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III-68 Grievance (I)
All Pathbearers dream of reaching Legendary-Tier. To most, it is the pinnacle of power. Yet, this power is rarely understood so well. Let usAll Pathbearers dream of reaching Legendary-Tier. To most, it is the pinnacle of power. Yet, this power is rarely understood so well. Let us put this into persp...
Slight Delay Today; Called into Embassy
Chapter done but editing got delayed. Need to go to embassy so I don't get deported.Wish me luck. If deported, delay might extend a bit longer.
II-137 Gathering
Be mindful of the enemies you make. Or make sure you kill them. Those are my only two bits of advice.If you let your enemies live, sooner or later they're going to come back for you. They will be a problem. They will hurt you. They will do everything in their power to bleed you, to break what yo...
37-11 The Offering
Listen son and listen to me good here, being a Shackler isn't about violence, isn't about bleeding and butchering and pounding on our fellow slaves like their sacks of meat, part of it has to do with the violence, but that part is like breathing, we don't think about it too much because ...
III-67 Weakness
Legends die, Legends die same as Pathless, same as Initiates, Adepts or Masters or Heroes. Legends die, just the same as the insects crawlinLegends die, Legends die same as Pathless, same as Initiates, Adepts or Masters or Heroes. Legends die, just the same as the insects crawling at our feet, like ...
III-66 Orichalcum
World quests are insidious things. When they spawn, it usually means an entire planet or dimension is at stake. This could be the result ofWorld quests are insidious things. When they spawn, it usually means an entire planet or dimension is at stake. This could be the result ofWorld quests are insid...
III-65 Tarrasque
There is no easy way to kill a Tarrasque. None.
III-64 Weapon
It is highly inappropriate to think of an Animancy Bomb as a weapon. It is not a weapon. It does not destroy. Quite Contrarily, it forces yoIt is highly inappropriate to think of an Animancy Bomb as a weapon. It is not a weapon. It does not destroy.Quite Contrarily, it forces you to be remembered. I...
III-63 Unexpected
"Welcome, Legend Hawgrave. I bid you—” “Cut the shit, Stormhalt. I'm here because Kathereine asked me to be, not because you summoned me. So"Welcome, Legend Hawgrave. I bid you—”“Cut the shit, Stormhalt. I'm here because Kathereine asked me to be, not because you summoned...
III-62 Undercover
Regardless if Young Lord Rogers had overstepped when he seized your daughter by her wrist and refused to let go, even when she demanded it.Regardless if Young Lord Rogers had overstepped when he seized your daughter by her wrist and refused to let go, even when she demanded it.Regardless if Young Lo...
III-61 Provoke (II)
“The Eldest follows.” This is a fundamental axiom for all Seekers who have not only witnessed the Outside and kept their minds intact but al“The Eldest follows.”This is a fundamental axiom for all Seekers who have not only witnessed the Outside and kept their minds intact but also allowed th...
III-60Provoke (I)
Misinformation, saboteurs, deceivers, illusionists, Psychomancers, shapeshifters, even expendable clones. You will run into this in the fielMisinformation, saboteurs, deceivers, illusionists, Psychomancers, shapeshifters, even expendable clones. You will run into this in the field. Your enemies will...
III-59 Trap
I know it’s loud, son. The world is loud. The world… it screams. It sings. It calls to us. And it's bright, too. And you haven’t even learned what taste can do to you. What you experienced earlier is called a migraine, Adam. You’re going to experience it again when the noises and sights ...
III-58 Skin
Note: So. Well. Here’s the last chapter. Last bit. No more. No more stories for Jackie. No more. Most of you know what happened. So. I’m notNote: So. Well. Here’s the last chapter. Last bit. No more. No more stories for Jackie. No more. Most of you know what happened. So. I’m not going to ge...
III-57 Confessions
Manipulation and confusion are the best tools to use when dealing with a reluctant prisoner. Psychomancy is a valuable option as well, but iManipulation and confusion are the best tools to use when dealing with a reluctant prisoner. Psychomancy is a valuable option as well, but it requires a Psychom...
III-56 Compromised
Why bother with social skills? Well, I'm glad you asked that, Adept Arrow, and congratulations on reaching Adept. It is a rare feat for someWhy bother with social skills?Well, I'm glad you asked that, Adept Arrow, and congratulations on reaching Adept. It is a rare feat for someone your age ...
III-55 Ethics
Article X: On the Sanctity of Captive Minds and Bodies Per the covenant of honor and sapient dignity, any Pathbearer who willingly surrenderArticle X: On the Sanctity of Captive Minds and BodiesPer the covenant of honor and sapient dignity, any Pathbearer who willingly surrenders or is lawfully capt...
37-10 Protagonist Shift
Alright, so there are two concepts you need to figure out before you can escape from the place. The first is 'System,' as in, what kind of system is your captor running? Everyone has a system. If they're just keeping you locked in place with, I don't know, a rusted metal chain or a b...
III-54 Capture (II)
Orcs! Orcs everywhere! They're everywhere! They're felling everywhere! We need reinforce— -Last Received SkyCast from Expedition Force TheboOrcs! Orcs everywhere! They're everywhere! They're felling everywhere! We need reinforce—-Last Received SkyCast from Expedition Force Thebor...
III-53 Capture (I)
The biggest weakness of the orcs is their cruelty. Never let them convince you that it's a strength. Yeah, it's terrifying the things they dThe biggest weakness of the orcs is their cruelty. Never let them convince you that it's a strength. Yeah, it's terrifying the things they do to...
III-52 Structure
This is Master Acolyte Hammerfoot, requesting direct SkyCast to Inquisitor Sijik. Inquisitor Sijik, nothing to report. The skies are clear,This is Master Acolyte Hammerfoot, requesting direct SkyCast to Inquisitor Sijik.Inquisitor Sijik, nothing to report. The skies are clear, and our shadows have e...
III-51 Predators (II)
The orcs are meticulous about their cruelty. When they took me, they separated me from the others. Only a few came with me. The others... thThe orcs are meticulous about their cruelty. When they took me, they separated me from the others. Only a few came with me. The others... the others were put in...
37-9 Sky and Soil
I know what you are. I know who you are. I know the ones you protect. You are no mystery to me, not completely. I know you are our cousins from the void, our kindred from eons ago. I know that you have been pilgrims in that vast and harrowing blackness, migrating for millennia, seeking a final refug...
III-50 Predators (I)
[Mana Signature Recognized - Undoing Spell Seals]Adept-Captain Harraman Sijik entered the Inquisition at age 40 during the year 10,993 Ur-Twilight Novembian 12. He distinguished himself at the Battle Line Cedar, holding his position against the Brighamites in the name of the Ascendants even as other...
III-49 Leveling
Alright, boys and girls. A lesson against fast-healing adversaries. You're going to run into them, and some of you, if you're lucky, are going to develop a skill that will allow you to heal much faster.When you face someone like that, use fire. Use fire.Now, some other instructors might advi...
III-48 Regenerate
It is known that the Descenders are an insular group; a conservative faith that holds high barriers in place to ensure that only those vested and a part of their elite order may be properly regarded as a knight.Yet, the Descenders are also warriors of honor, and for all their stubbornness and cultur...
III-47 Assimilation (II)
Hydras are curious creatures in the way they evolve. When they finally hit the threshold for sapience, their centermost head will be the first one that becomes truly self aware and intelligence on an individual level. This usually causes some level of insanity for the hydra as the centermost head wi...
II-135 Resurrection (I) (TTF)
Sometimes, living in the Fathoms is like being part of a ghost story, and that, I mean, literally.Now, as many of you other Trespassers might have noticed, some of us are luckier than the others. Some of us drop in, summoned by gods, to do their bidding, and we get a special little class, up until t...
III-46 Assimilation (I)
As some of you might already know, monsters and individuals are separated into different categories of Pathbearer. The main separation between individual and monster is debated, but the core differences are experiential, origin, and metaphysical. Though there have been questionable experiments condu...
III-45 Helix
—Confidential—[Ambient Mana Recognized — Incoming Message from Master-Advisor Oldsmith]"Dearest Inquisitor Sijik, I must, fortunately, inform you that I will not be coming down to Fortress-City Diego. Additionally, I want you to heed these following words and understand that they represent...
