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A list of other Gloranthan blogs and websites whose owners have given me permission to link to them:

Suns to Come: A blog all about the often-misunderstood land of Chen Durel, the so-called Kingdom of Ignorance. All Glory to the Black Sun!

Mianmo Archives: A blog that appears to be focused on Dragon Pass from a distinctly vulpine perspective.

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On Sex Among The Hills of Dragon Pass

The following letter was presumably written in the early Fifth Wane, judging from the words used to describe the people of southeastern Dragon Pass. The society it describes may seem shockingly unfamiliar by comparison to the relatively urbane and cosmopolitan modern world, and perhaps it may be easiest to imagine it was a satire or a "mirror" held up, but as it is a private letter between two citizens of moderate means and little apparent literary pretensions, this seems dubious. Perhaps it is simply best to give praise to the Turner for having already achieved so much liberation from the stultifying past of feigned timelessness. “Łenōrë, You have asked for my observations on the hillfolk of Dragon Pass and beyond, especially as it concerns the acts of sexual intercourse. I must correct your question somewhat- I only went a slight ways beyond the southern reach of the pass, and so cannot speak as to the customs further away. Furthermore, I am somewhat loath to speak on th...

On Occlusion

Denying the existence of truth and falsehood, or denying the existence of things which are neither- this is a form of occlusion, the abandonment of compassionate speech. Denying the continuity of the self, or denying the non-essential nature of the self- this is another form of occlusion, the failure to live compassionately. Denying the distinction between life and death, or denying the overlap between them- this is a third form of occlusion, the loss of compassionate striving. Denying the existence of wounds and stitches, or denying the existence of scars- this is a fourth form of occlusion, the lapsing of compassionate discipline. These four forms are known even by the akindled, and indeed have the material emanations of Bullshitting, Stagnation, Undeath, and Apathy. Denying the existence of plurals, or denying the interlacing of fingers, is a form of occlusion which even those who avoid the first four forms can fall prey to. Even having balanced the powers, th...

Report on the Multilexia, Part RQ2

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Eight Arms and the Mask

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