Arc:Dissonance Theory

This is a Warrior's Guild RP.

The world called Hollow never did know peace for long . . .

This arc is officially finished. Congrats, Warrior's Guild, and many thanks to the non-guildies that were involved!!

Recent Events

In a post-apocalyptic alternate reality, weary survivors Rilla and Penelope spend the last days of their lives working on a way to bring a message to this world and prevent Xicotl's absolute victory. What follows is a desperate struggle at the dark heart of the dangerous Demon Archipelago. From the ashes of tragic sacrifice, heroes are reborn and Lithrydel is given a narrow second chance to correct the course of history . . .

Important NPCs and Organizations

• Esche
  • The Ishaarite elf at the heart of the fallen Kahran. Why does he still linger, even now? Is he friend, foe, or something in-between? What is his grand design?

• Quinton Navarre
  • Dead. The brother of Caedan Navarre, his long journey came to a tragic end in the savage depths of the Demon Archipelago.

• Xicotl
  • The subterranean eldritch horror whose roots have spanned countless millennia. Hellbent upon performing its pending Harvest, consuming the flesh and souls of every Lithrydelian.

• Risu Nanashi
  • The woman who is and isn't. Why does she appear so familiar? What did Lionel and the late Quinton hide?

• Jessie Raspberry
  • The spunky scientist with a passion for archaeology. Her life orbits too close to chaos . . .

• Viera
  • A woman from Brand's past whose return sparks trouble in paradise.

• The Thralls
  • Xicotl's army of twisted abominations, the leftover dredges from past civilizations. Some among them maintain a selective sentience and a singular, genocidal ambition.

• The Requital
  • Nomadic elven extremists native to the Southern Sage. For too many years, mankind has overstepped its bounds. Blood must be paid for with blood. Only Krice can becalm this storm.

Chapter One: The Land Resents

1. Flowers for Algernon
2. Being a Fish in Lake Frysta
3. The Lost Catalian and the Curious Case of the Man-Eating Fornicators
4. Ash Like Snow
5. Walkabout
6. Put a Pin in That
7. What's Eating Adelbert Ape?
8. There All The Honor Lies
9. Dark Page
10. Courting You Gingerly
11. The Surface World and the Skies Above
12. Who Watches the Watchers?
13. A Roving Band of Ruffians
14. Regrets and Destruction
15. Until a Crown
16. Waylaying Within the Ways

Chapter Two: In the Blink of an Eye

1. Unfettered
2. Vigilanti Unveiled
3. A Dolos for Every Druantia
4. Objects in Motion
5. Cattle on the Big Bridge
6. Brevity for Aramoth
7. The Right Thing to Do
8. Extremity Measures
9. What We Do In The Shadows
10. I'll Be Waiting
11. Under Pleasant Circumstances
12. Remember the Girl
13. Doom And Gloom (And Cupcakes)
14. Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
15. Don't Be Such a Sword-in-the MUD
16. Enthralled
17. When It Rains... It Pours
18. When All We Have Are Memories
19. If by Sea
20. Passing The Torch Of Self Sacrifice
21. Yeet Or Be Yeeten
22. Pay No Heed to Gethsemane
23. Creating Light For The Darkness

Chapter Three: Future Imperfect

1. Die Trying
2. The Demon Archipelago
3. Etch an Esche
4. Night of the Living Dead Girls 2: This Time, It's Personal
5. Expect Nothing And You Will Never Be Disappointed
6. Ruminating Rorin
7. A Shadowy Correspondence
8. The Power Of Love
9. Gotta Punch 'Em All
10. Commissions Galore
11. A Slice Of Life
12. What to Do At The End of the World
13. The Demons Within Us: Team Tranquility
14. The Demons Within Us: Team Mhara
15. The Demons Within Us: Team Six
16. The Voyage Home
17. In The Land Of Gods And Monsters
18. Bob An Apple, Save The World
19. If I Burn
20. I Belong To You
21. How Have We Not Talked To Each Other Yet?
22. Backstep... to the Future
23. Hooked On A Feeling
24. Just Another Warrior's Guild Meeting...
25. Shield And Squire
26. Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Poison's Door
27. What The Heck?!
28. Yeehaw For Frostmaw
29. Crushcrushcrush
30. The Snakes in Strauss
31. The Twins
32. Caltarok Seeks Vigilanti Semper
33. Gneiss Punch

Chapter Four: Immolation

"If all else fails, use fire."

1. Signed and Sealed, Yours Truly
2. To Lead When No One Else Wants To
3. The Warriors Initiative
4. Project Dissonance Theory Intel
5. Clearing The Air
6. Hunting Those That Cannot Be Saved
7. Druids of Frostmaw
8. Embrace The Madness
9. Will They Ever Stop Fighting?
10. Enthralling Experiments: Nature Magic
11. Enthralling Experiments: Arcane and Divine Magic
12. Light a Candle, Cast a Shadow
13. Healing the Druid's Eternal Tree
14. The Needs Of The Many Outweigh The Needs Of The Few
15. Doing What You Must To Win
16. Enthralling Experiments: Don't Lose Your Head
17. Enthralling Experiments: The Final Results
18. Xicotl Frostmaw Battle - Beldur & Kailani
19. Xicotl Frostmaw Battle - Krice & Kreekitaka
20. Xicotl Frostmaw Battle - The Decoys
21. Xicotl Frostmaw Battle - The Triage
22. Xicotl Frostmaw Battle - The Triage Post Battle
23. Weighing Of The Hearts
24. Xicotl Frostmaw Battle - Uprooting the Enemy
25. Xicotl Frostmaw Battle: The Aftermath

Related Arcs

Current

• On Stranger Tides -- Khitti's Arc
• The God of Undeath -- Gevurah's Arc
• Lies Within Us -- Odhranos/Mage's Guild Arc
• You Must Have Been Human -- Karasu/Kanna's Arc

Completed

• What You Leave Behind
• Through The Looking-Glass: Return To Wonderland
• Magic, Madness, and Mayhem