#werelizards

In the earliest of days, there was nothing — only the potential for everything that would ever come to be.

As rumors do, the tales grew ever darker with the retelling.

There is a drawback to having will this strong, however.

Regardless of the season, enough of the required plants or herbs may be found, even if they are buried under deep snow or growing in the most unlikely of places.

These dreams and visions act as both a summons and a directional guide.

You cannot protect anything when all you do is destroy.

Sanctimonious creatures who do not deserve our support.

You know much, but you value secrets for the sake of secrets.

They do everything with such immense gravitas. In anyone else it would be tiresome, but they have such wonderful secrets.

If we had stood together, we might have saved the others. But they divided us, and we each stood alone.

I’m glad that I was wrong.

I command you to keep your duty first in your heart, and to listen for my teachings

I forbid you to exterminate the humans.

I forbid you to make war on your brothers and sisters

I forbid you to break your word.

I forbid you to commit suicide for reasons of honor.

I free you to do anything else necessary to achieve our goals.

The world is in a terrible state

But what am I to do?

Only by purging those who refused to abide by the holy Laws, could the right path be regained once more.

Most are raised by extended family members, due to the loss of one or both parents at birth.

Evil itself can be a powerful weapon against evil

This solitude, along with the fact that they are sometimes looked down on by the rest of their kind, often leads the sorcerers toward cynicism and inhumanity.

There is no success without risk and no victory without the possibility of defeat.

They are not ravening beasts

In general, they like to keep in shape and pride themselves on being good-looking.

The illusion is perfectly detailed with color, light, and motion.

The actual divination is performed by reading entrails, interpreting the smoke of a burnt offering, casting bones, or in some other way using the resulting body as an oracular tool.

She can’t precisely duplicate the appearance of another, however, or perfectly replicate complex patterns or garments (such as military uniforms).

The rite does not have to be repeated if attendees arrive late; any latecomers remain bound by the rules as long as they remain among the gathering.

They think nobody knows that they kill some leaders to promote their favorites.

We will not be so easily swayed.

You do what must be done, and bear your burden with grace.

They think they’re so clever, working behind the scenes and playing at being heroes with the others.

When the time comes, they’ll fall like the others.

You’re single-minded and incredibly powerful, but you also have your negative aspects.

We should do something about that.

Maybe they would help me.

Before Man walked, Things roamed the Earth.

This time and place and all that exists here is but a flicker in the bonfire of what has come before.

Countless creatures lived, evolved — and eventually died. All with no more fanfare or legacy than humanity will leave behind when it is gone.

Man is not the first. He is not the only. He is not even the best.

Time passes, and in time this cacophony of human “civilization” will exist no more.

There will be no record left behind of this self-important sour note in the symphony of time.

But nothing lasts forever, and with the changing of ages, even the greatest empires can crumble.

Bits of the asteroid and the impact crater ricocheted out into space, and were pulled back to earth in a rain of molten burning stone that baked the land and started wildfires across the globe.

The sky filled with toxic fumes.

Acid rain fell around the world.

Wherever intelligent living things gather, communities emerge.

Between the reddening of the eastern sky and noon, sunlight strikes at the heavens.

At high noon, the sun reigns supreme over the Earth, seeing all.

As the sun sets, the wise ward against evil hidden in the growing darkness.

When the sun is obscured, unseen forces scheme against those who live in the light.

When creatures of the sun are born at night, strange and contradictory events occur.

In moments of astronomical wonder, fantastic events can occur.

This respect is not without a cost, however.

This form is indistinguishable from an ordinary human.

The foe is transformed into a lower form of life.

Some of you talk of forgiveness, of sorrow. I remember you showing neither when you slaughtered my people.

I care that they realise that we are not their greatest enemies.

We remember what happened. The others do not.

For now, I will remain quiet.

But remember this; you will aid us now, or the world will know of your treachery.

They did what we needed of them once. They will do it again.