There were many rivers that people claimed could take us straight to the fabled Miklagard, but Thorkell warned that most of them were false. He had done his own asking around, gathering what he knew from his own travels, to piece together what would be our route. That route being to first sail up into the Baltic sea around the Finnish tribes, then to a town called Novgorod. It was seated around...
2023-07-12 14:28:44 +0000 UTC
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Summer came and went, it felt like. Two more months passed and it officially became fall, the harvest season. Half a year seemed like so much time in theory, but it barely felt like I had arrived when we began to plan our departure. Food and water were secured, the boats had their hulls scraped of any sea life that would weaken the wood, and last-minute preparations were made as all of us felt ...
2023-07-12 14:28:41 +0000 UTC
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Armor Smithing -- Basic
Creation and manufacturing of third tier armor: chainmail, riveted chainmail, scale-mail.
Weapon Smithing -- Basic
Creation and manufacturing of basic weapons: swords, axes, daggers, war hammers, and spears.
That was a choice that I had faced more than two months ago. It came to m...
2023-07-12 14:28:39 +0000 UTC
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Astrid's dress pooled on the floor, revealing her body to me. It seemed a dangerous thing, I thought distantly, to have an entire dress held up only by a bit of string. My eyes ran the length of Astrid's form, drinking her in as she stood unashamed of her nakedness. It was hardly the first time I’d seen a naked woman -- I saw my mother and sisters back when I was a child during wash day, and ...
2023-07-12 14:28:37 +0000 UTC
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"Hoowee, been a helluva week, huh? Y'all might have heard - an eight year old girl by the name of Vivian Calavera got crushed by some rubble in Watson, after a chunk of Konpeki Plaza got thrown into the building she was in. Happy to report - she lived. Which wasn't the likely outcome, given her family aren't Corpo's, so no Trauma Team for her. The kid surviving seems to be a genuine miracle...
2023-07-10 15:18:27 +0000 UTC
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"Breakin' news, darlin's. Mayor Lucius Rhyne has been pronounced dead by city hall and the NCPD. I'd give you more deets, but for whatever reason their lips are tighter than a bear trap on exactly how Rhyne died. Quite a few are probably going to think L did it, on account that the last big speech Rhyne had was him declaring L 'Public Enemy Number One'. Not that it did anything - no cop wit...
2023-07-10 15:18:25 +0000 UTC
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"Well, well, it's been a day and that lunk-headed Arasaka is still above snakes? Color me surprised. But good news foodies: Biotechnica is scrapping plans to bioengineer food from hazardous waste. Diners reportedly started airin' their paunches, saying everything tasted like cow pies... then exploded. Back to the lab, you crazy gonks. In the spirit of making such bad decisions as trying to ...
2023-07-10 15:18:23 +0000 UTC
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"Arasaka Tower got a big o' hole put in the upper floors, courtesy of L! Streets are sweltering, folks, so don't go out unless you're packing some heat of your own! And despite the dangers, rumor is that one of the Arasaka's has decided to brave our fair city! So, when he gets zeroed, I'll try to get the first to let you know! Now, here's Wait in the Truck by Hardy and Lainey Wilson!"<...
2023-07-10 15:18:21 +0000 UTC
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There was this little thing called self control that I had in spades, but also never particularly found any use for. Sure, it suddenly became relevant on the occasion but, if I was being particularly honest -- and I rarely was -- I mostly used self restraint to delay doing what I was already going to do until it became less of a pain in the ass. Meaning it came with less consequences. It was al...
2023-07-08 14:43:56 +0000 UTC
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What the fuck? What the fuck was happening?! I yanked up my pants while my ATs flared to life, sending out an expansive zero G zone that caught and suspended the falling rubble. However, it did nothing to protect us from the heat of the energy blast that had torn through the ceiling. I winced at it, a chunk propelled forward and smacking me in the head hard enough to ring my bell. Gritting my t...
2023-07-08 14:43:53 +0000 UTC
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I am the smartest man alive. Move on over Tony Stark, I have the biggest brain on Earth now. After all, what else could it be, what with the sheer awe inspiring brilliance of the date I planned for Black Cat? She was a thief, but she wasn't just any thief -- she was a thief that stole for the love of stealing. And, here we were, plundering a defenseless museum for all that it was worth.
"...
2023-07-08 14:43:49 +0000 UTC
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I hummed a tune as I entered the Cave of Wonders, thoroughly pleased with myself. I had a hot date coming up. I was going to wow her with the 2.0 version of my ATs, and I had a new thingamajig. It let out a hum as I flicked it into the air, watching it radiate light that cast away the dark shadows of my cave, before it fell into my waiting palm. No idea what it was, and I didn't have much inter...
2023-07-08 14:43:45 +0000 UTC
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Rumi didn't at all care for this world, she decided, raising a steelclad foot up high before bringing it down on the collar bone of some no-name villain. The bone buckled under the blow, the man crying out in pain as he collapsed and she was announced the winner. The crowd cheered like it had in any way been a fight.
Fuck, even the fighting rings in this world were garbage. The ones back ...
2023-07-07 15:03:51 +0000 UTC
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Cinder strode into the Seven’s headquarters, the large double doors parting for her well in advance. The Seven were seated at the table and if she were ignorant, she would call it an imposing sight. Homelander sat at the head of the table, a gracious smile tugging at his lips. The rest of the Seven were seated at the sides -- The Deep, who looked everywhere but at her, Queen Maeve, who was cu...
2023-07-07 15:03:49 +0000 UTC
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"God damn," I breathed, blinking at the photo that Cinder had just forwarded to me. It was a picture of Starlight, standing before a mirror with a smile on her face. Which would make it a normal enough selfie, except for the fact that she was completely nude, showing off her modest bust. She didn't have any tan lines, I noticed, her lightly bronzed breasts capped with rosy pink nipples. What wa...
2023-07-07 15:03:46 +0000 UTC
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Annie felt like she was in a dream since she got the call. The Call. The one that completely changed her life. The Call that informed her that she was being welcomed into the Seven. Learning that she had been scouted by Vought had been eye-opening -- they knew about all of her busts and her history with beauty pageants. The woman she spoke to -- Ashley -- said that they were big fans of her wor...
2023-07-07 15:03:43 +0000 UTC
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Summer came and went, it felt like. Two more months passed and it officially became fall, the harvest season. Half a year seemed like so much time in theory, but it barely felt like I had arrived when we began to plan our departure. Food and water were secured, the boats had their hulls scraped of any sea life that would weaken the wood, and last-minute preparations were made as all of us felt ...
2023-07-05 14:55:51 +0000 UTC
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Armor Smithing -- Basic
Creation and manufacturing of third tier armor: chainmail, riveted chainmail, scale-mail.
Weapon Smithing -- Basic
Creation and manufacturing of basic weapons: swords, axes, daggers, war hammers, and spears.
That was a choice that I had faced more than two months ago. It came to m...
2023-07-05 14:55:48 +0000 UTC
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Astrid's dress pooled on the floor, revealing her body to me. It seemed a dangerous thing, I thought distantly, to have an entire dress held up only by a bit of string. My eyes ran the length of Astrid's form, drinking her in as she stood unashamed of her nakedness. It was hardly the first time I’d seen a naked woman -- I saw my mother and sisters back when I was a child during wash day, and ...
2023-07-05 14:55:45 +0000 UTC
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Quest: Path to the Crown
Quest Objective: Defeat 20/25 Jarls of Norway.
Additional Objective: Fight five Jarl armies at once.
Quest Reward: ⅔ of clue for Legendary Item.
Additional Reward: 250 Prestige.
"This is madness," Jarl Hoffer remarked to me as we stood on the field that w...
2023-07-05 14:55:41 +0000 UTC
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"Breakin' news, darlin's. Mayor Lucius Rhyne has been pronounced dead by city hall and the NCPD. I'd give you more deets, but for whatever reason their lips are tighter than a bear trap on exactly how Rhyne died. Quite a few are probably going to think L did it, on account that the last big speech Rhyne had was him declaring L 'Public Enemy Number One'. Not that it did anything - no cop wit...
2023-07-03 14:59:17 +0000 UTC
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"Well, well, it's been a day and that lunk-headed Arasaka is still above snakes? Color me surprised. But good news foodies: Biotechnica is scrapping plans to bioengineer food from hazardous waste. Diners reportedly started airin' their paunches, saying everything tasted like cow pies... then exploded. Back to the lab, you crazy gonks. In the spirit of making such bad decisions as trying to ...
2023-07-03 14:59:15 +0000 UTC
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"Arasaka Tower got a big o' hole put in the upper floors, courtesy of L! Streets are sweltering, folks, so don't go out unless you're packing some heat of your own! And despite the dangers, rumor is that one of the Arasaka's has decided to brave our fair city! So, when he gets zeroed, I'll try to get the first to let you know! Now, here's Wait in the Truck by Hardy and Lainey Wilson!"<...
2023-07-03 14:59:12 +0000 UTC
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"Hello, hello, hello Night City! This is your radio host Nora, d'is fine evenin' here to bring you the latest news updates! The weather isn't the only thing that is hot today! The Tyger Claws are back on the prowl and looking for L, and so far those that find him don't live to tell the tale! And seein' how the death toll fer yesterday was a sturdy ferty, I can confidently say that L ain't been ...
2023-07-03 14:59:11 +0000 UTC
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What the fuck? What the fuck was happening?! I yanked up my pants while my ATs flared to life, sending out an expansive zero G zone that caught and suspended the falling rubble. However, it did nothing to protect us from the heat of the energy blast that had torn through the ceiling. I winced at it, a chunk propelled forward and smacking me in the head hard enough to ring my bell. Gritting my t...
2023-07-01 14:55:13 +0000 UTC
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I am the smartest man alive. Move on over Tony Stark, I have the biggest brain on Earth now. After all, what else could it be, what with the sheer awe inspiring brilliance of the date I planned for Black Cat? She was a thief, but she wasn't just any thief -- she was a thief that stole for the love of stealing. And, here we were, plundering a defenseless museum for all that it was worth.
"...
2023-07-01 14:55:10 +0000 UTC
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I hummed a tune as I entered the Cave of Wonders, thoroughly pleased with myself. I had a hot date coming up. I was going to wow her with the 2.0 version of my ATs, and I had a new thingamajig. It let out a hum as I flicked it into the air, watching it radiate light that cast away the dark shadows of my cave, before it fell into my waiting palm. No idea what it was, and I didn't have much inter...
2023-07-01 14:55:09 +0000 UTC
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As it would turn out, it was a lot harder investigating the gangsters in Harlem than it was the Russians simply on account of the fact that I was extremely white. So, trying to blend in with a crowd of people… well, I was the one white spot, so I stood out. Which left me investigating the gang either with Ned's help or invisible thanks to my latest item. It was the same beat that we went thro...
2023-07-01 14:55:07 +0000 UTC
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Cinder strode into the Seven’s headquarters, the large double doors parting for her well in advance. The Seven were seated at the table and if she were ignorant, she would call it an imposing sight. Homelander sat at the head of the table, a gracious smile tugging at his lips. The rest of the Seven were seated at the sides -- The Deep, who looked everywhere but at her, Queen Maeve, who was cu...
2023-06-30 14:50:20 +0000 UTC
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"God damn," I breathed, blinking at the photo that Cinder had just forwarded to me. It was a picture of Starlight, standing before a mirror with a smile on her face. Which would make it a normal enough selfie, except for the fact that she was completely nude, showing off her modest bust. She didn't have any tan lines, I noticed, her lightly bronzed breasts capped with rosy pink nipples. What wa...
2023-06-30 14:50:18 +0000 UTC
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