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The Mines of Silver City

by Tower Curator — “Is this a good idea, Master?” As used to Vezta as Arkk was, he still jolted at the way Vezta formed a mouth on one of the tendrils that emerged from the shadow around him. It moved with him, just appearing out of the ground. With his blindfold still in place, he only saw it through his employee sight. That only made it all the eerier, watching as it seemed to slide along the ground, inhuman maw facing him. Despite being unnerved, he put on a smile. “I trust you to keep the gorgon away should…
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Silver City

by Tower Curator — Silver City did not live up to its name. It wasn’t silver, though Arkk hadn’t expected it to be. It wasn’t a city either. Barely larger than Smilesville Burg, Silver City lacked walls, expansive farmland, a stayover, and even a church. Nestled against the wrong side of a mountain, the moist smell of mildew permeated every one of the tightly-packed homes and storage warehouses. Despite the state of the mine putting the miners out of work, the settlement was still populated. It might have been…
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The Ruins of Fortress Al-Mir

by Tower Curator — “Master Arkk. Might I ask why you’re out here?” Arkk glanced back. He wasn’t quite sure how Vezta found him. To the best of his knowledge, the employee link was one-way. He could look in on his employees at any time but the reverse was not true. Then again, the link he had with Vezta was slightly different than what he had with everyone else. Well, everyone except his two prisoners. And wasn’t that a topic. He didn’t want the two elves working for him. They didn’t want to work…
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A Return Home

by Tower Curator — “Does anyone have any ideas on how to avoid the effects of mind magic?” Arkk looked around the meeting table. Vezta didn’t move in the slightest in response to his question. She simply sat with her hands clasped on the table, watching him with her unblinking eyes. Zullie, sitting across from Arkk, hummed but didn’t say anything. She glanced upward, looking to the ceiling as if she might be able to divine the answer to his question from the maze-like pattern overhead. Rekk’ar leaned back in…
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Confrontation

by Tower Curator — Arkk watched via crystal ball as the inquisitors made their way through Langleey Village. Like their first visit, they stopped at the Baron’s manor and had a chat with Gert. It wasn’t a long conversation. The inquisitors didn’t even proceed beyond the entryway. After their conversation finished, the inquisitors left and headed to the church. Abbess Keena opened the door for them but, as they moved inside, Arkk noted something odd. “I can’t position the crystal ball’s viewpoint inside the…
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Recruitment

by Tower Curator — “What do you think you’re doing?” “Recruiting,” Zullie said. Zullie stood in a recently emptied storehouse within Langleey Village, hands clasped behind her back as she paced back and forth in front of twelve villagers. Each of the villagers had a magic circle on the floor in front of them. They were simple circles, all of which were the same. Arkk easily recognized the spell to create a temporary, stationary light source. Despite the looks of concentration on most of their faces, only two…
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Fortress Construction

by Tower Curator — “So, you’re saying I don’t need to dig downwards?” Arkk stood in the middle of the largest room in the fortress. It took a full week for Vezta to convert the model temple room into a workable schematic. The room itself had been ready in two days. Compared to digging a straight line, where more than one lesser servant would just get in the way of any others, digging out a large room made space for many others. But he was a little confused about the specifications Vezta had given him. “The…
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Evocation

by Tower Curator — “Evocation is considered a lost art of magic. To the best of my not-inconsiderable knowledge of magic, no attempt at evocation has succeeded since the Calamity. There are highly detailed records, so we know it was an actual branch of viable magic at one point in time. To make matters more complicated, evocation, along with all planar magic, has been deemed High Anathema by the Abbey of the Light. Anyone caught researching or otherwise engaging with planar magic is immediately charged and, without trial,…
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Darkwood Defense Aftermath

by Tower Curator — “We’ve been searching for a week across this soggy marsh,” Olatt’an grumbled. He slapped at his arm, crushing more than one mosquito. “The exercise and fresh air were nice for a time. These bugs are not. How long are we going to keep looking?” “They have to be here,” Ilya said, frowning at the bit of cheese on her stale bread. She knew as well as he did that their time was running out. Their provisions were running low. The wet marshlands and accompanying insects were irritating…
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Flight from Darkwood

by Tower Curator — “—brought the monsters here!” “—heard they were after him—” “—attacked one of my own the day before.” “You see the company he keeps? No wonder monsters—” “The one with the eyes… you didn’t see the way it fought. Ripped apart anything that got near without even blinking.” “My advice? Hide until this blows over. Keep the kids indoors and…” “That ghast spoke. Said it would leave us alone if…” “Speaking ghasts? Nonsense.” “Doesn’t…
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