In her idle hours thoughts of creating ointments and other wonderous concoctions war in her mind with those of fulfilling her deepest desire, to finally wield magic. With [Mana Control] added to he...
2025-02-13 17:10:33 +0000 UTC View PostAn afternoon of attempting, and only occasionally succeeding, to reproduce her results followed for Kori, until they ran out of luminous moss at least.
“We’ll have Har inspect the product...
2025-02-13 17:09:38 +0000 UTC View Post“How… How’d I… I don’t understand…” Kori stares with a flabbergasted expression at the notification crossing her vision. “I tried everything to get it… How does grinding herbs fin...
2025-02-13 17:08:56 +0000 UTC View PostSomewhat confused and more than a little dazed, Kori finds herself laying in her bed and struggling to recall exactly what had happened leading up to that point, “Why am I in bed? Wasn’t I just...
2025-02-13 17:07:58 +0000 UTC View PostWhat followed Kori’s lesson given to her on herbalism was yet more days of mind numbing meetings, afternoons of errands, cleaning, and occasional tests of her memory to write down various details...
2025-02-13 17:05:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few days passed in a slow march of mostly boredom, though Kori did learn a great deal about how the Clan was run. It seemed that each day different Elders were in attendance in their chamb...
2025-02-13 17:05:14 +0000 UTC View PostAfter their conversation and a bit of time for Kori to compose herself and to realize just what she’s gotten herself into this time.
Ortik? Really? No wonder Ylst said this was going to...
2025-02-13 17:04:24 +0000 UTC View PostLate that evening Kori decided to finally head back to the brood chambers, slowly plodding along through the various tunnels and chambers on her way. Lines left by tears already scrubbed from her s...
2025-02-13 16:59:51 +0000 UTC View PostAs predicted, having [Mana Sense] made no difference in Kori’s attempts to meditate during the morning sessions, in fact it just became an even bigger distraction as she now saw the eddies and fl...
2025-02-13 16:57:18 +0000 UTC View PostKori spends the next several hours after cleaning up the sparring area following a more senior mage around as he trekked about Emberscale caverns, on the plus side she got to explore places she had...
2025-02-13 16:56:28 +0000 UTC View PostOver the course of her first few hours of being an apprentice Kori has come to an exceedingly difficult conclusion, she does not like meditating. Sitting still? No talking or asking questions? None...
2025-02-13 16:54:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs Kori stands outside the door to the Elder’s Chambers, letting her nerves settle after being presented to the council like a newly caught fish, she begins to shuffle and twitch not from her ner...
2025-02-13 16:53:12 +0000 UTC View PostAfter being guided back to the hatchery and her brood chamber, Kori found that she was no longer in the mood to be celebratory, today did not go at all as she had expected it to. Laying on the leat...
2025-02-13 16:52:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Now, young one, I cannot force you to keep this secret, but I believe it best if you do, both for you and for our Clan. That you have told the two of us is already too many and as the Elder Matron...
2025-02-13 16:51:34 +0000 UTC View Post"So, uhmm... I do have another question, well 2 really, but one leads into another..." Kori begins, though with significantly more insecurity than typical for her, her feet kicking on the stone ben...
2025-02-13 16:15:46 +0000 UTC View Post"So, there are a few, should I start from the top of things?" Kori begins pondering the ordering of questions, if she asked the big ones first then maybe they'd forget about the little ones or run ...
2025-02-13 16:05:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe day had finally come, no longer a hatchling, now a youngling, and for her first day of her new life, Kori, was going to celebrate, which was good since there happened to be a festival today too...
2025-02-13 15:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the excitement of the display of magic, the days seemed to drag on, knowing that just weeks remained until the clutch joined the ranks of the younglings and would both unveil their status and...
2025-02-13 15:46:16 +0000 UTC View PostIn the wake of the story of the Kobolds past and the loss of their once purpose, the hatchlings took little time to return to their usual chaotic selves, as is the way of children and especially of...
2025-02-13 15:45:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe next year proceeded quickly, with a certain hatchling finally understanding the trick of the doors latch and making her departure, several designs followed before someone eventually started bar...
2025-02-13 15:43:23 +0000 UTC View PostAs the months pass and the questions continue unabated, they near the end of their first year, the nursery is needed for the next clutch of eggs. It's time to move the hatchlings to one of the broo...
2025-02-13 15:42:24 +0000 UTC View PostNearly half a year after the runt's hatching, the clutch has diminished by a further 9 down to 48. This is still considered a good year as the Culling slows as they get older and sturdier. Around t...
2025-02-13 15:40:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe Elders spend the next few hours going over the happenings of the festival, Ortik shares that his tail suddenly stopped aching in the middle of his ritual to commune just before the feast was to...
2025-02-13 15:39:56 +0000 UTC View PostOur tale begins deep in the South-East of the Kingdom of Glas, near the human town of Whatzakt, but has little to do with either of those entities, what we're interested in is the mountain beyond t...
2025-02-13 15:38:31 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome all to Emberscale Caverns, home of the Kobolds and our stories about a certain little Alchemist. Happy to have you here with me and looking forward to our future together.
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