by these guardian Bards, served
ably in driving would-be invaders away from the Hubs
in terror.

Another significant role the Bards of the Prydaen
played amongst their people was that of one who aided
their peoples' escape from the West. With the
enchante "Eu's Respite," they gave strength,
vitality, rest, and determination to the fleeing
Prydaen.

It is interesting to note that their enchante "Eu's
Respite" is, in almost all ways, identical to our
"Hodierna's Lilt" enchante -- in all ways magical, at
least, in that it creates very similar matrices,
accomplishing similar effects. The music, likewise,
is very much alike in sound, which has provided a
plethora of evidence suggesting a very strong link to
the music itself and the end result of the enchante
matrix.

The most glaring exception to the similarities
between our Lilt and their Respite is that "Eu's
Respite" is almost always sung! We have never
performed the Lilt in such a manner, so it is clear
our cultures -- and the Bards in each -- have much to
learn from each other.

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The history of the enchante "The Rage of the Clans"
is not much of a mystery, for the title alone gives
away much of its origins. Nevertheless, I feel
compelled to elaborate upon its stories, so as not to
leave an incomplete feel to our enchante chronicles.

The Rage was initially an enchante used to aid in
small hunting parties. It was created when some
Bards attempted to create an effect similar to the
bloodthirsty ferocity demonstrated by Barbarians in
their more berserk state -- in essence, to create the
rage and the power of the berserk, but without the
loss of control. Unsurprisingly, this effect was
most closely mimicked largely by relying upon the
element of Fire, which the enchante uses as a
significant part of its elemental matrix.

It was powerful, though, a truly great weapon that
would heighten the strength of any force. And so
when the Clans went to war -- a war from which
eventually emerged a victorious and conquering Akroeg
-- the Bards of each side were called upon to use
their magics to strengthen the clan armies and bring
victory and new land. With joy, they did exactly
that.

However, the Rage was not such a refined thing in
those days, and lacked some of the finesse we possess
with it now -- then, they were willing to sacrifice
most control of the enchante's powers in order to
drastically increase the ferocity the enchante
generates.

And so, in battle after battle, the Rage would bring
each side to a bloody and breathtaking end that left
few survivors. In each battle, a carnage-strewn
field was often all that remained.

"Rage of the Clans" was not the original name of this
enchante, but after witnessing the blood it spilled,
that's the name it was given by the observers of the
war.

The lessons Bards learned in those days should be
taken to heed now -- our magic is possessed of great
power, but we must not use it carelessly or with dark
intent, but we can create true devastation in that
manner.

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Our chronicles of Bardic magic are continued in the
next volume.

By my hand,
Elesigis Arilafrei
[[Category:Book]]