Seated on the shores of Lake Lovalus, Rharne serves as the home of the Lighting Knights, the Thunder Priestesses, and the Merchant's guild. This beautiful trade city is filled with a happy and contented people who rarely need an excuse to party.
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Welcome to the Hot Cycle 720 (Active Cities!)
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Pegasus » Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:03 am
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Hot Cycle: Arc 720
Welcome to the Hot Cycle 720. 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 should be...
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Last post by Pegasus
Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:03 am
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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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Global Announcements
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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Last post by Pegasus
Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:42 am
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New Player Guide!
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Pegasus » Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:10 pm
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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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Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:10 pm
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Standing Trials Terms of Use
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Pegasus » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:50 pm
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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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• Information •
Rharne City Link Map
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Oracle » Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:37 pm
Rharne City Location Linkmap
For the full Rharne link map and travel times, please see here.
How to Use Locations: These locations may be freely used in your stories unless otherwise specified. Please do not respond directly to the location threads. Instead, create a new thread for your...
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Last post by Oracle
Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:37 pm
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Rharne Bank
A prominent bank owned and run by the Merchants Guild.
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Rumour » Wed May 17, 2017 11:28 pm
Rharne Bank
The Rharne Bank is located in the Glass Quarter and, much like its beautiful surroundings, the building itself is quite striking. Round, vaulted ceilings, ornate pillars, large windows, and skylights are only a few of its defining features. The interior gleams as though it is brand...
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Last post by Yeva
Fri Sep 18, 2020 4:27 pm
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Life of the Party
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Yeva » Wed Sep 02, 2020 8:44 pm
54 Ymiden 720
Ymiden 52 - 55:
Buskerfest comes to Rharne! It is an event filled with performance, spectacle, stories, and comedy. During the next four days and four nights, the streets in the Earth Quarter and Glass Quarter are lined with performers, including everything from musicians and...
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Last post by Azrael
Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:58 pm
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Stable Employment
In which Kieran, alias Wilfred Blackash, arrives in the city of Rharne
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Kieran Gawf » Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:17 pm
5 Ymiden 720
Rharne was a tall city; Kieran noted its top spires soaring above the surrounding plain from miles off. The road the deserter was on cut a dun ribbon towards those distant towers through fields of barley and wheat that were still mostly green. As he approached, more of Rharne rose...
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Last post by Kieran Gawf
Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:17 pm
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Health & Hire
Eager to do some research exploring, Yeva extends a contract of protection to a young man named Mathias.
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Yeva » Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:41 pm
43 Ymiden 717
There were rumors of a cave in the Rharne mountains, unearthed by researchers dating the back to over 700 arcs before the Great Restoration. Yeva had heard tales growing up of history, of the Immortals who fought the Great Spirits of Idalos. Of Dragons. Of Resurrection. Of the...
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Last post by Yeva
Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:11 pm
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Judged By Lightning [Spectators]
For those attending the open house trial
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Nikolaus » Thu May 07, 2020 2:33 am
29th of Ashan, Arc 720
Lightning Cathedral, Rharne
The Lightning Cathedral, even after two arcs living in Rharne, Nikolaus still marveled at the architectural design of it. With its grand stained glass windows, each telling a story about the historic moments of Rharne. I need to have grand...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:15 am
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Night with Company
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Amaterasu » Sun Aug 30, 2020 3:14 pm
ymiden 1 720
Quiet, so very quiet. The night was ripe for some bad things to happen. The eery sound of the wind going this way and that in the outskirts of town set her hairs on end. The cool sweat that formed from the summer night heat was just enough to stop her from going crazy. Thanks sweat...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:48 am
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Questions
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Varlum » Sun Aug 30, 2020 2:30 pm
14th Ymiden, 720
Quietly, Varlum glanced to his arm, the symbol of Ethelynda appearing over the stone scales he bore. He wasn't typically one for prayer, and this wasn't a prayer he was sure how to tackle. A lot of things had come together now that he'd met a dragon, one that sensed a bond in him...
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Last post by Varlum
Mon Aug 31, 2020 1:09 pm
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Snap, Crackle, Oink!
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Zur'lei » Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:33 pm
19 Saun, 720
“Have you never witnessed a dissection before?” Balen asked from across the table.
Zur shook his head. This was his first time. Balen Helvin, head doctor at the Infirmary, had allowed Zur to observe a dissection today. It was of a newborn pig, but the internal organs and external...
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Last post by Doran
Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:32 am
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[Institute for Innovation] Not-So-Small Talk
Faith, please.
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Llyr Llywelyn » Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:43 am
61 Ymiden, Arc 720
Institute for Innovation
Llyr Llywelyn stood in one of the halls that led through the Institute for Innovation. It had been many seasons since last he'd seen Faith Augustin at the Viden Academy, but his appearance to the Institute wasn't unexpected. He had sent word long...
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Last post by Llyr Llywelyn
Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:43 am
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Correcting a Wrong, Proving a Right
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Zur'lei » Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:30 pm
62 Ymiden, 720
Zurl’lei was up early. He had had a headache all throughout the night. His high from earlier had gone, but left an ache in its wake. It was minimal, but enough to push Zur to do something to take his mind off it.
He had plans to go to the library near the institution to learn...
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Last post by Doran
Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:05 am
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Who's Afraid of Ellasin Dathlande
Faith.
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Tio Silver » Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:14 pm
Rharne: The Institute of Innovation
99th Ashan, 720
Wind the clocks back an arc, and Tio would have sworn that it was impossible for mankind to reach any higher level of power than lichdom. A lich was the ultimate form of magic possible; they possessed immortality, unrivalled etheric power, and...
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Last post by Faith Augustin
Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:43 am
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[Buskerfest] The Ballad of Broken Blade Keep
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Kalortah » Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:14 pm
52nd of Ymiden 720
Kalortah had fled Faldrass last season, flying forward and never looking back. Over the channels and waterways until he hit the mainland near Avaern, and then Korlasir. From there, he took the safe routes to Rharne, where he was forced, yes forced, to tie a peace ribbon around...
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Last post by Azrael
Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:50 am
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[Skywatch Keep] Herbal Remedies for Everyone
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Seira Shiryu » Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:43 am
5th Ymiden, 720
Seira and Seri had planned to get to Skywatch Keep early so that they would have time to get some archery practice in before their lesson with Vena, but Taerin had other ideas. During their morning walk, she had managed to get dirty enough that she needed a bath. Taerin didn't...
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Last post by Seira Shiryu
Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:43 am
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[Skywatch Keep] Everyone Starts at the Beginning
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Seira Shiryu » Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:58 pm
4th Ymiden, 720
Seira was up with the sun, and she got dressed quickly. Totrial was the trial that she and Seri would go to Skywatch Keep for their first lesson with the healers that worked among the Steward branch of the Lightning Knights. Seira had really enjoyed volunteering at the Order of...
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Last post by Doran
Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:34 pm
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Home is Where the Bruises Are Part Three
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Zur'lei » Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:50 pm
Saun 18, 720
The Infirmary
Zur had gotten only a wink of sleep last night. After the ordeal of nearly losing his first patient to the hands of death, he had been on edge, tossing and turning and fighting with the blankets. Ash had gotten up to leave half way into the night, complaining about how...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:50 am
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Home Is Where the Bruises Are Part Two
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Zur'lei » Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:47 pm
Saun 17, 720
The Infirmary
Zur had been called away by Balen, who had asked if he was in need of any assistance. Given that it was his first day, Zur hadn’t taken offense to the lack of trust he felt laced in the old man’s words. He had calmly declined the aid, and said that everything was going...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:37 am
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It's All Fun and Games Until... Part Two
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Zur'lei » Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:39 pm
Saun 15, 720
“Gods, why does it hurt so much?”
“I don’t know. Something to do with how the body interprets receiving a huge gash in the leg or other,” Zur deadpanned. Ash’s complaining had gone on for several minutes now and it didn’t seem to be coming to an end anytime soon.
Their venture...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:42 am
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It's All Fun and Games Until... Part One
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Zur'lei » Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:30 pm
Saun 15, 720
“You have to be kidding me.”
“Just do it.”
Ash had been trying to tempt Zur into performing a somersault for the past half hour, but knowing Zur, his stubbornness was a wall too sturdy to penetrate.
They were a little ways from their home, out in a stretch of prairie surrounded...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:35 am
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Don’t Do Drugs, Kids
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Zur'lei » Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:01 am
Ymiden 99, 720
Experimentation is a very beneficial thing to do in order to increase your knowledge about certain things. Experimenting with hair colour, bodily modifications, or activities that you would otherwise not do are all examples of experimentation. Zur, on the other hand, had chosen...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:27 am
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Home Is Where the Bruises Are Part One
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Zur'lei » Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:44 pm
Saun 17, 720
The Infirmary
The moment Zur stepped over the threshold and into the Infirmary was one he would probably never forget.
Thankfully, he was there on business and not because he was ailing from some unresolved illness or injury. He was there as a fresh employee, having been hired just...
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Last post by Doran
Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:52 am
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A Night That Matters
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Zur'lei » Fri Aug 07, 2020 1:22 pm
61 Ymiden, 720
What had become of this day? Absolutely nothing, if Zur was being honest. It was an off day for him which entailed none other than lounging on the sofa either writing or watching Ash fail at yoga. Zur hadn’t moved an inch from his spot on the couch within the last hour. But he had...
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Last post by Oberan
Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:42 pm
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Topics of Interest
Yeva meets Zur'lei and the two exchange knowledge, dabbling into the philosophical.
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Yeva » Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:44 pm
12 Saun 720
The library in Rharne was a familiar place for Yeva, having grown up within its very stacks. The white stone walls were a smooth contrast to the rich wooden shelves, lined from floor to ceiling with leather or cloth bound tomes. In some corners, tucked away in canisters or bound in...
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Last post by Yeva
Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:57 pm
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Life is Change
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Gennadiya Lyosha » Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:29 pm
Vhalar 10 719
Harvest time was in the air as the world trugged again towards the snow and cold. It had been Gennadiya’s evening to spend time watching over the children during the second half of the night. It had been a fairly quiet night and there had been only one real issue. Gennadiya had...
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Last post by Gennadiya Lyosha
Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:00 pm
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To Motivate or Not to Motivate
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Zur'lei » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:49 am
Ymiden 102, 720
The Institute for Innovation Library
Today had not necessarily been a day where Zur wanted to get up from his bed. His bed sheets were clean and smooth and still cold on the edges where his warm sleeping body hadn’t touched. Ash had lain beside him in slumber, but had recently...
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Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:08 pm
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