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== The Fivefold Curse ==
Also known as the curse of Eibhiill,<ref name=Prophecies>2003/05 [[Discoveries]] - [[Prophecies]]</ref> this is the curse placed upon the line of Alaidain<ref name=Prophecies/> by [[Sarvien]], the last king of Dericost.<ref name=AlaidainsGem>2000/11 [[Should the Stars Fall]] - [[Alaidain's Gem]]</ref> In the moments before his death, Sarvien uttered this prophecy from the [[Book of Eibhil]].<ref name=HistOfAubVolI>2003/02 [[That Which Is Ours]] - [[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)|The History of Auberean Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref>. The curse outlines the [[Sendings of Darkness]].
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As we were sent by the Darkness
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The Darkness shall send again
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An avenging star
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A light to bring darkness
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The Darkness shall send then
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A knowledge:
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A power to bring destruction
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For Alaidain's blood shall be
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The death of the people
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And then Darkness shall send yet again
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And once more, and the Darkness shall win 
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-- [[Alaidain's Gem]]
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== Heretical Prophecy ==
This prophecy has no official name, and is labeled heretical as Asheron wrote it would be such in the eyes of the [[Nali]].<ref name=Prophecies/> It was passed down to Asheron from his [[Maila Realaidain|mother]].<ref name=Prophecies/>
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As darkness draws about light
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And all falls to ruin so shall come; the star.
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The darkness will impart its wisdom,
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And the Light shall lose its way.
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And blackness shall fall across the land,
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And the Light will be hidden above.
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Then shall the light gain its wisdom
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And Champion.
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For Alaidain's blood shall be
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The savior of the people
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And then Darkness shall send again,
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and be beaten
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And so it will send again,
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and be beaten. 
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-- [[Prophecies]]
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== Early Empyrean Legend ==
This tale also has no official name. This tale was told to Asheron by [[Adja]], who said that it has been passed from the earliest generations of Empyrean.<ref name=Prophecies/> This tale was not taught by the [[Northern Church]], and was also considered heresy.<ref name=Prophecies/>
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There was but Light and Darkness;
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And then Auberean.
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Darkness sought to seed Auberean
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And climbed within the world
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As Light created guardians,
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And sent them to defend.
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Guardians made war
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Against the darkness,
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And the darkness drew forth defenders
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From the land
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To stand against the light,
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And the Light called lesser children
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To bear itself against Darkness.
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And then the war was won. So the Darkness lay
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Still and silent
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But ne'er beaten by the bringers of Light
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And so it called its children.
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Not to make new war,
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But to seed the soil with new treachery.
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And the Darkness reached out
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And brought forth other worlds,
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So too the Light.
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E'er Auberean at the heart
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Where ever shall rest the war. 
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-- [[Prophecies]]
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== Falatacot, on the Old Ones ==

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Those which can eternal lie / In sleep, in dream / Should never die.
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-- [[Aerfalle's Letter]]
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When soon the stars align, and dim from darkness time, then shall those who names may not be spoken, birth anew the childer, and be again awoken.
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-- [[Campaign Journal]]
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== References ==
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