The Book of Rites

### What is the Book of Rites?

Perhaps the greatest text on the Rites and the Downside, the Book of Rites was written by the Eight Scribes as a compilation of knowledge on the subjects, for both the purpose of reading, and use in the Rites.

### Chapters

**Foreward** - *A Formal Welcome Undersigned by the Eight Scribes*

**I: Emperor's Fall** - *A History of Soliam Murr, the first exile, and the foremost of the Eight Scribes; In the Words of Gol-Golathanian, the Master-General*

**II: Living in Exile** - *Observations and ruminations on surviving the Downside; In the Words of Jomuer Many-Mane, the Alpha-Chief*

**III: Forsaken Lands** - *Concerning the races and ethnic groups displaced to and indigenous to the Downside; In the Words of Molten Milithe, the Wild Witch*

**IV: Celestial Landmarks** - *Pertaining to locales discovered to have Cosmic Significance; In the Words of Lu Sclorian Hundred-Minds, the Scholar*

**V: Greater Titans** - *Of how the Eight Scribes together defeated various monsters threatening the land; In the Words of Underking Ores, the Sea-Sojourner*

**VI: Rites of Flame** - *The premise for a competition, which would test the worthy, and return their freedom; In the Words of Soliam Murr, the Last of His Name*

**VII: Nine Triumvirates** - *About the founding principles of the exile groups who shall forever conduct the Rites; In the Words of Ha'ub the Swallow, the Accursed*

**VIII: On Commonwealth** - *Principles of a truly free society formed on the basis of this Book; In the Words of Triesta Tithis, the Blessed-Born*

**Afterword** - *Final thoughts, and an alphabetical index of key terms, people, places, and ideas.*

* Pages 3-4 // The First Exile
* Pages 5-6 // The Last Emperor
* Pages 7-8 // The Rope-Caller
* Pages 9-10 // The Empire's Collapse
* Pages 11-12 // Down the River
* Pages 13-14 // The Hunt for Murr
* Pages 15-16 // The Demon
* Pages 17-18 // The Mercy Shown
* Pages 19-20 // The Eight Scribes
* Pages 21-22 // The Freedom Pact
* Pages 23-24 // The Scribes' Deeds
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* Pages 25-26 // Living In Exile
* Pages 27-28 // Downside Travels
* Pages 29-30 // Downside Climate
* Pages 31-32 // Downside Dining
* Pages 33-34 // Downside Diseases
* Pages 35-36 // Foraged Findings
* Pages 37-38 // Slugmarkets
* Pages 39-40 // Indigenous Imps
* Pages 41-42 // Downside Talismans
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* Pages 43-44 // Forsaken Lands
* Pages 45-46 // Downside Prairie
* Pages 47-48 // Jomuer Valley
* Pages 49-50 // Flagging Hands
* Pages 51-52 // Sea of Solis
* Pages 53-54 // Deathless Tempest
* Pages 55-56 // Black Basin
* Pages 57-58 // Mount Alodiel
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* Pages 59-60 // Celestial Landmarks
* Pages 61-62 // The Ridge of Gol
* Pages 63-64 // The Spring of Jomuer
* Pages 65-66 // The Cairn of Ha'ub
* Pages 67-68 // The Pit of Milithe
* Pages 69-70 // The Hulk of Ores
* Pages 71-72 // The Isle of Khaylmer
* Pages 73-74 // The Nest of Triesta
* Pages 75-76 // The Glade of Lu
* Pages 77-78 // The Fall of Soliam
* Pages 79-80 // The Book of Rites
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* Pages 81-82 // The Greater Titans
* Pages 83-84 // Endriga the Widow
* Pages 85-86 // Sung-Gries
* Pages 87-88 // Bialanthius
* Pages 89-90 // Dolnis the Locket
* Pages 91-92 // Limbless Arizech
* Pages 93-94 // Lord Gandroth
* Pages 95-96 // Unfathomed Plurnes
* Pages 97-98 // Time-Singer Harn
* Pages 99-100 // Y\*\*\*\*\* Astral-Born
* Pages 101-102 // Xilvias Horse-Headed
* Pages 103-104 // The Tattered Mantle
* Pages 105-106 // Shax Six Shoulders
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* Pages 107-108 // Rites of Flame
* Pages 109-110 // Essential Structure
* Pages 111-112 // Searching the Stars
* Pages 113-114 // Before Each Rite
* Pages 115-116 // Law of Three
* Pages 117-118 // The Burning Pyre
* Pages 119-120 // The Aura
* Pages 121-122 // The Celestial Orb
* Pages 123-124 // The Path
* Pages 125-126 // Liberation
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* Pages 127-128 // Nine Triumvirates
* Pages 129-130 // The Accusers
* Pages 131-132 // The Fate
* Pages 133-134 // The Dissidents
* Pages 135-136 // The Withdrawn
* Pages 137-138 // The Pyrehearts
* Pages 139-140 // The Essence
* Pages 141-142 // The Chastity
* Pages 143-144 // The Tempers
* Pages 145-146 // The Nightwings
* Pages 147-148 // The Beyonders
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* Pages 149-150 // On Commonwealth
* Paged 151-152 // On Mercy
* Pages 153-154 // On Kinship
* Pages 155-156 // On Worth
* Pages 157-158 // On History
* Pages 159-160 // On Legacy
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* Pages 161-162 // Afterword
* Pages 163-164 // Rites Terms
* Pages 165-166 // Rites Terms, Cont.
* Pages 167-168 // Eight Scribes
* Pages 169-170 // Triumvirates
* Pages 171-172 // Denizens of Sahr
* Pages 173-174 // Downside Regions
* Pages 175-176 // Celestial Landmarks
* Pages 177-178 // Greater Titans
* Pages 179-180 // Olden Stars (Last Pages)
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