The Land: Swarm (Chaos Seeds, #5)
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Read between May 25 - May 28, 2019
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Why anyone would ever argue with ghosts that told them to leave a house was beyond him.  If ghosts had started appearing in his condo back home and told him to get the hell out, well, he’d have gotten the fuck out.
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“Take a lap man.  Don’t fight with old ladies.  If you win, you’re a bully.  If you lose, you’re a bitch.  Just learn not to play.”
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There was no reasoning with someone else’s bigotry.  It was madness, pure and simple.
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“As someone who will most likely never see his birthplace again, take my advice, Terrod.  Don’t wait for the ‘right’ time.  There are always reasons to wait, but there is not always a tomorrow.  Carpe Diem, dude.  Seize the day.”
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The guard on the other side of the door then heard a litany of profanity that he would not have thought possible even moments before.  Though the thick door muffled much sound, he was fairly certain his lord was swearing in multiple languages as apparently common-speak alone was not sufficient for the task.  The man stood still and simply accepted the experience as a learning opportunity.  Several days later, he used his memories of that night to swear at another guard in orcish.
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After all, blood had always been the mortar for the foundations of an empire.’
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Never forget that doors can swing both ways.
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“Greetings, my lord,” Terrod said curtly. Richter let loose an expansive sigh, “Go ahead.  Speak freely.  Let the haranguing begin.”
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Any dead body is still a vessel of Life magic.  It will feed the living, then rot and become fertile ground for new life.  A dead body is simply part of life’s cycle.
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“Play stupid games and you win stupid prizes.  This asshole wanted to play games.”
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Bea leaned as far back in his seat as he could.  He looked at Bartle for help, but the other Scholar wisely decided not to try and intercede with whatever the lord of the village planned to do.   As far as Bartle was concerned, if his cocky friend had foolishly decided to fleece the sword-carrying, magic-wielding Master of a Place of Power, then he could deal with the consequences.
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‘Perfection is our virtue and our weapon.’”
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“True Glory consists of doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.”
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The foundation of any civilized society is the written word.
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He was a man who would rather live his life by what he hoped to be true, rather than what he feared to be true.
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The bull might be the baddest dude on the block, but Lady Alma was the head bitch in charge.
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As with all rulers, your character, abilities, and soul will affect your land and your people.  Your Limitless ability now applies to the techs that your settlement can research.  You are not limited by race, alignment or any other specifics in the techs which you can pursue.  Purchase and procure technical manuals to jumpstart your science.  Steal, bribe and co-opt technology and knowledgeable people to increase the capabilities of your people!  Be warned, something once known can never be fully unknown.  “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”