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The description of a character is irrelevant to the function of that character, but it does help with ambience. I will not be using any advantages nor especially disadvantages based upon the advent of birth. All characters in this scenario are considered to be the same species and can be tall or...

Jalakaag stood in the mud and lifted a hand to his eyes, to squint at the rising Daylight. He scratched his head and donned his hat that he had been holding in the other head. He was tall for his age, or at least that is what he had been told. Still an adolescent, he was already frustrated with...

The city of Ansylim is built near the mouth of the Crystal River, which flows across the desert known as the Burning Sands. Its head is in the mountain range called the Dragon’s Footprint. Aside from the vein of life provided by the river, the desert, as a whole, is inhospitable dunes of sand...

The giant burning orb, commonly called the Daylight, slowly rose in the sky, climbing above the far horizon, on the other side of the river. The other side of the river held the parts of the city that were important to those that mattered, the parts where the residents were free to move about...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. Climbing down the small, satellite pyramid to follow the footprints, one cannot fail to notice the diversity of life supported by the surrounding swamp. There is a far greater concentration and variety of insects and songbirds, here, than either young man...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. The secret door moved with a smoothness that belied its size and stone composition. It did not really matter if it was magic or technology. The benefit was that it was quiet. This new hall was not decorated but it was illuminated with more lit braziers so...

Cycle: 497. Day: 139. Season: Harvest. The party does not specifically need to scale any cliffs or use their hands much, but the mountain is steep, and reaching the base of the spire, atop the peak, takes a total of four days. Nothing of a threat is encountered during the climb, and the view...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. Without the benefit of any aid other than their own skills and talents, the necessary recovery time is agonizingly long; but fortunately, it does not have to be spent being completely inactive. Jaguar is able to generate his own light using one of his stone...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. Each of the three spiders flexes the bite causing more physical harm and injecting more venom. The two young men prove to be quite resilient against the toxin, but the physical damage is quite significant. Jaguar Mahoao knocks one the spiders away with...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. A quick look around before entering the structure shows that this swamp is not only occupied by the single pyramid but several other partially sunken buildings as well. It is completely unreasonable if not impossible that everything was constructed in a...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. As was suspected, there was nothing of value or interests on the Shadowkin. The four monsters are given a quick end and left where they are laying. Moving around the pyramid to the right, there is a set of steps in the middle of that side that lead up to an...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. Jaguar Mahoao and Whisper prove to be quicker than their enemies, but the Echoes are able to close the distance to melee, and the two young men must try to avoid being struck. Jaguar shoots his dart into the same Shadowkin as before. The physical and...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. I am sorry for the delay. With the storms this week, I have lost electricity every day. This is not my own drawing, but the image is close. The ears are too large. Though the Shadowkin are in a frothing rush to attack the two young men, they appear to be...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. As soon as it is light enough to see, which is predawn, the two young men agree to separate from one another and move toward where they had seen the fire from the evening before. The air is thick with moisture and the temperature is already warm. It had...

Lathir removes the cloth from his face and declares for the party. "It took me a second to realize this, but much of this, including the stench, has been fabricated with magic. The horrible smell is part of an illusion. The rest of you may have means of distinguishing what is real from what is...

Lathir shakes his head. "I will say more than one thing. I almost suspect something like a bear or even a larger reptile can enter here from another location and is using the dank hole as a lair." He takes a simple piece of cloth from a pouch and ties it around his face in hopes of reducing the...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. Departing on peaceable terms, the two young men continue to follow the suspected path that the witch had taken. The direction of travel is toward the coast, which they think should be two days distant, at most. During the day, normal flora and fauna are...