Weathered Carving

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Stones that describe Karui History, they can be found in various Act 1 locations.

The Coast

Kaom's canoe struck this sand with the force of
destiny. At his back, the greatest war host in Karui
history tamed the wild sea, their canoes coupling
with the land, one by one. Lioneye's Gemlings met us
with shining metal and bold words. Hyrii's arrows
withered their pride. Kaom's axes silenced their
despair. Marceus Lioneye fought bravely, to the last.
Kaom honoured him with a place on his belt.

Kaom has shown Wraeclast our Karui strength.
Kaom will teach Wraeclast the Karui Way.

Tidal Island

Kaom has removed the Eternal stain from this coast.
The Empire's citizens decorate our meeting houses
with their heads. Our warriors build homes for our
families. Our families till the earth, wish the waters, fill
the with with song.

The Karui Way is yet a seedling here, but it grows,
gains in pride and power every day. Kaom has kept
his promise. The time of the Karui has come.

Mud Flats

Black storms descend on us from the north.
Unnatural tempests of rage and hatred, lashing our
backs, tearing at our houses. The rain is shot with
shadow. It withers our crops, sickens our livestock.
And the wind... the wind carries with it a restless
spirit that breeds melancholy and madness. A Spirit
that creeps through our dreams, weaves tales of
misdeed around our resting minds. We try to not
listen. We try to remember ourselves. Some of us
forget.

Brothers fight. Brothers die. Kaom punishes those
that quarrel, that steal, that murder. Yet still the
nightmares goad us into malefaction.

We Karui are banished from sleep.

The Ledge

The earth of Wraeclast rejects the dead. The black
spirit of storm and dream now reaches into the
ground and rises up our slain imperial foes. It leads
the fallen from their graves and drives them to fight
us beyond the end, rotted tooth and jagged nail.

Our own Remembered have joined their cursed ranks.
No longer may we give our beloved to the birds,
messengers of spirit to the sky, conveyors of flesh to
the earth. Kaom has commanded us to destroy our
Remembered with axe and fire. Kaom is the bravest
of us, willing to bear the ire of the Ancestors for the
survival of his people.

The Rocky Climb

The black spirit infects living flesh and bone. The
animals suffered first. Their bodies changed. Their
eyes filled with a hatred of mankind that is beyond
instinct.

Now it is we who must bend and bow like saplings
before the seaborn gale. The firstborn of the Kingdom
of Kaom has greeted us this day. The firstborn of the
Kingdom of Kaom was buried this day. Even our
children are not spared the black spirit's touch.

What have we done to enrage Wraeclast? We look to
Kaom. Our King will lay the spirit of this land at
peace.

The Ship Graveyard

Kaom stands before us and looks out to the raging
sea. He sings, calls, screams to our Ancestors to come
to our aid. He offers them the Gifts of Old, a feast of
heart and mind, muscle and marrow, cooked in the
fire and rock of this angry land.

We have not practised these ways in so many years.
Only in the darkest of times, most desperate of times,
do we perform these oldest of rituals. Only here and
now may we sacrifice and consume our own. Only in
our King can we trust this return to our ancient
selves

The Coves

Kaom is gone. Our King has taken our finest five hundred
warriors and descended into the depths of
Wraeclast. He spoke to us of a vision, a gift from the
ancestors. Kaom has been deceived. The vision was a
gift from the black spirit. It has conquered Kaom.. The
black spirit has conquered the Karui Way.

Hyrri has made ready her canoes. We will take those
that are left, five hundred forgotten families, and
carry them back to their true homes. Back to
Ngamakanui.

Kaom's promises have lead us into nightmare. Hyrii
will lead us back to the dawn

Version	Changes
0.11.0	Weathered Stones that describe elements of Karui history have been added to many Act One areas: the Terraces, Tidal Island, Mud Flats, Ledge, Rocky Climb, Ship Graveyard and Coves.