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All his life Norris had been a stalwart servant of Vel Anir. Taken as a child, subjected to what every magical boy goes through at the academy, and becoming a Dreadlord. A few years of service lead to an opportunity to entrust the next generation of Dreadlords with the knowledge he had...

Norris’ lips curled upwards when the girl stepped forward and volunteered. The gesture itself had a twist of irony akin to a child having to put down his beloved dog. Genevieve had been stupid, she’d shown the half-elf brat a sliver of kidness here or there despite his warnings. Having the...

There were several thoughts racing through his head after Genevieve hit the ground. There was genuine surprise in the fact that the Imp seemed stunned. Had he not anticipated Norris’ sudden action or was it something else? Next there was disgust, not shock, at the girl’s little outburst. How...

Norris was briefly unemotive but after the delay he snickered at the scream the tiefling gave. ”Wasn’t that fun, dollface?” He ignored the reptile’s obvious concern, that’d be a problem for another day, and addressed the male Forsaken instead. ”You can’t trust the girl. Or the snake. If I...

He glared at Genevieve for a hard, long, while. She had defied him, she’d deliberately left the study at the sound of violence and if the children hadn’t been present he’d be verbally raking her over the coals for it. Or worse, he could certainly imagine worse. ”We’re fine, we just,” in the...

"Scarface. Cute kid." The grin on his face slipped between his rage. His eyes drifted towards the tiefling and a nod was issued in agreement. "Good to hear but," an eyebrow arched up in contemplation, "might do some good if the girl grew out of it sooner rather than later." His head bobbed...

The proctor sat silently and listened until all three had finished speaking their little morsel of truth. He waited for the snake to relinquish the bottle of vino and took it in his hand, swirling the remaining contents around. It was a good wine, had he been thinking more clearly he would’ve...

A guffaw came when they were all done speaking. Simple pleasantries that seemed to come so hard to these half-breeds. Not much had changed so far as Norris could tell. All of these mutts had some way of coping with the program. The Imp was being unemotive and distant. Dollface was a poor...

Norris halted his advance when Kasimir spoke, levying a glare in the tiefling whoreson’s direction. He was on the verge of speaking when Nathaira commented and he allowed her words to shape his demeanor from one of fury to one that was, not quite happy, but certainly happier. ”Ah, so it’s...

The youngest girl was mute and the other two barely said a word. That was good. That meant they knew their place. Just as he had guessed they refused any of the wine, meat, or cheese that he’d had Genevieve place out. That was good too, would be useful for teaching a little lesson to the...

The door knocked and Norris rose to his feet, balancing himself with the rose-wood cane that had been crafted as a result of his ‘accident.’ Once he had hobbled over towards the door itself he placed a firm hand upon the door knob and opened the oaken door slowly. It was always best to let...

Rumer Nathaira Kasimir Vel Tenebria was isolated, forgotten, and it lay underneath the streets of Vel Anir. While much of it was unexplored or forbidden this particular section was cordoned off. Reserved for a specific group of half-breed freaks that the Anirians had crafted into expert...

To All Loyal Anirians, I am writing this to inform all within Vel Anir of some grave news that has been recently been verified by the Seven Great Houses. It has come to our attention that the elves to the south are plotting some sort of heinous act as a means of "retaliation" for some new...

Perfect. Elise Virak had called on the child to speak rather than allowing her father to sing her praises. It was foolish to ever underestimate the youth of the noble families, even from a minor house, but Norris had a gut feeling about this one. The girl looked far too innocent, far too...

Elise Virak was not someone that Norris had personally ever met. He certainly knew of her, of her reputation, but generally highborn nobles didn't bother to mettle with Academy or Forsaken affairs. Her comments seemed to intrigue everyone at the table though. Some of these nobles certainly...