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Here is the repository of the story of the Fall of Emea. This forum contains all posts from "The Maze" and "Crack in the Wall" - the two events which led to the Fall.
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Welcome to the Hot Cycle 720 (Active Cities!)

Last post by 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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News & New Features!

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

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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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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

Last post by Munchkin « Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:52 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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Emea Announcements

Last post by Pegasus « Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:53 am

by Pegasus » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:53 am

Hello dreamers!

Here will go announcements specific to Emea. Thank you!

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Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:53 am
[Exposition] The Insignificance of The Gnat

Last post by Djinn « Fri Jun 02, 2017 3:41 am

by Djinn » Fri Jun 02, 2017 3:41 am

YMIDEN 1 717

Pitch black.

Utter nothing.

A pinprick of light.

A searing supernova.

And then there just was. The lush rainforest exploded into being, created from nothingness to somethingness. The facsimile of the real thing, the jungle teemed with wildlife. Large jungle cats lounged languidly...

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Fri Jun 02, 2017 3:41 am
The Domain of Disease and Decay

Lisirra's playground

Last post by Djinn « Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:55 am

by Djinn » Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:55 am

Upon first impression, the Domain of Disease and Decay appears as little more than a lush jungle, sweltering and humid in the pinnacle of Saun. In the branches of the trees, many species of jungle fauna lounge, all with glowing eyes that peer out at the inhabitants of the area. The air is thick...

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Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:55 am
• Information • [Emea] Posting Guidelines

An introduction to Emea, and a rundown of the special posting rules.

Last post by Anomaly « Wed Nov 02, 2016 11:30 pm
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by Anomaly » Sun Jul 03, 2016 12:46 am

Please note that these guidelines are out of date as of 1st June 2019. Due to PC actions and the Fall of Emea, new guidelines will be given

Welcome to Emea!
This thread aims to provide a comprehensive guide to posting in the realm of dreams, including an introduction and specific rules for...

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Wed Nov 02, 2016 11:30 pm
Feast on Life

non-lucid

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by Zemos » Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:35 am

5th of Cylus 719 after Dusk

The Ziggurat stabbed the jungle canopy of the Plaguelands, far to the south of Etzos and on the outskirts of the city of Rhakros.

Atop the Ziggurat, laid a stone altar in the use of the Serga Mavranu. Holding the curved, copper athame was Nzi'fuma, Serga Plague...

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Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:16 pm
The Nightblade Chronicles I

(Maxine, otherwise open) We are wild, we are like young volcanoes.

Last post by Doran « Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:13 am
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by Patrick » Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:25 am

Ashan 23 719

Patrick was tall but the assholes that dragged him by his arms had to be bigger, from the feel of their grips at his biceps they felt like giants. Comparatively Lotharro of men as he felt the points of his boots brush against cold hard stone, the vision of his eyes hindered by what...

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Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:13 am
The Greatest Party in Emea

All Persons Welcome

Last post by Yrmellyn Cole « Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:54 am
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by Noth » Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:47 pm
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Zi'da 49

Festivals and celebrations were always such colorful events, considered the hybrid as he gazed outward upon the assembled crowd from the top of the grand staircase. The stairway consisted of two sets of stairs upon opposite sides of the building which began parallel to one another, and...
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Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:54 am
Epic Bard Battles of Idalos (Kes)

Last post by Pegasus « Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:15 pm
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by Aella » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:25 pm
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12th Zi'da, 718

Ladies and Gentlemen, are you ready for today's challenger?!

As the man stood in front of the open field, riddled with spectators, Aella stood beside the stairs in the cover of a tent similar to the ones used in the military. Inside it was her coach, a man known to the world as...
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Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:15 pm
• PM To Join • Keep Calm And Carry On

The Overtly British Dream Thread!

Last post by Werewere « Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:42 am
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by Whisper » Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:02 pm

12th Day of Ashan
718th Arc
People said many things about Kata. Most frequently, these things would be related to just how very unhinged she was. In such cases, they would not be wrong in their assessment. She was forgetful, impulsive, irritable and, even at times, aggressive. The aggression was...

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Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:42 am
[Emea] A Beautiful Day

Last post by Strange « Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:19 pm
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by Wald Lowca » Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:58 am
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20th of Cylus, night

Wald had woken up in the warm jungles of the south. Taking his time that morning, he walked towards a river. Its flow was fast, and he wanted to find where it was going. He followed the river though the beauty that nature had provided. The river continued to be lovely and...
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Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:19 pm
One fish, two fish, red sky blue ground

Sybil please!

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by Kesindir » Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:35 pm
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4th of Cylus, 719 - Nighttime

Kesindir stood on a low grassy plain, cloak pulled about him as the wind whistled quietly through the grass, his hair blowing freely behind him showing off his slightly pointed ears. He took in a deep breath, the cool night air sending a slight shiver through his...
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Last post by Werewere
Thu Sep 26, 2019 4:53 pm
What Do You Dream About?

Wald Plz

Last post by Kasoria « Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:43 pm
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by Sola » Thu May 02, 2019 4:05 pm

13th of Cylus, 719

Fire.

It was everywhere.

She was everywhere.

Some deep rooted part of the Tunawa screamed in pure fright at the idea of what she had become but...had she ever been anything different? Everything she touched burned away, eaten up to nothing but ash but the flames of her...

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Last post by Kasoria
Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:43 pm
Spectrum

Last post by Strange « Sun Aug 04, 2019 7:43 pm
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by Phobius » Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:20 am

15th Trial of Cylus, 719

Phobius could remember falling asleep — he had been tired, and it hadn't taken him long. But now he was awake, fully dressed (save for his boots, which seemed to be missing), and standing in a place that looked nothing like his room. There weren't even any walls.

He...

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Last post by Strange
Sun Aug 04, 2019 7:43 pm
of Esoteric Geometries and Maths

Last post by Octopie « Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:18 pm
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by Sybil Malach » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:46 pm

5th of Cylus arc 719, M҉idni̧g҉ht҉
This is a broken place.

The sky is an almost fractal pattern of pulsating colors belonging to a very specific hour of twilight-- Like one would see in Desnid's climate. Sources of dim-to-bright orange are snuffed out harshly by brilliant violets that stain...

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Last post by Octopie
Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:18 pm
Five-Fold Abbatoir

Sybil Plz

Last post by Octopie « Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:11 pm
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by Craw » Sun Mar 10, 2019 7:44 pm
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29th of Cylus

Having spent much of his waking first few waking days in Desnind, he discovered that it wasn't quite as he imagined it. There were no man-eating plants or horrors twisted by the creeping vegetation. It was far from the wilderness of Quacia. That’s not to say it didn’t have its share...
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Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:11 pm
• Mature • [Memory] This World, My Heart II

In which the Dreamwalker speaks to What Lies Within

Last post by Octopie « Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:50 pm
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by Sybil Malach » Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:07 am
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The Scrape
92 zi'da, 718

To be born anew.

Allowing himself to fall within the gaping maw of flesh, Llyr would find himself going through the sensation once more. It was like being a baby once again, but this time with a fully functioning brain and developed suites of sensory organs. The...
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• Mature • [Memory] This World, My Heart

Last post by Yrmellyn Cole « Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:57 am
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by Llyr Llywelyn » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:16 pm

92 Zi'da 718

Through the door, a portal of writhing tentacles, Zarik slid past a tunnel of ichor and into another dreamscape. He fell directly into a hedgerow, leaves fluttering outward like butterflies as he crashed into the thin branches. The biqaj rolled aside, landed on an undulating grass,...

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Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:57 am
• Mature • Attention, Students!

Last post by Nursia « Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:31 am
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by Varthakh » Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:30 am

15th of Ashan 719

It was their first trial being reunited with Alistair, after an arc and a half, they had finally found him. And even though Fridgar had made terrible mistakes, mistakes that would affect them forever, Alistair was willing to forgive them and forget. What was more, Alistair had...

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Last post by Nursia
Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:31 am
The Quest Part 1

Last post by Nursia « Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:58 am
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by Llyr Llywelyn » Thu May 23, 2019 6:01 pm

The Quest: Part 1

Zarik
Level 0
Lucidity: Aware
Possessions:
Quest Journal

Injuries:
None
Other
Location: Underground Cave Praetorum
Level 0
Lucidity: Aware
Possessions:
Quest Journal

Injuries:
None
Other
Location: Underground Cave

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Last post by Nursia
Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:58 am
• Open • Novice Basket Weaving (Llyr)

A simple training thread.

Last post by Kasoria « Sun Jul 21, 2019 1:29 pm
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by Kisaik » Sun May 26, 2019 9:46 am

100th Ashan

Basket Weaving has many uses, not limited to the creation of fancy planters and stylish Rattan hats for weebish ninjas. Said the Instructor.

Kisaik listened, sitting cross-legged amongst his classmates. He so desperately wished to learn this skill, why he couldn't quite place in the...

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Last post by Kasoria
Sun Jul 21, 2019 1:29 pm
• Memory • The Pantheon of the Blue Abyss

Last post by Kasoria « Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:59 am
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by Kalortah » Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:45 pm

Ashan 13th, 689

The child stood at the precipice of a Pantheon, marble columns lined the perimeter. All around the sound of rushing water, birds singing, and of the jungle primates chattering. His feet could feel the cold limestone beneath them. Ahead, a large river monitor. Behind him, the...

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Last post by Kasoria
Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:59 am
The Soul Piper

Last post by Pig Boy « Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:27 pm
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by Solomyn » Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:31 pm
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【 Cylus 2nd, 718 】
Mood: Calm
Location: Field
Thoughts: I miss Mom
Company: Himself
Theme: Desperado

【 The sea air hit his face as he stared out into the vast expanse of water and sky. This place would always be home for him, no matter where he went in Idolas. There was something about it...
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Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:27 pm
• Mature • Valediction [Kasoria]

Last post by Nursia « Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:23 pm
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by Llyr Llywelyn » Thu May 30, 2019 8:49 pm

111 Ashan 719

Kasoria’s book sat beside the other two: Mister Kiwi’s book and Hazel’s book. Placed neatly on plush velvet, protected by a fine wooden case and a top of emean glass, the three books varied in size and make.

Hazel’s book was a small thing, almost a pamphlet though bound in pale...

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Last post by Nursia
Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:23 pm
A party full of faceless men (Yndira)

Last post by Xander Andaris « Fri Jul 05, 2019 5:31 pm
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by Xander Andaris » Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:22 pm

70th Zi'da, Arc 718

The room was busy with chatter and music as the the quartet on a raised stage played in the background of the party. The event was like many of the noble parties Xander had attended, except not. He didn't recognise anyone in the room and nor did they seem to even notice him....

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Last post by Xander Andaris
Fri Jul 05, 2019 5:31 pm
• Mature • Not Truth, But Intent [Zarik]

Last post by Yrmellyn Cole « Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:10 pm
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by Kasoria » Thu May 30, 2019 8:25 pm

101st, Ashan, 719a

He knew it was different, because he could remember. This was the proof; this is what had changed. This was the gift the boy have given him.

He'd been on that pier before, waking and dreaming. Foster's Landing. As far east as the domain of Etzos extended. All the way down the...

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Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:10 pm

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