Let me tell you the tale of Joaquin -- a young man as cocksure as you are now. He came too near to the Wizard's Well, besting its guardian sprite, and dared to read the incantations inscribed on its edges. I caught up with him as he mouthed the last words, his eyes full of defiance and joy. Then, his bones lengthened, his eyes multiplied, and a great mound of fleshy mouths grew from his belly -- few men can master the Starry Beyond, said a wizard I later asked about it. Horrified, I charged, and pushed him into the well. I know not what happened to him after that, but I still have nightmares. Instinct: To twist and break what remains natural and beautiful

• Impale those who resist
• Tear those who offend it
• Rip the hapless apart
• Leap upon the unaware.