vel anir

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...

[art cred] Boats were meant to be burned and destroyed, Everleigh realized. The great Galleon ship, Pasiphae, was sinking and burning at the same time as Everleigh dodged a major burst of fire that caught the slow group of sailors that thought following her would be a good thing. They weren’t...

Virak Winter Estate The Virak Winter Estate was located just a few dozen miles away from the Falwood itself. Nestled within the Velmont mountains and guarded by steep cliffs, the castle had been built by Sarkus Virak long before the Second Elven War. It had stood as one of the final bastions...

"Solitary." "Yes, Count Walter. Solitary confinement," the Proctor, Andre Magomo, said again. Hardly enthused was he to be speaking to a nobleman. Both the Proctor and Walter were in the Academy's infirmary. After the incident at the First Annual Solstice Ball, Walter--along with a host of...

Vel Anir - The Golden Rose Cafe The Golden Rose was an institution of Anirian High Society. It had existed in one form or another for more than half a millenia. The various dining halls had seen attendances by Kings, Queens, Head of Houses, and more than a few rulers. It was said that more...

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...

Wissburg - Formerly Vel Orius Edric stared silently up at the tree standing besides the road, his heart slowly beating in his chest, his stomach half turned upside down. Eight corpses. That was what he counted hanging from the tree. Four of them were men, three women, and one whose body was...

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...

THE FORBIDDEN CITY A mage by birth and a scholar by trade, Erita Kiran knew why her expedition was being financed. It was a legend of a coffin of great value, and a tomb of treasures. It was not because of the scholarly pursuit she so loved that it was being conducted, the great many logistics...

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...

Easter Cortos - Alesa - Army Camp Edric spat blood onto the floor. His head lulled back and forth, mind in half a daze. He felt fingers bury in his hair, scrunch closed, and then rip his gaze upwards. The swelling in his eyes made it almost impossible to see, but he didn't need his vision to...

Vel Akaten Eleanor Edric leaned forward over the neck of his horse, the sound of thundering hooves echoing out from beneath and to the right. They had been riding for nearly two days non-stop now, pushing the horses to near death. Only touches of magic and infusions of potions had kept the...

The letter had been brief. It’s contents official. Heticate’s seal embossed at the bottom. It had been brought to Gilgamesh by a messenger from the school. His daughter was a fierce fighter but a kind and timid soul. A servant. The perfect mind to teach the least perfect mind for a warrior...

Lir Highway Elise sat back in her carriage, eyes cast out of the small window within the door. A Dreadlord Initiate stood there, his back straight, his shoulders square, and his face desperately attempting to hide the nerves he must have been feeling in that moment. She didn't know his name...

Thorne Vel Odwyk During the revolution Ania had been hellbent on ensuring that the old ways persevered. That Vel Anir survived exactly as it had for thousands of years prior. It was like a religion to her. Like a cultish devotion that she had to serve lest the entirety of social order...