Time in the Inkwell was nonlinear. The crushing void of the trial had receded, replaced by a space that resembled an infinite, dimly lit study. Floating islands of bookshelves drifted in the grey ether, and the floor was no longer liquid, but a solid expanse of obsidian, etched with white chalk lines like a tactician’s…
Council Journals
Deepest, Darkest Ink
[TW: Drowning/Suffocation] The blow Mordekai expected never came. There was no rending of flesh, no scorching hellfire. Instead, there was a sensation of absolute, suffocating fluidity. The floorboards of the Guild tower dissolved beneath his knees, melting away into substance. He fell. When his eyes snapped open, the wreckage of his library was gone. The…
Unbecoming
Mordekai walked silently through what was his floor in the Guild tower, taking in the signs of carnage that had been left in the wake of his separation from Adramalech. You see, Mordekai was not just his vassal, but others had been as well, though these others were tied to the Devil through Mordekai, as…
The Rose Must Bleed
It is easy to die for something. Far harder to live with what we’ve given up. And yet, through all our sacrifices, I find our bonds have never been stronger.
Ashes of Eternity: Act I Summary
The Guild of Unity began as seekers of light—but in the shadowed lands of a dying world, they became something more. Through battles and betrayals, trials of the soul, and sacrifices beyond reckoning, they have learned that balance is not peace, and love is not without cost. Act 1 closes not in triumph, but in transformation—and the question remains: when the final choice comes, will they still stand together?
Ashes of Eternity: Act I Finale – Shadows of Truth, Part 2
To claim the Relic of Dusk, the party faced a trial of balance—each sacrificing something deeply personal. But as truths surfaced, a new celestial enemy challenged their path.
Ashes of Eternity: Session 5 – Shadows of Truth, Part 1
The party enters the Twilight Fens and faces haunting reflections of their inner fears. Through pain, defiance, and self-love, they overcome their shadows—but not without scars.
Confessions and Lamentations
Kazumi and Mordekai share a moonlit conversation by the lake—confessions, burdens, and quiet revelations unraveling between a seraph and a devil-marked warlock, where understanding begins to bloom.
Cries Beneath a Silent Heaven
Scott Buckley · Intervention (CC-BY) The dreams won’t stop.I can still taste the blood on the air, sharp and metallic. Hear the crackle of radiant magicks burning against my skin. Feel the sudden, violent pull of my soul, bound into that accursed magic circle they forced me into. I remember the moment I tried to…
Ashes of Eternity: Session 4 – Echoes of the First Light
In the aftermath of Kazumi’s harrowing abduction, the party grapples with the emotional weight of survival, trust, and shaken faith. As bonds are tested and reaffirmed by firelight, the journey ahead reveals troubling truths about celestial corruption, divine deception, and the true nature of the Relics they seek. This chapter explores vulnerability, confrontation, and the dawning realization that their greatest threat may not be what it seemed.