We’d like to do some crowdsourcing for the miscellany in Codex – Moonlight. The miscellany is called “Three Dozen Truths Revealed by the Light of the Moon.” Submissions need to be a single sentence, or 2-3 short sentences. By submitting here, you’re agreeing to let us use it (you’ll get a credit on the issue). We’re looking for evocative things; the purpose of the miscellany is to inspire the reader.
Here are some examples:
“By day, the waterfall on the Crystal River is a beautiful spot frequented by young couples. But in the light of the full moon, a shadow can be seen moving behind the cascade, following your movements in a menacing way.”
“The sandstone obelisk is a vestige of the tribe that used to populate these lands. By day, it is a curiosity. By night, a vibration coming from the center of it can be detected with specialist equipment, unless there is a full moon, in which case the obelisk, and everything within three-hundred yards of it, is eerily quiet.”
“Jean Livingston is an ordinary woman. She has an ordinary job, an ordinary car, and when she comes home at night, she spends time with her ordinary cat. Unless it’s the night of the anniversary of when her husband and children were brutally murdered, in which case she goes into the backyard to greet them, their forms silhouetted in moonlight, and begs them for forgiveness, which she never receives.”
(Thanks to the Slack crew for helping come up with this miscellany idea and to Cat Ramen for the first example above.)
The clouds hang heavy here, and every day is much the same. But if the moonlight breaks through, you may see the town as it is: a still-smoldering ruin.
The clouds hang heavy here, and every day is much the same. But if the moonlight breaks through, you may see the town as it is: a still-smoldering ruin.
Hellfen Manor, despite it’s ominous name, is a cheery place by day, with perfectly manicured gardens of spotless white roses, scabiosa, wisteria, delphiniums, and scads of moonflowers. By the light of the moon, however, the years of decay are revealed. The foundation seems riddled with cracks and the peaks are slumped under a dreadful weight. Many of the flowers close, but the moonflowers on their 20′ trellises remain open drinking in the light of their namesake and emitting a barely audible and ominous hum, as if they are conducting a massive load of electrical current.
Hellfen Manor, despite it’s ominous name, is a cheery place by day, with perfectly manicured gardens of spotless white roses, scabiosa, wisteria, delphiniums, and scads of moonflowers. By the light of the moon, however, the years of decay are revealed. The foundation seems riddled with cracks and the peaks are slumped under a dreadful weight. Many of the flowers close, but the moonflowers on their 20′ trellises remain open drinking in the light of their namesake and emitting a barely audible and ominous hum, as if they are conducting a massive load of electrical current.
Tsukigane Pond is on most days little more than a fishing hole for the idle and a home for nascent frogs. Yet those who gaze upon its surface by the full moon’s light may see a beautiful young woman, clad in robes of golden thread, who looks back with curiosity, but soon disappears.
Tsukigane Pond is on most days little more than a fishing hole for the idle and a home for nascent frogs. Yet those who gaze upon its surface by the full moon’s light may see a beautiful young woman, clad in robes of golden thread, who looks back with curiosity, but soon disappears.
Every full moon lines up perfectly with the pillar at Haesoo’an’s Temple so that it appears to be resting in the uplifted hands of the Goddes. That’s not possible, of course, unless the pillar is moving.
Every full moon lines up perfectly with the pillar at Haesoo’an’s Temple so that it appears to be resting in the uplifted hands of the Goddes. That’s not possible, of course, unless the pillar is moving.
There is a door in your house. It only appears when the moon shines through your bedroom window. And when the moon is full, you can hear someone knocking on the door.
There is a door in your house. It only appears when the moon shines through your bedroom window. And when the moon is full, you can hear someone knocking on the door.
Ms. Moon is a tracker. Whether man or beast, she can find it, using her “spirit lamp” as she calls it. It looks like an old oil lamp, but you’ve seen her put something else into it, and it’s definitely not a liquid you’ve seen before.
Ms. Moon is a tracker. Whether man or beast, she can find it, using her “spirit lamp” as she calls it. It looks like an old oil lamp, but you’ve seen her put something else into it, and it’s definitely not a liquid you’ve seen before.
There’s a new drug on the streets, kids call it Lunar Tears. They say taking one hit strips away all your cares and troubles. Problem is, it also strips away your humanity, and shows what you are inside. Some become savage animals, others timid rabbits. And a few become as gods.
There’s a new drug on the streets, kids call it Lunar Tears. They say taking one hit strips away all your cares and troubles. Problem is, it also strips away your humanity, and shows what you are inside. Some become savage animals, others timid rabbits. And a few become as gods.
If you wish to know the whole truth of the world, you must petition Tsukiyomi-no-mikoto to replace your right eye with the polished copper mirror he carries, on a night when the full moon shines over the lake like a bridge. Just be warned, sometimes the truth hurts.
If you wish to know the whole truth of the world, you must petition Tsukiyomi-no-mikoto to replace your right eye with the polished copper mirror he carries, on a night when the full moon shines over the lake like a bridge. Just be warned, sometimes the truth hurts.
You’ve walked many times through the ruins but never before in such brilliant moonlight. As you pass what remains of the stone foundation, a glimmer above catches your eye. You move your head this way and that to see light reflecting from a what looks like ghostly glass—standing alone where once must have been a window in the now fallen tower. Now, a young woman behind the phantom pane appears desperate to get your attention…
You’ve walked many times through the ruins but never before in such brilliant moonlight. As you pass what remains of the stone foundation, a glimmer above catches your eye. You move your head this way and that to see light reflecting from a what looks like ghostly glass—standing alone where once must have been a window in the now fallen tower. Now, a young woman behind the phantom pane appears desperate to get your attention…
Most of the time, this letter appears to be a fervent and sentimental love-poem from a shy boy. In moonlight, it is the dying words of the world’s last witch.
Most of the time, this letter appears to be a fervent and sentimental love-poem from a shy boy. In moonlight, it is the dying words of the world’s last witch.
If you’ve ever stood beneath an ultraviolet lamp with someone who has been badly sunburned long ago, you’ve seen a strange and complete transformation. Dark blotchy spots, scars, and lines appear, invisible in ordinary light. So it was with the centigenarian Lady Lural, only in reverse. All signs of aging disappeared from her face as she stepped into the shining white moonbeam, revealing a flawless young woman in the prime of life. From young lips came a young voice while young eyes shone as bright as the moon itself.
If you’ve ever stood beneath an ultraviolet lamp with someone who has been badly sunburned long ago, you’ve seen a strange and complete transformation. Dark blotchy spots, scars, and lines appear, invisible in ordinary light. So it was with the centigenarian Lady Lural, only in reverse. All signs of aging disappeared from her face as she stepped into the shining white moonbeam, revealing a flawless young woman in the prime of life. From young lips came a young voice while young eyes shone as bright as the moon itself.
Will Wheaton has a second face in his chest that only comes out in the moonlight. Chester is a pretty funny dude and was the best man at Patrick Stewards secret wedding.
Will Wheaton has a second face in his chest that only comes out in the moonlight. Chester is a pretty funny dude and was the best man at Patrick Stewards secret wedding.
In the night circus, when the moon is full, each reveler’s mortal wound is revealed. The dark red line of a head that will some day be severed, the weeping puncture of a blade, the leprous spots of a terminal disease. No person can see their own, only those of others. They can communicate what they see; they can also swap fates with another with or without full knowledge.
In the night circus, when the moon is full, each reveler’s mortal wound is revealed. The dark red line of a head that will some day be severed, the weeping puncture of a blade, the leprous spots of a terminal disease. No person can see their own, only those of others. They can communicate what they see; they can also swap fates with another with or without full knowledge.
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s the signal to start the invasion.
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s the signal to start the invasion.
Whitebird Quarry flooded years back. It’s mostly just a swimming hole now, filled with cold, still water and sheer granite walls all around. But under light of the full moon, the wall’s reflection in the water shows a gate in the rock face: arched, black as nothing, rimmed with silver runes and yawning open into the night.
Whitebird Quarry flooded years back. It’s mostly just a swimming hole now, filled with cold, still water and sheer granite walls all around. But under light of the full moon, the wall’s reflection in the water shows a gate in the rock face: arched, black as nothing, rimmed with silver runes and yawning open into the night.
The Chamber appears to be small but when the moonlight comes through the window you can another world see through the glass if you look at the mirror opposite the window.
The Chamber appears to be small but when the moonlight comes through the window you can another world see through the glass if you look at the mirror opposite the window.
On the dark side of the moon is the site of the universe most perverse and disgusting murder. If the moon’s spin ever changes so that side is reflected to earth, the gruesome events of that day will be projected for all to see, whether they want to or not.
On the dark side of the moon is the site of the universe most perverse and disgusting murder. If the moon’s spin ever changes so that side is reflected to earth, the gruesome events of that day will be projected for all to see, whether they want to or not.
Just north of I-40, a couple hours east of Holbrook AZ, you’ll find a ghost town named “Muuyaw” (population 235, according to the fading green sign). The place is desert-empty, naught but tumbleweed and lizards. Except in the moonlight, when the residents wander about, silvery shades of people, dressed like it was 1970, who can’t quite fathom that they just ain’t real anymore.
Just north of I-40, a couple hours east of Holbrook AZ, you’ll find a ghost town named “Muuyaw” (population 235, according to the fading green sign). The place is desert-empty, naught but tumbleweed and lizards. Except in the moonlight, when the residents wander about, silvery shades of people, dressed like it was 1970, who can’t quite fathom that they just ain’t real anymore.
Timmy Johnson’s favourite toy is Mr Diddums: a life-sized stuffed teddy bear that sits at the end of his bed. Timmy hugs Mr Diddums every night before bedtime. But, when the light of the full moon shines through the bedroom window and strikes the bear, Mr Diddums casts six shadows, smiles widely, and shows his yellow teeth. Timmy doesn’t sleep so well on those nights.
Timmy Johnson’s favourite toy is Mr Diddums: a life-sized stuffed teddy bear that sits at the end of his bed. Timmy hugs Mr Diddums every night before bedtime. But, when the light of the full moon shines through the bedroom window and strikes the bear, Mr Diddums casts six shadows, smiles widely, and shows his yellow teeth. Timmy doesn’t sleep so well on those nights.
Most people don’t know this, but if you squint at the moon just right, you become aware of everyone else also viewing the moon the same way, and can talk to any or all of them as long as you all keep looking.
Most people don’t know this, but if you squint at the moon just right, you become aware of everyone else also viewing the moon the same way, and can talk to any or all of them as long as you all keep looking.
Looking down, the moonlight casts an unmistakable silhouette on the jungle floor. Looking up, you notice that the stars and sky between thick canopy form the shape of the mythical Shimmering Beast. And then, the moon blinks.
Looking down, the moonlight casts an unmistakable silhouette on the jungle floor. Looking up, you notice that the stars and sky between thick canopy form the shape of the mythical Shimmering Beast. And then, the moon blinks.
Along the Walkway of the Brothers of Night, the light of a full moon reveals the true form of their elder sister pursuing her vengeance against them for their mother’s death. Those mortals who see her true form are called to join her quest, and join her howling pursuit.
Along the Walkway of the Brothers of Night, the light of a full moon reveals the true form of their elder sister pursuing her vengeance against them for their mother’s death. Those mortals who see her true form are called to join her quest, and join her howling pursuit.
The only way a mortal can enter the Faire realm completely undetected is to pass through the moon shadow of a unicorn.
The only way a mortal can enter the Faire realm completely undetected is to pass through the moon shadow of a unicorn.
The People of the Forest are always present, but usually unseen, and unseeing. Warm light, whether by lantern or by sunlight, passes right through them, forcing them to sleep or find their way around with their hands much of the time. At night, however, the cold light of the moon falls upon their pale skin and flashes in their eyes. And that is when they hunt.
The People of the Forest are always present, but usually unseen, and unseeing. Warm light, whether by lantern or by sunlight, passes right through them, forcing them to sleep or find their way around with their hands much of the time. At night, however, the cold light of the moon falls upon their pale skin and flashes in their eyes. And that is when they hunt.
Jason Tocci I need to be able to +1 this more than once!
Jason Tocci I need to be able to +1 this more than once!
The trees of the Shadow Grove are dead, twisted things, but in the light of the moon their leaves return and their spectral fruit can be picked.
The trees of the Shadow Grove are dead, twisted things, but in the light of the moon their leaves return and their spectral fruit can be picked.
The Hanahbush twins don’t venture out during the day. That’s because they have a an extraordinarily rare condition where they can only see by the light of the moon. And not only can they see in the moonlight, but they also hear the thoughts of anyone they look at.
The Hanahbush twins don’t venture out during the day. That’s because they have a an extraordinarily rare condition where they can only see by the light of the moon. And not only can they see in the moonlight, but they also hear the thoughts of anyone they look at.
“There’s this sweet-salty taffy candy called ‘moonrocks.’ Tastes like the ocean, but, if you eat it at night, everything starts lookin’ like the moon! So like, a half moon at night means everything you see is suddenly half invisible. It’s a trip man. Can’t tell if it works on a full moon though.”
“There’s this sweet-salty taffy candy called ‘moonrocks.’ Tastes like the ocean, but, if you eat it at night, everything starts lookin’ like the moon! So like, a half moon at night means everything you see is suddenly half invisible. It’s a trip man. Can’t tell if it works on a full moon though.”
The city of Mooncurse got it’s name from a dark spell that causes any who see their reflection by moonlight to be attacked by their reflection and pulled into the Moonsea. Their drowned corpse will appear the next night, smelling of the faraway sea…
The city of Mooncurse got it’s name from a dark spell that causes any who see their reflection by moonlight to be attacked by their reflection and pulled into the Moonsea. Their drowned corpse will appear the next night, smelling of the faraway sea…
You haven’t been to Queen’s Supplies for Magickal Practitioners yet? Oh, you have to go. Don’t bother with Google Maps—just go to the corner of South and Market in the light of a full moon. Look for the alley just to the left of the hydrant, and—yes, it’s there, but it’s gotta be a full moon, not just “at night.” Anyway, take the alley, down the tree-root stairs, and through the clearing of tents. Do not stop to browse yet—this isn’t the store, just a sort of a pop-up flea market, I guess—and definitely do not take any free samples. Let the ferry take you across the mirror lake, and you’re there. Just make sure to buy something or she won’t let you take the back entrance out, and getting back the way you came is an absolute nightmare.
You haven’t been to Queen’s Supplies for Magickal Practitioners yet? Oh, you have to go. Don’t bother with Google Maps—just go to the corner of South and Market in the light of a full moon. Look for the alley just to the left of the hydrant, and—yes, it’s there, but it’s gotta be a full moon, not just “at night.” Anyway, take the alley, down the tree-root stairs, and through the clearing of tents. Do not stop to browse yet—this isn’t the store, just a sort of a pop-up flea market, I guess—and definitely do not take any free samples. Let the ferry take you across the mirror lake, and you’re there. Just make sure to buy something or she won’t let you take the back entrance out, and getting back the way you came is an absolute nightmare.
The Jun-Jumg Glass is an enchanted prism that can focus moonbeams into a liquid moonlight known as Luncade. It can be used in various truth-seeking potions, but if consumed alone, it reveals one random truth about the world to anyone who drinks it. There is a small chance that it will result in permanent lunacy.
The Jun-Jumg Glass is an enchanted prism that can focus moonbeams into a liquid moonlight known as Luncade. It can be used in various truth-seeking potions, but if consumed alone, it reveals one random truth about the world to anyone who drinks it. There is a small chance that it will result in permanent lunacy.
(This reminds me of two of my favorite old D&D monsters — moon rats and hellcats)
Farmer Zara’s fields rustle in the light of the full moon, the wheat forming a spiral leading to a great hole that opens up in the ground at the center when anyone of Dremish blood approaches it. Zara’s not Dremish, so she’s thought it harmless… but you are.
Amateur astronomers have been calling NASA for days about a strange spire that appeared on the moon’s face, pointing right at Earth. It’s visible only from its shadow at the half-moon, when the shadows on the center of the lunar surface are longest. You have 30 days to get a lunar mission up to investigate it before Khrushchev does.
Lucy Westenra’s skull (yes that Lucy Westenra), normally mottled with stains of blood and rot, shines pale in the light of the full moon, and that pallid jaw gnashes hungrily around children. Could it be a psychic link to Dracula, if he somehow still lives?
The preacher tells you his predecessor is said to have filled the little graveyard with exactly 100 men, women, and children who died when the transcontinental derailed three miles outside of town, fifty years ago. But he could never explain why, when the moon is full, there’s only but one grave, and it’s always had your name on it. Just a coincidence, I’m sure.
(This reminds me of two of my favorite old D&D monsters — moon rats and hellcats)
Farmer Zara’s fields rustle in the light of the full moon, the wheat forming a spiral leading to a great hole that opens up in the ground at the center when anyone of Dremish blood approaches it. Zara’s not Dremish, so she’s thought it harmless… but you are.
Amateur astronomers have been calling NASA for days about a strange spire that appeared on the moon’s face, pointing right at Earth. It’s visible only from its shadow at the half-moon, when the shadows on the center of the lunar surface are longest. You have 30 days to get a lunar mission up to investigate it before Khrushchev does.
Lucy Westenra’s skull (yes that Lucy Westenra), normally mottled with stains of blood and rot, shines pale in the light of the full moon, and that pallid jaw gnashes hungrily around children. Could it be a psychic link to Dracula, if he somehow still lives?
The preacher tells you his predecessor is said to have filled the little graveyard with exactly 100 men, women, and children who died when the transcontinental derailed three miles outside of town, fifty years ago. But he could never explain why, when the moon is full, there’s only but one grave, and it’s always had your name on it. Just a coincidence, I’m sure.
The moon will hum, you know, on certain nights. Respond with the same tone and she will ignore you; harmonize with her and you must join her celestial chorus forever.
The moon will hum, you know, on certain nights. Respond with the same tone and she will ignore you; harmonize with her and you must join her celestial chorus forever.
Thieves Cant is fine and all but sometimes you need to write stuff down. For those occasions ask the quartermaster for moonink. Its made from magical ingredients I’m told…. d’ont ask but I heard whispers fey parts are involved. Anyways, anything you write with it will only appear if the ink is touched by moonlight. Pretty sweat…. just don’t ask for a refund if you get caught with an important message to deliver on a cloudy night….
Thieves Cant is fine and all but sometimes you need to write stuff down. For those occasions ask the quartermaster for moonink. Its made from magical ingredients I’m told…. d’ont ask but I heard whispers fey parts are involved. Anyways, anything you write with it will only appear if the ink is touched by moonlight. Pretty sweat…. just don’t ask for a refund if you get caught with an important message to deliver on a cloudy night….
The howl of the wolves is all that keeps the moon in the firmament. The wolves have lost their voices. The moon is unstuck–and falling.
The howl of the wolves is all that keeps the moon in the firmament. The wolves have lost their voices. The moon is unstuck–and falling.
The only way that you can tell the dead ones is by a slight glint invited by a moonbeam. They prefer it if everyone observes the posted curfew.
The only way that you can tell the dead ones is by a slight glint invited by a moonbeam. They prefer it if everyone observes the posted curfew.
Scientists at the super-collider had been using photons derived from trapped sunlight (sapphire, used in their lasers, is a sun-aligned element, of course). Moonlight-derived photons, on the other hand, produced a very different set of quarks.
Scientists at the super-collider had been using photons derived from trapped sunlight (sapphire, used in their lasers, is a sun-aligned element, of course). Moonlight-derived photons, on the other hand, produced a very different set of quarks.
Eugene Bowmen is a well respected, though somewhat uptight lawyer by day. By night Eugene glams up and takes the stake as Lady Fatisque, and her show is known to be the most outrageous this side of Berlin.
Eugene Bowmen is a well respected, though somewhat uptight lawyer by day. By night Eugene glams up and takes the stake as Lady Fatisque, and her show is known to be the most outrageous this side of Berlin.
Rory the Ranger’s animal companion Nymura is a friendly wolf. But by light of a full moon, her other form is revealed, as she transforms into the fiercest of predators. She may look cute, but don’t let the small, feral child bite any other animals if you don’t want them to befall the same fate.
Rory the Ranger’s animal companion Nymura is a friendly wolf. But by light of a full moon, her other form is revealed, as she transforms into the fiercest of predators. She may look cute, but don’t let the small, feral child bite any other animals if you don’t want them to befall the same fate.
Tomer Gurantz Of course the animal companion is a wolf…
Tomer Gurantz Of course the animal companion is a wolf…
Jason Cordova I considered using a different animal, but let’s be real…
Jason Cordova I considered using a different animal, but let’s be real…
The one safe course through the reefs to Rakehell’s island fortress can only be charted by the bio-luminescent sealife gliding along a particular current. They glow brightest and most true on the full moon, which is also known as a shooters moon to the marksmen in the fortress.
The one safe course through the reefs to Rakehell’s island fortress can only be charted by the bio-luminescent sealife gliding along a particular current. They glow brightest and most true on the full moon, which is also known as a shooters moon to the marksmen in the fortress.
Strovak knows the One World Government is trying to hack his mind via satellite. Fortunately, the saurians are weak to lunar radiation, which is why they faked the moon landing. Strovak will venture from his lair on the next full moon (3 days from now) to tell you what he saw go down in Prague.
Strovak knows the One World Government is trying to hack his mind via satellite. Fortunately, the saurians are weak to lunar radiation, which is why they faked the moon landing. Strovak will venture from his lair on the next full moon (3 days from now) to tell you what he saw go down in Prague.
The temple of Kolu is not made of metal or stone as it purports to be. The moonlight reveals it is made from the bones of the gods Kolu forgave.
The temple of Kolu is not made of metal or stone as it purports to be. The moonlight reveals it is made from the bones of the gods Kolu forgave.
Your totem spirit animal is visible during moonlight to two people, the one who loves you the most, and the one who hates you.
Your totem spirit animal is visible during moonlight to two people, the one who loves you the most, and the one who hates you.
Moonlight turns the Hekle Worm’s flesh inside out. If you dig one out of a corpse and expose it on a clear night, you’ll see tiny fragments of the memories it’s been eating.
Moonlight turns the Hekle Worm’s flesh inside out. If you dig one out of a corpse and expose it on a clear night, you’ll see tiny fragments of the memories it’s been eating.
Everyone hides their innermost secrets in the form of a duplicate self on the other side of the Moonlit Mirror. Stare into your own eyes in your reflection in a shallow basin of water by moonlight for four hours without blinking, then touch foreheads with your double and feel yourselves switching sides. You can speak with anyone here, and they will reveal their secrets to you. Meanwhile your own duplicate waits beside your basin, exposing your own secrets to anyone who should happen to ask.
Everyone hides their innermost secrets in the form of a duplicate self on the other side of the Moonlit Mirror. Stare into your own eyes in your reflection in a shallow basin of water by moonlight for four hours without blinking, then touch foreheads with your double and feel yourselves switching sides. You can speak with anyone here, and they will reveal their secrets to you. Meanwhile your own duplicate waits beside your basin, exposing your own secrets to anyone who should happen to ask.
Some among you are not of this plane. You will know them by night, for they cast their shadows toward the moon.
Some among you are not of this plane. You will know them by night, for they cast their shadows toward the moon.
Those who have no shadow in the moon’s light have been marked by the moon walkers. At first it’s a movement at the edge of your eye. It is not there if you look. But each time you glance away, it is closer in your periphery. Until it is upon you. The only way to rid yourself of a moon walker is to stare long and desperately into the eyes of one you love. If you’re lucky, the moon walker will find your love more tempting and leave you with your guilt.
Those who have no shadow in the moon’s light have been marked by the moon walkers. At first it’s a movement at the edge of your eye. It is not there if you look. But each time you glance away, it is closer in your periphery. Until it is upon you. The only way to rid yourself of a moon walker is to stare long and desperately into the eyes of one you love. If you’re lucky, the moon walker will find your love more tempting and leave you with your guilt.
M00nl!ght is the drug of the neo-Catholics, torturers, and revenge-seekers. A drop in the eye strips away all the illusions, let’s be frank, the lies, you tell yourself. You’re not beautiful, strong, or smart. They don’t love you, and your best ‘art’ is a piece of shit. Tell them what they want to know and let them put you out of your misery.
M00nl!ght is the drug of the neo-Catholics, torturers, and revenge-seekers. A drop in the eye strips away all the illusions, let’s be frank, the lies, you tell yourself. You’re not beautiful, strong, or smart. They don’t love you, and your best ‘art’ is a piece of shit. Tell them what they want to know and let them put you out of your misery.
PaleLuna.exe is a strange program. You’ve tried every encryption known to man to break it, and yet it will only launch for a set period of time every 28 days. You just have 4 hours to solve the game’s riddle, before it deletes everything on your computer.
PaleLuna.exe is a strange program. You’ve tried every encryption known to man to break it, and yet it will only launch for a set period of time every 28 days. You just have 4 hours to solve the game’s riddle, before it deletes everything on your computer.
Little J has a secret. Even though Sis says it can’t be done, he knows of a funny looking rock in the woods, which, if he climbs, he can touch the moon. Its face feels cold and dry under his tiny careful fingers.
Little J has a secret. Even though Sis says it can’t be done, he knows of a funny looking rock in the woods, which, if he climbs, he can touch the moon. Its face feels cold and dry under his tiny careful fingers.
When They came to earth a few years past, their vaguely humanoid emissaries seemed as giddy to meet us as the nerdiest of us were to meet them. Then they started noticing the moon. I can still recall that look of abject terror on the face of one who, casting a glance towards the sky, caught sight of that silver sickle. It somehow made it more alien and more relatable at one and the same time.
When They came to earth a few years past, their vaguely humanoid emissaries seemed as giddy to meet us as the nerdiest of us were to meet them. Then they started noticing the moon. I can still recall that look of abject terror on the face of one who, casting a glance towards the sky, caught sight of that silver sickle. It somehow made it more alien and more relatable at one and the same time.
On paper the colonization of Aldebaran IV went off without a hitch. But the colonists all know what unsettled the agency enough to sensor all outgoing traffic: The moon in the sky above Aldebaran IV is identical, down to the tiniest crater, to the moon above Earth.
On paper the colonization of Aldebaran IV went off without a hitch. But the colonists all know what unsettled the agency enough to sensor all outgoing traffic: The moon in the sky above Aldebaran IV is identical, down to the tiniest crater, to the moon above Earth.
By the decree of the mayor there is a curfew on the night of every full moon. But if you did leave, and if you paid a visit to the famous old well at the town hall steps, you may find it overflowing with a century’s worth of unquiet bones.
By the decree of the mayor there is a curfew on the night of every full moon. But if you did leave, and if you paid a visit to the famous old well at the town hall steps, you may find it overflowing with a century’s worth of unquiet bones.
You have always known he was watching. Ever since you were a kid at camp and looked up into the night sky, and caught the moon blinking. He watches. And waits.
You have always known he was watching. Ever since you were a kid at camp and looked up into the night sky, and caught the moon blinking. He watches. And waits.
When the crescent moon is at its apex, take ten paces across the bridge at Dulnhelm Castle and look down into the lake. Reflected in its depths you may see a different, stranger moon beckoning you. If you swim down to the bottom you can pay that moon and it’s people a visit, but beware: if even the passing of a cloud breaks the reflection you may never return.
When the crescent moon is at its apex, take ten paces across the bridge at Dulnhelm Castle and look down into the lake. Reflected in its depths you may see a different, stranger moon beckoning you. If you swim down to the bottom you can pay that moon and it’s people a visit, but beware: if even the passing of a cloud breaks the reflection you may never return.
The sword known as “the Light of the Moon” was crafted using the purest steel, forged entirely under moonlight. The trapped moonlight within causes the metal to glow ever so slightly in darkness. Only the most righteous may wield this blade and its truth-seeking powers, lest it will turn on you in battle.
The sword known as “the Light of the Moon” was crafted using the purest steel, forged entirely under moonlight. The trapped moonlight within causes the metal to glow ever so slightly in darkness. Only the most righteous may wield this blade and its truth-seeking powers, lest it will turn on you in battle.
(Side note: The Adventure Zone, Season 2, is Monster of the Week, and in Griffin’s town, the Abominations come out every full moon and at night. I wonder if you could get him to contribute something small and Moonlight related to promote TAZ. It would be a huge boost to the Codex’ profile, a nice free ad for TAZ, and I bet he’d enjoy it)
(Side note: The Adventure Zone, Season 2, is Monster of the Week, and in Griffin’s town, the Abominations come out every full moon and at night. I wonder if you could get him to contribute something small and Moonlight related to promote TAZ. It would be a huge boost to the Codex’ profile, a nice free ad for TAZ, and I bet he’d enjoy it)
Was it the moonlight or your acceptance that revealed him? You may never know. You both are dancing on the greens of the golf course
that surrounds your families’ homes. His cock is splayed out like a gut salmon. You realize he’s free here. You realize he’s not quite a boy anymore.
You’ll soon realize how much it always feels like the first time, when he tends to your neck, when you tend to his wet face. The moon has always revealed
New Haven’s pagan boys on Friday’s and Saturday’s.
Was it the moonlight or your acceptance that revealed him? You may never know. You both are dancing on the greens of the golf course
that surrounds your families’ homes. His cock is splayed out like a gut salmon. You realize he’s free here. You realize he’s not quite a boy anymore.
You’ll soon realize how much it always feels like the first time, when he tends to your neck, when you tend to his wet face. The moon has always revealed
New Haven’s pagan boys on Friday’s and Saturday’s.
On most days, the polished silver disk shows your reflection, as good as any mirror.
But, or so the witches say, if you hold it up to the night sky during a full moon and look down, staring back up will be the face of your true love or the one destined to kill you.
There is no known way to tell which is which.
On most days, the polished silver disk shows your reflection, as good as any mirror.
But, or so the witches say, if you hold it up to the night sky during a full moon and look down, staring back up will be the face of your true love or the one destined to kill you.
There is no known way to tell which is which.
This is always so fun!
Given enough time, and the right circumstances: plenty of leaves on the ground and a bit of pale moon, you might be lucky enough to see the Fall Beast.
It’s shaggy autumnal fur thatched with reds and yellows from the leaves it likes to roll in, it is child-like after all. The treasure is in seeing it, but if you’re really lucky you might
get to hear the Fall Beast sing its song. The sound is inexplicable, but so amazing. It brings all manner of strange creature to bare it its wake. The song asks
all that live under the cover of night, all that feel humanity’s short instant of existence, all that partake of the stars and moon like milk and honey to join in its parade across the river bridge.
This is always so fun!
Given enough time, and the right circumstances: plenty of leaves on the ground and a bit of pale moon, you might be lucky enough to see the Fall Beast.
It’s shaggy autumnal fur thatched with reds and yellows from the leaves it likes to roll in, it is child-like after all. The treasure is in seeing it, but if you’re really lucky you might
get to hear the Fall Beast sing its song. The sound is inexplicable, but so amazing. It brings all manner of strange creature to bare it its wake. The song asks
all that live under the cover of night, all that feel humanity’s short instant of existence, all that partake of the stars and moon like milk and honey to join in its parade across the river bridge.
Fabulous work, everyone! I’m going to go ahead and close this.
Fabulous work, everyone! I’m going to go ahead and close this.