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"I've dreamt of a second harvest but fear I will not see it."
—Asmira, holy avenger

"Flourishing during the Ice Age, these wurms were the bane of all Kjeldorans. Their great size and ferocity made them the subject of countless nightmares—they embodied the worst of the Ice Age."
—Kjeldor: Ice Civilization

Moving without sound, swift figures pass through branches and undergrowth completely unhindered. One with the trees around them, the dryads of Shanodin Forest are seen only when they wish to be.

In the Jamuraan jungles, there is often no separating beauty from danger.

Summer sends its kiss with warmth and blooming life.

Moss-covered statues littered the area, a macabre monument to the basilisk's terrible power.

These are its last days. Better to grow broad and heavy. Better that the enemy is crushed beneath its carcass.

"Is it true that the apes wear furs of gold when they marry?"
—Rana, Suq'Ata market fool

"To pass through the jungle: silence, courtesy, ferocity, as the occasion demands."
—Kamau, "Proper Passage"

Some say magic was first practiced by women, who have always felt strong ties to the land.

"After waking to the magic of Llanowar, no dreams can compare."
—Mirri of the Weatherlight

The trees have ears, eyes, and teeth.

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

"Aselbo soon had the rhino eating from his palm and the snake waiting at his heels."
—Afari, Tales

"When one wolf calls, others follow. Who wants to fight creatures that eat scorpions?"
—Maimun al-Wyluli, diary

". . . The magician drew a ring off his finger . . . , saying: 'It is a talisman against all evil, so long as you obey me.'"
—The Arabian Nights,
Junior Classics trans.

Tawnos finally cracked the puzzle: the strange structures did not house Mishra's malevolent creations but were themselves among his creations.

The Brothers' War scarred the land, but Ashnod left her mark in the bloodlines of those she tortured.