This is the path to Eden.
This is the heaven's stair.
Beyond the fleeting veil of glory:
This is the gate of slaughter.
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She is Ahsdri'ehl, ruler of the Ahn; a mythological figurehead of greed and corruption. It is told that she stands on a ruined staircase beyond the wastelands, enticing men to cross into the storm beyond. She promises wealth, power, glory—but all who follow her find nothing but their own doom.

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