To the victor go the spoils
Sep 12, 2022, 5:03pm
Ostiarium
Margrave Otho arrived in Ostiarium a few days after the Battle of the Plains, at the head of a large train of slaves and a huge captured herd. Flanked by Sir Zane he kept ...
First stop
Sep 12, 2022, 3:24pm
Desert of Skulls
Alexis and Tarmen quickly realise that their presence in the caravan is barely tolerated. The merchants avoid almost all contact and interaction with the tw ...
Tracks
Sep 12, 2022, 3:15pm
Pilgrimage of Bones
As Islana leaves the burning oasis behind she soon comes across strange track leading away from the scene of the attacks and the arson.
Clearly mark ...
To the Holy City
Sep 12, 2022, 10:24am
Leaving the town was a relief for Tarmen. Not only had staying in one place begun to itch, but being in the dry heat and ever pervasive sand was all around irritating.
He had enjoyed Ekeroā ...
Quick Stop
Sep 12, 2022, 12:58am
Approaching the bodies carefully, it became all too apparent the two Ozanines were dead and there was nothing Islana could do for them.
The other thing that seemed clear was they had be ...
Investing
Sep 11, 2022, 5:48pm
Pilgrimage of Bones
As Islana got closer to the small oasis, she could immediately tell a few things. All the vegetation had been set on fire, including the trees.
The ...
A Proper Soak
Sep 11, 2022, 11:36am
JP with Lorem and Omni
It had been too long since Voah had a proper soak, not since she flung herself into the Sea of Storms. The well in the fort had served well enough to get cle ...
Jubilant Sight
Sep 11, 2022, 11:30am
JP with Lorem and Omni
Gonyaul shouted in triumph, his voice returned anew from the days of adequate hydration, as the river came into view. It was a glorious sight in the arid des ...
Instinct vs Herself
Sep 10, 2022, 11:45pm
What an odd sight. Trees burning, a tent smoldering. The oddest thing however seemed to be the bodies. Were they dead, alive, in need of help? Was there really anything Islana could do f ...
Burning
Sep 10, 2022, 6:10pm
Pilgrimage of Bones
Islana crests the large dune slowly. These hills of sand are difficult to transverse, sapping at already dwindling strength reserves. But this was nee ...
Holy City
Sep 10, 2022, 3:38pm
Gra'akast
Excited chattering around noon rouse Shalia from her reveries.
One of her guards knocks on her door, looks inside, telling her they are coming up on the city. ...
Gently down the stream
Sep 10, 2022, 2:30pm
Great Desert of Skulls
Malacost hid most of the trip. It wasn't too difficult. Either these people were buffoons or maybe they had been preoccupied with something else. He ...
Into the sands
Sep 10, 2022, 1:57pm
As Alexis took her first steps alongside Tarmen into the scorching sands of the desert, she was holding the scarf the missing girlās mother had given her in her hands. She still did not re ...