In a region far removed from the bustle of caravan commerce and seaport trade lies a castle from an age long past, re-emerging from the mountain upon which it was built, grand in scale but mysterious as to why it returns from beyond memory or record. Though during a time of trade disputes and armies marching upon each other there were few available to venture out to the monumental structure, and fewer still who would risk a trek beyond any kingdom or nation's boundaries to a place where nothing remains of its name or who occupied it. But a group slowly formed, from many walks of life and from many professions and experience levels, to venture forth to what was forgotten, now a frontier to ride out into as if for the first time. And so the party comes to rest upon a hill with a view of the valleys, rivers, and mountains as far as could be seen. The only people who came out this far were outcasts, nomads, the odd hunter or trapper, and secretive processions of mages and sorcerers. But since the castle's reappearance the outcasts turned back to beg for acceptance, the nomads settled in towns near the frontier's edge, frightening cries of beasts piercing the silence of night, and beams of light illuminating the stony faces of earth before fizzling out. What mystery lied inside its walls had claimed these outsiders of society, and it may not stop at the confines of its halls and towers.

Our group tell tales of past ventures or express their nervous excitement for their big break into the adventurer's life with this journey before them. Everyone found their own solace in such company, a large number enjoying the strumming of the present bard's lute, a lonesome mage studying their collection of scrolls, parchment, and tomes, a stoic knight surveying the layout from the outside of the castle walls, and two amorous travelers took to the tent for what may yet be their last time together. No one wanted to say or think it, but there was a chance that some, even many of them, would not be returning to tell of the looming towers of stone.

This fantastic and crowded scene was a collaborative piece between   ninora-art and   mrtwen

Featuring:
  kurtsan   basstheros   stormtheonlydragon   wolfarcher90   xryuu   blutengel   unicornsarehorny   hyacinth   arturiavs   daggron13   etis

Achilles (between the armored bull and dragon bard) is Mine