As the moon was rising during our last night in Neyto, I felt a need to go outside, to compare the current state to the illusion the Grandmother had created. Outside, I felt a strange sense of déjà-vu, the scene so similar but so different from the illusion. There was no full moon yet - that was a few days away - so there only was an almost full disc in the sky and its reflection in the Nexus.
Almost in a trance, I walked forward, close to the 'water' and sat down before allowin...
2018-11-05 17:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Taking off my cloak, I stepped forward, into the open space Adra had used to train. There were multiple ways to play this. I could try to simply use my physical abilities and martial skills but I'd lose. Badly. I'd have to add magic to the mix and I had two options for that, going a similar route as Adra did - using my Blood Runes to strengthen myself - or using Ice Magic in conjunction with my shuttles.
Adra softly moved her hand across the blade of her spear, blunting the edges,...
2018-11-02 17:01:00 +0000 UTC
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After the ritual was done, the Grandmother led us into a sitting room and served us tea. Ylva had returned to her Hallow, Lenore was for once the one more interested in the outside world, and stayed on my shoulder.
"Well, that was interesting, wasn't it. The two of you are truly compatible - such a connection is rare. Sadly, I need to tell you something." The Grandmother started.
"Sigmir, you are targeted by a quest. I can't scry who created it but you have to deal with the ...
2018-10-31 17:00:04 +0000 UTC
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After a good night's slumber, the day of Sigmir's healing dawned. We had breakfast with Kallista and Adra, who, for some reason, would not meet my eyes, before heading over to the Grandmother's house.
We knocked and got shown in, once more heading into a new part of the house. The room we arrived in was made out of smooth stone - most of it inscribed with glowing runes - and in the middle of the room, a large ritual circle was drawn. There was no way for me to decipher the circle,...
2018-10-29 10:51:17 +0000 UTC
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By the time I had left the Grandmother's strange house, it was already dark, not that I'd really notice. My mind was going hundreds of miles an hour, thinking about the implications of all the new information I had gained. Some made a lot of sense, some were just plain and simply weird. I compared my own experiences with the information I had been given, looking for inconsistencies, but there were none. Did that mean I could trust everything I had learned? Probably not, but I needed som...
2018-10-26 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hours passed as I sat on the log opposite of the Grandmother, asking questions, often getting useful answers - but far too often for my taste getting the answer 'find out for yourself'. Nonetheless, I learned a lot about magic, not about my specific magic skills but general information giving me ideas and paths how to develop further on my own. She kept true to her word, never trying to tell me how to use my magic, or even telling me something was impossible. The worst outcome of a ques...
2018-10-24 14:46:30 +0000 UTC
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AN: To interrupt the rather information-heavy parts, have an Interlude ;)
-Tarrin's gaming vlog -
Today: [Road to Purgatory] - Did I take a wrong turn and end up in Innsmouth?
A wolfman is shown, garbed in leather-armour and a fur-lined, hooded cloak. He sits on a log, next to him sits a grey wolf. He is armed with a long spear, on his back is a bow and on his hip sits a quiver filled with arrows. Around him, tall pines r...
2018-10-22 14:44:27 +0000 UTC
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After my declaration, the Grandmother looked me over once more, nodding to herself as if lost in thought but obviously pleased.
"Follow me, child.", the Grandmother said to me, before turning to Sigmir, "You can join Kallista and the child you brought with you. I don't think you would find our talk very interesting."
With that she rose, turning to one of the doors leading out of the room. Sigmir looked at me with insecurity in her eyes.
“We can trust her. Or rather, ...
2018-10-19 15:33:43 +0000 UTC
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"... why would I do that?..." The Grandmother's words echoed back and forth in my mind. My first impulse, born out of anger, was quickly squashed by the memory of the Schandmaul and the casual threat of a soultrap the last time I had been here. I forced my gritted teeth to relax so I could ask in an almost normal tone, "You promised us your help. If you are not going to heal Sigmir, I assume you have planned something else?"
She looked at me with a piercing stare, almost a glare but I held it....
2018-10-17 09:42:24 +0000 UTC
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As soon as Kallista had dragged me into her kitchen, she visibly relaxed. Still, there was a stark difference to her usual stoic self. I didn't want to hurry her, so I simply started the familiar movements of cooking, giving her time to gather herself and talk on her own terms. We worked next to each other for a little bit before she stopped fidgeting and started talking.
“I know I asked you to save the sacrifices. What you don't know is why I did it. I'm not really good with divination-magi...
2018-10-15 16:00:18 +0000 UTC
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A cold wind was blowing through the forest, as we repositioned, hidden by concealment-spells and waiting for Lenore to give more information on our enemies’ reaction. As the mist was cleared away by the wind, I heard Lenore make a surprised noise, and was told that the clearing was empty. Nothing was left from the splattered remains of the sylvan, his corpse was just gone. Did Traveller-Corpses simply despawn?
And the other three, either all three of them had very good concealme...
2018-10-12 15:51:29 +0000 UTC
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While we waited for Lenore to return from her scouting flight towards Yari, I wanted to hear more about this group that was hunting for Sigmir, so I asked Adra to describe them.
"As I said, there were four of them. One was a dwarf, that I am sure of. He was wearing a chain-mail coat, a shield and a hammer. Oh, and he was wearing a golden tabard with a black hammer symbol on it. Another looked similar to an orc but not quite. I'm not sure what he was, his tusks were no...
2018-10-10 15:48:12 +0000 UTC
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Now that we were on our mounts and they took over navigation, I was finally able to check the notifications I had ignored all evening.
- Skill increased
- You increased your skill: Stealth [21/100]
- Bound Nymph of Tegi died
- You gain 2.500 EXP.
- For killing an opponent 2 levels above you you gain Bonus EXP.
- For killing an opponent without ...
2018-10-08 16:01:10 +0000 UTC
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"She looks just like Kallista..." remarked Lenore in my head. I was blinking in shock at the unexpected being in the cage before me. The locking mechanism was quite simple; without the enchantment on the cage, the dryad might have escaped on her own. Opening the door did stop the enchantment but the dryad was still out of it for a time. I pulled her out of the cage and asked Ylva to wait until she started moving. With that done, I moved to the other cages, opening them and taking variou...
2018-10-05 16:12:30 +0000 UTC
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Stealthily, we made our way towards the hedge surrounding Tegi, looking for a good hideout for Sigmir. We managed to find a dense copse of trees for her to stay in.
After placing another concealment-spell on her, Ylva and I moved out, with Lenore staying within her Hallow. We made our way towards the frozen river, staying well away from the hedge. It took only a few minutes to get there and move across the ice to our entrance-point. After fusing the pre-made ice-plank with the riv...
2018-10-03 15:56:02 +0000 UTC
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There was a creepy tension in the air, as if there were monsters in the dark while we moved closer to Tegi. Normally, I felt at home in the dark, as if a comforting blanket covered me, hiding me from the world. The darkness here was different - it felt oppressive, choking me. The snow, glittering in small patches of starlight, increased my feeling of unease. In addition, only a sliver of the moon was visible high up in the sky, adding to my trepidation.
As we moved, I used Ice-Mag...
2018-10-01 15:03:44 +0000 UTC
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[AN: For maximum pleasure, add epic and dramatic music, for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeEDQMLtyGY
Imagine it as a trailer, with the broad parts as glowing silver text on a black screen.]
Everyone has a road in life.
A group of five armed people is seen, walking through a dense forest. One is wearing a dull grey plate-armour in addition to a sword and sh...
2018-09-28 16:03:55 +0000 UTC
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After our encounter with Samodiva, Sigmir and I slowly made our way west. We might be able to cross the distance in a single day but we took two days, asking our mounts to take their time so we could relax and recuperate from the exhausting excursion on Mount Yugid.
The further west we travelled, the less game was detectable. No matter how we searched around, the previously abundant game was gone. At the end of the day, not even Ylva was able to sniff out anything bigger than inse...
2018-09-26 15:48:03 +0000 UTC
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Samodiva. The way she said it, it was more than a name, it sounded like a title. Her posture, her bearing, it radiated royalty and grace, the grace of a deadly predator. I was captivated by her looks and voice, standing spellbound before her.
Ripping myself from my trance, I spoke. “I greet you, Samodiva. I'm called Morgana and this is my mate, Sigmir. I apologize for disturbing you during the night but the two of us were captivated by your dance. We just had to join in.”
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2018-09-24 15:49:06 +0000 UTC
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AN: I realised that I mucked up a little. I forgot that there was still a Darkness Rune to gain so Morgana learned the Rune "Shadow" in chapter 48. I'm truly sorry. *bow*
The next morning, our day started at an accustomed, early hour. We quickly made our way downstairs, wolfing down the meagre breakfast served by an intimidated innkeeper. Afterwards, it was time to leave town before there was more trouble.
Together we summoned our mounts and hurried away from the inn. Leav...
2018-09-21 16:16:14 +0000 UTC
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Arriving at the gate of Yari, we got scrutinized by a bored looking guard. It was a tall fellow, maybe 6'6, broad as a barn-door and muscular-looking. His face was clearly ursine with a slim snout on a broad face, in addition to the cute-looking round ears on top of his head. He was clad in reinforced leather armour and holding a glaive while leaning on it. His bored look disappeared when he saw me, morphing into a sneer. As Sigmir and I walked up, he fully ignored me, just looking at S...
2018-09-19 15:53:01 +0000 UTC
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I turned out that my inexperience as a rider was something Sigmir shared, their tribe had a few beasts of burden but nothing for riding. Their main mode of transportation was simply walking.
Still, it was no problem according to Elding, whom I trusted on the subject. She nuzzled my neck and told us that the easiest way to learn, was to do. With that gem of wisdom, Sigmir and I were shown how to mount without trouble, something that was a lot easier if you could talk with your moun...
2018-09-17 15:29:09 +0000 UTC
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Later that morning, Sigmir and I went out to turn in the quests for Thekk and Cisar. The tale Kallista had told us was still weighing on our minds, causing us to hold closely onto each other.
Thekk was once more in his smithy, hammering away at some piece of metal. We waited until he paused in his rhythm, not wanting to disrupt his working.
“Greetings, Master Thekk, we return from the Barrow Den and have the Death Metal you wanted with us.” I greeted the smith. “Where ...
2018-09-14 16:05:51 +0000 UTC
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After Sigmir had fallen asleep, I logged out to take care of real-world business. I had done so just before the fight with the last boss and now there was a pressing need once more. Getting up was interesting; the headache that I had in-game was still kind of there, more muted as if I was feeling less the pain itself and more the memory of pain, radiating through my mind. I heeded the call of nature before I popped some food into the oven, setting a timer to remind me when it was done. ...
2018-09-12 14:37:23 +0000 UTC
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Under the light of the stars and the incredible fireworks in the sky, we made our way back to the spot we had used three nights back to rest. As we reached it, we saw that it was still as we left it, no new snow or anything, there was even some firewood left.
As I was a little steadier on my feet than Sigmir, I went to gather more firewood, while she got a fire going. Our dinner was made out of dried meat and hard bread, neither of us had the strength left to cook something up, or...
2018-09-10 15:50:38 +0000 UTC
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Slowly, I pushed my aching body up and blinked open my eyes. In front of them was the rough stone floor of the Dungeon, I must have passed out for a second after my last spell against the boss.
Suddenly, I remembered the image of Sigmir flying through the air like a rag doll. I stood on shaky legs, looking over to her downed form before limping over. My head was killing me and trying to create runes to heal me, only produced a stabbing pain, as if someone was driving an ice-pick thr...
2018-09-07 16:09:32 +0000 UTC
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Official Road to Purgatory-Beta Forum
[Pinned] - Important Information before you start your Journey
- Tobiuno, confirmed Beta-Account
Greetings, fellow Gamers
Many of you will know me, I'm Tobiuno, formerly battle-leader of team Razor, now guild-leader of the “Blades of the Realm”-Guild, formed in the Human Empire, to be precise in the duchy of Highever. Personally, I started as a simple c...
2018-09-05 16:03:49 +0000 UTC
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After our close encounter of the third kind, Sigmir and I turned back walking back to the stairs and starting down the other direction. The first room on this side worked just like the last one we had cleared on the other side and with the next, we got lucky.
The Draugr was closer to our side, letting me freeze him without the Skeleton-Warrior being able to block for him so we could destroy both before those in the room had shuffled out, so I was able to use two vines to stabiliz...
2018-09-03 18:35:25 +0000 UTC
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As we retreated back to the stairs, after our first serious battle on the third floor, I got curious and asked the still stumbling Sigmir what had just happened.
“It's called 'Ferocity of the lone Wolf', just now, when Ylva went into her Hallow, she shared it. She's sworn to herself that she will not lose us, that she will protect Lenore and you. That ability is the embodiment of that commitment; it let's her go berserk if she is outside, or she can use it within her Hallow and ...
2018-09-03 15:42:55 +0000 UTC
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After fighting the second boss and resting for an hour or two, I wanted to try out my new toy. Channelling Astral Power into it was easy and the vines shot out with surprising speed, showing me the error of my ways. My arm had been relaxed, hanging down and pointing to the floor. The four vines that shot out struck the floor, bodily lifting me up and knocking me ass-over-tea-kettle. I heard Ylvas chuffing laughter and when I sheepishly looked up, I saw Sigmir had to hide a smile and sup...
2018-08-31 15:49:30 +0000 UTC
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