Atop a stony plateau overlooking the lands of central Idalos, and growing wealthy from the gem stones pulled from the rocky soil, Etzos is a bastion of independence; firm in its belief that man should rule Idalos, not be servants of the vain Immortals who nearly destroyed it. But can the many factions set aside their conflicting agendas and see this through?
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News & New Features!
This thread will keep you updated on news and new features!
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Pegasus » Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:26 am
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New Subforums
So, one of the things that has changed in the new site is that the new PSF is visible to everyone. This provides us an opportunity and so, this morning I've created some subforums in there - for completed / approved threads. You'll note that there are now separate...
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New Player Guide!
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New Player Starting Guide Hi there and welcome to the site! We're glad that you've taken an interest in our story and hope, with the help of this guide, that you'll stick around and enjoy all the chaos-packed adventures we have planned. But first, you're probably wondering what Standing Trials is...
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Standing Trials Terms of Use
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Standing Trials: Rules and Expectations
The Website: Standing Trials ( ), referred to through the rest of this thread as the website , our website , the site , our site , Standing Trials , and Trials .
You: The person reading these words right now.
The Staff: All users who are identified as...
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Last post by Munchkin
Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:52 pm
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Ink Lines
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Nightshade Eld » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:05 am
Cylus 5th, 718
The half-breed indulged nothing but the utmost silence as she worked, her hand graceful if not a little shaky as she worked. She hummed to herself quietly on occasion as the watching the lines of ink leaking into the paper and staining it was the markings that were so familiar to...
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Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:10 pm
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Taxing Journey (Nero)
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Ryder » Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:32 pm
17th Cylus, 718
Cylus was always cold, but tonight felt as if the cold was alive and trying to tear apart the men. All of the mercenaries had come equipped with their warmest clothes in a futile attempt to prepare for the cold, but it was no use. This cold was unnatural, and with the nature of...
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Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:47 pm
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Sinking
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Nightshade Eld » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:49 am
Ashan 83rd, 700
The girl breathed in slowly as she watched the other children, her young form was ragged as the warm spring sun cast upon her and the flowers. She was surrounded by the vibrant flora, drawing beautiful similarities and differences between the raggedly dressed half-breed, her short...
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Last post by Maebella
Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:12 pm
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Wing Beats
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Nightshade Eld » Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:35 am
Cylus 1st, 718
The screech that she gave was nothing short of blood-curdling and she flung her body off the cliff was a form of vehemence that was almost murderous. Her wings spread and with violent pumps, she forced her body to stay aloft. Her screams became no quieter as her wing beats used...
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Last post by Muse
Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:08 pm
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Commensalism
(Ini'ra, please!)
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Limbo » Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:42 pm
22nd of Ashan, 717
Noon
Two breaks after leaving the Inn, the Mortalborn found himself in the thick of the crowd, surfing left and right with the movement of customers storming the Ctizen’s Market stalls. A cold sun blazed from above intermittently, sometimes hidden behind thick grey clouds that...
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Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:59 pm
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Warning: Do not ingest
(Garr, please!)
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Limbo » Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:01 pm
With all the mortals he had gotten the chance to speak about the subject, and from those that cared to actually respond, Paplo had gathered that following someone was amongst the worst tasks. Except for mercenaries that got paid by the break, which were very rare to find, nobody wanted to waste...
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Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:37 pm
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Dangerous Doors
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Neronin » Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:51 am
28th Trial of Cylus, 718th Arc
Al’Angyryl Caverns, Marrow’s Lab
Neronin had discovered a subtle shift in himself concerning one of his sparks. It had been perhaps his most chaotic element of magic. The Rupturing spark. Neronin had meant to Blink across the lab space to unlock one of his Gaunts to...
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Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:02 pm
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Making New Friends
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Neronin » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:20 pm
5th Trial of Saun, Arc 717
Etzos Bazaar
Neronin peered around the corner in the darkness. He could just hear their muffled voices and make out the dark outlines of their forms down the slightly winding alley between the massive Etzos wall and the wooden warehouse. The sun had gone down about a...
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Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:39 am
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Cutting Through Deceptions
Job Thread 2!
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Nightshade Eld » Sun Feb 11, 2018 7:24 am
Cylus 2nd, 718
This isn't normally the kind of job that I take, but if you speak the truth then it seems like I have no other option. Actions like these are unacceptable, the woman said as her wings slowly curled around her body. The story that had been told to her by the pair of men sent chills...
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Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:29 pm
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Dispute
Job Thread 1
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Nightshade Eld » Sun Feb 11, 2018 12:18 am
Cylus 3rd, 718
She could feel a deep-rooted agitation churning in her stomach. The fire came up to lick at the back of her throat, threatening to spew out in curses and wrath if this conversation continued on any longer. It wasn't the typical kind of conversation allowed by The Overlord, but he...
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Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:11 pm
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Fox Hunt
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Nauta F'mos Geey » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:50 pm
36th Ymiden 717
Time for me to go play the hero...
That was the excuse F'mos had for his ward when he articulated his intention to subdue the Hyx which was tearing up the Underground. She was worried enough the first time he suggested it and questioned his reasons. Collecting materials, the...
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Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:36 pm
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Old Friends
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Neronin » Fri Feb 09, 2018 2:52 am
10th of Cylus, 718th Arc
Etzos Outer Perimeter Market
The market was cold, dark, and forlorn. It was an excellent time to go scavenging for food. Nearly all the respectable market patrons were gone by this time of night. The darkness was deeper and the cold bit harder by the time Neronin pulled...
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Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:38 pm
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Repel the Stone Quarry Attack
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Golem » Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:17 pm
Repel the Stone Quarry Attack
Vhalar 105
The three guards stood nervously on the hilltop, their small fire providing scare heat in the chill of the evening. From their spot they could see the whole quarry, spread out beneath them. The sun slowly dipped beneath the horizon, the three watching...
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Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:12 am
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Who let the dogs out!?
Woof, woof, woof, woof! (Mara, please!)
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Limbo » Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:41 pm
15th of Ashan, 717
2nd Break
The dog tried to bark, yet its maws were not strong enough to fight the strength of the hessian fabric that wrapped around it. It growled, however, and shook its head in attempts of escaping the improvised restraints. The canine now tried to incorporate itself, but...
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Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:00 am
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It's just a prank
(Fridgar, please!)
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Limbo » Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:30 pm
10th of Ashan, 716
10th Break
Ashan, the season of growth. As the darkness of Cylus finally faded, everything took a different rhythm in Etzos – and perhaps the rest of the world, too. People left their homes more often, they were joyful, even motivated to get things done. Farmers began...
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Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:48 am
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Tracking Tabard
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Neronin » Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:33 pm
11th Trial of Cylus, 717th Arc
Etzos, Market
The danger of the moment was not Gavrel any longer. That ship had sailed and Neronin was barely able to register it, really. He had been paranoid about the necromancer for so long it was hard to shift his mind from that chase and onto the next. The...
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Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:53 pm
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The Big Order
Job thread
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Sarafaynha » Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:56 am
Etzos 718th Arc Cylus 29th
Political turmoil, thieves and strife, nothing new to Etzos, or anywhere really, Jeryn was content to be away from all of it so long as it didn’t affect him. Things were occasionally interesting from his self imposed outsider perspective, from the thefts to the parades...
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Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:56 am
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Booze and brawls
Ryder find himself in a fight. Again.
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Ryder » Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:47 pm
25th Zi'da, 717
For Etzos! the loud, boisterous man shouted, bringing the whole tavern up with a loud shout. Everyone in the tavern cheered and raised their drink of choice. Everyone except Ryder. Sat at the bar, Ryder looked up at the woman working behind it. He'd heard stories of her, how she...
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Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:48 pm
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The Best Defense
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Ryder » Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:55 am
14th Cylus, 718
Focus! the mercenary shouted to Ryder, swinging for him and knocking the sword out of his hand, before placing his own blade against Ryder's neck. He kept his eyes focused on Ryder for a trill, before lowering the sword with a small sigh. He picked up Ryder's sword and handed it...
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Last post by Pegasus
Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:08 pm
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The Ripper
Nightshade Eld and Paplo investigate a murder.
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Limbo » Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:29 pm
26th of Zi’da, 716
22nd Break
It was like Paradise. There he was, a worm born in the mud, evolved, improved. No more bound to squirm and twist in the soil, or live underground like the creature he was. Now, Kovic got to fly. His wide open wings made him glide in between clouds, avoiding the...
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Last post by Muse
Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:30 am
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Perfecting Form
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Ryder » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:14 pm
5th Cylus
Ryder felt his body starting to struggle under the weight, holding the heavy bag over his head. Floyd circled around him, watching his technique as he started to sweat, his shirt off showing his slightly chiseled physique. It was freezing, but Floyd had demanded that if this was going...
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Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:29 pm
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Cursed caravans [Noth]
Ryder comes to realise that him and caravans don't seem to go well
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Ryder » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:54 pm
55th Zi'da, 717
Ryder walked alongside the caravan, knuckle dusters in his pockets. For a mercenary, his appearance at base seemed underwhelming. He didn't wear armor, or anything particularly fancy. This was partially because of the mobility he preferred, but primarily came down to the fact that...
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Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:57 pm
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A lot to learn
Ryder trains with his longsword
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Ryder » Sat Feb 03, 2018 2:21 pm
1st Cylus, 718
Metal clashed against metal, echoing through the room, almost drowning out the cheers and laughter as the two swords struck together. Ryder sat down and leaned back, watching the two fight with the swords, grinning a little. One of the men was clearly outmatching the other, and the...
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Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:57 pm
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Through the Crow’s Eyes
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Neronin » Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:55 pm
14th Trial of Cylus, 718th Arc
Farmlands outside Etzos
The dark crow flew through the night, a black spot on a similarly black sky. It rode the air over the roads leading away from Etzos and made no attempt to pursue prey or the murders of other crows making their rounds as well. It stared out...
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Mon Feb 12, 2018 2:59 am
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Dead Bait
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Zip » Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:38 pm
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93rd Zi'da 717
One break gone by.
Ten bits spent convincing Neronin that getting a bath may not have been in their collective best interests, but it was essential for the continued longevity of her nose. 15 bits spent popping over to the neighbours and borrowing -okay, fine, stealing- a...
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Mon Feb 12, 2018 2:12 am
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