Recent content by Sortinous Bael

A dark elf. Bael peered from his hiding place within the deeper shadows of the stone. He watched her move silent as a wind in the breeze on an open field, heard her hiss out her warning. So, she had decided to go the route of diplomacy, or at least some form of it, rather than stalking. He...

Bael pressed onward through the murk of the mountain's belly, unhindered by the lack of light. To humans, of course, this would be debilitating not only to the senses but to the psyche, likely causing maddening fear or even outright fainting, but not the Count. One of his boons from his magic...

The Spine was an immense structure of Espressa, towering over the entire continent with pride unparalleled in all of Arethil. Its peaks pierced the sky like ice-capped spearheads which glinted majestically in the suns rising, setting, and all moments between. Mountainsides slopped down into deep...

The Count sighed and lowered his head a bit. This wasn't going to be easy. It seemed as though he would have to guide every step of this plan word by word with Alex, but the sheer fact that he was so simple minded was what made him such an ideal choice. He would suffer through it, for the sake...

Bael turned to the confused waitress after he made his proposition and gave her a soft smile. "How about a steak and assorted vegetables on the side for my friend, here. As for myself, I'd prefer something a bit lighter... Perhaps a poultry based platter? Whatever your chef's finest artwork may...

Bael regarded him with attentive detail, studying his posture and the inflection of his words to discern truth from lies. Low and behold, the boy was indeed honest. That certainly put a new perspective on things and all but confirmed that he was a Kavosh in Bael's mind. He wouldn't bring it up...

Pale eyes? Bael stared at his companion, peering into his eyes. A realization came over him, then: he was a Kavosh. He'd read and heard about them, their innate magical power, and how they rarely survived past a really young age. That couldn't be it, though. Such power residing in a common...

Bael raised an eyebrow at his new acquaintance, watching him gather his coins and pat off dirt with growing intrigue. A mage who hasn't been accepted into the college, he thought to himself as Alex began walking. Perhaps he's just what I'm looking for. The Count began walking after the boy...

An older man walked amid the stream of beings that were bustling along the roads to the city before him, his long cape covering most of his broad frame. His stony face was set in what someone might call boredom, but his steely eyes were keenly surveying the crowds. He enjoyed doing this. It also...

"How interesting." The brassy baritone voice spoke softly to its owner as his steely eyes gazed over the ridges of the Spine. Sitting atop his courser steed whose pale hair matched his own greying beard and head he could see for miles toward the great city of Belgrath, including the rising dust...

Sortinous Bael Biographical information Birthplace Southern Spine Mountains Born Died Age 53 Home Chateau Secré Phys...