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Book of Tomorrow Produced by the Earthdawn Publishing Trust Book of Tomorrow Produced by the Earthdawn Publishing Trust, http://www.edpt.org BOOK OF TOMORROW Contents The EDPT’s Earthdawn Fanzine Issue Five, July 2005 How to Reach Us Fate 4 Editorial Office: Something is rotten in the city of Urupa. c/o S. Keith Graham Written by CPD 515 Roswell Hills Place Swordmaster Fellowships 17 Roswell, GA 30075 A source article describing organizations United States of America that swordmasters may join. Editorial E-mail: Written by Stanley J. Brown [email protected] The Greatest Warrior 3 Submissions and comments: A windling legend. [email protected] Written by Trevor Dreher Mailing List: Action, But at What Cost? 6 To subscribe A chance encounter in the Tylon Mountains leads a group of adepts to [email protected] uncover a plot about which they would To post a message have preferred to remain ignorant. [email protected] Written by Catherine E. Norman Website: The Legend of Triad 38 http://www.edpt.org This is a legend of an adventuring group named Triad and the three weapons and items that made them legends. ARTWORK Written by Steven James Black Cover Art: Earl Geier Internal Art: Self Destruction 44 Mars Leclair ([email protected]), Ron A new Horror for use in Earthdawn Tilton, Susan van Camp campaigns. Written by CPD EDITING Editor: Kathy Czechowski Associate Editor: Kevin Hallock Content Readers: Patrick Breton, Tim Daly, Catherine E. Norman, James Ritchie Layout: James Flowers 3 Legal Information Earthdawn Abbreviations This page contains legal information about some of the trademarked and copyrighted mate- EDPT uses the following abbreviations for second and subse- rial referred to in some parts of this publication. quent references to Earthdawn products. Listed authors and artists retain the copyright for all contributions contained herein. 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Most traffic heading for Urupa either traveled along ability to tackle anything the world might throw at them. the Coil using t’skrang riverboats, or hired a galley to take Those among them who were more conscious of the little it across to the shore. Land traffic had always been thin, and Name-givers running around their feet walked with a hesi- even rarer still were land travelers who continued on during tant gait, their eyes always cast down, as if apologizing. This the night hours. troll did neither. He walked like a huge cat, almost as if his Alassea patted Manso’s shaggy mane while the horse feet were not touching the dirt. It was the stroll of a predator, gently nudged her with his nose. “I’m out of apples, Manso. proud and graceful. She wondered how a slug like Katedahu Begging won’t help you. Bet you two coppers it’s old flat- managed to convince such a Name-giver to accompany him. toothed Katedahu and his squeaking cart.” The horse only Maybe it wasn’t lean times for the old miser after all? snorted and nudged her again. She expected him to pull in beside her and make con- Katedahu wasn’t the kind who cared much for traveling by versation. Chances were he was on his way to the Golden day. The light revealed too many secrets the ork would rather Triangle to see her master and his colleagues, but as the keep unseen.
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