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Finn O'Connor :: 3rd Ashan, 717

Nightfall was close by the time that Finn stumbled upon the cave. He had not meant to find it, but he had wandered as usual, and this time, he had wandered too far. The city was still visible in the distance, even...

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Several breaks had come and gone since Mara had been able to leave work. And still, she waited. The shadows crept longer, their spindly fingers reaching out as if to swallow any last vestiges of light that remained in the workshop....

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Finn O'Connor :: 10th Ashan, 715 - Etzos Archery Range, Noon.
It was just past noon by the time Finn arrived at the Etzos archery range. He’d expected it to be more busy around that time, but aside from a handful of citizens and Black Guard...

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57th Trial of Ashan, 717 Arc
Noth's Cavern

Neronin arrayed the faintly glowing gemstones, the wells, across the newly repaired tabletop in Noth's cavern. The Mongrel had kindly carted down three bodies for Neronin's use. He was still recovering from the confrontation with...

17th Trial of Saun, Arc 717
Etzos, Noth’s Cavern

Neronin stood up straight, feeling his back crack satisfyingly as he did so. He tilted his head left and then right, hearing more satisfying cracks. He had spent the better part of the last break bent over the corpse laying on the wooden table in...

Ymiden 79th, 717

Nightshade stared down the letter clutched in her hands. The fat envelope that held the final words her father had addressed to her was terrifying in all honesty, and she couldn't begin herself to think of why. Her knuckles were starting to turn white, but that was beside the...

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Ashan 7, 717

Scum were plentiful. For many Arcs there had been those who had taken part in vicious raids against their foes, stealing their treasures, and murdering their families in order to suit some need to serve their country. Others had decided...

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58th Trial of Ashan, Arc 717
Etzos

Neronin had been exhausted from the events of the past few days. He held spent wholly too much time down at Noth’s cave, or gallivanting around the outskirts of the city hunting Gavrel with Kovic. Neronin hadn’t seen hide nor hair of...

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Saun 17, 717

Saun was an unbearable season. The atrocious heat which embodied the majority of the season threatened to wrap about every aspect of life. Simply stepping into the sight of the two great suns looming overhead was enough to make someone...

19th Trial of Saun, 717 Arc
Farmlands outside of Etzos

They had grown in power. He and Noth and their small faction they called Al’Angyryl. They had become a more secure entity and recovered slightly since the near disaster that was their attempt to rescue the Don. Neronin hadn’t brought out his...

30th of Ashan, 717th Arc
Etzos, streets

The pain was an incessant plague on his mind. The Etzori mage liked to think of himself as disciplined, but this wilted his otherwise strong resolve not to show suffering. Neronin winced and groaned as he tenderly touched the stop in his leg that had been...

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717 Arc, 23rd Trial of Cylus
Al'Angyryl Cavern

The mage tucked his hands under his armpits as he walked. He had vaguely remembered the way to the hills that housed the cavern Kovic had taken him to to meet to bird, Noth. Now he walked alone through...

Saun 11th, 697

Evaryin Kervoth had never been a kind man. Never in his life did he think about others and it was rare he gave any consideration to those who weren't of the Avriel species. Through and through he was a pure blood, raised and steeped in the horrible biases of his people. If you'd...

Saun 1st, 717

The sun just barely reaching over the horizon shone in a color that was best described as a vibrant crimson. A thin cloud hung heavy, the air thick with its smokey scent. There was no denying what such a scene could entail, it was Saun. I swear, I'd rather be caught out in the...

Saun 14th, 717

The sunlight beamed down angrily and violently, Saun already getting into full swing. As luck would have it Night wouldn't have to deal with such things today. As luck would not have it, that meant desk work for most if not the entire day. True, it was a blessing not to have to be...

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56th Trial of Ashan, 717 Arc
Second Story Inn

Neronin had taken a day to get back to Etzos. He had snuck into a farmer's hayloft and slept for four restless breaks once he could no longer make out where the city was. That monstrous turtle had shook him to his core. The...

Ymiden 23rd, 717

It was relatively early in the morning, the sun only having risen half a break ago at most. The early morning smelled clean, or at least to the mind of the half breed it did. The air was sweet, heavy with the scent of plants and still a little cold from how early it was. She took...

Ashan 9th, 709

The look that Grace gave to her best friend was not one of pity or even sympathy. It was instead an empathetic look of rightly placed worry and fear. Trials had come and gone since Ivan approached the half-breed. The topic had not been brought up again and Night had not seen the...

Ashan 97th, 709

Night wasn't completely sure as to how long she'd been wandering the woods. She knew that she was far enough away from the Master she'd be safe from him, but that wasn't to speak of the various other perils she'd encountered in her exploits. In spite of no longer knowing the date,...

Ashan 20th, 709

Night could feel a sense of sinking dread starting to build up. It has been three hours since her father and the Master went off and told her to wait in the other room. She'd heard more, thanks to the loud crashes and yelling. It was a horrible feeling, being caught in the dark...

Cylus 11th, 709

15 arcs, nearly 16, had passed since the raven-hawk had come into the world with all the spirit and strength of a fighter. Such a nature over arcs of abuse had been buried in the back of the raven-hawk's mind. Despite how her father had tried to raise her, the Master had made sure...

53rd Trial of Ymiden, 717 Arc
Lodging of Ermus Approgate, Etzos

Neronin sighed as he looked up at the great marbled home. It was audacious in the way the wealthy projected their conceived dominance. He tugged at the collar of his black robes, reminded of the hoops he had gone through to blend in...

9th of Ashan, 717th Arc
The Museum

A shattered life thought worthless by most, but worthy for him. Neronin reflected on his actions throughout his past and thought that most decent folk, certainly most Etzori folk, would think him evil, monstrous, or in the least deranged. Most of them would not...

Bonemaker: Rumor

55th Trial of Ashan, 717 Arc
Outside Etzos

Tephen Silbara was a gossip. He was one of the portly guards of the Museum who lived outside the city. With a slight whine to his voice, Tephen's usual bumbling, ceaseless words almost always annoyed Neronin. He was one of the senior...

The Other Half
15 Ashan, arc 717

The orphanage was always a noisy place. Every childish emotion was present in force, squealing from every corner of each room. Competing braggarts trying to out-exaggerate their competition. Cries for food or water, mixed with the protests that the shares of...