History of Palimpsest

Masons

"Hmm, plenty of later adjustments it could have been useful to have implemented initially, in hindsight. Of course, that’s the nature of all works. A slight adjustment to my daughter’s early medical diet, perhaps, would prove among the most efficient changes."
-- Subvizier Aloysius Mason.

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Dargent-Laureats

"Ooh. I - No, wait, I - Ah, bear with me, I’ll find it - There’s one, somewhere, that changes everything…"
-- Vizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I… I’d ask my parents a lot more questions. And figure out what to say and what not to. I guess."
-- Viziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.

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Ironsides

"I’d break the neck of Colonel Sepoy when he was still a Major! Hah! And you may tell him that I said so, the crusty old blighter!"
-- Vizier Balthazar Ironside.
"I… would, um… treat the daughter of our first ballroom dance tutor… differently. I would… choose, in that one instance, not to pursue so certainly the course of action I believed my father would approve of."
-- Subvizier Agamemnon Ironside.
"It’s a futile question. I can’t change the past, and I can’t know what would happen if I did. I prefer the present."
-- Katib Menelaus Ironside.
"I made a lot of tactical errors against my Dad when I was kid, but there’s no one different move that changes everything. Trust me, I think about this a lot."
-- Katiba Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.

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Stargazers

"Buy safety goggles."
-- Vizier Leopold Stargazer.
"At present, it would be to employ more draconian security throughout the library."
-- Viziera Andromeda Stargazer.
"I would keep a much closer eye on my brother, between you and me."
-- Subvizier Pollux Stargazer.
"I made a lot of tactical errors against my Dad when I was kid, but there’s no one different move that changes everything. Trust me, I think about this a lot."
-- Subviziera Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.
"There is a singular Eclipseday meeting I should like to reschedule."
-- Katib Castor Stargazer.
"I once made the mistake of mentioning an unorthodox thesis about planar magic to the Stargazers and nobody ever heard from that researcher again. Sometimes I still have panic attacks about that."
-- Katiba Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

"Answer a different call? Think of the data…"
-- Bartleby.

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Dargents

"Forbid my worthless spare to speak to boys his age from the start."
-- Vizier Richard Dargent.
"Conceive my second child on a different night."
-- Viziera Guinevera Dargent.
"Ooh. I - No, wait, I - Ah, bear with me, I’ll find it - There’s one, somewhere, that changes everything…"
-- Subvizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I… I’d ask my parents a lot more questions. And figure out what to say and what not to. I guess."
-- Subviziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.
"I had a... friend that my family disapproved of. If I could go back I wouldn't give up that friendship so quickly."
-- Katib Hugo Dargent.
"Ooh, there’s a couple of people I wouldn’t bother introducing to each other when I did. Save that for later. Can’t tell you who, though - I pinky promised!"
-- Katiba Scarlett Dargent.

"There are a few people over the years that Hugo convinced me to leave alive. If I could be sure he wouldn't find out..."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"I guess it was probably a bad idea to bring a noble to speak to a god of desperate survival... that's kind of where all our current difficulties can be traced back to. But really I don't think it's helpful to dwell on past decisions. Because, well, they’re like, in the past, you know? And I don’t know how to travel back in time yet."
-- Connie Furr.
"Hmm. Keep closer watch on the Viziera’s sister’s kit."
-- Voltaire.

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Carterholds

"Start sneaking out way earlier."
-- Katiba Rouge Carterhold.

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Bakerstreets

"I wouldn’t fall in love."
-- Vizier Cobbler Bakerstreet.
"...[silence]..."
-- Subviziera Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.
"No way, bruh, I ain’t lookin’ back again, I gave myself the Cody Guarantee."
-- Katib Cody Bakerstreet.
"I made a bad judgement on a suspect once and a good woman got killed. It made things easier for me in the long run, but… it wasn’t worth it."
-- Katiba Wiggin Bakerstreet.

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Underhands

"...[silence]..."
-- Katiba Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.

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Baharats

"I don’t believe in regrets."
-- Ex-Subvizier James Baharat.

"I read a book where that causes a time paradox and a Spitespawn Tiefling cultist replaces the Amira. I don’t think I want to make a Spitespawn Tiefling cultist the Amira, so I probably just wouldn’t."
-- Beautiful Baharat Guard.
"I guess I… wouldn’t leave the Warren? Probably still would have lost my dad, but…"
-- Martini.

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Brasseyes

"Hmm. I suppose if I’d learned the Death Alarm Rune earlier and I’d known what would happen to Rifi, I’d have marked him as well as Cody, and might at least have found out what he knew or did."
-- Katiba Grimoire Brasseyes.

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Darktusks

"That time I lost 800 gold in a dogfight backing the wrong stupid mongrel."
-- Mirze Rifi Darktusk.

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Greenskins

"…I would not marry."
-- Vizier Kronk Greenskin.
"I once made the mistake of mentioning an unorthodox thesis about planar magic to the Stargazers and nobody ever heard from that researcher again. Sometimes I still have panic attacks about that."
-- Subvizier Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

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Jackalslicers

"If I had given different counsel to my husband regarding one of his first political moves as Vizier, our family may not have gained certain enemies of note."
-- Viziera Atkin Jackalslicer.
"Um, maybe talk my friends out of…? No. Wouldn’t work anyway."
-- Katib Fennec Jackalslicer.

"Bite you."
-- Stubby.

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Shajaras

"I don’t like to form regrets, though I suppose there is an erstwhile mentor of mine for whom I might have pushed for an execution verdict instead of merely banishment - the follies of youth."
-- Vizier Hali Shajara.
"I lost a very large emerald on a game of hasard once, maybe that?"
-- Viziera Cassilda Shajara.

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Brambleites

"…there was a gnoll, within the catacombs, when we were ambushed. A dogcatcher. I had him disarmed, and had left him to yield - alas, I had not counted that he would simply press upon us a new attack with his own claws and teeth. In my panic to escape capture, I regret to confess I struck him too deeply in the throat. And from this, I faltered, and within mere seconds my charge and I were captured nonetheless. That dogcatcher’s fatal blood served no purpose to any soul. A stain upon my honour from that hour forth."
-- Bugsby Cottontail.
"I guess it was probably a bad idea to bring a noble to speak to a god of desperate survival... that's kind of where all our current difficulties can be traced back to. But really I don't think it's helpful to dwell on past decisions. Because, well, they’re like, in the past, you know? And I don’t know how to travel back in time yet."
-- Connie Furr.
"I don’t believe in regrets."
-- James Baharat.
"I guess I… wouldn’t leave the Warren? Probably still would have lost my dad, but…"
-- Martini.
"I… would have stuck around for a little longer at the collapse of my cousin’s house. If my father weren’t the first one on the scene, things might have gone differently."
-- Vulpix.
"I once accidentally helped one of my sons create a long-range buzz saw that I somewhat regret…"
-- Warren Furr.
"Certain of my brood have made some questionable decisions. We are a faithful family and the Bramble Church keeps us safe, but a firmer focus within the home of the threats posed by predators beyond the Church's influence perhaps would have inspired different choices."
-- Winnie Furr.

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Patchwork Empire

"I have a nasty little theory that things would be very different if only I’d played a far longer game with one little batch of refugees in airships, many, many decades ago."
-- Pairaka.

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Undergazette

"I wish I knew, buddy. I wish I knew what would work."
-- Krona Tailfeather.
"There are a few people over the years that Hugo convinced me to leave alive. If I could be sure he wouldn't find out..."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"…aw man. The gnolls. They were a bad decision. I’m sorry, Drew."
-- Tito.

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Yvette & her Handmaidens

"Oh, I’d definitely eat more of that brownie at the Company Ball that one time. It might well have popped open the corset, but on reflection I’m sure many of the gentlemen present would have been receptive to a little unintended extra advertising."
-- Yvette, the Courtesan.
"Oh, I haven’t any big regrets, I’m afraid. I saw what I wanted and I got myself there the quickest I could."
-- Yvette Vixois.
"I have a nasty little theory that things would be very different if only I’d played a far longer game with one little batch of refugees in airships, many, many decades ago."
-- Pairaka.