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          The War for Shyntoasku
              Pronuciation Guide
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Shyntoasku - Sh/in/toe/s/k/oo

Kyrogu - K/ay/row/g/oo

Tserugada - Say/roo/g/ah/t/uh

Montornusaga - M/ah/n/t/ore/new/sah/gah

Notoruga - No/toe/roo/ga

Merhani - M/err/ha/knee

Karcosata - Car/co/s/ah/t/ah

Yostera tga comantos, mentaria gament ario tseruantamosta - Yo/st/air/uh - J/ah - Co/m/ah/n/toe/s - Men/t/are/ee/uh - J/ah/men/t - Are/ee/o - Say/r/oo/ah/n/t/ah/most/uh

Zanhos - Zh/an/hoss

Garkath - Are/goth

Slayer - S/lay/er

Negumara - N/egg/oo/m/ah/r/uh

Yohara - Yo/ha/r/uh

Kikou - K/ick/oo/oh

Zanasktara - Zh/an/uh/s/k/are/uh

Hotimori - Ho/t/ee/m/or/e

Takshanor - T/ah/k/shh/uh/no/er

Cekrata - S/uh/k/r/ee/t/uh
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   "I am very glad that all of you could...tear, yourselves away from your night off duty but, this is a very urgent matter," said the Kyrogu. "Some of you may know this already, but, I feel I must say it anyway." He took a deep breath and continued. "Two areas of this land have been annihilated. Our neighboring city of Montornusaga and the village on it's outskirts...Zanasktara." Everybody was talking frantically. "They were attacked in the middle of the night and put in all of their best efforts though most of them knew they were going to die. During their last defensive, one man escaped the battle and made it here. He told us what had happened then died soon afterward." Everybody started to get louder. "They have been destroyed by the Tserugada Clan," he said raising his voice so he could be heard. Everybody froze and turned to stare at the Kyrogu.
   "The...the Tserugada sir?" Somebody said with a tone of worry in his voice. "I thought...that they were only a myth."
   "No...no sadly they are as real as you and I," the Kyrogu said said with an expressionless look on his face. "What do you think we have been fighting all this time?"
   The soldier stood up quickly. "W-Well not them!" He shouted as everyone began to talk loudly again.
   "ENOUGH!" Yelled the Kyrogu as he raised his hand. "Sit down and listen," he said as he started get calm again. "Now I have sent our best scout, Takshanor, to find out more about them." As if upon queue, an elf covered in blood with an arrow through his stomach, burst through the doors and fell on the ground panting hard.
   He had long, silk-like black hair that went about an inch past his shoulders. A sleder yet stong build. He wore silver-looking aromor made out of stone, yet he never decided to wear a helmet. At his side he wore a crystal dagger in a sheath made out of the same stone as his armor. On his left side he had a rapier made out of pure Jade in a sheath, once again, made out of the same stone as his armor but this was engraved with runes that when read, spelled his name. Around his neck was another dagger, only it was unsheathed and made out of a Black-Crystal Jade, a stone found only in his birth village. Only one stone of this Black-Crystal Jade was given to every third child born in the village when they came to be old enough to learn how to carve. This stone was given to his little sister, one of the lucky few. She had hand carved it when she had become strong enough and skilled enough, she had then given it to Takshanor as a going away gift to remember her by when he left for the kingdom.
   "Sir," Takshanor said with extreme pain in his voice. "I found out...where they are going to strike next."
   "Slow down Takshanor. Your safe now," a guard said kneeling down to pick him up. Everyone had a confused look on their face.
   "Takshanor, what do you mean?" asked the Kyrogu.
   "The Tserugada are..." Takshanor went silent, no matter how hard he tryed he couldn't speak. He couldn't even make a noise. His vision had blurred and he felt a warm substance flowing out of his mouth, the taste of blood was on his tounge. He saw that everyone had quickly stood up and he was now confused. He saw the Kyrogu's frightend look then felt his throat for he couldn't breath. He felt something made of steel sticking out and as he moved his hand down the length of the shaft, he had realized that it was an arrow he had in his throat.
   "Takshanor!" shouted the Kyrogu as he ran over to him.
   Takshanor fell to the ground and everyone saw a pile of dust in the hallway with a bow that looked stangely familiar. The Kyrogu walked over and picked up a helmet that was left by whatever was there seconds before. The Tsergada's clan symbol was engraved.
   "Takshanor...you have done your job. You have done very well. Your death shall not be in vain," the Kyrogu said starting to cry while staring at the helm. "The Tserugada WILL be defeated. They shall pay for this. I promise on my life, I...will make them pay. Now, you can finally rest. Good-bye my dearest friend. I shall take your place in battle and show them the might of The Warriors of Shyntoasku. The enragement of your death shall enpower us all and help us destroy them."
   He put the helmet down and walked over to where Takshanor now lay cold, and lifeless.
   "I promise you."

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