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 ====== A New Mortality ====== ====== A New Mortality ======
 ==== The Life and Un-life of Nakam Alkat ==== ==== The Life and Un-life of Nakam Alkat ====
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 the knowledge that the place of the mortal is not at the feet of the knowledge that the place of the mortal is not at the feet of
 their gods, but rather beneath the feet of their gods.  It is for their gods, but rather beneath the feet of their gods.  It is for
-this reason that I, Nakam Alkat, am doubly cursed, for my mortal+this reason that I, [[Nakam Alkat]], am doubly cursed, for my mortal
 life is never-ending, yet never immortal. life is never-ending, yet never immortal.
  
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 to my own arrogance. to my own arrogance.
  
-This land was known as Kéaralor and it was, starting circa+This land was known as [[Kéaralor]] and it was, starting circa
 2631 of what scholars now call the first age, the third spire 2631 of what scholars now call the first age, the third spire
 kingdom.  My story, though, began five years before this fateful kingdom.  My story, though, began five years before this fateful
 year when, shortly after my 36th birthday, I was admitted into year when, shortly after my 36th birthday, I was admitted into
-the cherished gûlaraí order.  Being the youngest entrant into the+the cherished [[gûlaraí]] order.  Being the youngest entrant into the
 gûlaraí in all of its recorded history, I received more than the gûlaraí in all of its recorded history, I received more than the
 usual attention from my peers. most of them at least twenty years usual attention from my peers. most of them at least twenty years
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 exploration (a long-time love of mine) and long-term mana exploration (a long-time love of mine) and long-term mana
 resource experimentation.  It was the latter of these two that resource experimentation.  It was the latter of these two that
-led me to the heaven spire and, eventually, all the chaos that+led me to the [[heaven spire]] and, eventually, all the chaos that
 followed in my life.  If a seminal event must be detailed, this followed in my life.  If a seminal event must be detailed, this
 must surely be it. must surely be it.
  
-The heaven spire was, in its day, the greatest source of+The [[heaven spire]] was, in its day, the greatest source of
 faith this world had seen.  It measured three hundred feet from faith this world had seen.  It measured three hundred feet from
 the ground to its tip and, if the legends are to be believed, the ground to its tip and, if the legends are to be believed,
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 Its magical properties, though, do. Its magical properties, though, do.
  
-When the mana flow in this world was first plotted by the +When the [[mana flow]] in this world was first plotted by the 
-mage Alaî before the calendar began, it became evident that the+mage [[Alaî]] before the calendar began, it became evident that the
 spire played a prominant role in that flow.  Later, sometime spire played a prominant role in that flow.  Later, sometime
-around the seventeenth century, a mage named Gamber determined+around the seventeenth century, a mage named [[Gamber]] determined
 that the mana flow was not just attracted to the device, but was that the mana flow was not just attracted to the device, but was
 also intensified by its presence. also intensified by its presence.
  
-Little more was known of this until Dustin of the west shore+Little more was known of this until [[Dustin]] of the west shore
 produced the first detailed mana flow map in the twenty-third produced the first detailed mana flow map in the twenty-third
 century.  This map, unlike previous ones which showed merely the century.  This map, unlike previous ones which showed merely the
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 and rates and established for the first time that the mana levels and rates and established for the first time that the mana levels
 in the great valley area were significantly higher than the in the great valley area were significantly higher than the
-"upwind" regions such as Qualaraî and Vollarin.  Still, such+"upwind" regions such as [[Qualaraî]] and [[Vollarin]].  Still, such
 knowledge was little more than fuel for the spire kingdom's knowledge was little more than fuel for the spire kingdom's
 natural arrogance until the time of the twenty-seventh century natural arrogance until the time of the twenty-seventh century
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 touch the heaven spire. touch the heaven spire.
  
-As it says so clearly in the Tale of the Spire (Brúlan+As it says so clearly in the [[Tale of the Spire]] ([[Brúlan]]
 translation, year 2290): translation, year 2290):
  
-          "Than so liy’ rasî +^  "Than so liy’ rasî\\ Khal-t(?) or t’n so"  ^ 
-          Khal-t or t’n so" +|  ("To touch the spire\\ is for your soul to be burned.")  |
- +
-          ("To touch the spire +
-          is for your soul to be burned.")+
  
 Put simply, any contact with this great monument meant sure Put simply, any contact with this great monument meant sure
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 and non-living matter.  So utter was the devastation, cited these and non-living matter.  So utter was the devastation, cited these
 sources, that a man's soul would never even reach the portal to sources, that a man's soul would never even reach the portal to
-godsland if his body had been burned by the spire.+[[godsland]] if his body had been burned by the spire.
  
 Never-the-less, fools such as I, in the fit of a spurious Never-the-less, fools such as I, in the fit of a spurious
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 This realization, as later events were to prove, was This realization, as later events were to prove, was
 entirely untrue. entirely untrue.
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