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Whilst the island of Crete may be most famous for its place in a history that has become mythical, the consequences of that infamy live on in its most notorious children. Both prison and punishment, the presence of the Labyrinth of Daedalus, and the snorting, grunting bellows of Asterion - the minotaur - that echoed out in the silence when the seas were becalmed, were an oppressive and constant reminder of those that had been taken from the people of Crete: The fathers and br

The lines between religions and cults are sometimes razor thin, and so the most extreme fringes of faith can sometimes seem to create the most brutally fervent followers. In 1935 CE, somewhere deep within the frozen Siberian Steppes, a small and violently insular religious order - their name translating into English literally as ‘The Untethered of Flesh’ - was forged in necessity and tempered in desperation by its founder Marat Olegovich. Originally the leader of a small gang

The human mind is far more malleable than most will ever know and certain events, such as a Parsons Eclipse, can impart knowledge or engender a radical shift in thinking. Although historically seen as omens or portents, the science of eclipses - no matter how improbable the astronomic geometry that allows for three celestial bodies to interact so serendipitously - has long since advanced to the point that, while they remain majestic purely as spectacles, their patterns and oc

Whether or not one believes in an afterlife, they may still take steps to ensure that they’re spared a grim fate. Are these options real, or parlour tricks and pageantry? The Ancient and Blameless Order of Psychopomps began by offering a single and singular service: the capture of a human soul at the moment of death and the redirection of said immortal essence to the afterlife of the departed’s prior choosing. We know that this promise was delivered via an innumerable measure