Fledgling Handbook 101 Full

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And I begin...

Fledgling, this book is meant as a reference throughout
your first year in a House of Nlght. We encourage you
to document your growth physically, emotionally and
spiritually.

This page k intendedJor you to recordhow you see the worLd at
this ffioTnmt.It is yowbegurnmg as aTlurdFormn

THE FLEDCLING HANDBOOK IOI:
This page is tntendtdJar yw to recordhow yau sec the world as you
Ieave the Lahyriftthbehind a.nd mter your seeondycw in theHowe of
Night. The Wm.gs oJ Eros wtat yau.

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CI IAPTER FIVE

Words of Hope from Fellow Fledglings

Houcn you MAy nn feelingafraidandcon-

fused, you are far from the first fledgling to
experience the life-changing, exciting event of be-
ing newly Marked. For thousands of years human
teenagers have been Marked. You are not alone.
Those who have gone before you understand your
fears. They would have you be strong and steadfast,
young fledgling! The following quotes are words
of wisdom from famous vampyres throughout the
ages explaining how they felt when they were first
Marked:

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vampyrc ph*tr:gr;4rhlr va$ :1hle ti! .aptuitr a lornpciling glinp-uc oi

Lhc origi;rll *1:'Lhis p:rrnting. Shlh*sirrarc's tilLtcts tl'r:lt lrter *bscrtrrrl
Ly :i jenlous rct;rJort. Thc Cei,rr:ing brusht'o:k rls+ rr,ci'',Jrd ir:s hriliinc
anrl ageil him ,:r,cr tirr: ir:iijrl nast*rpiecr.'Ihc rltlred plini:iug ca:i
s*ltl t* the: tr*arii:ttl Fnrlnir {lall;:ry ni l,ondtn t'htrc it [angs torla,r"

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" 'Tis truth made more pur'e ..
by fear and pa.in, thI oughI if.^ 'twas

possible I would cry, 'Dark Ladyl

;ain. . . again

SHAKESPEARE

-WILLIAM
Plalwrigbt

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"When I remember that momentt
then I can speak no more,
but my tongue falls silent,

and at once a delicate flame
cou!:ses beneath my skin,

and with *y eyes I see nothing,

and my ears hum,
and a wet sweat bathes me'
and a trembling seizes me all over."

-SAPPHO

Varnpltre Poet Laureate, Ancient Greece

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ciien dilcotni*tl al plagiari:;r:d our c ,r." t.rs mrt rn i)r'rsDn tlue Li; hir
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"I follow Ny" as the surest guide,

and resign myself,

with implicit obedience,
to Her sacred ordinances."

-crcERo

Roman Philasopber

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pernissir:n *ithe l{in:airyal Regional HSI!, T'ibrl.

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"At that instant I became

a rbl loomt.ng ltotus tnlower.

HI hre water ln which I flourished

was a single teardroP

Ifrom Nrr yx. ))

TARA

-GREEN

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"In the midst of darkness and

decay and fear my Mark was a
beautiful sapphire beacon,

lending me strength and leading me

to freedom and to Nvx."
J
OSBORNE
-SARAH
Marhed in 1692 wbile jailed
during tbe Salem witcb trials.

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i'!$ovE: .Sirrlin/ih. Ale'ays an trtist. Shekirtah cast ilrr {r$'n dearh
rnask as a fle*{giilg. Afrer r:ompieting rhi: Change. shn placcd th,:
dasr upon her lar:c and felt a s*a*ge wartffh agaiil$t Ler forchcad
Llpr:l rr*ovinil thc rnask, sl:r'rvas aslonishcrl tr: Jisrover i:cr.ntrvll
fillr,d crescenr had mcheri itscl{ ir,tt thc plasfcf lonn ltholograpl: Lr;'

pcrmirsion n{ the Varnppe F{all af:High Priestersr:s" Venice ltalv.

THE

"Was f filled with fear,

uncertarnty, and1 trepr.d1 atron

the day I was Marked? Of cour$e.
But soon I learned fear can be
overcome by faith;
uncertainty can lead to new

beginnings, and trepidation can be
vanquished by confidence.

Being Marked is truly about the

magick of possibilitie s. ". .

-SHEKINAH
Hi.gb Priesters of Vampyres

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the new life path of a fedgling at the House of Night. Re-
member that you are not alone, and that countless fedglings

have traveled the road that stretches before you. Look to your
mentor for advice and guidance, to your fellow fledglings for
companionship, and to Nyx for solace from the uncertainties
that lie before you.

We leave you with a poetic Prayer, written in a style that

spearean sonnet. Shakespeare was once standing where you
are today, at the precipice of one of lifes greatest and most
magickal adventures. We wish you always, to blessed be . . .

TH E ILEDGI.I NG

THE FLEDGLING SONNET

May Nyr's bltstngs ftnd yau strony nnd sure

SteadJast you shall be euh slnuld Jear betray
Though days turn dark and endless ntghx endwe

Wtth sweetlwe our Goddess will gutde yaur tiley

Listen not to whispers; those thoughts deny

Death is not proud, nar daes he ruk yow ItJe
He is dust *rept cleanwhenNyxhears you cry
Atrapos cuts him with a goddess kntJe
Doithearken to Death; instead e.mbrace Hope

-She is sister to Nyx, more near more true

And then greetJoy, steadJast she'Il help you cope
Dearesf Marhed one, \)e aLI reloice tnyou
With tlws prryer begone! Sadnus, Jear, and patn
Merry meet...part*and merry meet agatn!

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