He snatched a few hours of sleep, but only after thoroughly searching the surroundings with his ghosts. The ravine was still relatively close to the rift, and therefore still highly active. Packs of kin roamed past regularly, on their way to the broken land to try and push through to his h...
2024-05-28 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMorrelia gripped the hilts of her dual blades tight, but knew she wouldn’t get the opportunity to use them. Ants were watching her at all times, and she’d been instructed not to participate and throw off their carefully laid plans. The Colony moved with incredible efficiency, every member kno...
2024-05-28 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s amazing how quickly a week can go by when you’re trying to make sure you haven’t jinxed your entire family. In a blink, we are back at the entrance to the fifth, waiting to descend back into the stratum. This time, we’ve scaled up the size of our exploratory team to double what it wa...
2024-05-27 10:07:42 +0000 UTC View PostSo… Morrelia is going to hang out with the Colony again. That’s… fine. It’s fine.
Though if her two fellow Legionaries could stop looking at me like I spat on their mother’s kitchen floor, I’d appreciate it.
I mean, I get it. They think that all the monster...
2024-05-24 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTyron slumped against the wall of the ravine, gasping for breath.
Holy fuck. That’d been close!
He raised a hand to brush the sweat from his eyes, only to find it shaking slightly. It wasn’t surprising. For a moment there, he’d truly felt that he would never see ...
2024-05-23 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh… oh, I don’t like the smell of that at all.”
Her antennae waggled furiously as she tried to waft away the stink of whatever sorcery had been performed here. Whoever had performed it had gone to great lengths to scrub the signs away, but they hadn’t expected som...
2024-05-23 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Be careful, Tribune. The monster may attempt to manipulate your thoughts.”
Morrelia frowned.
“I’ve receive mental fortitude training and raised my Skills to the commander level,” she said evenly, “I will of course remain vigilant nevertheless. Thank you for your di...
2024-05-22 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTyron and his ‘honour guard’ were the first to go through the rift. He wasn’t willing to send his skeletons into a fight he couldn’t see and risk losing many of them. Who knew what monstrosity could be awaiting him on the other side?
After holding his area of the defensive pe...
2024-05-21 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhen people play sports and get together after a game, they’re all standing around drinking… sports juice… or whatever, talking about the game and clapping each other on the back, it’s always such a heartwarming scene, such an inviting feeling.
Not that I would know, I’ve n...
2024-05-21 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBACK!
The break was really nice, thanks to everyone for your patience and understanding. The family is (mostly) well. Some things just seem to want to linger forever, but on the whole, much better off over here! Thanks for all the kind words and wishes. What a lovel...
2024-05-20 01:41:02 +0000 UTC View PostThings are looking pretty decent down here. Well, by ‘things’, I don’t mean the environment, that’s for sure. It still sucks down here. Big time. But, the work of the Colony has been immensely successful. We’ve been able to maintain our foothold here in the fifth for two days, and I’v...
2024-05-10 02:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt's that time of year again and I have caught the covid.
Whoo.
It's going around town and pretty much whole family is sick at the moment, so I'm going to go ahead and take a week off. I really don't want to do this on such short notice, patreon subs being what they are,...
2024-05-09 05:21:50 +0000 UTC View PostZluth could hardly believe what his eyestalks were seeing. Just to be certain, he extended them up from the pool of muca-sludge he’d currently flattened his body into a little further. The same sight met his gaze.
The ants from above… had descended?
And not just descended...
2024-05-09 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTyron stood, looking down once again on the Broken Lands. The rift at Cragwhistle was much too small to produce such an intense reality-warping effect, but here it was just as bad as he remembered. The realm itself seemed to twist and shudder as the rifts spewed a torrent of magickal energy forth...
2024-05-09 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTo purify the fifth’s mana is an absurd idea, a comical suggestion. It’s impossible, everyone knows it’s impossible, and not because we haven’t tried, or made half-hearted attempts. Hundreds and thousands have died, enough resources to bankrupt an empire have been spent, over s...
2024-05-07 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostTyron and company had indeed been allowed within the walls, and while Elsbeth and Munhilde hurried to meet with the other members of their faith, Rurin ushered him and the three students to a less salubrious part of town.
“There aren’t enough people to need these buildings, so this part...
2024-05-07 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe wuffers go first. Well, that’s not entirely true, I go first, since I can survive down there, for a while at least, without any help. Once I plunge myself back into the goop, I don’t descend this time, but wait as the entire contingent of wuffers is lowered down the tunnel after ...
2024-05-06 22:32:24 +0000 UTC View PostI felt a little bit foolish listening to Advant a few hours later as she explained how our trek into the fifth was going to work. More specifically, as she outlined the many layers of protection the Colony had provided to keep us safe in that horrific environment.
“Everyone ...
2024-05-06 03:23:09 +0000 UTC View PostRushing forward in one great leap, I plunge my entire body into the atmosphere of the fifth. Despite the thrill of exploration, of taking part in another adventure in the Dungeon, I can’t say this is a pleasant experience. If I were to liken to anything, it’s like sticking my head straight in...
2024-05-03 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostRurin Wilkin wanted nothing more than to bury her face in her hands and scream. Failing that, a stiff drink would likely do the job. Or perhaps ten. Twenty if she was still conscious by then.
“Fuck you, Brom,” she growled, eyes roaming over the myriad of pages in front of her, ...
2024-05-02 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTo my surprise, it’s Brendant, a soldier of the Council, who leads this expedition. Soft-spoken and reserved, she isn’t usually one to put herself forward for an operation like this, preferring to work diligently in the background. Not that I’m unhappy to see her, she’s steady and reliabl...
2024-05-02 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s always fun to watch my three loyal friends stretch their ‘legs’ after an evolution. They’ve grown immensely in power, as is befitting a monster moving from the sixth to seventh tier. Unleashing them upon the monsters in those tunnels is like putting a group of wolves against a field ...
2024-05-01 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt takes a little while to find Solant, because she is doing what she always does, running around the place sorting out everyone else's problems. She’s like an industrial strength iron, running over the military operation beneath the nest and pressing out every tiny wrinkle she comes across. Ac...
2024-04-30 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been years since Tyron stepped foot in Woodsedge. The journey north took almost a week, even covering distance quickly with a Classed wagoneer. He was curious to see what the area looked like, post-break, if the damage would even be visible, or if enough time had passed for the land to rec...
2024-04-30 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMany members of the Council remain in the chamber to discuss the various issues plaguing the Colony across all the levels of our development. I remain among them for a while, just listening in and catching up on the issues beyond the range of my Vestibule. It would be nice if the organ had such t...
2024-04-28 23:46:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s been a long time since I’ve seen some of these ants, but it’s nice to see them again. Propellant and Coolant are here, and they have… most certainly changed.
“Alright, I have to ask, what the heck happened to you guys?”
The two mages both turn to face me, I thi...
2024-04-26 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“You owe them.”
“Do I really?”
“They have been working tirelessly on your behalf. Far more than your other patrons.”
“Tirelessly?” Tyron barked a laugh. “They’re gods, I’m not even sure they can tire at all. And, correct me if I’m wrong,...
2024-04-25 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s nice to have the full council around. How long has it been since I saw them all together in one place? Even Antionette and Victoriant are here, now majestic tier six queens, with huge gasters for generating many, high-quality eggs.
It’s actually the two Queens who speak up n...
2024-04-25 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“None of you were able to stop The Queen from moving down here? She wants to fight! Like… really fight!”
“There’s not much we can do to stop her when she gets it in her mind to do something,” Theresant tells me. “She decided it would be better for the ...
2024-04-24 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDammit, Victor! You set me up for a thwacking! Why the heck wouldn't you tell me that The Queen was coming down here?! Despite being more evolved than her, those antennae still pack a serious wallop! How does it hurt this much?
“Hello there, Mother! I wasn’t expecting to see you here....
2024-04-23 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post