The Age of Black Woe: Parts IX and X

On the 11th of Daedalan 923 AF, the citizens of Mhaldor gathered within the Black Cathedral for a dark communion and an even darker purpose. Blood flowed in rivers from their freshly slit throats, soaking into a pentagram of their own make as they performed a profane ritual: the summoning of Lord Malortis, the Portal…

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The Age of Black Woe: Parts VII and VIII

Ethereal fog flowed forth from the threads of Memory across Sapience as the clangour of war resounded. Three Divine stood alone in the wake of a battle against Memory’s recreations: the Malevolent One, the Skylord, and the Wayward Heir. Vastar’s voice rang out to Sartan, demanding He cease His fight against mere echoes of His…

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The Age of Black Woe: Parts V and VI

In Lupar of 922 AF, the Pantheon arrayed Themselves in all the blinding regalia of immortality and marched to war upon the distant plane of Memory. With the Lord Commander at Their front and an army of Demigods and Celani at Their heels, even the oldest of Adversaries could agree on one thing: They would…

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The Age of Black Woe: Parts III and IV

Ethereal fog swirled in the rifts to Memory, bequeathing visions of distant worlds perhaps unbeknownst to those under watch. – In Miraman 922 AF, Divinity gathered on the precipice of Memory. A strategy was made, one that would guide both means and method in Their war against the Prince of Woe. Yet as They spoke,…

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The Age of Black Woe: Part II

On the 19th of Aeguary in the 922nd year after the fall of Seleucar, the first brambles of a corrupted Yggdrasil assaulted the Prime Material Plane. The forest village of Sparrow’s Rest trembled as reality shifted, spurring its namesake birds to flight as fell tendrils found root in the shaded depths of the elmwood. Colour…

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The Age of Black Woe: Part I

Tragedy arose in the dawning months of 922 AF, a black night that began with the first sign of Slith since his escape from the Underworld. On the cold fields of the Outer Planes, upon a world no God had cared to view since time immemorial, the King of the Undead struck against Babel’s cult.…

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July in Achaea!

It’s really July already! As we pass the half way mark of the year, we have a promotion update for you all. Or technically two: First, globes of shifting continents have returned to the website. You can find the normal fare within, though the talisman caches have been swapped out for the blackwave, elemental, and…

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Unsung Heroes

How far had Himalia sailed to uncover the edges of the known map? Farther than any of them, they soon discovered, for it was a different time with different dangers. The Himalia of legend began her journey alone, returning rarely with friends and loyal followers in her midst. Yet one thing was certain. Wherever she…

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Bearly a Scratch

24th of Miraman, 918The Arktos hosted a cult ritual today. For as long as I can remember, I’ve known I was going to become a bear hunter for Bitterfork. This season marked the year I became an adult, and as a man of the village, I now have the right to petition the Shaman, Belen,…

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April in Achaea!

While you take a brief breather from fighting or from becoming undead: The Artefact Cart is returning to www.achaea.com/credits alongside lesson packages and talisman caches! For those of you unfamiliar (or who just want a refresher), the Artefact Cart lets you add your artefacts to your shopping cart on the website and purchase them at…

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