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Abyssal Road Trip - 296 - Tell me why

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

As Klipyl disappeared into the tower, Livia joined Amdirlain and Solveiga.

“Móðir,” said Livia, and Amdirlain immediately wrapped her up in a carefully restrained hug.

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Abyssal Road Trip - 295 - Sunlight or demise

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

The memory crystals provided by the surveyors sat in orderly rows along the suite’s dining table. Methodically checking each, ‌Amdirlain combined the gathered information she needed in...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 294 - Untouched

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

Upon her return to Xaos, Amdirlain found Cyrus meditating calmly in the entry hall while a group of soldiers recovered in the courtyard. At a glance, it was obvious their injuries were the...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 293 - Come along

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

The sound of chalk on a slate board signalled Malnir’s location, and Amdirlain found him atop a writing desk in the library, working on Draconic runes. Towering over Malnir, the slate bo...

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Fluid - 43

The others eventually show up, doing an excellent impersonation of drowned rats. With eight of us in the house, there is only one option about where to talk comfortably. After setting a force barrier above the courtyard, I dry the rain-slick groun...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 292 - Details

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

Upon arriving outside Xaos, Amdirlain detected Goxashru’s presence within Nolmar’s walls. Having expected him to be gone for weeks, Amdirlain hoped his premature return signalled a suc...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 291 - Deep inside

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

When Amdirlain entered the suite, she found Nomein and Ras looking over a collection of items on the dining table. Most were gold coins of assorted sizes and mundane artwork, but there wer...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 290 - The setup

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

Once the four of them had picked suites within one of the residential buildings, Amdirlain worked out adjustments. With one song, she added furnishings, enchanted bathrooms, incorporated l...

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Fluid - 42

The crew’s map is a stone plate whose enchantment has it take on the likeness of the landscape for the surrounding two kilometres. Across the map, a range of clay markers indicates the positions of watch posts, twelve crawlers, and mining equipm...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 289 - Arrival

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

After Malnir scrambled up her arm and settled himself, Amdirlain proceeded steadily towards the burrow, ready to catch him at any moment. Her caution was unnecessary—he’d spent the ent...

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Amdirlain - Art

In combat mode, having assumed her general Anar form, with some extras.

The first time I've commissioned any art. The artist was really easy to work with and I'm pleased with how it turned out. 

I hope folks like it. Given how man...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 288 - Here we stand

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

The tower initially proved a little distracting to her students, but they settled down after Amdirlain admonished them to focus. The four-hour training session with Enrig and the others ha...

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Fluid - 41

After checking on Ellother, it's a simple Spell that draws her from Sanctuary, storage bag filled with my share of goods from the Annex. Irene returns wearing a lightly enchanted chainmail hauberk instead of the Grecian breastplate and bracers tha...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 287 - Rise up

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

As Goxashru strode beside Amdirlain, he didn’t stop looking over the local inhabitants. While they mostly paid him little attention, a few of the Mousekin kept well clear, and a female L...

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Fluid - 40

The discussion with Litthor quickly turns to the history of the original development of the region's power structure. Covering the highlights of the Andúnë expansion and which family successfully expanded where. The tendency for many of the And...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 286 - Broken ones

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

After introducing Cyrus to Wisp, Amdirlain discovered the inn listed eight as the suite’s full occupancy. With Cyrus issued a ward stone, Amdirlain returned to the rooftop and wandered t...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 285 - Hearts a fire

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

When Cyrus returned by himself to the training hall, he waited patiently until Amdirlain turned her attention to him.

“Captain Bedevere is going to talk to the garrison’s command...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 284 - Ashes

Amdirlain’s PoV - Foundry Demi-Plane

The Ki caught in the pavilion’s crystal provided plenty of illumination, and Amdirlain and Cyrus cast long shadows across the platform’s brown granite.

“When you said you’...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 283 - Frame of mind

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands

Amdirlain walked around the dome covering the plinth and studied the alcoves along the wall. The crystal barrier muffled the songs of the divine death memories, but walking so close to them felt ...

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Fluid - 39

The terrain beneath my flight path oscillates between plains, swamps, and marshland. After the cliff outside the village, the most significant change in landscape is how deep the swamp water gets. I catch signs of the Lizardfolk hunting in the lon...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 282 - Pay for it

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands

After Snorri vanished, Amdirlain tracked the link’s shifting sensation between planes, and Týr nodded after a brief wait.

“I’ll monitor from within the prison,” advised Amdirlain.<...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 281 - Caught up

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

When the ladies turned indecisive about what eatery to try, Amdirlain left them to sort out a post-training meal and returned to the suite. As she sat opposite Rasha in the library, he gav...

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Fluid - 38

Stepping through the Beastland’s Annex doorway set us in an open sunlit grassland adjoining a woodland. With the threshold’s music no longer obscuring the annex’s energy, it’s far easier to read. Though it’s very close to the Beastland...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 280 - Better off

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

Despite having told Rasha to contact her upon their return, Amdirlain beat them back to the suite. The front door clicked shut while Amdirlain was soaking in the bath, singing old melodies...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 279 - Crocodile rock

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

Amdirlain had made it past the market square when she spotted Trill. The mouse had a tiny wagon in tow, loaded with a box twice her size, and a folding scaffolding perched atop.

“H...

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Fluid - 37

With the clear view through the window, I spot Irene handing over the tonic to Myrrine, and she catches Tasenka’s arm before she can head off with Myrrine. To outward appearances, Irene is chatting casually with Tasenka until Myrrine is out of e...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 278 - Make waves

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands

Amdirlain didn’t hear any Message, but when Týr moved to sit with his back propped against a nearby tree, she closed the Gate.

“What did you want to talk about?” asked Amdirlain befo...

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Fluid - 36

Upon the heels of the scrying’s termination comes a rapid exchange of messages between Calaer and the Royal Secretary. Calaer keeps a bland expression even while his amusement grows, but he sputters when I create two amber tokens marked with the...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 277 - Pay the piper

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

Amdirlain introduced Rasha simply with the shortened Ras that Gail had bestowed on him when she was a child. Nomein took his appearance in stride, but the others at times looked at him cur...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 276 - Reunion

Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Xaos

Amdirlain had barely started to relax in the bath when a combination of ideas made her sit upright so fast, she sent water sloshing over the bath’s edge. Cursing the time spent sparring ...

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