microfiction
Blame
Food twins and the threat of blights
Opulence
Mercenaries make for a strange army
Haze
Monstrances are an ostensive symbol of sacrifice
Left
Violence can solve problems
Semblance
Creature creation from the blood up
Egg
A winged warrior defends his nest
Corbels
Walls often have non-defensive uses
Blasphemy
Temples as military bases & other violations of the sacred
Wither
Suttee, Sacral Kingship, & Human Sacrifice
Stint
Itinerant lifestyles & moments of clarity about powerlessness