April Vesteran Honours

For the April Vesteran Honours, Aithera won the bardic  contest with an essay titled, “Essays on Lucidan Hues”. In the artisanal category, Unzareh won with the extremely cute portrait titled “Drunk Viscanti”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives!               Bardic Awards Bardic Winner Aithera Bardic…

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Mystery at Highwater Keep

On the sixth of Dvarish, 443 years after the Coming of Estarra, the Basin was surprised to hear Gonore of Highwater Keep shout across the Basin about intruders. Quickly various people from around the Basin noticed boulders strewn across the mountains, caused by the quick and stealthy invasion of two Goldenclaw wiccans named Jyoath and…

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Sun Flares and Mysteries

As the Sun grew inexorably larger in size, the peoples of the Basin of Life deal their best to ascertain the dangers that awaited them. In Serenwilde, Arian, Nuzi, and Delei assisted the naiad Isotta as she suffered from heat; meanwhile in Gaudiguch and Magnagora, Malarious and Tadhg were told prophesies from the Drachou and…

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Temperatures Rising

It was the astrologers of the Basin who first noticed it: an increase in solar power that was distorting their attempts to take astrolabe readings. Across the organisations, they began to remark upon it to their companions – Fiik zi’Prouep of the Shadowdancers conferred with the faeling Tiarnis and Sikris Sablewing, who quickly turned her…

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March Vesteran Honours

For the March Vesteran Honours, Versalean won the bardic  contest with the short story titled, “The Wyrdenwood”. In the artisanal category, Zarialle won with the portrait titled “Lady Drocila Beauteous Ruin in Contemplation”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives!               Bardic Awards Bardic Winner Versalean…

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Hooray for the Baby Animal Wrangler!

A commotion occurred in Avechna’s Peak this month as a number of baby animals, being grown to increase the numbers in the Nature Reserve, escaped their pens and began to run amok within the nurseries. The usually meek Quillion Jones was soon sent into a frustrated panic, and called out to help. To his relief,…

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February Vesteran Honours

For the February Vesteran Honours, Sylandra won the bardic  contest with the play titled, “Flying Against the Wind”. In the artisanal category, Zarialle won with the portrait titled “Yarou n’Lochli, Conductress of Discord”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives!               Bardic Awards Bardic Winner Sylandra…

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A Skunk by Any Other Name

The Great Spirit Skunk chose a quiet day for his return to Faethorn. Perhaps it was indeed that quietness that attracted his mischievous nature, or something entirely different, but the serene spell was broken the moment a skunk paraded through the famous Faethorn baths. Practicioners of Wicca and those skilled with Totems could sense the…

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Ascension Event 2016

As events culminated in the Dreaming and later with the false Maeve, the Seals of Nature and Beauty became weakened, which in turn weakened the rest of the Nine Seals. As stated in the histories under Coming of Estarra, when the Nine Seals are weakened, there is only one way that they can be recharged:…

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January Vesteran Honours

For the January Vesteran Honours, Stratas won the bardic  contest with the story titled, “The Black Rabbit of Glomdoring, Part 1”. In the artisanal category, Arimisia won with the disturbing study titled “Maggots Into Flies”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives!           Bardic Awards Bardic Winner Stratas…

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December Vesteran Honours

For the December Vesteran Honours, Stratas won the bardic  contest with the play titled, “The Triumph of Glomdoring, A Play”. In the artisanal category, Ciaran won with the study titled “Reaching Nirvana”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives!

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The Everlasting Haze

Dame Maeve was defeated, the Seals were weakened, and everyone retreated to their homes to recover from the battle. Little did the people of Glomdoring know that something else retreated with them. Odd things began appearing in the Glomdoring forest, dark shadowy figures that they would perceive from the corner of their eye. Then fear…

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Faethorn Nightmares and Tribulations

The Maeve, still saddened by the untimely death of her Consort, sat on her throne as she always did, stoically and with the dignified air of a queen in mourning. The world around her slowly returned to normal and the Faethorn Court, once teeming with confusion and despair, became a quiet reflection of its monarch’s…

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The Unbranding of Queen Maeve of the Fae

Darkness fell across the Ethereal Plane. When the Silver Goddess, alarmed by the change, arrived to tend to the land She loves, all seemed normal: the Queen of the Fae sat, as always, on her throne, her Consort by her side, and the fae of the Faethorn Court went about their daily activities. As far…

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November Vesteran Honours

For the November Vesteran Honours, Portius won the bardic  contest with the poem titled, “Eight Against the Prison”. In the artisanal category, Arimisia won with the study titled “He-Who_Avenges-Kittens”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives!

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Centaur Pendants

Midspring found the centaur colts with an abundance of energy, demanding to play tag with a visitor to Serenwilde, Domo Tenderhoof. The older centaur refused, claiming he was too busy trying to make centaur pendants. Serenwilders Sondayga, Lleuke, Aeldra, Rivius, Avurekhos, Zinnaella and Kurut gathered around the centaurs and quickly offered their assistance to Domo,…

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Dreaming of Gods: Waking Up Is Hard to Do

Towards the end of their time in the Dreaming, the mortals were in fierce rebellion while the Circle of the Deep raged against them for not accepting them as the new pantheon of gods. However, with the help of Mysrai and Maylea’s loyal servants Sebitti Silkenhand and the peacock known as Shashi, Hoaracle eventually was…

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Dreaming of Gods: Reshaping Reality

The Circle of the Deep wasted no time in shaping the Dreaming world to their whims. Sciomore, the Logician, descended upon the city of Hallifax, immediately drawing the present citizenry to stand before him at the Matrix. The city and its people belonged to him, he declared. In response, the assembled Board members attempted to…

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Dreaming of Gods: Flashback and Flashforward

Over 200 years ago, the first indication that something powerful roamed the Dreaming was exhibited when several entities took possession of Elemental Lords (see Events 102). While it was never clear then who these dreamweavers were, it has now been revealed that they were members of the Circle of the Deep, a group of dreamweavers…

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The Age of Ascension Ends

All of creation shuddered, as the Soulless Gods broke free of their prisons. As Estarra the Eternal appeared to deal with the threat, she was devoured by Kethuru. Thus, it was up to the Elder Gods to defeat the Soulless, but to no avail. Jadice rose up to defend Hallifax and was defeated by Illith.…

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