alliria

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...

The sun held high. Its bright rays bore down upon the world. The blue waters of the bay glimmered in the distance. A reflection of the sky above. Birds flew in the air. They often nested in the high crooks of Alliria's stone roofs.The birds were beautiful this time of year. Coaches traveled...

The Sable Cat. A hole-in-the-wall bar nestled between two larger buildings. Known throughout the outer city of Alliria for its selection of exotic liquors. The interior is brightly lit, the light reflecting joyfully off the wall of bottles. Charity sat at the long bar, nursing a bottle of cheap...

Alliria - Harbor https://images2.imgbox.com/dc/35/XmAYWRPa_o.jpg Every Thirty years, like clockwork, Allira the largest city in the whole of the world became just a little bit larger. The Tournament of Tides was a festival that had existed for almost as long as the city itself. A storied and...

A day after the battle on Cortosi Coast, the Paladin, Nathaniel Jameson made his return to the merchant city, having been victorious in destroying his old enemy, Zasz. It had only been a week since he had seen his old childhood home, but it felt like longer after the recent events. The place in...

The heft of the hammer felt good in her hand. The heat pouring off the furnace dispelled the cool of early spring, and together the work and the heat worked a sheen to her pale skin. Maranae was happy. She had been happy for some time now, ever since arriving here in this city alongside Guslan...

A flare of red-hot pain in her chest and stomach reminded Everleigh that she couldn’t over exert herself. Only hours later from her brief brawl with the letai she had encountered on the Lucky Star, her broken rib (or two, she had little time to assess the damage) was screaming to make itself...

Glass and splintered wood crunched under his feet as he stepped back out into the street, marsh-haunted night air only just able to mask the scent of offal and blood. The scene inside did not bear witnessing again. The brutality and callousness of what had been done drove spikes of rage into his...