Aidan woke up with a shake. His body twitched as he found himself restrained to a chair, tied at every extremity. In particular his hands and fingers were bound and covered, secured to the edge of the wooden armrests. The light of the candles in the room was dim, and there were no windows that […]
Read more "Demon in a Bottle"D&D 5e // Changeling // lvl 4 Barbarian, Path of the Beast // lvl 2 Druid, Circle of the Moon +++++ The group huddled close to the fire, not for the cold, but for fear of the dark. The woods were thick on this part of the road, and stories always milled about the beasts […]
Read more "Character concept snapshot: Grendel"The shock was immediate, but it did not impede Claudia’s approach. Her resolve hardened, just like every other time her back was against the wall in life. She discarded her cloak other other things weighing her down, as it was apparent by the otherworldly nature of the moment that they would do her no good. […]
Read more "Ashes and Smoke: Black Days"Wake up. Claudia came to slowly, face down on the ground, the wooden boards beneath her cold and stiff. Her head was throbbing, a tension pressing desperately to escape the confines of her skull. When she moved her hand to clutch her temple, she hit something–a chair leg–and winced more at the surprise than the […]
Read more "Ashes and Smoke: The Descent"The air was still and the light dim on the inside of the tavern. Pouring rain continued outside, and both parties had convened to a warmer setting to continue their discussion. However, since coming inside, getting a couple of tankards to drink, and a few pleasantries to the surrounding people, there remained a tense silence […]
Read more "Ashes and Smoke: Reunion"It was a truly strange moment. Well, for Adam anyway. He stood there in the faint light of the restaurant coming through the window, the snow falling light and soft around him. He and his fiance, Juliet, had just left dinner with his family, celebrating his birthday. His parents, always asking after him, only wished […]
Read more "Omens"It was well past nightfall by the time the riders reached the tower in the woods. Between Claudia’s urgency and the relative nearness of the laboratory, they pushed their mounts into the dark, using the torchlight from the tower as a beacon for their direction. When they arrived at the gates, they were open, but […]
Read more "Ashes and Smoke: The Price of Mortal Magic"As concerned as they were about the Ravenguard following, none of the passengers truly understood the risks of crossing the Barren Waste. The autocart that carried them through the grassy fields and into the red rock desert was powered by electro-magnetic sciences, a development in the recent years of the war since the few remaining […]
Read more "Ashes and Smoke: Vanishing Light"Dagger on her hip, pack over her shoulder, Claudia stopped in the taproom on her way out. Lanterns filled the room with the flickering light they could give as the black night in the windows offered little detail to the world outside. Bastion, working the bar, approached her as casually as any other patron. His […]
Read more "Ashes and Smoke: Sabotage"There was a great bit of missing time between Gideon’s blackout and when he came back to his full faculties. As much as Taas did the best he could for his companion, he wasn’t known for being a healer, unless you count amputations and merciful executions as means to a better quality of life. In […]
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Vox Tenebrarum Invictarum 