Ad Perīculum, Pro Glōriā

A Basic Fantasy game In the world of The Fourth Age of Tel
8/12/2020 | Full
Maps

Maps

  • Western Tel
    Map of Western Tel centered on the Central Sea.
  • Eknopolis
  • Anekhsemeru
  • Aerisca Borealis - Geographic
    A geographic map of Aerisca Borealis at 8 miles to the hex.
Supporting Cast
  • Abet Sakhat
    Medjay of Khemia
  • Amma bas Sisa
    Nar huntress of Shagora.
  • Elissa bas Sisa
    Naric huntress in the retinue of Alexandru Croitoru. Formerly of Shagora, she now follows her mentor in search of adventure after her home was destroyed by vengeful mariners.
  • Rector Flavio Merula
    Eldest son of Tito Merula and Rector of Fort Merula. A cunning warrior with an understanding of strategy and tactics well beyond his years, he is well respected by the militiamen of the Fort.
  • Gallienus Kerularios
    An unscrupulous rake, Gallienus is constantly engaged in a multitude of schemes designed to increase his wealth. He keeps a stable of gladiators that he employs in the Eknopolite Games, while earning a healthy profit on side-bets against his own gladiators. Despite being ruthless and unethical in business, he is a devoted family man.
  • Kalim al-Hashmi
    Representative of La Compagnia Septentrionale's mysterious Rexan benefactor.
  • Nuruhotep se Ka
    Keb stalwart who is a retainer of the Rhenish Wulfwodman, Asbjørn Þórsteinnsson.
  • Zahur Nahi
    A young hireling of La Compagnia Septentrionale of Khemian heritage who tends to the party's beasts of burden.
Timelines

Sessions Archive

10th Oct 2024

The Forgotten City XV

The Chamber of Pandemonium


3rd Oct 2024

The Forgotten City XIV

More Plague Cave


26th Sep 2024

The Forgotten City XVIII

Plague Cave


19th Sep 2024

The Forgotten City XVII


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12th Sep 2024

The Forgotten City XVI

20th Jun 2024

The Forgotten City XV

13th Jun 2024

Forgotten City XIV

30th May 2024

The Forgotten City XIII

Battle with a Lamia!



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16th May 2024

The Forgotten City XII

The party's strange visitor has ensorcelled most of them under her strange charms - but does she mean them harm? Or are intentions even weirder in this cursed desert?



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2nd May 2024

The Forgotten City XI

Ambushed by a carnivorous plant on their way back to the surface, the stout Kegho stands at death's door. Will Alexandru's machinations prove cunning enough to save his friend or are Kegho's bones destined to line the bed of the subterranean lagoon?


25th Apr 2024

The Forgotten City X

Fleeing for their lives after the transformation of Asbjorn into a serpent, the party severed the rope bridge, forever barring the back entrance to Paruhapta. Now the party faces the choice of attempting to enter the Forgotten City through the two remaining routes.


18th Apr 2024

The Forgotten City IX

Battle in the Amphitheater! Will the Company survive the onslaught of the accursed Serpent-Men, or will their blood stain the ancient sandstone of the arena?


4th Apr 2024

The Forgotten City VIIi

Ambush on the bridge! Will Alex survive the onslaught or will he succumb to his wounds? Will the barbarians vanquish the Khromandai or will they fall to their claws and fangs?


7th Mar 2024

The Forgotten City VII


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15th Feb 2024

The Forgotten City VI

2nd Feb 2024

The Forgotten City VI

A giant crocodile rises from the lagoon!



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25th Jan 2024

The Forgotten City V

After securing their cavern redoubt, Brother Theo informed the party of their dire situation - they are low on food and water. Yet, his companions seemed oblivious to the peril. Can Theo convince his allies to travel to the strange, yet lush, desert valley oasis or will the hostile desert heat claim yet more victims?



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11th Jan 2024

The Forgotten City IV


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4th Jan 2024

The Forgotten City III


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28th Dec 2023

The Forgotten City II

Attempting to set up a base camp in a natural cave in the desert cliffs, the party unwittingly trigger the defense mechanisms of sentry mushrooms, which led to a tribe of Bearmen to investigate. With Asbjorn seriously wounded, will he survive the battle? And what lies beyond in the darkness?



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21st Dec 2023

The Forgotten City I

Having survived a gory battle with Yafwadi raiders, the party now has to decide from which path they shall descend into the lost Rusatian city. Shall they find deserted ruins or does something lurk within?


29th Jun 2023

Nomen Infernale: XLXII

After narrowing escaping a death trap, the party finds itself in front of the door to yet another crypt chamber. Does the key to Ihnareya Oasis lie beyond or will their luck finally run out?


15th Jun 2023

Nomen Infernale: XLXI

1st Jun 2023

Nomen Infernale XLX

While exploring the crypt of the Rusati wazir, Brother Theophilus foolheartedly opened the door to the offerings . The party now finds itself in a fierce melee with the fire-breathing stone ushabti that stood in wait inside. Will the party fall to the dangers of the crypt?



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25th May 2023

Nomen Infernale XLIX

The party stands before the doors of what appears to be a Rusati crypt. Do they dare explore inside?



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4th May 2023

Nomen Infernale XLVI

The giant lizard lies dead in the palace courtyard, but the violent winds of the sandstorm have returned. The mysterious palace is the only sanctuary from the dangers of the "poisoned wind" - but what awaits the party inside?


13th Apr 2023

NOMEN INFERNALE: XXXV

30th Mar 2023

Nomen Infernale: XXXIV

9th Mar 2023

Nomen Infernale: Interlude II

2nd Mar 2023

Nomen Infernale: XXXIII

23rd Feb 2023

Nomen Infernale: XXXII

16th Feb 2023

Nomen Infernale: XXXI

9th Feb 2023

Nomen Infernale: XXX

2nd Feb 2023

Nomen Infernale: XXIX

25th Jan 2023

Nomen Infernale: XXVIII

12th Jan 2023

Nomen Infernale: XXXII

5th Jan 2023

Nomen Infernale XXXI

Their first foray into the catacombs under Anekhsemeru led to the discovery of a group of violent troglodytes living underneath the city. However, after their first battle with the foul-smelling troglodytes, Brother Theo found himself too exhausted to continue further due to the physical stress he experienced as a conduit to the divine. Having returned to the surface, the party asks themselves if the reptilian savages are responsible for the disappearances of the children of Abrami or is something more sinister afoot?


16th Dec 2022

Nomen Infernale: XXX

The sewers....


8th Dec 2022

Nomen Infernale: XXIX

17th Nov 2022

Nomen Infernale: Interlude I

10th Nov 2022

Nomen Infernale: XXVIII

3rd Nov 2022

Nomen Infernale: XXVII

27th Oct 2022

Nomen Infernale : XXVI

20th Oct 2022

Nomen Infernale: XXV

13th Oct 2022

Nomen Infernale: XXIV

Return to the Mines of Lakham Tabab.



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6th Oct 2022

Nomen Infernale: XXIII

22nd Sep 2022

Nomen Infernale: XXII

15th Sep 2022

Nomen Infernale: XXI

8th Sep 2022

Nomen Infernale: XX

1st Sep 2022

Nomen Infernale: XIX

Whilst breaching the northern chamber of the tomb, the party were set upon a group of crypt terrors. Teleptyon, Asbjorn, and Nuruhotep suffered greatly as the terrors consumed the very lifeforce from their souls. The price of victory was steep, as during the melee, Nuruhotep fell in battle for all of his soul was consumed. Now the party faces the grim decision of abandoning their quest and facing the wrath of Naldus Bascio or continuing to plum the depths of Adom-Shai's crypt in search of the legendary spearhead - Nudjat.



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25th Aug 2022

Nomen Infernale: XVIII


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18th Aug 2022

Nomen Infernale: XVII

Having defeated the giant arachnid monstrosities through steel, sorcery, and wit, the party investigates the main hall of the tomb. Listening at a large stone door to the south, Riven heard a soft rustling; perhaps the sound of wind moving a moldering tapestry? Or the feet of more giant insects pattering across the sandstone? Maybe the sound of a large winged creature as it unfurls and flaps its wings?   And what lies beyond the other door to the north?



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11th Aug 2022

Nomen Infernale XVI

The party has come to a terrible realization: In order to progress further into Adom-Shai's tomb, they need to enter the lair of the Giant Solifuges.



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14th Jul 2022

Nomen Infernale XV


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30th Jun 2022

Nomen Infernale XIV


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9th Jun 2022

Nomen Infernale XIII


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2nd Jun 2022

Nomen Infernale XII


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26th May 2022

Nomen Infernale XI: Licking Wounds


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19th May 2022

Nomen Infernale X: Into the Fire

The noble Medjay, Abet Sakhat has fallen! Burnt alive by the flame breath of an infernal hound, his quest to defeat the evil that lies under the mines of Lakham Tabab has ended with his death. Or has it? Will the party elect to finish what they have started or will they decide to complete their job for Naldus Bascio, the administrator of Akbyset instead?   And what of Alex? The week they had bought with the pure jade has ended, and the corrupting miasmatic taint of Nekhtebu has once again threatens to consume Alex's very soul! Will the party be able to locate the hidden oasis of the Rusati in time to save Alex from such a fate?



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12th May 2022

Nomen Infernale IX


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5th May 2022

Nomen Infernale VIII: Stone Devils and the Demon Bear


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28th Apr 2022

Nomen Infernale VII: The Necrophagic Ooze

While the adventurers attempt to clear the passageway, Alex crawls past the blockage to scout ahead. Unfortunately, the sounds of the iron mattocks against stone attracted something from below.



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21st Apr 2022

Nomen Infernale VI: The Stench of Decay


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14th Apr 2022

Nomen Infernale V


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31st Mar 2022

Nomen Infernale IV


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24th Mar 2022

Nomen Infernale III: Peril in the Mines

Having entered the subterranean lair of the Beastmen, the adventurers found themselves ill-prepared to face their foe's onslaught. Abet, Alex, and Riven have each fallen victim to the perverse sorcery of a Demon Bear shamaness! Meanwhile, Kegho continues to suffer the effects of the creeping rot that infests his body. Who will survive and who will fall to the savage Demon Bear Clan?



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17th Mar 2022

Nomen Infernale II: Clan of the Demon Bear

The adventurers are ambushed by Bearmen! Whose blood will soak the sands of the Senu Desert?



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3rd Mar 2022

Nomen Infernale I: The Mines of Lakam Tabab

Convinced that he might be able to help them find a cure for the cursed blight slowly eating at Kegho's flesh, the party agreed to accompany Abet, Medjay of Khemia to investigate the abandoned silver mines of Lakam Tabab. Abet speaks of a dark evil that has taken root within the mines, but has refused to expound upon it thus far. Will this mysterious stranger lead the party to their doom or to Kegho's salvation?


17th Feb 2022

Interlude IV: Akbyset Trading Post

The party has finally arrived at the trading post of Akbyset, still mourning of the loss of their brave canine companion, Ükhilflin. The sights and sounds of the bazaar enticed the party as they encountered exotic races from the furthest sands of Khemia. They entered into the trading post's small cantina only to learn that Akbyset is under the control of the powerful Aeriscan House of Bascio.   Intrigued by the stoic man standing the corner of the cantina, the Palesian Scout, Riven Telstandis, approached the man who turned out to be a Royal Medjai of Khemia. He introduced himself as Abet, and offered the young Scout a job. Meanwhile, the Eknon hedge wizard, Teleptyon Marathonos sat on a cushion to watch the Oubasti belly-dancers, the well-dressed man next to him turned to face him and began a conversation...


10th Feb 2022

Journey to Akbyset VI


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3rd Feb 2022

Journey to Akbyset V


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27th Jan 2022

Journey to Akbyset IV

Having encountered a fierce Urk warband on their way to the trading post of Akbyset, the party managed to overcome the threat at great cost - the Paladin of Aelos who was guiding them fell in battle. Battered and bruised, the party continues, hoping the rest of their journey shall be uneventful.



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21st Jan 2022

Journey to Akbyset III

13th Jan 2022

Journey to Akbyset II

His soul, tainted by a horror that should have been left to the Third Age, Alexandru was possessed with hysteria and ran off into the desert night. His companions in La Compagnia Septentrionale attempted to chase after him but are unable to corner the dexterous thief.   And what of their guide, the Paladin of Aelos - Macedonius Mytinatis? Will he intervene? If so, for good or for ill?



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6th Jan 2022

Journey to Akbyset


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23rd Dec 2021

Desert Sands V

In the depths of the Crypt of the Paladins of Aelos, the party does battle with a Cynocephalus Chieftain! Will the stalwarts of 'La Compagnia' be able to overcome this beast or will they fall to the keen edge of its greatsword?



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16th Dec 2021

Desert Sands IV


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9th Dec 2021

Desert Sands III

The party only recovered a fraction of their supplies after their camel ran off during the sandstorm. Unable to track her down, the party continued towards Adza Oasis. While foraging for firewood, the party stumbled across a group of the 'dog-headed men', who attempted to abduct the young Palesian Scout, Riven, for a sacrifice to their demonic lords. However, the party was able to handily rout the fiends.   What other terrors are out their in the desert night?



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2nd Dec 2021

Desert Sands II

The warnings of the merchants of Arafi Caravanserai went unheeded as the party was caught in the open during a fierce sandstorm. After almost suffocating underneath the weight of a sand dune, the party emerges from the shifting sands to find that during the chaos, their pack camel, Mercy, had run off with most of their supplies!



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18th Nov 2021

Desert Sands I

After Theo has a disturbing dream, the party leaves the Caravanserai to find the Paladins of Aelos. On the third day of their journey, Brother Theo almost dies after being ambushed by a giant desert scorpion. The party now wonders if Brother Theo's gods have truly forsaken him? Do they push on to find the monastery at Azda Oasis, and if so, what awaits them there?



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4th Nov 2021

Interlude III: Alarafi Caravanserai

Returning from the Tomb of the Sorcerer-Kings, the adventurers rest and carouse at the caravanserai before embarking on the journey back to Nekhsemeru.



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28th Oct 2021

Khemia Occulta X

With all members of the party paralyzed by ghouls, it is up to Alex to slay the foul creatures before they feast upon his companions!



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13th Oct 2021

Khemia Occulta IX

Having looted the tomb, the party attempts to escape with their lives and wealth intact. However, Alex finds himself trapped in a hallway of swinging blades! Will the Oameni's rogue's natural dexterity be enough to escape this infernal mechanism or will he meet his end in the depths of the Tomb of the Djeti?



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29th Sep 2021

Khemia Occulta VIII

Making the decision to try to rest in the tomb's treasure vault, the party unwittingly set themselves up to be ambushed by a hideous, gelatinous mass of bone and ooze! What other strange and foul monsters of the Third Age lurk in this tomb?



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22nd Sep 2021

Khemia Occulta VII: The Treasures of the Djeti


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15th Sep 2021

Khemia Occulta VI: Cavern of the Mycetons

The party successfully navigated past a hungry basilisk and negotiated with the dread lich, Nekhtebu. Now, they face the challenge of exiting the Tomb of the Djeti. What will they find in the caverns underneath the tomb as they attempt to return to the surface?



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8th Sep 2021

Khemia Occulta V: Den of the Basilisk

While searching the Tomb of the Djeti, Brother Theophilus uncovers a secret door! Do the adventurers dare investigate what is on the other side?



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1st Sep 2021

Khemia Occulta IV: The Tomb of the Djeti


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25th Aug 2021

Khemia Occulta III: Desert Hospitality

With Elissa feverish and sickened after suffering from a grievous wound to her belly, the party rejoices at the sight of the Sutra Tribe's tents appearing before them on the horizon. With the respite offered by the hospitable desert nomads, Elissa may survive her injury, but the Ghamadi merchant adventurer, Talal al-Shemi, warns them that the people of the Senu Desert have strange ways and their hospitality may come with a price.



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4th Aug 2021

Khemia Occulta II: Seas of Sand

The newly-named La Compagina Septentroinale ("Northern Company") set forth into the Senu Desert with ibn Ayyub's caravan. Only a day into their journey, they were set upon by giant Aeriscan spiders! Even though the party successfully fought of the creatures, they are now having second thoughts about their overall chances of success on this expedition. Will the next few days of their journey bring them hope or more despair? Can they reach al-Satra Camp without further injury?



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21st Jul 2021

Khemia Occulta I: The Souk


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14th Jul 2021

Khemia Occulta: Prologue


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8th Jul 2021

Urbs Magna X: Spoils of War


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1st Jul 2021

Urbs Magna IX: When Seeking Revenge, Dig Two Graves First


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23rd Jun 2021

Urbs Magna VIII: A Price Paid in Blood


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17th Jun 2021

Urbs Magna VII: Ator's Vengeance

The heroes stand before the urban villa of the man who drugged and imprisoned them, forcing them to risk their lives in the arena.   Will Ator smile upon their quest for revenge?



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3rd Jun 2021

Urbs Magna VI: Nestoria Harbor

After fleeing from their imprisonment as gladiators in the Great Amphitheatre of Eknopolis, the group seeks refuge in the sprawling slums of Nestoria Harbor. There, they patch their wounds and plan their revenge.



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27th May 2021

Urbs Magna V: Liberty to Slaves!

Standing bloody and beaten over the bodies of the guards they had slain, the adventurers are only a staircase away from freedom. However, the sound of footsteps come from the south, signaling more guards!



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20th May 2021

Urbs Magna IV: From Darkness into Light

After finding their cell door mysteriously unlocked during the middle of the night, the adventurers take advantage of this opportunity to escape their servitude in the arena. Successfully waylaying a guard and arming Asbjorn with the guard's mail and sword, the party attempts to find Kegho's faithful canine companion, The Grey Death, before fleeing into the streets of Eknopolis.



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13th May 2021

Urbs Magna III: Blood on the Sands

After their faithful canine companion, the Grey Death, rejoins the party due to a twist of fate, the party now stands bloody, wounded, and victorious in the center of the Great Arena while the crowd howls for her blood. With their survival hanging on the outcome, what will the party choose?



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29th Apr 2021

Urbs Magna II: By Sword and Spear

Will the party survive their ordeal in the dark caverns underneath the Great Arena?



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22nd Apr 2021

Urbs Magna I: Initiation

After having been drugged at Valenites Prothemopolous's banquet, the party found themselves enslaved and imprisoned beneath the Great Arena of Eknopolis - forced to become gladiators in the stable of one Gallienus Kerularios! Now, as part of a strange initiation ritual, the party finds themselves in the labyrinthine caverns below the arena with the task of finding their way out.   Regardless, many questions remain: Did the young rector of Fort Merula, Flavio, have anything to do with their enslavement? And what of Elissa and Miniho?



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15th Apr 2021

Urbs Magna: Prologus

After returning to Fort Merula from their successful expedition to the Shrine of Naeia, our heroes experienced a series of individual misfortunes that return them to the precarious financial situation they found themselves in prior to their last adventure! Still hungry for fame and fortune (or in Brother Theophilus's case, full of zeal to spread the mercy of Maya across Tel), the adventurers learn of an opportunity that will take them across the Central Sea to the Great City - Eknopolis.



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8th Apr 2021

Interlude 1


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25th Mar 2021

In Horrorem: Clausula

After slaying the two skeletal necromancers and their shambling undead monstrosity, our adventures believed their quest to be complete. However, one of the crimson lacquered skeletons reformed itself to fight once more! What does this all mean?



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11th Mar 2021

In Horrorem: XIII Capitulum


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25th Feb 2021

In Horrorem: XII Capitulum

5th Feb 2021

In Horrorem: XI Capitulum


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21st Jan 2021

In Horrorem: X Capitulum

In possession of two keys, the party stumbled across a secret door that leads into a large room. What awaits them on the other side as they continue their quest to stop the cultists completing their ritual?



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3rd Dec 2020

In Horrorem: IX Capitulum

In the aftermath of a fierce battle, having been ambushed by Zaz's warband of goblins, Amma, Tarn, and Theo lie grievously wounded, as Kegho remains in thrall to his Ashkuzi bloodrage. Will Riven, Elissa, and Alex be able to bring Kegho to his sense before he harms them as well? Can the party manage to survive further exploration of the catacombs beneath Naeia's shrine? Will they manage to stop the dark ritual to invoke Vargus into this plane? If not, what will become of the denizens of Labrax Bay?


19th Nov 2020

In Horrorem: VIII Capitulum

After having dispatched the undead members of Tarn's former brethren, the party decides to investigate the abbot's library for anything useful before entering the 2nd level of the complex.


5th Nov 2020

In Horrorem: VII Capitulum

After having been attacked by a swarm of bloodsucking striges, the party makes camp on the banks of the Daenaris River when their campsite is approached by two women in the early hours of dawn.



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22nd Oct 2020

In Horrorem: VI Capitulum

After rescuing Brother Tarn from death at the hands of mercenaries working for a group of necromancers, the party elects to travel east to investigate the truth of the old sailors' tales of a village founded and occupied solely by women in hopes of recruiting some sellswords who are willing to descend into the catacombs of the Shrine of Naeia Aeriscae to stop the necromancers before they return the dark god of the sea and storms, Vargus, to this plane of existence.


16th Oct 2020

In Horrorem: V Capitulum

With Kegho and Riven suffering grievous wounds from combat with mysterious foes, will the party be able to survive the dangers within the Temple of Naeia?



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8th Oct 2020

In Horrorem: IV Capitulum

The party begins its exploration of the abandoned Temple of Naeia in hopes of learning Tarn's fate.



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1st Oct 2020

In Horrorem: III Capitulum

After another perilous 2 days of journey through Morbida Swamp, the Temple of Naeia is finally in sight, but what dark secrets are hiding below?



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17th Sep 2020

In Horrorem: II Capitulum

Can the adventurers survive the trials of Morbida Swamp to reach the abandoned Temple of Naeia?



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3rd Sep 2020

In Horrorem: I Capitulum

To avoid punishment attempting to reclaim treasure in Labrax Bay without the explicit permission of Titus Merula, the party agrees to travel into the wilderness of Morbida Swamp to investigate the whereabouts of a team of acolytes sent by Father Decimus to reconsecrate an abandoned temple dedicate to Naeia, goddess of the sea.



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A group of adventurers travel the lands of the Central Sea in search of treasure and renown!

This story is told by

The Protagonists

Alexandru Croitoru

Asbjørn Þórsteinnsson

Teleptyon Marathonos

Greencloak Riven Telstandis

Theophilus Chandler

Kegho