dreadlords

ELBION COLLEGE (during the events of Pinnacle) Deal's a deal. The Department of Acquisitions had a top-tier expedition about to set out to the Seret Mountains, and for Zael, the only way he could get onto it was with the help of three College Students: Gierliadel, Herrim, and Yuna. The first...

Oh, delightful day! At last the opportunity had come, and what a perfect opportunity it proved to be! Kristen's final mission before Graduation consisted not of some grand siege or massive battle in which the fate of the entire Republic rested. It was instead a far more routine affair—not to...

There had been murmurs around the city and outlier settlements outside Vel Cirak that a monster had claimed the life of a merchant on the road. Many were quick to blame a werewolf, something capable of ruining the life of a loving family, but Cleo knew there had to be more to it. Yes, the facts...

Tonight the academy grounds felt more quiet than they had in years. Something about the atmosphere had shifted and changed since the night the Proctors discovered a young Initiate, Willenia Helms, dead in the courtyard surrounded by hundreds of lit candles. No sign of attack. No evidence of foul...

(Art Credit) The night went from calm to crazed fast. Outside, the Festival of Fiery Skies was in full bloom. Zael had been in Elbion long enough to see all of the preparations for it, and now at last the festivities had the whole of the city in a swell of merriment. Even the One-Legged...

The final preparations for the Festival of Fiery Skies, which would commence this coming night, had the city of Elbion busy and bustling. People from all over, near and far, occasioned the city for it. With the noontime sun high in the clear sky, the Festival was but a matter of hours away, yet...

What a curious world full of fantastical life Arethil was. The sprawling diversity of its species was something that ever churned in the mind of Archon Sepia Galleus. How she yearned for the days of her youth, venturing out into the that wild frontier to see the great spectacles that the...

NORTH OF GILD "Do you know where we stand, Leah?" said Boesarius Terral. Leah Kadashal, the Regulator-in-training under him, looked out over the wide open green field upon which the two of them stood. Very much was it like any other to be found all throughout the land of Campania. A sea of...

The time spent working as a taskforce had seen little improvement in Livia's ability for combat, but her dedication in seeing things through led her to get back on her feet. Her body ached by the time she returned to the Academy, and only once did she debate on pretending to be sick so that she...

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...