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 Command Hall felt the same way. There was a sense of control permeating the room that had been absent up ...
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 and registered with the Tower of Law, and she remembered the conversation well.
After having t...
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… no, that the entire city was unprepared for an enemy like the kobalds.
From an early age, ...
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 hard. Some were moving around like bees busily attempting to pollinate the various machines that took u...
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 and aides of House Cosgrave, each one in charge of the various assets and pursuits of her house.
... 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, he stared blankly at the updated maps he’d been able to create now that he knew what to look for....
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. Secondly, after acquiring all of the assets Lord Walker had in the city, House Verena is looking...
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’d struggled to find a place for himself.
At one time, he’d thought he’d end up being a fl...
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 over his shoulder with a practiced one-handed flip. Without bothering to look, he filled a mug by ac...
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 staying out of the way.
While the main focusing array spun in the center of the room, the mages scu...
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 something about being able to choose when and where they fought that dulled the tactical skills they shoul...
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 above his desk, was the map of the kobald cities given to the army by the dwarves. While not detaile...
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 they’d been assigned as Center liaisons to the army survey teams due to their achievements. Having re...
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 rebuild his kingdom and revive his clan.
The empty mining town below him had been built by and f...
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 was dedicated to House Walker’s development and eager to push themselves further along their path.<...
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 transfers into his command, directed by the grandmaster himself. Each of them had taken over aspects of ...
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, he thought about what his king had told him.
Neither he nor anyone else liked how the local ‘...
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, “Twenty dwarves under the command of King Mithralstrike’s right hand arrived less than an hour ag...
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 visual and auditory spectrums, seeing Lord Walker speak was still impressive.
He’d watched the...
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 ultimately join their pantheon. It was common knowledge that his first pillar, observation, made him a...
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 been too busy to spare even an hour for rest. There was simply too much for him to oversee.
Sin...
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 out of hand. With the war with the kobalds and the threat of the density shift, he could no longer t...
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 the investigators, he’d probably be just as doomed as General Branson. He was well aware that there ...
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 filed into the room with equally blank expressions on their faces. Neither of them said anything, not...
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 amongst themselves all around him, he carefully reviewed every single word that had been said. The huma...
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 about the dwarves arriving in Dorchester, he’d tried to pretend that he understood what everyone was t...
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 multiple things that he’d wanted. He’d finally had a reasonably legal excuse to deal with that wast...
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 the accolades they could earn through combat and business, she knew that true power came from underst...
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. Through their love of exploring, mining, crafting, and fighting… they were inextricably tied to this...
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 noble, as a unique, his responsibilities are now his to decide. It's like a dream come true for a scou...
2024-09-20 23:43:08 +0000 UTC View Post