10/26/09

22 Almsberth 459

Another trumpet sounded, two quick bursts to carry orders into the castle. The firestorm raged to either side, and Shalosha felt the heat sliding across her skin. The stink of human soldiers and sweat was near to overwhelming. With her soleil palancis bodyguard, the elven princess hovered several feet over the heads ( Read more... )

10/19/09

22 Almsberth 459

Jasmine...?

The swordswoman took a breath, held it in... It seemed loud in her ears, almost drowning out the commotion as everyone moved into position.

Jasmine... I don't think is a good idea.

Jasmine smiled, deciding not to respond the disembodied voice floating in the back of her mind. Of course this wasn't a good ( Read more... )

10/12/09

22 Almsberth 459

Debris flowed through the air with little concern for antiquated concepts like gravity. Kiernan coughed, waving his gauntleted hand to clear away the dust. Fighting had erupted in the grand chamber at the end of the hall, and the gathering treasure-seekers of the diminutive Clan Millorn were huddling behind their ( Read more... )

10/5/09

22 Almsberth 459

The sounds of merriment became steadily louder as Derek made his way further into the castle's blockaded bandquet hall. The diminutive mage suppressed the urge to cough as he trudged through the fine layer of dust that coated the floor, most of it seeming to gravitate to the surface of his robe. His fingers twitched with the ( Read more... )

9/28/09

22 Almsberth 459

... Schick...

Charmalina froze, the points of her ears quivering. There was a chill to the air, and she kept expecting to see her breath. She no longer heard Kiernan moving about, and could easily picture him lapsing into a meditative state, oblivious to anything going on around him. The narrow corridor was silent, but the for ( Read more... )

9/21/09

21 Almsberth 459

Elessar froze.  It wasn't any particular sound that gave it away... at least, nothing that the paladin could make out.  The group had paused at an intersection deep in the castle's lower halls.  Kiernan was muttering a quick prayer nearby, sealing the cuts Basil had earned opening a door down the hall.  Elessar felt the ( Read more... )

9/14/09

21 Almsberth 459

"Give me strength to fell my enemies... bathe my soul in fire and pain... Cleanse from my eyes the light of day, that all may know the glory and the passion of thy dark caress..."

Griiat muttered the invocation without thought, without expectation.  Though the flames of the Dark Pyre were several chambers away, he could feel ( Read more... )

9/1/09

21 Almsberth 459

"Bah!"  Kazyk thrust the cauldron from the table, his beard tendrils twitching with annoyance.  "Useless!"

His companion snorted and shrugged, sniffing at the pot as he picked it up.  Much to Kazyk's disgust, the other devil then dipped a pointed digit into the concoction and put it to his lips, moving his blackened tongue ( Read more... )

8/23/09

21 Almsberth 459

Oller Pennyteller blinked as he lurked in the entrance to the armory, taking in the crowded room and its wealth of weaponry.  He had been noticed, by the halfling archer and the lady Jasmine, both of whom were staring openly.  Oller suppressed a smile, a little embarrassed suddenly that he had so easily bypassed their ( Read more... )

8/17/09

21 Almsberth 459

Charmalina wrinkled her nose.  Even the armory, secluded as it was above the barracks, smelled of charcoal and ash.  She suspected that she might never be free of the stink of this place.

She stretched a little, standing on her toes, and glanced around the room.  Weapons and armor of every sort glinted in the lantern light, ( Read more... )