Song of Lorelei (Haven Cove Book 2)

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Portia: These were innocents. These were our people. We were suppose to protect them. This is an act of war. On the fourth day of longing, a string pinged free from Lorelei's Lyre. She grabbed her basket, woven from the small branches of saplings, and made her way along the cobblestone streets to the market. Passing by a shadowed doorway, she saw the butcher’s bonny daughter embracing a man wrapped in her husband's cloak." Her name is a variant of either aura ("breeze" or "soft wind" in Ancient Greek) or aurora ("dawn" in Latin). The son of the Count of Palatine heard the stories, and wanted to see the fair young maiden himself. He told his father he was going hunting, and went off to fin her. At Oberwesel, he climbed into a boat to get a closer look.

I pray thee,” she concluded wearily, “I pray thee, my lord, let me die. I know, alas! that many true knights have died for love of me, and now I fain would die for the sake of one who hath forsaken me.” Clara Schumann - Rethinking the Myth: Natasha Loges, Joe Davies, Laura Hamer, Jessy McCabe, Tara Erraught & James Baillieu 13 Oct 2019 Today, the safest route through the waters around the Lorelei – as the cliff is known – is marked for easy sailing, but during the middle ages it was known as the most dangerous section of the river. Here the Rhine is at its deepest (82 feet) and narrowest (371 feet).She was the eldest of the five Lorelei children, being two years older than Lucius, [8] and at least seven years older than Portia. [9]. Aurra remembered her mother, Rosalind, only a little, but it was great-aunt Katerine Lorelei who raised her alongside her father, Lord Haldur Lorelei (who had also been raised by Katerine), teaching her how to read and write. The Lorelei character, although originally imagined by Brentano, passed into German popular culture in the form described in the Heine–Silcher song and is commonly but mistakenly believed to have originated in an old folk tale. The French writer Guillaume Apollinaire took up the theme again in his poem "La Loreley", from the collection Alcools which is later cited in Symphony No. 14 (3rd movement) of Dmitri Shostakovich. The character continues to be referenced in pop culture.

Lucius' Moon Domain is apparently unrelated to the Moon Domain presented in Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, although it may have served as an inspiration for Matthew Mercer to create a new one for Exandria. Since TJ took an adapted subclass from an older edition, it could be interpreted as if Lucius' discipline as a cleric was more old-fashioned (in the same way that other elements of older editions of Dungeons and Dragons are considered ancient knowledge in the world of Exandria).

What is the Loreley?

Benicio's love of trouble led to him burning both his arms up to his shoulders in an attempt to prank Lawrence by sabotaging one of his explorations of alchemy. Benicio took one lesson from this experience: "Fire bad". [7] " Liam's One Shot: The Song of the Lorelei" (Sx36) [ ] The siblings finally entered the crypt, proceeding cautiously in the darkness. Along the way Aurra informed them that she heard someone breathing up ahead, making Portia change into her werewolf form, while Lucius re-inspected the elven dagger with Lawrence, deducing it might be from Xhorhas. Benicio impatiently asked them to continue, saying that he wanted to finish so he could celebrate later, and Aurra criticized him, saying that they had lost Katerine and that their father had been mutilated, so there was no reason to party.

The Lorelei siblings, now more recovered, enter the crypt, proceeding cautiously in the darkness (dimmed by Lucius' Light cantrip), while looking for possible traps. When they get to the section with the altars, they notice that their grandmother's, Geneviève, is clutter on the ground, her statue broken in three pieces, and there is a hole now. They pause for a moment to discuss the circumstances under which their grandmother was buried, but Lawrence grows impatient and goes into the tunnel, prompting his siblings to follow. Along the way Aurra informs them that she hears someone breathing up ahead, and Portia changes into her werewolf form anticipating danger. Lucius re-inspects the elven dagger with Lawrence, and remembers that the inscription, "Silent Message", is reminiscent of the names of histories from Xhorhas, the country to the East of the Empire. Benicio gets impatient and asks them to continue, saying that he wants to kill whoever is waiting for them later so he can celebrate later, and Aurra criticizes him, saying that they have lost Katerine and that her father has been mutilated, there is no reason to party. Unless otherwise noted, the following abilities are assumed from the standard Dungeons & Dragons materials:Official art of the drow stranger, by Kendra Wells from " Liam's One Shot: The Song of the Lorelei" (Sx36). [art 4] In addition to his domain spells, Lucius has access to four cleric cantrips and 1st- through 3rd-level cleric spells. As a 6th-level cleric, he can prepare up to 10 of these spells per day. When the Lorelei siblings reunited again, the three youngest showed the firstborn the dagger, and Aurra recognized its scent, comparing it to that of a guest their parents had hosted part of the summer when she was six, adding that the individual (possibly an elf in disguise, according to Benicio's own theory) had not given her a good feeling. The siblings continued exploring, prepared for a confrontation; while they were in the forest, Benicio took the opportunity to play a prank on his twin, telling him that the full moon was transforming Larry's hands to distract him before making him slap himself with them. At the family mausoleum, they found three humans who had camped there. A small battle ensued, in which one of the humans raised some of the Lorelei skeletons as undead, and the three youngest Lorelei siblings showed off their hemocraft as they fended off the skeletons. After the battle was over, having interrogated Ray, one of the intruders, before Benicio finished of with his glaive (she said that she and the other two intruders were working for the mysterious elf and were supposed to weaken the Lorelei siblings), they ended up taking a short rest. During that break Portia berated her older siblings for their decision to bury Katerine in the woods, away from the rest of House Lorelei, and Benny supported her, saying he wanted to be buried in the correct place. Aurra, however, defended her decision, saying that the old woman deserved a natural burial, and Lucius pointed out that half of their deceased ancestors were wandering the Cyrengreen Forest as undead anyway (an effect of one of the intruder's magic). [10] During that same pause the youngest sibling asked Lucius if he had promised chastity as a cleric, to which he pointed out that his goddess, Sehanine, was the goddess of secret romances, prompting Portia to clarify that Lucius had an active love life, to the surprise of Benicio. [11]

New merch is available in the store: a Wildemount map by Deven Rue, Vox Machina and Mighty Nein pins, a navy blue Wildemount dice set, and a Yasha mini bust by Steamforge, among other products. The siblings finally entered the crypt, proceeding cautiously in the darkness. Along the way Aurra informed them that she heard someone breathing up ahead, while Lucius re-inspected the elven dagger with Lawrence, deducing it might be from Xhorhas. Benicio impatiently asked them to continue, saying that he wanted to finish so he could celebrate later, and Aurra criticized him, saying that they had lost Katerine and that their father had been mutilated, so there was no reason to party.Portia and Yasha Nydoorin are the only player characters that mechanically benefit from dragonmarks, even if lorewise those powers don't come from literal dragonmarks (which are exclusive to Eberron). Quotations [ edit | edit source ] Trivia [ edit | edit source ] Photograph ofthe thugs' names, by Liam O'Brien. [art 3]