dreadlords

  1. Edric

    Dreadlords Bros Before Gallows

    Velen Edric lay draped in a heavy canvas tarp Vance Calgrave besides him. Heavy clay roof tiles sat beneath them, and just over the peak of the roof they had a perfect view into the town square below. A dozen men were milling around the marbled cobbles, most of them carrying heavy beams of...
  2. Edric

    Dreadlords Terror Within

    Edric sat uneasily atop his horse, frowning slightly as he patted the Perchon's neck. The road they stood on was devoid of all life. The trees on either side long dead, the grass turned a drab brown, the scent of decay clinging to the air. An unpleasantness seemed to hang within the...
  3. Lydia

    Dreadlords Wax and Wane

    Vel Anir - Just outside the Elven Quarter The crowd had swelled to nearly two hundred now. Lady Maritza truly had a way with words, likely inheriting such skills from her father. She looked the part of a leader, standing atop the makeshift wooden stage and delivering such rousing words. The...
  4. Tinker Smithe

    Dreadlords Hammer and Anvil

    Bang. Bang. Bang Tinker's arm fell down and with it his hammer. Sparks flew as metal struck metal struck anvil. His latest project was nearly done. Despite all the delays. Despite all the time wasted because of his so called peers, he was nearly done. Strike after strike after strike. Each...
  5. V

    Private Tales The Bonds That Break

    (Art Credit) One marriage threatened to tear all of Vel Hochlind apart. Negotiations of the arranged marriage between Franz Sirl and Camina Luana maintained an air of artificial civility amongst the noble delegations in town. House Sirl owned the title to Hochlind and the surrounding lands...
  6. Dana Kass

    Private Tales Secrets of the Shadows

    Eleth the Unknowable, his influence always vexed Dana. Whereas her patron brings knowledge and illumination, he brought only confusion and lies. It made her work as a historian and priestess that much harder. But even he wasn't beyond reproach, in the end, whether he be legend, dark one, or...
  7. Everleigh Ebersol

    Private Tales Things That Fester in the Dark

    Everleigh had been in the middle of a test. Or rather, she was finished, really, but if she ever completed a test too fast then Proctor Palahniuk always got upset with her. He was constantly assuming that she snuck into his office and stole test answers just for herself. First, if she was...
  8. Meredith

    Private Tales Her White Knight

    Sable gently picked Meredith up from the bloodied and glass strewn floor. He was tender and careful of her as he carried her quietly from the ballroom. Meredith looked up at him as he moved, his face was still a grim line and she knew he was still upset. Cool air played with her red curls as...
  9. Kristen Pirian

    Private Tales There Will Come A Reckoning

    "It's there! There! See it?" "I see it!" "Loose! Loose arrows! A volley of arrows streaked under Lessat and Pneria, and the creature spotted at the outskirts of Vel Numera was felled. * * * * * Kristen Pirian, as was quite usual for her, was stressed. Not because she'd been told about this...
  10. Samantha Black

    Fable - Ask Do You Wanna Build A Runesaber?

    Dreadlord Academy Southern Training Grounds Forge Hall Late afternoon, the sun hung in a dreary haze of humid ambiance along the western horizon. A heady mist settled along the perimeter of the academy grounds, clinging to dewey grasses and lingering along the edges of the surrounding dark...
  11. Edric

    Dreadlords The Lost Ones

    Epressa - Location Unknown Edric's eyes snapped open, a deep hissing breath flowing into his lungs as he shot up to his feet. Fingers flexed almost immediately, hand reaching for the sword that sat at his hip. The blade flickered free in an instant, letting out a ring as he shifted into a...
  12. Edric

    Private Tales A Step Into Death

    The Academy Three Years Ago The room was dark, just like it always was. Edric couldn't remember how many times they had dragged him down here, how many times they had plucked him from his rooms and lead him to the very depths of the Academy. He was not sure how many people knew of this...
  13. Alistair Krixus

    Private Tales Talks between lab rats.

    The weather was rather gloomy on Alistair's day off...Day off? Yeah, don't be ridiculous. Alistair had needed to call in several favors to get approved for leave from classes for the next few days. He was sure he would owe several people later. They probably all assumed that Alistair had just...
  14. Riley

    Fate - First Reply A road is longer than it seems

    “Did you hear the news?” Thorn canted his head to the side. The youngest elf in their little band. Riley’s head swiveled for him. “What?” “There was a revolution in Vel Anir. Dreadlords fighting dreadlords. Heard things have changed.” “Holy fuk,” Riley breathed, shifting on her horse as they...
  15. Dorian

    Dreadlords Parade of Dancing Stars

    Somewhere Northeast of Crobhear Lake The Spine Turns out that it’s hardly warm during “summer” in the valleys throughout The Spine. Winds blowing down from the jagged mountains are bitter and bite through Dorian’s clothes, all the way to his bones. Drawing his cloak tighter around him does...
  16. Victoria Von Fleet

    Fable - Ask Along Came A Spider

    It was a normal sunny, chirpy happy day. A town outside of Vel Anir bustled with daily activity. The sound of laughter and chatter filled the streets as the town of Eastwold went about its routine. A figure with a painted face and black dress wandered the streets. Her wedged soles dug into the...
  17. Noel

    Private Tales The Baby-Sitters Club

    Proctor Malvern had been quite clear in his orders. Noel was to accompany another initiate from her class and then conduct an extensive training session with four younger apprentices at the Dreadlord Academy. They were at the fringes of the grounds, right along the treeline, and absent of the...
  18. Colette

    Fable - Ask The Man at the Lake

    Donric had smugly told her that it was being done to, “show them Dreadlords that the Guard was in charge now.” But Colette didn’t think that was true, she liked Commander Raleigh’s explanation a lot better. It was to build a sense of trust and camaraderie between Guardsmen and the next...
  19. Tarkas Verik

    Fate - First Reply Pillars of Faith, Pyres of Fire

    A rendezvous met. His hateful eyes glared as the pyres burned, his helmet held at his side. The pyres were lined up perfectly, each holding the body of a slain Anirian Guardsmen. They were part of the Eastern Barracks, responsible for a large portion of the city wall. In total, 27 soldiers...
  20. Ein

    Private Tales The Weight of a Generation

    Savannah "Look." Ein's voice could barely be heard over the sound of wind that rushed over the cliff face, the lands below seeming utterly peaceful as he spoke. "I don't want to push you. You don't want me to push you." His hand rested on a man's shoulder. Bindings cuffed the man's arms behind...