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Once they had determined that the screams were a trick of their minds, it became a lot easier to ignore them. The first few minutes it still gave Sovereign’s heart a little jolt to think someone might need saving, but after a while they faded to nothing, as though whoever or whatever had tried to trick them had realized the effort was futile and they were wasting their time.    Sovereign looked to his compa...
[EASY] Looters
In Campaigns ・ By darkheartedsorrows, Ellanoire
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Wander followed close behind Logue as they delved deeper and deeper, hotter and hotter. The intense heat pricked his skin, and here and their rivers of lava flowed through the obsidian stone floor. Their hooves made high pitched ringing noises as they struck the stone. Wander had never been anywhere so hot, but he tried his best of be as unphased as his guide. The older horse seemed totally unbothered the the heat, the lava, the apparent danger. Wander sucked in a deep breath. If he wanted to...
[DD2] The Long Bridge
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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Coronet barreled down the mucky halls, slipping and sliding as he ran. Every once in a while, he’d call out to the injured Courser, hoping for a reply. “Let us know where you are!” He’d wait several heart beats as he sped through the treacherous muck. No response came. Beyond the incessant screaming all he could hear were his other party members in the halls. Was the slime muffling the response? Was the Courser in so much pain they couldn’t form words ...
[EASY] Endless Screams
In Campaigns ・ By darkheartedsorrows, Ellanoire
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Blackbird and Terrence picked their way across a swath of the battlefield. Groups of skeletons covered large patches, but in between there was often open turf. Some hours ago Blackbird had noticed that when she picked up her hooves they were stained with red. It left her uneasy, but this was a place of ancient magic and it had seen untold suffering. Anything was possible, but she hoped it was magic. She hadn't brought herself to sniff at the substance. And even if it was what it looked like, ...
[DD3] Broken Tower
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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Blackbird and Terrence wandered between the skeletons for a long time. Once in a while he'd stop, and add something to his satchel. Blackbird didn't spite him these items. After all their owners had been dead for longer than memory could even stretch. Plus, she needed his help down here. The drifted from one grouping of bones to another, the skeletal crows sometimes bursting into air in their faces. Blackbird came to expect it, bracing herself just in time, as dry, dusty feathers brush...
[DD3] A Drum
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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Blackbird had been up and down in the dungeons, seeking out bits and bobs of long forgotten knowledge. While before her adventures she'd been quite content to sit on the sidelines, but actually getting into the dungeons had changed everything. Even if they were filled with squelchy tentacle monsters and millipede bridges and certainly cursed crowns. Blackbird loved it. There was so much to learn. Each plant, each strange stone, each ancient artifact had something to offer. And now Blackbird h...
[DD2] Ancient Battlefield
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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Wander had spent his early life growing up in a little herd, where not much had been of note. They lived on the surface, and didn't dare venture down to the dungeons below. For the herd, the Buried Kingdoms were meant to stay that way. Life up top was good and peaceful. Well, at least that had all been true until Logue. He'd headed into the underbellies of the dungeons, and came back victorious. Repeatedly. Wander longed to have story like his, and so he'd left home to seek him out. He...
[DD2] A Gift from the Dungeon
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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Shaken and a little wary after her encounter with the millipede bridge Blackbird continued her journey. The dungeon was filled to the brim with wonder, but also with danger. First she'd stepped into the squelchy tentacle creature, then the giant bug bridge ... She hoped that her next encounter was less creepy crawly. She was more prepared to deal with an ancient relic than something too organic. Here on the far side of the chasm there were few plants. What managed to eke out a life was...
[DD1] Ancient Crown
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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Blackbird had just broken loose of the disgusting, wriggling, tentacled creature, and had calmed down enough to continue her exploration of the dungeon. She hadn't found any long abandoned libraries or chests of books or scrolls, but she was still thrilled with her new discoveries. An entire new avenue of study was open to her! Dungeon botany. She did her best to focus on her surroundings, and not put too much of her focus on contemplating the best way to study all the new plants she h...
[DD1] More Creepy Crawlies
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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 The awful echoing scream continued, and Faithful started to bay. The sounds merged into a discordant chorus. Coronet stumbled to his feet, and shook himself, sending globs of much flying. The cry again again. This time Faithful let out a long whine. He turned towards a particularly slimy looking side passage. “I think it’s coming f...
Screaming into danger part 2
In General Art / Lit ・ By Ellanoire, darkheartedsorrows
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The descent into the Overgrown Caverns had been steep and humid. Lush, but strange, plants pushed their way out of every crack the stonework offered them. Blackbird felt compelled to frequently stop and study the plants. While a handful were species that she'd seen above, or seen described in books the vast majority were entirely novel. It thrilled her. She'd hoped to find a few old books that would share a few shards of knowledge, but the dungeon had so much more than that to offer! The Cour...
[DD1] Beauty and Terror
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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Blackbird had spent the last week packing for her expedition. Or adventure. Or whatever it was going to be. She'd scrimped and saved coins from various odd jobs she'd been working at in order to buy a good quality pack for herself, and plenty of rations. The Courser had heard tales from others who'd been lost below for weeks, forced to eat strange plants that grew without the sun. She had no interest in having to resort to such measures. She had also bought torches. Lots and lots of torches. ...
[DD1] Research Twice, Do Once
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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The day was bright and crisp and clear up above, but it wasn't enough to Blackbird. She'd spent her young life on a hunt for knowledge. She devoured any book she could beg or borrow (but never steal, she told herself she was above that.) The young Courser was quite sure she'd read every even remotely affordable text that had been anywhere near her long ago. So it was time to look for more. And the only place that had free books available were the dungeons, so it was time she made her debut....
Into the Below
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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  The slimy, gooey, dark slide broadened as it whisked the horses lower and lower in the fetid dungeon. The pervasive scent of wet rot, decaying plants and long abandoned places got thicker and thicker until it was hard to breathe. The tilted stone slide ended abruptly, in a slick chamber coated with thick, clinging ooze. Coronet tumbl...
Screaming into danger
In General Art / Lit ・ By Ellanoire, darkheartedsorrows
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First Dawn's home was cozy and snug, hung with bits and bobs, dried plants and tiny relics from below. Most she'd bought in the marketplace, but a few she'd brought up herself. Those she was especially proud of. Little mementos of her adventures. Her home was just off of a little marketplace, and First Dawn loved to browse when ended up at the various stalls. Now that she was diving into the dungeons herself she was able to afford a few of the more interesting things that had turned up. She h...
[DD2] Mementos
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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First Dawn was excited. She'd successfully completed an adventure into the dungeon all by herself. She couldn't wait to tell her mentor all about it. Fetch had kindly taken her into the Earthen Furnace to show her the ropes. The curious Courser was rarely above ground, by First Dawn had heard that she'd be in the market today, selling her recent finding. She just had to tell Fetch about her success. First Dawn's heart fluttered as she spotted the other horse, who seemed to be perusing books u...
A Meeting in the Market
In Breeding Rolls ・ By Ellanoire
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For the first time in her life First Dawn was in the dungeon alone. All her previous adventures had been with Fetch. The prolific adventurer had guided her into the Earthen Furance, even if their explorations had been cut someone short by an injured Courser. Still, First Dawn had learned several things, and now she was here! Alone! In the Overgrown Caverns. All on her lonesome. Exactly how alone she was was truly setting in. The heraldic Courser brushed past a lush fern. It tickled her...
[DD1] Mr. Slime
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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The air practically sizzled down here. It irritated First Dawn's nostrils, and make her want to snort. It had a strange scent too, the Courser wondered if it was the what burnt stone smelled like. She'd never seen such a thing before, but here and there scorch marks adorned the walls. Ahead of her Fetch was checking one such mark carefully. "Top of the day, bottom of the night." She gestured with her head for First Dawn to follow more closely. Whatever Fetch had noticed made her wary, ...
[DD2] Forged in Fire
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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Sovereign was feeling pretty good about this new team. Or maybe he was just feeling good about not having Fetch trailing behind him, repeating everything he said. Either way, he was optimistic.    At least, he was optimistic until the dungeon rapidly began to get danker and more… unsanitary. The air was so thick with humidi...
[EASY] Slip 'n Slide
In Campaigns ・ By darkheartedsorrows, Ellanoire
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"Witches sink, feathers float." Fetch lilted as she looked over her shoulder at First Dawn. All the heraldic Courser could do was frown slightly. It was an honour to be taken into the dungeons with such a prolific and talented explorer, but Fetch was an odd soul. First Dawn had met her when she was just a foal, and Fetch had taken a shine to her, for some reason. And now that First Dawn was old enough to become an adventurer, Fetch had invited her down into the Earthen Furance. Well, at least...
[DD2] A Found Friend
In Dungeon Dives ・ By Ellanoire
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