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Stories from the Compendium: Yore and Yester - Flakskader - 02-02-2015
In the wake of recent events, I've seen it fit to release these stories as they become available. Call them memoires, the story of my life, an autobiographical thingummywat, what have you. The purpose of this collection of entries is to bring together information so that you, the reader, can try get to know me - the author - a little better and thus understand that this is more then just a glossary. When it is complete, these entries will be published with the full compendium.
Chapter 1: By Gale's Breeze, by Levin's LightÂ
Ho-hum. The history of this fair realm goes so far back that I fear I would need a whole other book to fill your mind with knowledge of ages long gone. There are stories beyond any you have heard, monsters without names, evils tucked away under our homes, heroes who's names go unsung...Â
The history of Eorzia covers so many areas beyond convention and belief that one has to draw the line somewhere. So, to give you - the reader of this book an account of days past, I shall write my own experiences down within these preliminary pages, so that the passion beyond them is ever more meaningful. For after all, even a compendium just come with context. Where do we begin?
Over five years ago,before my very eyes, I watched the world change forever.
Dalamud. The terror the moon caused when it shined red as a beet. When the stunning realization came to the people - that it was coming right for. Â Â us. How vulnerable we were when that judging blaze rained down upon us, death toll rising and rising. Twelve know how we made it out - but perhaps even the Elder Primal could not predict how tenacious truly is.Â
During that moment, I saw within the fires of eternity - a potential burning in flame.