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Zine Version-General artifacts

Zine-Margot

Dufirosm Revision

Rasak

Heirs and spares

Running Sheet A-JA

Diners of Amber

Timeline of Jeweled Amber

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Contents

Jeweled Amber and the War of Balance
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This is a campaign with four Arcs.

  • Call to the Kin: Closed. The first campaign was from 1997 to 2003
  • Azcala Rising: Closed. The second campaign was 2013
  • The Red Sword Calls: Active: The third and current campaign began in December 2018
  • Red Sword Triumphant: In Development.

By Michael J. Watson, in Southern California.

There is a lot of the information found in this Wiki concerning the Jeweled Amber game that is information available before the game. If however you come to play in the JR&WoB game consider this information the word on the street , the skinny , the whispers in the dark , the word around the campfire , the rumor I heard Dame Margot tell Dart of Hale in the kitchen , and bold faced lies. Just saying.

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Colored Fonts in the work below[edit]

  • Green lettering note major section of this work.
  • Dark blue lettering are usually links to other pages
  • Red Lettered sections are usually meant to point out important elements for players in the Jeweled Amber universe

Quick References[edit]

  • Diners of Amber The basic guide to all places strange and wonderful. But don't be mistaken to think they are all safe. This is the main article that kept Jeweled Amber alive so long. Read, explore, & enjoy.
  • Heirs and spares: A lexicon of Who is Who in the House Bariman.
  • Timeline of Jeweled Amber : Whats happened, when it happened, when people entered history.
  • Precedence of Powers : A general over view of whats more powerful then what and a bit about them.
  • Jeweled Amber Skill Points : A system for ADRPG for developing character's interests.
  • CHAD : Clean Halls and Dens-A Mercenary Guild
  • The Jeweled Road : The game's namesake and the road from east to west. The Jeweled Road is a single road that starts at the foot of Mount Kolvir and the gates to castle Amber and stretches along paths once taken by the Black Road all the way to the Abyss of Chaos. Along the way roads, trails, paths, highways and great roads were annexed by the magic of the Jeweled Road.
  • Jeweled Amber Trump Decks. : The telephone books of Jeweled Amber.
  • Treasure Chest

Jeweled Amber House Rules[edit]

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Convention Quick Links[edit]

This is for players in convention games. Since the majority of history isn't needed for limited play games take a look at these in general.

Find a parent here for your convention characters.

For Convention Characters skills are very important. They give the player and the GM a general idea of the things a character might have spent years of their lives doing in shadow.

Campaign Particulars of Note[edit]

Diners of Amber[edit]

The seminal work of the Jeweled Amber multiverse. What began as the snarky Article of Submission for Prince Bleys became a "Tour Guide's Book" of the universe for travelers allowed to find their way among the multiverse by the creation of the Jeweled Road.

At Random's request and Dworkin's demand Prince Bleys continually revises the article and makes explorations and commentary on cards of newly arrived card as the deck continues to Expand. This annoys Prince Bleys but he has come to accept his role as the unwilling Docent of Amber.

The King Random's Deck has become an ubiquitous part of many people's lives as they frequently check to see if the deck has grown. This also annoys Prince Bleys and delights his siblings.

Articles of Submission[edit]

Jeweled Amber-Articles of Submission : Random required them of his kith and kin. They are in the tome called King Random's Reign available at all the stylish book stores and most the disreputable taverns.

Who's Who? PCs[edit]

Players are welcome to comment on Who's Who citations. If the NPC is not listed feel free to create a listing.

Stories of the Realm[edit]

  • also available in King Random' Reign

These stories wer originally made for the Jeweled Amber game and may be part of the upcoming Jeweled Road and the War of Balance game

Heirs and spares[edit]

This document is comprised of the most accurate accounting of the family line of Dworkin Bariman, a rebel Lord of Chaos.

This is a compilation list created from multiple sources.

  • *The Amber College of Heralds: The most detailed original listing of the royalty and nobility of Amber and the keeper of their bloodlines and their heraldry. While they had the publicly known list of the children of Oberon the vast majority of their work concerned noble houses, royal letters patent, and royal and noble charters.
  • *The Heirs and Spares document: Received from the Courts of Chaos, created and maintained by Duchess Maylon Hendrake. This work was delivered to King Random by Maylon Hendrke when she served her first term as Ambassador to Amber from Chaos. It was something of a threat and revealed the depths of knowledge concerning the members of the royal family as well as revealing the lines of Amberites created by Lord Darnuthas rasaka afuras that were in the Benedict/Hendrake breeding program. This collection included the names of the First Brood as well but nothing else on them.
  • *The Researches of King Finndo: This collection of cards and descriptions came from research done by King Finndo, initially during his reign but continuing long after, only made public after the delivery of Maylon Hendrakes Heirs and Spares document. These detailed the First Brood of Oberon up to and including Princes Osric, Finndo,Benedict, Elfwine, Borlak, and Finndo, and princesses Cymnea, Orsolla, and Evelyn.
  • Dworkin's admissions: Dworkin has admitted to fathering two other lines of Amberites. The Verna Line and the Vincent Line.
  • The Admissions of Fisk: Fisk is a son of Osric who has had little connection to amber despite living in the City of Amber itself all along. His criminal empire is a source of concern for some but he has an understanding with King Random. He submitted a closely held article of submission as well as a listing of his progeny. These include his daughter Jade, grandson Quin, and grandson Abelvi.

Timeline of Jeweled Amber[edit]

A general list of things that have happened over the course of history

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Campaigns
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"Call to the Kin"-First Arc-1997 to 2003 -Closed[edit]

Call to the Kin of Bariman

"Azcala Unleashed"-Second Arc- 2013-Closed[edit]

"Red Sword Calls"-Third Arc 2018 to present-Ongoing[edit]

"Red Sword Triumphant"-Fourth Arc- In development[edit]

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Places[edit]

Diners of Amber

A must read resource to Jeweled Amber Places in the King Random's Trump Deck.

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Great Houses of Amber

Empire of Amber
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Kingdom of Vulsara

Originally Vulsar Base or Vulsara which was the headquarters of the Amber Star Fleet

Acadia

An autonomous Kingdom under the auspices of the Empire of Amber

Tyalece

An autonomous Grand Duchy under the auspices of the Empire of Amber.

Rabsan

A series of warlike shadows with a rotating collection of kings, queens, dukes and warlords who constantly fight among each other but all are fiercely loyal to Amber.

Demesne of Tragal The Protectorate of Adasona
Far Isle

An unincorporated region of the Kingdom of Amber

Golden Circle Kingdoms
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Rebma:

A Crown Jewel of the Golden Circle-The Second Kingdom

Thelusia:

A Crown Jewel of the Golden Circle-The Third Kingdom

Dreana:

A Crown Jewel of the Golden Circle-The Fourth Kingdom

Diega:

Crown Jewel of the Golden Circle-The Fifth Kingdom. Master of Waters.

Acadia

The Western Isle.

The Protectorate of Adasona
Begma:

Breadbasket to Amber

Kashfa:

Barbarian Splendor

Calrabon:

Big and Meaty grill-masters to Amber

Tazilwere

a minor realm known for its wine and olive exports.

Alagulpa Riesa

A victim of the Jeweled Road, a realm not connected to the interstate highway.

Sagalina's Downside

  • Fully Realized Primal Realms.

Amber, Mandalay, Avalon, Courts of Chaos, Calmir, Paragon[edit]

Amber: Pattern of Amber Mandalay: Mark of Mandalay
Avalon: Pattern of Avalon Courts of Chaos: Logrus of Chaos
Calmir: Kangular of Calmir Paragon: Sigil of Paragon

Squiggle[edit]

Regor, Azcala, Trasidy, Alamond, Pócaí, Atlantis[edit]

Adagalasck, Talwas, Bursain,Subterra[edit]

High Order Constructs-Primal Realms of a Lesser Nature.

Regor

Realm of Czar Nicholas and Czarina Clarissa. Roughly Russian in character.

Azcala

The Realm of Tonacat. Roughly Aztec in character

Trasidy

Secret Rulers of Trasidy. Roughly Persian in Character

Alamond

An Amusement Park. No, Really. Its an Amusement park. Nothing sinister about it at all. Really, nothing. Don't believe me? Go see for yourself.

Pócaí

A tiny Pocket Realm. Vaugally Tibetan and Swiss

Atlantis

A great realm sealed off from visitors.

Adagalasck

The realm of King Julian & Queen Nina, with Duke Caine and Duchess Emile. Duke Relmapator of Verna,& Dean Fortunadus Enrite.

Talwas
Bursain

A squiggle of note. A burr in the waves of shadow. An unfinished project with sword on the loose.

Subterra

A realm sealed from most visitors recently cracked a slight bit open.

The Jeweled Road[edit]

The Jeweled Road is the cross-shadow road connecting Amber to Chaos. It has side roads connections to many different places.

Waymets Rest-stops on the Jeweled Road[edit]

Places in Shadow[edit]

Tosa/York[edit]

A major pattern in a fallen shade realm. The Origin realms of the Forces of the Korag Empire and CHAD

Kaladua[edit]

Carardala[edit]

The Realm of Prince Hamilton [[4]]

Randal in the Vulsara Galaxy[edit]

  • A somewhat seedy world popular with race enthusiasts and high adventure camping & hiking sportsman.

Ang Ri[edit]

  • A Realm close to Chaos.

Ositrios[edit]

Trinea[edit]

A high tech shadow.

Promes[edit]

Prometheus Project:Main Page

This is a page on RPGWIKI that has been inactive since 2013 and in other places 2008. It links to sources on Geocities. I may use the world in my game since the game its from is clearly inactive. If I do it will be a shadow of their game and Ill modify things in game play. Its a nice setting and its a pity it didn't go further. Of course for all I know its a world wide gaming sensation setting i just haven't seen. We'll see as time goes by. If the creators ever run across its use in Jeweled Amber, lets chat.

Chaos
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The far western realm of mostly boundless Chaos

Courts of Chaos[edit]

The Ruling hub and the populations of much of Chaos

The Great Abyss
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The Abyss is the vast diving line between Chaos and the Shadowlands and their Primal Realms.

Kingdom of Amber and the Planet of Amber[edit]

Seasons and the Calendar of Amber[edit]

In Short:

  • Seasons: The planet that the kingdom of Amber is on has the one major body of land. There are several small Island chains.

It has has 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. The winter tends to be mild except in the arctic regions which has a permanent ice cap. The Antarctic region has an occasionally occurring ice block that lasts a decade then melts.

  • Day Night Time: Amber has a 25 hour day. There are two 30 minute breaks between two 12 hour sets. A Nightbreak after the 12 pm and before 1 am. A Daybreak after 12 am and before 1 pm.
  • Calendar:
    • The standard calendar of the Kingdom of Amber has 12 months of 30 days.
    • Each Month has 5 weeks of 6 days.

There are 4 Festival Holidays throughout the year.

  • New Years: A 5 day one at New Year.
  • King's Day: 1 day holiday after the third month. "
  • :Sunbright':a 3 day Summer holiday after the 6th month.
  • Queen's Day:a 1 day holiday after the 9th month.

The CCC holds its main 3 day event, the 'Sunbright CCC Festival, over the yearly Sunbright holiday.

City of Amber[edit]

Regions of Amber[edit]

Groups in Amber[edit]

Official groups in Amber[edit]

Unofficial Groups in Amber[edit]

From mercantile organizations, fraternal groups, secret societies and the Under-culture.

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Court & Castle of Amber :Grounds and Royal Staff Royal Staff[edit]

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Throne Room of Amber[edit]

Hall of Mirrors[edit]

Great Library of Amber[edit]

Dungeon & Prison of Amber[edit]

Active Royal Apartments[edit]

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Royal Groups
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Grand Court of Amber[edit]

Extensive list of the people known in Amber[edit]

People of Note[edit]

"No_Knock_List"[edit]

  • Those who can walk into King Random's bedchamber any hour of the day or night.

Privy Council of Amber[edit]

Drum Room Council[edit]

The Ladies[edit]

Castle Staff and Significant Groups
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Elites[edit]

Kolvir Musketeers[edit]

Guards, Maids, Kitchen Staff[edit]

Important Servents
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Dame Margot[edit]
Dart of Hale[edit]
Birdie of the Tower[edit]

Noble Houses of Amber
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House Charenton[edit]

House Charlton[edit]

House Feldane[edit]

House Urien at Red Dawn[edit]

House Kesht[edit]

House Norwolf[edit]

House Breakwithe-Smythe[edit]

House Hale[edit]

House G'athara[edit]

House Mal at Reiss[edit]

House Tranton[edit]

House Roseque[edit]

House Anarala [edit]

House Du Motier[edit]

House Cavandish[edit]

House Mikhale & House Venway[edit]

House Tulanti[edit]

Notable Houses and large Corporations in the Amber Sway
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Military Matters of Amber
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Military of Amber[edit]

Military of Amber: Standing and reserve military of Amber[edit]

Military Academies[edit]

Elites: Amber's Elite Guard-Castle Guards, Royal Protective Service, Diplomatic Messengers[edit]

Kolvir Musketeers[edit]

The Accolade-Knighthood in Amber[edit]

Amber Star Fleet[edit]

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People and Beings[edit]

Names and Notables in Jeweled Amber[edit]

A running game log of people and places. Players should feel free to add names and places that get mentioned in play.

People of Shadow[edit]

These are people that can be found in shadow that are not necessarily affiliated with any of the great realms or their circle. This is a running list of names of people, scenarios, regions, and other oodles of people I might mention in game play. Players are encouraged to edit this page for content.

Races in Jeweled Amber[edit]

A Collection of races known in the Shadows of Amber.

Heirs and spares[edit]

An accounting of the House Bariman and its genealogy.

The Adask[edit]

Primal Creature[edit]

Creatures of prime powers claiming great power generated by the power of wide variety of creatures of their type.

Character Interaction[edit]

Queens of Amber[edit]

Knightly Orders in Jeweled Amber[edit]

CHAD-Clean Halls And Dens guild[edit]

Tosians[edit]

Wanderers and Far Travelers Table[edit]

Hazarda and Timothy Elhue: two hoopy froods. Slow Running-An H&TE story. Things Happen Fast -An H&TE story.
Things Happen for a Reason -An H&TE story. Conf of Shadows -The voice in shades Nur al Din El musifar -The Misplaced High Lord of Chaos
TolknorPrimal King of York & Lord Protector of Plymouth Lik-e Elven Hero [[Vangarious Vanshingor A wanderer
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The Bookmobile[edit]

Bookmobile

Fort Garland Adventurers' Society[edit]

The Mana Merchant[edit]

Mana Merchant

Arcologies[edit]

Arcology A conversation about Urban Planning

Treasure Chest[edit]

Treasure Chest

Warrior Core and Lord Gladiator Association[edit]

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Named Dufiro[edit]

People of Chaos[edit]

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Player Characters and Character Information[edit]

  • PCs by Player

Jill[edit]

  • Donovan Son of Julian & Cyrene . Inactive
  • Carissa Daughter of Gerard . Inactive

Daniel[edit]

Amber[edit]

Anja[edit]

  • Silvana Daughter of Martin and Yavanna. Active

Randal[edit]

Adam[edit]

  • Skadi Daughter of Dashel. Inactive

William[edit]

Manny[edit]

Michael Y[edit]

  • Laravella Daughter of Brand . Really Inactive

Gulliver[edit]

Caspian[edit]


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Powers and Game Mechanics[edit]

Skill System In Amber DRPG[edit]

Jeweled Amber Skill Points: This system allows Players & Game Master to gain insight into Pc's interest.

Special KnowledgeRP improvements for starting characters.[edit]

Special Knowledge is an opportunity to add RP elements to a character's background or experiences, either at character creation or during game play.

Zero Point Character-Jeweled Amber[edit]

Powers & PointsPowers and Character costs[edit]

These are the Powers and point costs associated with the Patterns of Amber & Avalon, the Logrus, and other High Order Constructs.

Flavors of the Pattern. Esoteric differences in Pattern Imprints.[edit]

Primal Constructs[edit]

Non-Realm Based High Order Constructs[edit]

Mal at Riess[edit]

A High Order Construct

Arden Stone[edit]

A High Order construct

Antiques and Artifacts[edit]

Pattern Artifacts[edit]

Artifacts known or assumed to have been created using High Order powers.

General and Known Pointed Artifact Descriptions[edit]

A collection of known items.

Jeweled Amber Trump Decks.[edit]

The Blades Of Red Gale[edit]

Vulcan created, Brand improved.

Potent Potables and Various Enhancements[edit]

Alcohols of Amber[edit]

Animals of Amber General animals like the Stable Horse to PC's pets and animals[edit]

Specific Creatures[edit]
Ushfa[edit]

Shapechanging Race

Krasig[edit]

Split Race and Ghosts

Dufiro[edit]

The Dufirosm

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High Order Magical Systems[edit]

Sorcery in Jeweled Amber[edit]

Conjuration in Jeweled Amber[edit]

Trump in Jeweled Amber[edit]

Ritualism in Jeweled Amber[edit]

Cantripy in Jeweled Amber[edit]

Low Order Shadow Magic[edit]

Low Order magic systems

Warlock Magery[edit]

A low Order Magical System based on the game Warlock

Artisian Systems[edit]

A collection of spells taught to perform artistic endevours

Illusionism[edit]

A Low Order Magical System based on the game Warlock

Warlock Clericals[edit]

Clerical systems based on the game Warlock.

Jeweled Amber Wizardry[edit]

A low Order Magical System based on AD&D [[5]]

Listry[edit]

A Low Order Magical System based on Role Master & Spell Law

Continualism[edit]

Low Order magic for the creation of temporary magical items.

Hexery[edit]

A low order system of natural magic use expressed in "knacks" and hexes/

Cantrip[edit]

Low Order simple magics. Easy to learn.

Warlock Thievish Skills[edit]

History, Contemplation, and Conversations of Note[edit]

Structural Items[edit]

Arcologies[edit]

Historical Topics[edit]

Interregnum and the Repair[edit]

Benedict/Hendrake breeding program[edit]

  • The program of House Hendrake creating a line of Chaosians able to use the pattern of Amber.

Patternfall[edit]

  • A commentary on a term in common usage.

Commentary of Cosmology[edit]

Question of Infinity[edit]

Conversations[edit]

Red Sword Calls-FB Posts[edit]

Contemplations on the Nature of Benedict[edit]

Jeweled Amber-Articles of Submission[edit]

Brand and Dalt and the Deep Blue Sea[edit]

  • A conversation on the ramparts.

A Conversation on the Fey in Amber[edit]

Vek & Kibar discuss the Fea.

The Universe is Tricky[edit]

A conversation on Squiggles with Random and Dworkin[edit]

Conference in the Tower The King is told about Vance and Agrom[edit]

Random, Benedict, Bleys, Brand, Arloxedra discuss Agrom, Vance, and King Random's Progress

Various Stories[edit]

Vance and Nearly headless Borlak[edit]

Tales of the East Tower[edit]

Random and Benedict[edit]

The Pad of Little Puppy Dog Feet-Tale of Fleece[edit]

Fleece and friends

Giovanni of Amber-The Jack of Amber[edit]

Thin Whip-Jurt's Tale[edit]

Galvar's Run[edit]

Alvah's Journals[edit]

Relmapator Running Journal[edit]

Tombs-Bleys & Caine[edit]

Delwin[edit]

Many Lives[edit]

Vek's Journal on Randal[edit]

Mark of Creation-Manadaly[edit]

In the Shadow of Red Wine[edit]

Hibbit-the Boggie[edit]

Warwick of Avalon

Birdie of the Tower[edit]

Things Happen for a Reason[edit]

  • An H&TE story from the POV of Raphael; an Adventurer new The Game.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mr. Hepplewhite?[edit]

  • A Story about Zachary Hepplewhite's most fabulous Auto Car!

Quotes[edit]

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Concepts and Priorities[edit]

Jeweled amber sway[edit]

Realms effected by proximity to Amber though not necessarily part of the Golden Circle Signatory Treaty

Shade Realms[edit]

Near shadow reflections of High Order Inscriptions such as Amber.

Aging in Amber[edit]

Effects of High Order Constructs on the Aging process of mortals.

If I'd died without hope of grace clause[edit]

The dangers of taking mortals to Amber.

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Other Games[edit]

Bodie A Boothill Game in development[edit]

The Black Road Less Traveled[edit]

Chaos Rising[edit]


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Convention Games[edit]

Past Cons[edit]

Past Jeweled Amber Arcs[edit]

Since the First Arc was originally face to face and ended online, there is little remaining of those games and those characters.

Second Arc-Azcala Unleashed[edit]

Player Page While these PCs were part of the Second game it is uncertain if they remain in the active game as NPCs as yet. Some may be included if needed or some may be members of a Shade of Amber.

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Maps[edit]

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Other Topics[edit]

Nadsat[edit]

The Little Game[edit]

A game unrelated to Amber. An exercise in minimalism.

Available Characters[edit]

The Black Road-A Fanzine[edit]

These are articles i submitted to the fanzine. They are separate works and may not represent how these are run in my game.

Skills[edit]

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Various Veks[edit]

The various shadows of Vek

Vek Hendrake in Jeweled Amber[edit]


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Non Sequiturs[edit]

Many Colours, All of them Amber[edit]

A personal Amber page with interesting stuff [[8]]

One Nebraska of Hamsters[edit]

Unit Designations[edit]

bfc[edit]

Tangency Cookbook[edit]

Because its funny what you run across.

Baubling-Gambling for fun and tiny profits. On the Caid Wiki- [[9]]

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Zine-The Black Road[edit]

Mixed Content Storage

Raksir[edit]

If the Fishing is Good, the Living is Good-Raksir-Blake Fisher and the World of Raksir[[10]]

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