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What jenber said. (except "metric ton" may be an underestimation in certain cases.) It also helps to have a group culture that tolerates secret-keeping in the name of fun (i.e. "no spoilers!"). I can imagine groups where the culture would want to be a little different, which would be fine...

27x06 “So, how was last night?” Rose asked. It was a familiar question. For most of their lives, Twiggy and Rose had enjoyed the same morning ritual, recapping the doings of the night before in the servants’ quarters and family rooms, respectively, as Twiggy dressed Rose and styled her hair...

Thanks for the comments, everyone (and welcome to Wilhem and MTR)! Rughat: I, also, loved that Arden's idea of indulgence was ordering everyone around. It made me happy when I realized that in the session. As ellinor says, we're dreaming big dreams of getting back to a regular weekly...

27x05 A belated happy birthday to Fajitas and, by extension, to this story hour! And a (nearly) belated happy Leap Day! Acorn was now sinking his tiny teeth into Arden's fingers, and she was surprised how much it hurt. The little mouse was no Ketkath rat, but he wasn't joking around, either...

27x04 Special thanks to spyscribe and Jenber for their comments on and contributions to the Nyoko and Mena sections, respectively... Nyoko had heard the music of the Dance of the Seven-Fold Secrets in rehearsal, of course, but as she raised her right leg in the achingly slow and beautiful...

27x03 Arden slipped her favorite dagger into the top of her right boot, her lock picks into the top of her left, and decided she was ready. It was strange to be wearing the finely made clothing that she'd bought with Kormick's money. Nyoko had taken both her and Mena shopping, and as a...

27x02 And... we're back. It's been a while, so allow me to remind you that the party is beginning Week 12 of the multi-session, devilishly long "Skill Cascade" designed by our insane but wonderful GM. Machinations and intrigue abound... WEEK 12 | MONDAY With Nyoko's information that the...

Hee. If you click on the "Lord's Edge" link, you'll see that Vatik annoys/unnerves Arden because she can't figure him out, but she's pretty sure he represents trouble. And then she can't figure him out for a second time, but is still pretty sure he represents trouble, when he shows up in...

27x01 Hi all, Ilex here. You will continue to see an irregular updating schedule for the next month or so, but rest assured that we have much more story to bring you, whenever we get around to posting it! As always, thank you so much for reading! Kormick breezed into the small inn where the...

Happy Birthdays There's a trio of Halmae-related birthdays that cluster around this time of year: Jenber, spyscribe, and Thatch. Happy birthday (give or take a few days), fellow players! Bagels, soup, quail eggs, and those weird masks with the pointy noses for everyone! :D

25x03 WEEK 9 | MONDAY At the end of another long day of practice, Nyoko was finding it hard to summon the mood of spontaneous sensuality required for the Dance of the Sevenfold Secrets. The dance master was not helping matters as he stared at her critically, unmoved by her sinuous movements...

Kormick is the one person that I/Arden never talked to about this purchasing frenzy directly, so his motivations remained shadowy to her as well. I believe he told Savina offhandedly that King Lukas is always on the lookout for a good murder slave; whether that was his actual motivation or not...

25x02 Kormick had seen his share of poisonings, but never with results as spectacular as this. He didn't doubt that the man doubled over in front of him, hacking up blood, was the Tide's latest victim—it fit Arden's newly gathered intelligence. But he also didn't have the faintest clue what to...

25x01 Writer's note: it's been two weeks, so here's two weeks' worth of update in one! (i.e. it's longer than usual). :) WEEK 8 | MONDAY On her way to breakfast in the Inn's common room, Savina paused at the building's door to enjoy the breeze. The weekend had been exhausting. It will be good...

Me too! We were as merciful as possible to the derro prisoners, and obtained leniency for Mariela's men, and even offered Kawazu his life (for what it's worth to him these days in that dungeon). As a player, it was thus a bit shocking that we just let the Sovereigns kill these guys without our...

23x03 It was not the first time Kormick had faced the prospect of a street brawl after a night of carousing, but he was both uncharacteristically sober and uncharacteristically hungry after his performance as Tavi's servant at the party. This made the prospect less exhilarating. Three...

The recent delay in updating is entirely my fault... I'd like to say I've exclusively been working super hard but I have also, let's face it, been spending my free time on some delightful summertime naps. :) Unlike yours truly, here in the story hour, our characters are feeling pretty...

23x02 Can I do it now? Now? Now? Now? Now? Now? Now? Now? Now? "You seem distracted," murmured the raven-haired woman Tavi was dancing with, offering a little pout. "Forgive me," Tavi said. Now? Now? Now? Phoebe, stoppit! "Oh!" the woman cooed as the hummingbird – who had been zooming...

PS to Kuritaki and Neurotic: the day Kormick and Arden open a "This Soup 'n' Salad Totally Won't Kill You!" fast food joint is a day to either rejoice or flee. And now to post the next update...

Thanks, RedTonic! (And I like your avatar!) The gloves are level 7 Feinting Gloves. Arden remains very fond of them. More important to her, she enjoyed having such a supportive encounter with a stranger, equal to equal. In her world, strangers are (almost) never allies. Now, whether...