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Vaul Episode 11 – To Sleep Perchance to Dream
13.01.2250 NG ThruthStag. Raining Heavily. The party drank the dreamstalkers brew (despite the multiple warnings on the labels) and entered the Dream Eaters dreamscape. Throkk stood guard over their sleeping bodies. During the battle the beast summoned crystals which seemed to materialise from the substance of his dreams, and in doing so weakened himself slightly…
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Fresh Trials
The horned slug appeared to glare eyelessly for a moment up at him as Gritgoz resealed the gourd and replaced it within the folds of his clothing. ‘So much more work to do with you yet little dark one’ he muttered to himself ‘Not just yet though’ Gritgoz still had plenty of ideas to try…
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The Lore of the Gritgoz’s Totems
The Wolf Totem of Skrak “If they are stronger? Be quicker. If they are quicker? Be smarter. If they are stronger, quicker and smarter? Bring friends” – Translation of early maxim of the Skarsnik clan, generally attributed to Skrak The goblins rose as a powerful civilisation later than the tall folk. The stories of their shamans claim…
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Of Maps and Murder
Euan picked his way carefully through the shattered planks. His well-oiled leather boots sank slowly into the wet grey sand and the slow, thick squelching sound of his footfall gave him a childlike sense of satisfaction. He stood silently on the quiet beach, staring at his feet the sand slowly enveloped them, watching as they…
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Tulip’s saga, part 1
We sailed with Captain Luca Blackwell, A boss, a fighter, a father, The proud owner of a caravel, A good man and gentle lover. His caravel was called The Walrus — ‘Twas there that Luca introduced us. Six mercenaries Luca hired. First came the goblin named Gritgoz He joked a lot and owns a spider.…
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The Saga of the Rhode Crew
Inscription on the Runestone of the Rhode Crew in the Stahlmehz clanhold. These words were carved that the dwarves might remember Until the end of time The heroes of the Rhode Crew The slaying of the dragon Iymrith And the repayment of the Great Debt by Rurik Oathkeeper Stahlmehz Hearing I…
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Welcome to Vaul
These are troubling times indeed. The priest and prophets wail of the coming of another century war. The great empire of Namburg raises an army in the far north, soldiers churning the earth of their ancestral farmlands as the regiments assemble, parade and drill. Lancers of Namburg ride abroad once more, recruiting where…
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Luca Blackwell- Episode 0
Captain Blackwell slowly folded the parchment into a neat half page and gently slipped the letter back inside the envelope. He reached for his sealing wax and carefully held the wick of the small red stick over the flickering flame of his desk light. As he waited, he listened to the woody creaks of the…
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Tanga
His wooden scabbard bounced lightly against his leather trousers, sitting empty at his hip. Tanga had refused to replace his blade. He wanted to remember everything. He had left his father’s Shotel buried to the hilt in the great beast’s throat, and he felt wielding another sword would somehow rob him of something. The memory…
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The Kraken Society Strikes Back
“The mimic octopus… is a noble animal.” Shibol talked as they walked through the moonlit barley field “The mimic octopus is even more noble than the Pacific striped octopus, more noble than even the blanket octopus. The mimic octopus is the most noble of all the octopi, and therefore the most noble of all creatures.”…