The Old World, Iron Kingdom, Iron Palace, Palace wing of the Second Prince
"He was not supposed to wake up!" The Second Prince cursed under his breathe as he paced around the room. "The healers were certain that old man had finally reached the end of his time!"
"Where did he get that ...
2021-07-18 14:10:27 +0000 UTC View Post"This is outrageous!" The senior cleric nearly screamed as he finally couldn't control himself. He pushed Dr. Sharon away from the King's bed and pointed a shaking finger at her. "I do not know what witchcraft you have used to bewitch the Third Prince, but you shall not harm the King!"
Dr. ...
2021-07-15 17:53:26 +0000 UTC View PostPrince Najja was basking under the glow of the Iron Lords and ministers' salute. He was finally beat all his brothers to the throne despite his half blood lineage! He stepped forward to the head of the chamber and exchange a knowing smile with his royal uncle and was about to give a rousing speec...
2021-07-12 15:58:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe view outside the Old Ugly was extraordinary as Blake and the rest stared out from the bridge. Despite having heard of the Capital's description from Professor Hamlot and his students, it did no justice to its grandeur. The Capital of the Iron Kingdom was three to four times the size of Haven ...
2021-07-10 01:59:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe Old World, Protectorate of Ramuh,
The female masked Inquisitor paused in her steps and looked over the battlement at the field packed with soldiers and airships. The field was outside the church walls was large enough to hold an entire fleet of airships and it was not the only field to ...
2021-07-07 04:31:05 +0000 UTC View PostBlake stared at the plate sized object in his hand. It looked like some old Chinese Fengshui compass except it had multiple needle hands instead and covered with runes and scripts of arcane nature. He turned it left and right, but the compass needles remained unmoving. Finally, unable to decipher...
2021-07-03 07:21:43 +0000 UTC View PostBlake strolled into the interrogation cell and found Trism bent over one of the captives. The tied up prisoner vomited and gasped for air as Trism stepped back before he violently aimed a punch at the side of the prisoner, knocking the air out of his lungs.
"Sir," Trism greeted the Captain ...
2021-06-30 14:18:47 +0000 UTC View Post"Home!" Claire Banner cried out with tears of joy as the recognizable silhouette of the city appeared over the horizon. The city of Ashmere, ringed within an impenetrable wall of iron and topped with hundreds of chimneys and smoke stacks spewing smoke and steam, was shrouded in a grey haze.
The Old World, Tri State, Imperial Capital of the Trinity
Streamers of blue and silver flags fluttered gently in the breeze while the golden towers of the Trinity Palace glittered until the afternoon sun. The Grand Chamber where the most influential and powerful nobles made laws and govern ...
2021-06-26 06:49:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe Old World, Capital of the Iron Kingdom
"Based on the bookkeeping records and the crew manifests of the nine air ships docked within the flying island's hangars," An elf wearing the military uniform of the Iron Kingdom and holding the rank of a General reported. He remained half kneeling...
2021-06-24 03:27:51 +0000 UTC View Post"BY THE MOUNTAINS!" An angry roar shattered the quiet evening inside the great hall. Grand Lord Greenmane glared at his clan kin who delivered a piece of most unsettling news to him. "The Third Prince has gone missing? And unexplained murder everywhere in Iron Gate?"
"What of his knights?" ...
2021-06-20 08:12:17 +0000 UTC View Post"I understand the risks," Dr. Sharon spoke softly into the radio handset. She was seated hidden at one corner of the tavern with two Marines covering her. The rest were purposely speaking loudly to mask her usage of the radio to the public's eyes. "But if he truly is part of the Third Prince of t...
2021-06-18 14:56:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe Old World, The Cartel, Iron Gate
"How is he still alive?" A masked figure standing in the shadows snapped angrily at the two bowing dwarvans in the uniform armour of the city guard. "It was supposed to be done quietly! Look at the mess you all made!"
"Since you have paid us... He ...
2021-06-16 16:11:55 +0000 UTC View PostPrince Herod stretched his arms out and allowed one of his surviving knights to pick the lock of the iron cuffs. He took a quick check of his surroundings and cursed as he spotted several patrols lit by steam lamps moving up and down the streets. One of his knights said quietly, "We need to find ...
2021-06-14 12:54:54 +0000 UTC View PostIron Gate Border City, South Gate
"Whaaaaat?" Dr. Sharon wailed as she saw the main gates shut tightly and the short dwarvan guards shaking their heads at her and waving her away. She glanced at her watch seeing the time was barely after eleven pm. "Why do they close the gates so early?" 2021-06-12 06:07:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Sea of Clouds
Several oblong airships shot out of the dark clouds one after another. The outward appearance of the airships was all worse for wear, with peeling paint and visible damage to their hull and leaking smoke from broken funnels. If one were to observe the ships closely, they would...
2021-06-10 06:18:20 +0000 UTC View PostDr. Sharon was having the time of her life as she browsed through the dozens of stores and markets at the airfield. The items and strange steam gadgets on display were like out of some video game. Hawkers cried out their wares and gestured to any potential customers walking by. She paused every o...
2021-06-08 03:31:58 +0000 UTC View PostWeighted lines fell off the side of the Old Ugly as it came to a low hover over the open field. Workmen reached out grabbed the lines and secured the dangling ropes to iron pegs hammered deep into the ground. More workmen and beasts of burden pushed over mooring towers for the airship to dock on ...
2021-06-05 15:32:54 +0000 UTC View PostDragon Lord Alder eyed the Suugon ambassador warily as he rolled his impressive bulk over. He knew the Suugon ambassador was a snake, in fact all the Suugons were snakes to his reckoning. The fact that the ambassador came over and disclosed such news meant that the Suugons were up to something ag...
2021-06-03 15:05:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Old World, Bronze Mountain 281st Cartel Air Fleet, The Bronze Picker
Cartel Lord Boldstar turned his attention away from the boarding action of the Loose Confed merchant airship and gave an order to the helmsman. "Bring us away from this place! Resume course to Waterfall Cove!"
"Y...
2021-06-01 13:32:51 +0000 UTC View Post"Captain! Aerial contact bearing one sixty!" The sensor officer called out from his station. "Distance sixty klicks! Speed... fifteen knots!"
"Do we have visual?" Blake asked from his seat while Trism stood over the sensor station staring at the screen.
"Eh... Yes Sir!" Trism replied ...
2021-05-30 13:30:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Pressure is up," Acting XO, Trism said. The Intel Officer had been assigned the position of Executive Officer of the Old Ugly listened to the comms as reports came in from all the departments. "Aetherium temperature is holding."
"Release the mooring locks," Blake ordered from the side as h...
2021-05-27 14:39:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe Old World, Mithril Mountains, The Cartel
"We can no longer support any decision to send more convoys of airships into the New World!" A dwarvan announced from his seat. The stout red faced dwarvan hammered the stone tabletop with a clenched fist and complained. "These expeditions are wa...
2021-05-26 08:16:16 +0000 UTC View Post
It was quiet except for the occasional beep of the instrumental panels inside the dark cockpit. Flickers of lightning lit the interior of the cockpit where the two pilots sat in a side by side...
2021-05-24 08:06:58 +0000 UTC View Post
After asking around... seems like this blue and red was more popular and also many preferred the flying wing instead... What do you all think of the new design? Or should I kept it to one color?
The UN logo/blue, I most likely be keeping it for now...
Currently looking up on CL-120...
I got blueprint blue, Tom Clancy blue, UN blue, and Tom Clancy red... ( from the left to right
Also two other designs other than the flying wing, UN Airship Icarus and the UN logo.
Which color or design is nice? What do you guys think?
*Update - changed design for Icarus and ...
What do you guys think of the new book cover?
2021-05-13 07:16:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe Old World, Entrance to Waterfall Cove
The air around the opening into the cove shimmered and the air turned thick, so thick that the air turned distorted. The distortion turned the air dark grey, like the color of the rock cliff around the cove. Under the watch of thousands, the entranc...
2021-05-05 07:13:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe New World, Waterfall Cove, UNEF FOB
Grand Lord Hammerfall set down the emptied pitcher of fermented cococane wine and let out a deep sigh. He sipped his drink moodily as he watched the people of the Un An enjoying themselves inside the canteen and unwillingly recalled such an experience...
2021-05-04 03:26:29 +0000 UTC View PostA harpoon hissed out from the launcher and with a sharp shriek, it pierced into the side of the floating chunk of rock that was almost as large as the airship next to it. Several more harpoons hissed out from the steam launchers and attached themselves against the floating rock's surface and the ...
2021-05-02 06:04:12 +0000 UTC View Post