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Not that many would be out and about in these predawn hours, but Aurora made sure the shutters was closed tight before she called on her magic to produce a cup of strong, hot tea. Things she needed...
Julian turned to Aurora when he was done. "As lovely as the moment I found you." he offered his arm, "Shall we lead her to the forest and ride from there?"
"If you like," she demurred and rested...
Huntingdon Keep was not large, but it was far from being a 'homely house' as Julian had indicated. Like many old Roman fortifications it was built up on a man-mad mound with very steep sides. The...
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Julian stole what moments he could with Aurora over the next two months. There was time enough to tease both of their senses, though at least one of their intimate sessions...
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Julian had shown Aurora how to use all of the wonders housed in his tower, as well as all the languages stored in his Library. He seemed to know all of the Scholarly tongues, reading...
Aurora splashed cold water on her face and then just leaned against the counter as she regarded her pale face in the mirror. The glamour of teenage youth she had cast had faded gradually so she...
Aurora had never known such joy; could not contemplate anything better then the time following the birth of their son. As good as it had been before, it seemed to have increased tenfold with Alex's...
Aurora's visions didn't abate. Many of them were of her missing siblings in far flung places and indistinct times. The increasing power of the Church in the towns around them played into some and...
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The months that followed the departure of two thirds of the men of Huntingdon under the command of the Earl were hell for his Countess. As much as she wanted to shut herself up in their...
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The first year was the hardest. Julian did not even look at the sketchbook he’d been given. He knew what it was full of; memories. Memories that were too fresh, by far, to be leafing through...
Garbed in modified Scythian leathers, Skye strolls into the West Practice Yard with Saffron. Unlike the battle garb of her mother's homeland, Skye's practice leathers do a more credible job of...
The only son of Lord Longbow, Earl of Huntingdon and his wife, Duchess Aurora, Alex was a bright, intelligent and caring child when his father left for the Crusades. He took his father's last...
There are guards at Rhaya's door. Apparently, Oberon still didn't entirely trust her not to revert to the hoyden of the past, even after nearly five years. They nod greetings to Juliana and knock...
Time passes, and the Dyson Net continues the ancient dance of gravity outside, rainbow light contrasting with the pitch black of the writhing Sign of Chaos. The contents of the passenger-shuttle...
She swims towards shore. Once there, Aurora shifts her clothes back to what she was wearing before. She can always dry off in this heat easy enough, but the swimming shoes she's wearing won't do a...
"Oh, is that what it was?" Skye smirks. She looks over her shoulder to make sure they were out of earshot before nudging Saffron with her shoulder and lowers her voice. "I was sure it was the...
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Jack laughed, "I meant some of the folks up at the House on Haunted Hill...
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The youngest of the children of Kadmon and Eden, Aurora was living in San Francisco, California where she owned The Silver Broomstick, a quietly successful Occult/New Age shop in the...
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Occupation: Sorceress. Empress Commander of the battle station Fury. Currently commands the Ghostwheel, though now that...
Aurora is in her own world of diagrams and outlandish propositions as the two men carry Fiona to sick bay. "Dammit, I need a Theoretical Physicist, an Astro-Physicist, and a Trump Artist for this....
Her mother was dancing the title role in Carmen when she discovered she was pregnant. Seeing as it was her favorite role, she took it as a sign and named her daughter after the character. Carmen...
Eric leads Rebecca to his Kingly Study, which thankfully is adjacent to the Throne Room. It is smaller than could be expected, and windowless. There are three desks and multiple chairs, as well as...
At this point, a redhead who is not Fiona appears from rainbow light beside the broken and damaged black shuttle in the quarantine area. She wears a crystal containment suit and a silvery globe...
Papa told me there'd be days like this…
Dawn broke across Kolvir bathing the castle in a bright orange glow. Rays of orange sun-beams penetrated through the shutters and glass windows that...
Amber Castle’s main corridor is dark, lit only by the eerie sunset light that reflects from above. The afternoon rain has passed, but the tension and electricity can still be felt, as if...
Saying not a word as she dismounts, Rebecca drapes Demon's reins over the saddle horn and sends the stallion to the water trough. Silently, she lights a cigarette and waits for Fay and Kade to...
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Occupation: Artist
Parentage: Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Apparent Age: Late Twenties
Known Relationships: Carmen has made many friends in...
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Jack stopped once, in the shadow of a palm, to gently put her against the trunk of it, and kiss her...
While by no means her complete deck, here's a look at the one's considered her favorites.
Remington Burroughs
Nobleman, Rebel son, Sculptor and Carmen's live in lover at The...
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Antonia: Project X
Aura: Strange Bedfellows
Aurora: Tears From the Sun
Florimel: Amber: Take 2
Francesca Castellani: They Came to Amber
Kalypso: Ethereal Dances
Petra: Time Under...
He stepped out of the bathroom looking almost like a new man, if one wearing a robe that was loosely cinched about his waist. He was clean, which was a stark contrast to how he'd arrived. His still...
The redhead at the top of the waterfall spins around swiftly, raising her pistol to threaten the scorpion-spider-shark beast, but not as swift as someone else: an arrow swooshes past first, strikes...
Fiona eyes them both. "A strange coincidence, that the two of you should meet in Chaos, at this time." She observes. "If I were a romantic, this would please me."
"Yes, it would seem I planned my...
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It was known as just Tiliva. Whether that was the shadow or the island, who could say? The waters were warm and the color of aquamarines. The skies were sapphire and cloudless. The black sands of...
"When you count your blessings, count your horse twice."
Like all Speakers in Cimarron, Rebecca embarked on a Spirit Quest when she was a teenager. Not all those who experience the Quest return...
White Apes.
White Apes with Six Limbs, and disturbing intelligence in their eyes.
White Apes whose blood ran so cold, mist seeped from their mouths and noses as the breathed, and rose from their...
Personal Symbol: Lotus flower in front of a partially eclipsed sun
Occupation: Dilettante.
A.K.A.: Flora, Evelyn Flaumel, Eve
Parentage: Daughter of King Oberon and Queen Dybele...
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Occupation: Race Horse Owner, Author, Dilettante.
Parentage: Daughter of Princess Florimel of...
As those present in the room began to get restless, Flora glided across the room returning to Gerard's side. She turned pointedly and drew the attention of those assembled with a polite smile and a...
A soft chime sounds mere minutes after Aurora and Julian have begun to explore beneath the white dome, after Ariaunna has started to eat her sandwich, after Avarya has completed her shift to...
Another day at Castle Amber. Court is in session, as it often is, and Random is dealing with the things that only a king can deal with. The hall is large enough for several private conversations,...
"A return to the old ways!" a voice from near the door cut across the conversation, causing all of those present in the room to turn. Connor also raised his eyes to see the source of the comment,...
Skye's faithful mare, Equinox is a Kentucky Mountain Saddle horse that Skye brought in from Shadow. She is well suited for Arden, and seems to like the ancient forest even more then Skye does. Her...
The shuttle that is prepared for this expedition is not like the crippled and broken shuttle of black crystal that was in the quarantine infirmary: this one is sleek and new, fashioned from crystal...
The elevator hums into motion. "Where.. Where are we going, Mistress?" Avarya asks humbly. Ghostwheel hovers in the air like a globe of metallic silver.
"We're taking a shuttle to one of those...
Julian straightens with a sigh after Aurora's kiss. "I considered just pushing you up against one of these remaining trees, but I didn't want to hurt any butterflies." He smiles slightly in return,...
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The chamber that the floating silvery sphere of Ghostwheel guides Ariaunna, Aurora, Khoralysse, and Windseeker to does indeed contain a Pattern. It is a flowing design of molten silver, apparently...
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"But you said we could get a puppy."
"Carmen, Jack is not a puppy."
"He can be!"
"No."
"But…"
"No."
"If you don't...
Hobbes was dressed in black leather and velvet. He had been advised to dress down, but that wasn’t likely to happen. He wore polished riding boots to his knees, and the rest was perfectly...
The sun was just starting to set when Demon gave a last powerful lunge, bringing them to the very heights of Kolvir. Rebecca swung out of the saddle and gave the stallion an affectionate pat. "Knew...
He kicked off his sneakers, they were slip on anyway. Jack smiled as he he moved towards her undoing the buttons of his jeans, and managed the trick of letting them fall and stepping out of them in...
On the path down to Arden, just as Finn is about to commence shifting, a small garrison of mounted rangers pulls aside as they ride by. As Finn trots by, he recognizes the men he led in Arden for...
“May your blades glisten with the blood of your enemies and your ears echo with their dying screams as you dance on their bones."Traditional Scythian Warrior Blessing before battle
Born into a...
After collecting her things and saying farewell to the Twins, Carmen meandered her way upstairs in search of Her Serene Majesty. Frankly, she was still puzzled as to why Random thought she was good...
There are no more distractions, and the two readily arrive at Saffron's house after Skye gets back into her uniform.
Skye lays her weapons on the table in the hall Saffron had previously announced...
Rebecca stood up and leaned over him, the brim of her hat casting both their faces in shadow. For a moment she held his gaze, then she moved in and kissed him; it was firm, and demanding, and not...
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I promise you nothing, I take only that which is free
I'd give you a life full of risk, and the whirlwind of joy that can be
Don't try to bind me, just love me without any greed
And I'll give you...
It was the morning after Coronation. Rebecca was wide awake before the fingers of dawn's orange caressed the horizon. Apparently her relatives liked to sleep in, because she didn't find anyone...
Saffron opens herself to the contact with a small smile. "Hi, sweetheart. I found some interesting books… but I'm not really in the library anymore. You didn't look too long, did you?"
Skye makes...
In my daughter's eyes I am a hero
I am strong and wise and I know no fear…
-In My Daughter's Eyes
Skye pulled her knees up and hugged them to her chest. She was sitting on the same spot at the...
Rebecca stalks through the halls and takes stairs three at a time, snagging Pages on her way. She sends the first out to the Royal Stables to have Demon prepared for a trip; the second is sent to...
Carmen travelled the corridor leading from the King and Queen's chamber, stepped lightly down the two steps leading to the second landing and turned towards the main staircase. From here she could...
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Five weeks pass onboard the Battlestation as it flies from Order toward Chaos. During this time, Aurora can explore the massive and almost entirely empty craft, or read through the data libraries,...
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Occupation: Exploration & Imports.
Parentage: Daughter of Blaise and Fidalgo Hidalgo Fauesto...
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Occupation: Librarian/Researcher
Parentage: Daughter of Random and Medeia- an archeologist of Mykenae.
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Born to one of Mykenae's most sought after archeologists, Kalypso spent the first years of her life with nanny's until her mother decided she was old enough to join her on her escapades. She grew...
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Remington waited until the other pair were away before he answered. "Carmen says you're the better behaved...
Rochelle stood upon the Widow's Walk of her Garden District home and watched the lights of the city she loved. Saxophones wailed on the evening breeze, and she could smell the ocean under the heady...
I was born into a world of change. In the year of Our Lord 1372, Italia was taking its first steps into Enlightenment. The golden light that was later be known as Rinascimento – the Renaissance...
The day Eric comes to Scythia for his daughter
Penthesilea watched from the balcony as her daughter greeted her newly arrived father with happy enthusiasm. Not for the first time she wondered if...
Skye hadn't been joking at all. She is seriously skived out by what looked like Oberon in the hall. She leans against the wall beside Saffron's seat, arms crossed over her chest and watching the...
Julian departs with Kieran, eying Fiona critically, he looks to Kieran, "Which AI will be working with us and the nanites inside of Fiona?"
“Megarea. She is the harsh one.” Kieran says as they...
The first week passed the trio by in a pleasurable haze. Carmen had arranged a beach front villa and handed Jack four place Trumps of the other large cities in the Shadow, and the villa. She rather...
Skye's brief look at the ring shows nothing immediately odd. A second look shows her what seems to be an imperfection in the stone itself.
Of course it's imperfect; it's Corwin's. Skye narrows her...
From up on the high ridge, the whole of the blasted Vale of Garnath lay within view. Staring down into it, Gideon could follow the snakelike trail of the river Oisen through the trees, all the way...
Hood up, bent over that carborater,
I skinned my knuckle, damn that hurt.
Got a six-pack chillin' on ice for later,
and grease all over my white t-shirt.
My brother taught me how to throw a curve...
Queen of the Scythians, Penthesilea won of the Throne of Scythia after a four year long war. She led the single largest army ever raised to topple the corrupt and malignant rule of Opoin the...
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Everywhere followers accrue
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Tales of Kings, gods, warriors
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Moonlight bathed the valley in silvery light, the lunar orb hanging heavy and fully over the mountains. This time of year it seemed close enough to reach out and touch the vague handprint shape...
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Aurora delicately pushes the 42 button, which lights from inside. The elevator glides smoothly into motion once all...
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Now that they have light and the passageway is somewhat familiar, the pair move quicker as they make their way back to the place where the multiple trapdoors lay in wait. “Maybe these will be...
"You wish you could ride like a girl"
Born in Shadow Cimarron, Rebecca was raised by her mother on the Lone Pine horse ranch just outside Silver City. Until her thirteenth birthday, Rebecca grew...
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The rebellious son of a minor noble house, Remington is a sculptor with the heart of a poet, the soul of a warrior, and the grumpiness of a bear first thing in the morning. He captivated Carmen...
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Julian turns to face the underbrush, and steps back into the opening made by the doors. "We can hold them here if we have to. It would be better if we could close one of these doors." He eyes...
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Aurora chokes back another sob and buries her face in the curve of his neck. "It was so hard without you, stuck...
Diana and her entourage — no more than thieves and what would later be called highwaymen — had left Constantinople two years before it fell to Sultan Mehmed II, before the brunt of his...
After lingering over apple pie, they sat crosslegged on the rug by the low burning fire. Rebecca spoke more of Cimarron and the Lone Pine; of Uncle T, Wyatt and his brother Zach; Sam and Zek and a...
Julian turns from regarding the curious following they have gathered onto themselves. Morgenstern is the most pleasant surprise, of course, but taken as a whole, he could not help but shake his...
Conceived at the culmination of a Tantric ritual between Bleys and Icaria, Rochelle was not only wanted, but was planned every step of the way and was terribly spoiled and dotted upon. Her...
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The daughter of a stock trader and a school teacher, once she rebelled against the Establishment, she never looked back. A product of her generation and the theater, Rowena is a laid back, free...
(The main setting for this story is my version of Atlantis; a world devoted to the pleasing of the senses; clothing is more for protection and decoration then for modesty - which is not word in the...
Morgan watches with quiet curiosity at what his Aunt does to put the fires out. After giving what was left of the cloak he has appropriated in a vain effort to put the fire out, Morgan returns the...
At this point, a ship-wide announcement occurs. The harsh AI, Megarea, speaks. "ALERT: repairs to inertial dampers complete. Power reserves at 54%. Re-initialising world-drive. All biologicals...
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Jack turned to follow Carmen, catching up and falling into step beside her. "Why is virtue questionable and vice a certainty?" He grinned as he asked it, and gave the dark-haired woman a sidelong...
In the midst of her morning meditation, Aurora's eyes snapped open and she smiled slowly. Diana was close. She could feel it. Much closer than usual and heading this way, though it would probably...
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Title: Her Grace Skye Barimen, Duchess of Amber
Occupation: Ranger Scout
Parentage: Eric, Former...
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Aurora found Firuz in Egypt, in Memphis. Her elder brother was studying ancient texts on magic. At first suspicious of the fiery headed beauty claiming to be his baby sister, she soon...
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Aurora disappeared into the artistic community of Milan, where she befriended Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. A man before his time, Aurora spent hours prowling through his workshops and...
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She couldn't stay in Europe any longer. Between her refusal to return to England, the longer lifespans of the mortals, and an ever growing population and more complete record keeping, she...
She came to slowly under a bright sun. For a moment Aurora believed she was in the one place she wished to be more then any. Then she realized she was encased in crystal and wanted to cry. The...
Saffron studied the dining room critically from the doorway. The lights were just the right brightness, she decided after a moment - not too bright, and not so dim that the reds and golds and...
Nigel's arrival startled a shopkeeper sweeping the front steps of her store, who let out a small shriek before shaking her head and busying herself with something inside, already questioning what...
Sadly, the game was called for lack of consistent participation by other players. The following are wrap up questions from players and answered by the GM.
What was the violet moon? Who was behind...
The tunnel on the other side of the muddy pool, is about five feet wide. It ends in murky water from which rises steam. Ghostwheel is floating there, and has extruded a tendril of silvery material...
(The four intrepid —er, explorers come together again)
"How odd what sounded?" Kaylee asked blankly.
Remington blinked at her once then chuckled. "That you're sitting in my lap to reassure my...
The craft of black crystal penetrates the ghostly barrier between this place and the other in a shower of sparks. The elder eyes this with some alarm, and speaks several words in the bird-like...
Julian's gloved hand, larger than her own, closes gently about hers. The foyer inside the great double doors is in many ways reminiscent of the foyers of modern hotels. There is the clerks desk,...
The two women leave the room, to the amused expressions of their elders. The hall is normally busy, as pages and servants rush around attending to matters.
"So," Skye says as she comes up beside...
It was a lovely evening, with just a touch of coolness in the air from the earlier rains. Rebecca tugged her hat forward a touch and removed the cigar, blowing a thin stream of smoke from between...
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Occupation: Horse Rancher
Parentage: King Eric, and the late Katherine...
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The world was becoming increasingly small. The technology that so entranced her advanced at an almost dizzying pace. Internet, cell phones, email, databases and spreadsheets. It was making it...
Skye arches a questioning eyebrow at the other brunette when they close the distance between them. "Ready to do — whatever it is we're going to do?"
"As ready as I'm going to be," Saffron answers...
After a night's interlude, the two wake to the dawn's sun shining in on them through a window, the sound of the city folk around them as they begin their own days.
Skye grumbles about heavier...
The Lone Pine was established a hundred years before Rebecca's birth by her maternal great-grandfather, who won the original 200 acres in a poker game. Not a single child born to the family since...
Random stands to his full height (still inches below most of those there) and lifts his hand. "Hold it, folks. Let's not go off hair-triggered here. Morgan is a scion of Amber, and as such, most...
"Accessing records…" Windseeker replies. "Princess Ariaunna of Amber. Ancestry: Prince Julian of Amber and Lady Kaylani Rosenberg. Source: universe ident Z\XVC\273. Notes: difficult recovery due...
(This story is set two years after the events of Take a Chance)
It was a good thing that Equinox knew the way to the house, because Skye was all but asleep in the saddle by the time the horse...
There is silence as her mind catches up with her feelings and her face pales under her tan from the wrongness. "What the hell is that?" Skye asks as she stands, alert, pulling Saffron with...
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"Guide modularity enroute." Megarea replies as Kieran vanishes into rainbow light.
"What does a modularity look like, Meg?" Julian asks, unconsciously shortening the name. While he waits, he busies...
Shortly after Ariaunna arrives at the Chaosian craft, so do Aurora, Julian, the aged bird-scholar, and two further bird-warriors to join the four that accompanied Ariaunna. The surroundings here...
Taming the Wild West fell into the hands of a unique, new breed of gunslinger. Men dedicated to bringing law, order and peace to an otherwise chaotic and lawless land. Tristan James was one of...
It was the kind of summer night unique to their city’s position on the southern coast, where the jewel of the South sat at or below sea level. Where the humidity and heat fought with the cool...
As his hand touches the last symbol, the door disappears, letting violet light stream in to the small room. Light, and the smell of fresh air and trees.
"That's great," Skye says she cranes her...
She came to slowly under a bright sun. For a moment Aurora believed she was in the one place she wished to be more then any. Then she realized she was encased in crystal and wanted to cry. The...
Duster tossed over her shoulder and the McCoy pistol temporarily back in her hand, Rebecca leaves the sick room quickly, her long legs eating the yards between her starting point and her...
"That's just…" Finn breathed out and trailed off. "…worth fighting for." He smiled, "I've seen many, many beautiful places, Rebecca. Perhaps I will show them to you one day, but this doesn't...
The end of the pencil tapped against the pearl white teeth of the woman sitting at the bar at one end of the gallery. She always enjoyed gallery openings and showings, but this one was a bit —...
It was one of those gorgeous, idealized Spring days in Amber. The sky was that shade of blue that Princes of Amber had nearly wept at seeing after centuries in exile, that blue that no other sky...
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High on the castle parapets, Skye shoved her hands in her pockets and sighed. Bored. She was bored, bored, bored. Castle life had never suited her and it didn't look to be changing anytime soon....
The light shining from the pale crystalline battlestation Fury, afar in the distance, yet streams in through the side of the dock that is open to the void above the writhing Logrus. The dull black...
Julian unstraps the hunting horn at his side and eyes it for several long moments. It is pale alabaster in colour, carved with huntsmen and horses and hounds. He sets it to his lips and sounds it,...
Rebecca's oldest and dearest friend, Wyatt was born — appropriately enough — in Morganville, the small mining town founded by a several times great-grandfather. He came to the Lone Pine with...
