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| + | == General == | ||
| + | * ''The air has eyes and ears'' (Old Ubrekti) | ||
| + | * ''Silver rents silence, but steel buys it.'' (Old Ubrekti) | ||
== Church == | == Church == | ||
| − | * ''Only a child can understand the mind of the gods'' ([[Oracles]]) | + | * ''Only a child can understand the mind of the gods'' (Pre-Alexandrian [[Oracles]]) |
| + | * ''Alexandria never pays for dinner'' | ||
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| + | == Gnomish == | ||
| + | * ''Dream Big, Scheme Big.'' | ||
| + | * ''A thousand ways to miss the obvious.'' (alt: ''A thousand ways missing one right answer'') | ||
| + | * ''Mercy softens sanction'' | ||
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| + | == Ubrekti == | ||
| + | * ''Only the dead can keep a secret... sometimes not even then.'' | ||
== Dwarven == | == Dwarven == | ||
| − | * ''A hasty mineshaft | + | * ''A hasty mineshaft digs a permanent grave.'' |
| + | * ''Only a dull blacksmith forges a blade that will rob him later.'' | ||
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| + | == Halfling == | ||
| + | *Trust the trail before you. | ||
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| + | == Peteran == | ||
| + | * ''You should ever watch for the opportunity to use your opponent's own move as the next step in your blade dance'' | ||
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| + | == Travelers == | ||
| + | * ''A long journey is always uphill.'' | ||
| + | * ''Soft road; hard travel'' | ||
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| + | == Regional == | ||
| + | === [[Wydmoor Free City]] === | ||
| + | * ''What happens in Wydmoor Free City will nevertheless lighten your purse.'' | ||
| + | * ''You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.'' (Wait, what?) | ||
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| + | === [[Fresia]] === | ||
| + | * ''goes down like warm sow's milk'' (it's distasteful--also a jab at their [[Dwarven Husbandry|dwarven neighbors]]) | ||
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Contents
General
- The air has eyes and ears (Old Ubrekti)
- Silver rents silence, but steel buys it. (Old Ubrekti)
Church
- Only a child can understand the mind of the gods (Pre-Alexandrian Oracles)
- Alexandria never pays for dinner
Gnomish
- Dream Big, Scheme Big.
- A thousand ways to miss the obvious. (alt: A thousand ways missing one right answer)
- Mercy softens sanction
Ubrekti
- Only the dead can keep a secret... sometimes not even then.
Dwarven
- A hasty mineshaft digs a permanent grave.
- Only a dull blacksmith forges a blade that will rob him later.
Halfling
- Trust the trail before you.
Peteran
- You should ever watch for the opportunity to use your opponent's own move as the next step in your blade dance
Travelers
- A long journey is always uphill.
- Soft road; hard travel
Regional
Wydmoor Free City
- What happens in Wydmoor Free City will nevertheless lighten your purse.
- You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. (Wait, what?)
Fresia
- goes down like warm sow's milk (it's distasteful--also a jab at their dwarven neighbors)
