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The trial of an apostate to give up her fellow conspirators after a failed attempt to destroy the phylactery vault as told from the eyes of a young templar.
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#52
Posté 28 décembre 2011 - 09:12
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I Was
An apostate mage contemplates what his life has been and could it have been as he remembers his involvement in the destruction of the Starkhaven Circle.
An apostate mage contemplates what his life has been and could it have been as he remembers his involvement in the destruction of the Starkhaven Circle.
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#53
Posté 29 décembre 2011 - 12:42
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[title] Pinch’s Fascinations
[author] Firky
[words] 2489
[summary]
A man, once wrongly mourned by the Templar Order, recounts an erstwhile experience of Pinch, Tranquil of Denerim’s Dossiers, from the brief time before the Battle of Ostagar.
This is a winding tale of love and of loss. It is a story that raises questions about the unexpected ways a mother’s gifts might be received.
Please also find within, a BioWare-style cameo and a BioWare-style easter egg. Thank you for the opportunity to submit a story.
[author] Firky
[words] 2489
[summary]
A man, once wrongly mourned by the Templar Order, recounts an erstwhile experience of Pinch, Tranquil of Denerim’s Dossiers, from the brief time before the Battle of Ostagar.
This is a winding tale of love and of loss. It is a story that raises questions about the unexpected ways a mother’s gifts might be received.
Please also find within, a BioWare-style cameo and a BioWare-style easter egg. Thank you for the opportunity to submit a story.
#54
Posté 29 décembre 2011 - 02:24
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Message in a Bottle
Five years after the reestablishment of the Starkhaven Circle, Knight-Commander Wilhelm and Senior Enchanter Matthew have nearly completed their preparations for open rebellion. The two men and their followers are sick of the Chantry’s hypocrisy. Both men have been robbed of their freedoms by the Chantry, Matthew for being a mage and Wilhelm through the lyrium addiction. But before they kick off their rebellion, the two have decided to leave Grand Cleric Francesca a little message in a bottle.
Five years after the reestablishment of the Starkhaven Circle, Knight-Commander Wilhelm and Senior Enchanter Matthew have nearly completed their preparations for open rebellion. The two men and their followers are sick of the Chantry’s hypocrisy. Both men have been robbed of their freedoms by the Chantry, Matthew for being a mage and Wilhelm through the lyrium addiction. But before they kick off their rebellion, the two have decided to leave Grand Cleric Francesca a little message in a bottle.
#55
Posté 29 décembre 2011 - 04:27
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Dragon Age: Wounded Iris
Iris is a talented mage haunted by the death of her father, an event that brought her to the Circle of Magi. On the eve of her Harrowing, she contemplates the Rite of Tranquility as a release from her emotional suffering. By her side is her mentor Gilroy, her friends Angela and Francois, and Nolan, the love of her life from the Templar Order. Can they persuade her away from his drastic course of action and convince her to face and conquer her demons?
Iris is a talented mage haunted by the death of her father, an event that brought her to the Circle of Magi. On the eve of her Harrowing, she contemplates the Rite of Tranquility as a release from her emotional suffering. By her side is her mentor Gilroy, her friends Angela and Francois, and Nolan, the love of her life from the Templar Order. Can they persuade her away from his drastic course of action and convince her to face and conquer her demons?
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#56
Posté 29 décembre 2011 - 05:37
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Tranquil Whispers
When Hawke sides with the mages, frail and young Nimue tastes freedom for the first time. But the exhilaration of independence quickly turns to weariness and despair - for freedom brings with it its own heavy price. Nimue discovers a world that she could not have imagined. Soon, her misery turns to a deep longing for reprieve...at any cost.
When Hawke sides with the mages, frail and young Nimue tastes freedom for the first time. But the exhilaration of independence quickly turns to weariness and despair - for freedom brings with it its own heavy price. Nimue discovers a world that she could not have imagined. Soon, her misery turns to a deep longing for reprieve...at any cost.
#57
Posté 29 décembre 2011 - 07:09
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blood ties
The Harrowing is a trial not only for those who enter the Fade, but for those who remain behind. The templars of Tantervale cope by gambling on the fates of their wards; prayers and bets, after all, are both branches of the same tree.
Today, Ser Lyall is in the mood for neither. If the Maker is listening, He hasn’t seen fit to answer, and Lyall is beginning to think He never will.
The Harrowing is a trial not only for those who enter the Fade, but for those who remain behind. The templars of Tantervale cope by gambling on the fates of their wards; prayers and bets, after all, are both branches of the same tree.
Today, Ser Lyall is in the mood for neither. If the Maker is listening, He hasn’t seen fit to answer, and Lyall is beginning to think He never will.
#58
Posté 29 décembre 2011 - 07:48
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In All Fairness
When you’re a teenager, you want to be accepted, and generally speaking that’s not a bad thing. When you’re a teenage mage, though... well, sometimes it’s best to not want what everyone else takes for granted.
When you’re a teenager, you want to be accepted, and generally speaking that’s not a bad thing. When you’re a teenage mage, though... well, sometimes it’s best to not want what everyone else takes for granted.
#59
Posté 29 décembre 2011 - 01:04
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Just a snippet from my submission, it's currently untitled and I don't know how to summarize it other than it's about a templar who finds two mages in a hallway. Super helpful I know.
“How long is this going
to take?” She sighed.
Good question, no one
had been posted by the entrance and surely someone would have noticed the
missing mages yet they were still alone. It struck him then, he had been right,
something was very wrong and one of the two mages in front of him was to blame.
Leta stepped forward again, quickly he jabbed his blade into her chest stopping
her from advancing, he could hold them off for a while but if the both of them
were abominations there would be no surviving it.“Why haven’t they come
yet?”
“How long is this going
to take?” She sighed.
Good question, no one
had been posted by the entrance and surely someone would have noticed the
missing mages yet they were still alone. It struck him then, he had been right,
something was very wrong and one of the two mages in front of him was to blame.
Leta stepped forward again, quickly he jabbed his blade into her chest stopping
her from advancing, he could hold them off for a while but if the both of them
were abominations there would be no surviving it.“Why haven’t they come
yet?”
#60
Posté 29 décembre 2011 - 03:12
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Flight of the Ice
How can a mage free their shackles? How can they where, in Modern Thedas, they are feared due to the huge power they can wield?
Kairn Silvers, a mage adept in ice magic, is not like that, she hates the violence and the wars. She had fled the tower of Fereldn to escape her unchosen path, but can she walk the path of an apostate? Or will she fall to the Templars?
How can a mage free their shackles? How can they where, in Modern Thedas, they are feared due to the huge power they can wield?
Kairn Silvers, a mage adept in ice magic, is not like that, she hates the violence and the wars. She had fled the tower of Fereldn to escape her unchosen path, but can she walk the path of an apostate? Or will she fall to the Templars?
#61
Posté 30 décembre 2011 - 07:41
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"-982 Ancient"
An elvhen mage of old Elvhenan, Adahlia, uses her shapeshifting skills to spy on the armies of the recently-formed Tevinter Imperium as they march on Arlathan. Little does she know that the world she has known and loved for centuries is destined to end in violent upheaval.
An elvhen mage of old Elvhenan, Adahlia, uses her shapeshifting skills to spy on the armies of the recently-formed Tevinter Imperium as they march on Arlathan. Little does she know that the world she has known and loved for centuries is destined to end in violent upheaval.
#62
Posté 30 décembre 2011 - 11:28
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Here's my entry for the contest, and good luck to everyone!!! 
White Death
Over his years serving the Order, Kethran had developed a reputation amongst mages for being ruthless when it came to handling apostates. In recent times, that reputation had earned him a moniker–the White Death. Templars had heard the term as well, and it was beginning to catch on.
Kethran actually found it ironically humorous. The reason was that, while the mages didn’t know it, they were the ones who’d created this so-called death–the very thing they’d began to fear. Though the templars believed it was merely skill that had won Kethran the reputation, he knew better than that.
White Death
Over his years serving the Order, Kethran had developed a reputation amongst mages for being ruthless when it came to handling apostates. In recent times, that reputation had earned him a moniker–the White Death. Templars had heard the term as well, and it was beginning to catch on.
Kethran actually found it ironically humorous. The reason was that, while the mages didn’t know it, they were the ones who’d created this so-called death–the very thing they’d began to fear. Though the templars believed it was merely skill that had won Kethran the reputation, he knew better than that.
#63
Posté 30 décembre 2011 - 02:23
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A Life Lived
Enchanter Todrith is dying. He has lived a long life and now on his deathbed he contemplates the life behind him. His arrival at the Circle as a child, his first kiss, his harrowing, a crisis of faith, the Blight, and even a passioned speech to the Revered Mother about the rights of Mages. Was his full life, or had it been smothered by the Circle?
Enchanter Todrith is dying. He has lived a long life and now on his deathbed he contemplates the life behind him. His arrival at the Circle as a child, his first kiss, his harrowing, a crisis of faith, the Blight, and even a passioned speech to the Revered Mother about the rights of Mages. Was his full life, or had it been smothered by the Circle?
#64
Posté 30 décembre 2011 - 02:42
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I am reading Asunders and i fell in love in Orlais. Let DA 3 will be in Orlais please.
#65
Posté 30 décembre 2011 - 03:42
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Remnants
A Mage of the Circle of Fereldon has fled the Tower, kidnapping his young son in the process, in an attempt to protect his charge from the outbreak of Blood magic that is unfolding there. Now Apostate, he and his son trek across the Blighted wilds with their every step dogged by a single silent Templar and his dreams haunted by the woman he loved.
A Mage of the Circle of Fereldon has fled the Tower, kidnapping his young son in the process, in an attempt to protect his charge from the outbreak of Blood magic that is unfolding there. Now Apostate, he and his son trek across the Blighted wilds with their every step dogged by a single silent Templar and his dreams haunted by the woman he loved.
#66
Posté 30 décembre 2011 - 03:50
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hold on, whats this hulabaloo about?
#67
Posté 30 décembre 2011 - 07:56
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Unmarked Grave #47
Something
is wrong with Circle mage Lender. An unwilling witness of Uldred’s uprising and
veteran of the Battle of Denerim, he seems to have lost a part of himself somewhere
along his traumatic experiences. His attempt to find out the truth about his
troubles brings up even deeper wounds among his peers: another survivor of Uldred’s rebellion whose mind was
destroyed by guilt. A templar addicted to lyrium, but with no resources to acquire more of the smuggled mineral. A former lover within the ranks of the Order, and
the pains in revisiting old scars.
Something
is wrong with Circle mage Lender. An unwilling witness of Uldred’s uprising and
veteran of the Battle of Denerim, he seems to have lost a part of himself somewhere
along his traumatic experiences. His attempt to find out the truth about his
troubles brings up even deeper wounds among his peers: another survivor of Uldred’s rebellion whose mind was
destroyed by guilt. A templar addicted to lyrium, but with no resources to acquire more of the smuggled mineral. A former lover within the ranks of the Order, and
the pains in revisiting old scars.
#68
Posté 31 décembre 2011 - 12:47
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I'm not sure how good mine is but here's the summary:
We Fight
A young mage named Roland reflects on his life within the circle and how he and his sister ended up there on the eve before a battle that would become one of many mage/templar clashes. The events in Kirkwall and the champion's actions are still fresh in eveyone's minds and news of other circles' rebelling have reached their ears. Roland and his fellow mages must now decide where they stand after making some very gruesome discoveries regarding the templars who watch over their circle.
We Fight
A young mage named Roland reflects on his life within the circle and how he and his sister ended up there on the eve before a battle that would become one of many mage/templar clashes. The events in Kirkwall and the champion's actions are still fresh in eveyone's minds and news of other circles' rebelling have reached their ears. Roland and his fellow mages must now decide where they stand after making some very gruesome discoveries regarding the templars who watch over their circle.
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#69
Posté 31 décembre 2011 - 05:22
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Title: Freedom of Choice
Author: Jackkel Dragon
Words: 1920
Abstract: Owen was trained from a young age to hunt down blood mages, but he is no templar. A mage himself, Owen is the executioner of those who would threaten Ferelden with blood magic. But does he have the freedom to choose his own path?
Author: Jackkel Dragon
Words: 1920
Abstract: Owen was trained from a young age to hunt down blood mages, but he is no templar. A mage himself, Owen is the executioner of those who would threaten Ferelden with blood magic. But does he have the freedom to choose his own path?
#70
Posté 31 décembre 2011 - 07:59
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I
hear footsteps behind me and I turn, instinctively reaching for the
sword belted at my side. He holds his hands up wearing the vestments
of the town guard, inept swine herders. No doubt he had never seen
anything like this before. "Real mess in here, eh?" I
hadn't noticed.
"Yes, blood magic. There appear to be no identifying marks on
the body." “Yes, sir. Thought that was a bit odd myself.”
Yet
not odd enough to mention it in the report?
“Do we know who it is?” “No sir, we haven't a clue. We're
going through records now to see who occupied this building last.”
By
that time, this bastard could strike again.
Hell,
by that time we could have another blight.
“I don't suppose anyone saw anything suspicious.” "Actually
the next door neighbor claims to have seen someone enter and leave
the building earlier this morning. She said she wanted to speak to a
Templar." Why?
"She wanted to speak to a Templar specifically?" Perhaps
she recognized a Mage.
"Yes, the house on the right. She should be there, I just spoke
to her." A
long shot, but it's possible she knows something.
"I'll head over there now. Hopefully your people can manage to
identify the body before I go senile." I leave him stewing as I
walk out the door.
hear footsteps behind me and I turn, instinctively reaching for the
sword belted at my side. He holds his hands up wearing the vestments
of the town guard, inept swine herders. No doubt he had never seen
anything like this before. "Real mess in here, eh?" I
hadn't noticed.
"Yes, blood magic. There appear to be no identifying marks on
the body." “Yes, sir. Thought that was a bit odd myself.”
Yet
not odd enough to mention it in the report?
“Do we know who it is?” “No sir, we haven't a clue. We're
going through records now to see who occupied this building last.”
By
that time, this bastard could strike again.
Hell,
by that time we could have another blight.
“I don't suppose anyone saw anything suspicious.” "Actually
the next door neighbor claims to have seen someone enter and leave
the building earlier this morning. She said she wanted to speak to a
Templar." Why?
"She wanted to speak to a Templar specifically?" Perhaps
she recognized a Mage.
"Yes, the house on the right. She should be there, I just spoke
to her." A
long shot, but it's possible she knows something.
"I'll head over there now. Hopefully your people can manage to
identify the body before I go senile." I leave him stewing as I
walk out the door.
#71
Posté 31 décembre 2011 - 08:37
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'Til Death
Alex Mason, apostate, and his friend Jason Moore must face obstacles of fate in their desperate escape of the Circle, and following Templars. Alex must make many desicions for friends, family and himself. This will not be an easy journey. Will Alex Mason be able to save everyone from the murderous Templars? Or will he be too late?
Alex Mason, apostate, and his friend Jason Moore must face obstacles of fate in their desperate escape of the Circle, and following Templars. Alex must make many desicions for friends, family and himself. This will not be an easy journey. Will Alex Mason be able to save everyone from the murderous Templars? Or will he be too late?
#72
Posté 01 janvier 2012 - 07:30
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Title: Temptation and Choice
Young apostate Joseph flees from the violence of the Battle of Kirkwall. He has no true purpose nor destination until he encounters his brother, the templar Vex, who has been tracking him since the end of the conflict. Will blood ties be enough for Joseph to avoid capture? Or will Vex give in to his lyrium addiction?
Young apostate Joseph flees from the violence of the Battle of Kirkwall. He has no true purpose nor destination until he encounters his brother, the templar Vex, who has been tracking him since the end of the conflict. Will blood ties be enough for Joseph to avoid capture? Or will Vex give in to his lyrium addiction?
#73
Posté 01 janvier 2012 - 09:12
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Dragon Age: Into The Fade
Templar students are trained to fight and hunt mages, this is how it's been for hundreds of years. Yourn is no exception. He wakes from nightmares and plunges into the word of the Chant and swordplay everyday. His dedication is soon recognized by a new figure in the Templar Academy and Yourn is chosen to join a special, and secret, Templar unit.
Templar students are trained to fight and hunt mages, this is how it's been for hundreds of years. Yourn is no exception. He wakes from nightmares and plunges into the word of the Chant and swordplay everyday. His dedication is soon recognized by a new figure in the Templar Academy and Yourn is chosen to join a special, and secret, Templar unit.
#74
Posté 01 janvier 2012 - 05:24
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Title: Touched
A disguised templar falls by the roadside.
He nearly succumbs to fever before being saved from both fever and exposure.
Is he truly safe? Or are his troubles merely beginning?
A disguised templar falls by the roadside.
He nearly succumbs to fever before being saved from both fever and exposure.
Is he truly safe? Or are his troubles merely beginning?
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#75
Posté 01 janvier 2012 - 11:36
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Title: Orders
Nr. of words: 2500 including title (!!!)
Summary:
The freshly knighted and naïve Templar Haron is sent along with Knight-Lieutenant Calista, a seasoned warrior and intolerant officer, to retrieve a little girl with newly found magical talent from a village just past the Vimmark Mountains, and take her to the Circle of Magi in Kirkwall. Soon, the problems that arise along the journey would test him and make Haron question his willingness to carry out what his Order commands him to do or deal with the horrors it requires him to face.
Notes: The story follows the Templar Haron and is set in the Free Marches, about the time that the Blight erupts in Ferelden. Wrote this on and off since the challenge's announcing, finishing it today. Also, English isn't my main language but I decided to give it a go anyways...
Good luck everybody!
Nr. of words: 2500 including title (!!!)
Summary:
The freshly knighted and naïve Templar Haron is sent along with Knight-Lieutenant Calista, a seasoned warrior and intolerant officer, to retrieve a little girl with newly found magical talent from a village just past the Vimmark Mountains, and take her to the Circle of Magi in Kirkwall. Soon, the problems that arise along the journey would test him and make Haron question his willingness to carry out what his Order commands him to do or deal with the horrors it requires him to face.
Notes: The story follows the Templar Haron and is set in the Free Marches, about the time that the Blight erupts in Ferelden. Wrote this on and off since the challenge's announcing, finishing it today. Also, English isn't my main language but I decided to give it a go anyways...
Good luck everybody!
