One Hundred Fifty-Six Score and Five Maxims of Assiduous Concordance

by ? (attributed to the Immaculate Dragon Mela)

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The One Hundred Fifty-Six Score and Five Maxims of Assiduous Concordance are the primary textbook on statecraft taught in the Realm, a staple of first-year classes at the Spiral Academy and at most primary schools as well.

The Assiduous Maxims consists of three scrolls, filled with a set of three-thousand one-hundred and twenty-five instructions, along with functional diagrams shorn of any decorative elements. Its wisdom is attributed to the Immaculate Mela, though it does not number amongst the official canon of the Immaculate Texts.

Some, mostly Scavenger Lords linked to the Dynasty, have occasional chance to compare the Assiduous Maxims with the banned Harmonious Triptych Accords, and have found significant overlap including identical instructions. Those who come to this realization keep quiet on the subject... or find their lives meet a sudden and premature end.