海市蜃楼 Mirage

Facets of life, reflections of the soul.

"One timely cry of warning can save nine of surprise."

—Sidar Jabari

The best use for a unicorn's horn is to adorn a unicorn.

—Femeref adage

"My shield will bear a shining sun so you will always be with me. / Inlaid with gold, it will shine like glowing embers."

—"Love Song of Night and Day"

To condemn the innocent you must first condemn yourself.

—Civic Guild maxim

"Mangara is gone. Who among you doubts that I have taken his power?"

—Kaervek

"There are harsher ways to learn the meaning of the word 'no.'"

—Rashida Scalebane

"Suq'Ata believe in trade; Femeref, alms; Zhalfirins, steel. Be warned, Kaervek—now we are joined."

—Sidar Jabari

"To the undiscerning eye, justice and vengeance can look the same."

—Rashida Scalebane

"My goat was a small price to pay for the chance to see the hunting griffin dive and seize it."

—Pashad ibn Asim, Suq'Ata trader

「我从不教导，只是点悟。」

～陶蒂，费米瑞甫导师

「若说我在法术师的生涯中学到了什么，那就是：决不亲身参战。」

～纽姆巴术士瓦法

"Faith is my shield, and hope is my armor; I am vulnerable only to myself."

—Asmira, Holy Avenger

"I will return / with lizard skins for your sandals. Paint your eyes black and wait for me."

—"Love Song of Night and Day"

"The days before the war were filled with strange portents: scouts and herders spoke of villages reduced to ash, of farmers taken from their fields, and of foul beasts roaming the plains in packs. I know, for I spoke to them all."

—Hakim, Loreweaver

"The Femeref look only to the Sun for healing; they have never truly understood life's cycle."

—Kifimbo, Shadow Guildmage

"A brilliant light can either illuminate or blind. How will you know which until you open your eyes?"

—Asmira, Holy Avenger

"The fury in the lion's eye;

the patience in the hippo's yawn;

the pride within the griffin's cry

are one within the iron tusk's stride."

—"Iron Tusk," Femeref song

"Common soldiers can't understand what a sidar knows: the enemy can be a resource."

—Sidar Jabari

Like a laughing knife, immaculate and sharp, is the Melesse.

"Unlike Zhalfir, the griffin needs no council to keep harmony among its parts."

—Asmira, Holy Avenger

"All animals—even humans—can be herded. The trick is to make them think they choose their own destination."

—Mangara

"Proud am I, / strong am I, / courageous in defending my children / and fierce in punishing what stands in my way."

—"So the Elephant Speaks," Zhalfirin song

Discovered by Femeref mages, the Null Chamber is the ultimate testing ground for the uncreative.

在葛瑞克的一生中，这是他首次感到内心的温情与暖意。

「班滔为了掩饰他自海滩上找到的珍珠，便一口将它吞下，他们马上知道班滔已经没希望了～因为他很快便长出了翅膀。」

～说书人哈金

It is not by the blood of dragons that Rashida measures victories, but by the sum of children who no longer wake from nightmares of scales and fire.

"Our soldiers are blessed with lizard scales as hard and cold as steel."

—Sidar Jabari

「别去呀，别去／除非你可展翼飞翔，除非你能振蹄奔跑。」

～费米瑞甫歌谣「太阳之歌」

Light creates shadow; light destroys shadow. Such is the transience of darkness.

"Prophecy is whatever one makes of it, but destiny cannot be changed."

—Sidar Jabari