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• Travels Beyond IV1st Day of the Tenth Month, third year of Tongguang The floodwaters have begun to recede. Seeing Feng Nengqi's uncommon gifts, I thought I might take…
• Travels Beyond V30th Day of the First Month, fourth year of Tongguang A rare day of leisure. I spoke with Master Feng on matters of the Dao and gained much from it…
• Travels Beyond VI5th Day of the First Month, fourth year of Changxing Hearing that Master Feng's Nine Classics were nearly complete, I was greatly pleased, and so…
• Letter to BrotherYour younger brother, Duan Li... A month ago, I received your letter. You wrote that Qiongqi Artificers had taken up residence in these mountains, and feared that some misfortune…
• LedgerFebruary, Year 3 of Jianlong 4th Day: Xiaoba withdrew three pine beams. Cost: 3 Mohist Tallies, recorded as an advance to be deducted. 8th Day…
• Echoes from the Depths of Memory 1Female Velvet Shade Disciple: "The troops have already left the city." Zhou Qiang: "Mm. And our messages?" Female Velvet Shade Disciple: "All sent…
• Echoes from the Depths of Memory 2Ling Yuming: "Master! I've done it, I've done it! I've finished the new tune!" Han Wei: "The message Velvet Shade passed on... was that the Palace…
• Echoes from the Depths of Memory 3Two slips of paper lie on the table. One is meant for Han Tong. It reads: Zhao Kuangyin means to rebel. The other is meant for Wang Bei. It reads…
• Echoes from the Depths of Memory 4To Be Written.
• The Aero-ExcavatorBuilt on the Earth-Borer base, but its name is anything but basic. For the best digging tech in the nation, Daqiang in Mohist City is your…
• The Puppet Believes It Can FlyThis creation originally had a pair of wings, but the artisan chose to remove them. It symbolizes that we are born free, yet trapped within the…
• NamelessIt appears this piece has actually flown away. Artisan: Anonymous
• Wooden EagleI used to look up to a senior sister with the utmost admiration. She never despised me for being slow. She would take my hand and patiently teach me…
• Fragment from an Ancient Bird Training Book...the attempt to hold back the Flying Dragon Guard... coughing sickness... left to stand alone... falcons... bear messages... summon the disciples…
• Ten Edicts Beneath a Crooked Table LegBeneath the uneven leg of the table lies a stack of ten tattered silk edicts. They read: 19th Day of the Twelfth Month, 946 CE The Han honored…
• Flying BookAt first glance, it is an utterly ordinary book, with the two large characters Flying Book written across the cover. Open it, and the first page…
• A Written NoteTo Master, Master, so this was your trick. And now you want another whole jar of wine on top of it. Shameless. Just wait. Once I have finished asking…
• Book of Jin - Astronomy"The State of Lu was served by Zi Shen, Jin by Bu Yan, Zheng by Bei Zhan, Song by You Wei, Qi by Gan De, Chu by Tang Mei, Zhao by Yin Gao, Wei by Shi…
• Minor Almanac of Xia"The Three Stars in the south shine bright, harkening the New Year."
• Zuo Zhuan"During the Seventh Month, a comet appeared in the north."
• Dunhuang Star ChartBased on the sun's path, the heavens are partitioned into twelve sectors, distinguished by circles, sable dots, and golden rings to form this astral…
• Song of the Sky Pacers"Behold the seven stars of the Northern Dipper, radiant and clear. The first is Dubhe, the Sovereign Pivot; the second and third, Merak and Phecda…
• Spiritual Constitution"The three celestial lights share one form, like pearls and jade. Each fulfills its charge and shines with its proper radiance. When they decline…
• Daming Calendar"Mark the winter solstice with its slight yearly drift; refine it by earlier precise records, and the calendar will stand for generations, needing no…
• Book of Documents - Canon of YaoObserve celestial changes to guide mortal affairs.
• Qi Family Track RecordThree watches in rotation. One from Chou to Chen, one from Si to You, and one from Xu to Zi. Qi Boyi: Riverbank, stables, Jingliang's room Qi…
• Family Letter... Autumn in the mountains has turned cold, and Father's illness grows worse by the day. Yet he will not rest, and still insists on going to…
• Secret LetterAs for the Evershift Labyrinth, let me explain it to you. This matter has already been arranged, and nothing should go amiss. You may go with an easy…
• Crane's JournalOne method of peering into Heaven is to infer what has not yet come to pass from what is already known. This is called Heavenly Reckoning. Since this…
• Wooden Eagle NoteQing, our wedding day draws near. By the custom of ordinary folk, there ought to be words of blessing from an elder. It is only a sorrow that Heaven…
• Mohist Hill Annals - Fool's SpecialtyRaven: ...Halcyon, you should not have left the mountain on your own. Halcyon: And back then, did you not leave the mountain alone as well? You once…
• Letter to Grandmaster HalcyonWith utmost respect, An YaGreetings, Grandmaster Halcyon. By the lingering blessing of my forebears, I was saved by your hand. In the years since, even the grief of losing my…
• Chen Bai's MessageChen BaiHang the white cloth outside the city for me. Three hundred dye vats once stood in Luancheng. Now all are brimming with blood and fire. The secret…
• Urgent Report to CommanderRespectfully, Raging Tides DiscipleTo the Raging Tides Commander, I have failed you. During the breakout in the north, I was grievously wounded and separated from my fellow disciples…
• Mysterious HintThe Star Candy I wanted is nowhere to be found, no matter how hard I look. Yutu must have stolen it all and hidden it somewhere. Some place with…
• Mysterious HintI did not steal the Star Candy. I only smell of it because the sweetness of cassia clings to my fur. That invisible fellow slipped through the Moon…
• Moon Lantern for the Grand MarshalFrom the Little Immortals of the MoonIt has been so long, our dear friend. By the time you find this Moon Lantern, we will already be watching you from hiding. You look so very much like…
• Elder Pigeon's Congratulatory LetterElder Pigeon, Far Beyond the HorizonSwallow, I hope this letter finds you well. Your birthday comes round again before long. Year after year, official duties keep me tied down, and even…
• Secret LetterQi ZhaoThere is a horse in the stables, gray of coat and marked by a whip scar. It is no ordinary mount. Whoever can ride this horse can lead the whole herd…
• Letter to General JinYelu BalideAs my army pressed south, we were fortunate indeed to have your secret aid, General. Wherever our troops advanced, all went smoothly. Now, by order…
• Brother Lin, ...I have labored over this casket…Brother Lin, ...I have labored over this casket with my own hands. Though I have had only my shadow for company, the little cat by my side has done…
• Precepts of the Mohist DaoWho handed down the Dao at the first beginning, in ages before antiquity? When Heaven was cleft and the lands divided, who first surveyed them? Why…
• Note Pinned by a DartWhat the eye sees may deceive. What the ear hears is true.
• For most of my life, I have dwelt…For most of my life, I have dwelt within Hidden Mountain. Over time, the voices of woods and ravines, of all things sounding together, have slowly…
• To be added. This letter recounts how Tang…To be added. This letter recounts how Tang Wenyao gathered combat data from Luo Chengwu's practice bouts with the training puppet, then helped him…
• To be added. This letter chiefly traces Luo…To be added. This letter chiefly traces Luo Chengwu's inner journey, from going to the academy to gild his name to finding true friends who came to…
• Qi Yitang Winter, 946 CE Ragehoof HamletTo my younger brother, Yutang, Since we parted, four years have passed in the blink of an eye. No letters have come between us, yet my thoughts of…
• Respectfully, Shi Jiuge Commander of Raging TidesTo General Wang Qing, Commander of the Fengguo Army, Raging Tides has raised the banner of righteousness in the northwest. Hearing that the Jin army…