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Approaching Trouble

by Tower Curator — Alyssa felt like something was missing. She had never lost an arm or even a finger before, but what she was feeling at the moment had to be something akin to phantom limb syndrome. Every so often, she would find herself trying to close her eyes and check the souls around her only to be met with nothing but darkness. She had bought a rather large wool coat from one of the local shops, but it really wasn’t doing much to keep that unearthly chill away. She figured she would get used to it. The first…
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Nox

by Tower Curator — Alyssa stared at an array of spell cards laid out on the table in front of her, wondering just what was different about them in comparison to what she was doing with Tenebrael’s connection. And she was having a hard time coming up with anything. Aside from the obvious, of course. The cards needed the paper and a drawn pattern while all she needed to make use of Tenebrael’s magic was a verbal… prayer. But… wasn’t that what the Enochian on the cards was for? Spell cards had definite and…
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Distractions

by Tower Curator — The demon swung her scythe directly toward Alyssa. Alyssa jumped. She flung herself through the air, slamming into a shocked Fela with all her weight. They hit the ground hard. Fela had it worse with Alyssa landing on top of her, but the fluffy hellhound was strong. She wouldn’t be hurt by a little tackle. That scythe would have hurt a whole lot more. Rolling off Fela away from the demon, Alyssa sprang to her feet with a Spectral Chains already forming at her fingertips. But the spell died…
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Spring Cleaning

by Tower Curator — “How you doing today, Izsha?” The old stables were quiet today. Brakkt had taken the other draken out for some exercise and a bit of hunting. Only the tiger-striped Musca and the still-comatose Izsha were around. The former had been… unexpectedly protective, not wanting to leave Izsha for much. Not even for a good hunt. It was sweet. At least, Alyssa thought so. Brakkt thought Musca was sick. “Irulon is up and at ‘em. She’s still trying to translate her vision to proper words, but assures…
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Soul Searching

by Tower Curator — Alyssa bolted up the stairs of the guild building toward the individual rooms. She practically threw some poor man into the wall as she sprinted upward without so much as a word of apology. Ignoring the indignant shout behind her, she continued to the third floor. Like many taverns in large cities, the guild had an attached inn. Smaller towns didn’t have anything of the sort. One was expected to either sleep in their own cart or to ask for shelter with one of the local residents. Teneville had a…
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Court Arcanist

by Tower Curator — “I have heard what happened to the draken in your care and what you and your party are trying to do for it. I sincerely hope it goes well.” “Yeah,” Alyssa said. “Me too.” Now knowing roughly what kind of company she was in, Alyssa had taken a seat at the table. Before, she had been a bit wary that some high arcanist of the local government wanted to talk to her. She wasn’t sure that she should be entirely comfortable in the presence of these monsters—she had only met and talked with…
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Walkabouts

by Tower Curator — The city of Illuna was, thankfully, a city. It was large enough to give Izsha a private room in some unused stables outside the city. Brakkt and the other draken had not left Izsha’s side since arriving. Not even to sleep. Brakkt was sleeping on the same straw that the draken were and taking meals there as well. For three days, he had been out in the stables nonstop. Alyssa had been the one bringing him his meals. They were fairly good meals, bought from the same sort of people that the local nobility…
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Help from Above

by Tower Curator — Iosefael hovered in the air high above the group of mortals. She stared down with piercing eyes, just as unblinking as Irulon’s. Both of them were focused on Izsha’s body. Or rather, both were focused on Izsha. Irulon couldn’t see souls and Alyssa doubted that Iosefael cared much about bodies. She had not returned empty-handed. One of Iosefael’s hands was wrapped up in that golden glove that stretched halfway up her arm. Her other hand held a familiar staff. Adrael’s golden staff matched…
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Where it Belongs

by Tower Curator — Alyssa paced back and forth, hands nervously rubbing against each other as she watched Irulon take notes in a large book. Brakkt stood to one side, fully armored up as he, Fela, Ensou, Musca, and Dasca all kept watch for any hostile threats that might approach. They were still deep in the demon’s territory. None were around as far as Alyssa could see, but she had seen several likely feral infected making their way toward the pit as if called there. Any further out might pass through their little camp on…
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Last Ditch Attempt

by Tower Curator — “Does anything hurt? Does anything feel strange? Are you… alright?” Izsha stood upright and it stood under its own power. There was a bit of a wobble, but considering that Izsha had just died, that might be expected. However, Izsha didn’t respond. Not in any significant fashion. Alyssa didn’t expect the draken to turn around and start talking, but she did expect something. Anything. A nod. A shake of the head. A noise. But Izsha didn’t move. Alyssa had thought that standing upright was a…
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