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Salicor Secret Imperial Weapons Depot The landing was rough. High winds and electrical discharges rocked the vessel as it dropped from orbit. Rian gritted his teeth and rode it out. Salicor was not a very hospitable world. Deemed to be poor in resources and incapable of long term settlement, it...

The rain had started up again, a cold freezing drizzle. The townsfolk had to endure it as they continued to build up fortifications. From high up along the ridge, hidden among the pines, a set of wolf eyes watched. They were most interested in the newcomers, those that had washed up on the...

The winds shifted again, bringing a harsh bite with it. Izine pulled her furs closer around her and waited. Over a dozen Frondauri politicians milled about the hillock, wandering aimlessly among the semicircle of starbridges. Guards, wearing the green and black uniform of the Commonwealth...

Adopt the proposed amendment? Nation: The Kingdom of Arrandal Vote: < Yea >

Epilogue Kaob, Grand Prior of the Guardians, had settled into bed when he was awoken by an urgent call. The minister of the Commonwealth had commanded his presence at once. He made his way from the Citadel across the city to the ministry Drasul. He had expected the place to be empty, the...

Draevin felt his heartbeat increase. The word hung like a foul stench in the stale air. Faceless. They were here on Helgadae. Shaifur’s face had gone white, and there was panic in his eyes. He stared at Draevin, dumbfounded, and waiting to know what to do. “What is faceless?” Brydleif asked...

Shaifur and Draevin made their way towards a working lift. Brydleif, along with Meddozjem and Reodblom followed along. Ibzu and Wyllu had stayed behind at main command with Izine. Izine hadn’t fully recovered from her stab wound, so they’d decided it would be best for her to stay behind...

“Unfortunately vast sections of this installation have been disabled. I’ve attempted to send repair bots to get them back up and running, but apparently their programming forbids them from entering an area marked as off limits by the archons.” HEL-929 continued to drone on and on about the...

Chapter Five Helgadae He stood still, studying the bony spines of support beams. They curved overhead, and held up the massive ceiling above. The stale air, the cold darkness. It fell down on him as a weight. “He told us the wrong bridgeway,” Izine said. He could hear a tremble in her voice...

Looks like it will either be House Livia or House Khor, Faizal thought. He knew that most of the proposals would be for an Archduke. There had been a number of elections in the past and he could count the number of times anyone lower in rank had been nominated on his fingers. And the number of...

Up ahead, just a speck against the sky, the Skyrre they were pursuing dipped below a ridge of craggy hills. They continued their pursuit. Draevin was still woozy, yet he managed to stay awake. He slumped in his harness, and felt his bones shake every time the Skyrre he was on rose and dipped...

“Got it,” Shaifur called out, already quickly disconnecting his devices from the console. He tossed them swiftly into his pack. No time for organization. “Good,” Stebner said. “But I’m afraid we’re cut off.” When Shaifur made it over to the barricade he saw what Stebner was talking about...

Stebner and Shaifur shared a shocked look. Could it even be possible that after all these years an Archon was still around? Shaifur looked excited about the prospect, but Stebner was suspicious. If this was an Archon, why had it decided to reactivate the doom engine? Something was definitely...

Draevin came to an abrupt halt, signaling for the Shyanar to do the same. Someone was coming down the tunnel. He looked around, but there were no branching tunnels to take. He motioned for them to take position. Six Shyanar took the front, spears ready, forming a picket line. Behind them he and...

The lift came to a grinding stop. Stebner shone his light around. The dark here seemed deeper. The lift had descended for a long time. He guessed, but couldn’t be certain, that they were now well below ground. He led the way this time, with the Shyanar bringing up the rear. Shaifur had one of...

They went from the pot into the fire. Shortly after entering the doorway into the underground of Kurrudagg that started coming across webbing blocking passageways and dangling from the walls. But Wyllu pressed her Shyanar on. Draevin kept to the front of their column, his plasma branch ready...

The weapons at the town jail were antiques. Probably fifty years old or more, but after checking over them Richard and Braeggo found they were in good condition. A deputy had protested them when they just walked in and went straight to the armory. But Richard had explained to him that if they...

Inside the great structure they moved cautiously. Stebner and Brydleif took the lead with Shaifur in the middle of their group. The corridor they followed sloped downward at a sharp angle. He found himself needing to shift his center of gravity lower to keep his balance. The Shyanar didn’t have...

Azui Azui are a species of mutated insects found on Archaeus. They are exceptionally dangerous due to their large size and sheer numbers. Azui swarms can number in the thousands, and they make their homes in nests built from mud and natural secretions. These nests can house millions of Azui...

Draevin and Kruza were led to a place away from Skarradagg. It was a good distance, taking about an hour for them to reach it. The two Frondauri were escorted by a force of about a dozen Shyanar, each armed and decked out for war. Wyllu and Meddozjem had joined up with them, bidding farewell to...

The Map, the Myth, the Legend! Additions -House Collenvus -House Malchediel Removals -House Fensalir (request by RPer)

Unclasping her hands, Archduchess Dae-Soon stood, calling attention to herself. She saw the faces of those looking towards her. There was disgust, mistrust, curiosity, and wonder. There were many here who would never support her house, and if she did become Empress by some miracle of the gods...

The ground was littered with the bodies of over a dozen Amakks. Pools of greenish-blue goo, what passed for their blood, spread beneath them. Sighyld stood over the body of Skornul, wailing inconsolably in the chitter and clicks of the Shyanar language. Kruza stood stiffly, his bioblade in hand...

Chapter Four The Doom Engine The night was cold, but the air felt refreshing after their time underground. A single pale oval moon could be seen dangling in the sky above. Waves of greens, oranges, and blues danced across the sky marking the energy storms of the Maelstrom. Izine sat upon a...

Diet Galactica Taer Atlos The new regnier had called for the elections to begin. So the nine Archdukes would meet and start throwing names around. Faizul felt trepidation about the whole thing, but he had received word from his father’s doctor that he was going to live. He hadn’t woken up yet...

Shaizul blinked in confusion when the alien handed him a device, but after seeing them demonstrate it he lifted it up to his ear. At first he heard nothing as the al;iens tried to speak to him but soon a few understandable words started coming through the earpiece. He realized it was a...

Stebner didn’t know what to expect as they stepped through the last set of doors. The room they entered was gloomy, lit only by a weak orange light. Ferns, a dark red shade in the low light, filled the room amongst a thicket of multi stemmed shrubs with red flowers. At the center of the room...

“You have my support for House Khor, Faizul Drof-Antier.” Faizal rankled at the Margrave’s improper use of his House Name as if he was a common borderworlder. He was Faizal Mulhraad of House Drof-Antier! But he let it pass. Pride, his father had told him, is another tool to be used in house...

As Wyllu had said, they did arrive at the tower the following day. The brambles marched right up to the tower ruins, and even into them. The branch they were following plunged through an old window, and through a crack in the floor allowing them to step right off and into the tower. Draevin...

Maps away! Additions -House Xi'yisus -House Aglar