1st of Ymiden

Ymiden was simultaneously the best and worst part of the arc in Braker's opinion. The sun was shining, the air was clean in the city of birds, and there was no more damned cold that sapped the heat out of his fingers and turned shields into gigantic ice chips. The wind was warm and...

1st of Saun, arc 717

Often, it is those that are least expected to break the mold that do so the most effectively. As an Avriel, many don't expect Kalortah to become the next great singer and songwriter of Idalos, but if he tries hard, he can do so. And it is often in the least expected place...

11th of Ymiden, arc 718

A cargo of flesh arrived aboard a galley, which had embarked from parts unknown, to find berth in Athart, the slave capitol of Idalos. Chains and shackles clinked against the wood of the deck as they were led up from the filthy, rat-infested bowels of their galleys, and...

1st of Ymiden, 718th arc

Kalortah wasn't happy about the arrangement he was about to embark on. As an aspiring poet, singer, and song writer, he did not relish the idea of work . The whole point of singing songs and looking glorious was to evade the iron vice of soul-crushing labor. Yet here he...

Timestamp: Saun 1

The air currents presented a tapestry, as the weaves of wind flew through Kalortah's wing feathers. He allowed the currents to hit his wings fully, as powerful as they could in the low air currents to the streets beneath the higher city. He had to flap his wings some to keep just...

22nd - Ymiden - 718
Well, haven't you been naughty ?

Raziel smiled without humor, a predatory gleam bright in his blue eyes. The Avriel was lounging in the only chair in the cell, idly clicking his talons against the wood as he hummed in interest. He was garbed in set of leather armor, a dagger...

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A Shared Experience
E veryone sleeps and all people dream.

That is what happened to them all, that night. When they fell asleep, they were in one place and when they woke, they were in another. As...

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22nd Vhalar, 710

The trip from Rynmere had been a nightmare. Kirei had never known so much water existed in all the world. Having never been on a ship before, Kirei had spent most of the trip struggling to keep down what little food and water she'd been given. And most of the time, she had...

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123rd Vhalar, 710

Life seemed to finally be falling into a routine for Kirei. It wasn't one that she liked; she hated being a slave, and everything that went along with it. But a routine was...safe. Predictable. It was a far cry from life on the streets. Back in Lowtown, she never knew where...

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A Shared Experience
E veryone sleeps and all people dream.

That is what happened to them all, that night. When they fell asleep, they were in one place and when they woke, they were in another. As...

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25th Vhalar, 710

Kirei was exhausted. All she wanted to do was curl up and sleep for a week. Even so, when one of the Avriel masters barked a harsh command, she flinched and looked around to see who the command was for. Thanks to her lesson in Dehasin the trial before, she had recognized a...

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23rd Vhalar, 710

Kirei jumped up at the first shout. She had been in this horrible place for less than a full trial, but she had already learned two things. One was that a raised voice must be obeyed...even if one had no idea what the person shouting was saying. No allowances were made for...

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25th Vhalar, 710

Up! Time to get up!

Kirei was already fully awake, and she jumped to her feet before the Avriel master who was walking up and down the row of worn sleeping mats could give her a swift kick for disobedience. As a kid of the streets of Lowtown, she was used to waking up...

18th trial of Ymiden. 717

It was an early evening in Athart, and the sky was still red where the sun had just set. The cold was slowly creeping into the air, but at the market district, the nearby sea still radiated the heat accumulated over the day. It was that nameless transitional time, where...

21st trial of Saun, 717

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2nd trial of Saun, 717

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8th trial of Ymiden, 717

The morning air over Athart was cold despite the current season. Even as the lower parts of Athart benefitted from the presence of the warm sea, the cliffs in the Avriel sector had much lower heat retention. The sun wasn’t up yet, but the horizon was already glowing red...

4th trial of Ymiden, 717

Arizeem was startled awake by infernal screeching and clacking. In his dazed state, he almost jumped out of the bedroll. A tick later, he remembered. His unwelcome roommate, the Shitbird, just managed to wake him up yet again. It must have been occupying this cave room in...

Nine Ashan JT PH

112 Ashan 715

The special thing about agony is that it is not quiet in its dealings. In fact, those suffering from maladies both physical and mental often exhibit audible signs, and the Pit was no different. For Nine, it was thirty-three trials of unending moans, crying and screaming. There was...

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31st Ymiden 704
It was another night in the shady streets of the commercial sector. Today, she wasn't sure whether she was running Hot Red, Sleepy Teeth or some other high-priced drug. All she knew was that the pouch in her hand could not, under any...

Date: 38th of Ymiden, 716
Location: Athart North Gate

The wagon trundled up to the gate, sullen prisoners crammed inside.

Finally, I'm back.

The last thirty trials had been especially annoying. Tygar had been increasingly worse as the trip wore on. He had been annoyed at the slow pace, and...