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༓ *☽ Through Lids Doth Peer ☾*༓
A dark cult, an ancient enemy, and artifacts of power lost to time.
P R E L U D E
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Days Most Dark || Five years in the past. Accompanying the Master of the Loch, Hawthorne, and Pursuant Eironmar, Syrs Osuin and Helena venture deep into the wylds. Therein, they encounter a dense growth of corrupted life, and a relic most ancient.
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From the Root || Three years in the past. Word of mercenaries-turned-bandit sees two pairs of Knights venture into the rocky crags and valleys.
A C T I
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Petty Lords and Pettier Problems || Squire Innis learns an important lesson, baring witness to a portent of darkness to come.
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Necromancy by Any Other Name || Selene, Osuin, and Vos chase down rumors of a corrupted sorcerer into the mountains. What they discover is a gruesome scene, a twisted enemy, and the shadow of a greater threat looming over Astenvale. The sorcerer is able to flee the scene, and Selene is left critically wounded, lost in a false nightmare and unresponsive.
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The Wolf and the Lion || Syrs Bebin and Dejan find themselves in a firefight with a powerful cultist. They return victorious, a strange and unsettling artifact in hand, and a dark dread obscuring their hearts.
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That Whisper in the Night || On the hunt for the traitor Knight Demiex, tempers run hot, the trail goes cold, and the Knights lose a good lead.
I N T E R M I S S I O N
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What Lurks In the Loch || A recap thread going over the events of Act I.
Kingdom of Mud || Selene and Bebin find their way home.
Das Broofest of Astenvale || Yes, this is canon.
A C T I I
Two For Today, Three for Tomorrow || Solon Raye and Squire Hector research the Trinemoro, three witches of legendary status.
Strange Fruit || Squires Hector and Keston encounter a mad archer.
In the Eye of the City || The Knights of Anathaeum track the Everwatcher's followers to the outskirts of Alliria, but the cultists are one step ahead.
With Eyes Unclouded || Josai and Seluria set out to make contact wit h one of the Trinemoro sisters.
Between the Lines
Stories that take place outside of or during the down time in between the major plots.
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Breaking Bread at the Knoll || A permanent social area for meeting new faces and ruminating on past adventures.
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The Wyvern’s Nest || A popular resupply stop for those in Astenvale, this shopping district has a little bit of everything.
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Suds of Honor || A fundraiser of unusual circumstances and success.
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Festival of Lights || A holiday special to bring in the new year.
The Gilded Hart || The small town of Snowmelt (a common resting point for those traveling through the nearby portal stone) has asked the help of Anathaeum to investigate what is spiriting away their paying patrons.
Pretense of Spring || Noa, Galvanhad, Arkobald, Theo, and Margot stand against blighted foxes.
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Despoiling of Alliria || Alliria is in fact, not despoiled, in small part due to the efforts of the KoA.
Life and Death || Two Knights answer as suspiciously easy call to action from a Baron.
Knocking is a Common Courtesy || Can our brave knights survive the Swamps of Endless Torment?
For Tomorrow || The village of Belgrave is under threat – but from what?
Door to Door || A humble knight goes out asking for donations.
Of Wild Harts || Baron Alon Pinkrose makes an ass of himself, and the KoA tries to quietly clean up after the haughty noble.
Seeking Aid of the Dawn || Rumblings of a corrupted spirit leads Ubnara to the doorstep of the KoA.
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Of Knights and Magic || A knight of another order visits Astenvale on a diplomatic mission, and codes clash as he investigates the KoA.
Silver Blood at Daybreak || Helena seeks to ruin a poacher’s day, and meets an ally along the way.
A Friend in Need || Sword-for-hire Dal has been rescued, grievously injured, by the Knights of Anathaeum. While he recovers, he learns what it means to be a knight, and what path he will wish to follow.
Sword Logic || Set some five years ago. Helena and Solon discuss who is most fit to lead the Sanctum of Dawn, following their Captain's disappearance.
The Mountain Pass || In the valley of the gods, a freshly made dragon rider meets with an errant Knight.
Knight Meets the Dawn || Methuselah & Helena have a heart to heart atop the tallest point in the monastery.
Where the Wyld Things Are || Helena & Dejan go on a past adventure.
The Chrysanthemum King || Adjantis, Dejan & Faramund
To Smithereens! || Helena, Syr Guernot, Amalgam, feat. Kazaban the Mad
Seed of Doubt || Selene and Elinyra
Showing on the Shield || Murk Altov, Seluria, Helena, Marchosias,
The Squires
Training montages and shenanigans galore.
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Flame of the Hearth || Two squires get distracted by a fairy tale as they run a simple errand.
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Training Day || Suspiciously lacking in squires.
Three Squire Moon || A handful of squires and one accidental babysitter get themselves into a bit of trouble on the full moons.
Upon Ragged Peaks || A visit is paid to a nearby goblin village, who requested the aid of the KoA.
Middle of the Road || Bandits descend upon what they think will be an easy target, and get more than they asked for.
For Whom the Ghouls Groan || Cleanup duty with the squires gets a little out of hand.
Companion Quests
Personal plotlines and social threads that focus on individual character goals.
Valborast Valchek Thinks about Vampires
❁ To Know and Write of Blood ||
Book: The Vampiric Mind || For Gods to Menace Fools
The Tea Time with Captain Helena Series
TTH: Faramund ||
TTH: Noa
Cameos
The KoA get mentioned in passing!
Songs of Alley Cats ||
The Run ||
Riders at Dawn ||
A Bile of Their Blood ||