Part 1 — Compiled from military records and the Diary of I.G.I. AKA Mouse (Black Guild, Anara) — (3/133) “Private!” shouted a short, muscular man dressed in black. His black beret tipped neatly to one side. Mouse had been busy writing in her journal. She immediately pushed her chair out, stood, swivelled around, and stiffened… Continue reading Voices of War | The Cata-Rats
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The Journal of G.G. Bailey
Inheritance | 27 February 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida Continued from Extract №3 This will be the last we hear from our young friend for now. Extract №4 from the diary of a young woman on the Whale Road – (circa 3/135). Day 1 aboard the Baaldonar (formerly the Samssonar) It’s been an eventful few days… Continue reading Inheritance | 27 February 4/685
The Intervention | 20 February 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida Continued from Extract №2 This is where our young friend’s story takes a turn, as they so often do, from adventure to terror. At the time, the Home Island War—between Anara and the Daxians—was at a peak, and in Refuge, the city-state stood on the cliff-edge of… Continue reading The Intervention | 20 February 4/685
I Love Anaran Soldiers | 13 February 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida Continued from Extract №1 We continue with our young friend out on the Whale Road. There exists an abundance of stories of young Unarans at sea, especially among the Free People. Stories of adventure and lives lived to their fullest. This is one of the more compelling.… Continue reading I Love Anaran Soldiers | 13 February 4/685
An Unknown Sailor | 6 February 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida This account, in four parts, is extracted from the journal of a sailor who crewed a working freight and fishing vessel out of Refuge. We have not, to date, been able to identify the young woman or verify the veracity of her narrative. We are working to… Continue reading An Unknown Sailor | 6 February 4/685
The Transfer – Part 2 | 31 January 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida Continued from The Transfer – Part 1 In Part 2, Pinok continues the account but shifts us to the perspective of the youngest of the Waltins. Izak Jnr, son of Izak Snr, sometime in the Second Age, The Black Island. I lay down on the soft grass… Continue reading The Transfer – Part 2 | 31 January 4/685
The Transfer – Part 1 | 30 January 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida Framed and hung on the wall of my office is a seminal piece of work by a Second Age philosopher, B. Pinok. It was gifted to me by my predecessor and uncle, Thomas Vartis. Pinok always claimed the story was true. Whether you believe that or not,… Continue reading The Transfer – Part 1 | 30 January 4/685
A Fire in the Capitol | 16 January 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida The penmanship and prose of our previous two subjects’ journals are not representative of your average Unaran’s efforts. Today’s source material is a more typical example, so we’ve taken the liberty to extrapolate the bare-boned outline into a complete story. Based on an extract from the Journal… Continue reading A Fire in the Capitol | 16 January 4/685
The Giant of Rotok | 10 January 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida Recommended: Read Extract No. 1 here, if you haven’t already. Derrik’s story would have seemed farfetched in 3/115 had it seen the light of day. We still had so much to learn. Incidents like this were a precursor to much more significant events in the following decades.… Continue reading The Giant of Rotok | 10 January 4/685
A Bear in Rotok Village | 9 January 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida More than four decades before the following journal entry was written, the Archives in Dax were destroyed, along with the Free Press. High Council propaganda was the order of the day, and keeping or sharing unsanctioned records was all but outlawed. This makes finding such accounts a… Continue reading A Bear in Rotok Village | 9 January 4/685
Commander in the Barrier | 2 January 4/685
Dearest Jowan, Cora, and patrons of the Unarkida Welcome here. I am G. G. Bailey, the Curator of the Unarkida. The journal from which the following account was sourced is one of the gems of my collection. This, and what it led me to, significantly influenced my decision to dedicate myself to the Third Age.… Continue reading Commander in the Barrier | 2 January 4/685