Yep yep~ Everything is pulling together, which is very cool. I still that you come to find Geralf really isn't a bad guy, rather pleasant in fact, with people
Yeah, i loved that. Gisa's the typical dark, evil necromancer, representative of black, but Geralf's VERY blue, and not a purposefully bad person, just...insane. Mad, really.
The videos are all part of the same Viral Story that's being leaked out, although very tangentially. The videos were released (with a new revealed card each time) when a relevant part of the story was released. For instance the cathar Raben ran into a bunch of Falkenrath Vampires when the second video revealing that card was released.
Both the videos and parts of the story and links to blog entries were all tweeted out by the @brauerjosh twitter account.
The videos are all part of the same Viral Story that's being leaked out, although very tangentially. The videos were released (with a new revealed card each time) when a relevant part of the story was released. For instance the cathar Raben ran into a bunch of Falkenrath Vampires when the second video revealing that card was released.
Both the videos and parts of the story and links to blog entries were all tweeted out by the @brauerjosh twitter account.
A new entry from a Russian site that was released on the 19th, but for some reason hasn't appeared in English yet as far as I know:
Geralf,
I love my sword. When I hold it in my hands, I can feel it breathing. It’s magnificent. And you will never lay your dirty little hands on it.
Oh, and by the way, I am holding it right now. And it makes me think of starting a new game – “Kill a Thousand Skaabs”. Surrender. You've lost.
Gisa
And our first werewolf related entry! The story's going to continue. I'm sure Raben will still be involved with this somehow.
41st of Harvest Moon, Ava. 718
My Dearest Adalee,
Another success! I know my absence has been trying – for both of us –
but I believe that another 20 days of travels will ensure that I will
not need to leave our home for another year!
My bargain with the Thalbergs has reached a conclusion, and now I must
take the news, and contracts, to their associates along the Kappel
road on the outskirts of Kessig. Werewolf attacks have been
increasing steadily, and they need my wares and knowledge to help them
survive.
I know what you must be thinking, and yes, it is not a trip without
risks. But think of the reward! To be able to spend a harvest
festival and New Moon feast with you and the children, and all the
days in between! Jana and Mikel have not had a pair of birthdays
without my taking leave in between them. I miss them, and you,
dearly.
Whenever I see moonlight sparkling on the ring I wear, I know that
yours must be sparkling too.
Updating to say that there is no update. The Prerelease is tomorrow so it would make sense to stop, and the death of Reika could be an ending... but then we got fed the werewolf story with all new characters and it doesn't tie in with anything else. It can't be over, so I'm surprised that nothing showed up today.
I had thought that my training with the church had lifted me above my criminal upbringing. Now that I am a fugitive, I have returned to those treacherous ways all too quickly. Today I have lied, and I have stolen. We are all fruit that is never very far from the tree.
I fear I must write more of what happened that night in Jofridus’ chambers. Perhaps a stronger man than I will someday read these words, and he must hear the truth. I mourn the veil of denial that used to cloak me in its comforting warmth.
After he murdered Reika, Jofridus turned to me with a fervor I had never seen before burning in his eyes. I was stunned into silence, a shame I carry still. Reika deserved a better eulogy than that.
My world was slowly shifting under my feet, I felt as if I could not stand. My face was wet with tears, and yet a smoldering anger was welling up inside of me. Jofridus could see it in my face, and he made a move to step between me and Reika’s crumpled body.
Let her go, he said, let her go and join me. You can fight for Avacyn for a millennia, for eternity, he said. He peeled back his vestments to reveal a twisted metal yoke that had burned its way into the flesh around his neck and chest. I have one for you, he said, all you have to do is take it. Take it and live forever.
Living for an eternity suddenly seemed like a damnable chore.
No words could find their way across my lips. I simply turned my back on him. He shouted for his guards, and declared me heretic. He said he had proof that I had been worshipping demons underneath the cathedral. It was this final act of betrayal that left no doubt in my mind that the man I had thought of as my father all these years – the man that had pulled me from the dirt and gave me this life – that man was dead. In his place was this thing in front of me.
I realized that there could be no proving my case in Thraben. The cathedral that I had been named after would be a prison if I was to stay. I had no choice but to run. And run is what I have done these past days.
If there is an Avacyn, may she guide me to justice.
I think it's one of Avacyn "Collars" (that's what they're called right?) the ones put on demons to keep them bound. Either that or it could be a Yoke of the Damned, wouldn't that be interesting.
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I assumed it was a collar as well. If Jofridus is a demon/Skirsdag, though, I would still be confused why he would want Raben to put it on. I assume evil things don't like being bound eternally with holy magic.
It doesn't make sense though that the symbol of Avacyn could be grafted onto somebody, and allow them to live forever. That sounds much more like an evil thing to me.
Here are the latest entries that haven't been posted up here yet:
The first is an email from [email]ntulaurmmithat@yahoo.com[/email]
66th of Harvest Moon, Ava. 711
Elder Rimheit,
Your station may not be as remote as you would think. Word has reached us regarding your efforts toward finding a cure for lycanthropy. We find this disturbing, indeed. Rumors of werewolves taking sanctuary within your parish are now common amongst the populace. This cannot be abided. As a representative of the Church of Avacyn, it is your duty to protect us against such evil, not offer it asylum.
Given your family history, it is understandable why you would take this course of action, and I am sure your goals are honorable. However, it is dangerous and irresponsible. You must cease this activity at once and take steps to secure your walls.
Inquisitor Mauer has requested permission to investigate. I have advised him that is will not be necessary. I trust you would agree.
Bishop Waechter
Church of Avacyn
Next is a new physical flyer that was posted
REWARD
300 GOLD SOVEREIGNS
Reward for the
CAPTURE & DETENTION
of one
"Amsel"
13years of age. Five feet six inches in height.
Weight 110 lbs. Blue eyes, black hair,
and climbs like ghoul. 300 coin to any
person who will capture and deliver
him, dead or alive, to any member of the
city militia. Wanted for thieving and assault.
- DEAD OR ALIVE! -
"Amsel"
9th of Harvest Moon, Ava. 704
Email from [email]ntulaurmmithat@yahoo.com[/email]
118th of Harvest Moon, Ava. 699
Dear Mama,
I miss you! Grandfather says we will go to Thraben soon, but I’d rather you just come home. We went picking blackberries yesterday. Remember last year when I filled two buckets? This year I filled three! Grandfather says you would have been proud of me.
There were wolves outside last night. I could hear them snuffling on the other side of my wall. I was so scared without you. Grandmother tucked me in, but she doesn’t make the blankets the way you do.
Please come home soon!
Love,
Elsi
Email from [email]irothaelduron@gmail.com[/email]
104th of Hunter’s Moon, Ava. 719
Reika is dead. Just like Elsi, she died without me. She died in
Thraben, that wretched city of sorrows. I wish I could curse it and
shatter its walls. I would turn it into a lair for werewolves, if I
could.
Like Elsi, her body is lost. The world devours my daughters and spits
horrors back into my face. Yet I sit staring at the wall, these words
like blood pouring from my fingertips. I hate myself for lingering
here. And yet, what should I do? Throw myself upon the ground and
weep? Blame Avacyn? Mourn all the murdered who prowl the endless
night? No, that path is the death of the soul.
A blog post titled "He row slow fleet." (Anagram still being determined)
102nd of Hunter’s Moon, 719
I have found refuge in a small village in Kessig. I don’t know its name. I sold the sword Jofridus had made for me, and I have found room and board above a stable.
It was here that I finally opened Reika’s pack and inspected its contents. I told myself that I was looking for money, or any item that could aid in my survival, but the truth is that I simply missed her. Her cloak still smelled of her, like flowers after a rain. Reika, I failed you so long ago, and only now do I feel the pain of your absence.
Her journal revealed to me a name: Elder Rimheit. Reika cleary saw her as a mother figure, even though like I she never knew her true roots. I hope this Rimheit proves to be a true mentor, and not the puppet father I once knew.
Word of my status has not yet reached Kessig, so I must act quickly. This elder may hear my words differently if she knows I am branded heretic. But hear my words she must, for Reika’s death cannot go untold. This woman, whomever she may be, was the closest thing Reika had to a family. As such, she deserves to mourn Reika as much as I do. No, I have not earned the right to mourn her yet.
In the morning I shall leave this place and seek out Elder Rimheit.
Raben
Email from [email]rircarothma@mail.com[/email]
121st of Hunter’s Moon, Ava. 718
H.
Disregard my former correspondence. They are using K.R. as a detector at the village gate. They are searching for false silver. Please advise me on the ramifications for us. Or better yet, come as soon as you get this.
A.R.
Email from [email]Marinthalauth@gmail.com[/email].
23rd of Hunter’s Moon, Ava. 699
Adila,
We will be in Thraben in less than two days. Elsi has been inflicted.
Bitten or wounded by an abomination. The priest has already accused
her. We must get her out of Kessig.
I’m bringing you your daughter, and by the power of church, you must
protect her.
- Reika is a prodigious Cathar, more so even than Raben
- Her and Raben have a thing, that neither of them admits to, at least for a long time
- Raben seems to have rejected her before she even had a chance, though subtly
- She finds the cultists, and Jofridus, and the sword
- Jofridus finds his property disturbed, and names her heretic
- She has since left, entranced by the sword, into a life of crime (Apparently much like Raben's old life, funny enough)
- Goes into gambling debt with this mysterious Order of the Poniard or whatever that word is
- Raben hears rumors of her while he is hunting the sword
- She gives the sword to Thatu, begging/asking for help
- Thatu takes it, she is somehow grabbed by the Pnoiard
- Thatu, for some reason, has become suicidal. He lets Raben kill him, Raben takes the sword.
- Raben finds word of Reika fighting in the pits.
- Raben gets her, they leave together.
- Raben takes her to Jofridus, they recognize each other, he stabs her, seemingly killing her.
- Jofridus offers Raben a chance with the cultists
- Jofridus shows Raben the mark of Avacyn burned into his chest
- Raben has a crisis of faith
- Reika dies (most likely)
- Raben is branded heretic
- Raben runs like hell
- Raben has opened her pack simply to try and do SOMETHING to be close to some remnant of her
- Raben finds note pointing to Reika's Pseudo-mother
- Raben has his sights set on meeting her
That's what I've got about Reika so far.
Also, this Order of the Poniard sounds like a different version of the Cabal
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This was on their facebook page last night. Haven't seen in the update.
64th of New Moon, Ava. 699
Bishop Martyn,
I have given our discussion careful consideration. While I appreciate your concerns, I am resolved to accept the position of parish priest in North Kessig. Given the recent tragedy in my family, I am inclined to return to the province of my birth and the place where my family takes their Blessed Sleep.
Hardship has not lessened my faith. I assure you that the death of my daughter will not affect my service to Avacyn. In fact, I now understand the church in a way I never did before.
The story is getting more and more interesting as well as depressing. I really wonder how it will end, and whether the block novel will be anywhere close to this quality... if it exist at all.
Thanks Lord of the Unreal a whole lot for compiling everything for us to read.
Yeah, i loved that. Gisa's the typical dark, evil necromancer, representative of black, but Geralf's VERY blue, and not a purposefully bad person, just...insane. Mad, really.
Both the videos and parts of the story and links to blog entries were all tweeted out by the @brauerjosh twitter account.
That was very detailed. Thank you!
And our first werewolf related entry! The story's going to continue. I'm sure Raben will still be involved with this somehow.
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Also, I love that Raben doubts his faith. "If there is an Avacyn"
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The first is an email from [email]ntulaurmmithat@yahoo.com[/email]
Next is a new physical flyer that was posted
Email from [email]ntulaurmmithat@yahoo.com[/email]
Email from [email]irothaelduron@gmail.com[/email]
A blog post titled "He row slow fleet." (Anagram still being determined)
Email from [email]rircarothma@mail.com[/email]
Email from [email]Marinthalauth@gmail.com[/email].
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You really can't get away.
I've tried.
- Reika is a prodigious Cathar, more so even than Raben
- Her and Raben have a thing, that neither of them admits to, at least for a long time
- Raben seems to have rejected her before she even had a chance, though subtly
- She finds the cultists, and Jofridus, and the sword
- Jofridus finds his property disturbed, and names her heretic
- She has since left, entranced by the sword, into a life of crime (Apparently much like Raben's old life, funny enough)
- Goes into gambling debt with this mysterious Order of the Poniard or whatever that word is
- Raben hears rumors of her while he is hunting the sword
- She gives the sword to Thatu, begging/asking for help
- Thatu takes it, she is somehow grabbed by the Pnoiard
- Thatu, for some reason, has become suicidal. He lets Raben kill him, Raben takes the sword.
- Raben finds word of Reika fighting in the pits.
- Raben gets her, they leave together.
- Raben takes her to Jofridus, they recognize each other, he stabs her, seemingly killing her.
- Jofridus offers Raben a chance with the cultists
- Jofridus shows Raben the mark of Avacyn burned into his chest
- Raben has a crisis of faith
- Reika dies (most likely)
- Raben is branded heretic
- Raben runs like hell
- Raben has opened her pack simply to try and do SOMETHING to be close to some remnant of her
- Raben finds note pointing to Reika's Pseudo-mother
- Raben has his sights set on meeting her
That's what I've got about Reika so far.
Also, this Order of the Poniard sounds like a different version of the Cabal
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http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/09272011a
And... a new flyer. (Scan emailed to me from a reader of my site, Blake.)
Thanks Lord of the Unreal a whole lot for compiling everything for us to read.