dreadlords

Dreadlord Academy 3:00 AM The sound of footsteps echoed deftly in the hall beyond Thraah's cell door, paused just outside for a brief moment, then continued on. A folded letter slipped beneath her door. The handwriting within was neat, slightly slanted, and written in crisp, black ink...

Tell Arran - The Imperial-Anirian border. It was nearly twilight. The Sun, though well past its prime, still shone brightly over the horizon, glimmering in-between the clouds and intermittently casting its rays upon the city below. Tucked away in one of the many narrow mountain valleys that...

"TRAITOR!!" He had been awake for long enough to see the suns light fade and know he could not be heard easily. Still Salak raged at his foolishness and cursed himself thrice over for a coward. He was tired, sore and hungry. "Curse the ground you walk Everliegh Ebersol." He could have been free...

Following her final departure from the Academy grounds and Edric's escape from prison, Chasmine had returned to the hidden headquarters of Gilram's crew to find it rather ... empty. Or so it felt. Gilram and Duncan she knew to still be out on mission, the former having sent her here to catch the...

(Art Credit) Zael Castomir did have work to do in the great city of Elbion, but he also had a few reasons (cough, excuses) to slack off. First of all, preparations for the big Festival of Fiery Skies were making things a little difficult. Second of all, his work wasn't exactly time sensitive...

The Academy was once a blur to Perrine Urahil before she was snatched up into the ranks of the Dreadlords, sent out on countless missions that required her expertise with healing. She thought she could be ruthless, to excel in inflicting pain with her gift but her efforts were never on the same...

"My poor boy!" The wailing was incessant, filled with a loss so devastating, it irritated the Initiate's eardrums this early in the morning. This was the second day of the mission, and still the mystery eluded Initiates and Dreadlords alike. There was no use in pretending anyone could sleep...

News traveled like wildfire in these parts; whispers turned into murmurs and launching into widespread hums of dispersing through Vel Anir. By evening, Initiates returning to the Academy would continue the fire, stoking the news to each person they encountered on their way in. "Did you hear? A...

Victoria had been intercepted by several proctors and even doctors that were stationed at the academy. She had been on her way to see Silas before being manhandled. A mixture of disabling magics and sedatives brought the girl to her knees, her eyes blinking slowly and then shutting completely...

Vel Castere With the sun overhead, and open tomes and unraveled scrolls in the grass on either side of him, Elias lay on his back staring up. He thought of a lecture some time ago in a dark, windowless room filled with straight rows of wooden benches. Shoulder to shoulder, packed from...

It was getting dark when Salak had finally returned to the Academy grounds. He dined on meat and cheese before making his way up to where Fennec waited. Her cell was somewhat notorious for being an area few dared to linger about. Under his arm he carried a small basket. The top covered with a...

Caeso Diemut slowly came to cognizance and gained awareness of his surroundings. Standing affixed was he to an X-shaped rack, his wrists bound above his head and his arms tingling with numbness. His ankles were bound to the bottom of the rack as well. His mind was clouded still with a kind of...

Vel Odren - The Palante Estate Liliana had to stifle a yawn as the Inquisitor continued to offer her and the others their briefing. Her eyes lilting ever so slightly as the man droned on and on. "Miss Lorel, am I boring you?" Her eyes snapped to attention, drawing onto the man behind the desk...

A plain letter, written in blocky, stencil-like lettering. Henk, You? Thought dead. Surprise! Question. How not in jail? My guess? Bribe. Likely wrong. Me? Drink too much. Wondering. Write letter after vomit. Give reply to courier. Then slap him. xoxo ((the letter was not signed with a...

Oraya's back was straight and her pose absolutely perfect in the carriage. Her platinum blonde hair styled without one single strand out of place. Frigid blue Urahil signature eyes looked out as they passed by the outskirts of Vel Anir. While she looked like the calm and perfect noble lady on...

OOC - This will be a rolling cameo thread that takes place about the Academy grounds and will cover various little happenings and hauntings provided by Chasmine. It is not specifically meant for longer scenes, but short and quick events or interactions. I will tag characters for happenings...

On the third night of her return to the Academy, she'd chosen the library. Here a favorable medley of memories provided a refreshing drink after the dearth of melancholy. In the woods she'd come upon Everleigh Ebersol and spoke of death and freedom. In her room she'd made the acquaintance of...

"Deliver the Whispering Dark to me..." said Khorvayne, the sorceress who had charmed her way into One-Horn's camp and gained a delightful audience with him. Her hand reached up and gently brushed the underside of the minotaur's chin. "...and I shall see you...richly...rewarded." Suggestions of...

[art cred] Before anything could be done, they were falling. The cold got even colder, even more glacial than it had been before as they fell off the ravine. It felt like every nerve had been stung by a Ixchel Wylds Sap Wasp, this cold so cold it felt almost hot and searing. Yet there was that...

The Ruins of Vel Janix It was a wasteland. There was no kinder way to describe what had become of Vel Janix. Not a single structure of the once thriving city remained. Not a single living thing walked what had once been its busy streets. Wood and stone blackened by fire, flattened by the hoard...