When the Sun crested again early in Dioni, it was clear that Hallifax’s Project Eclipse would no longer be able to withstand the onslaught of solar energy brought down by Father Sun. Thus, the Basin of Life sought out a more permanent solution. Gathering before the elder sunpride tree, figures like Crek Ysav’rai, Zyphora Windwhisper,…

The typical winter was not what was in store for the Basin of Life. Instead of chill and frost, the temperatures spiked once more as Father Sun again grew large in the sky and bore down upon the world’s inhabitants. It started slow at first: a gentle simmer that soon grew more and more intense.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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:…

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…

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!

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…

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…

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…

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!

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,…