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The Best Defense

by Tower Curator — “Electro Deus!” Lightning scorched the ground where the red-eyed ghast had been standing an instant ago. The ghast hadn’t jumped aside. It simply vanished. Arkk recognized the effect immediately as the same kind of teleportation he could do around Fortress Al-Mir. “I did warn you, Master. It isn’t too late to flee.” “Focus on the rest of them,” Arkk said, launching two more lightning bolts at the goblins attacking the gate. “Without an army, the other Keeper…” Arkk trailed…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Inquisitorial Support

by Tower Curator — The moment Master Inquisitor Darius Vrox placed his weight on his forward foot, the scorched tiles cracked and broke. He didn’t have time to think about the sound before the sudden feeling of tingling hit his stomach as he fell. It wasn’t a far fall. In the interest of haste, Arkk hadn’t built the pit too deep. The ceiling was low enough that if the tallest of the orcs were just a little taller, their heads would have scraped the ceiling. A small tunnel connected it to one of the more intact rooms…
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Turning Up The Heat

by Tower Curator — “Inquisitors incoming.” “Good. Maybe.” Arkk took a deep, shuddering breath as he leaned toward the crystal ball. “Dakka?” The orc snorted. “Hope these guys put up a better fight than the last group. I was looking forward to knocking some heads.” Arkk teleported Dakka and her team back to the false fortress. It would be a bit strange for them to simply return to training after being ‘invaded’ so, this time around, they were going to be ‘patrolling’ the halls. Several more…
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Reassessment

by Tower Curator — “I want more.” “Water?” Vezta asked, leaning over Arkk’s shoulder. “Everything,” Arkk said, hands slamming against the top of the meeting room table as he stood up. “I see. I shall see if the kitchens are well stocked. If you’ll excuse me…” “What?” Arkk waved her off, motioning for her to remain where she was. “No. I’ve just had a realization in the last few days. We can’t continue as we are.” Arkk looked around the meeting room. All his advisors were…
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