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"The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly Weather, is an impassive-faced tyrant with a sharp poniard held behind his back for a treacherous stab."
—Joseph Conrad, The Mirror of the Sea

Early Jamuraan hunters devised a weapon that would return to its source. Tolarian Aethermancers developed a spell that skipped the weapon entirely.

The delicate sprites carry messages for Saprazzans, but they refuse to land in Mercadia City's filthy markets.

"From the sea came all life, and to the sea it will return. The sooner the better."
—Emperor Aboshan

According to merfolk legend, a denizen of the deep swallows the horizon at the end of each day, bringing on the cold blanket of night.

Some wizards compete not to summon the most interesting creatures, but to create the most interesting aftereffects when a summons goes awry.

"Once I supply the breeze, you'll see your warriors for the smoke they truly are."
—Alexi, zephyr mage

Of royal blood among the spirits of the air, the Mahamoti djinn rides on the wings of the winds. As dangerous in the gambling hall as he is in battle, he is a master of trickery and misdirection.

"Why fight the body when you can dominate the mind that rules it?"
—Jace Beleren

Fragments of thought refract and multiply, surging in a geyser of dizzying insight.

Masters of the arcane savor a delicious irony. Their study of deep and complex arcana leads to such a simple end: the ability to say merely yes or no.

"The construction of a defense is not accomplished by adding bricks."
—Jace Beleren

Foul-tempered, poorly trained, and mule-stubborn, the drake is the perfect test of the master's will.

Other birds collect twigs for their nests. Magpies collect jewels for theirs.

Mages routinely summon creatures from the Aether. It's only fair that they occasionally throw one back.

To gaze under its hood is to invite death.

His soul snared by an angel's curse, Crovax twisted heroism into its purest shadow.

They envy the life-giving heat so much that they tear it from those who still possess it.

"The dead make good soldiers. They can't disobey orders, never surrender, and don't stop fighting when a random body part falls off."
—Nevinyrral, Necromancer's Handbook

Imps are just intelligent enough to have an understanding of cruelty.

"The elves are right: Death inevitably leads to life. But the truly powerful don't just experience this cycle. They control it."
—Crovax, ascendant evincar

"Those without beauty are Lorwyn's greatest tumor. The winnowers have an unpleasant duty, but a necessary one."
—Eidren, perfect of Lys Alana