As excited as the Lions had been when Leon had first offered them the transformation enchantment, it was nothing compared to how quickly and enthusiastically they took to learning and constructing ...
2023-03-01 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“He can’t be trusted,” the Jaguar growled.
“Why not?” Leon asked. “I found him sincere enough.”
“That he built up a force of Inquisitors is reason enough,” the Jaguar ...
2023-02-27 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBlood poured down his face and hot pain lanced through his mind, but Leon stood on the sands of the Lions’ arena, pride swelling in his chest. Though he’d only won the duel because Menander had...
2023-02-24 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe duels following the first couple of rounds proceeded apace, Menander having little patience for waiting around. Almost as soon as he confirmed who won each round, he would announce the next. 2023-02-22 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
From the moment Menander decided that to win the support of the Lion Tribe, each side would have to fight, both Leon and the Thunderer’s respective people began to square up. Leon’s side had mo...
2023-02-20 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLion territory was what Leon had been told to expect, but more besides. Lion cities were sprawling places, with wide streets separating dense clusters of tall buildings. The Lions built out of ston...
2023-02-17 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostLeon didn’t expect too much from the Hesperidic Apples during this harvest. Most of his people had ascended to their current tiers relatively recently, meaning it would be a while before they asc...
2023-02-15 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“… looked like a giant serpent’s maw, and I could do nothing but stare into it for days because my workers refused to enter,” Cassandra explained as Leon and Elise walked into the sitting r...
2023-02-13 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostLeon, Nestor, and the Director quickly went through the other five arks as quickly as they were able. As much as Nestor professed that he wasn’t interested in them, however, he couldn’t help bu...
2023-02-10 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt was with brazen confidence that Leon walked into the Director’s office, Nestor at his side. He received quite a few curious looks from people not just in the Hexagon but throughout Occulara, b...
2023-02-08 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Just keep an eye on the Bears,” Leon said. “It’s clear to me now that they’re going to be our biggest problem.”
“Agreed,” the Jaguar responded with a deep frown. “As much a...
2023-02-06 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe return to Raikoraki was glorious. They were coming back victorious, the eastern flank of the Heart-Stabbing Hawk’s territory secured against further monster incursions for at least a little w...
2023-02-03 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLeon, Valeria, Maia, and Red tore off after the roc, with Singer and Cloud not far behind. The latter two had to pull the Lightning Lances back into their soul realms, so they were a minute or two ...
2023-02-01 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostLeon, Singer-in-Caves, and Cloud-Runner split the sky in avian form, the two Hawks flanking Leon’s much larger body—he’d assumed his natural form rather than the Thunderbird’s form as it am...
2023-01-30 16:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostLeon and Singer-in-Caves danced in the sky for a long time. The sheer joy of flight in avian form was indescribable, especially now that Leon had someone to truly share it with. Flight using magic ...
2023-01-27 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a few days of fast flight for Leon’s party to reach the village where the Hawks’ ninth-tier elder had based herself from. It was a fairly large place as far as villages went, with space...
2023-01-25 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLeon stood before the Heart-Stabbing Hawks, soaking up their attention. He had thousands of eyes upon him and could sense many more pulses of magic senses from powerful mages not physically present...
2023-01-23 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostStormhollow was a large city. Unlike Raikos, it was populated at all times rather than only serving as a meeting place for any Tribe’s constituent Clans. The massive lake in the center of Kataigi...
2023-01-20 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLeon walked into the Jaguars’ gathering hall like he owned the place, taking every step with the confidence and assertiveness that he would expect of any King he, himself, would follow. He kept h...
2023-01-18 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Now, the Screaming Eagles are almost here,” Leon said as he wiped the scowl off his face, the meeting with the Thunderer having just concluded, “but before we get to them, I have some questi...
2023-01-16 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Thunderer was an imposing man. Tall and built like the bear that his Tribe had been named for, with short red hair and devilishly handsome looks. He wore an easy smile, his dark eyes narrowed i...
2023-01-13 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIf you didn't notice, I posted a political map of Kataigida on Monday. Check it out here if you ha...
2023-01-11 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Map also attached as download link at the bottom.
It was pointed out to me that having a political map with each Tribe's borders marked would be a good idea. I agreed, and took a couple...
2023-01-10 01:36:12 +0000 UTC View Post“… I will not swear my own oath of allegiance until certain issues have been resolved.”
Leon fought a grimace, just barely maintaining his quiet, confident composure. ‘This is goi...
2023-01-09 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAn age of resurgence. Of glory and regaining lost honor. An age of unity that their people had never, not even when they bowed to the Thunderbird, seen before.
Such were the words that the Th...
2023-01-06 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAfter making his declaration of the return of his Clan, Leon leaped down from the Screaming Eagles’ totem. Even if the specific image he’s been standing on had been his own Ancestor, it still f...
2023-01-04 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Captain! We’re being hailed!” shouted one of the bridge crew tracking the oncoming ships.
Leon watched in fascination, wanting to see just how the Ten Tribes communicated amongst thems...
2023-01-02 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith the outpost in hand and plans made with the Jaguar, Leon decided that it was time to leave. There wasn’t any point in staying other than to rest, and his people were strong enough that they ...
2022-12-30 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAs Leon walked away from Santiago, he found Alix waiting just outside of the cages. The rest of his retinue who’d come with him were tending to the rest of the recently freed slaves, handing out ...
2022-12-28 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe man Anshu had guarding their door knocked, and Anshu went to open the door, Leon and the rest of his retinue continuing to stand in a semi-circle around the opening. When Anshu opened the door,...
2022-12-26 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post