When Silnethren and Gilsgard arrived at the outskirts of the heavens they found their path blocked by a great wall of grey sandstone rising to the heights of the sky. Each block was a cube with sides the same length as the height of a man. The sides of each block were smooth save for […]
When the siblings parted ways, Silnethren traveled north, for a great number of souls called to him from near the mountain Milmota. As he traveled on the road, stands of trees burned black stood on either side. He continued walking until, among the charred trees, Silnethren saw on the road two figures. One whom he
When Rorlal escorted Tilsitar from the council hall to the chambers where the bellows women would stay, they went through the long halls of the Aientas’ House. Now the fashion of Aientas’ house was such that each of the walls was painted with scenes of the gods and their deeds. Even the deeds of Kilomond
Now after the fall of Kilkretha, Milyos was held in high regard in the city and his phial was enshrined in the highest chamber of the amber tower. Likewise, he was greatly honored in the city for the work and service he had given to them in the healing of the Dreaming Fever. Milyos was
In the time of the Ulrich’s Fever, there was a young human woman named Coraadrin who lived with her mother Atisha. Not long after Tem-sata-tan took the throne, Atisha fell ill with the dreaming fever and Coraadrin was greatly distressed. Coraadrin made intercession to Myliayar for the life of her mother night and day as
Over the course of the remaining ten days before the day of the cavalry charge, the mages of Irrkengrond subtly built up slopes leading towards the Acretia’s line at the head of Thinker’s Gorge. When the day finally came, the cavalry of Irrkengrond smashed through the line of Kilkretha, opening a gash through which Ulrich
Ulrich passed word of his meeting with the Lady on to Devlos and his superiors. Indeed, even the wisest among them was unsure as to what to make of the meeting, for the war seemed not to change, even after such a strange occurrence. Stranger still did the meeting appear when in the coming weeks
After her defeat at the crossing of the Kelost-kel, the problem of Ulrich consumed the mind of Acretia. She longed for generals with the skill he possessed, for there were few who could bring defeat to the lady of war. Fewer still could do so without losses of their own. It was clear now that
After Kilomond was cast down into the void, great grief filled the heavens. Such a conflict had never been seen before. Gods at the throats of gods. Strife had ripped through heaven and though the great mother, the ruler of the heavens, and the wanderer struck down the forge lord, unrest remained. Aientas seeking peace,
When the gods had parceled out their gifts to the mortal forms, Ikata, Architect of heaven, gave to the mortals the city of Irrkengrond. Built in the shape of a great hexagon and centered around the great tower, high walls marked the perimeter of the city with a large gatehouse tower at each corner and
