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Hot Cycle 719 is here!

Last post by Pegasus « Fri May 31, 2019 11:57 pm
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by Pegasus » Fri May 31, 2019 11:57 pm » in Announcements

The Hot Cycle, Arc 719

We are currently in the Hot Cycle. Every Cycle in Standing Trials runs over four real life months and has two in-character seasons. The Hot Cycle has Ymiden (83 Trials) and then Saun (40 Trials) which are open for you to play. All new threads from June 1st - September 30th...

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News & New Features!

This thread will keep you updated on news and new features!

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by Pegasus » Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:26 am » in Global Announcements
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The PSF

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!

Last post by Pegasus « Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:10 pm
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by Pegasus » Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:10 pm » in Announcements

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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by Pegasus » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:50 pm » in Announcements

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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[Pyke] Ring around the Rosie

Last post by Hart « Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:02 pm

by Hart » Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:02 pm

Speaking in Rakahi
Speaking in Common
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4th of Ymiden, 719

There was nothing else to do but go through the door. Hart had the echo box, he had the scroll, and with a final goodbye he followed Frask from the mausoleum, through the graveyard, and out of...

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Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:02 pm
• Mature • Empty Moons

Last post by Kesindir « Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:22 pm
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by Alistair » Tue May 08, 2018 9:48 pm
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82nd of Ashan, Arc 718

Where have I gone?

I've fallen so far.

Each fortnight, a different spirit. A different man. I wear only one face, now, but my heart is for many. Doran, Jonathan, Patrick... Fridgar. And more - I spill in so many directions, like a broken glass. Outward, each and every...
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Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:22 pm
• Graded • [Oakleigh] The Hills Are Alive

Last post by Maltruism « Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:57 pm
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by Aeodan » Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:30 pm
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21 Saun 717

What was in a trial? A few breaks, a couple of bits, a fleeting trill, and yet the trial seemed to always go forward and never backward. Aeodan, a student always and a scholar nowadays, particularly enjoyed looking forward. Variety was the spice of life, he'd found, and the more new...
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:57 pm
• Solo • Money, Money, Money

Duke Job Thread!

Last post by Whisper « Tue Oct 02, 2018 12:48 pm
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by Tristan Venora » Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:41 am

Vhalar 10, Arc 717

“I think that my subjects still don’t like me a lot“, Tristan complained to Lianne, his bodyguard who had also occasionally shared his bed. They were currently sitting in the garden, enjoying the last warm rays of the sun. Ayla, Tristan’s daughter was playing on a blanket that...

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Tue Oct 02, 2018 12:48 pm
Wanderlaw I

Cartography JT Ymiden 718

Last post by Hart « Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:41 pm

by Hart » Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:41 pm

1st of Ymiden, 718

On the first of Ymiden, Hart woke in Tristan's room, put on Tristan's clothes, and went down the stair to the Estate dining room. Tristan's breakfast was waiting for him on the table, cooked to perfection as it had been the trial before and the trial before that, as was an...

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Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:41 pm
Full Oakleigh Alchemist

Last post by Oberan « Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:01 am
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by Sintih » Sat Mar 31, 2018 7:39 am
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7th of Cylus, 718th Arc
Late morning
Oakleigh Estate

er? Are you ready to go? Sintih waited a trill and knocked once more on Tristan's door. Thetfretr had finished getting the horses ready, he always liked to make sure everything was in order before approving any horse riding. It wasn't that...
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Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:01 am
• Closed • [Oakleigh] A Man After My Own Hart (Tristan)

Last post by Tristan Venora « Sat Aug 11, 2018 5:03 am
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by Valeria Burhan » Sat May 26, 2018 7:57 pm

43rd Ashan 718
A servant roused her from sleep, the blonde rising groggily, vision blurry.

Ugh wha- I don'- What is it? she questioned moodily, rubbing at sleep-encrusted eyes and squinting at the servant and her covered lamp. It's dark, what time is it?

I'm sorry to disturb you, my lady, but...

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Sat Aug 11, 2018 5:03 am
Hagerd Fen

Last post by Caius Gawyne « Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:29 am
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by Alistair » Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:36 pm

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Continued from here . 18th of Ymiden, Arc 718

The Witch.

Like a mother longing for her lost babe, I pray to the great Maven-Mother; I beseech her for the return of our whelp, our kindling. I call upon the ample influence of Delroth. I call to the darkness, and the light, and the ethereal...

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Last post by Caius Gawyne
Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:29 am
The Rite of Two

Last post by Alistair « Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:14 am

by Alistair » Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:14 am

19th of Ymiden, Arc 718

I want to tell you --

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The story of Elena Moore, and Clara Dawidoff. The story of us.

The Rite of Two. Act One; The Birth.

Born on a farm, the two of them, to a place known as Skalden on the southwestern fringes of Oakleigh. A place where the people still...

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Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:14 am
The First Witch of Skalden

Last post by Banshee « Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:20 am
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by Alistair » Sun Jun 24, 2018 4:28 am

18th of Ymiden, Arc 718

I will now tell you
The story of the crone

Within Skalden's murky waters
She lives, we atone

I heard her voice, myself, as a child

And the darkest whispers of nightmares...
Against her, were mild;
she said,

Call upon me,
Feel my name

Make a wish
For power, gold or...

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Last post by Banshee
Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:20 am
• Closed • [Oakleigh] It's Just Business

Tristan

Last post by Alistair « Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:48 pm
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by Damon Andaris » Thu May 04, 2017 8:33 am

18 Ashan 717

Do I have to, though?

Rafael rolled his eyes. Yes, Damon, you have to. The old man had a great deal of patience for Damon Andaris, something very few people in his family did. Perhaps it was because Rafael spent most days with the boy, and could see that despite his substance...

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Last post by Alistair
Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:48 pm
[ Oakleigh ] Muse to Me

Last post by Alistair « Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:47 pm
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by Yndira » Wed May 10, 2017 5:01 am

34 Ashan 717
The limelight had never been in Yndira's plans. It was not a dislike of attention that kept her from it, but the need for discretion. She couldn't very well sate her appetite if she remained a wealth of intrigue. She would be restricted to mundane roasted, grilled, stewed, baked,...

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Last post by Alistair
Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:47 pm
The Worth of Man

Velaine

Last post by Velaine Krome « Sat Jun 23, 2018 3:30 am
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by Hart » Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:50 am

Speaking in Rakahi
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14th of Ymiden, 718

Titania Krome was due to arrive at any moment, and one last time Hart reviewed the books and notes he'd been studying since four this morning. He had been up late studying, had slept for a handful of breaks, and...

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Last post by Velaine Krome
Sat Jun 23, 2018 3:30 am
Confront the Problem (Hart)

Last post by Hart « Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:56 pm
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by Val Valencia » Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:41 pm

58th of Ymiden, 518
The dancer had no figured out the whole of Rynmere. It was large, its own world inside the world and though she'd been to a few places none had been so spread out before. All the cities were tight clusters of many people while this was large and spacious, each with still many...

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Last post by Hart
Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:56 pm
• Memory • [Oakleigh] Remember the Mane

Caius

Last post by Zip « Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:02 am
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by Murphy Clyde » Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:27 pm

14th of Ymiden, 715

Noble visits weren't an uncommon occurrence for House Clyde. Granted, they generally made the trip to Rynmere themselves, but it wasn't uncommon for a Lord or Lady to venture to them in order to see the stock they were to buy first hand. All that differed in this instance was...

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Last post by Zip
Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:02 am
Morning News [Oakleigh]

Sintih

Last post by Hart « Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:48 pm
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by Hart » Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:35 am

Speaking in Rakahi
Speaking in Common
7th of Ashan, 718

It was a grim day. The sky was grey cloud. The temperature was frigid. Snow drifted down from above.

News had come from Rynmere to the Eastern Settlement. It had come at sixth bell. The news was that the guards stolen from the duchies...

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Last post by Hart
Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:48 pm
• Placeholder • Audience with the Duke

Last post by Tristan Venora « Wed May 30, 2018 2:51 pm

by Tristan Venora » Wed May 30, 2018 2:51 pm

Ashan 40, Arc 718

Placeholder.

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Last post by Tristan Venora
Wed May 30, 2018 2:51 pm
• Placeholder • The Feast

Last post by Valeria Burhan « Sun May 27, 2018 3:19 pm
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by Tristan Venora » Sun May 27, 2018 2:25 pm

Ashan 46, Arc 718

Placeholder.

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Last post by Valeria Burhan
Sun May 27, 2018 3:19 pm
• Closed • What Could I Ever Do For You?

GST for Alistair

Last post by Rynata « Sat May 26, 2018 5:21 am
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by Doran Cooney » Wed May 16, 2018 9:42 am

On the ninth trial of Ashan during the 718th arc...

You can give me my life back.

The words had echoed throughout Kleine's dreams, so that when he awoke, the warmth of Alistair's body long since gone and the sun's light streaming in through his window taking his place, it was all he could...

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Sat May 26, 2018 5:21 am
• Closed • Such Portal, Much Wow

Last post by Rynata « Sun May 20, 2018 4:05 am
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by Alistair » Thu May 10, 2018 11:42 am
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81st of Ashan, Arc 718

The power. A true portal was a compelling thing -- a demonstration of the width of magic's scope, rending through the fabric of reality itself to fulfill a magister's will. It only took... focus. Seeing the pockets of ether lain throughout the air, grabbing onto them with...
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Last post by Rynata
Sun May 20, 2018 4:05 am
• Mature • To Be Alone With You

Last post by Rynata « Sun May 13, 2018 8:37 am
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by Alistair » Thu May 03, 2018 12:27 pm
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80th of Ashan, Arc 718

It was a quiet evening. Despite his previous assumptions, the festival occurring in town had not wholly dimmed, and from his porch he could see the movements of shadows past flickering lanterns. Some still remained, making echoes across the valley as the people demonstrated...
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Last post by Rynata
Sun May 13, 2018 8:37 am
Stories From Outer Space

Last post by Oracle « Thu May 10, 2018 1:14 pm
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by Alistair » Wed May 02, 2018 1:07 am

80th of Ashan, Arc 718

The afternoon began to end, and sunset loomed on the horizon. The air had chilled, partially, with sweeping winds blowing through to cool them off. Alistair was naturally warm as a result of his layers of musculature, and the heat had slowly began to cause sweat to trickle...

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Last post by Oracle
Thu May 10, 2018 1:14 pm
• Closed • Only the Strong Survive

Last post by Tristan Venora « Thu May 10, 2018 4:05 am

by Tristan Venora » Thu May 10, 2018 4:05 am

Ashan 80, Arc 718

The hail and the thunderstorms that had troubled the kingdom during the previous couple of trials had finally let up and faded into clear skies, light and gentle breezes, bringing with them the sweet promises of Ymiden. Tristan was sitting in his room, behind his desk. In front...

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Last post by Tristan Venora
Thu May 10, 2018 4:05 am
• Closed • Tell Me More

Last post by Tristan Venora « Wed May 09, 2018 1:17 pm
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by Doran Cooney » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:19 pm
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On the 80th day of Ashan of the 718th arc...

Two days had passed since the events that had transpired between himself and Alistair Venora. While he still found himself wresting with everything he'd learned that day, Doran had found two things caught in his thoughts since then. The first was the...
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Last post by Tristan Venora
Wed May 09, 2018 1:17 pm
• Solo • A Toast to the Departed

Last post by Oracle « Tue May 08, 2018 12:20 pm
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by Doran Cooney » Tue May 01, 2018 10:23 am

On the 78th trial of Ashen during the 718th arc...

Moonlight marked the path ahead of him. In the near distance he could the the lights of several buildings, their flickering invitation drawing him as a moth might to a candle's flame. A part of him had wished he'd remained in Cappola, the same...

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Tue May 08, 2018 12:20 pm

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