The Vah Shir are a
competent, spiritual
people. Their life on
Luclin helped them to
become a very close-knit
society, but did not
prevent them from being
open-minded enough to
accept strangers into their
city when they began to
arrive from Norrath in
large numbers. The Vah
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to their personalities; on
one hand they are wise,
thoughtful beings with a
link to their ancestors and
a wonderful sense of their
place in the universe. On
the other hand they are
fierce, violent and cagey
in battle, much like the
large cats they so
resemble. This dichotomy
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does not disturb them in
the least, it is who they
are. This understanding
and acceptance of who they
are allows them to live in
an orderly society where
there is little crime and
people feel safe with their
neighbors. These books
explore the art,
architecture and symbols
used by the Vah Shir. They
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understanding of how these
objects affect the people
that created them, but it
also focuses on their use
as military and
governmental insignia and
on armor worn by members of
those groups.
This book looks closely at
the symbols used in
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military organizations
throughout the history of
Shar Vahl. It shows that
these symbols have changed
little over the years, and
extrudes the core symbolism
from the examples. It also
explores the differences
between these symbols in
great detail. The slow
evolution of these insignia
is significant, but so is
| the manner in which they
change.
Among the pages of
discussion about these
symbols is a pattern. This
pattern takes the military
insignia of Shar Vahl in a
slightly new direction
based on the insight gained
by examining past changes.
The new symbol is exciting
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because of that divergence,
but reassuring because of
the use of familiar
symbols. You know that you
will be able to reproduce
this pattern many times
before the book becomes
worn and you must replace
it.
To create pattern for
tailoring armor templates
| based on these patterns you
will need this book, a
large bottle of ink, a roll
of good quality vellum, a
quill and a compacted
backpack to hold the
patterns you will make.
You'll also need a book
binding to do the work.
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Shadows of Luclin