vel anir

Dearest Uncle, Do forgive the abruptness, or what may seem to be abruptness, of this letter and its entreaty. My return from the war in Cortos to my duties as Lady of Vel Numera has given me some time to think—to think, as it were, on the things which I have, and more directly, on the things...

In celebration of two cities sharing in their love of art and history, the bi-annual gala was to be hosted in Elbion. An opportunity for those studying at the College to attend and extend introductions to those that hail from the Anirian territories. Although a small retinue of Anirians are in...

CORTOS "Who is in command here?" asked Kristen. One of the surviving Guardsmen, known aptly by his fellows as "Cold Blood", took a perfunctory glance around. And then he said, "You are, ma'am." Kristen tried to get a reckoning of their number, the Guardsmen, and she found the task shockingly...

Vel Anir; Anir Square It had been a momentous expense, though one Petrus hoped would reap ample dividends, for the brief procurement of a corner of Anir Square and a building with access to it, for the hosting of a scholarship gala to Elbion College. He still, after all, maintained distinct...

THE PROMISE Together they walked, hand in hand. Zael Castomir and Yuna Fairweather had come from the south of Liadain, each injured, each maimed, but now at last they upon cresting a small hill gained first sight of Elbion in the far distance to the west. For much of the morning heavy rolling...

Patience was one of the first lessons taught to a young Vittoria Sky Larrainth. It made her smart. It made her careful. It also made her unnerving when others became to lose stray wits. When it came to interrogations, to extract informstion from lips trained to keep tight, patience was always...

Eastern Baal-Asha River - Near Saellorahttps://images2.imgbox.com/ef/a4/He6s8Bs9_o.jpg "I know, I know Trik." Olvir said, waving off his oldest friend and bodyguard. The massive ogre-like human followed after the now Captain-Commander, his one step counting for every two of his friends. "It's...

Cortosi Border - Eltos https://images2.imgbox.com/f9/66/bxUbjPwk_o.jpg "Fucking rat Veiaran's." One of the Red Guard spat as he stepped just a bit too close to the supply wagon, hands almost immediately shooting up as he turned on his heel. "Keep your dirty paws off our supply wagon's. You'll...

VEL YUNA Marris Verdane stood outside his small and dilapidated house on a winter's morning. He had just then come back from gathering raw firewood from the surrounding forest, and now, axe in hand, he had begun the work of splitting the logs into smaller pieces. He placed a new log upright on...

Their only option was to feign death. Beneath the glimmering canopy of the oak forest, through which golden sunshine of an otherwise bright day shone, several Anirian companies lay dead—or so it seemed. Kristen Pirian lay face down among the bodies—tired, wounded, fearful and, above all...

While the war with Cortos was most present on the western edges of Anirian aligned territories, that was not to say it went unnoticed at home. The capital city had ramped production of all manner to supplies, from armaments to aid in combat, to shoes for horses, to barrels for supplies. Taverns...

RUMINATIONS I am troubled by an idea which threatens to shatter my whole world. This idea, a black thought born from a mire of malice and despair, is far from having true credence. Yet it persists. And it persists because I know, deeply, that the pristine faith I once held has sustained scar...

Cortos - Lagala In times of war, there are only two types of people. Those that take lives and those that save them. The good news is you get to choose which one you are. - Arturo Nevarre Those words were still fresh as they were spoken when Felix left his father's clinic, telling him that he...

"We're losing light," came the quiet observation from Euan Cawdor. He was an unassuming boy, cursed with a youthful face, narrow frame, and the thick eyelashes of a particularly bashful cow. From a single glance, you wouldn't have guessed that he was a Dreadlord Initiate, trained to be the...

Cortos - Kallea Forest https://images2.imgbox.com/36/1c/4y5I3LuB_o.jpg "Shit." Naser said as he slowed his gait, boots carefully avoiding the pools of blood which he had been too busy looking afar to notice. Hand grasping one of the larger trees to not step upon one of the corpses he did see...

Cortos - Bara https://images2.imgbox.com/97/94/PycjHRbI_o.jpg "Get down." Arn said as he grabbed a fellow guardsmen's pack and practically ripped her down out of the sight line. Just seconds later a bolt went whizzing through the open space and tacked into the far wall. Lola's eyes stared wide...

Aniria - Weiara https://images2.imgbox.com/40/db/aA1GHsmw_o.jpg Takoda As far as assignments went, this wasn't a bad one. Weiara was a quaint little seaside town by the standards of House Weiroon. They had built it as as a seaside resident. Over the years the castle that was their manor had...

Marci, I hope my handwriting's not too pad. "Ma taught me when I wus young, that an spellin'. She always did make sure I had my letters. Never really saw the point until now, but I'm glad I can write to ya. My folks hear from me every now and again' too, but it's different. Pa did his service...

Aniria - Licania "Wow." Nas said as they crested the small hill just outside of Licania. "It's even more boring than I thought it would be." The small town, if it could even be called a town, was situated just forty miles south of Vel Anir. Licania was nothing special when compared to a dozen...

Aniria - Eridia https://images2.imgbox.com/5f/2c/oJvcWzYB_o.jpg Vel Anir was no longer safe for him. Edric knew that. Knew that every time he returned he risked not just prison, but a fate far worse. His crimes were numerous and the authorities would like nothing more than to see him caught...