NOTE: This takes place well after Rann's brush with death in the Wolves campaign, after she has recovered. "Incredible…" Rann stood with Claret's spell tome open before her in the mage tower, frowning at the spell detailed before her. Kageseji lay on her floating carpet, hovering a foot or so above Rann's head, peeking […]
The Bow There was a bow that hung above the hearth in the main common room of the Barkhide manor. In those winding, spacious halls of polished marble, artfully pocked with hand carved oak, this bow was a centerpiece, placed and centered on the wall where it was a focal point of the first […]
"Are you well, little shadow?" Ærtemis' whisper on the night air was soft enough that Doradrassil almost thought she imagined it. Only her mentor ghosting into plain sight made her certain it had been asked at all. "Why wouldn't I be?" Doradrassil asked simply, though the words stung. She knew better. "You […]
On his way back to Mallory's location, Peter stopped at the dwarven bunker to pick up a weapon. A familiar face greeted him there, sharpening a newly-received blade: his old friend Charles Thackery. He had heard that Charles had been gotten a station in Fort Kickass on the recommendation of Shadowsage, but hadn't had time […]
Kageseji… Rann… Mallory… Trisahna. There was a pattern forming. The list of targets Kageseji's kidnapper had shared was disturbing indeed. All women, all templars — or friend or relative of a templar, in Trisahna's case. That last name added a new dimension of oddity to the activity. This target list transcended boundaries of Horde and […]
No one was more puzzled to find a tiny raptor tucked into her sleeping bag than Jamethera. "What the fel." She leaned down to flip over the tag, and saw only a single word: Enjoy. It was in Ambrosine's familiar, painstakingly neat handwriting. "The last thing you need is another damned dinosaur," Illyana muttered as […]
"You dere! Dis Highmaul territory!" Rann allowed herself a brief smirk before feigning her surprise. Leaping to her feet from inside her small tent that bore the colors of the Kirin Tor, she laid wide eyes on the ogre magister fast approaching from the road east of Highmaul. Arcane runes swirled about his […]
Doradrassil was secretly grateful for the awkward silence between the Templars and the Wardens that had arisen with the escalation of tensions during the confrontation with the Warden in Arak. The silence gave the operative time to quietly review what had transpired and glean more information that might have been missed in the heat of […]
A cave, barely noticeable in the mountainside. The faintest shimmer hinting at signs of life further into the cave. Life had changed very little for the native fauna, with only a few culled every so often to feed the inhabitant. Footpads whispered along the cavern floor as the rogue paced back and forth. […]
"Hey, Mallory! Catch!" Mallory spun in time to catch a small object tossed by her twin sister, Emma. The heavily armored paladin approached the priestess, grinning. The goblin bodyguards nearby craned their heads and stood on tip-toe to see what value the gift might hold. "Sorry I didn’t wrap it," Emma said. "It’s […]
Rann idly slid her fingers through the water of the fountain in the middle of the town square at the fortress. Many things plagued her mind: Kageseji and her abductor — as well as who was ultimately responsible for sending that night elf — Idella and her safety — just who and what was Claret, anyway? […]
A flash of purple bounced around the hills in the Howling Fjord. A figure emerged, mask pulled up to his eyes, a cold blue. His hair was orange and cut close to the scalp. His body was covered in leather armor, his boots had footpads to deafen his step on stone. His head […]
Part of the Mirror, Mirror campaign. This is an open storyline. PM me if you want to get involved! )) Idella sat cross-legged, back hunched and face wincing as she again carefully traced her fingers over the lines burnt into the wooden floor. Her eyes closed, forcing her fingers to grope blindly, filling the scorched groves and […]
The following is two copies of the same letter, sent by Arialynn's personal courier with instructions "For Recipient's Eyes Only." Jaffar and Doradrassil, The Rose has successfully cleared a path and established contact with an Ogre Way Gate in the Everbloom. The Way Gate holds the perfect vantage point for the Foundry. You […]
((Written sometime after the mission in to the Everbloom Wilds.)) The Botani are strange creatures, they are extremely aggressive to anything that is not a plant. I wonder sometimes if it is because creatures like us have always attacked and damaged their forests. I know that if it was the forests of Ashenvale that I […]
Light, I need to find a way to keep myself occupied. Ambrosine was both twitchy and restless–not a healthy combination. She should probably speak to Arialynn–surely there was…some useful task to put her to, even if she wasn't feeling up to tackling things with the group as a whole yet. There was still some rust […]
The Templar Fort was rarely completely silent due to all the battle planning going on; however, to Kristiell this became mostly background noise. She spent most days guarding the portal, although she seemed far more distracted than her usual self. Not being able to focus on the mission was […]
"Just a second!" Mallory awkwardly tugged at the back zipper of her battlesuit that she wore beneath her robes, an unwound wire hanger threaded through the zipper's loop so she could reach it. The knock on the door had come at an awful time. This suit was a pain to put on, but offered […]
Howdy Claret A.K.A. Vold-her-mort Just wanted to check in, see how you're doing. We had one of members kidnapped recently and I thought of you. We got her back safe and sound so no worries lolz. Maybe your next attempt will go better? Or if it wasn't you maybe the Templars have some OTHER […]
The wire brush ran smoothly over Titan’s coat. The warhorse chortled quietly, clearly appreciative of the treatment but too anxious to slip into simple bliss. His immense hoof scraped against the floor, its size dwarfing even the most gracious of noble dinner plates. It was nearly midnight yet Titan acted as if it was the […]
"Taldrus, don't start…at least, not in front of THEM." That was what Rann imagined Arialynn said with the look on her face. The two paladins, heroes in many respects, accompanied Rann and Shadowsage on a very special trip. Rann wasn't sure now whose idea it had been — hers or Shadowsage's — but they […]
_Blood dripped from the tip of her sword and was swallowed by the dust. "You know," Ambrosine said conversationally to the orc corpse at her feet, "I just wanted to _ _have a quiet life on a farm. That's literally all I ever intended. To be left the fuck alone while I minded my […]
The following is marked confidential and delivered directly to Jaffar Randal by Arialynn's personal courier. It says only the following: Cancel the operation. Kage has been recovered. A suspect list is distributed among guards. Continue increased patrols.
A sealed letter is delivered directly to Jaffar by Doradrassil Longshadow. She gives him a look of urgency when she hands him this letter, but says nothing about it. EYES ONLY Regarding suspects — we have determined the kidnapper (but not ultimate perpetrator) to be a female night elf with gold eyes. We know […]