To deal with a devil
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The Band of the Six was the most influential and decisive spiritual force in the history of Udoris, at least until the advent of the great war.
Alone, it was the most significant religious body to exist before the war. Tracing its history several centuries back, witnessing the birth and collapse of numerous kingdoms and empires, it is recognised as the oldest continuing absolute mona... 2023-03-16 09:11:51 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapters 15 and 16 have been completed and would be uploaded once the beta readers have had a go at them. Chapters 17 and 18 have been drafted and should follow in due order in the next day or two.
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2023-03-15 15:57:31 +0000 UTC View PostAt the Basilisk’s Table
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The lion is considered to be the king of mortal beasts, and the eagle the king of mortal birds; hence, the gryphon is thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since antiquity, gryphons were known as astute guardians of treasures and priceless possessions, protectors from evil, witchcraft, and secret slander, symbols of great power and guardians of the divine. 2023-03-14 13:43:21 +0000 UTC View Post
To tie a noose
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The Strega being the longest river in Udoris is the most important waterway in Algrim. Cutting a slightly winding path through the kingdom, it originates at an estimated elevation of only about 300 metres in the Treilleauzo territory of the Aiga mountain range, within the northwestern territories of Quilton, before discharging another 832 km away into the Ignis basin, east of the M... 2023-03-14 13:41:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Your son is dead, Aden…
Mallowston.
THE sky was a sickly shade of grey, a reflection of the death and despair that hung heavy in the air. Aden dreaded to imagine what cruel sights awaited him upon his arrival at Mallowston. A murder of crows flew overhead, their seemingly mocking caws grating at the duke’s ears. In the dim light of dawn, the Strega appeared murky and brown, swirling with eddies ...
2023-03-14 13:38:20 +0000 UTC View PostSpring blossoms red
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…A renowned fraternity formed by a small group of merchants in Crotha during the late 1400s is believed to be the first true merchant guild in Udoris. Following the annexation of a Crotha after the Great war, the growing confederation of merchant guilds came to dominate trade around the Gulf of Verum, with their influence soon extending along the Northern Seas; all the way from ... 2023-03-14 13:36:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The Calm before the Storm
Faywyn.
LEVI awoke to the seemingly perpetual wails of the wintry morning, wooden shutters clattering noisily with each frigid gust of wind. The earl let out a low groan as he lifted the rather exquisite patchwork sheet of deerskin that was his bedcover, careful as he disentangled a slumbering governess from his person.
With a slight shiver, he slid off his bed as the...
2023-03-14 13:33:10 +0000 UTC View PostThis Lord wishes to take a gander…
Windy fir woodlands.
THE last days of autumn had arrived, and the world was awash in a riot of colours. The trees once adorned in lush greens, now wore a cloak of golds, reds, and oranges, a final burst of brilliance before the winter chill set in. The air was crisp and cool, with a faint hint of woodsmoke drifting on the breeze. Leaves crunched underfoot, and th...
2023-03-14 13:31:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe Pikemen
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The true messenger pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeons derived from the wild rock dove, selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances. The rock dove has an innate homing ability, meaning that it will generally return to its nest (it is believed) using magnetoreception.
Flights as long as 1,800 km (1,100 miles) ... 2023-03-14 13:29:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Noble Schemes
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Shortly after the Great War in the year 1512 S.T., legendary alchemist, Lucien Damevar stumbled upon the explosive properties of black powder(a combination of saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal) while seeking the cure to an unknown ailment plaguing his only child. The Ivonnian alchemist wrote in his diary an account of the substance, saying, "after heating together the saltpetre and ca... 2023-03-14 13:27:16 +0000 UTC View Post
The Mantis and the Oriole behind
The northern border - Algrim.
DRAKE sat at the foot of a tent, calmly watching as yeomen and servants alike busied themselves with the arrangement of the campsite. The soft neighing of hitched horses and the rustling of leaves in the evening breeze blew over him. In times like this, he sometimes found himself melancholic, his mind adrift as he reminisced about the go...
2023-03-14 13:21:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Red
Windy fir woodlands.
STARING at her rippling reflection in the cup, she paused to take in the progress; or lack thereof. Frustrated, Vaiu pondered, wondering why she longed for the mundane when the very world was her oyster. Even for one such as herself, life was too short for all the lives she constantly dreamed of living; searching for feelings that she knew might one day destroy her. Around h...
2023-02-06 13:19:22 +0000 UTC View Post
The Nameless
Faywyn.
LATE autumn—falling leaves of many colours; deep brown, fire-orange, and wine-red, they meander. Flying. They ramble on this, on that, their only chance to wander. Roving. Descending to the forest litter where they would spend the rest of their existence in the hectic, pallid hues of decay, emanating the ancient scent of a ripened earth. Dying.
The Keep was rather quiet,...
2023-02-06 13:17:44 +0000 UTC View Post
The Debut
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The Nameless Ones are a cult of religious assassins bred, trained and governed with the sole purpose of enforcing the will of the God-consort of the Creed of the Twins; The Lord of Death—also known as the Father by the Nameless, and the Groom by members of the Creed’s governorate.
After passing a recondite training regime and rite of passage, members of the Na... 2023-02-06 13:15:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Dead or Alive
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...This was a period of vigorous economic expansion. This expansion, in turn, played a major role in the many other transformations—social, political, and cultural—of the new age. By 1560, the population in most Kingdoms of Udoris had marginally increased after over a century of peace. The bonds within the kingdoms tightened, and the wheels of commerce spun ever faster. New commodities, ma... 2023-02-06 13:12:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Trimming Weeds
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In the year 1409 S.T., the king of Ivonne, Stefans Zoroaster led an army southward through the Alps to conquer Syrii. The Ivonnian invasion of Syrii marked the beginning of a new phase of Udorian politics, during which the twelve kings of Udoris fought and invaded each other—with the lost tribes as their reluctant pawns—in a delusional bid to unify Udoris under one crown. 2023-02-06 13:10:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Rebirth
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James T. Earl passed away at the age of 27 in the hospital, on July 14, 2025. He lost his brave and long battle with cancer, but not without leaving his mark on this world. He is survived by Aunt, Mary Wilson, his cousins, Karen, Talon, and Madison, and his grandparents Jeanette and Dougie.
A young yet renowned historian in the field of polemology, he will be remembe... 2023-02-06 13:08:23 +0000 UTC View Post
THE VOID
THE void to James was the silent exhale of a raging storm; turbulent, murky. It was the taste of shadows on snow; cold, wintry. It was the gap between consciousness and unconscious; a soft touch—the finale after the climax of mortal liveness. In it everything was meaningful and meaningless, through ups and downs; in the hazy fog of awareness—neither strong nor supple—unified as a single haunt.
The Silence.
The v...
2023-02-06 13:03:35 +0000 UTC View Post
SYNOPSIS
“Long I stood wondering, doubting.
Peering, deep from within Hadean,
Searching, seeking, hurting.
Dreaming dreams no mortal dared dream before...”
- Transcending Mortality
Presented with an impossible moment, a wary James relents, accepting a contract of dubious origins; back amongst the living, he slaves an animated corpse to his self-indulgent bidding. In Udoris, another Great War looms on ...
2022-11-23 07:56:42 +0000 UTC View Post