20 Ymiden 720

Even before he saw it, he somehow knew that it was back. He neither heard nor smelled anything, and until he turned his head sideways, he could not see it, but it was there. When he did look, he saw, sideways, and at eye level, the wizened face of the old bettie, not more than an...

6 Ymiden, 720
Road between Darbyton and Scalvoris Town

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82nd Trial of Ymiden, 720
Beacon

The sounds of howls made her spine twist, a sensation of feathers tickling the bottom of her stomach, causing her to feel fear. She wanted to push that thread, that inkling of anxiety towards the back of her mass of emotions, but didn’t know if she could. She...

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Scalvoris Town Docks
8th Ymiden, 720

Continues from: Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3

“I can’t believe I agreed ‘ta this.”

Tio gave Mr Dutch a sympathetic pat on the shoulders. “Relax. All you have to do is fulfil your end of the deal, then it’s...

Saun, Arc 703

The pole bent more than Oram had ever seen a fishing pole bend before; he wondered if it would break, yet the bamboo flexed without any distress that the boy could see. The man holding the thing was a different story. He grunted and swore as he fought the fish. His face strained...

Ymiden, Arc 702

The black outline of a human body lay on the ground, silhouetted by the ruddy glow of the fading campfire behind it. Suddenly, the dark bulk sprouted a shadowy arm pointing skyward, and a deep, quiet voice rumbled from where its head should be.

”See that directly above, Or?”...

Late Ymiden, Arc 702

”If you want to eat a fish, son, the hunter said, it's not enough to catch it. You have to clean it, too, and usually scale it as well.”

In one of the man’s large hands squirmed a bass, perhaps two pounds; in the other he held a knife by the blade, pommel poised over the...

Mid-Ashan? Arc 703

The hunter held a piece of witch hazel between his knees and chopped a deep cleft with his hatchet into one end with practiced ease. One, two, three, four sharp strokes, and the split went down several inches of the branch’s length. Awkwardly, the boy tried to imitate this...

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83rd Ashan, 720

Kirei yawned, back arching as she stretched. When she was feeling more awake, she made her way into the family room. Her instincts grumbled a bit about being awake during the trial since caracals were nocturnal creatures. It...

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3rd Ashan, 720

Are you sure that it's okay that I'm the one who helps you with this, Kirei? Maerin asked shyly.

Usually I take notes for you, and Kirion is the one who does this part.

Kirei nodded. It was true that Kirion was usually the...

6 Cylus 720
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Ashan 28, Arc 720

This morning, the sea smelled warm which was something that he had come to associate with a calm, light blue, Victor observed, as he left the small cabin where he had resided for approximately the past thirty trials, since he had boarded the ship...

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3rd of Ashan 720.

Stacks of papers littered the office. His desk was home to several precarious stacks, the chairs normally reserved for visitors had been overtaken by thick binders of notes and documents, and a few piles of open folders had even found their homes on...

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17th of Saun, 717.

Nir'wei was quite sure that nobody he knew would really enjoy waking up on a little bedroll, inside a tiny one-person tent in the middle of a largely-unknown forest a good distance away from the nearest city. He did, though. It...

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78th of Ashan 720

Chanter and Pygmalion were a few breaks out of Harvadr, on the road to Almund. They'd come a long way from Scalvoristown, since having met at the University. The route had been mostly uneventful. Perhaps the fact that Pygmalion was taking the form of...

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Immortals Tongue
36th Ashan, 720

Tio was not amused.

When he'd taken the position of Devout he'd assumed the workload would be fairly minimal. Sit on those dull-ass meetings, show face at the odd festival, and otherwise only deal with the stuff...

I'm just trying to figure out what happened to the captain. - Clue! Murder at Sea (2)

14 Cylus 720
Scarlet, the newly appointed Captain Wadsworth, and Surgeon White gathered in Balthazar's cabin on the ship for what he claimed would be 'a congratulatory drink.' One by one they came into...

I can explain. - Clue! Murder at Sea (1)

14 Cylus 720
The world slowly fluttered into view for the mage who turned over on the soft mattress and tugged the silk blankets up over his shoulder. He groaned slightly at the sunlight peaking through the porthole into the room and shining...

13 Cylus 720
It had become fairly common now for Balthazar to barter his services in exchange for passage back and forth between Almund and Scalvoris Town. He felt like he'd almost spent more of his Cylus on ships going back and forth than he had in either location. He didn't mind it. The ocean...

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Ashan 2nd, 720

Dorik was seated up against a sheer rock face as the winds ripped around Immortal's Tongue. He'd spent the better part of the morning trying to find this spot. It was not special, in that it was not part of any of the many shrines here, but it was important. To Dorik...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=507&image_id=18056 Arc 720, 29th of Cylus
Darius hurried down the wharf, his leather boots thumping against the wooden planks with each heavy step. His knapsack was held over his shoulder with one hand, its contents bouncing against his back as he ran. His other gloved...

Cylus 25, 720

Dorik was already awake, and had been for a while. Diana was laying in the crook of his arm, as the ship rocked lightly. It was dark in their small cabin. They shared the cost of it. He smirked as he remembered them coming to this agreement. She had wished to visit Immortal's...

Ashan 28, Arc 720

It had happened again!

Devin couldn’t believe it.

He stared at the treasure chest that stood in the clearing, next to a gigantic hole in the ground.

It looked deceptively innocent – and completely empty.

What was going on?!

Had he been cursed - by Chrien maybe since she was...

23rd of Ashan 720

The wilderness opened up after the traveling started, the city far in the distance now. Something of a memory to the two traveling down the road. Wald was carrying Abigail on his back, this was both new and normal to him. He would carry Sybil like this when going through the...

120 Valhar, Arc 719

Oram jumped and swore when the snare burst from the snow in front of him. It was a small flip-up snare, just like the ones he used for rabbits, albeit much better concealed. The trigger had been well-buried, and the hunter had stepped on it without seeing it. Suddenly he...