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A Popular Culture Periodical

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Faces of the Fringe – Dominion Edition
Vol. 72 – Issue 02

THIS WEEK!

ARTEMIS ZIN SPOTTED! Spotted with an unknown but terribly handsome man at Emperor’s Ball on board the Arkship Destiny, that is! Who’s the lucky fella, AZ? She’ll never tell.
That’s why we bribed people to find out! Was it Corrigan Doon? Turn to Page 003 to find out!

MYRCALUS MYSTERY! Everyone’s favorite emperor of the Dominion, Dominus Reborn
himself, single-handedly restored the honor of the empire and is said to be en route to Nexus at this very moment! But does a mysterious ailment stalk the House Azrion family tree? It might be treasonous to suggest, so let’s be clear – we’re not suggesting that! Turn to page 012 to read what we ARE suggesting!

KEZREK UNCHAINED! The Draken! They and we and everyone called the Warbringer just keeps bringing the war to the traitorous,
despicable, vile, and treacherous Exiles. We here at Faces of the Fringe: Dominion Edition could NOT be happier to have survived an exclusive one-on-one interview with General Kezrek himself in this month’s issue! Feel the full wrath of the emperor’s chosen military leader, the man who will lead imperial forces to victory over the vile, etc., etc. Exiles!

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A Murgh Poem

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Murg Am Love Falkurn

Pom by Murg

Murg am love Falkurn
Murg love Falkurn am
Falkurn say do
Murg do what Murg can

Murg am be Falkurn
Falkurn laugh laugh
Murg make sad voice
Murg make a smash

Murg no am Falkurn
Murg no Falkurn am
Murg make Falkurn happy
Murg am happy at last

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ICI Dossier: The Focus of Air

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TARGET: The Focus of Air

Strategic Dossier prepared by Axis Pheydra for distribution to ICI assets.

Dominion scientists of the Collegium and independent research concerns confirm that the planet Nexus is home to at least six highly concentrated sites of raw primal energy. These “Focus” sites appear to be keyed to specific types of primal power and are all in various states of decay or disrepair. It is unknown what purpose these sites served for the ancient Eldan who must
have built them – or who at least discovered them.

All available data clearly indicates that the Focus of Air in the Galeras region is the most exposed and intact Focus on Nexus. Analysis shows this is due to the extreme territoriality of both the Falkrin and Pell groups that occupy the region around the Focus. To varying extents, they worship either the Eldan or their own primeval gods.

The Dominion’s purpose with this Focus of Air should be quite obvious. This much raw power cannot be allowed
to fall into any hands but the emperor’s. The power of the Focus of Air will fuel the imperial war machine that will, in turn, drive the hated Exiles from the surface of this holy world. These sub-sentient barbarians will be brought to heel before their betters… or they will be eliminated.

The Exiles have, unfortunately, seized a key strategic point by taking the ruins of Thayd, an ancient city unlike any Eldan site heretofore seen. The place’s walls are shockingly strong. But Thayd is also on
the far side of here from the Focus, and neither the Falkrin nor the Pell seem any friendlier to the Exiles than they are to us. Tempest Refuge shall prove no refuge at all once we have the power of the Focus.

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Rotted Souls

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Long have the Osun watched. Long have we toiled and fought. Long have we worked to rebuild our empire. And now, the time draws near. The gods have returned from the sky, though they deny themselves to us. They will fall. And then… they will serve us.

Yes, the Osun have learned. We know your secrets, old gods. You had to resort to the most vile tactics to defeat us, but the Osun know you now, old ones. Your old machines sing once more. Ancient weapons strain at the reins.
And something new. A secret for the Osun to keep.

Your dead will serve us. We possess the power of the Soulrot. The darkwitch is wise, and the warlord is strong. Once Osun did your bidding. Now your dead are slaves to the Osun. They are in thrall to none but the Osun. Old gods, make way for us. We are coming.

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Wyn’s Expedition Journal

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Expedition Day 2

Oh man, oh man, this is not good. So I met this great little critter. And he followed me home. And he’s really friendly, and purrs a lot, and I’m thinking, “Hey, someone to hang out with you on those long, cold, lonely nights at the dig, Wyn!”

Except someone tells me they call it a chompacabra, and I can see why, because he’s all “chomp chomp!” any time you let him get near ANY food, okay? And I soon learn that, like, except ME, he thinks a whole lot of things are food.
Like my gloves. And my boots. And my goggles. But I can get by without those things. I’m an archaeologist! I can get my hands and feet dirty. But then, well….

I mean, look, it’s not like there aren’t Eldan artifacts literally ALL OVER this planet. They’re everywhere you look! Why do you think I signed up for this job? It is LITERALLY the easiest thing in the world, looking for Eldan artifacts.

Almost as easy to look for them as it is for a chompacabra to eat them, too. Yeah. Eldan artifacts.
They’re the most valuable relics in the whole blasted galaxy, and my buddy the chompy fuzzball has three of them in his digestive tract right now.

So now we play the waiting game. I hope that little chompacabra hasn’t fully digested the things. If he has, well… I probably need to go into another line of work. And then I’ll make up a story about what happened to those artifacts. No one’s going to hurt my little chompacabra!