Admiral:
The Thirteen Wisdoms of Karzh Akkadur
I. The weak break when they can, the strong when they can’t.
II. The clever behead the unruly slave, the wise flay him.
III. Preparations are measured by the outcome.
IV. The clever flatter his deity, the wise praise Him.
V. The clever break backs, the wise break wills.
VI. The mute wife is the safest in the harem.
VII. The foolish blacksmith destroy Daemons with weapons, the wise one forge them into weapons.
VIII. Those foolish with the flames are scarred forever.
IX. The poor man killed, the rich man enslaved.
X. The reckless man died by suicide.
XI. Gold does not rust, but steel does not yield.
XII. A turning wheel does not always move forward.
XIII. The safe hideout is a deathtrap.
- The Thirteen Wisdoms of Sorcerer-Prophet Karzh Akkadur the Builder, as taught to his acolytes during the foundation of Zharr-Naggrund*
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* All of these wisdoms have since become popular proverbs amongst the Dawi Zharr, even though the meaning of some would appear bland or weird to foreign folks.