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Demesne 262 - The Core Of River's Fork

The core was where Shanalorre said it was.

Or rather, the pile of rocks and dirt that supposedly blocked the way to the core was where Shanalorre said it was, under the first steps of the spiraling stairs shaped into the trunk of the dome's central tree.

"I have to ask," Rian said as ...

'What if' Teaser

To try to mitigate the lack of proper update today, have a teaser for the 'What If' chapter.

At least her mothers would be happy. They'd always wanted her to find a nice girl to settle down and spend the rest of her life with, and as lady and Dungeon Binder, they were most certainl...

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Weekly Digest 84- (#259 - #261)

Uncovered Results

It was, indeed, a problem.

Normally, dealing with something like this was easily amended by adding in some firewisps to generate heat for the water to draw in when it changed state. And sure enough, when Lori added firewisps to her binding t...

Demesne 261 - Arrival

The trip to River's Fork was uneventful, save that Lori suddenly became cold when she passed through the border of her demesne and into the world outside. Argh, why did she keep forgetting about that? She hastily claimed some firewisp from her coalcharm and made a binding to keep herself farm. Fo...

Demesne 260 - To River's Fork Once More

More of the row of houses came closer to completion over the day Rian had asked for. There would probably be more work done on it as the new residences asked for help to modify it to suit them. Most would probably want to add a second floor, or at least an elevated platform to take advantage of t...

29/11/22 Update

Due to IRL-related stuff messing with my schedule, there will unfortunately be only two posts next week on Wednesday and Friday. We apologize for this unfortunate lapse, but things have taken up some days I thought I would be free. Sorry.

With luck, I can get the 'What If' post up on the 9t...

Demesne 259 - Uncovered Results

It was, indeed, a problem.

Normally, dealing with something like this was easily amended by adding in some firewisps to generate heat for the water to draw in when it changed state. And sure enough, when Lori added firewisps to her binding the next experiment worked as intended, with the ar...

Weekly Digest 83- (#256 - #258)

Getting The Boat Ready

When the water level of the river finally receded to close to normal levels a few days later, Lori decided it was safe to retrieve the Coldhold from where it was stored inside a stone cube next to the dock where it usually floated. 2022-11-26 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Demesne Patron EX SS 20 – To Be A Guide

"Ah, Karina! There you are. Are you busy?"

Karina looked up from the planter of tubers she was tending to as she heard Lord Rian's voice, a bucket filled with water next to her. He looked as he always did most days: slightly sweaty and winded from going around finding people and talking to ...

Demesne 258 - Water Jet Improvement Test

"Oh, grow up, Rian," Lori said as she finished using her syringe to extract blood. Some distance away, Rian was twitching, averting his eyes and shuddering far too energetically to be simple theatrics, especially since it was just the two of them. He really didn't like the sight of her s...

'What If' story Poll

So, here's the poll for the 'What if' stories, which will also be once a month but not Patron exclusive, and will show up as a regular update. It's basically for getting the ideas out of me and to give me a change of pace. The results on this poll will be combined with the results of the poll on ...

December Poll and Minor Status Update

So, I've decided to change the format of the polls. The 'What If's' will no longer be part of the monthly exclusive. Instead, they'll be their own separate poll, and will show up as a regular update post, probably on a Wednesday. I'll post that poll next. 

So, we have a bunch of old op...

Demesne 257 - Necessary Maintenance

She found the article in the almanac that she had recalled, a way of removing scents by exposing an area to unseen light. It had taken a while to find it because it was an article on the uses of unseen light, not a flow diagram. While it had many suggestions for utilizing the various forms of the...

22/11/22 Update

So, I'm announcing in advance that I'll be taking a break on the latter half of December. The last story update of the year will be on the 16th, after which we will be going on break until January 4th. 

Right now, I'd like to seel for what you'd all like for that's month's Patron Exclu...

Demesne 256 - Getting The Boat Ready

When the water level of the river finally receded to close to normal levels a few days later, Lori decided it was safe to retrieve the Coldhold from where it was stored inside a stone cube next to the dock where it usually floated.

"There hasto be an easier way to do this,...

Weekly Digest 82- (#251 - #255)

Spring Construction

Demesne 255- Preparing For River's Fork

The river, which had risen up to so high that waves always seemed in danger of reaching the top of the flood barriers, was starting to recede. It had been interesting, occasionally climbing up to the watch platform and looking out over the water. The riverbank on the other side had disappeared, r...

16/11/22 Update

So... I must report another shameful retcon. Demesne chapter 250 has been edited to include some new material that I thought was better placed there. It doesn't really change the chapter, but it... well, it makes things in later chapters flow better.  Again, I'm very sorry for this.

ED...

Demesne 254 - Further Adjustments

"I thought of a way to deal with the problem of moisture getting in through the door when it's open," Rian said before breakfast the next day.

"Oh?" Lori said idly as she waited for Umu and Mikon to arrive with the food. Off to the side, Shanalorre listened curiously.

Rian nodded enth...

Random Demesne Trivia!

Have some random Demesne Trivia!

Rian is basically the Help/Tutorial of a 'System' in the form of a human. He can be found in the Options Menu, under the Accessibility Tab. Just enable 'understand people'. For those who keep asking, Accessibility is not the same as an easy mode. Demesne wil...

Demesne 253 - The Dehydration Shed

The day after Lori had set the markers for the charcoal burner and the outdoor mushroom farm's leases, Lori decided to make the dehydration shed while she waited for the carpenters to finish the preparation for roofing the new row of houses. The sawyers and carpenters were hard at work at it, tak...

Demesne 252 - Land Inspection

Days passed. Work continued. The walls for the new row of houses started going up, and eventual placements of doors, windows and fireplaces were marked. They were intentionally taller than Lori thought was needed for structures that size, almost five and a half paces high, so that the large famil...

Demesne SS1 – "What If Lori Was A Generic Charismatic Main Character?"

Lori woke up, as she usually did, to someone knocking—very loudly—on the door of her house.

"Lori! Wake up!" an irate, female voice called from outside. The words were barely audible though the single piece of Deadspoken wood artistically fused from several branches. The loud yelling wa...

Demesne 251 - Spring Construction

There was, really, not much adjustment needed for the integration of Shanalorre and the new residents into her demesne, beyond Shanalorre stationing herself at the hospital while she recovered from her blood loss. The militia who had accompanied her had been integrated into the workforce, assisti...

Weekly Digest 81- (#248 - #250)

Subordinates

The next day, the mood of the dining hall at breakfast was strangely subdued. Usually, people were quite loud and energetic the day after a holiday, filled with enthusiasm and and making a lot of noise. Today, however, many sat quietly and spoke in low...

Demesne 250 - To Deal With Malcontents

The discussion went on as Rian asked for specifics on the known malcontents. Their names (what did that matter?), their families, their positions and skills, and the things they were known to have done.

"I think I remember some of these people," he mused, looking down at the list h...

Demesne 249 - You Just Want To Eat Our Food

Lori tried to listen as Shanalorre, Rian and… uh… the one whose name she was trying to learn and it was written on her notes, so it was fine if she couldn't really recall it now… discussed River's Fork's organization. With only between fifty and sixty residents—closer to fifty now since S...

31/10/22 Status and November Poll

All right, here is this month's poll! We have some of the options from last month, and some new ones as well.

For a change of pace, I was thinking of writing some of the 'what if' ideas instead of a numbered chapter, because it seems fun. Tell you guys what, in the comments, tell me which o...

Demesne 248 - Subordinates

The next day, the mood of the dining hall at breakfast was strangely subdued. Usually, people were quite loud and energetic the day after a holiday, filled with enthusiasm and and making a lot of noise. Today, however, many sat quietly and spoke in low murmurs. Some of them sounded confused.

30/11/22 Update

So, we're having a series of nasty storms right now, which is affecting out power. The next three updates are locked in, but if we lose power too long in the coming week, week after that might be affected. I'll try to keep charged up tp avoid this, but unfortunately shit happens. 

Will...