The Furless Ones
On the lands of the vanished
Shahar, a new civilization
emerged unnoticed. They were
the furless ones who had
come from the sea. They
had built their homes of
large white stones in the
lands of the golden mist.
They could call forth spirits
of fire and of earth, beings
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as warriors by their side.
They did not speak to
the beasts as the Kerrath
would but could bend
them to their will. They were
at war with the furless ones
who spoke to the dead. Kejaan
heard the anguish of the
spirits of the dead and went
to speak with the furless
ones who spoke to them.
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He asked them to lay down
their magic for it had harmed
the ancient spirits. Many
days passed and Kejaan
returned sickly and pale.
They would not listen to his
words and the aching of the
spirits burned his very
heart. Kejaan returned to
the mist and his son Vah
stepped forth as the king.
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The Shifting
Vah gathered his strongest,
the nobles, the Shir. He sent
the weaker ones away from
the kingdom and back to the
wild. Vah called to the shir
and proclaimed this was
prophecy, but none
understood. Vah called to the
spirits in the unknown
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tongue. None could move, the
time of the shifting was at
hand. The spirits wailed
around the city of the Shir.
The furless ones that
disturbed the dead gathered
at the gates, pursued by the
furless ones who commanded
fire, earth, air, and water.
A great mist enveloped the
city of the Shir and Vah
cried to the spirits as loud
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When the shifting had ended,
they found themselves in the
darkened lands. The land and
the air had changed and the
voices of the spirits could
not speak their tongue. Vah
cried out to the Shir "Hear
me and know that I am your
kin, my blood is of yours and
you are my people." He pulled
forth the fang of Partha and
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spoke the truth of Ratha's
death. With the fang he
spilled his blood upon the
ground so that all could
smell that he was kin.
When it was learned that Vah
was a true Shir, they took
his name as their own and
honored him for finding their
land. The prophecy had
unfolded and they were united
as one on the farthest of
| lands under the leadership of
Vah. Filled with pride that
they were indeed the chosen
ones, the Shir called out the
name of Vah to the darkness
as a challenge to all who
would stand in the way of
their destiny.
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