The runner ran away from the front lines of the combat. When he was far enough away, he transported to a holding station where armed sentries stood ready with electrods, waiting to simultaneously impale and electrocute any unwanted hangers on from the first jump. The sentries searched the runner and his weapons were taken away. …
Demi-Monde Divided: Story Post – 006
Benedict tried his best to kill Nyneve the second he spotted her, but upon reflection he should have waited and been certain of delivering a single killing blow. As it was, he wounded her with his spear, but she fled quickly beyond his ability to follow. The moment lost and his hand played, he decided …
Demi-Monde Divided: Story Post – 005
Nyneve and Valaria take it upon themselves to re-settle the humans who are freed from the jade mines after Lord Ash defeats Tongueater in one-on-one combat. Lord Ash is a dwarf, albeit a tall one, but the ‘skins’ speak of him as though he were their own. They worship him. They speak his name with …
Demi-Monde Divided: Story Post – 004
Shortly after Ash defeated Tongueater, Janaar and Proxen left the group to go claim the reward they were due from the Druid they assisted in curing the jungle of the poisonous “vines” running through the jungle to the monkey maker machines. Not only that, Kildrak and Zymaan were in the process of dismantling those operations …
Demi-Monde Divided: Story Post – 003
Ryparin lies in stasis on a stone slab in a large stone room with a high-domed ceiling deep underneath the secret monastery of the monks of the order of the flying sandal. He is aware of his surroundings even though he has not opened his eyes since falling from the sky on an enemy drake. …
Demi-Monde Divided: Story Post – 002
Ash wipes his brow as Big Shoe puts him through the paces of hand-to-hand combat. They play a game called “sticking hands” where they try to touch each other’s torso without breaking wrist-to-wrist contact. The game requires using and absorbing force mostly through footwork. Ash discovers he still has much to learn. As a result …
Demi-Monde Divided: Story Post – 001
Ash descended the stone steps of the hidden monastery of the monks of the order of the flying sandal. He was headed to see Ryparin, who still lay in rest. He was not dead, but he was not alive either. Whatever spell the cleric had cast on himself as he plummeted to the earth after …