Just posted all of the important towns and cities within the Realm.
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My faith leads me. My philosophy guides me. My words convict me. I am guilty of love.
Just posted all of the important towns and cities within the Realm.
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The Rot confronts the indifference and pride in a subset of Christianity. I'm not saying there are not problems in other subsets, I am saying for too long this group has been given a pass.
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As Liza sang, life is a cabaret.
The grandstage calls us to play our role.
Sometimes, hero, other times villian.
But the greatest role lies with the audience.
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Being lazy or sloppy has consequences. Steady handedness and extra effort have rewards. In Nermar, being intentional and focused is the best and safest way to Whisper.
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You need money to shop. Unless you are going to barter. Then you will need a keen mind and eye. A strong back may be in order as well.
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An Updated Cover Page!
Navigation between stories and the Encylopedia has ne er been this easy.
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Someplace between wild and civilized the Druid waits. Waits to see the choices made around them. Then they act. Most often, they choose the wilds.
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While in the Marines, my heroes were the Docs/Navy Corpsmen. This is my attempt to honor them in a fantasy realm.
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More than an entertainer, Minstrels are an intricate member of Nermarβs society.
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Learn about the Sages, keepers of Knowledge.
This Encyclopedia entry covers the role the Sages have in Nermar.
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An Updated Encyclopedia entry on The Spirit Walker.
They are The Realm of Nermarβs Trans/Non-binary community.
Instead of being outcasts, they are sought after and needed for a healthy community.
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We are all uniquely the same.
Our native state is within the rainbow.
It is our loss of humanity, our indifference, and hate that blinds us from this truth.
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We made the footprints with our hate.
We ignored the blood with our indifference.
Now, we must clean the bloodstains and defend our neighbors.
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Briβs self-discovery creates an uproar. DΓ na reaches out to Evertyne. Fiagai combats a shadow as the future threat appears.
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Master Minstrel Lucious, Pt. 10
A city celebrates, lovers reunite, and Lucious finally chooses a home. But in the shadows of the forest, Gimacβs rage gathers for the final clash that will define Offerheimβs soul.
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Runyen talks too much. Gimac listens too late. A Roc answers the call - and Offerheim marches to war. Master Minstrel Lucious Pt 9 drops today.
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Often, the most difficult battle is the battle within ourselves. Even the good must confront this reality. Join Lucious as he battles himself.
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The story continues.
Kwinton flees.
Pel advances.
And Emahri learns, again, love can hurt.
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Are you the fool?
Questions are not your enemies.
Questions guide us into deeper conversations and greater love.
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How does the world see you? I asked ChatGPT how it sees my inner thoughts. This is the image and justification.
"How ChatGPT Sees Me"
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Yes, life is hard. We make it harder when we choose fear and hate. My friends -- choose love.
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I watched a veteran explain why he left the Evangelical Church, and it struck a nerve. Too many people answer real suffering with platitudes instead of presence. What follows is my response - born from grief for what faith should be, and anger at what it has become
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If you like fantasy. If you support the LGBTQ+ community, you need to read my short stories in the world I created.
The Realm of Nermar
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Election Day 2025. Voting matters. It is a civic responsibility. But more importantly, it shows the nation who and what you are.
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The most powerful word in the english language is Love.
We must embrace this four letter word.
But at the same time not cheapen its power.
Love can conquer hate β awaken indifference and heal the world.
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βDream Onβ is both blessing and reminder β a call to keep faith in the power of vision. It urges us to see dreams not as escapes but as acts of love, transforming others and ourselves. In the end, it is not the dreaming, but the giving that makes those dreams real
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In a world stripped of compassion, even the strongest towers crumble. This piece asks what remains when love is abandoned β when faith becomes judgment, and patriotism becomes permission for hate.
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This is a toast for those who hide betrayal behind ceremony. It names the violence clothed in righteousness and refuses silence. Read if you can stand the heat.
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This poem confronts the soft denial that shelters hate β the ordinary faces that insist, βBut Iβm not a Nazi,β while their words and actions betray the same rot. It strips away excuses, showing that morality isnβt defended by declarations but revealed through deeds
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We were all given the same breath β the same chance to love, to build, to care. Yet somewhere along the way, we decided that judgment was holier than compassion. βThe Givingβ is a reminder that what was freely given to us is meant to be shared, not withheld.
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