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VEL NUMERA "Mayor Caspian." "My Lady," said the same, bowing before her. "You summoned me?" Kristen sat presently in the office chambers of the Pirian Manor. And though she now was the Lady of Vel Numera, some heavy memories accompanied this very room, this very seat. Ill memories. Her...

Commander Willowood As you know, I received a distressing letter from Aliman Cubworth one week ago. Aliman's mental state has been declining for some time, but this message shows the situation to be more dire than I anticipated. Cubworth claims the Ancients have told him that Valenntenia is...

Jezza, a small hamlet resting east of Alliria. It's early dawn. The townsfolk should just be emerging from their homes to work, the children should be beginning their studies or scurrying about to horseplay with their friends. The smell of baking bread and smoking meats should permeate the air...

Mikko had not known the severity of the questionable safety of the trade routes south of Valenntenia. The rumours were quite hushed before Lale Carvyre's return, who had seemed to find allies within the Vanguard in the wake of her father's misdeeds. Mik avoided Carvyre at all costs when she made...

(Credit: Best Wallpaper) The bright blue sky, the radiant sunshine, the tropical shores of the Baal-Asha River's eastern delta all served to belie the harrowing situation before the Initiates. "Listen, she's gone," said Flavien. "Only if we leave her!" Kristen protested. An unlikely ally...

For the first time ever, N'aschi Kona was fearful for his life. He couldn't see, not clearly enough to be aware of his surroundings; his vision was blurred as though he stared through the ocean, dotted with fickle white spots and sporadically flickering stars. The iron-like taste of blood...

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Snarling and ensnared, enraptured by pain and deferent to the silence required to survive, Adjantis' face contorted from the torture of being caught by man made trap designed for beast. The fangs of the device ground it's teeth into his leg which promoted Adjantis' own maw to reveal the bone...

VEL LUIN Caeso Diemut had not yet been to the storied harbor city of Vel Luin. Even before he reached the harbor proper, he could see over the rooftops the massive Twins looming, the huge statues which marked the seaside entrance—these being Vel Luin's most iconic feature. Trade flowed through...

Ishmael The laughter of men echoed through the tents, shaking the poles and causing the elaborate fabrics to wave. Her Master was not one to shy away from his proclaimed wealth; each tent had a variety of divisions for entertaining and comfort, the floors speckled with cushions of all sizes...

The husband coughed. It was obvious how awkward he’d felt about this matter. His wife had sent for him without a discussion. He knew she was stressed, and he was too, but this was a strange way to go about it. Ransom was difficult but not impossible for them. They did okay for themselves. It...

The woods before dawn were anything but still. Birds had risen an hour earlier to begin their chorus and every manner of creature wound its way around the leaf litter. With pale twilight heralding the dawn, Ceinwyn moved through the underbrush without a sound. Her cloven hooves left gentle...

Cold was the ocean's spray. Good. For it balanced well the fire of resolve that burned in her chest. Beyond the dragon's head bow of the Norden longship, Kristen Pirian could see the baleful northern shore of the Blightlands rising up out of the dark sea, this like the colossal spine of some...

It had been a long and enjoyable stay in Thagretis. Azlat had some official business to attend to with the high priests, who were curious about the discoveries and observations she had made. Epressa and Liadain remained new and largely undiscovered to the theocratic city state. What information...

His name was Sardrun Steelborn, and he was the sole survivor of the massacre at the Ungbarroud slave camp. He was but a dwarven boy of eleven years. And a detachment of the Arragoth Marines, assisted by adventurer auxiliaries, had come to bring him home. * * * * * Herr Heike Eisen was one...

The narrow trail of trampled dirt was a beautiful trail to follow. The only sign that humans had been there, and it didn't spoil the sight of the trees around them. Zarra, for one, was glad that the sun was setting over the western horizon. She had a sunhat to prevent her eyes from being hurt...

How does one begin? Who would follow such a being that would reach out to claim the world as his own? Who would bear witness to his legend, stand by his side and proclaim his name to the world? Who would stand by his side through thick and thin to see his ideals of the world finally come to...

Aurelia has heard news from passing travelers in The Spine that several students from the Elbion college have been captured by slavers and taken to Cerak At'Thul. She fears that one of the students captured is the youngest daughter of her foster family, Eowyn. Her suspicions are confirmed when...