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*''Awoken explorers once ventured far beyond this solar system. They saw many strange things: abandoned worlds orbiting accretion discs; rogue planets lost to the Light; young planets with dual-rings...'' | *''Awoken explorers once ventured far beyond this solar system. They saw many strange things: abandoned worlds orbiting accretion discs; rogue planets lost to the Light; young planets with dual-rings...'' | ||
*''The Awoken were born from the [[Collapse]]. We have as many legends about our own genesis as there are statues in this City. One story speaks of a planet with two rings...'' | *''The Awoken were born from the [[Collapse]]. We have as many legends about our own genesis as there are statues in this City. One story speaks of a planet with two rings...'' | ||
*''Ordinarily, it is not possible for a planet to have more than a single ring. Gravity and the | *''Ordinarily, it is not possible for a planet to have more than a single ring. Gravity and the planet's equator will pull two rings into one. But, where there's a wish, there's a way...'' | ||
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*''[[Tincture of Queensfoil|Queensfoil]]. [[Orin]] the Lost stole several of these plants before she embarked on her fool's journey into the heliopause. I tried to warn her, but her curiosity was overwhelming. She did not listen to me.'' | *''[[Tincture of Queensfoil|Queensfoil]]. [[Orin]] the Lost stole several of these plants before she embarked on her fool's journey into the heliopause. I tried to warn her, but her curiosity was overwhelming. She did not listen to me.'' | ||
*''See that plant? It's queensfoil. The leaves, carefully prepared, can be used to see into other planes, other realms — but the power of the vision can destroy the weak.'' | *''See that plant? It's queensfoil. The leaves, carefully prepared, can be used to see into other planes, other realms — but the power of the vision can destroy the weak.'' | ||
*'' | *''That's queensfoil. It's highly poisonous, but when the leaves are properly dried and crushed, it can be used to induce prophecy. The risks are immeasurable.'' | ||
*''When my friend Nascia was still in training to become a Techeun, she dried her own queensfoil and tried to induce a vision. It nearly killed her. Give that plant a wide berth.'' | *''When my friend Nascia was still in training to become a Techeun, she dried her own queensfoil and tried to induce a vision. It nearly killed her. Give that plant a wide berth.'' | ||