Engill had done remarkably well by pushing herself beyond her limits to retrieve the elusive flower. Unfortunately, her victory came at a cost. Healing the constant cold damage pushed her into a penalizing state and she fell unconscious. Her body grew limp then she dangled there with the plant...

Date: 25th of Winter, 124 About twenty five miles off of a side pathway that leads to Græntún, there is a small village. It used to be a bustling little place where an elf once ran a saolite farm. Nearly everyone worked on that farm, but it stopped being a worthwhile endeavor so the farming...

The biting cold would do them no favors. The higher they climbed the harder it was to breathe. Engill would be able to keep a focused mind because of her meditation skill but White would find it hard to catch up. She would not be able to catch up at all and neither would the treant. They would...

They finally dealt with the wolves. After the chariot killed them, their snarls were replaced by the eerie quietness of the mountain path. Unyieldingly, the group pressed on up the path, that could only become more treacherous and steeper from there. The altitude gnawed at their skin, the air...

Metallic roots sprang out, writhing and dancing as they reached out for the wolves hoping to grab them. The shimmering tendrils intimidated the wolves who snapped at them. Their sharp teeth were useless against the metal. The roots moved too quickly, wrapping around legs and torsos, as others...

Ahead of them the mountain loomed, covered in smoke. For awhile the path beyond the debris was surprisingly simple. They would take an easy enough route through sparse patches of hardy vegetation that dotted the slopes. Ash would blow in their faces relentlessly at times. It was grueling climb...

After he paused, glancing up at Kage and Fluffy for a moment. "I don't think you two had any seasoning or spices, do you? I just need a little." He didn't pause for an answer, and continued to carve the meat with practiced elegance. It was skin coming off in strips, exposing the flesh beneath...

A dead hog being was behind the stranger as he approached the camp. He swiped his brow with the back of his hand, looking his eyes over the campfire, and finally on Kage and Fluffy. "Oh, oh. Appears I found the both of you again," he smiled. "I got myself a bit of dinner here and it seemed like...

"Quite a pet you have there. You wouldn't believe how quickly these spiders can overrun a house. One moment, it's quiet. Next, it's webs and its venom across everywhere. It makes humans panic. It's worse than the spiders themselves." He shifted his weight. "I've been tracking this nest for...

The hulking mass of a spider seemed quite still because it had been successfully entranced. It couldn't move either because of the vines. The forest breathed the collective sigh of relief as the immediate danger seemed to recede. The newcomer finally stepped into view from the edge of the...

Off it scuttled, much faster than expected, its too many legs clicking as it vanished. The peace was short lived. A loud, unmistakable rustling came from the trees above getting closer by the second. The branches shook violently, like something that was large and heavy moved through them with...

Then, just as quickly as it had begun, the spider stopped. It turned its many eyed gaze back to Kage, tilting its head, or whatever spiders tilt, in a way that could only be described as... innocent? Yes, innocent! As if to say, What? Me? I'm just a forest spider, doing my job. No need to get...

Not only was the spider clearly unimpressed with Fluffy's valiant offering, but it stayed put like a good forest denizen, and didn't skitter away at all. No, it had other plans, plans that were far more sinister and sticky. Fluffy's octopus-arm whip lashed out with a satisfying whoosh and...

This is such a wonderful forest walk! Unfiltered sunlight filters through the canopy hit the ground with happy patches of gold. What could possibly go wrong in such a pretty place? But oh, what's this? As Kage and Fluffy continue, the mood changes just a little bit. There is an eerie, almost...

The woman chuckled as Kage fought; her expression was a little amused, a little bored, and her eyes never left him as his hands change into wood and grew spikes at the tips – pointy and deadly. He rushed at her with anger and the wooden spikes raised to stab and cut. But before his attack could...

The woman just smirked as Kage ran towards her and started punching her. She had already demonstrated that she knows how to best him, and she was in no circumstances going to relinquish that edge. He was very fast and his punches were very swift but she was also very fast and seemed to know what...

The woman did not back down and she stared at Kage as she tried to anticipate the next step. When Kage faked the throw, she jerked back but realized immediately that it was a bluff. Her lips clamped into a thin line and she shifted her body weight, preparing to avoid the next move. The real...

The woman's eyes popped open when she saw the dagger flying in the air, but she was quick in her movements. Without pause she lowered into a defensive position bending her knees so as to avoid the blade from slicing her throat. The swipe just brushed past her, going over her head and she could...

The camp was silent, the only noise being the sizzle of the almost extinguishing fire in the background as the sun rose. All of the inhabitants of the camp were still asleep, huddled under worn-out pieces of cloth, or embracing the tree trunks, hoping to get a few more minutes of rest before...

The night after the treants were destroyed was very uneventful. The Shadow Walker, having seemingly gotten his way, had not pushed his luck further. It was obvious that the trick he had used to eliminate Kage's treants had left him exhausted, and he was not willing to spend more aether that...