dreadlords

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...