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Contents: Introduction

Prologue: An October's Ending, Part Three ...pg. 6

Book One: Orientation Chapter One: Entering the Secret World ...pg. Z 4

Chapter Two: Protagonist Creation., .pg. 3 0 Chapter Three: Basic Guidelines. ..pg. 68

Book Two: The Earthly Spirits Chapter Four: Gargoyles. .pg. 9 8 Chapter Five: Manitou. .pg. Z 3 4

Chapter Six: The Possessed. .pg. 1 68

Book Three: Secrets and Mysteries Chapter Seven: Djinnqg. 198

Chapter Eight: Abominations. .pg. 2 1 4 Chapter Nine: The Other Everlasting..pg. 226

Chapter Ten: Mysterious Worlds ..pg. 244

Book Four: Beyond the Basics

Chapter Twelve: Storytelling. .pg. 294 Chapter Thirteen: Legendmaking . .pg. 3 04

Epilogue Protagon is t Proj?le

Chapter Eleven: Qualities and Advanced Guidelines. .pg.

Index

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T h e fantastical side of the Worlds within Worlds A Series of Legendmaking Experiences

Welcome to the third Foundation Book for T h e Everlasting, an overarching fantasy and

supernatural legendmaking experience. There are four basic Foundations for the system. Each Foundation is a stand-alone system,

but all four are fully compatible with one another for a much larger setting. T h e setting itself is called the "Secret W o r l d .

This foundation book is entitled the Book of the Spirits and includes informa- tion on occult and spirit related features of the Secret World. Participants may take the roles of: Gargoyles (earth-bound spirits of good that "consume sins" that wind up corrupting them); Manitou (totem spirits joined with human or animal hosts becoming shapechangers and spirit-workers); and the Possessed (good people possessed by elder nightmares that love to corrupt humans, and evil people possessed by dream guardians that use hosts as expendables.). All of these races are described in great detail, along with other "gentes" (races) of magickal beings, including Djinn (half-spirit beings) and Abominations (alien horrors).This foundation book also includes information concerning the otherworldly realms of the Astra and the Dreamworlds.

Foundation Two: Book of the Light

This book features the good versus evil struggle within the Secret World and covers: Angels (the nine celestial orders and the half-angels); Daevas (immortals who are much like gods of legend); Questers (knights of the round table who found the

grail and received immortality); Demons (the darkest of enemies); and the Wer (brutal, disease-carrying lycanthropes.) T h e book describes the light and dark sides of the Secret World, including the Seven Heavens, New Camelot, the Netherworlds,

and Wer communes.

Other foundation books within this series include:

Foundation One: Book of the Unliving

This book features: Ghuls (crypt ghouls that eat the dead); Revenants (the dead who come back to life); Vampires (the tradition- al and the modern); Dead souls (ghostly spirits); and Reanimates (Frankensteins monster-type creations). This book describes the horror side of the Secret World, including the Underworld and the subterranean realm of the ghuls.

Foundation Four: Book of the Fantastical

This book features: Dragons (these most ancient, fearsome and powerful of the eldritch move freely in human form); Elves (seven nation-races of these beautiful war- rior-magicians and keepers of legendary creatures); Faerie (a race of dangerous and magickal creatures); Dwarves (both the ancient and the high-tech dwarves, along with agents of law and chaos); and Orcs (a magickally-created race of thralls from another world.)

described, including dragon lairs, dwar subtropolises, dark elven cities, elven st holds, and modern day dungeons.

Important Warning The Everlasting is an experience in

believe. T h e whole purpose is to hav N o n e of this is real. The Everlasting a things fantasy and supernatural co within it are imaginary construc for your entertainment. Do not material contained here serious escapism to an extreme is unhe potentially dangerous. Imagination replacement for reality; there is a re out there and you are part of it. Do dreams of fantasy compromise your and enjoy yourself in a safe manner.

VESI (Visionary Entertainment Studios, 104 Bull Street, LaGrange, Georgia 30 Please write us and tell us what you think!

Visit us o n the World Wide Web: http://www.visionaryentertainment.com e-mail: vesisteve@inetnow.net

Original material 0 1994 by Steve

Brown. Additional material 0 1997-9 Steven C. Brown. All rights reserved.

Reproduction without written permission the publisher is expressly denied. T h e EverlastingTM and all material containe herein are copyrighted by Steven Char1

Brown with the exception of quoted materials.

T h e mention of or reference to any p erties, companies, or products in these pa is not a challenge to the trademarks or co rights concerned.

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Raven Mimura Jack Awtry

Toby Smallwood Jason Awtry

(Interior Illustrators and Linda Brown

Photographers) Jeffery Brumbeloe

Nick Carallo

Heralds: Brian C o o k

Penny Kojak M a r k C. McKenzie

(Hsiona y Entertainment Logo) Steven Brown Chris topher Sheets

( T h e Everlasting and I$iniV Angel Logos) (Graphic Design) Jason Veal

Phillip Schul tz

Frank S m i t h

oundation Book Three Interactive Legendmaking Experience

AS always, thts book is dedicated to those who have always stood by me: Rufus J Brown, Linda M. Brown, D. Scott Brown, Ethel Maadox, Morris Kirst, Dot Kirst and GOD. I love you

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imner Administer:

Limners of Tome Pages: Pamela Shanteau

Illumination Administer: Steven Brown

(Layout Design)

Illuminator: . M a r k C. McKenzie

(Layout, P h o t o Manipulat ions)

Wise and Noble Oracles: M a r c Mil ler

Linda Brown

(Business Consul tants)

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M a t t h e w Vicks

Jay Wehner

(Proofing & Design)

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