Jessica Robinson
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Although it took Inti quite some time to return from the Old Well, she was still upset by the time she reached her temporary stay in Challwala, a courtyard attached to a local Wonders of the World shop. Thus preoccupied with her own anger, she barely noticed an excited looking Brym sitting bent over some documents as she stomped into the main building's hall. Instead, she just charged past him and plonked herself down onto a chair in the corner. To her surprise, Brym stopped to look up from whatever work…-
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Once again, Inti found herself in the Old Well, the same secret room she had sought out two days prior. Just like the first time, she once again found her mother already waiting for her inside. However, the busy office atmosphere from last time had disappeared. Only a few masked ghosts were left to inject some life into the room. Though they were still walking from here to there, it looked like they were mostly busy with filing and putting away all the documents in the room. In the corner, there was even…
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As he looked up at the Wonders of the World shop in Challwala's outer city, Amautu once more realized how poor his initial negotiating position was. After the events from last night, the southern minister Brymstock insisted on advancing the time of the meeting to today, and he insisted on changing the meeting place as well. In the southern kingdom's own property out here in the outer city — far away from the Sky Ziggurat — Amautu's home advantage was minimized as much as possible. No doubt they had…
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After a night of violence in Challwala, King Amautu reacted quickly to the shifting situation. After all, he had been ready for a failure of the operation well in advance. While the outcome had been even worse than what he had expected, their defeat hadn't been catastrophic. Not to mention, even a defeat could be leveraged into an advantage with enough finesse. Sure, the southern ghost warriors had saved all the northern lords and managed to stage their little meeting. However, in order to achieve their…
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"What happened?" Lord Gratidia mumbled when he opened his eyes, shortly followed by: "What is this place?" When the confused lord rose from the bunk with the soft bedding, he found himself in a dimly lit room, with a crackling fireplace in the corner and dark night outside the windows. After a fierce fight with the attackers, he had already expected to wake up in the underworld, but his aching head told him that he was still very much alive. Before he could gather his thoughts, he spotted a figure moving…
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While most of Challwala's citizens were peacefully sleeping in their beds, they were completely oblivious to the spy war which had been taking place throughout the city just outside their windows. By now, the warmth of dark night had begun to make way for another stuffy day in the north, yet Inkasius still remained at the Terminus compound. Of course, he wasn't staying here out of choice. After all, this was hardly a pleasant environment. Like most courtyards in Challwala, the center of the compound was…
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Not for the first time, Inkasius stood in front of this nondescript stone block on the edge of Challwala's inner city. Hidden behind these walls was one of King Amautu's newest projects, and, as far as Inkasius was concerned, the shame of the northern kingdom. Inside, he would find 'Terminus', an organization created to wipe out all enemies of the king, no matter the price. Rather, King Amautu's senior brother had personally burdened him with the immoral task. Of course, Inkasius was unwilling from the…
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"Mother, what are you doing here?" Some time had passed since Inti had entered the Old Well. By now, she sat opposite her mother — Antaya di Pluritac — but she was still as confused as she had first met her here. "What does it look like I am doing, my dear daughter?" her mother asked, without looking up from a piece of paper she was writing on. Based on the book sitting next to her, she was probably writing in code. At least that was Inti's best guess based on the nonsensical mess of numbers and…
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Deserted Wonders of the World shops were a familiar sight to Brym by now. Thus, as he sat in the center of his empty store and stared at the entrance, he wasn't bothered by the eerie calm. Unlike many other stores in the north, at least this one hadn't been looted and burned down. Even the shop keepers were still here, safe enough to remain in plain sight, although they couldn't do their main work any longer. Instead of easing silver out of the pockets of their rich customers, they were cleaning the store…
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Challwala, pearl of the north. As the largest port along Medala's northern coast, it had also been, for centuries, the most important port in Medala. Unlike Saniya, which had only been a hub for trade in Sachay even during its best days, and unlike Porcero, which had only really traded with the Bronze Coast until the arrival of visitors from distant Arcavia, Challwala had always been the largest, most important sea port on the Twin Isles. This had become doubly true every time the Verdant Folk…
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