Reports came flooding in from all over the Colony at a frantic pace. There were problems everywhere. Tunnels were overflowing, channels were breaking, the hospitals were filled with mana poisoned soldiers, supply lines were stretched and th...
2025-05-22 11:44:12 +0000 UTC View PostJern woke, feeling his head pounding in his skull. He groaned and tried to sit up, his vision swimming before finally settling, letting him see that he’d been moved into one of the barracks. One of the Colony members must have pulled some...
2025-05-22 08:13:35 +0000 UTC View Post[See? Everything’s fine.]
[I fail to see how this is fine, Master!]
[What do you mean? We aren’t going to die. In the next few minutes.]
[That we know of!]
[Look, I’m not saying it’s ideal, but it is...
2025-05-22 05:31:46 +0000 UTC View Post“He’s really gone.”
“So… who goes up to report next time?”
Bluzoth couldn’t help but roll her eyes atop their stalks as she listened to the other slugs mutter amongst themselves. They’d all watched as Zluth had l...
2025-05-21 09:03:55 +0000 UTC View PostWe are back! I'll start pushing out the chaps this week and we will soon be off and running! Whoo! Had a very nice break, thank you for asking, and I hope you're all doing well!
“Have you found it yet?” Chozth demanded.<...
2025-05-20 06:17:48 +0000 UTC View Post“There’s an emergency!” The scent burst through the command centre, filled with a level of panic and urgency rarely felt within Solant’s presence.
“Bring that scout to me immediately,” the general commanded, waving away th...
2025-05-15 06:01:22 +0000 UTC View PostI think I needed a break more than I thought! Much vegetating has happened over the past week, to the point I nearly grew roots!
It's been fun. I think I will keep the freeze on for another week while I catch up and ...
2025-05-13 07:01:14 +0000 UTC View PostI had a good run but my terrible luck of illness was bound to catch up with me eventually. After a family camping trip, everyone has come home sick. Winning!
After I catch up on the last week of posts which I still haven't done yet (one bod ...
2025-05-05 01:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostSorry to keep you waiting!
Vien slowly, ever so slowly, clenched his fingers tight. Then he released them, patiently, ensuring the movement was as tight and controlled as possible. His muscles responded, his blood flowed, br...
2025-05-02 08:01:38 +0000 UTC View PostStruggled writing this one.
There isn’t much time to think. I pump some of the Altar energy into my carapace, reinforcing it to protect myself, then pour all of the rest into my chomp.
It’s a bl...
2025-05-02 05:41:41 +0000 UTC View PostYou know… Gravity Compressed Diamond is really impressive stuff. It’s just so… so dense. Honestly, it might even give Tiny a run for his money.
I leap into the giant ball of oncoming mucus and it immediately splats me b...
2025-05-01 08:45:43 +0000 UTC View PostKrath engineering? Who knew that was even a thing?! Thick ropes of sticky mucus zloop down from above with remarkable speed, latching onto the platform and trailing off towards my still rotating gravity bomb. Some of them get sucked in and ...
2025-05-01 05:55:55 +0000 UTC View PostThese stupid net… ooze… things are super annoying! Fire won’t burn them off, and it seems as though the Krath have found a way to make them more resistant to the cleansed mana. They’re burning away, but so much slower than I would l...
2025-04-29 06:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostTheresant wasn’t sure what was happening. Brood Tenders ran everywhere outside the snailcare centre, checking readouts, consulting with experts. Musical experts were rushed in to listen and analyse, but none had any answers.
The sna...
2025-04-28 05:46:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe Lady Lofis was of the direct line of descent from the Goddess herself. Her blood was of the highest purity, and her blessings from her ancestor were second only to the Chosen of Lofis herself. A noble of the first rank, she was an untou...
2025-04-25 07:33:41 +0000 UTC View PostNote: Sorry, posted to wrong tier at first! My bad!
As every citizen of the empire knew, the Palace of Ascension was the most prized, most desired place to live. A literal castle in the sky, it housed the Emperor and those o...
2025-04-24 07:45:36 +0000 UTC View PostAs the Krath reach the purified mana, they begin to sizzle and steam, just like my carapace is currently doing. Before they even touch the ground, each and every one of them plunges a hand onto their own flesh, puncturing some critical orga...
2025-04-23 13:13:14 +0000 UTC View PostMore and more of the nets shoot down from above, each of them targeting Alis from a different angle. I can’t move, she isn’t able to defend herself in the slightest.
Clever little slugs. You think if you stick a bunch of these to ...
2025-04-23 08:48:54 +0000 UTC View PostAnother monster from the sixth arrived a few hours ago, which makes it the third one today. The mana level here in the fifth has probably reached its peak now, and it is deeply unpleasant.
It’s a constant struggle for the wuff...
2025-04-23 02:43:30 +0000 UTC View PostA council of Krath’lath was a tense, if not deadly, affair at the best of times. The Krath’lath Zluth had known throughout his life were, for the most part, petty bullies, upstarts and thugs. Stronger than the others, or bigger, they we...
2025-04-22 06:36:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe city was quiet when Tyron arrived, the sun fading over the horizon and the shadows creeping longer between the stone buildings. Worthy had remained behind for a little longer, helping the Slayers set up a more permanent encampment just ...
2025-04-21 03:24:47 +0000 UTC View PostAs it turned out, the contract Dove had been compelled to sign was indeed very restrictive. Layers of constraints and restrictions that bound Dove’s soul so tightly he barely had room to wiggle. To describe it as onerous would be exceptio...
2025-04-18 12:29:16 +0000 UTC View PostFinally got around to booking my tickets today. I'm locked in, people!
Hope to see you there, July 18 to 20!
2025-04-17 04:58:22 +0000 UTC View PostAfter our tour of the docks and the facilities there, Emilia makes a final offer that I simply cannot refuse, dear reader! It has been an invigorating day already, but there is so much more to see. The domain of the Colony in my home st...
2025-04-16 11:34:42 +0000 UTC View PostWell, I have to say, after an hour or two spent on the trading floor, I was exhausted, reader. Me! Need I remind you, I was described as the indefatigable Tolly in my day!
And as long as I can jolly well put one foot in f...
2025-04-16 07:55:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello dear readers, it is I, Tolly, at your service once again, ready to regale you with tales of my trials and tribulations amongst the collective crafts of the Colony!
I have to say, it has been wonderful to return to m...
2025-04-16 04:38:54 +0000 UTC View Post[And that’s how we ended up here,] the mage concluded.
[Well… you’re more than welcome I suppose. We need all the help we can get out here. Things are… oh snap!]
I barely pause to calculate before launching another empow...
2025-04-15 06:03:25 +0000 UTC View PostRathwyn arrived in what he assumed was the central hub of the Colony only thanks to the assistance of several helpful ants who were more than happy to direct him on his way. He thought their security might be stunningly lacking at first, on...
2025-04-15 05:03:51 +0000 UTC View PostRathwyn Werilos felt that he was in real danger. It was odd, in a sense. He was sitting in a quiet study, in a comfortable chair, drinking tea and eating delicious cakes with a book in his lap and his pipe between his teeth. On the surface,...
2025-04-14 06:54:17 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Tyron awoke, he knew immediately that something was different. Identifying the exact change took a little more time. Was it something to do with the ambient magick in the air? Perhaps the ritual was working and it had begun to thin out...
2025-04-11 06:35:46 +0000 UTC View Post