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The erupting flames work as both barrier and weapon.

At a distance, we mistook the sound for a waterfall . . . .

"And through the drifts the snowy cliffs
Did send a dismal sheen:
Nor shapes of men nor beasts we ken—
The ice was all between."
—Samuel Coleridge, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Like so many obstacles in life, the Wall of Opposition is but an illusion, held fast by the focus and belief of the one who creates it.

"A stick is your friend. A pointed stick is your good friend. An army of pointed sticks is your best friend."
—Onean sergeant

The ground itself lends its strength to these walls of living stone, which possess the stability of ancient mountains. These mighty bulwarks thwart ground-based troops, providing welcome relief for weary warriors who defend the land.

Sharper than wind, lighter than air.

"Walls of a castle are made out of stone,/ Walls of a house out of bricks or of wood./ My walls are made out of magic alone,/ Stronger than any that ever have stood."
—Chrysoberyl Earthsdaughter, Incantations

A deafening roar arose as the fury of an enormous vertical river supplanted our serenity. Eddies turned into whirling geysers, leveling everything in their path.

They wondered at the size of it. It wondered which to eat first.

Everybody knows that to ward off trouble, you knock on wood. But usually it's better to make a wall out of the wood and let trouble do the knocking.

You'll never miss what you never had.

It allows those with dangerous weapons to pass. But not those with dangerous thoughts.

"How terrible to wander wishing only to escape oneself."
—Taysir

"When elephants fight it is the grass that suffers."
—Kikuyu proverb

I didn't think mammoths could ever hold a candle to a well-trained battle horse. Then one day I turned my back on a drunken soldier. His blow never landed; Mi'cha flung the brute over ten meters.

"Flame grows gentle with but a little distance."
—Orim, Samite healer

"The spirit of the devout is easily crushed by the loss of hope."
—Fallen angel

"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
—Calvin Coolidge

"If I fail, my head is yours."
—Warrior's oath common during the Three Kingdoms period

"Too much work—it takes a long time to break them in, and more than a few recruits."
—Grebog, goblin swine-rider

Unpredictable as the sea itself, Water Elementals shift without warning from tranquility to tempest. Capricious and fickle, they flow restlessly from one shape to another, expressing their moods with their physical forms.