Sophias Daughters Tron Hands, Velvet Gloves “The female of the species is deadlier than the male.” = Valentina VillancoaWriting ee Sone / / Additional Weiting Ve Nancy Berman, P| | eva tne Sai Day Nash Day Editing ob Vax xD Yates » Art Direction Jn po Jaf / | Cover Design headen Gate =" | 7 Graphic Design and Layout ¥ Stee Hough fd ap Dedication 7th Sea Created by Joho Wik & Jenner Wick and Kev Wilbon Thee Faces of Fite... cs... Chapter One: Birth... eel TRE WARE ncn niaicennenuas oes: 2 Private Lies ... The Daughters. Organization... Methods 35 The Sidhe. The White Plagues... sceseees B National Organiztton 2.2.2.2. 45 Relations With Other Societies ..... 48 Chapter Tro: Blood .... ‘Handmaidens 154 Daughters of Sophia .. 66 Men 70 Chapter Three: Barrier........78 Joining the Daughters . Special Trining : New Swordsman School .. B New Skill BS New Backgrounds 85\ New Advantages . Creating a Daughters Safe Ho New Equipment «2+... Ne Male Serying ... Chapter Fours Beyond .. Three Faces of Fate, Part Two... Player .. Game Master oc. ceeceedee 109” ‘Map: Gateways to Bryn Bresail .... 123 Hero Templates... 20.0204 124Ta Gace, Calle - 1666 “Theyte coming” ‘The yice came from the rar of AlvaraArcnieg’s hidden Inbar, where the shadows poled togetber. It belonged ' Gru i groandakeeer, and a End of the fay fe her father reed from the same poston some fy seas before. “How any? Arcniog' words were im, pratcnd. “im not ewe” Groen answered, “But they' led by ‘Aciga turned from the stone block reting upon his work bench. A fragment aft had recently been chipped ‘ay, eveaing a sve of thi fbn bone, “New?” Alvin's ees sarroned. Thi was no time fr surpes, “An Inqustor™ "1 ink, but Lea ow He looks. dangerous” “Coro he mused, then sprang into action. Lifting a thick Iaher case fom beneath the bench, be removed onents ~ a mall but hewy telescope ~ and replaced it ‘wth the chipped block of son. Stapling the bag shut he handed 16 Gruen and ushered her toward the door from which she had emerged. ‘Make se hs aves safly In Alana, and take Stefan wih yu. He Kno is way around a ord” roca bal worked for Arcinega Jong enough to ecogaze the egeny i i ole, Without eponding, he Ahebed back sto the dark rear comer of the room and tanked. The ony sod of her eacape wat a bi gst of Ae ollowed by the dick as the secret doo locked behind te. The sarvell yond was ll but some prooed As the door i shu, Acaega's grovdcheeper sil Sf bad aad of for Aldana bt he wou make The boy bal sen too much, snd might begat put wo nd two togeher, Avast, really. but his mision was thvee hundred years in the making, and ould not be rk fora seeneenyerold fo Gruen ra a hand though bes short dak Ii her ‘agers gegen the scar bese ec temple had been therefor needy four handed year. A reminder of er sorta. evn othe Me wretched on endl am ax ‘eral, Croerld tought to ere. ll wos mast end. She walked down the hidden sarase,sboudeing the leather cue fat held Arcnog's Blood Scencerevexch matte Al the belo of the satesn, she peerel {Grougha papel nto he manor mall chen. Emp. Grucad wapped oat sealy, and reached for a sal rack oherbs a reed is an unnotoed earner Uacorng 4 srl gss bode that read “Chicken ol” Groeahid _ danced cu the Kichen's window and sa courtyard fled ‘vith hors and Ingition solder Arce’ light fpecrum bad ceaaly cared some umvanted tenon. igh trches burned inthe ands. They were eager to ben the “pafeaton” ofthe hose ‘Mtards” abe whopered. "You have’ caught me yet” pending the Bode’ content ino er mow, Groen timaced. The eli wae bites, fou, bt etc. Ie at lye at nie to watch it elles, and she stared at her and a frcanion a hey loy Fed fom ew. Wiha few scont, Gruesd and her posesions vanished ‘nti ahr fins ‘The gounseepes smd, plaing ther ofthe nom ive bees her wseen ep, Opening the ocr caval, she stepped ot tothe card Arcs oud have led the fat wave of laces by fom ad soon he woud cape he ou at well She a ofa of ha He war erly dev and dager 5 wel. Igor the seams of Arise sal he ome the cour headed sway fom te fae Hig he foudatn of the acetal Arce wos se Ghat his bumble gouoiserper bad amagged He equipment ou a rest rk, and would bly Become even tre ag Soo, she wall bea replete a he ‘cet aborts ~the men hat she wate dy ad nigh, bly ging ther experiments Wibout hs Inoviedg be cone the lnfornaton be obtae, ening him fo eachg cern eons hat wee {oo dagerou be len is ane GGruenhild smiled grimly. Men lke Arcinega were ‘uncommon, even afer four hundred years. She welcomed the challenge he represented, Soon end she woud ve to retin to the guise of lis geal, loyal servant lnghing ats jokes and pretnding not onde the scene feovermtons thet floated thigh the hr wih evry breeze. But for now, ber eyes shone with nelle snd her careflly guarded facade fe ble ther boy a he weed weldly through the wees, Deep in he free around the manor ood x small at — the groundieepe’ house. Ina the twas spect, 2 small armoire for clothing and uta, and a cooking freplace. Graal dhe hand beneath the cot, ope ‘smal cht inthe lor. Two hundred yar ago, hs hat had been par ofa lamber mil Ciipping a napuck of ct ad her aves, hei into the cht, ocag henel accelerate rpalybelore baring oe over the edergrod river. She fl tothe sipping waves, eng three into er shin a the Hace of the small cave. Anjooe ee would have downed in te bad ie Anjos, that except acd of the Lake ‘With a whispered payer, Grucsd alowed the vate to clos over er head and se’ abi ight open bebe he. ‘Baym Bresail awaited Yow ese us be pres. Weak, Nae ao, Use - 1667 “dor ere wat you thnk, Boi” Alt YNigior soae, Teaning low over the Gaus’ foul tbe pices pe als Paro, the show oo gf cng tr he i ot ee lg oy eis Boca quer gay, be ck eed png ng he ri table No, Alex, you ae mong Tete 0 ay the Monalgne. Look wht they have doe to Ody To Your om poe and mie! Only Mata > Macalla” 4 hid voce said snout, Ph eng ates on het She se Ter Ut You col el sole her ald” Koch oe td is 2 Bone ‘om ‘Shs te ae Ueae mo bole ane at ire wating for your mote fo iy tea You hve gi stegha te hem” Hl eh bebe ad th pw eo We have wie weapos of war? Tamara, Kofta Galera pote She. wes eat woman, fed Slade “They ougu ws, nd ve thee ines any ten as we can mart The on eon they hve nt ome farther nth hs onthe nl weer aging them Maa ono se ~ bt he wl ot Eo srr Kec cate, We ent Rad aor way {oto sw We mt sogote wth MEmpera and Mostpie™ ‘Tamara, you a an adept negonor, and an exelent sudminsralor. But what women naw of war wou not il fathimble” Aleks lowered face das. "My people ae dying because of Montegc's march. They Bi by he road,starving, Killed 20 that is oops can have grain. Iwl not ego wih 4 butcher” What abowt the sekoes hat seuck the Minin provinces foe tre years ago?” ake the Gait slow He wat a ichboded,szong man whore pure whe ba Inang fll Beneath shoulder. “teased plas ofthe bladder raped organs, and heal ae the Kore apart from the inde. Tal me, Kosch docs anyone suck by the symplgrs ler” The Usuran secerer nodded slo, an rel mie ised the Gaius eres ee eee ee ok ps ip he le ev dabelet “Thal page [ ceretaig, fo cee age rlecg X among the ae hve oo cae fr What 1 nes ot ap ish loeb ttn, "De oe rei iene pow, tthe power nes ght” Dye igen lagers wis te shine Send the tote Moate wth sop of fod ar the aed = ~ pte leg” Mae ete pean nt be fod — they aa erp ih, dle ayn thy wish, Ony fen sare he Moti el ‘Then we wet ses Tile wer eno do oor wer for [As ot ofthe tier Kain Hou node tm arent [nig kx oth nce owed the rwing epee of Pers aeg Da. The Gas wl, Keegan, at sty eB oon tender ig, sparny Divs othe convention stad he Wie he ake tp her es met Tema aang, ndentandg e. Seeing wold hve tobe doe. up ae Yea Ble tha jou cot! ws. ions, Voce ~ 1668. The srordmomaa’s lows rang from the see of her ‘opponents bade, paling like bell above the high waters the cata A elle gl huddled tered agin the ledge ofthe palace, praying to Theus for her ie a she stared int the water fa, ar below. ‘The guard ded, splted ke a salmon on the vordovoman’ sade, and fl sting fm the root. He Inised the carl by fe fet is body bounding vie aint the cobblestones below “We have to jun, Tit” the woman mitered ‘Jump? seed dhe gl “Well de” Looe ot the sands, bella” The swordewoman sheathed ter rapier with wl grace plang down into the fast owing carvent Yu wont le any more haa Tw” "Why an dong thik? the young Fate Wich sobbed. "You are dong hia" sald the woman, aking the fighiened fs hand, “because you canot Wein saver. You ame to {shncring the danger, and wig wo face If we escape, yo wil be ee ~ tly ee fr the est mein your le” “The wora's dark he ened around green grey eye She el bed the ightened maiden, eachig up wh ase and to tear the vell away. Another yelp came fom the tered gi bt the ewordevoman gored You ex 20 Tonge ee halfthe word ite one Lok around you. Lock a the women of Vodacce, They ae dave, wane han Shiver They aia” “am ove of tem” she pled,“ eannot change LT i not tink is rough. was angry a my father.” “You wl do ayhing you withthe swordwo:man repli, There i anoter world wal for you out the Is x pce tht meds women with your talent — brave Fmaginaive women. You can Tearn to read and wrt. To Told «sword nd tobe anything you wish to became You ie will be your own” “Like my sites Me™ she wept "Murdered by thug 2 she fed they? She let Diooma to a her feedom, an she found nothing but dishonor and dea” “te that what ty od you?” The ewerdavemats oie was “Ike eu "ook ito your hea, Trista, and ee ft 0” “Fler stand ene sx yours ago. Ie led a he ded” ‘No. Ie le when he apy died, She was reborn” The swordoman ited the gis head geal, starig ato a steed at of greygten eyes. “risked my Meo cose or you. The Handmaidea wished to sead anche, bt I would at It her You were my responliiy. 1 could never shandon you" “Yous, Faust? You Bve?* Tri’ eyes It up with hope, coguzng the sanger at lat. She was 2 fet. Her ack tty no longer eae ito ight bn, sided ae ind ofthe high ootep. Her fetes were aed, red of her vel, and her oncethin arms were song sod masa. “Live And Lam fee” The swordworaa sed reaching Into the als wih a pracced hand, Calor coalesced sound thr outteched grip, and a gleaming sand of Sot spun ‘between her fingers. “They ed o yom i nde to Lap ou fom belving tht feedom coud ext for ux Yet t dows, and T wil take you there You see, lide Trt” she whispered, “you camo de became Iw ate ou" ‘Tita stared at the teed fora momen then reached out and pled i taut It spun beoeen the two women, onmecting thr sols Khe pinert of shine light Releasing the dhead, Trista stood eonieny bee ber sta, ang her chin wth pie and newfound devon. “Lead me ‘Together, dey leap nto the wind above the watery, trstg a destiny show them the way You aseme that Beco ear ws, star ery of steak, poe, and taseldge You ac at 0 fonae ox? eas, and acc the res of sc that eu Bie sve Yu ih ws fo joe heft at we can change the tre You are comin tha we cme charg the You are wrong Introduction ‘Many Secret Societies rest beneath the sue of Than poles, but none have existed for lager than. the Daughters of Sophia. Where other Secret Siti begia withthe Baga, or even ater, the Daughters tice thee Corgis back to the day then the fit Se e fot upon the sande of Thésh. Tels blood is born frm te Sie; Ilfhuman and hale, hey exist in both wore, Yet they are trevcably connected to Tah. They knew of the Fist Prophets coming lng before he stepped fot nto the Senate; they ow when the Furth Prophet wi keto bring about the end ofthe wold. Unlike most a ‘cul, the Daughics of Sophia believe chat hi «am be averted. To that end, they work toward beter the worl, word that Theva Hi wisdom, wl ot bk to punish withthe coming of His Fourth Son | a ona Pes ie Sm on Be a te er yt ee one oe a eee foriternseemeerss oaeeSolhnAie Seat See Tolicswuimeoce Raeloeretani rem eee ences pee baie eee rere ao eee cera ase DeSean ieee ere$- Uithe many of Tha’ soa “sere” sacle, the “ide a pp o the Daghes of Sophias mos epic en "The ame erly bar no meaning Sue of he ot ad thee wo do knoe never peak Tojenider lv ste oa tow vbo save Ge foc) that it as remained hidden fr vo long. + Conlon tothe deacy of hose who have worked forts purpose sn even ese acevemen te, at the Deughtes hve managed to keep ther extence ot hy net to he mova of Toes mans, ar ao (>be Sie fon who bod thy srg “oul id no el canon” of the publ face ofthe Dangers Span hs book they have sone. Ad ay Jey aout her ect mises, sod hel gh fe Your fee Sek ont obevorian ad ng er er pol an, srt she wl Lver eres ond tl you Da ‘women dost ink of ch hinge OF one, they hing en more hen se the men who work win tbe nyuizaton, and the brother ofthe blodine tht spend {Eee 0 belp cea word whee the aw of Thus tr grune, tnd ve Sidhe and more can ve ogee, fate eat sors of Bey Beal tothe wide pan of Une As the wer Knows nace of en ext. A Friendly Th secon sain Inown ue Soph Duin Iya + GM, oe you we plyeg a menter of tat patton, yo “Koad peeing nw, Conoed rng vl ter te wat btw eed of She sod eld ow You Tu ht wil ar our ve of Tah Gee ‘You have bees wate, iler Warning. the tthe Legends The Quen: ce the hal of Bryn Breil Dae ral te Sida, the sy (eto rae e oes wide, ed (One orale We art.” = Bld of Tall, Asal taitonal “The Daughsts begin not with the Senate or the Noman bot oth erties ecrdered anda long bee humen beings walled the land. They begin wih the Sidhe; or rather, th one patel Side, ‘Te and of Brym Brel har exited for cones centres, fiom dant aons shrouded in mst and ve. I briey touches the word ln which we Le then fades sey nto sober ei unt he ine when returns. The cretres that Iie there have no understanding of time or age. They lve ere lives, utempered by mortal emotion, dey, or snoaliy It has abvay Been thi way, andthe Sidhe once Ueleved dha would never change. Uosl the gais of Brym Brea! opened upon the mortal realm once more, and they an the world created by the shorted, ery humans. The She were taken by some revered i some mocked but all were fad, The fac’ three queens each She seppe from the water the gue of woos raked to thea and covered in shaming droplets of wa Unknown to he, wander aight had lo paused at he Lae, oii watercin and et hated we the sigh night pased. Heme the males standing by the shoe and, fatraned, went to her sde. Some tales sy that he was Avalon, oibers swear he belonged to the Highlind cans, ‘Sill other legends ate that the Knight of the Westmoreland: ame fom fall Monsigne, Castle, or ‘even Elsen. Whatever hs berage, he kre a her ft and was unathamed by her md. Wh love ss his only ‘thought he swore hi word and hs eto her enuse \ ‘eopted a dilerent approach tothe ings they bad sen. The Queen of the Shy ‘modeled bee court fer the she saw nthe uma red, le the Queen of the Sen began to steal the souls of salrs who drowned. win er wide waves, thing to create he Kingdom om Te ayo he ae pan on hi in alee, sod then Sond kat bel 7) reflection a the ate Ae toon abe ahr om ce fete it in, ease Loran dow ber coe. The empty eyes of the win reflected isthe wate were $0 fet fom the wa he atece ba ‘The lat ofthe Fay Queens ~ the Quen ofthe Earth, aso called the Lady ofthe Lake — struggled longs to ret the total passions that were so unlike er own cold hear. ‘Where the test of the She adopted human form and began to ape human a, poli, ad voce, she rained apart, tying to Ignore the word that slood just beyond ayn Breas enchared gate She lved in fear ofthe tls that moray held and Yowed never to ake rota orm, Jet he lose here orev ‘She remained tue to ee word or many centuries, but even her resolve had Knits Her caosy a st overwhelmed te and she doug to take human form oly once = to see what wa ke tobe enced in mort les. One dy 00 the legend state), the Lady ofthe Lake crept don tothe shore ofthe Westmorland ak nthe empty Avalon moor. ‘ang goof no kala ple white et Her been coulneer rap what she had sen nan tan ht man ection Held warmth and span ht the Sd cos! neve apliate. For the tne, he Lady the Lake kc te Aifereee betwee mat a 0 nora Sb sd in that moment abe ek the fit wring of trv enon, Le and sorrow ceed a ear cag be 0 cy oot ‘in wonderment She coud never agin lathe dt race ofthe ental She. ‘She vied the man often atthe lak, though only by gh, when er ster ould not se. That lve was reared by the tars and the lent water, and in ine, the Lady of he Take experienced anober miracle. She bore hia to clldte, aed placed der ahs asThe Fading of the Sidhe The Lady of he Lakes her lover remained together for sunny yes, and wile he was wt her, hed not age Her Inbandiataied a smal eotage by the Westmoreland Take, abd whenever the Lady could scape Sidhe cout ume, she woul come to him. She sed water mage tnd the sect pacivaye out of Brym Brel that were cw onto her; the vers and seams hid er pasage tne allowed het 6 er fly wold. ‘ut all oo sot, the cour of the Sidhe began to recede fn the mortal wor Many tines befor, the Cou ofthe “Thee Queens would vai fom har’ sight for Indie years moc, tring ath whim took them, “The Lady could not being her husband in to Tete forget Hs wn moray = the very thing tht cased er to love bls. Wore, the other Side would see hi as no more than oy, an hi pit could easy be broken by ther elo gue. But atthe same tne, the Lay of the Lake had oo ch ole if she slowed her husband to Ieee her sde~ he would grow od, and ee without her, snd she woul be alone ewes dacied que, al woch hog rst be. The Lady i ot wish hs lever wo ie we she wat a and so she Tet tobi a tak made of her ers and the wats of the sacred lake "Eo the power of my love fr you 0 log Yu weit vl keep You alle unl my return” The two ‘ecded to rate thei in heen separately; The man ferlned bebind wih the gical Sophia, whe the dy ofthe Lae tok ther soo, agh, tthe lind ofthe Sidhe. Wid tha she departed the shore of Loch Wietmorlnd and reramed to Bryn Brest fallow the ‘round his apparent seduction ofthe Queen of the Sky sud las her epte, Ly ‘Toe boyd born ofthe Lady ofthe Lake by her mortal | |_| She iis human beste fom her fe brethren, and sued hi to teach the nd proud, withthe lege of an elk and gent ack of hares sprouting fom is force ‘om youth to old gs, while the oer half ofthe year he etured rom hol age tring tine back ul he once more bec aig yah He went se any ig Hed Kanda ly ie, ah always Lugh to his mother. a se a a a h Ee ied ot hd ya rat va he same to his progeny. He grew song ‘Oneal ofthe year he aged With human soa ante, Laghseded ved muro She made, prodcng many ein ver the coune ote at fe nln. One tery anded Hn in condrable ou There ar may les oeog td par iin = act ich th rs ofthe Sd never meson Oxy “ a ‘ut n= ey eautnsy~ ln ak pages and Unseee ct Ligh ok ‘ura th Ques love, bind ran aay bx he She laces rh to Gus dy a he to eve i ee kl io Sie ui tin of el od nd | ranted them to bep bet kin on Th. They Became the Sona of Ligh, the ole” counterpart the Daughesa Sepa More lbatno them ean eed paper Sen court in 8 wanderings. ‘he Sie cart i ot nf ce ee ‘When a ht they agua touched the shores of an, the Lady rahe forth at s00n at she coud, She found, ly, Aha ie did ot pas in he oral elm a di in By Brea too any years had gone by, andthe cottage by the lake wat sow no more than fallen stone and ash. She swept song the ri fo some tne, but could not Jel retursto Bee Brea She needed oo what ad Fappened wa! became of her fmly before the left Tha again. Adoping » himan guise, the Lady of the Lake ‘lke among soy ln varch of he lo. amy He Jun ook er the od of N,v the kere opp of men nore Semi erp re hose epi thd ad rough new sey ae whe Sie nce engi ere Serve Supe ting em om ech ral tie Now en Secon reseed wing ee then erage exe pwc, gn, bt ing oe tn re of ba ay, he Lady Tore enh te conmen ads lhe Naan Sei tering frp ef er loved ons he ed eGo the peasants of an ancient orale known the Sopa —her cm danghter’s name. Eager, the Lady climbed ep into the Olimpit mounts, a eventual ound a sal eave ‘where the od woman ved Tey indeed as dau, but wo many yrs had pase hat even wih the mary bal, Sopa had gr od ad weary. She kal by pool of wae her stall cave, se poined at the fuze that she could ae nthe sipping raven “Mother” she asked the Lady,“ knew tht you wuld return ows, fr The foesen many things ofthe fare ofthe werd Yet bg you this, a th ed of my long le. Do mo eae us again. See how the worl has filles ‘nd how mankind has no hope fr the fe? Witt you, here bs no hope - and without hope, there can be no faure™ But the Lady ofthe Lake took her daughter er arms and sald, "There wil comes hero. On vay rises, when hes sot needed” Sophia sighed weary “have spent my ile ending to our fury, Your dren and grandchildren have seated throughout ths world, pas their eed on to moral men ‘They heed ny word for I emer your lessons a learned the secrets beneath the waters ofthe Sidhe Breil is more than Glos, more than dreams and mit Tes Hope; a tr bel inthe fare than any thi this, moral alm could evr held an touch that hope eed becaue of Ive dav the seengh I needed i He ‘ul your retire * “Butts not enough. Ihave sen the word sound el have seen the greed and deception, and Ihave vied the Sensors of Numa ~ men Who were expected to be aston forthe future, shapers ofthe world ~ far t ack targals fo shin grester than temporal poet la the hundreds of years that [have shepherded our fay and Waleed tough my eear pool I know the the world Is ‘worth mote than single Me ‘Bryn Breall bas such to Team from Thiah ~ ange, and action ~ buts, too, ean Théah ear for Jim Berd. Hep me, mothe, to bring thee to words ‘ogee, and flr hope to the people of bath realms, “Promise me" the Sophia continued, “That you wil help me to give my death meaning, Promise me that you wilIng hope back fx dei wold T would gladly gve my efor you to do thi. I woud gladly dle that the wort night ve? Unable offi har eld anything the Lady ofthe Lake ‘wep and modded. Relig tht the mortal elm meant 23 smuch i her daugher, she drew upon mighty She magie ~ sregibeoed by Sophits oath ~ and pled prt of oy sal into the wed, changing the fate forever. When she wat done, her Hood had freer entwined the dey ‘ofboth ean mortal and immortal, herein ware sgrena purpose Gat would extend ti he ead of known ‘The sacifce had meaning snd the wrk would change. plead a ecpraer eg Sensors speang to «sal, impeioned Jetag vine weg” Nel out hac, motes, bat wh ur compan” the pond: We have ae he world edly ‘ofig biti arr came fom th band of Thea Wh that th Sophia el eas he Lady of the Lae aed the ld woos ead wo her bret The Que teas ae when hee daughter' bard grew cl nd er fread ed ms Ths he a he ake es she coming fhe Fi Prophet Ft ia a he dager van more than» hr fis sr With er ath nd er mother's mg Sopa had scraped for ber deuh to bv lke wth the Propet ttn S ong the Oracle Bed tenet Propet wold sot come, The len ofthe Lay ofthe Lake wo ‘and not oy on the border beeen Beye Bre ad ‘ola, but ako inthe place Btwn the ps td the faze ‘daghtec she whispered, *Al the good The Second Oracle Ale the ist Oracle's death, the Lady ofthe Lae thought Jong and hard about what had happened. Sophia had spoken a name ~ The ~ at ‘Asshe watched the man on the Senate oo, he heard him, te that name aswell Who wat dl The and wy wat the so important? Was he a god? A Syme? The Lady resale to dione the answer ia however, she had ober protester burg Ber auger inthe Nor ofthe eave, the Lady let to Sek ot thera er rogey. She dd not have to search fer ong, ‘Though all fb munber and sated sows Tash, het ‘Sidhe Hood ciled out to her, One womea, an Eien eamnt named Mary, had already alt the gifts of the Orcle descend upon ar shoulders. She knew what was expected of he, and she was aledy eorute to he ‘Olimpia mountains. When her sters aed her wy she was Ieavng she only answered, “Because the world wil ‘uve need, nT must provide fork She met the Lady at the fot of the Olimpia mounts. Afr brain what Was sa she agreedto tke Sophias place in the cave Sophia's ower became vers ~ ow trough her like the wer of Bay Bren nd wasfoming ber nto a second Oral ‘She gulded the descendants fr fst ove 200 year, fom the ime ofthe Fst Prophet unt te Second Prophet ara ln the year 25. Although she knew her erential fate, Mary dino simply it a her cave and avat her death ‘Wah ypial Ben pragmatism, Mark planed, preeroed Jnowedge, and worked to make Thiah snore educa, ceiphened, and balanced. She dew on the sen of 3a Beslan opened the portal between the wo ands, 0 tht they wee more doely connected than they had ‘ever ben blr, ‘She spread the children and fans of the line ofthe Lady fhe Lake, both male and female thoughout te ain of ThEah. They raved ough Beyn Brel om dant Cathay to the fir thors of Avalon, Sh tasked then with akching both Thiah and Bry Drea keeping 2 earl 78 on the foes tht would ter bo Lads apace She ‘aught them the water magi inbetent in ther ood ~ Scyng ~to ast them with htt, and helped them 0 foster jsce and encourage eduction ln Théan soles. Beneath her tag, the we of Sar developed Ia many ‘membecs ofthe odin -almest abaya ween, Only a tiny percentage of males had the ability to use Seying sg. ‘Urder Mary's recto, they learned to identi chien bors withthe gts of Sie blood by ther birth cul, and ther ionate ability to breathe water sift were air The race encouraged greater use of magic to develop potions of geal ufulnes, fom healing and restorative powers reproducag exracrinuy feats nich a4 eahaneed speed, indi, and enchaoteddlagutes, Lat, they letned tha certain pools throughout Taéah were when propaly invoked, portals ito Bryn Breall. Although ty cout ony acces the enchanted lands through these select pool, they provided the Danghtors with emengeney excape router that coud not be tacked, and more importa, wih ¢ ream to contact and vat thee cousins that lied tn the stat rain of the She Swon after her astumpion of the Orace's oe, Mat sent one of hes ses to each nation of Théh, She calle! them her *Handamidens” and wold them organize» comminly ‘hat could bere upon. That close any developed ino the Daughers of Sophia, and has remained unt tay. \Wth the new Oral eigen on This, he lady ofthe Lake ted 10 he side of The She ‘ne to Bryn Brel and tucsmoned the ses of Lagh tober She aed them to gather any norman thy could Theat ad rept to heron whi they had learned. She ‘oon dicoveed tat Thus was angle gd woop by the ans as the car of the uve. A fine she mined Him as aly suprsion, tw ie Wet on, she diconred ome xsi eten the ecg tsb to Fim and the concrete Knowledge oberon pl. The Prophets ang eld vom — regen of er source ~ and the Lady permed ber even on ‘The to embrace hs words. They engey coupled ‘The mions ofthe Daughter in thote aya were simple: they worked to prevent mane war, to heal the he between diferent mations, and to bete il for ll people ‘They worked primal with woman (over 75% of the ‘hilren born in thelr neage were female, but men were Hroswitha of Stahlfort (960, Eisen) The nao Gander Sh lng ry rape Whe women oh cn pre hes Sducioa Dopt te Ore’ vow of apy te Abbe f Gnd sl coma roma ce Jeph nd pion int pec aap on Chic og Tova cae to Caden sm pan Noo fie eves were nerein ange Ca hoe ihe an et oe mune Reo nd angry, the ee gil Say reed her eso rei, hore abe came oe tht he Ger adap rhe pn sh ted ec H the ener. She Sevlped he peat le ad thie! he rk fone Thy ws 2 tole ole ond nthe seeps Ua Th ‘ese sa th more cpl ett wl ‘edly aout he couage of ween he te | acter lps ern be whe ey rao eseraed adv he pnt esate] Genet sot ode wey. The ppt S| st cs er eile tw ep wy set thughtrevoing ml” Ward ot Sh Hota ray kl ecstay roid Ge eo the Bie out nd eyo By bar dh 104, et ys wer poplar ha ty were beled by tars ‘Callas ~ «deo pram, bt gig | Sle ae oo he uae ‘coed wha the oct so lng they ace ‘ng phophy Intl, much of the wok few on beterng women's 4ot in Théah ~ improving ther education, incre it poll! power, and helping ther atin poston equity ik men. The Prophet's words helped them doth. He spoke of penta and equaiy, of al humanly string towards a beter fre, Women, presumably, weeded! ‘n those aoms. Many Numan women were leterted inthe Brbphets words, and stale of the Prophets coming ‘psed down tough el teaching from mether to cil. ‘Chad withthe blod learned thatthe Prophet words ha witdom and ahold be obeyed. By the year 200, number of aable wves belonged to the Daugher, lacing the Inpersrice Alenia, wife of Imperator Danatus: Her gene pressures onthe Imperatr eased i to publaly adope te Prophets fh and decare it the chosen religon of is Empire ‘The Brothers’ Blood 1s 240, an intense cl war broke out along te borders of the Eastern and Western Empire Several cystates on the taser Gallegos pens divided over an intense plical Aipote whi spl brother fom brother and ames om thes nighbors. The fit fw skemises wert fece and ‘melentig, and the violence teatened to spread acess ‘he entre Empire. However, before things could Setsorat, the armies wore st upon by the most unas etcreat eve: used to bing peace ~ and sangey, one of the mow effective. Members ofthe Daughters on both sides organized an cetraordinary boycott among the women of the states. No canp flowers clustered behind the armies No ven er ede allowed their husbandt retin home forthe dimple grace of conjugal bs So long s they were in the army, fighting the "enemy they would not be allowed pete time with their wives. [a thot the two armies were completely denied all afficking wih the oppose sex Iwas an utr holdout, devine to bring Frustaton, rete, and eventually peace, “The rose — davgoed, oxganiand, and enacted by the Handouidens ~ worked perfect: Within tro yews the ies bad disembled, hundreds of men had gone permanent bien without eave, andthe ho remind ere iter, rusted, and move interests scking new wives than ighing for some lord's weakh.‘The Pates ‘hed out, and the nobles who had demanded tht the ar begin found themes with no tos to dln eit boldings when they died. Ther Inds paved on to more temperate families, andthe war was, witha a geaeraon, couplet fogoten Mos history book don't even mention the bre war Fewer lsc the esos that the Bats ended or debate the ack of iteret in setartng the war in Inter generations. It bat ben forgten to all but the mot lint clas butt ws the fit true extention ofthe power wielded by the Daughters of Sophia, and would nat be te lat ‘The Creation of the Library a he year 27 after the Fin Pope, the Numan Expire fa. Atacked by Ben hordes the cai ly was nealy Aessoyed the power bas ofthe county cola, aad the ‘Senators were powell to atop the all of the nation Homeve, neay ten year. belore the northern hordes ‘vanced into Numan testy the Second Ora free the war to come and. ace! to premve the Empat ‘tensive knowledge Libres ware moved noble owes in warm chmates suddenly fund the cilen affled wth dees that could only be treated wih pats dat sein colder are By using the art of Saying, the Daughters located tes of ‘sor bates and planned hideaway for Numan crm, ‘ret, and valine texts Some wornen memoried entire ‘pte from ancient masterpieces, 0 that books which {ul not be cried cut ofthe cont could be recreated. ‘This jourale deseo the bocrry of the wat which Aesroyed Numa, but the important information, was protected by the diigence af the Daughters andthe ales [eas the fst extensive eof Serving’ by to ace into ‘he fat, and the Daughters tok fl advantage of elt forkoowledge. Because of thie heoim, many ancient tex of Numa teratie sl sre i hidden monastery, ‘af fom the devastation tht befell the Noman Exp. ‘This flor formed a neat dovetal with hele brnen ‘ign Brea. The Sons of Lagh had continued to guber fofoomaton on Theus ~ now enconpuning nt af teltzaton ~ and wed ter Sidhe mage lo amt gue collcson. They made their serdces avaiable thir ‘human cousins daring the period, marking the fi fra ‘cooperation betree te two haves ofthe blodie They hve contiued to work together ever sace. ‘The Death ofthe Second Oracte Cestir afer ‘Marb mar tore she calkd the Hindmalden to hore. Sel her eee tar Aros Beye Bre eng that ou eh aor fern vince. A he ted he came tos gr Ikea al we mt he flonan he) lady hell When ake remo, she eal EY Haninaiden ‘ogee, and ted thew pepe x ee deat Showing them vison within the Ora’ Foo, Mark proclimed thatthe dane ofthe *Secand rope” wa sae ‘This Second Prophet would bring «great change 1 the > ‘word and the Teachioge of Theis. When heared, tie would pas, but she would be replaced by tact ‘x a de Second Prophet replaced the fst With each ew coming, the Oracle would Meal he return of The’ power to the wold through her ovm serial dexth Tel Handnaides vncertod the wim in hee worsen) remained wih her unt she pase Marra dee il day nde fer dacendans, The at le ve “The Teel Fropet comes when te we a ed oft polace at thn, we mit learnt dtd eats Nes ‘eg aga, ad with exch ew bepning we ma ne treks owner aay aoa Seat tether he besig or te end tba pe tad dean bt Ta th el ofthe renner Wi one thre aa Be no ete, The pneu sakThe Third Oracle one generation fash ay, ond anal pension comet The aided foe” eos 1s ant topo sg i acter sas ep caer Boras pacn errs Om eee ance ctore se watt eet ae ape e Pores as Sea see ‘The Usruran Orthodoxy i fe’ yer 325 afte the coming of the Ft Prophet the ‘Goranine Contention presented the Vaicne Credo to Crating ecely itn the teachings of the Ft sa ‘Second Pope into single enti the Reformed Vatine ‘Church event ao pane eles cvoa tate aif the Prophet aad created the Unnuan Orhodax [usc Usaran Orthosory sees the techings of the jf Seo Prophetic), ‘Thovfint batle ever fought beeen the Vlicine and (Orthodox churches occured on the fds sounding the ‘ly of Sousa Taya’ ae, be Grand Dike Viele, took the bated hse aga th fines ofthe nmin Vateine: Wii a year, he Vat frees were completely dafited. The Reformed Vane Church never conquered the northern mations, and the Orthodox rligon has ‘ontned to trve fr ovr a thousand yer The Danghiers of Sophia look upon the Ussurn Orthodary as one of ther great challenge, Although Orthodox bells do nt ofl support the teachings of the later Prophets, the Dangers have influenced the peat interpretation ofthe lig in mch manne tha the teachings af the Second and Third Prophet often appear in alee and rl myth ‘The White Plague Tn the yar 35, the int outbreaks ofthe Wate Plague surfaced inthe Crescent Empl, nea populous Conte iy. By 408, he disease had row into fulfledged epidemic. The Society iamediately began to lveigae, sare that paral o Bryn res ay oer the outbreak, Much othe prise, they covered tat the Plague was no mere ses, but 2 srange dete tha tacked Symeth traces in the human system. Sorcerers and lndvduss whe ved too nea Syotth power sures were the hardest, though eters were aed ax well The Daughias ker from thet Sdhe ales that the Syne posed 1 great danger The We Plague, seemed bad some onneton tote Barer hog the Syrnth back, The lsat’ source was a mall "tain the Bae, eopled ih the exons ofthe poral to Beyn Bren I damaged ‘Syroth lun: and helped Keep the ena crestresat by. Unfranately, alto had 1 devastating elec on Jnumany expoed to Afi the mon the Daher wed th Saya bo tan the Piguet wor i eflece became. At las, they hit upon & combiaaton of Sie magl, Sey ten, and rey sdenet order to contre the deste and ereae 8 Imageal and. The Daughters of Sopia immetiately took actos, I tis plage ould be contol, coud serve locator for nial atemping to make bari with the Synch The disease cold be used to check for areas where Syeneth econ war exaping Into Thiah or Bryn ees They fd an antidote, and they had sampler ofthe ‘White Plague inal oft stages enought experiment with {in sale borate and remote locations. By the year 450, the Daughters ver in ill eontl ofthe White Page, and the outbreaks among. the peasant populace dow minh. (Mere inforation abou the are and hitory ‘ofthe White Pague ea be found on page 42-45, Tuabean ds Montaigne Te nee of he Lady fhe Le has had she of tar and fe fed The nas oth fa pap the mot cet) wes Qarn taba da ont, fonder of he mda ao beast mee wa yt Vince ty ond ies icon nd taage bye nes ney mom He fe ad oe bet er eves gh way, utr el cnc ol ay Hane leabeau joined the Sophia's Daughers earn her le She ‘ugmented ber power Forté mage ath regular is to the Oras cave, where she paid care ateston to ‘Tatyana’ predictions ~ epectly the impending death of BBpecor Carlamass son, Chas, who ruled the lands around Inbea's home. Recognising « potential fem of wealth and power, Iasbenu managed to convince he they 'o offer a terendose doy if Chae tart Re Although she despised the man, she new ta he elie Impovershed prince would happy wed for money. Ibe convinced Chases at dhe had fallen madly in love wih Jim, and the wedng took place within 2 few iat Inubea believed he would be dead bebe sother yer had pus, ‘The Daughers, however, i not wish Calema's san to depat the wold so soon. Now tht he bad marced a Daughter, the Orade wed to cement the bond with lien and family. Through the we of several powerful Fate Whey, the Daughter acted to stave ol the pnce’s death, ensuring that Kabesa would remain marie to hi Indefiately. Th new queen found Herel tapped by et ‘mn machinations, marie toa man she detestedRacine de Foix (1243, Montaigne) _ ‘Tipped ins pole mags fo a youg Peace (ald Rao made he bo oa ened ig stig en ale ty nh ‘ieee Spt se staked s =e ‘oud te tne tack tothe Nuwan Ep 1s sph poe: Race bt a sco deciing te cts php, uod ey with wal an scent Ee yb theca the Gren ape 4 Tm wd pk wc el the Gey iden acme srw alpen sli-iie pe eae fae Sees eat cent layed Conweal of te Vole kar wen beta bao a he ce dened Tested le def Yosce pie ear {beni fi Ores el comic ad heey of gag epee ory ‘Unig to accep such aft, Iabeau tok mater into Ihr ove pas. Against the orders ofthe Oracle ad the Wiandnaidens, she poisoned Charles tnd tated ber long tine bre te Oc ded. Ter ally yo we futre showed then at the Sine was et eid belong of the new age a aha At Ye de approached, he fase reveled win te Saya pas steed to cole oa sg pot seni ial aed steangel ed ~ th baige the THEE Became the Daughters were ey fan wth he of hiory andthe mabe nau of ne ened ‘unm alot rete th sch lt Sd el Axed. Tine was a fling ee, yet ge te seen © sand all sone aber fowls bell pce Late, they Israel ht the toe foming had been conc by hs pot a sine, the Dag were comply msi SS Bere they cul he the core fees — 1 Ba wy of hanging hs aed pol the Orla 2 no Prog appeared on th ste of Vase Gy fs, ty bled at nag was won, Se pal sinply meaat hat the Pop tine Bad cont. Then ey Ina the menage the Tid Ppt ge ~ word of Be an rte he tp of Cai abd they knew ht seething wos wong Upon further investigation, they relied that the Thi Prophet's comlag dot gute match the death of the ‘Third Oracle, It was only a mater of weeks, bat twa ‘enough to know thatthe mn speaking in Ctl had ‘begun his ruse whe the Third Oracle as il a. ‘Only years ate a readng the jours fone of the wives ‘of a Rose and Cros Kaige the Dsus of Sophia ‘understand what ad occurred. The man in Cle waafake, a fake prophet sent by; ther Sidhe undentanding ould en astm, gets ofthe Syenath. The real Prophet Jad been frever ls, deatoyed by agents of the Fale Prophet long before the ight Began Rony tok a shoe tine for dhe Daughters withthe bel of th Side Uretves,to understand the impo of this ‘eve The eal Third Prophet was dea, ht meget, tnd Théah was without te guidance. The Fae Prophet ‘would never ill ther te wie forthe betermect ofthe wotld ~ and if he eased too much damage, the Pal Tophe, the Prophet of Vengeance, woud come The Daughters could not allow such an apocalypse. No ster what Theus uly wat, ot why He chow to send his Frophes, tbe Fourth Prophet would fre the Syreth and estoy Théth. The only hope to sive This torn esructn, and Brym Brest fom the rages of another wr wth he Syrneth, wa to to prevent ibaa. corde to dota, Thlah must be kept inate of perp balince betreen good and ell. Netter ldo could be allowed to have too much strength thee must be enough 00d oof thereof el whlch constanly pervaded the ‘ans of Tinh. Unless dhe word was guarded, protected nd guided, Thish would be destoyed. ‘The Daughters had a new purpose. They would preven! the spocalype fom ang place. The Fourth Oracle The woman who now Iver fa the eave of the Sophia sppeared in the year 1009, earying only a small bun of sk robes, The acajtes in the cave recogioed er Iimmedistely from thee Saying, but did not know ber Ste tad an unusual appearance small and yellow ianed ih deat features ant black hai Her eyes wee dark sd igh santo, and her face was round with fl, all lips, Mera few years, she learned enough ofthe Vodacor Innguage to discus her purposes and gve her name, but she has neve: spoken mich about her past oc her pevis mora” Me, Her mame was Laurent, daugher of ah, aliough she wre Uh ie "Sevan of he fury four thousand ancviors that lead lato the depts of the wales of the werd” when she ft arrived. Beyond tha, she eal eefered to hares the Fourth Oracle From the begining, Linueng showed a complete understanding f the mags of Scryng and ofthe priaiples sd goals ofthe Daughtre. Se had more power than any ofthe other Orades before he, and often rected vite ffom the Lacy ofthe Lake. She as thus far proven tobe the most adept poial mind ever knows among. the society, and has gathered the complete lyaly of the Daughters of Sophia, the Sone of Lugh, and even the roging respect ofthe Queen ofthe Sky here inueg’ rt tak to the Daughters was to canaue repair the Burier ~ at all cows, and gporng ll other pallial spo. Wthou the Bari, hee was no word to contol or protect, no chance for survival The next step sto wipe or the Agiotage toa mans though deste, few eas all exited and needed to be exterminated (Once the Sjoeth were sally contained once mors, the Ajtage on the rn, and the White Page no longer raging at such high level, the Fourth Oracle ted toward het ‘est gol the death of he Fae Prophet. us no sort thatthe “Third Prophet” died inthe year 103, jrt a he was pinning another major war, Wht fe cts the Vatne know ke that he wis fond lose on his bed afer a prvate see with an unknown woman. When the guards came to wake him for morlng prayer, thy Sauod his body rig and covered in ball, dip wilh 2 ‘ack blood that was not i own. His mouth wae open 2 fa total hore. The woman war neve fund, and tbe ‘ate roared the death ofthe Td Prophet "que." ‘at the Daugers know the uth All demons, even power one, an de. Die Kreuzritter The Daughters dacovered the Order ofthe Black Cros a the year 1500 trough an inadvertent conte a «dant Tocale Ina, the Daughters hoped to forge an aliance with them. Nether they nor the Sons of Lugh were Party skied at combat their expatie lay Information and orgaiatin ~ ad the Order had already Teaoed somahing ofthe Syrth, Agu the Mes of te Aiotage, they would make powell indeed. At fet Daughters, wed to make the Order thle pawns, but dhe Keights proved fr too competent fr tht several Daughters neatly dled and the Oracle ordered. the remainder to back of before the Knight dacovered Urn. Faling tht they began offering the Order cecasional Information and warning them of harm. They fe tat they could approach de Krewriter slowly, the Kaighs would agre top thea. However, fa ll the Daughters were fred to cee all commniaton wth te Back Cross, The Krighs had fashfly served the Vateine Chireh for cetiries, bat paltal bara forced them into» hopees ble where their enemies lnned to destoy tem forever On the comers of ther commande, however, «small manber of KKighs mamged to exape, and continued the Orde’ wrk in secrecy ‘Since then the Daughters have hept a eat distance mn, de Krewe. Though the Knights continually bale ‘gant the Syne forces whieh resten them al hey re too prasad ~and too dangerout—to approach. A singe ‘anny Knight could expoe the Daughter tthe One, and ther elton tothe Sie would not st well wih Black Com pilnopy. Die Krewe bal wsdocifonaion, and soong am to ght the Ker of the Agiotage Now, they were om thee own — ane the Dangers cold do otha bt pay to The or he ou Adelaide Adair (1475, Avalon) ‘Adelaide Ads grew pin the best of Lain ning ‘barefoot and vg wn a ogi of beaut wore, ‘Aealde son dsplyed the foresee whch the ‘ahs yee July fambu long copper ei ad Aas geen cys. When she fl deeply fs love wth & ‘ante her ae eather dl eeyting he eu 0 ‘ner ng, bu or Sater ry wes someting he eared, rlocany he gave hls consent for ert be wed er husband, a wealthy eapan from Wandesborow ook ‘young bride on & voyage to celebrate hee marge. ‘The slp was enight in orm and young Adee as caghce by pts who had every itnton of ling er toaslave maet However, Aldaide managed tecape From her apr sing brillant ae to fool he dlr assigned to guard hee. She managed to teal a rowboat ‘snd make har way back o sore. Sud er husband had already been killed by the pirates, $0 she was now 8 ung widow wth great del of money. Rather than tc to her ihland home, he tok intend tothe ea where she guned reputation sa and ‘pla wih a ong band anda generous arte howe ep abort of hovag the man urd on a dak | who served her wi loyal and honey,Present Day Inthe at cure the Dyers he ace se ell gts pea cad mee te Ose See sea le Ate Orc ed uy wd {Eee etl pr tm ses peed oon by greedy leader. They gave thc lives willy, hoping atte change ered by tis ster wed ens hope a renal othe wal. Yi the feuth One ‘bd the a Propet ot ing ge per Bs tomar] Tie fea ties Pops Ser tng of Change ey wee sho Propet of ee a's begining Wil each ava ewe change “Te Poth Propet op the ter hand dt be he Ian of ath ad duction td fom estas {nly ol te Oracles he rs tnt -desr ict Wil be brought about. The Daughters of Sophia Ser the caning ofthe Fourth phe ns wry dient ‘anger hp mosh a Th They have eowedge of sph no lhe: group on Tinh ote of he Sl ly ender te Sn, “i Book he Prophet awd hl bc ot ceri lle. say wl he mae if fle The pbs te weld all be Irn dh eb a if hak il a * ite panne a tobe blared the Fouts phe wl ‘pe be Geo he Syed lene he fob eed ‘pon To ccs se Al haa wl be deseyed, ‘nthe Ste wl a once male wat bon the Spach STatering. Bo Broa baring every ht ounce of Glamour they possess, and destroying themselves in the proven. Ale en ing wl bee atl ‘When Thlah can no longer be redcene, Thess wil send the Fourth Prophet What het dine retbuton ora Symeth army takes 90 dilerence. He till destoy the woe. Thus, the Daightes of Sepia turn every thought, very aby and mage they posto ths goa tht Ta Is brought no a sae of race, x that Ue arial of he Fourth Pop wil be ved off for as bag a poate. To that end, the Daughters have conimued {0 seek the boesterment of ll mankind — eating sfrng, oing rity becreen ates, and promot equally among Thal’, shizen They believe tha hell wil at oly np humaniy’s wee, but prevent the approche Fourth Prope ‘When an Orie dis, eaves a vod nthe fibre ofthe wo hat oxy the vl of the next Prophet can fil. The death ofan Grace bas happened only thee teria the Ino ofthe wel he ford has ved over ic hunded yas Her deeadants gt to bring hope to Tha ad to ‘eter the wd in the belef tht by aking Thin stray and folowig the doctrines ofthe fr tree Prophet, the Fourth Comlg canbe averted for maay mate hundreds of year. They eno absolutly prevest is coming, bt hey on pt it of invdeitely— and that ney a god The Dayhtes of Sophin serve to guttd Thésh and maintain an eersitg balance, yg to hep the ators fom war, andto ease te press aga the barrier that hols the Syed within her el, They atugee to keep the tur tacings of the Third Prophet ale and they encourage bert, resom, and elghenmeat among all the matone of Thtah In ths way, they can preven the orsing of the Fourth Prophet and the destin of the ‘word. Thank tothe bls, some of them have been lve fer cetries They pones bras compried ofall the joule of ther predecor, and have an most complete undertanding of the nature of humanity and the pate of history. Yet, becate tht ate not enc aman, thet understanding sited. Alot ll ofthe Daughters of Sophia are descended fom the orginal Lady of the Lake. Chléten tong with the ladys blod are born wth a eal ~ the mathngy of the Sie. Even those children who ace born srowratons avay fom the eiginal Sophia sl have the mask of the Sidhe ~ the ‘ood doesnot diminish weit distance, or with time. does not cary tue through al generations, however, ad the mot of chen born int the fames of the Daughters have no connection to the Sidhe work, or t ther ancient snceses:. Bat the rate el the nein 2 hundred that is bor withthe eal of the Sidhe wrapped about their shoulders = that il i caved by the ‘Lody ofthe Lake, 20 mater what other erage she my cay, ‘This eno to say that all members ofthe Daughters are relted by bloods some ate ‘lilson of the Lady of the Laks Loodine who are bor witht eau Others are husbands, wives, or else ‘companions of true descendants, Sl bers ane those who dscovered the purpose of the Sophia, and were amped by thet commitment (o cualiy and enlightenment. Some are male ome are female and they had fro al the tions of the gabe. When the spocaypie comes, the ‘Symeth will not spare the Crescent, nor Avalon, nor stent lands that are yet unknown. Thus, the ‘Oracle Sorhids no ad, however unusual. She spats aly tht secrecy mabianed, and one Daher does no endanger coer tho are the tenets of granting do fr eceping fom) unknown gusts, Despite the presence of ouiders, most Daughters belong to the bloodine and can ace her oo back to the egal Sophia. They fel the power of the Once, and wok to efor her wil. Ina very Sidhe sense the Oracle md ber Followers aw the lfebood of the ld of Tha woking toward the svaion of the land andthe people tat Ie ‘pon 8. They representa very real connection to Tha’s pis, and fre. The Oracle i the Ising embosinent of ‘Thins, and as hope is lest othe people ofthe world ‘mises her body withers and her Mesh age, One day, when the work has fen completely fom gras, the Ora wil, We th Sophia dd ard the ag the Fo Pope See tty, the One on eo nce of the aly of he ake he he Incaiay mtv wa ale “Thad sn of Bm Bes Bese al meen Bay Dea hash the na of Tore The "Onc ad her os ome eal ie Sears Tomes hy Some ee son ining fen be cs wer Theat 2 Toe eneiaa porre ta cal to veh EE the Choy fr Intncre never fod sxe ane seguand ron era swing nig ey Alloy oot need ak re Tekh orga cet be eed tte ofc renee ach sti Span aye tM fon 1 few Sins cole sie Bet sgt ingane, Te dena ho spore sti we tt thy mica hoy ey at pons os Tey ‘ep tt he leo the wl 8 ye cae a pen nose rion casesse ato ef ease tar ractene metre PR item ace at aciee fa ole peep pte lect 17 mt ol - fy edt at a ets ease Pine ince t ee / become. As she dispersed the Lady's descendants oe Gras Se eres a seasetesteraiom yeas pict i atateeras ecasatt Gate eames Ses aa ee ane ee “ia igtaus eer Soe oe eto Eyer ecaes sara ee tment Tijsa te eae fer war io eens te = Atte center ofthe web stands the Orie rel he who ut bear the legey ofthe Lady ofthe Lak, Sheba aon 2 Blood oath on «flaming crystal Hae tht she wl do anything, make whatever saree she mu, to prevent ‘Armageddon. She demands neh les of her or th members ofthe Orde. Tl i nt some worse’ ge, played on & warm spring. sferoon ina. Mentigne Solarium or «languid midnight se at a Vodacce slo. {he fate of Tah rests nthe Hearts a minds of howe wo fallow be gudance. ‘Around ber eth Handmade, women ented wit the bev ben image, On Drie in each ‘Thess anne bicomes the Handmade fo te Orace and is yeted withthe report teeing Dag eran i er reps Se star contac! wh te lis Hitless Thad sre eu foe apropeae cane tobe inated lat the Order Threat caren eight Inown Hannes, nd kb hipered among the Daughter that ere maybe anh who Iver on the fare of Cay great Prov Ahough he igh racy met ost ea ows te ether, and can citatt then when ecomry, aly hough Sry em Whether or tsb ba publ fie each Hannan 22 coomeuy pore woman Augh she reste ue evs he eter ofthe Ode seer wn ‘er orn maton, Mor Handles shen pb etn, Bebe tht ty can be melee thy sean the backgroud ed work thongs tee ages Dota denn Swe, for eampl, seve 22 ple dant, he Yabete du Montage gave vp ber pein att ugerof Exper, aden fn off fo Beare & ‘gg. Wina Pratt on the ae hand, hos dele Abt tbe canbe mot ie by acy chapolg the rights of ween in Freryn xvery pe way, whe Lee Weler as cho the nde oun, eng potion wih eae a far amount of pola out while Stl not ganeing great del of pubic tention. "Tho currnt Handmade a: + Avalon: hyena fech Hyd + Castille: FdencieSuare, duns to noblewoxnan MariSoledad Aldana + Cathay: Unknown as yt by any name other than “Perel ude” and only rumored to exit + Crescent Empire: Juhani bite Noura + Bisem: Wilms Prob, sdmitator ofthe ety of Frsbarg + Montaigne: “Labele” Yeabete du Moataign), sighs and wayward daughter of Ener Leon + Ussura: Tamara Besa Fyodnava VRasinova, Kies of Galeria Province + Vendel: Loraine Well, head ofthe Jenny's Gui + Vodacee:Valetna Vilanov, fe of Prince Govannt Vilna Beneath the Handmaiden stand the remainder of the Daughter, who wrk to fll the Oracle's wi. Each Handmaiden surounds he with a group of women hom she regards Daughes? The Orde not witha nle mipport and those men who comm themes to serio te Dangers of Sophia are regarded “won” ac “beothen” (hough precios ew ksow who they sere) Each andnaiden organizes ber “fly” diferent, depending ‘on the maton in which he Hives and the pion she holds fn tht mation. Some havea hierarchy tha reaches several Layers deep, with Hier Ssters and Brothers who ae non Order bat "knowndgeable uppete and. Younger Strokes who support the Order through thei tenon anor service toa member. Other Hancnsdens have Wie rganzaton, and leave the Daughters below them to operate they see ‘Toe Oracle has at her doposal » number of pats slong hich she can communica with her chlden, Coded menages cared by hand or ted to the tiny legs of pgeors, haraleslocking parcels, fabric into which has been woven mestages and istuctons all the way up ‘he ulate expesion of Sery mage ~ ll ofthese sad more make up the Daughter’ arsenal of communication, ‘Their knowlege serves ata weapon in a ar agai he forces of earthy men and supernatural ei, When the ‘Oracle uses Scry magi, it ke tendag her though ‘ousag through every sean ofthe growing structure, 50 that even those who are not contacted! dre could fel (he power of er mind and sense the hing fortis f the word ‘Through i and the orders of the Handmaiders, the Daughters at to prevent he comiog ofthe Fourth Pope Normally, ths involves betering the lt of humanity — correctig injustice, removing corrupt leuders, and sing the oppreed. In he nation of Vedacc, tht has ld to ® ‘eral ate ofthe sexes, a they Hight fee the coy women fom the bonds of ignorance and aubserience They have etblhed an underground rulood to sauggle ate Witches and others out of Vodacce, wher dy