March 19 2016

Echoes From the Caverns 03-18-16

Hello everyone! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar!

  • The Making of Brittany
  • The Making of the Halls of Artifice
  • New Male Avatar
  • RizeUp Cystic Fibrosis Charity Drive
  • 45 Day Countdown to Spring 2016 Pledge Expirations
  • Backer Shipping Addresses
  • In-game Community Events
  • Upcoming Events
  • Recommended Projects to Back

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March 18 2016

My Name Is Sunlara – Written by Apollox Evanheart – Narrated by Sunlara

Hello Everyone! Here is a wonderful poem written by Apollox Evanheart and narrated by Sunlara. Very heartfelt work here! Great reading Sunlara!

My Name Is Sunlara

Background Music: “Desolation” by Marcelo Fernandez (http://www.marcelofernandezmusic.com).
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I’ve been drifting for days
A boat with no direction
But going many ways
A sense of urgency
To get where I need to
Have yet to set a destination
In search of happiness
I’m stuck in a queue

Trying to set a new path
My reputation is tainted
I need to take a better picture
Maybe a new life can be painted
I’ve tried to escape my past
I’ve burned a bridge or two
Holding my breath for help
I’ve started to turn blue

I’m not looking for a hand out
Just looking for a hand
I’m a women with nothing left
And favors is what they demand
I want to do this right
I want to be strong
I’m in no need of a Knight
To help me carry on

Don’t be mistaken by my beauty
Don’t misunderstand me by my looks
I’ll soon take back what is mine
No longer to be overlooked
I have two feet to stand on
Goals and dreams to drive me
The next time a favor is asked
You’ll be the one on your knees

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Category: Poetry
March 13 2016

A Rap Toknight – Rapped – Produced by Apollox Evanheart

Hello Everyone, Lord Baldrith here with an Amazing song/rap by Apollox Evanheart. You can get into this one it’s really awesome! Apollox has done the whole thing, Production/creation!

A Rap Toknight by Apollox Evanheart

Music titled Promethazine by Bruce Wayne

I’m the hottest thing
Let me show ya
Apollox Evanheart
Representing…. Novia
A Knight by day
A King in the sheets
Royalty by blood
Raised by the streets

By the God’s
I’ve been blessed
The best thing to hit Shroud
Straight out of Wizards Rest
A surprise for all
That I’ve been gifted
But you know how it goes
No rest for the wicked

You know how it is
Ride in on my mount
Back talk this Knight
Pillage through your town
Plunder what I need
And get the hell out
Throw me a parade
You better bow down

Hotness
And you know this
Just met these wench’s
Collar full of lipstick
Gave you a night of me
Its was pleasant
But I got to go before breakfast

I’m a warrior
I’m a soldier
If you don’t represent Chaos
Get the cold shoulder

I rock a sword
I use a shield
Disrespect me
Will often get you killed
I think my time to shine
Is now
Try to dethrone me
I laugh out loud
You’re at a game of checkers
I’m at a game of chess
You’ve just been flattened
Call you hard pressed
Everything I do
No regrets
When I dominate
No one forgets

A dominating force
Dominating pleasure
Like a pirate
Lookin’ for booty
I’m getting my treasure
The haters hate
Said it couldn’t be done
Who do you bow for now in Novian

O no
The end is near
Better write history
Make this very clear
I don’t demand respect
I push fear
My time is up
My path is clear
I’m out of time
Got to cause some pain
Hope you don’t mind
As I start my reign

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March 11 2016

Echoes From the Caverns 03-11-16

Hello everyone! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar! We had a surprise guest this week while the podcast was going! We are happy to have guest:

Cordelayne

  • Sneak Peek: Brittany, Capital of Novia
  • The Making of Skrekk – Part 3
  • The Making of Shores of Malice – Part 3
  • Sandillox Wrestling Federation
  • EVL Saint Patrick’s Day Pre-Party
  • Hangout of the Avatar ~ Release 27 Postmortem
  • 52 Day Countdown to Spring 2016 Pledge Expirations
  • Backer Shipping Addresses
  • In-game Community Events
  • Upcoming Events
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March 11 2016

A Change…From Knight to Day-Written by Apollox Evanheart-Narrated by Lord Baldrith

Hello Everyone: Lord Baldrith here with another fine and emotional poem by Apollox Evanheart! I have been asked to create this piece with emotion and heartfelt apathy to an emotionally troubled and terrorized soldier in times of battle.

A Change…From Knight to Day by Apollox Evanheart

Music: “Prepare Your Swords” by Bojidar Marinov

I feel like a monster
While enemies fall victim to my sword
I’ve protected my King and country
But I don’t deserve any rewards
I feel hopeless
Those things will never seem to change
Loyalty, Respect and Honor is my code
But now that becomes something to blame

I’ve slain many men
Most having family and children
I’m praised as a hero
But suffer and feel more like a villain
Who am I to judge?
How do I decide who to save?
I’ve lead my men to victory
But I don’t deserve your praise

These visual hallucinations
Are eating me up inside
The voices speak calmly to me
Often leaving me to cry
Another day I will suffer
Another day I ask why
Something has got to give or break
I can’t take another sleepless night

I want to stop the voices
I want to contain this rage
I’ve done this my whole life
Now I grow old in age
Is it too late to change my path?
Can I even be redeemed?
If Nataurz taught me anything
It’s to always follow your dreams

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March 11 2016

I Bid You…Goodnight-Written and Narrated by Apollox Evanheart

Hello everyone! Lord Baldrith here with a great and dark poem by Apollox Evanheart. Produced by Lord Baldrith.

 

I Bid You…Goodnight by Apollox Evanheart

Music: “Closed Area” by: Alexandr Zhelanov https://soundcloud.com/alexandr-zhelanov

Sometimes I struggle
Feeling as if I’m bypassed
Looking forward to the future
But haunted by my past.
I try to reach the next chapter
I try to turn the page
A book with a happy beginning
But its contents filled with rage

Not a day goes by
I don’t start to contemplate
I try for a better life
Only beginning to hesitate
Held back by my fears
Losing grip of my dreams
If your heard the voices I have
You’d also like to scream

I don’t want to be a hero
I don’t want to be your saint
I give into the overwhelming pain
I don’t show much for restraint
I might seem to have wisdom
I may seem I have a voice
But if I was to try make a good decision
I wouldn’t be able to make that choice

I’ve dealt with it this long
Ill deal with it some more
Another chapter to be wrote
Another voice to ignore
I’m done for now with this battle
I no longer want to fight
I want to say to be continued
As I bid you… goodnight

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March 10 2016

The Ghost Horses of Crag – by Dirk Hammerstrike – narrated by Asclepius

Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with a wonderful story from Dirk Hammerstrike, entitled

The Ghost Horses of Crag

Background music by Smartsound.

The harsh winds carried the sound of frantic horses, and thundering hooves. Every soul in the camp instantly felt chilled to the bone, as if struck by magic.

“Boy, get over here!” the man roared at his young apprentice. “I’ve sunk too much time into training you up, can’t afford to lose you now.” Old Cobb turned back to the roaring fire and pulled a well worn cloak tighter over his shoulders.

Their guide and the hired men laughed at the boy, and all returned to staring into the fire, each largely left to their own thoughts as the night air grew heavier. All had some idea of what might lay beyond the dim light.

Adale was a young lad nearing his 13th winter. He’d been in the house of Cobb the Wood craftsman since before he could remember. An orphan of the Satyr wars near 10 years past, Cobb had given Adale all he had in this life. Adale had begun to earn his keep before he could speak: moving smaller supplies to the work area, cleaning up the scraps, bringing meals, polishing the finished goods, and acting as a lookout for pickpockets and thieves on market day. Now he did much of the prep work, ran to the merchants to refill their ever diminishing supply of wax & creosote, and anything else Cobb needed a young back to handle. But with all his experience, Adale had never been further away from home than the Elysium fields, until now.

This had so far not been the adventure Adale had imagined it would be. He’d fallen overboard on the trip from Port Phoenix to Etceter. The tale had earned Cobb a few drinks already, and much to Adale’s chagrin very little embelishment was required. But the boy knew his place in the world, and did not act beyond it. He just worried if Cobb had the same realization, and soon. They were supposed to have delivered goods and been on their way back already. Cobb overheard some men in the square speak of the quality of wood in the nearby foothills. It was amazingly beautiful stuff, a dense smooth wood with dark maroon tones. Given Etceter’s proximity to the woods, it’s price was seemingly outlandish. Cobb’s mind was made up. They would go fetch some themselves.

Here they found themselves, in the foothills of Crag, with a handful of men, gathered with promise of coin on their safe return. Only the guide was a local. The swords had come on the same ship from Port Phoenix and were eager for work: felling trees, guarding against bandits and wild beast alike, whatever was required. Most of them were friendly enough but the guide seemed to have taken a dislike to Adale.

“Boy, do ye not know what that sound is?” the guide asked Adale. Adale had not asked the man’s name nor was it given when Adale had told the man his own name. It left Adale in a bit of an awkward place. He did not wish to insult the man, but did not know what to call him.

“No guidesman… though it sounded like horses to me” Adale replied.

“It’s the ghost horses of Crag, have you not heard of them?” the guide questioned him again.

The group leaned in toward the tale, some in fear, others with a small smirk, but all paying rapt attention.

“In the days of yore they were slaughtered by the thousands. Errant men greedily searching for experience killing beasts would attack the great herds on the plains of Quel and drive them into the foothills. There the beasts were cornered and killed. Most of the time they weren’t even harvested for meat nor hide, just left to rot. The evil deeds of men permeated the blood soaked landscape. It is said to give the wood of these trees their luster”

Here the guide paused, and stared Adale in the eyes.

He continued “That is also why the wild beasts here are so hostile now. Killing intent soaked into the very earth, polluting streams, plants and animals alike. Could you not feel it from that black wolf earlier? It took all of us to bring it down.”

The swords began to look nervously at the pile of fuel for the fire. Would it last the night? Would they? Adale felt fear claw deep into his heart. His hand went to the simple knife at his hip seeking comfort.

“You would do well to mind your surroundings here Boy. And whatever other choices you make, be sure to find shelter before the last light fades.”

With those words spoken, the guide rose up and walked off into the night. The others were too stunned to respond in time, and he disappeared before they reached the edge of the fire light in pursuit.

Old Cobb laughed heartily as they returned to the fire, and suggested that the guide was simply off pissing in the bushes.

The wind blew again, and the neigh and whinny of angry horses could be heard louder than before. As the wind died down the sound of hooves grew louder still, and Adale stood, gripping the knife before him like a talisman to ward off evil. Some of the men made prayers and promises to the Oracle, others cursed her name. The pounding of hooves was all around them now, like a wall of sound. The shadows beyond the light seemed to ebb and flow, and the ground began to shake. Something flew out of the darkness, knocking Adale over, and he knew no more.

Adale woke with a terrible headache at mid-day, to the sound of birds chirping in the nearby trees. The fire was long smoldering, and the others were gone. Even Cobb. The area around the camp was heavily trampled, and there were signs that the men did not simply run off. Blood, torn cloth and blades littered the ground around him. He said a small prayer for the dead and hoped the Oracle would judge Cobb true if the time had come. He’d been a good man. Adale had some idea of which way they’d come from, and gathered what he could salvage. There was little else to do and so he set off. He did not have long, looking up at the sky. The guide’s last words echoed in his mind… “be sure to find shelter before the last light fades.”


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March 10 2016

The Third Era – by Elgarion De’Kahli – narrated by Asclepius

Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another great story from Elgarion De’Kahli. It is the next instalment is this thrilling saga, and is entitled

The Third Era
Background music is by Smartsound.

The Age of the Obsidian War Begins…
On Wodnesdai, the 25th of Augus, the Month of Promises, the Temperate Season of Summer, at the Coming of Midday
A New Era Began — “The Third Era: The Obsidian War, 150-250 P.C.”
The Master of the Obsidian Cabal gathered his armies and marched upon the world. As the would-be kings and warlords warred amongst themselves, they were caught initially unawares by the Obsidian advance. City after city fell to the Empire. The Cabals dabblings of dark magic twisted humans into perverted forms, shadows of their former selves, bent only to one purpose, conquest. By the time the peoples of the world comprehended the danger, it was too late; the Obsidian Empire had taken a foothold throughout New Britannia, and one could not travel far without falling into the shadow of an Obsidian Tower.

War drums resonated with fear, each beat pounding terror into hearts of city dwellers. Monstrous trolls slammed apart once-believed impenetrable walls, fueled by a hatred imbued into their souls by the dark sorcery. The brutal Satyrs charged through the most stalwart of defenses, ravaging all unfortunate enough to be within their warpath. The Elves, cunning and sly, dashed through the breaches, cutting through their enemies with a magically attuned efficiency or lofted steely arrows with deadly accuracy. The war machine was fuelled by these twisted beings, and if any would fall, their numbers would grow doubly so when the Obsidian Cabal took to reshaping their new captives.

The majority of accountings taken to parchment by a scholar’s quill and ink, retrospective or prophetic, lead to this conclusion. Indeed, the horrors bestowed by the Obsidian Empire were a great tragedy upon the world of New Britannia. The dark sorcery and relentless warmongering dominated the lands with ferocity and under a most depraved and vicious rule. But there was Order. One indisputable fact is apparent. For all the evils committed by the Empire, The Obsidians were the driving force which led to the salvation of New Britannia. The Warlords had been bent upon greed and conquest; ultimately they were humbled and assimilated if not utterly destroyed. Those cities that resisted, set aside their petty differences and joined forces to defend each other against the onslaught of the Obsidian regime.

The Obsidian War waged for decades. Many thousands perished by the blade of the sword, but it was the blade of a particular sword which opened new possibilities and brought hope to where there was none. The Prophecy of the Obsidian Eye tells of this blade… “the blade which shall render order in their midst.” From the moment Captain Aren Bennis of the Westreach Army took hold of its hilt, the Blade of the Avatar would once again forge the destinies of those within its reach just as it ensured the fate and redemption of the once loyal Obsidian officer. The Blade gazed into the souls of man and revealed a truth which lies within. Truth… a Virtue of yesteryear. Courage. Love. Would the world of New Britannia once again be graced by the Virtues? Was this an omen that their return was at hand? The Blade of the Avatar was found; even the Titans were stirred from their solitude as ancient words from the Prophecy of the Obsidian Eye became a reality of this era. Sariah the Blind once intoned, “Only in the obsidian darkness can we comprehend the bright truth…” The Blade was held high within the darkest of times, and truth it did bring. Although the Obsidian war waged for decades, and many thousands did perish by the blade of sword, it was the Blade of the Avatar which brought redemption.

As the Third Age neared its end, a powerful presence spread influence upon the world. The Oracle’s touch is oft as welcomed as it is scorned or feared. Is she of magic? Is she of machine, and if so, who was her builder? The Watchers are her eyes, and her eyes are everywhere. Her voice is heard throughout all the Confirmatories of the land. There is seldom a place free of her reach. Go to her, adventurer… seek The Oracle. She speaks to all, and if questions trouble you, answers she may provide.

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March 5 2016

Echoes From the Caverns 03-05-16

Hello everyone! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar!

  • Spring 2016 Pledge Expirations
  • Kobold Themed Areas
  • SotAMap.com
  • Recap’s Second Album: “Pronoia”
  • R27 Patch Notes
  • Hangout of the Avatar ~ Release 27 Postmortem
  • NBNN News: Lazarus Interviews Starr Long
  • The Gallery of Wonderful Horrors Wants You!
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March 1 2016

Stunning Narrated and Written by Apollox Evanheart

Hello Everyone Lord Baldrith here with a wonderful Poem by Apollox Evanheart! He narrates/raps this lovely piece. I had the honor of working the production side.

Stunning Narrated and Written by Apollox Evanheart

Our eyes locked
I was a bit speechless
I tried to introduce myself
She overwhelmed me with weakness
A woman i just met
How could this be?
Im Apollox Evanheart
I’ve lain down with many beauties

I’ve always been a ladies’ man
Never to be shy after sundown
But her beauty had me by the grip
Felt like i needed to settle down
I don’t usually believe in soul mates
I’m not all to sure what that means
But if i had to decide tonight
I might have to make her my queen

Her mesmerizing looks
With her stunning red hair
The twinkle in her blue eyes
My attraction to her i must declare
I had built up the courage
To say my name and then some
She replied with a “Hello”
“My name is Madison”

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