Even with how dire the circumstances were, Commander Dahl was feeling more and more comfortable with the situation that he and his city found themselves in. He could tell that everyone in the Comma...
2024-11-27 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWaiting in one of the communication rooms of the Tower of Magic, Vera thought back to the last time she’d spoken with her mother. It had been just after her wedding had been officially finalized ...
2024-11-25 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostNobody wanted to admit it. Hells be damned, he didn’t want to admit it. Nevertheless, Commander Dahl was willing to concede, if only in the privacy of his meditations, that the army...
2024-11-22 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 26 (257)
“Everything looks good over here!” one of the robed scientists called out from behind his control hologram.
Throughout the plain stone room, people were working har...
2024-11-20 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn one of the private conference rooms in the keep, City Lord Cosgrave sat at the head of the table with her fingers steepled in thought in front of her chin. Around her sat the assembled advisors ...
2024-11-18 23:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostRubbing his hands over his face in annoyance, Archmage Jennings muttered to himself, “It’s going to take forever for these fools to clear all this out.”
In front of him, above his desk,...
2024-11-15 23:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post“So, to summarize our current talking points… Firstly, House Verena is both the representation of House Walker in Dorchester, and also a house on the rise with power and prestige of its own.&nb...
2024-11-13 23:32:54 +0000 UTC View PostHaving been the youngest of seven children, Peter Rollins had always felt like an afterthought. While his brothers and sisters had always known exactly what they wanted to do with their lives, he...
2024-11-11 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostPlopping himself down on one of the recently manifested stone benches in the simple common room, Crusher pulled out a small keg of ale from his runically enchanted pouch and set it up on the shelf ...
2024-11-08 23:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostMage-adept Newbanks stood near the back of the control room on the platform overlooking the array. With her arms crossed and a stern look on her face, her presence filled the room despite her stayi...
2024-11-06 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhile her time among the Southerners had done a lot to alleviate the prejudices she’d once had, she still occasionally found herself wanting to lash out at them for their idiocy. There was someth...
2024-11-04 23:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostSmacking his fist against the table in frustration, Archmage Jennings closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. He needed to calm down and get a hold of himself.
In front of him, hovering ...
2024-11-01 22:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt was common knowledge that excellence and success are rewarded with responsibility and elevation. So, despite their grumbling and conspiracy theories, Kendra Sterling and David Henderson knew the...
2024-10-30 22:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostStanding near the edge of the overlook on the third level, King Mavros Mithrilstrike looked out over his new mountain city. Although his expression didn’t show it, he was happy. Here, he would re...
2024-10-28 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostCathleen looked over the various teams getting ready for deployment with pride. While she hadn’t had all that much time to train them, they were performing admirably. Each and every one of them w...
2024-10-25 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostCommander Dahl was happy with how quickly the army was adapting to the new operations paradigm. Much happier than he thought he’d be in fact.
Over the past day, he’d received over 20 tran...
2024-10-23 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostCrusher and his dwarves had taken over a corner of the square where they’d been told House Walker would arrive. Leaning against one of the make-shift war wagons they’d built the night before, h...
2024-10-21 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostLeaning back in her chair, Lord Heleema Cosgrave sighed heavily. “And why do you believe that the dwarves won’t be honoring the agreement?”
The aide alongside Lord Renard said firmly, ...
2024-10-18 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostMichael Harring stood off to the side of the platform, calmly watching the arranged memory engrams play on the large holographic projector. While memories in this format were limited to just the vi...
2024-10-16 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostKing Oliver Oglivarch was well aware of his reputation among the citizens of his kingdom. He was known as one of the most powerful kings they’d ever had and was expected to reach level 100 and ul...
2024-10-14 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been a while since Evaluator Quincy felt this tired. Getting a few hours of sleep here or there was usually enough to stave off any symptoms of fatigue. Yet, over the past few days, he’d b...
2024-10-11 22:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostGrandmaster Lancel was well aware of how much of a disruption his actions were to the army’s ability to function. However, he knew it needed to be done. For too long he’d allowed things to get ...
2024-10-09 22:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostCommander Dahl knew he should be feeling lucky. Having survived the emergency tribunal with his position intact was nothing short of a miracle. Had he not already prepared the memory engrams for th...
2024-10-07 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostCity Lord Cosgrave stomped into her office, stating loudly in a tone devoid of levity, “Well, that could have gone better.”
Behind her, Jessica Chandler, her aide, and Head Guard Dalton f...
2024-10-04 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostHaving taken a seat at the table they’d been using for the drinking game, Mavros pondered over the conversation he’d just had with the human lad. While half-listening to the dwarves arguing amo...
2024-10-02 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostMike Harring grew up as the son of a Butcher, and while the local center’s schools did their best with him, he’d never applied himself to things like history and science. So, when he heard abou...
2024-09-30 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen he’d first come to Dorchester to ‘watch’ over the anomaly, Nero Walker, he’d thought he was being clever. It had been like a confluence of events that had come together to give him mul...
2024-09-27 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostGrowing up under her mother, who could truly be described as a living legend, City Lord Heleema Cosgrave had learned everything she could about politics. While her idiotic siblings had focused on t...
2024-09-25 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostDwarven legend holds that they have been on this plane since the beginning. When the plane’s crafters came together to forge the world, they left behind the dwarves to give their work meaning. Th...
2024-09-23 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
Today was the last chapter of this arc. Nero is finally officially free of the societal weight his nobility has been trying to chain him down with. Although still technically a nob...
2024-09-20 23:43:08 +0000 UTC View Post