Era 9 Episode 2

[Lunamor she/her]

1 hour ago, Qianweilian said:

Aradan Liese, Mistwarrens

Aradan took Eza's hand and shook it. "Thank you. My name is Aradan. I am—unfortunately—new to Alleycity. I wouldn't normally take anything, but I have nowhere to sleep or to maintain myself. I, however, am extremely curious and unnerved by the spiked man who chased us. Who is that? What powers does he have? Is he a Steel Inquisitor? Why were you locked up in that complex? The woman who chased us appeared to recognize you."

"Why is that? I apologize for my questions, but I generally find that information is powerful. And, to thank you for bringing me here, I would like to ask if there is anything more that you need. While I might not be able to do much, I may be able to help you somewhat." 

@Lunamor

When Aradan shook her hand, Eza attempted to sneakily slide one of his rings off his finger and palm it. She felt rather guilty about it, but it was just so shiny and he had so many of them. She immediately started answering his questions, trying to divert his attention away from her actions to her voice.

”The spiked man is called Perses. He calls himself Prince of the Alleys, which is stupid. His spikes give him iron and steel allomancy. He’s also got feruchemical tin, and rumor says he’s got allomantic bronze too. He’s not a Steel Inquisitor.”

Aradan seemed to be from the Scadrial of her time, based on his allomancy and knowledge of guns. He must be pretty sheltered to think people with spikes in their eyes must be Inquisitors.

”Monsters like him still exist where we come from.”

She absentmindedly scratched at the large scar stretching from her chin to her temple.

“I was locked up in the complex because I took something from those people. I don’t know who they were, but some of them were spiked, so they must be bad. The woman who chased us is named Fenna. She and I fought against monsters under Perses’s control, once. Like, literal monsters. It’s weird here.”

Aradan’s last statement weirded Eza out a bit. She wasn’t sure why he was being so nice to her. She nabbed a vial of iron from one of her many stashes and downed it.

”You’ve got a really weird piece of metal on you.”

She flared her iron, then pointed where the strange line she had noticed earlier led.

”It’s not a spike, I know what those are like. It’s iron, but has a really bright line in my ironsight. What is it? Is it how you have both pewter and iron?”

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No worries!

It’s up to you if Eza is successful in stealing the ring, she’s very good at it.

@Qianweilian

Edited April 2 by Lunamor
Forgot to tag + wording

[Qianweilian He/him]

57 minutes ago, Lunamor said:

When Aradan shook her hand, Eza attempted to sneakily slide one of his rings off his finger and palm it. She felt rather guilty about it, but it was just so shiny and he had so many of them. She immediately started answering his questions, trying to divert his attention away from her actions to her voice.

”The spiked man is called Perses. He calls himself Prince of the Alleys, which is stupid. His spikes give him iron and steel allomancy. He’s also got feruchemical tin, and rumor says he’s got allomantic bronze too. He’s not a Steel Inquisitor.”

Aradan seemed to be from the Scadrial of her time, based on his allomancy and knowledge of guns. He must be pretty sheltered to think people with spikes in their eyes must be Inquisitors.

”Monsters like him still exist where we come from.”

She absentmindedly scratched at the large scar stretching from her chin to her temple.

“I was locked up in the complex because I took something from those people. I don’t know who they were, but some of them were spiked, so they must be bad. The woman who chased us is named Fenna. She and I fought against monsters under Perses’s control, once. Like, literal monsters. It’s weird here.”

Aradan’s last statement weirded Eza out a bit. She wasn’t sure why he was being so nice to her. She nabbed a vial of iron from one of her many stashes and downed it.

”You’ve got a really weird piece of metal on you.”

She flared her iron, then pointed where the strange line she had noticed earlier led.

”It’s not a spike, I know what those are like. It’s iron, but has a really bright line in my ironsight. What is it? Is it how you have both pewter and iron?”

@Qianweilian

Aradan Liese, Mistwarrens

"Interesting. He seems to be someone I would rather stay away from." Aradan withdrew his hand and ran it through his hair. Huh, that's odd. One of my metalminds must have fallen off in the chase. Maybe I ought to get them readjusted. At least it didn't have any health in it. Aradan frowned, "Why more metals? Are we in danger here?" Sighing, he reached into his shirt and unpinned the medallion. "This is something I found. It allows me to burn iron. I believe it comes from the Southern Continent. I stumbled upon a crashed Malwish ship with this. As they didn't appear to be using it, being dead, I decided that me having it was better than buried in the Roughs. Also, it's not actually made of iron, it's made of nicrosil."

He felt bad about taking any money from Eza, but surely she had to have a decent job, considering her allomantic prowess. Although he didn't know the denominations of money in Alleycity, the bag was heavy enough to at least probably give him a place to stay for a while.

@Lunamor

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Aradan was never one to be incredibly observant.

 

[Lunamor she/her]

6 hours ago, Qianweilian said:

Aradan Liese, Mistwarrens

"Interesting. He seems to be someone I would rather stay away from." Aradan withdrew his hand and ran it through his hair. Huh, that's odd. One of my metalminds must have fallen off in the chase. Maybe I ought to get them readjusted. At least it didn't have any health in it. Aradan frowned, "Why more metals? Are we in danger here?" Sighing, he reached into his shirt and unpinned the medallion. "This is something I found. It allows me to burn iron. I believe it comes from the Southern Continent. I stumbled upon a crashed Malwish ship with this. As they didn't appear to be using it, being dead, I decided that me having it was better than buried in the Roughs. Also, it's not actually made of iron, it's made of nicrosil."

He felt bad about taking any money from Eza, but surely she had to have a decent job, considering her allomantic prowess. Although he didn't know the denominations of money in Alleycity, the bag was heavy enough to at least probably give him a place to stay for a while.

@Lunamor

 

“I’m an iron savant. Things get very bad if I don’t have enough iron, and I need quite a lot of it. I’m very glad you happened to have some.”

She grabbed a small glass fox from another bag and began fiddling with it, watching how the light reflected off of it.

”I’ve never really been safe anywhere, though. I always need to be vigilant. There’s…”

Eza trailed off, unsure if she should continue. Aradan seemed like he was almost too good to be true. If he’d wanted to hurt her he certainly could’ve by now, though.

”There’s some people that have been after me for a long time. Hemalurgists. They gave me this.”

She pointed at the larger of the two scars on her face. Aradan deserved to know the risks of being around her.

”The Alleys themselves aren’t safe either. I’ve already had two associates die on me from unnatural things here, though one of those brought it upon themselves. Perses was part of it. You’ve gotta be careful here.”

Aradan didn’t seem like he’d been very cautious so far, considering that he’d gotten captured then broke out a complete stranger.

”How’d you wind up where you found me? And do you know who those people were?”

@Qianweilian

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

On 3/29/2026 at 10:29 PM, Koloss17 said:

Ebon moved faster than Midas could react. But that's what the awakened armor was for. His cape wrapped around him in an instant, blocking the knives before they tore into his flesh. Blood pumping, Midas burned chromium and launched a punch at the fused's face.

Growing up in the streets of Luthadel changed a man. Made him tougher, angrier, more resilient. He had learned how to fight before he learned to read, and he learned how to take a beating before he learned to speak properly. He'd never known his mum, nor his dad, with the only family he ever had being himself. After surviving the streets, surviving the pits, surviving his whole world shattering in the blink of an eye more times than he could count, nothing scared him anymore. And definitely not some bedtime story Rosharans would tell their kids before they went to sleep. He had fought worse and survived. How bad could this one be?

Ebonaryle, New Hallandren, Garrison

Ebon saw Midas' cape go up, and didn't lean into the slashes of his knives; instead, the momentum of his leap caused them to hit the awakened cloth, but deflect easily. As Ebon's course took him past Midas, he saw the fist coming at his face, and prepared to Shift - but then froze. His gaze locked on something on the awakener's belt - a sphere, revealed by the moving of the cape. He only saw it for a split second, but Ebon recognized it instantly. Another grenade. An idea formed in his head. Maybe he wouldn't have to waste a valuable Jump here. So, his mind still on the grenade, he made a crucial mistake. He ignored Midas' swing, and pushed himself further on his course, prepared to tank the punch of a normal man.

But Midas was no normal man.

As soon as the fist made contact with his carapace, Ebon realized his mistake. A chill ran through his veins, and he felt the power sucked from his body. A Leeching. He mentally cursed. Thankfully, he had taken a large load of voidlight before approaching the garrison, and the contact was short. His body reeled with the strange sensation, but he couldn't afford to waste time on a past mistake. His momentum took him past Midas, and as soon as he recovered, he spun around, took aim, and threw an obsidian knife directly at Midas' belt - hoping to detonate the grenade, and trap the constable.

On 3/30/2026 at 12:41 AM, KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren said:

Starseeker, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison

"Where's he going?" Starseeker asked quickly, nodding to Midas. He kept his stormlight levels up so he that he didn't have to breathe in the smoke. His Life Sense told him that Midas was moving around another highly Invested soul. Starseeker also felt Midas' Investiture drop significantly, before rising for a short burst. Was he in a fight?

"Can you check what's going on?" he whispered to Crimson.

"Aluminium walls is; I cannot move through them," his inkspren replied.

@KnightSkye Reforged @Koloss17 @Through The Living Coder @Through the Living Ink @Slay the Living Hoid

Limel, New Hallandren, Garrison

"Uhh..." Limel looked blankly in the direction Midas had run off in.

"Probably towards the danger." He looked at Starseeker worriedly. "Which is, personally, somewhere I'd rather not be myself."

On 3/30/2026 at 1:15 AM, Through the Living Ink said:

 

Cayansa, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Cayansa followed Limel into a metal-lined room, glad to be able to stand without quite as large a risk of smoke inhalation. The note-taker from earlier smiled nervously at them; Cayansa got the impression he felt distinctly underqualified for this. That made two of them. 

"What's your name?" they asked him, trying not to let their voice shake. Where did my healing fabrial go? No one will be burned - unless the presumably-Lightweaver also brought a fight.

Cayansa gestured to the walls, which were made from a cold, silvery metal they'd never seen in such large quantities. "And is this made of ralkalest?"

@Through The Living Coder

@Slay the Living Hoid @Koloss17 @KnightSkye Reforged @Through The Living KSauce

"My name's Limel. You're Cayansa, right?" Limel brightened up at the radiant's next question. "Yes! Ralkalest, also known as aluminum. Resistant to any and all forms of investiture, and the best way to secure an impenetrable space." Except its clearly not impenetrable, since something got in, his subconscious whispered.

@KnightSkye Reforged

[CoderDrag0n8 He/Him]

20 hours ago, Through the Living Ink said:

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

"Who are you? What do you want?" a voice seemingly lacking any defining characteristics called out. It came from the direction Reyx could sense the Cryptic in. 

Alright. Stay calm. They're probably not an agent of chaos, right? ...They set the Garrison on fire. 

"I'm Reyx?" they called back, sounding far less confident than they had any right to feel. "Who are you?"

@It is I, God.

Lux, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Lux didn't think this far through.

Storms.

"Someone with a very strong interest in staying hidden."

[Koloss17 She/They]

21 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Ebonaryle, New Hallandren, Garrison

Ebon saw Midas' cape go up, and didn't lean into the slashes of his knives; instead, the momentum of his leap caused them to hit the awakened cloth, but deflect easily. As Ebon's course took him past Midas, he saw the fist coming at his face, and prepared to Shift - but then froze. His gaze locked on something on the awakener's belt - a sphere, revealed by the moving of the cape. He only saw it for a split second, but Ebon recognized it instantly. Another grenade. An idea formed in his head. Maybe he wouldn't have to waste a valuable Jump here. So, his mind still on the grenade, he made a crucial mistake. He ignored Midas' swing, and pushed himself further on his course, prepared to tank the punch of a normal man.

But Midas was no normal man.

As soon as the fist made contact with his carapace, Ebon realized his mistake. A chill ran through his veins, and he felt the power sucked from his body. A Leeching. He mentally cursed. Thankfully, he had taken a large load of voidlight before approaching the garrison, and the contact was short. His body reeled with the strange sensation, but he couldn't afford to waste time on a past mistake. His momentum took him past Midas, and as soon as he recovered, he spun around, took aim, and threw an obsidian knife directly at Midas' belt - hoping to detonate the grenade, and trap the constable.

Limel, New Hallandren, Garrison

"Uhh..." Limel looked blankly in the direction Midas had run off in.

"Probably towards the danger." He looked at Starseeker worriedly. "Which is, personally, somewhere I'd rather not be myself."

"My name's Limel. You're Cayansa, right?" Limel brightened up at the radiant's next question. "Yes! Ralkalest, also known as aluminum. Resistant to any and all forms of investiture, and the best way to secure an impenetrable space." Except its clearly not impenetrable, since something got in, his subconscious whispered.

@KnightSkye Reforged

The dagger was batted out of the way by Midas’ cape, but not before it barely glanced a grenade on his belt. Unfortunately, a scratch was enough. 
 

the grenade burst, the awakened net following its order to constrain the closest person, which was unfortunately Midas himself. The net wrapped tightly around Midas, making him go from in control to terrifyingly vulnerable in an instant. His cape sadly failed to guard him, as it didn’t recognize his own awakening as a threat. Colors!

Luckily, it was Midas who awakened it. He commanded the breath back to him, making the net fall limp. It was still wrapped tightly, so he had to struggle to get free, buying Ebon valuable time.

[Ink and Embers Any pronouns]

3 hours ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Limel, New Hallandren, Garrison

"Uhh..." Limel looked blankly in the direction Midas had run off in.

"Probably towards the danger." He looked at Starseeker worriedly. "Which is, personally, somewhere I'd rather not be myself."

"My name's Limel. You're Cayansa, right?" Limel brightened up at the radiant's next question. "Yes! Ralkalest, also known as aluminum. Resistant to any and all forms of investiture, and the best way to secure an impenetrable space." Except its clearly not impenetrable, since something got in, his subconscious whispered.

@KnightSkye Reforged

Cayansa, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Cayansa nodded at Limel's explanation, moving to grab their notebook to write it down - but no, that had been taken with the rest of their bag. Damnation. Alright, remember, aluminium, aluminium, aluminium. That could be useful in fabrials, especially in large enough quantities. I wonder how they get so much of it?

"Yep, I'm Cayansa! New and confused!" they said cheerfully, then froze. Resistant to all forms of Investiture. "My spren's outside. Does that mean they can't get in? They can take care of themselves, but ... Antilight. And explosions."

They grimaced. Almighty, Reyx, be careful. 

2 hours ago, It is I, God. said:

Lux, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Lux didn't think this far through.

Storms.

"Someone with a very strong interest in staying hidden."

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Someone with a very strong interest in staying hidden? They were likely the culprit behind the smoking building, meaning they were, most likely, a Lightweaver who was well capable of disguising themselves. Even if the person in the smoke came out, it was unlikely to be their actual form.

"Okay," Reyx called, then decided to bluff. "Uh, have you seen a Lightweaver around here? Invested, probably annoyed, maybe with a strong interest in ... uh ... staying hidden? Too?"

Stormitstormitstormitstormitstormit. They were a Truthwatcher spren. Reconnaissance wasn't proving to be a talent of theirs. 

@It is I, God.

 

[Qianweilian He/him]

14 hours ago, Lunamor said:

“I’m an iron savant. Things get very bad if I don’t have enough iron, and I need quite a lot of it. I’m very glad you happened to have some.”

She grabbed a small glass fox from another bag and began fiddling with it, watching how the light reflected off of it.

”I’ve never really been safe anywhere, though. I always need to be vigilant. There’s…”

Eza trailed off, unsure if she should continue. Aradan seemed like he was almost too good to be true. If he’d wanted to hurt her he certainly could’ve by now, though.

”There’s some people that have been after me for a long time. Hemalurgists. They gave me this.”

She pointed at the larger of the two scars on her face. Aradan deserved to know the risks of being around her.

”The Alleys themselves aren’t safe either. I’ve already had two associates die on me from unnatural things here, though one of those brought it upon themselves. Perses was part of it. You’ve gotta be careful here.”

Aradan didn’t seem like he’d been very cautious so far, considering that he’d gotten captured then broke out a complete stranger.

”How’d you wind up where you found me? And do you know who those people were?”

@Qianweilian

Aradan Liese, Mistwarrens

"I...was investigating the group with a man called Thavel Tallin. I found him mugging and impersonating a man. He claimed to be chasing after this organization, and part of me believed him, part of me wanted to make sure he didn't mug anyone else. We infiltrated a meeting when he was recognized and a fight broke out."

"I was captured, but I don't know if he was. I woke up in that complex and managed to escape when I heard you. I don't know who these people really are and I believe they wanted to use my powers for a spike."

@Lunamor

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

14 hours ago, Koloss17 said:

The dagger was batted out of the way by Midas’ cape, but not before it barely glanced a grenade on his belt. Unfortunately, a scratch was enough. 
 

the grenade burst, the awakened net following its order to constrain the closest person, which was unfortunately Midas himself. The net wrapped tightly around Midas, making him go from in control to terrifyingly vulnerable in an instant. His cape sadly failed to guard him, as it didn’t recognize his own awakening as a threat. Colors!

Luckily, it was Midas who awakened it. He commanded the breath back to him, making the net fall limp. It was still wrapped tightly, so he had to struggle to get free, buying Ebon valuable time.

Ebonaryle, New Hallandren, Garrison

Ebon stayed watching just long enough to see Midas restrained, and turned and ran. He could've stayed to finish him off, but the Leeching still chilled him, and he had to be more careful. And he couldn't afford to waste any more time.

As Midas called for help from behind him, Ebon raced down the corridor, and reached a circular gate. The cell block. It was locked, but Ebon was prepared. He pulled the identification card he'd taken from the officer earlier, and raised it to a scanner in the center of the gate. A few seconds, and something clicked. Ebon waited patiently as gears spun, a hiss of air was released, and the circular door opened a couple inches. Immediately, he grabbed onto the crack and heaved, opening it fully. He looked inside.

The gate led into another, dimly lit corridor, the walls replaced with two parallel rows of cells. Each cell was separated from the central passage by aluminum bars. The entire area was dull; no color for awakening. These were the simple cells; superpowered criminals would be held somewhere more special. But Ebon's target wasn't superpowered. He stepped into the corridor, and began to search.

11 hours ago, Through the Living Ink said:

Cayansa, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Cayansa nodded at Limel's explanation, moving to grab their notebook to write it down - but no, that had been taken with the rest of their bag. Damnation. Alright, remember, aluminium, aluminium, aluminium. That could be useful in fabrials, especially in large enough quantities. I wonder how they get so much of it?

"Yep, I'm Cayansa! New and confused!" they said cheerfully, then froze. Resistant to all forms of Investiture. "My spren's outside. Does that mean they can't get in? They can take care of themselves, but ... Antilight. And explosions."

They grimaced. Almighty, Reyx, be careful. 

Limel, New Hallandren, Garrison

Limel nodded, worry setting in.

"They'd only be able to get in if someone opened a door for them. Otherwise... the entire space is on lockdown."

[CoderDrag0n8 He/Him]

17 hours ago, Through the Living Ink said:

Cayansa, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Cayansa nodded at Limel's explanation, moving to grab their notebook to write it down - but no, that had been taken with the rest of their bag. Damnation. Alright, remember, aluminium, aluminium, aluminium. That could be useful in fabrials, especially in large enough quantities. I wonder how they get so much of it?

"Yep, I'm Cayansa! New and confused!" they said cheerfully, then froze. Resistant to all forms of Investiture. "My spren's outside. Does that mean they can't get in? They can take care of themselves, but ... Antilight. And explosions."

They grimaced. Almighty, Reyx, be careful. 

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Someone with a very strong interest in staying hidden? They were likely the culprit behind the smoking building, meaning they were, most likely, a Lightweaver who was well capable of disguising themselves. Even if the person in the smoke came out, it was unlikely to be their actual form.

"Okay," Reyx called, then decided to bluff. "Uh, have you seen a Lightweaver around here? Invested, probably annoyed, maybe with a strong interest in ... uh ... staying hidden? Too?"

Stormitstormitstormitstormitstormit. They were a Truthwatcher spren. Reconnaissance wasn't proving to be a talent of theirs. 

@It is I, God.

 

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this is very amusing

Lux, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Lux stiffened.

They... don't think it was me?

Suspicous, but not immediately dangerous.

"No, they don't seem to be in this area."

[Ink and Embers Any pronouns]

5 hours ago, It is I, God. said:

Lux, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Lux stiffened.

They... don't think it was me?

Suspicous, but not immediately dangerous.

"No, they don't seem to be in this area."

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Agreed. Reyx is so, so confused right now. It's great. 

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

"No, they don't seem to be in this area."

Reyx paused mid-glint. Uh... wait, so it's actually not them? Unless they're bluffing? But then why would they...? Lightweavers are supposed to be good at lying? Or was that Truthwatchers? Wait, no, I'm a Truthwatcher! No I'm not, I'm a spren! Are these the people who blew things up?

"Oh," they say eloquently, a flurry of light. "Wait, are you hurt? From the smoke?"

I think humans can die of Too Much Smoke? I don't know about the Singers, though. Spren shouldn't, but antilight - well, that would have caused an explosion. Is their human okay? Is the spren? 

@It is I, God.

[Steel Speedster ♂]

On 3/31/2026 at 9:11 PM, Koloss17 said:

 

Thav, Smokestack

Gradually, the night grew still. Thav cautiously burned bronze. All the pulses had disappeared. Rusts.

He wasn't sure whether Aradan had been there or not. If it was him, Thav wasn't sure what to do. Aradan might have escaped, or he might be leading the way to the hideout under compulsion.

If that was the case, Thav needed to get back and warn Jerrin that the base was compromised, though he wasn't looking forward to explaining why.

He dropped a coin to the street below and jumped down, Pushing on the coin to slow his descent, then started off towards the hideout.

[Akimikoisthecutest]

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If anyone is currently not doing anything, I'd love to try to jump back in

 

[Koloss17 She/They]

3 hours ago, Akimikoisthecutest said:

 

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Clotho is available for RP! But let’s move this to the collaboration thread

 

[Lunamor she/her]

On 4/3/2026 at 9:06 AM, Qianweilian said:

Aradan Liese, Mistwarrens

"I...was investigating the group with a man called Thavel Tallin. I found him mugging and impersonating a man. He claimed to be chasing after this organization, and part of me believed him, part of me wanted to make sure he didn't mug anyone else. We infiltrated a meeting when he was recognized and a fight broke out."

"I was captured, but I don't know if he was. I woke up in that complex and managed to escape when I heard you. I don't know who these people really are and I believe they wanted to use my powers for a spike."

@Lunamor

“Are you gonna go looking for Thavel again?”

Eza twirled the glass fox in her fingers around.

”I can help with that, if you want.”

She very much did not want to get tangled up with whatever organization had captured her again, but she’d probably have been spiked to death without Aradan. Throwing some money at him didn’t make it feel like she’d yet repaid her debt. The group would likely still be looking for her, anyways, so helping investigate them might be of use to her.

She also was really starting to doubt Aradan’s odds of survival if he continued alone. Following a mugger into a secret meeting with an evil organization seemed like a really poorly thought out idea, and it had indeed gone rather poorly.

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Sorry for the delay!

@Qianweilian

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

On 4/3/2026 at 1:48 PM, Hoid Slayer said:

Limel, New Hallandren, Garrison

"Uhh..." Limel looked blankly in the direction Midas had run off in.

"Probably towards the danger." He looked at Starseeker worriedly. "Which is, personally, somewhere I'd rather not be myself."

Starseeker, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison

Starseeker nodded. He felt Midas' Investiture spike - like that time he drained Kai's Stormlight. The other person's Investiture went down a bit, and then they fled, leaving Midas behind. 

"That was almost certainly a fight," Crimson said.

When Midas didn't move, Starseeker turned towards Limel and Cayansa. "I believe Midas may be injured," he said.

@Hoid Slayer @Ink and Embers

[Ink and Embers Any pronouns]

22 hours ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren said:

Starseeker, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison

Starseeker nodded. He felt Midas' Investiture spike - like that time he drained Kai's Stormlight. The other person's Investiture went down a bit, and then they fled, leaving Midas behind. 

"That was almost certainly a fight," Crimson said.

When Midas didn't move, Starseeker turned towards Limel and Cayansa. "I believe Midas may be injured," he said.

@Hoid Slayer @Ink and Embers

Cayansa, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

 Cayansa started, staring at the door. Midas had been hurt? He had seemed almost invincible, but that had a tendency to happen while you were afraid. "We should help," they exclaimed, then mentally cursed. It's not like you can do anything at the moment. 

They turned to Limel. "Where did you take the things you confiscated from us earlier? I had a healing fabrial." Looking to Starseeker, they added, "Do you know if whoever he was fighting has left, or will we be attacked?"

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Ink and Embers said:

Cayansa, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

 Cayansa started, staring at the door. Midas had been hurt? He had seemed almost invincible, but that had a tendency to happen while you were afraid. "We should help," they exclaimed, then mentally cursed. It's not like you can do anything at the moment. 

They turned to Limel. "Where did you take the things you confiscated from us earlier? I had a healing fabrial." Looking to Starseeker, they added, "Do you know if whoever he was fighting has left, or will we be attacked?"

Starseeker, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison

Starseeker nodded, and Crimson made himself visible. "Whoever he was fighting has left, and there's no one else in the area," the inkspren said.

[Koloss17 She/They]

Midas, New Hallandren, Garrison

Luckily, somehow, he was unharmed from the encounter with the fused. Unfortunately, he had failed to stop him from getting what he wanted. He considered going after him, but quickly decided against it. While Midas had many tricks up his sleeves, speed was not one of them. He might be able to fight Ebon, but he doubted he could outrun him.

Still, he supposed it wouldn’t hurt to find out what was taken. 
 

Midas reclaimed his breaths from the objects he had awakened, leaving his cape and a few other parts of his uniform awakened. He then began walking, briskly and with purpose, toward where Ebon had gone.

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Perses, Smokestack

Dammit. Dammit!

He was supposed to be the one in control, able to do anything he wanted. And he couldn’t follow a stupid little girl?

His heart started pounding harder in his chest, blood rushing in his ears.

Ba-bump. Ba-bump. Ba-bump.

He was the rusting Prince of the Alleys. Nothing could stop him.

”Belias!” He said out loud. “Any sight of them?”

I don’t see why this group of people is relevant.

Ba-bump. Ba-bump. Ba-bump.

Perses stored all of his senses, isolating himself from the world, and trying to shut out Belias’ voice.

You know that doesn’t work.

Ba-bump. Ba-bump. Ba-bump.

Why did he still hear that incessant beating?

Perses crouched down, covering his ears. No. Nonono. He had fought this darkness. He had beat it.

You cannot beat what is not yours to control, Perses.

Ba-bump. Ba-bump. Ba-bump.

Panic began setting in, and his mind called back to that horrid house. A twisting maze of nothing, where his senses could not be trusted. With horror, he remembered the manor’s name. Wickwillow manor. His Wickwillow manor. No. Belias’ manor.

Hush, Perses.

He tapped his senses. All of them. He needed a rush of senses to get him out of this. But when he tapped his metalminds, nothing happened. The darkness persisted.

What?

Hush, Perses. Come home.

Ba-bump. Ba-bump. Ba—

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For those that would happen to have saw what had occurred, they would see Perses then calmly got up and steel pushed towards Mistkeep.

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On 4/3/2026 at 11:03 PM, Ink and Embers said:

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

"No, they don't seem to be in this area."

Reyx paused mid-glint. Uh... wait, so it's actually not them? Unless they're bluffing? But then why would they...? Lightweavers are supposed to be good at lying? Or was that Truthwatchers? Wait, no, I'm a Truthwatcher! No I'm not, I'm a spren! Are these the people who blew things up?

"Oh," they say eloquently, a flurry of light. "Wait, are you hurt? From the smoke?"

I think humans can die of Too Much Smoke? I don't know about the Singers, though. Spren shouldn't, but antilight - well, that would have caused an explosion. Is their human okay? Is the spren? 

@It is I, God.

Lux, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Oh yeah. The smoke. Suffocation. I think I might be dying. Whatever, I'll be fine.

"No. I'm fine. Are... Are you?"

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2 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Lux, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Oh yeah. The smoke. Suffocation. I think I might be dying. Whatever, I'll be fine.

"No. I'm fine. Are... Are you?"

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

"Oh, okay. I understand."

They didn't.

"I'm alright. I'm a spren! I don’t need air." Reyx laughed awkwardly, sounding more like breaking glass than any recognisable imitation of human emotion. "Well. Not most of the time, anyway."

Smoke danced in their vision, as though attempting to conceal both spren and human. "Why are you here?" Reyx eventually settled on asking, then, because they didn't want this to sound like an interrogation, added, "I got arrested."

Wait. Storm it.  Do I sound like a criminal now?

[Qianweilian He/him]

On 4/6/2026 at 12:04 AM, Lunamor said:

“Are you gonna go looking for Thavel again?”

Eza twirled the glass fox in her fingers around.

”I can help with that, if you want.”

She very much did not want to get tangled up with whatever organization had captured her again, but she’d probably have been spiked to death without Aradan. Throwing some money at him didn’t make it feel like she’d yet repaid her debt. The group would likely still be looking for her, anyways, so helping investigate them might be of use to her.

She also was really starting to doubt Aradan’s odds of survival if he continued alone. Following a mugger into a secret meeting with an evil organization seemed like a really poorly thought out idea, and it had indeed gone rather poorly.

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Aradan Liese, Mistwarrens

"Luckily, I already know where I can find him. That is, if he wasn't captured and brought somewhere else. Don't feel as if you have to repay me further. You helped me escape as well, bringing me here. That was risky for you to do, you could have just run off." 

Aradan walked towards the door and grasped the handle.

"If you need anything more, please speak now. I don't really have a reliable place for you to send a message."

@Lunamor

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Sorry for posting later, I have a lot of homework this time of year.

@Steel Speedster, is Thav just going to be at the hideout?

 

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10 hours ago, Ink and Embers said:

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

"Oh, okay. I understand."

They didn't.

"I'm alright. I'm a spren! I don’t need air." Reyx laughed awkwardly, sounding more like breaking glass than any recognisable imitation of human emotion. "Well. Not most of the time, anyway."

Smoke danced in their vision, as though attempting to conceal both spren and human. "Why are you here?" Reyx eventually settled on asking, then, because they didn't want this to sound like an interrogation, added, "I got arrested."

Wait. Storm it.  Do I sound like a criminal now?

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Lux stiffened up.

Would it be okay to tell them? No.

"I was sent here by someone. And when the" the voice immitates a poofing sound, "happened, I didn't quite know where I was..."

[Fizz9]

The Sphere, New Urithuru

Valov opened his eyes. His first full day in Alleycity. He left his bed, and fell to the floor, getting ready for the day. Valov checked every last thing he could possibly need, a bag, lots of stormlight, some accessories. That was it.

It was time to go.

"I guess we're doing this." He whispered. Valov felt a soft squeeze around his ankles. He looked down to see Jella, the Cultivationspren.

Valov walked out of his small room. Looking around for anyone there. Hopefully they could tell him what to do.

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Can someone tell me who is there, if at all?

This is my first post in the Alleyverse! My character is in the signups if you need it.

 

Edited April 10 by Fizz9
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On 4/9/2026 at 5:17 PM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

Lux stiffened up.

Would it be okay to tell them? No.

"I was sent here by someone. And when the" the voice immitates a poofing sound, "happened, I didn't quite know where I was..."

Reyx, New Hallandren, New Hallandren Garrison 

"You're at New Hallandren Garrison," Reyx began to explain. "Someone created illusory flames then turned part of it into smoke. Also, there's a Fused attacking. He was friendly when I saw him earlier, so I don't understand why."

As they spoke, they drifted slowly towards the spren in the smoke, hoping to be able to see them. 

7 hours ago, Fizz9 said:

The Sphere, New Urithuru

Valov opened his eyes. His first full day in Alleycity. He left his bed, and fell to the floor, getting ready for the day. Valov checked every last thing he could possibly need, a bag, lots of stormlight, some accessories. That was it.

It was time to go.

"I guess we're doing this." He whispered. Valov felt a soft squeeze around his ankles. He looked down to see Jella, the Cultivationspren.

Valov walked out of his small room. Looking around for anyone there. Hopefully they could tell him what to do.

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This is my first post in the Alleyverse! My character is in the signups if you need it.

 

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