dreadlords

Elbion "This is fucking ridiculous." With a vile bitterness in his voice. "Do you know how many people I've slaughtered? How many many cities I've brought to heel? How ma-" "You think that matters?" The voice was flat. Total. There was no arguing with the tone, the voice that echoed...

The Painted Prisoner was not a large ship. A skooner, with a crew of five. Though that of course didn't include himself or Nyxella. It was a tiny ship, the smallest that Edric had ever traveled the seas upon. The small wooden frame bucked and shook against the wave, the sails flickered and...

Ostdorf - Formerly Vel Trien The Spire "Don't think I've ever been hung before." Edric remarked, sitting with half a dozen other prisoners on a bench located within the center of the Spire Prisons great training yard. In his hands was a small piece of parchment, one stamped with an official...

This is a spin-off thread from The Anniversary of Freedom Though the day was slowly wearing on under the warm glow of the sun, the festival's activity had not let up one bit. In fact, it had become nearly impossible to navigate through the crowds as people continued to arrive from far-out...

The morning was reminiscent of a bucolic fantasy as a lazy yet bright sun beginning it’s ascent in the sky. The sky was awake with a few white clouds that decorated the seamless blue. A gentle breeze that delivered cool area, swaying the tall grasses, verdant leaves, and bright blooms. Birdsong...

Cortosi Coast Castle Sirl "The only memory I have of this place is when the Proctors came to take me away." That was partly a lie. Elias remembered that there used to be many servants here, but he couldn't remember any of their faces. It was a vague remembrance that held little sentimental...

"This was just the first wave..." the Guard Lieutenant repeated the scout's report, his voice hollow with horror. Strewn all about him, Zael, the other Initiates and the surviving few Guardsmen were corpses and corpses of goblins. One could walk for fifty paces in any direction and not touch the...

'Āina o Ka Lā A fleet of vessels headed by the Stalwart Dawn, one of the dreaded Blackforts of the Anirian Navy, drifted over the sea like death and cut through the waves like razors. Noncombatant deckhands scurried about the ships as their destination loomed on the horizon, one of the many...

Castle Mezlan, The Old Krause Estates Despite there being a full moon hanging in the sky little light touched Castle Mezlan which loomed from the thick fogs like a menacing monster only for most of its glory to be covered by the thick grey clouds plump full of summer rain. It was not the night...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...