dreadlords

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...

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...

Amroe - Formerly Vel Aren Aisling Weiroon Ein slowly turned his head, eyes flickering around the open square as he jumped down from the shotgun seat of the carriage. His gaze swept over the small crowd which seemed to be strolling around them, catching on no one in particular. The people here...

Fernando sat down at one end of the small, round, table he'd requested from the incredibly helpful staff at the academy. Everywhere he went there was a Proctor giving him their two cents or offering a bit of constructive advice in dealing with the students. Many of their methods seemed...

Alliria. One of the grandest cities in the world. Eleanor had never been to Alliria before and she was excited that she had been selected for this mission. The mission was a strange one, but she was not one to question orders. They had been sent here to gather information on a merchant who had...

Amol-Kalit: The Great Dune Sea Sweat dripped from Edric's brow, his fingers clutching tightly to the near empty waterskin that hung from his belt. His head lulled slightly as he tried to peer further into the desert, searching desperately for any sign of green or blue. There was a haze in the...

Vel Luin "This is so BORING." Liliana lamented, chin resting in her hand as she sat just outside Warehouse 316A on the docks of Vel Luin. "My parents didn't send me to the Academy to become a guard." She continued to complain. "This is ludicrous." She had only been on duty with the others for...

Southern Cortosi Isles - The Confiance "Initiate Lorel. Would you like to join everyone else for the briefing?" Liliana slowly turned her head towards the voice trying to draw her attention, lips thinning for a brief moment as she noticed Naval Captain Elbrecht standing expectantly in the...

Vel Luin. Nowadays it was far more fortress than city, a monument to Anirian "progress" and strength. That, of course, was not to say that it wasn't still a port city, a trade hub. And trade hubs tended to draw the attention of...undesirables. While the primary harbor might've been extremely...

The old forest. Not a place most occupants of the Dreadlord Academy frequented of their own volition. Few paths existed save the ones used to tread between distant academic building or graveyard. To forge off the paths was to take ones life in their hands, for there was more than simply...

Vel Innis Perched upon a large boulder, Liliana Lorel inspected her nails. "Honestly." Her tone was about as disinterested and listless as possible, the lack of enthusiasm almost so grating that it was hard to listen to. She paid little mind to the man that they had bundled on the ground. His...

The day was overcast but warm, the sort of afternoon a student of the Academy could likely be found spending free period out and about to enjoy the break between days of rain. Chasmine was one such student, but unlike many of the others milling about and being useless, as the Proctors liked to...

They weren't kidding. When the Guardsmen had proposed that they throw a formal ball for the Apprentices, Mars had laughed. It was no joke. Prior to the ball, seamstresses were brought (blindfolded, of course) onto the castle grounds to size the students for their outfits, then they left. When...