Canardia, Western Field
Amid the waning sun that bathed the landscape in hues of gold and crimson, a dozen horsemen rode into the empty field north of the city. It w...
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The green hedges now were tipped with yellow, a mark of the incoming harvest season, while the gravel paths were scattered with the first fallen lea...
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Reconstruction of the charcoal-fuelled blast furnace at Duddon, Cumbria, built in 1736. Image Source - This is ...
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Lansius
It was a few hours before sundown when the meeting finally ended. Lansius and Audrey chose to take a walk in the garden, as the weather was fair with fall just a...
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Chapter Image Source: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Sedan-Chair/
It's a bit difficult to find a picture of a true medieval litter (sedan chair). This example is from a later age, but it shows ...
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Kapua City, Nicopola
It was a wet, cold gray morning, the drizzle falling almost constantly upon the heads of the new King’s army encircling Kapua. The sea of men had ...
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Mountain Region, West of Three Hills
Slowly, the season turned to fall, and rainfall became a constant menace. A drizzle fell through the night, and by morning, a he...
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East of Canardia
The rain had fallen almost without pause through the night, softening the world into a gray blur. By morning, it lingered as a steady drizzle, cold...
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Lansius
The rain hammered against the thick stone walls, its steady drumming softened into a muffled rhythm that almost felt calming between the sharp cracks of thund...
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East of Canardia
Amid the oppressive midday heat and the steady drone of cicadas, beneath the shade of a field tent, the Captain and his staff lay sprawled in slumb...
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Canardia Castle
Inside the Lord’s study chamber, a rhythmic sound lingered in the air. It was midday outside, the sun shining strongly, yet an unmistakable snore made ...
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Canardia Dungeon
The small cell was damp, making it sweaty despite the lack of heat. The air hung heavy with the stench of urine and a putrid, unidentifiable smell. O...
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Chapter Image: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/trajans-column
Lansius
Clou...
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Lansius
It was noon on the second day after the rebellion. Clouds hung low over Canardia City, and the wind that whipped past carried the stench of rot and old blood fro...
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Canardia Outskirts
Underneath the cloudy skies, seventy riders and three half-breeds approached the road leading into the vast arena. Eyes sharp, every sense straini...
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Korimor's Chamberlain Ingrid
Propelled by the urgency of the Great Gemstone, Ingrid strode toward the innermost chamber of the castle, where the Lord resided. Flashes fr...
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The Previous Night
The chill air in the corridor did not bother the master of Canardia Castle as he walked across newly laid rush mats. They cushioned his steps, mu...
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Field Next to The Arena
Out in the fields north of the battlefield where thousands had fallen, sixty cavalrymen pushed their weary horses through the darkness...
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Inside the Arena
The vast arena was engulfed in darkness, with light surviving only by the gates where bonfires still burned. Amid the chill night wind and the te...
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Canardia Castle
The five guardsmen’s roar of celebration echoed through the vast Great Hall, their voices raw and unbridled, ringing with gladness and triumph. Lans...
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The Second Hill Path Battle
They were hot to the touch, Lansius knew, yet it still seemed unbelievable that human blood wasn’t just warm but truly hot as it splattered...
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Big Ben
There in the field, surrounded by unconscious men and horses, a hulking wolf-like creature sat groaning on the ground. He gripped the reins of three horse...
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Saint Candidate's Separate Army
Hundreds of meters long, the line of five thousand marched forward. Crossbow bolts hissed out of the darkness, trying to repel ...
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Arena, Inside
The inside of the vast wooden structure, with its long horse track and spectator tribunes built to hold thirty thousand, now lay deserted. Lant...
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Previous Chapter The Rioters' Three Columns Many underestimated the risks of a flanking maneuver, thinking it was nothing more than attacki
The Rioters' Three Columns...
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Previous Chapter The Northern Side The proud Lowlandian heavy cavalry galloped across the field before slowing to form up in a tight line a
The Northern Side
Th...
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The Rioters' Northern Side
Amid the chaos of shifting battle lines filled with cries, angry shouts, and frantic chants, a group of men rushed in from the rear to wher...
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Lansius
At the heart of the battlefield, where the war wagons were stationed, Lansius’ few hundred fought their hardest against the onslaught of a thousand. One column...
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The Battle at the Arena Gate
The right wing’s ferocious assault caught everyone by surprise. Even the Lord watched in disbelief. He had wanted them to probe and bai...
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