Specialist Howard felt it the moment the illusionary barrier went down. What was once just another random piece of the forest in the mountain, suddenly became a staging ground for an invasion. The sporadic trees allowed for an impressive number of kobalds to congregate in a relatively small area....
2024-04-08 15:58:52 +0000 UTC View PostNicholas Salvatore-Verena had never considered himself much of a physical person. He’d always preferred to handle things at a distance. Even when performing experiments, he disliked having to do any sort of field-work. He was also well aware that this preference was a direct result of his upbri...
2024-04-05 22:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing as Specialist Howard was not in a particularly good mood, the last thing he felt like doing was building a communications tower. As far as he was concerned, maintaining communications with command wasn’t exactly a priority at the moment. So, instead of being a good soldier and helping, h...
2024-04-04 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThey were really there just like he said they would be,’ thought Mage-adept Catherine Newbanks, impressed with the king’s foresight.
To be able to see what others missed, from so far away, was no small feat. Even with the aid of the local mage tower, no one in Dorc...
2024-04-03 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostArch-mage Jennings calculating eyes watched Adept Newbanks walk out of his office. ‘Such a capable and promising young mage. Hopefully she manages to maintain that level of work ethic over the next few months. She’s going to need it,’ he thought to himself.
As th...
2024-04-02 22:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostVictoria Blackwood walked into the director’s office at the main branch of Blackwood Works. The moment the door closed behind her, she allowed an almost imperceptible smirk to appear on her face.
Across the room, behind the office’s desk sat her uncle, Colin Ebonwood. She s...
2024-04-01 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostCurrently at the headquarters of Precision Shipping, Vera sat in the middle of the conference room, her chair turned away from the table. With a subtle smile on her face she looked out the floor-to-ceiling windows out onto the city. Even knowing that Nicholas was only back in Dorchester to deal w...
2024-03-29 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostCaptain Angelton stood by the front doors of the building they were assigned. With his arms crossed, he watched the elites filing in, then being separated based on their unit designations.
While the support troops were being ushered toward the lobby for reassignment, the combat...
2024-03-28 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostNot one to waste time, General Branson started his briefing the moment his projection appeared in the Hall of Leadership. His face hovered above the center of the room, the projection displaying him on each side of a large square holographic box. Every person of influence in Dorchester was presen...
2024-03-27 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostBreanne stood at the tree-line, watching the ‘elite’ hunters head back to Dorchester as a group. The very idea of calling them elites after only having been in training for a week was laughable. Yet, elites weren’t elites because of their skills, they were elites because their duty was thei...
2024-03-26 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostKendra and David clung to each other while their group was led through the massive Mountain Gate corridor, stunned at how much had changed since they’d last been top-side. Just two days ago when they had entered the gate, none of this was here. Now, there were soldiers all over the place, blank...
2024-03-25 22:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostLord Cosgrave had been all too happy to put the recent events out of her mind and get back to running her city. Now unencumbered by the threat of her possible execution, she was in her office catching up on the paperwork she had been ignoring. With a smile, she took a sip of her coffee and revele...
2024-03-22 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostGeneral Branson scrolled through the latest proposal for updated appropriations standards at the Hunter’s Hall. In the past, the amount of local essence crystal production made the issue relatively simple. For years, the wilds surrounding Dorchester were relatively safe. If and when hunters wer...
2024-03-21 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Kendra was focused on the data being collected by their essence scanners, she did her best to ignore the sounds of work being done in the central power room. The city’s engineers were currently working hard to bring the massive power generator online. Once active, it would provide the fir...
2024-03-20 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWell, I finally got the discord up and running. No idea how many people are actually interested, but it's there.
When I write, I plan to try and log on. That is unless I'm on a time crunch or something. I'll usually throw up a greeting, then a sign off. I set it up s...
2024-03-20 08:22:33 +0000 UTC View PostGreeting patreons and friends,
I hope this March is treating you well. If there is a particularly horrible situation in your area, then you have my sympathies. I heard some advice from an old boss of mine... 'No matter how bad you have it, don't let it get you down. Eventu...
2024-03-20 08:03:13 +0000 UTC View PostThis wasn’t the first time Rose had been near a spawn point. In fact, while following her old mentor, she’d been involved in several officially sanctioned quests to deal with monster and beast outbreaks. Even though she hadn’t ‘personally’ dealt with a spawn point, she understood the co...
2024-03-19 22:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostVictoria Blackwood hadn’t slept since returning from her interview with the council in the Hall of Leadership. Not that she was complaining, as it had turned out to be a very productive 60 hours.
She had been able to provoke several challenges from her competitors, and force those that re...
2024-03-18 22:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the sergeant was currently collecting the essence crystal from the mob’s corpse, and Ms. Averett was preoccupied with standing guard, Rose was free to listen in on the two noble’s discussion.
She did her best to fade into the background as Lords Salvatore-Verena and Walker started...
2024-03-15 22:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough Cathleen appeared to focus primarily on the surrounding wilds, in reality, she was always paying close attention to what was going on around her. From Wesker’s constant personal crisis’ of faith with the standards set by the military constantly being challenged by the little lord’s...
2024-03-14 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostSergeant Wesker bit back his retort and sheathed his sword while turning away from the group. Making his way to the charred corpse of the mob, his thoughts were plagued with doubts.
After pulling out the essence collection rod, he fed his center delicately into the control enchantment. Whil...
2024-03-13 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostNick heard the sergeant call for some crowd control. Immediately closing the mental connection to Nero, he pulled his perception field away from his assigned area. Letting his psychic presence flood the area around him, he made sure the mob wasn’t close enough to be a problem. Seeing that it wa...
2024-03-12 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostSpecialist Howard had known he was going to hate this assignment. There had been no doubt in his mind, and so far, there had been very little to change his mind.
One of his main tasks was to train a promising young mage. They wanted him… a war mage… to personally train some freshly awak...
2024-03-11 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostMike sat on the floor of his cell, his back propped up against the bed, idly flicking his fingers at the wall. Every time his finger lashed out, a small red construct resembling an arc launched across the room. The walls were enchanted and warded, so the only result was the constructs making a pl...
2024-03-08 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostKendra Sterling was not cut out for this sort of thing. She was meant to be in a lab, studying data and moving up the political ladder of Center-Research. If she wanted to waste her days walking around in filth, she would have never left the farm.
Reaching out a hand to steady herself again...
2024-03-07 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe bustle of the city was a pleasant backdrop to her morning. Mage-adept Newbanks walked calmly through the streets, listening to the chatter of citizens going about their day. Stall owners calling out their deals of the day, parents scolding their children for running off. Everything blending t...
2024-03-06 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostLord Heleema Cosgrave relaxed, enjoying her morning coffee. The solitude was a welcome change of pace, as her two remaining consorts were starting to get on her nerves. Over the past few days, they had done everything in their power to demonstrate their loyalty and, even worse, their love. Franci...
2024-03-05 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostArch-mage Mathers walked with purpose, his steps hurried but controlled. He and his retinue made their way toward the office he was currently borrowing from Jennings, his scowl growing worse the longer he listened to one of the young mages currently accompanying him. The man on his right was stru...
2024-03-04 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostVera was having a pleasant morning. She had gotten up early to see Nick and Nero off, and then spent the past hour luxuriating in some peace and quiet. After the chaos of the past few days, it was nice to return to some normalcy. Although, it had been rather pleasant to spend some time with her h...
2024-03-01 23:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostCaptain Angelton leaned against the 10ft tall stack of lumber, enjoying the smell of fresh cut wood. With his arms crossed, he calmly watched his men putting the finishing touches on the perimeter wall. Soon it would be completed enough for Sergeant Howard to anchor the more permanent wards.
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