Once everybody was back at the Rook, they said goodbye to Elian and his carriage and barred the door. The newshogs had been camping out front when they arrived. You could always tell when an...
2025-03-29 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“That sounds complex,” Heath said, leaning forward with rapt attention while Thomas and Charlie went over the finer points of mana conversion. “Does that mean you can just brute force ...
2025-03-28 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThey spent the rest of the day browsing four different shops, always looking for the most interesting imprints on the lowest rarity item. It was illuminating how diverse the imprints could b...
2025-03-27 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“…Heath?” Gwen asked beneath the din of applause. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Heath’s boneless body flopped around in Gwen’s arms.
After feeling left out fo...
2025-03-26 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostContract Complete: Tooling Around
A clutch of sageworms have taken residence in the basement of Virgil’s shop where he keeps his most precious restoratio...
2025-03-25 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“There is the small matter of price,” Virgil said, straightening his glasses.
“Right, well, how much?” Mel asked. She was willing to drop a lot of rune coins on this, but it wa...
2025-03-24 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMel’s team visited several shops throughout the Seabrim Crater. With some of the permit’s price lightened by their new healer, they had more rune coins to spend on supplies.
Instan...
2025-03-23 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA lanky elf with gaunt cheeks and whitish blonde hair in yellow mage robes accosted Gwen. “Hello there, First Champion. I would love for you to be my Noble House’s Defender. I can offer ...
2025-03-22 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe permit office was less an office and more a sprawling complex. It reminded Mel vaguely of Capitol Hill in DC with its large Grecian-inspired dome and pillars standing tall and proud as i...
2025-03-21 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn short order, Mel had Elian chartering another carriage and whisking them out of the Starling Tower. The Magi had gotten used to the publicity by then.
The walk from the Rook to the ...
2025-03-20 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostElian’s shirt clung to his back as he stood before the magistrate. The High Clerk didn’t dare to sit unless offered, and the magistrate had been very clear not to.
“Do you have <...
2025-03-19 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSome of you may have noticed the recent change over on RR with Witchblade. This will be nothing new for anybody who has already seen the post.
For those that haven't, however, this is for you...
2025-03-18 15:02:50 +0000 UTC View PostAlmace stood up, staying at his table. He looked ready to break down, but managed to keep it together. “I can only rest if our leader gets onto a good team.”
“A Second Champion h...
2025-03-18 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostPrimordial runic power has cascaded down through the Shardrune multiverse, forging new pathways to Convocation Trials.
Convocation Trials are now available for select...
2025-03-17 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMel knew it was time to finally pick a room when Shrubley and Komachi started playing out a soap opera drama at the bar.
It was cute and hilarious, but also incredibly distracting.
... 2025-03-16 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMel eagerly went over her loot earned from the battles. She pushed a few tables together and started dumping out her inventory. No Magi would openly steal from another, and the front doors w...
2025-03-15 10:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostOnly once all Magi–and their honored guests–had gifted the Pyre their aspects did they place the [Son of Cluckley Egg] into the flames.
Mel wanted to wince, half-expecting disaster...
2025-03-14 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOnce inside the Rook, the sound of the crowd outside dimmed considerably. Mel felt a faint tingle run across her skin like a static charge. It reminded her of a privacy spell going off.
<... 2025-03-13 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“You think you’re better than us because you’re Iron?!” Gwen roared, crashing into an armored orc.
A bolt of lightning struck the orc’s side, scorching and buckling his heavy...
2025-03-12 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“At least you’ve got honor,” Mel said to the punch-drunk Battlerager. He swayed on his feet. If Mel didn’t kill him, his wounds would. The end wouldn’t be pretty.
For all tha...
2025-03-11 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostDernerd flailed his thick arms, digging himself out of a yet another collapsed tunnel. He spat out a mouthful of dirt, rocks, and some stringy roots.
His once fine suit was ruined by h...
2025-03-10 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTeddy was riding high as he closed up the shop for the night. Those two fabulous little kittens had been practically throwing themselves at him. He had to remind them that he was the man and...
2025-03-09 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMel looked at Charlie’s branch. “Or, and hear me out, you’re out for the count. You could give me your branch and I’ll use mine. Two powers for Mel!”
Charlie ga...
2025-03-08 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Iron rank orc in a black and white suit stepped out of the wreckage. He straightened his tie and brushed off his sleeves that bulged with muscle.
It didn’t matter that little of ...
2025-03-07 11:00:34 +0000 UTC View PostBefore Wrug left, he showed them where the alley entrance to their shop was. As much as Mel wanted to go inside and see everything for herself, she couldn’t sit idly by while Teddy profite...
2025-03-06 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe shopkeeper didn’t bother to look up from his dog-eared novel. He licked his fingers–which Mel noticed were immaculately clean, not a speck of dirt under his nails–and turned a page...
2025-03-05 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMel kept watch on the terrace after dragging the bodies into the alley and out of sight. The locals had returned after the danger had passed. Not a single guard was poking around.
...
2025-03-04 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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2025-03-04 00:54:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Can breathe right again?” Zuvak asked, his eyes very wide, a thick hand pressed to his chest.
“Yes, you’ll be able to go more than two steps without being winded now,” Charl...
2025-03-03 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostA map of the Seabrim Crater was put down.
Charlie leaned on the table, a curtain of purple-cast black hair falling down her shoulder, circling points of interest. She wrote details alo...
2025-03-02 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post