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''' | '''A Man with No Name''' is a [[Lore]] book introduced in the ''[[Season of the Drifter]]''. It tells the story of the [[Drifter]]'s beginnings as a [[Guardian|Risen]] in the [[Dark Age]]. Entries are earned by completing [[Gambit Prime]] bounties. | ||
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==Heaven or Hell== | ==Heaven or Hell== | ||
"For the breadth of my formative years, I had one goal: find my—well, we all have our own word for them—my chosen. And every moment thereafter was dedicated to keeping him alive, whether he liked it or not. They were turbulent times, before [[the Last City]]. Before [[humanity]] found hope for the future. I was prepared to kill for it. Die for it." —A [[Ghost]] of the Dark Age | "For the breadth of my formative years, I had one goal: find my—well, we all have our own word for them—my chosen. And every moment thereafter was dedicated to keeping him alive, whether he liked it or not. They were turbulent times, before [[the Last City]]. Before [[humanity]] found hope for the future. I was prepared to kill for it. Die for it." —A [[Ghost]] of the Dark Age | ||
He opened his eyes in the night air and took an even breath. He wasn't sure how long he'd been asleep, but his immediate instinct was to— | He opened his eyes in the night air and took an even breath. He wasn't sure how long he'd been asleep, but his immediate instinct was to— | ||
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"The [[Light]] is no gift. It takes everything from you. Makes you forget. Not just your memories. But how to live." —A Dark Age drifter | "The [[Light]] is no gift. It takes everything from you. Makes you forget. Not just your memories. But how to live." —A Dark Age drifter | ||
[[Eaton]] received its first visitors in years. | |||
Eaton received its first visitors in years. | |||
Germaine watched the armored men and women climb down from their silver transports. They were Risen, beings said to be unkillable, and they fought against each other in a war without end somewhere beyond Eaton's borders. This particular group, the [[Iron Lords]], represented new ideology, and claimed they fought to put an end to the fighting. | Germaine watched the armored men and women climb down from their silver transports. They were Risen, beings said to be unkillable, and they fought against each other in a war without end somewhere beyond Eaton's borders. This particular group, the [[Iron Lords]], represented new ideology, and claimed they fought to put an end to the fighting. | ||
Led by a man named Dryden, they had paid each family in Eaton several months' worth of supplies and rations to stay the week. They planned to stage an ambush on another of their kind, known only as the Red Man. | Led by a man named [[Dryden]], they had paid each family in Eaton several months' worth of supplies and rations to stay the week. They planned to stage an ambush on another of their kind, known only as the [[Red Man]]. | ||
Two weeks ago, survival was in doubt. Now, because of the generosity of the Iron Lords, their little town would make it through the winter. | Two weeks ago, survival was in doubt. Now, because of the generosity of the Iron Lords, their little town would make it through the winter. | ||
Germaine's friend Judson emerged from a neighboring supply shed and stuck a single finger in the air as the riders strode up. Germaine chuckled and shook his head, but said nothing. | Germaine's friend [[Judson]] emerged from a neighboring supply shed and stuck a single finger in the air as the riders strode up. Germaine chuckled and shook his head, but said nothing. | ||
"How you livin'," Judson greeted the Risen, holding his finger high. | "How you livin'," Judson greeted the Risen, holding his finger high. | ||
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"Sir. This is awful." —A Dark Age drifter | "Sir. This is awful." —A Dark Age drifter | ||
[[Yu]] was nine cycles old and visited often. She and her family lived next to Judson, and sometimes they sent her to Germaine when their boisterous neighbor was too belligerent. As he was today. Germaine didn't mind. | |||
Yu was nine cycles old and visited often. She and her family lived next to Judson, and sometimes they sent her to Germaine when their boisterous neighbor was too belligerent. As he was today. Germaine didn't mind. | |||
"Judson doesn't think it was a good idea to let the iron people stay with us," she was saying. She paced slowly back and forth across the length of the shack, stepping carefully over the game of cards Germaine had laid out on the bare dirt floor. | "Judson doesn't think it was a good idea to let the iron people stay with us," she was saying. She paced slowly back and forth across the length of the shack, stepping carefully over the game of cards Germaine had laid out on the bare dirt floor. | ||
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==Loose Ends, pt. I== | ==Loose Ends, pt. I== | ||
"I never forgive and I never forget. I live a hard life, sister." —A Dark Age drifter | "I never forgive and I never forget. I live a hard life, sister." —A Dark Age drifter | ||
Wu Ming's bar wasn't always bustling, but it was this afternoon. Wu served anyone who could pay, but his clientele were often Risen. Not because he provided a menu particularly suited to them, but because he had built his bar at the foot of a mountain called [[Felwinter Peak]]. | Wu Ming's bar wasn't always bustling, but it was this afternoon. Wu served anyone who could pay, but his clientele were often Risen. Not because he provided a menu particularly suited to them, but because he had built his bar at the foot of a mountain called [[Felwinter Peak]]. | ||
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Almost to a person, the patrons tonight were without Ghosts. High winds and inhospitable cold meant those without Ghosts rarely visited. But tonight, word had reached the general population that Warlords were back in the region. No shots had been fired. Not yet. But it was enough to get every poor, Lightless wretch from miles around into Wu's bar, where chances were an Iron Lord or Lady might be having a drink. Wu Ming didn't mind. | Almost to a person, the patrons tonight were without Ghosts. High winds and inhospitable cold meant those without Ghosts rarely visited. But tonight, word had reached the general population that Warlords were back in the region. No shots had been fired. Not yet. But it was enough to get every poor, Lightless wretch from miles around into Wu's bar, where chances were an Iron Lord or Lady might be having a drink. Wu Ming didn't mind. | ||
The door swung open again, and a trio of armored figures marched in from the cold. "Welcome to the End of the World," greeted the serving frame. The Warlords shouldered past the 55-30 and headed straight for Wu Ming at the counter. | The door swung open again, and a trio of armored figures marched in from the cold. "Welcome to the [[End of the World]]," greeted the serving frame. The Warlords shouldered past the 55-30 and headed straight for Wu Ming at the counter. | ||
"What can I get you?" Wu asked, giving a smile that ended at his eyes. | "What can I get you?" Wu asked, giving a smile that ended at his eyes. | ||
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The leading Warlord, a hulking man with shoulder guards larger than his brain, grunted, "Food. Everything you have." | The leading Warlord, a hulking man with shoulder guards larger than his brain, grunted, "Food. Everything you have." | ||
Wu raised an eyebrow. "Sure. That'll be... well, a lotta Glimmer." | Wu raised an eyebrow. "Sure. That'll be... well, a lotta [[Glimmer]]." | ||
"You don't understand," the giant man said, grabbing Wu by the lapels of his stormcoat. "Give us everything you have in the back, or we'll gut you and eat you alive." | "You don't understand," the giant man said, grabbing Wu by the lapels of his stormcoat. "Give us everything you have in the back, or we'll gut you and eat you alive." | ||
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"Hey, what're you doing later?" Wu asked suddenly. | "Hey, what're you doing later?" Wu asked suddenly. | ||
"Hunting Fallen. They're becoming a problem at Boyle Pass. We'll be at it 'til dusk," Efrideet said, lifting the helmet just above her mouth to grab a drink from behind the counter and swallow an entire mug of the malt Wu served. She belched and asked, "Care to join us?" Her smile just beneath the helm was all teeth. | "Hunting Fallen. They're becoming a problem at [[Boyle Pass]]. We'll be at it 'til dusk," Efrideet said, lifting the helmet just above her mouth to grab a drink from behind the counter and swallow an entire mug of the malt Wu served. She belched and asked, "Care to join us?" Her smile just beneath the helm was all teeth. | ||
Wu chuckled. "Nah, a mere mortal at a Risen fight? I'd just get in the way." He thought for a second. "Would you like to dance before you go?" | Wu chuckled. "Nah, a mere mortal at a Risen fight? I'd just get in the way." He thought for a second. "Would you like to dance before you go?" | ||
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"Call Lord Dryden. Prepare my Iron Banner arsenal." | "Call Lord Dryden. Prepare my Iron Banner arsenal." | ||
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