A Land Far Away

Under the cherry blossoms, so long ago You spoke to me of honor and duty And a family's bonds, By turns golden and base, Velvet and iron. Under the cherry blossoms, so long ago You spoke to me of giving one's life For duty, honor, country-- The Code of the Warrior, the duty of those who always choos...

The bee is very small
But ferocious when provoked
And yet it still dies.

I have seen with my own eye The terrors of the dark And so I wonder why Any soul would willingly disembark From this plane And not choose to return. Where you chose to tread is a dark unknown And I am grateful that fog obscures my recollection. Yet how can you choose to stay When offered a chance to...

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In the Gem of the North, The mists of the past part For one who knows the mind's worth, As she shelters under the City's mantle. One step ahead, one step behind One step above, one step below-- Of what, only the most knowledgeable know-- And she hopes there is nothing for them to find. A few new fri...

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The river of time flows on
Leaves caught in its currents
Tossed here and there with scant regard for anything but the present.

Much more recent Ansha art: https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/014ef105-ff4e-4a6a-b3e9-4116080a74e3/dcu2gcq-118c2ce3-1887-4b53-b723-9e68841e046b.png/v1/fill/w_1280,h_1676,q_80,strp/adventurer__hedonist__courtesan__charmer_by_ladyansha_dcu2gcq-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1Q...

Sharp-tongued and sharp-eyed
A trusty bow at my side
A friend at my back

Poetry, stories, and art related to the Kozakuran samurai Kiyoko Tamahi. https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/014ef105-ff4e-4a6a-b3e9-4116080a74e3/ddi60de-a8435872-4408-44a9-a1a6-2679b8d841a9.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjph...

JMecha and I are both active on the Pathfinder Online subforum of the Paizo boards. It's actually going to be a hybrid sandbox/'theme park' MMO, NOT just a sandbox. However, they have already said that the game's graphics will be heavily influenced by the artwork in Pathfinder products--think Wayne ...

Aitana has my back

((Shouldn't the title read "(10/13/11)"--or even, if one were European, "(13/10/11)"?))

Well, there goes the last shred of my interest in the new Neverwinter game.

Mahja Blodal.


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