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( Previous Chapter Nineteen ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Twenty-One ) 20th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the First Year of King Feyaz’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year Marry, aye yay, and marry, aye now Took me a wife and made me a vow Merry, I get, and Mary I found Now love me my life when you are around Marry, aye mend, and marry, aye can Better my being by my bei...

( Previous Chapter Eighteen ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Twenty ) 18th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the First Year of King Feyaz’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year 3 But before the beginning, there was light, and there was a cold wind called Nüm. 4 The cold wind blew and formed the three Saints; Delód, Wōde, and Ründ. But first among them was Delód. 5 The Saints gre...

( Previous Chapter Seventeen ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Nineteen ) 18th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the First Year of King Feyaz’s Reign, 126th Year of Reckoning A strange and twisted form reaches from the bottom of the sea. Pale, solid, white… A gaunt and wretched stone stands stretching out to thee. Not sail, nor stolid, nor right… It beckons, unwavering,...

( Previous Chapter Sixteen ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Eighteen ) 16th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the First Year of King Feyaz’s Reign, 126th Year of Reckoning The Vánüm language, or the Elder Tongue: Fā, sometimes stylized as Fay, definition: violence, to undo, unmake, or to destroy (uncommon) From ‘Captain's Log’ of the Painful Lady , written by Captain C...

( Previous Chapter Fifteen ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Seventeen ) 16th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year It happened that a fisherman found Saint Ründ in the form of a fish caught in his net. The fisherman cried out, “why are you in my net?” To which the Saint replied, “did you not pray for the...

( Previous Chapter Fourteen ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Sixteen ) 15th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year Kingdom, Oullman, Cleave and Keep. All were happy as could be. Till the Shot heard from the Strait. Now all are sinking with deadweights. Kingdom, Oullman, Cleave and Keep. All are sinking in...

( Previous Chapter Thirteen ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Fifteen ) 15th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year Who are those that have a purpose? They are the Misguided, for they do not watch their feet. Who are those that hold a truth? They are the Mistaken, for what they hold they make cheap. Who ar...

( Previous Chapter First Interlude ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Fourteen ) 15th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year Will you meet with me, Below the deep blue sea, Down where the tower vine grow? Yea, I will meet with you, Deep under the ocean blue, Down where the light cannot go. Find me carried t...

( Previous Chapter Twelve ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Thirteen ) Excerpt, ‘Elections of the Fellposts of Broadfell Keep’ Kolyada who ruled 15 years, from age 43 to 58 years, died of unknown disease, aged 58 years Venk-Tegg, brother of Kolyada, ruled 10 years, who died of dysentery, aged 51 years Margolefin Whale Bitten, wealthiest merchant, ruled 11 years, died in a whaling acc...

( Previous Chapter Eleven ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter First Interlude ) 13th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year 1In the beginning, Yath existed in ceaseless light. Yath spake, and a measure of light inhabited Saint Wōde. 2Yath spake again and another measure of light inhabited Saint Ründ. The thi...

( Previous Chapter Ten ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) (Next Chapter Twelve ) 13th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year …Whisper to me a killing word Soft as death, as light as the bones of a brittle bird. Glance at me with grave concern Brief as breath, as faint as the face of a lover spurned. Sing with me a silent...

( Previous Chapter Nine ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Eleven ) 12th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year The Vánüm language, or the Elder Tongue: Dín, sometimes stylized as Din, or Deen, definition: to dwell, live, reside in or on, to house within (rare) From ‘Captain's Log’ of the Painful Lady , wri...

( Previous Chapter Eight ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Ten ) 12th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year There once was a sailor who drown at sea, the baddest sailor ever was he. He went for a swig, down in the brig, and fell in the barrel of mead. Down, oh, drown oh, fell in the barrel of mead. There...

( Previous Chapter Seven ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Nine ) 12th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign ‘From where does the cold wind blow?’, asked the sea to the sky. But the sky did not reply. ‘Where does the sun's warmth go?’, asked the depths to the sea. But the sea did not reply. ‘To where do all whale songs flow?’...

( Previous Chapter Six ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Eight ) 12th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year …you can stir the sea with a spoon, but you cannot steer a ship without a crew... From ‘Wisdom of Saint Delód , The Church of the Deep, Written by Saint Delód in the Unreckoned Years After the intro...

( Previous Chapter Five ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Seven ) 12th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year Beware the flower at the center of the world, for many a ship does it entice. A keen craft sails around its petals unfurled, ne’er to draw near would be wise. From ‘Captains Log’ of the Reachmast ,...

The most important part of a Finger Weaver’s act is not the intricate puppets, it is the stage itself. A four foot wide box with an open front and back. The puppets are a focal point for the audience, but only if the stage creates a window to a different world. Debinaud understands this. It must be fashioned so the arms of the Weaver can reach through the black curtains that cover the open back, t...

( Previous Chapter Four ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Six ) 12th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year Follow the rainbow, we’ll leave you a sign’, so I look for treasure to find. All my loves have gone away, away, sailed away. All the suns have set away, away, set away. They left behind, treasures to...

( Previous Chapter Three ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Five ) 12th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year How high can the tower whale breach? As high as the strength of his tail will take him. How tall can the tower vine grow? As tall as the deepest part of the sea. How far can a good ship sail? As fa...

( Previous Chapter Two ) (Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Four ) 11th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year There was a man who sought to know all secrets laid bare… …and the man looked to the West in search of Truth, but saw only what lies there. And so he sailed on. There was a man who sought to know why...

( Previous Chapter ) (Book Homepage and Chapter List) ( Next Chapter ) 11th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year There is a sweet and ancient song that plays when life gives way. A gentle breeze brings a whispered word with precious little to say. The sound of collapse kills off the quiet long sat with. And the end co...

( Previous Chapter Prelude ) (Book Homepage &Chapter List) ( Next Chapter Two ) 10th Day in the 4th of Ründ’s Months, Dry Season, in the 29th Year of King Bornidin the Young’s Reign, 126th Reckoned Year I must let you go now, like a pebble to the sea. I release you, my love, and watch you drift into the deep “Canticle for a Lost Life”, From Order of Loss Funeral Rites , Written by Saint Wōde in th...

Visual by Sandolore Sykes This piece is part of The Lot, the first volume of SUM FLUX, a collaborative Substack. Featured in Edition II, this work is one of eight contributions to this edition. Read more about this zine and its theme here: https://sumflux.substack.com/p/volume-1-the-lot. The saccade of his eyes grasshoppered from parked car to parked car in search of a vacancy, and the wipers mirr...

(Book Homepage & Chapter List) ( Next Chapter ) Excerpt, ‘Lineage of the Dintish Kings’ Sintugg reigned 40 years, who died of unknown disease, aged 63 years Boltigaw The Unyielding , firstborn son of Sintugg, reigned 65 years, who died of infection, aged 86 years The Great Schism : when the Fāy-Núl Tör seceded from the Sanctum of Souls, occurred during the 5th year of Boltigaw’s reign Targalam Blo...