WorldEmber 2018

pinksparklesJ Progress Report

The Black Stones

A summary of what our heroes have learned

2490 words

9 likes

Nieve's Missing Brother

A summary of what our heroes have learned

702 words

7 likes

Ryoko Family Curse

A summary of what our heroes have learned

1168 words

7 likes

Croatoan Curse

A summary of what our heroes have learned

1188 words

8 likes

Bismuth

A summary of what our heroes have learned

903 words

7 likes

Wrustrun

A summary of what our heroes have learned

382 words

7 likes

Muscaria

A summary of what our heroes have learned

467 words

7 likes

Andre Bridges

Murdered Librarian of Cross Corners

110 words

7 likes

Betsy-Ann Bateman

Mother of protagonist Jebedaiah

111 words

7 likes

Brett Dorand

Father of protagonist Brick

197 words

6 likes

Evelyn Delacroix

Governor of Cross Corners and leader of a secret cult

78 words

6 likes

Thrice Full Moon Tarot Reading

A fortune read by Isidora Blackwood

453 words

9 likes

Fygmal Tyqor

A researcher from Muscaria

97 words

6 likes

Jade

Mother of protagonist Brick

48 words

6 likes

Laverne Castellani

Baker, alchemist, and cult member from Cross Corners

79 words

6 likes

Lieutenant Mark Coleson

Guard Lieutenant and cult member from Cross Corners

82 words

6 likes

The Scar

A blighted area in the center of Rathana

65 words

4 likes

Saul Guerrero

Murdered guard from Cross Corners

87 words

6 likes

Osiris

Mentor of protagonist Marie

87 words

6 likes

Marvell

Sister of protagonist Rasputia

120 words

6 likes

Lintague Session 4

In which our protagonists find the Count of Varna's brother

2030 words

5 likes

Feldon Finch

The Count of Varna's brother

100 words

6 likes

Three Moons of Rathana

A description of the Moons that orbit Rathana

138 words

5 likes

Creation Myth

How the Gods created the world

469 words

6 likes

Grace

Magical items blessed by the Gods

385 words

5 likes

Olkedo Session 6

In which our protagonists confront the devil

927 words

6 likes

Hippetala

A plant-like warrior or a warrior-like plant?

241 words

5 likes

Namudzu

An enormous freshwater fish

234 words

5 likes

Lintague Labyrinth

A burial labyrinth built by Maji

659 words

6 likes

Fulgur's Gift

The God of Lightning Teaches Humans to Create

619 words

5 likes

The Beginning of Magic

How magic began in Rathana

551 words

5 likes

Thrice Full Moon

A dangerous night for all of Rathana

357 words

3 likes

Sunfall Cave

A cave behind a waterfall at the bottom of Sunfall Lake

677 words

3 likes

Sunfall Riddle

The key to navigating Sunfall Cave

157 words

3 likes

Temple of Knowledge

A vast temple full of secrets

314 words

3 likes

The Ruined Keep

A crumbling keep in the forest, containing clues about the Fall of the Maji

943 words

4 likes

Ctenophage

A blood-sucking, jellyfish-like creature that floats through the air

291 words

5 likes

Chevril Ostoroth

A Verdant Concordant and member of the Faversham Binders Guild

59 words

5 likes

Farmer Ott

A simple farmer from Olkedo who sometimes has prophetic visions

123 words

6 likes

Green Valley

A doomed farming village near the Scar

121 words

5 likes

Homer Fleming

A travelling merchant that was murdered in Cross Corners

39 words

5 likes

Isidora Blackwood

A travelling merchant and Mystic Concordant

87 words

5 likes

Jamie Barnes

Murdered woodcutter from Cross Corners

66 words

5 likes

Keith Whitley

A binder from the doomed town of Green Valley

63 words

5 likes

Lowsprings

A desert town on an oasis

55 words

5 likes

Maji

People with magic in their blood that are capable of many kinds of magic

204 words

5 likes

Mikal Squallheart

A Wind Concordant and brigand

115 words

5 likes

Orgenic

An ancient language spoken by Maji, associated with magic

105 words

6 likes

Randal Ryoko Sr.

Father of protagonist Toshi Ryoko

47 words

5 likes

Todd Clayton

Murdered tavern server from Cross Corners

42 words

5 likes

Varna

A town on the banks of the Willis River where it branches with the Shaddox Fork

52 words

5 likes

The Tales of Captain Preston

Captain Stancliff Preston's memoir

293 words

6 likes

Gem Council

The ruling body of Bismuth

328 words

5 likes

Diamond Representative

The seat of the Gem Council dealing with mining

174 words

5 likes

Emerald Representative

The seat of the Gem Council dealing with food

142 words

6 likes

Ruby Representative

The seat on the Gem Council that deals with town security

281 words

5 likes

Sapphire Representative

The seat on the Gem Council that deals with trade

155 words

5 likes

Topaz Representative

The seat on the Gem Council that deals with infrastructure

172 words

5 likes

Stone Helms

The guard organization of Bismuth

397 words

5 likes

Basalt Helms

A subset of the Stone Helms dedicated to search and rescue

59 words

5 likes

Granite Helms

A subset of the Stone Helms dedicated to defense against magical threats, including Majimonsters

75 words

5 likes

Sandstone Helms

A subset of the Stone Helms dedicated defense of the city from outside the city walls

86 words

5 likes

Slate Helms

A subset of the Stone Helms dedicated to law enforcement and defense against mundane threats

150 words

5 likes

The Monster of Shikotsu Lake

Aqua and Terra punish the humans for spoiling their creation

556 words

5 likes

Vultheryol Peak

The tallest mountain in Rathana

179 words

1 likes

D'Asiago

A town in a dry plain known for its Thieves Guild

71 words

3 likes

Noboru Ryoko

Grandfather of protagonist Toshi Ryoko

98 words

4 likes

Aubriana Powell

Mother of protagonist Nieve Powell

85 words

4 likes

Olkedo Binders' Guild

Part adventurers guild, part town guard

52 words

3 likes

Oki Ryoko

Sister of protagonist Toshi Ryoko

71 words

4 likes

Usagi Ryoko

Sister of protagonist Toshi Ryoko

59 words

3 likes

Cross Corners

A forest settlement where a cult formed recently

45 words

3 likes

Anita Atkins

A binder from the doomed town of Green Valley

66 words

4 likes

Sonja Weaver

Innkeeper from Cross Corners

59 words

4 likes

Wyndam Hughes

Loremaster of the Olkedo Binders' Guild

50 words

4 likes

Shikotsu

A town near Shikotsu Lake

63 words

2 likes

Horace Neal

A butler from Cross Corners

48 words

4 likes

Mugger's Brush

The area of jungle east of the Ondosa Channel

72 words

1 likes

Floyd Hunt

Blacksmith of Cross Corners

53 words

4 likes

Kyoko Ryoko

Grandmother of protagonist Toshi Ryoko

69 words

4 likes

Kara Kirk

Stable master from the doomed town of Green Valley

76 words

4 likes

Grace Dupont

Mother of protagonist Amelia Dupont

69 words

4 likes

Muscaria

A settlements in the mountains with a large academic community

55 words

3 likes

Haruki Ryoko

Mother of protagonist Toshi Ryoko

62 words

4 likes

Croatoan

A cursed farming settlement

54 words

3 likes

Pearlwich

A large city on the east coast of Rathana on the mouth of the Willis River

74 words

2 likes

Faversham Binders' Guild

A guard against Majimonsters and an adventurers' guild of sorts

57 words

3 likes

Non-binder

People with no magical ability whatsoever

68 words

3 likes

Cyril Dupont

Father of protagonist Amelia Dupont

52 words

3 likes

Markus Zade

Runs a ferry across the Aegan River

49 words

4 likes

Qi'xuan Nailong

Half-brother of protagonist Jebedaiah Bateman

56 words

4 likes

Gabe Tanner

Captain of the Guard in Cross Corners

64 words

4 likes

Patrick Donovan

Former guild leader of the Olkedo Binders' Guild

63 words

4 likes

Sangey

Mountaineer who lives at the bottom of Vultheryol Peak

94 words

2 likes

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27017 words 270.17% completed!

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