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'''Title: Gargish Culture'''

'''Author: Wren Hapswill'''
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'''Introduction:'''

Once the enemies of 
humans, gargoyles 
were considered 
deamons by those they 
first met. Nothing 
could be farther from 
the truth, as the 
gargoyles were the 
keepers of the Codex 
of Ultimate wisdom. 
During the time 
historians consider 
the age of 
enlightenment, the 
Avatar in his quest 
for the Codex caused 
the Isle of the Avatar 
to arise from the ocean 
depths. This act was 
foretold by a gargish 
seer as the beginning 
of the end for the 
gargish race. The 
second act was the 
rescue of Lord British 
from the Shadowlords 
from the depths. The 
resulting earthquakes 
were the next omen. 

The third omen 
foretold the "False 
Prophet" returning to 
the depths with a band 
of warriors to destroy 
that which is 
gargoyle. The only 
way to avert the doom 
foretold was by 
sacrificing the "False 
Prophet". However, 
the only thing 
considered of value 
was the Codex itself, 
so the Avatar returned 
it to the void, there to 
be veiwed by all those 
in need, human and 
gargoyle alike.

The Gargish Culture 
was defined and 
bound by a series of 
books, written and 
passed down through 
the generations. 
Herein lies what 
knowledge has been 
garnered from these 
texts over the years, 
by humans. These 
texts are by no means 
complete, nor are they 
positivly acurate. 
Though are put forth 
here as a reference to 
the Gargish Culture, 
or what remains of it.

'''Book of Circles:'''

All begins from the 
three Principles: 
Control, Passion, and 
Dilegence. From 
Control springs 
Direction. From 
Passion springs 
Feeling. From 
Dilegence springs 
Persistance. But these 
three Virtues are no 
more important than 
the other five: Control 
combines with 
Passion to give 
Balance. Passion 
combines with 
Dilegence to achieve 
Achievement. And 
Dilegence joins with 
Control to form 
Precision. The 
absence of Control 
Passion and Diligence 
is Chaos. The absence 
of the Principles 
points to the seventh 
Virtue, Order. The 
three Principles 
unify to become 
Singularity. This is 
the eighth Virtue, yet 
it is also the first. 

Because within 
Singularity can be 
found all the 
Principles and thus 
all the Virtues. A 
circle has no end. It 
continues forever 
with all parts equally 
important to the 
success of the whole. 
Our society is the 
same. It continues 
forever, with all 
members (and 
virtues) an equal part 
of the unified whole.
Book of Rituals:

Heed well as I, 
Naxitilor, write of 
how I brought the 
Codex to our land and 
thereby ushered in 
the time of 
Prosperity : With the 
help of the Lens 
maker, I crafted the 
Vortex Lens, where I 
could see the Codex 
where it originally 
rested. I created the 
Vortex Cube to focus 
the power of the 
Moonstones and draw 
the Vortex down to the 
world. Then I used the 
lens to form an image 
of the Codex upon the 
cube. The Vortex 
touched our plane, the 
Image became solid, 
and the Codex was 
brought down to be 
used properly by our 
race ! 

'''Book of Prophecy :'''

An anceint prophecy 
tells of the final days. 
Three omens shall 
precede the end. 
Thrice shall a being of 
great evil come into our 
land, and by this shall 
it be known that the 
end is nigh. The evil 
one is of another race, 
and those of that race 
consider him to be a 
great prophet. Yet 
tis is a false prophet, 
for he does not follow 
the Principles of 
Control, Passion, and 
Diligence.

One day the false 
prophet shall come and 
desecrate our most 
holy shrine, and he 
shall steal our most 
holy artifact, the 
Codex of Ultimate 
Wisdom.  This shall 
be the first sign of 
the end.

Then the false 
prophet shall desend 
deep into the bowels of 
the earth. And there 
shall he cause the 
Underworld to 
collapse. Thus 
causeing great 
earthquakes to tear 
our world asunder, 
and there will follow a 
time of plague and 
famine. This shall be 
the second sign of the 
end.

One last time shall the 
false prophet come. 
and with him he sahll 
brings a band of 
warriors to destroy all 
that is left of the 
Gargish race.

There is only one way 
that this prophecy 
may be thwarted : The 
Sacrifice of the false 
prophet.

'''Book of Prosperity :'''

Long ago the great Seer 
Naxitilor summoned 
the Codex into the 
world. Thus began the 
great time of 
Prosperity. The Codex 
was placed within the 
Temple of Sigularity, 
there to be viewed by 
those requiring it's 
knowledge. The Seers 
of the land, led by 
Naxitilar protected 
the Codex with a 
forcefield. Only those 
on sacred quests for 
Wisdom may be 
allowed to reach and 
read the Codex. Within 
the Codex is written 
the one true and right 
answer to any 
problem. One has but 
to reach the Codex, 
then read and 
correctly interupt the 
answer properly. 

With perfect Wisdom 
and infallible 
knowledge, all that 
remains is to have the 
Control, Passion, and 
Diligence required to 
follow the proper 
course. These are the 
underpinnings of our 
society, and so our 
race is able to use the 
Codex wisely and 
well.

This is why the Codex 
exsists : To lead the 
Gargish race to 
Ultimate Prosperity.

'''Book of Family :'''

When a child hatches 
from an egg, it comes 
into the world without 
wings. But even from 
then one can tell 
whether a child shall 
have wings or be a 
wingless-one. The 
Wingless-ones can not 
speak and lack the 
intelligence of the 
winged ones. Those 
without wings must 
be guilded. The 
winged ones are but 
few, yet they are 
entrusted with the 
intelligence and 
wisdom of our race. 

The winged ones must 
be the guides for the 
Wingless. Both winged 
and wingless spring 
forth from the same 
eggs, and both belong to 
the same family. Both 
remain apart of the 
single whole, to best 
maintain the struggle 
of our survival in our 
world.

'''Book of Adminstration:'''

For countless ages the 
winged have led the 
wingless-ones, for 
this right and proper. 
But we must 
remember that they 
are no less valuble 
than we. A body with 
no head cannot move, 
yet niether may a 
head without a body. 
All must funtion in 
Unity if anything is to 
be achieved. So guide 
the Wingless well, and 
keep them from paths 
of error. But guide 
them also with 
respect.

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