alliria

Bruscilla’s Botanical was one of the most if not the most well stocked herbal markets Alliria had to offer. Bruscilla herself was a druid in times past, wandering with a conclave for many years before she was domesticated by exotic wines and lavish living quarters via a scandalous relationship...

Alliria had her hidden havens, some better kept than others, but the faith stayed the same. Undying. Devoted. Loyal. Believers. They all flocked to these holy crevices, they all whispered their prayers and asked for blessings. Some weeped, and some were silent. Alliria also had her unsavoury...

Cosimo wandered the back alley's cobblestones. Bodies jammed the main thoroughfares, he could hear the thronging mass. Feast days in Alliria did that, everyone standing on tiptoes to see the parade and the carnies. Blessed Pagiano's Day, though he couldn't for the life of him recall what Pagiano...

The wooden handcart creaked and thundered down the rickety stilted docks noisily, drawing the ire of sailors and brigands both. But the old priest pushing it paid them no mind. Reinlinde admired his dedication, even if she felt like it was folly. Father Gauzo had seldom pushed his cart as far...

The sky was that bluish-grey of a cool twilight on the threshold of Summer and Autumn. The sun still warming Alliria, but it was now all but peeking through the architecture of the city. What was- up until recent days- a warm embrace was now just a gentle stroke on Rignid's ruddy cheek as he...

Shouts and curses rang through the docks, a telltale sign a captain realized he had been swindled. Noemi smirked as she heard him call to his crew, as she had already pulled up the hood on her mantle and slipped into the crowd. She adjusted her pack on her shoulder as she dipped and dived...

Alliria City, Allir Reach Nara Clan HQ, Gideon's room Enslavement: chapter I Caw..! Caw..! Caw..! The comforter covering Gideon’s nude body had slipped off sometime during the night, thick, scratching unruly wool irritating him to madness! He remembered, somewhat, the dissatisfaction on...

Alliria Sparks flew from Vulpesen’s blade as claws flashed in the moonlight, a mere inches from his face and he offered a swift riposte, the point of his sword similarly coming within inches of the creature as it retreated. Still, as quick as the Zorren was, he scored only a large gash in his...

She had only two homes in life, and each one she had been driven away from them on whims outside of her own control. At least, that is what she told herself to get by. It was the easier option, the better option, than spiraling down a path she did not want to go down. So, Monroe would sweep this...

It was just past noon in the bustling port of Alliria. White sails fluttered like flocks of seagulls on the azure ocean, where ships of all sizes were coming and going from the great city of commerce. Sweaty sailors shouted and cursed as they hauled goods across the highway of boardwalks and...

Among Marta Maisal's countrymen, there was a popular debate, one which attracted eloquent orators and rowdy drunkards alike to partake. And that debate was this: which was more so the center of evil on Arethil? That is, which propagated the use of blasphemous magic the most, thereby doing the...

"Can I help you?" Theo stood with pan in hand. A fire raging in its cooking pit in front of him. Chopped veggies and meat flipped as a large brute in hardened leather with a club on his side stood next to a more lithe man with charcoal hair watched slightly annoyed. A chubby raccoon making...

The building stank of blood and worse, silent as the grave itself. Well, except for the buzz of flies that had crowded in from the marshes of Allir. The only discordant note was the laughter of children, muffled but near to hand. The inquisitor knelt on the earthen floor hands clasped in front...

She looked in the sack again and blinked at the gleam of bright silver and reddish copper. It was more money than she'd ever had before. She still wasn't entirely certain how much it was, or what she could get with it. She had come a long way in the many months spent in Alliria; at the start...

She hurried along the street, quite pleased with herself. It had taken the better part of the last several days to lay the groundwork for her current scheme, and now she delighted in the feel of the silken fabric on her skin. Of course, the dress was only one part of the planned festivities for...

Dusk seemed to fall earlier in the city. Tightly packed homes and shops blocked the sun on its evening descent, casting long shadows across narrow streets and alleyways. Sconces were lit by mid-afternoon and flickered beneath the perpetual haze of dusty roads and burning hearths. The shade did...

Now, Perrine was not one to be dramatic, but she was sure that the crowds today were larger and busier than yesterday. It was the day after the tournament, and Alliria seemed to be filled with people milling about the streets. She was thankful for her tall stature, for it became hard to pinpoint...

If there was any place that she felt any semblance of relaxation, it was amongst the chaos of Alliria. Well, she had a task here. The Captain of her unit only allowed Cel to take some leave from the company in order to do this one thing. It would take months of development, but she was willing...

"A flame burns wild and bright. Passion and ferocity unbridled by that air around it. Dominant and ambitious. Hungrily eating away at the air around it. A king of the elements residing on the land...However, bring even the most powerful flames out to sea and they all will eventually fall."...

Jumall let out a huff, tugging the hood of his cloak until it shielded his eyes. “Females,” he grumbled, ignoring the searing look he felt on his back. He didn’t understand the deal with women, or women in general. They were too confusing and strange to him, especially when they did that flirty...