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Though the shape of the Adurald shard was determined by chance, the Tovaris tribe believe that it symbolises the swords at the heart of their militaristic society. For them, the greatest honour possible is to become a renowned swordsman who wins victories in the arena. The Adurald shard has for centuries been kept within the Great Hall of the Tovarin capital. Every man and woman is obliged to physically pay homage to the sacred shard at least once in their lifetime. It is said that only those who truly respect the Adurald will be blessed with supreme fighting ability.

Adurald Shard

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As the Traveller Stone flew through a great asteroid field, the Corthyst shard was imbued with constituents of the floating astral bodies that predated any planet. These unique ingredients caused the flickering purple and blue shapes that can be seen within the Corthyst shard to this day. The holy teachers of the Vanorasi contend that  when the shard was uncovered by their antecedents  tribe and element were forever united. They teach that the shards ancient origins have given their people great wisdom, intelligence and patience. By devoting themselves to their sacred element, they in return have earned the ability to analyse foes, uncovering weaknesses swiftly. The corthyst shard is kept in a deep, underground temple, and revered not only by warriors, but by all Vanorasi.

Corthyst Shard

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Adurald Shard 106

For the Vennara, who live upon the planets great plains, the Flayvane element is central to every aspect of their lives. They believe that only devotion to the shard will bring the fortune upon which every hunter depends. For the nomadic Vennara depend utterly on this success; the creatures that they kill provide them with food and clothing. Success, or failure, can mean the difference between life and death. By tradition, the Flayvane is carried on a litter and rotated amongst the sub-tribes of the Vennara. They are not aware that the shard was created when the Traveller Stone flew through an erupting volcano, imbuing the Flayvane with a unique form of energy that still resides within the shard. It is this energy, now within the bodies of all Vennara, that makes them such formidable hunters  and warriors.

Flayvane Shard

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Like all the shards cast across the surface of the planet when the Traveller Stone landed, the Amaryx originated far, far away. In the swirling clouds above a nameless moon, substances were created and changed and destroyed over billions of years or in the blink of an eye. One of those substances attached itself to the Traveller Stone and this elemental shard eventually landed in the midst of what would become Zern territory. The original shard has long resided in a wooden temple, protected by a cadre of elite warrior-monks. The Zern believe that, through worship, they can harness the power of this beautiful, foreboding shard. This allows them to enter a berserker state within battle, during which they feel no pain and strike with great swiftness and might.