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'''A legendary''' is a type of a [[superhero warrior]] that possesses extreme longevity and insight.
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'''A legendary''' is a type of a [[superhero warrior]] that possesses extreme longevity and insight. Legendaries frequently do not know that they are legendaries until later in life, although exceptions exist, most notably [[Mayeerqnoel]].
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Legendaries tend to play an important, although an unclear role in many historical events. People like the [[Rufu Aoa|Utbringer]] had the peculiar ability to be central to the development of whole movements, while having their exact role in the events remain vague even to the people directly involved.
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In his historical treatise "The Movers of our Previous Generation", [[Porteek]] pays a great deal of attention to the influence of legendaries on the history of Tarnaria and says this about legendaries:
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They are able to navigate any situation with ease, regardless of the odds. No matter what kind of predicament they are in, their exit is going to be clean and comfortable. At the same time, they always manage to do it without exerting a cost on others, which leaves them with no enemies. But nor do they have genuine friends. The might chose you as a friend, but they will never feel real. They rise to power quickly.
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Davi the Heranian had this to say about legendaries:
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I have been asked about this many times, my friendly reader. But there is little I can add to what the wise men of the past had said about the nature of power. If you want to ascend to the throne, you must be like a legendary. They are the ones that rise to power, quickly and effortlessly, like a feather of a bird rises up to the sky, sailing the wind and requiring no horse to pull it.
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Like a fleeting glance of a beautiful lover, the
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They rise to power quickly precisely because nobody ever knows much about them. They are blameless because they are important and
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Revision as of 15:19, 3 January 2021

A legendary is a type of a superhero warrior that possesses extreme longevity and insight. Legendaries frequently do not know that they are legendaries until later in life, although exceptions exist, most notably Mayeerqnoel.

Legendaries tend to play an important, although an unclear role in many historical events. People like the Utbringer had the peculiar ability to be central to the development of whole movements, while having their exact role in the events remain vague even to the people directly involved.

In his historical treatise "The Movers of our Previous Generation", Porteek pays a great deal of attention to the influence of legendaries on the history of Tarnaria and says this about legendaries:

They are able to navigate any situation with ease, regardless of the odds. No matter what kind of predicament they are in, their exit is going to be clean and comfortable. At the same time, they always manage to do it without exerting a cost on others, which leaves them with no enemies. But nor do they have genuine friends. The might chose you as a friend, but they will never feel real. They rise to power quickly.

Davi the Heranian had this to say about legendaries:

I have been asked about this many times, my friendly reader. But there is little I can add to what the wise men of the past had said about the nature of power. If you want to ascend to the throne, you must be like a legendary. They are the ones that rise to power, quickly and effortlessly, like a feather of a bird rises up to the sky, sailing the wind and requiring no horse to pull it.

Like a fleeting glance of a beautiful lover, the They rise to power quickly precisely because nobody ever knows much about them. They are blameless because they are important and