The next morning the Trotting Mare was bustling and alive with music. Rivv woke to the sound of a violin and singing. Which is to say, Rivv awoke as gracefully as he could have ever hoped. He stood, stretched and yawned, then hurried down the stairs to see who was responsible for this beautiful...
The day lumbered on unaware and unforgiving of the matters of man and beast. Rivv still sat at his table in the Bloody Goat drinking on the generous credit of Tork's gold coin. In quiet contemplation and reflection he watched the tavern slowly fill with the mid-afternoon crowd while sipping his...
It was well into the night when Rivv finally reached the Sepulcher, he looked it over and started up the couple of steps separating the deck from the dirt covered walkway below. The inn itself had obviously been neglected for a while. Most of the planks were warped from age and sun making them...
As Rivv reached the opposite end of the now deathly silent alley he heard the pained coughs of the peculiar woman behind him. He stopped, debating whether he should turn back and aid her or continue into the shadows. His mind flooded with memories, a past life flashed before his eyes in an...
Rivv continued to subdue the large, dark haired man as he watched the previously overwhelmed figure in front of him jump up, procure a hidden blade and adeptly slash at the attacker's throat. The sound of gasping blood-filled breathes enveloped the alley streets while the remaining life in the...
With each guardsmen headed to opposite ends of the room, examining every person they approached, Talia and Rivv reached the bottom of the staircase at the northern end of tavern, near the bar. The younger guardsman, still methodically inspecting each patron he came upon, noticed movement in the...
It was nearing midnight in The Trotting Mare tavern. The atmosphere was changing from boisterous and joyful to hushed and pensive. The smiling faces of before turned emotionless as they stared at the glasses in front of them reflecting upon the worries of the day. Those whom remained; gamblers...
As distress and commotion fills the air over the two fallen men in the street, Rivv slowly walks to The Trotting Mare tavern. A place he knows all too well. The pleading cries for help of the unnamed , defenselessly bleeding man gradually fade from earshot.
Rivv soon reaches the entrance to...
Rivv awoke the same as any other day. Alone in a cheap inn, piecing together the day before. But unbeknownst to him, this day would be different. He staggered out of his room ,weary and droopy eyed, through the lobby and into the harsh light of morning. The streets of Bleakburn were alive and...
On the continent of Altin there is unrest and talk of a strange force at work permeating from somewhere in the world. Tales of unusual events unfolding across the land have made their way to nearly every city. Unnatural weather, livestock killed in manner unlike that any beast is capable, crops...