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AA3 61 - Fallout III

Sebastian arrived early the next morning, early enough that Verdan was sure he’d set out at the crack of dawn, perhaps even slightly beforehand.

The Fwyn and Brecan had worked hard to creat...

AA3 60 - Fallout II

To Verdan’s surprise, it wasn’t that bad. There was some awkwardness and difficulty, but that was to be expected when Gar’Dru could only speak to Hursk.

The Chosen had been a little app...

AA3 59 - Fallout I

Verdan and Barb made their way through the Darjee settlement, picking their way around the piles of corpses that had been thrown together.

It was a gruesome affair, and though Gwen’s storm ...

AA3 58 - Implications

Despite every effort Verdan made, every ounce of Aether that he flung into healing spells, people died.

The Chosen had all survived, though Jarn would have died without Verdan’s aid. The Wi...

AA3 57 - Aftermath

“Ast,” Verdan rasped, thumping his staff into the ground as he blocked another flurry of abyssal darts from the doomed Bonecallers.

Only two were left of the original five, and e...

AA3 56 - Atonement V (Kai)

“Get back. Get the wounded away!” Kai shouted to the Kranjir still in the fight as he clashed with the Thrall once more, hissing in pain as it slipped past his guard and sliced into his thigh.<...

AA3 55 - Atonement IV (Kai)

The first few Thralls to attack the two of them died to Kai’s spear, and he quickly cleared enough space for Gwen to get to work.

The Gormagyr was moving swiftly despite its wounded leg, a...

AA3 54 - Atonement III (Kai)

The Darjee were concentrated around the outskirts of the hill, meaning that every step forward that Kai and the others took drove a wedge between the Darjee to their left and to their right.

...

AA3 53 - Atonement II (Kai)

The information Macha had given them on the Darjee camp was both useful and lacking at the same time.

The Witch’s crows had flown high in the sky, giving her an unparalleled view of the ar...

AA3 52 - Atonement I (Kai)

Kai impatiently watched the Kranjir hurriedly prepare for the upcoming attack on the Darjee camp.

Logically, he knew they were moving quickly and that not much time had passed since Macha had...

AA3 51 - Pressure III

The Thralls continued to attack as Kai organised the strike force, dozens of them coming at a time on an irregular basis.

Verdan didn’t believe that all of them were being made there and th...

April and May

Hi All,

I'm going to be going on my first true holiday for about 10 years at the end of the month, so there won't be any chapters from the 28th to the 5th. Very excited and can't wait!

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AA3 50 - Pressure II

Verdan watched the ball of Malfease arc through the air towards them dispassionately. It was large and impressive, yes, but there was nothing to it beyond the intent to destroy and kill.

A si...

AA3 49 - Pressure I

Verdan rushed through Dunkirn with his companions at his back, following the flow of thearns as they raced to the walls.

A rumbling roar that almost seemed to shake the ground came from somew...

AA3 48 - Abnormal

Dirk and Benlen set about reinforcing the nearby patches of thearns and bringing some semblance of order to the battle while Verdan turned his attention to the Bonecaller.

The Darjee spellcas...

AA3 47 - Abnormal II

The Thrall was barely a dozen feet from Verdan when his spell took effect, the ground before him rising up to form a gigantic hand of compressed dirt that was the same size as the Thrall itself. 2024-03-25 20:28:12 +0000 UTC View Post

AA3 46 - Abnormal I

Verdan waited a few moments before asking Barb about the implications of what had just happened. He could already see that the thearns of the two Chosen were paying more attention to his group.

AA3 45 - Leaders

“We’re coming with you,” Gwen said, fixing Verdan with a stern look that told him the matter wasn’t up for debate. “I’ll ask Beska and Arlai to stay here and keep watch, but the other t...

AA3 44 - Contact

Verdan managed to get through all of the Mhorgain thearns without too much issue. Several of the worst cases left in the same awed state as Benlen, but most of them needed less dramatic healing. 2024-03-14 22:30:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapters and March

Hi All,

Continuing the string of bad luck i've had recently, I was woken up in the wee hours of Wednesday by my freezer beeping to tell me it had died and I was about to have a bunch of defro...

AA3 43 - Duty

“Took you long enough to get here. I thought I was going to have to blow my way in,” Gwen said as Verdan and Kai met up with the Witches inside the gate.

The Storm Witch was cl...

AA3 42 - Dunkirn II

A few ideas were put up for consideration, but the main concern kept coming back to the potential for small groups of Darjee to completely bypass them. While that was expected to a certain degree, ...

AA3 41 - Dunkirn I

The expedition arrived at Dunkirn later that day, making it to the town with just a few hours of daylight left, much to the relief of everyone involved. 

While the Kranjir see...

AA3 40 - Flyby

The expedition set out smoothly after breakfast, making their way down the pass between the mountains. Unlike many of the other paths they’d taken so far, this one was marked with boundary stones...

Update - Weekend from Hell

Hi All,

Just to let you know, i'm posting all the chapters now, bar the 2nd dungeon noble one, which will be tomorrow. I really tried to get it done for today, but unfortunately, my laptop di...

Chapter Delay

Hi All,

Sorry for the short notice on this one, having some issues I need to sort. Rather than scramble to get it out later, I'm going to post 2 chapters for both stories on Sunday.

Som...

AA3 39 - Expedition IV

“I thought it would be best if I came to speak with you myself,” Maeve said, taking a seat on the impromptu chair that Verdan had pointed out. “I understand that my presence here might be som...

AA3 38 - Expedition III

The expedition set off somewhat ponderously at first, but that was to be expected with so many people who weren’t used to working together.

Eventually, though, they did get movin...

AA3 37 - Expedition II

Verdan put aside his musing on the origin and role of the Keepers to consider if he could replicate the effect that Benlen had described.

The closest he could come with the Words h...

AA3 36 - Expedition I

Benlen froze for a moment before nodding ever so slightly with a strained expression. “Thank you for your offer. I will be able to bring a dozen other thearns with me. When and where shall we mee...