vel anir

The Academy A gloomy, rainy weekend. It was one of those somber springs where the rain fell for days on end, saturating the academy grounds and all the lands beyond. The only dry places were those within the confines of the stone walls, and while on the weekends most Initiates often sought to...

The missive reached the party of Initiates as they were returning to the Academy from a different mission in the area. The courier approached the group of them on the road, flanked by a small detachment of Guardsmen heavy cavalry no less. Whatever business he carried with him, it was serious to...

“I can’t.” Everleigh heaved, her shoulders slumping forward despite already being on her hands and knees. “You’re certain of this? We could give you some water, maybe that’ll help.” One of academy nurses, a fourth level dreadlord with decent healing abilities, was scribbling on her note board...

Heat Wave She didn’t cry out, even when Marianne pressed the needle further in than it needed to be. Wincing in private, or as privately as one could when their thoughts were monitored, Everleigh focused on counting the deck of cards in her head. She always started with King, sometimes it would...

https://i.imgur.com/Oo1WdHt.jpgTurin "I just thought I was done with this noble shit." Edric said dryly, looking down at the full plate armor that adorned him. For some reason terribly missing Ralene in that moment, his head shaking as he let out a loud sigh. The man in front of him looked...

Vel Anir Portal Stone Ivan Skender Olvir stood leaning against one of the tall obelisks that surrounded the Vel Anir Portal stone. By his feet was a pack laden with supplies for what appeared to be a long winter journey, a coat currently slung over it. Tied to the side was a sword, it's...

A letter. Another fucking letter. At least this one had the decency to tell her a time, place, and a reason. The last one he had sent was just a meaningless apology filled with excuses. This time however she found herself arriving on the shore near Unity, a small fishing village around a...

CORTOSI COAST Lumen As a rule Aecmald did not interact with many of his fellow students. Not past your usual 'hello's', 'goodbyes' and 'what is going to be on the test next week'? It seemed... counter-productive when any one of them could become your rival at a moment's notice. While the days...

A VILLAGE NEAR VEL ANIR Ralene Ianthir knew it had been a bad idea the moment they looked at him. It was not disinterest, neither fear, nor worry. No, there was hatred there. Inhumane hatred which had nothing to do with what Ianthir did. They couldn't have known he roamed the forests around...

He marked the passage of time by the growing length of his hair. Once it was short. Now, after considerable time, the ends of his blondes locks touched his shoulders. And in this time so recorded by the lengthening of his hair he endured unending agony. Zael Castomir had awoke in this place...

To the Academy initiate called Aelita , I am writing this to inform you that the thief you brought in the other day has died. Currently we are investigating whether it was a suicide or homicide. As the investigation is still underway, I cannot give you further details until I am authorized to...

https://i.ibb.co/27ByHjd/Talavaar.png Orilon Village, on the Anirian Southern Frontier Fires raged all over a small forest village. Bodies laid upon the ground. Over a dozen surviving villagers knelt on the ground in a packed circle. A group of dark figures surrounding them. A tall elf stepped...

Vel Yuna. The Yuna Lager tavern. Before noon, but definitely far past sunrise. Caeso awoke on the sticky floor and the first thing which greeted him was a keen awareness of the smell of dried vomit. He didn't know whose it was. Kress, he hoped it wasn't his. There was a draft. Why was there a...

"No! No, Loth, you don't have to do this, please." His thumb pressed a little bit harder. He hadn't quite gotten the hang of this part of the process yet, and the books he'd read on Isbrand Lorel had been sorely lacking in the detail. He could see the theories behind some of the other things...

Every once and a while, Initiates get a day off. Most of the time, it was not out of kindness or intent on the proctors’ side. Rather, it was just how their schedule came to be. In Aelita’s case, she had a day between getting back from one mission to departing on the next. She decided to spend...

The morning following What Happens After. Dreadlord Academy Stables Daybreak Following the events of their graduation, the stillness and quiet lingered throughout the academy like a bad sickness. There was yet any real closure to anything for most, but Ralene had the answers she needed to...

Even the Gilded District was gloomy beneath an overcast sky pregnant with rain. Elspeth Sirl watched through the window of her carriage as the shadow of dark storm clouds to the east slowly loomed overhead, promising to shatter the evening peace with the song of storm and thunder. Normally she...

“S’mores,” the woman corrected Leander, raising a eyebrow at him continually saying “some mores.” The smile on her dry lips told him that she didn’t find it obnoxious as much as she probably found it endearing. She gestured to the chocolate on display, jerking her head to motion the two...

Vel Hetren His sword made a sickening squelching noise as he ripped it free from the Orc's center. Blood spraying over his fine tabard and the chainmail he wore beneath as he tore the blade free. The sound alone would have been enough to make most people sick, but in the moment Olvir barely...

The days in the Academy infirmary went on. Most of it involved cycles of intense magical purging and rest, sessions of the former awful but blessedly much shorter than the latter. Kimble's cold magic wasn't just elemental ice. It could be deeply infectious like a disease, constantly inflicting...