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Lars Machmüller

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Theft of Decks 4, Epilogue (Final Chapter)

Apparently, a lot of people are eager to read my commentary along with the Savior’s diaries. It would seem that the perspective of an outsider provides an angle that Liberty as a whole is not used to, but helps understand the entire transition. ...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 51

I want you to know, Kith. I cut a deal with one of the Keeper wards. I arranged for one of them to move a Guardian here, to keep an eye on the diaries for a few days. To him, it’s a break. For me, it’s the final, undeniable proof that...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 50

To anybody who might find and read this or any of the other diaries. If I am no longer alive to ensure that it reaches safe hands, please help them along the way. I don’t care if you’re Lightborn, Furyborn or a damn Gaborn. If you care the lea...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 49

“This is it. With the camps active and running independently, I no longer have to worry about rebels. With the policies for cards properly embedded, there are no risks of anybody outgrowing the expected limits to pose a direct threat to me. ...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 48

“It is done. I shall keep it handy. Hidden, yet, in the open. Ready for anything, should they try to rebel. Yet another brick in the wall of my eternal palace. At long last, another worry laid to rest. It has been worth every cost.” T...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 47

“I tested it earlier today. It worked. Of course, I told nobody what was going on, and there will be a few adjustments needed. The deaths were few in number, though. Another iteration or two, and I will be safe from any treason from my Keepe...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 46

“I believed it impossible. Guardians are, on the whole, beyond general reach. Of course they are. Otherwise, anybody would be able to influence them, turn them to their use. Yet, I might have found a focal point. A fulcrum, able to grant me ...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 45

That last quote from the Savior stuck with me, rummaging around in the back of my head. I couldn’t quite tell what I was looking for. Then I realized it. Depending on what he came up with, a way to control all the old Keepers still in Salvation ...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 44

“I keep believing that there is more I should be able to do with the Keepers. Watching and listening is all well and good. But what if my Keepers or their wards were to collectively rebel? What if they decide to aim them all at me, one after...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 43

“Thirty years. That is how long it should take me to secure Salvation. Slowly expanding, adding defensive items where necessary, maintaining a principle of carefully screened secrecy that allows defenders to control some items, leaving me wi...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 42

“At times, I would love to open the borders slightly. There are so many creations I miss from Earth’s Ward. Crafted items that would improve our lives. Not to speak of the food. Fire burn me, the food! Only, they would not be able to under...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 41

“At the core of Liberty lies the element of potential. This, obviously, can be used as potential for building something. Yet, Liberty is always stronger when it has something against which to struggle. This explains why a crafted Liberty ite...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 40

“Portable enhancement stones. They have worked a lot better than envisioned. Anything above six stones works to define an area, though the increase diminishes past twelve stones and outright stops around sixteen. I can grant them to specific...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 39

“Layered defenses. Well-hidden permanent crafted items, attuned to specific gems, personally granted to commanders in secret. Upon their deaths, the gems are reclaimed and granted to new commanders. The perfect way to anticipate and ambush a...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 38

“I have lain the groundwork for a wonderful invention. Honored summoners, being able to get in touch with Guardians placed at fixed locations throughout the blissful lands. With an organized schedule and intense footwork, we will be able to ...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 37

“They rebelled. Against me! I raised them into strength, granted them protection, and they spat in my eye! I will find the dissenters and tear them apart! They are hiding in clear sight, though. I will have to use guile to find them. Oh, thi...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 36

“I rejoiced too fast. I thought, with the Wellspring created, ensuring both the strength of my people, and for my own strength to grow, our world would be safe. Yet, the other nations are ever clamoring to affect our decisions, or to outrigh...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 35

“I have been stuck, searching for the proper path forward. Always, what I saw would lead me straight back to repeating former self-destructive patterns. Were I to take power, others would eventually tear me down. But now I see it. I see the ...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 34

“I thought, once I finally became a leader, I could help end corruption. Especially in a place as insular as Liberty, where you only have to take into account the demands of a single people. Except, even here, a thousand hands pull in a thou...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 33

This is the first part of the memoire of Baltasar Embertongue. Formerly a traveling tradesman between Liberty and Earth’s Ward. Now, through a grueling series of drawn-out negotiations, a leader in the Council of Liberators. Wow. I can actua...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 32

Productivity of camps F-H have improved by nearly twenty percent over the past year. We believe a multitude of reasons apply, yet our main theory lies in attributes. Lately, we have seen a larger percentage of mass and even hands being entered...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 31

Productivity of Heart’s Succor is down for the third trimester in a row. Keepers report nothing extraordinary around the town. This means that the issue is likely internal. Please send an investigator – preferably a Heart or stronger – t...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 30

“Mass Eivar Tolles, Mass Lina Movel, Hand Denna Wilek. No suspicious activity, all working within bounds. However, they have been spotted in shelters in A3 and subsequently A4, all three close apart. Continued observances should lead to inte...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 29

The following is supposedly stolen information from a faction called the Keepers in Liberty lands. Again, the language is cryptic, and we do not know who they are. Still – if true – it attests to a fractured society, with a large section o...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 28

We had to pay a good deal for these. A short bunch of written lists, enumerating soldiers and their positions, titles and schedules near a specific post. While it gives an indicator of their military ranking systems, the real takeaway from thi...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 27

Honor be. Our lives are His. Honor be. Our hearts are His. Honor be. His life for us. This is one of a series of childrens’ books we obtained. All professionally made. All revolving around the topic of the Savior and his relationship with th...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 26

The following excerpts are selected from a very small series of tomes, books, and other writing material we have ascertained to be likely to be created within Liberty lands after they closed off. Actual verification is still outstanding. ...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 25

I keep coming up blank. The circumstances surrounding our eventual Wellspring are easy to decide for me. It should be readily available for anybody, regardless of station, money and power. It should only be guarded to keep anybody from st...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 24

What then, I ask myself, should be our approach to constructing a Wellspring? If we manage to obtain all five decks and are able to create a Wellspring from scratch, with benefits that haven’t been seen on Ordei for hundreds of years. W...

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Theft of Decks 4, CH 23

There is one topic my mind keeps coming back to. Deck manipulation. The intricacies available the first time you erect a Wellspring for your type of deck. The Furyborn elders did promise to tell us about it when it became relevant – but these pa...

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