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[Frozen83]

Lyrium addiction
A Circle mage, Tharys, from Ferelden, comes to Kirkwall and steals some lyrium from Carta with the help from a new friend he found in the Hanged Man. He plans to sell this lyrium a templar in the city, who is having trouble obtaining it since the templar-mage war, and use the money to help his sister and her children leave Kirkwall. However, after the last transaction is made, Tharys decides to join the templar and travel with him to Orlais.

M.

[Searska]

"Boxes"

He hated this part. No matter how many times he witnessed it, it never got any easier. It haunted his dreams, even his waking moments, when duty once more opened the old dread-wound.
The screaming, gnashing, howling as flesh melted and bone warped hideously until there was nothing left but a monster—a demon abomination—where a human being once stood—
No, not a human being. A mage. It was so hard to remember that they weren't exactly human. Close—by the Maker, they were close—but they weren't. They monsters, disasters waiting to happen. All that stood between a demon-possessed mage and the people of Thedas were the Templars like himself. It was his duty to be vigilant, to watch for signs that a mage might be corrupted. And if his vigil dropped for even a moment…
—the flash of red as his blade sank home in the creature's chest, the inhuman shriek of denial as the monster that had only moment before been a human or an elf passed from this world into the next. It fixed its bloodshot gaze to his, and for a moment, he thought he saw a flicker of recognition, of something that might have been a piece of the mage still inside that twisted shell.

[Scrimgeour10]

 Death is Death

Word Count: 2,497

Abstract:

There was a time when he might have felt some sort of empathy with the mages. A time when he understood their desire to be free from templar oppression, perhaps even a time when he agreed with it. But if ever there was such a time it had been long forgotten, buried under years of blood and nightmares. How could he ever forgive, or forget, after what had come to pass in the Ferelden Circle? He had to remember. He had to ensure that never again could a single mage cause such devastation.

Modifié par Scrimgeour10, 09 janvier 2012 - 02:42 .

[OuyangDan]

Title: Vows
Word Count: 2,027

Tristan made a decision years ago that is sure to haunt him and challenge his
resolve. The discipline of his templar training gave him direction,
purpose, and plenty of time to contemplate the ramifications of the
path he is on. While hunting apostates, he is faced with his vows in
ways for which he was not sure he was prepared. 

Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun doing this!

[GriffithVoltaire]

Title: Suffer Not
Word Count: 2,482

In the middle of the night a group of unruly Templars bent on killing Mages make an attempt to nab Rynn and his mother. In a desperate attempt the young mage and his mother flee, trying to hopefully sneak past their pursuers. With only starlight and the Templar’s torchlight as their guidance they creep into the woods.

Good luck to everyone who sent in an entry and I can't wait to see the results!

[Giefu]

Title: Wolves
Word Count: 927

Not many live out here on the Frostback Mountains, and the villages are few and far between. But still, the scattered farms need a Templar, and some small token of the Maker’s presence, if He can see them at all under the shadow of the high mountains. Once upon a time, Ned had dreamed of a proper posting- something exciting, not tending a dusty bronze statue at the end of the world- but now he has grown used to the quiet rhythms of this life and, in truth, cannot imagine another.

[Vondahn]

Title:In Search of Purpose
Word Count:2495
He left the Templars before the war, guided by a Spirit of Foresight. When they found out, they cursed him and called him an abomination. He wandered the countryside aimlessly, suddenly bereft of the duty and camaraderie that he had come to know among the Templars. In search of a purpose, he came to Kirkwall, and came across a purpose, a reason to live, and a way to protect the people.

Modifié par Vondahn, 09 janvier 2012 - 04:06 .

[deamondragon]

Forever Running

With her shapeshifting ability to thank, Xara has finally
escaped her prison in the Circle Tower in Ferelden. Now on the run with only
her magic to aid her, she must traverse the dangerous country with Templars at
her heels. The Tivinter Imperium as her only salvation she must use her power
to stay out of sight of her pursuers and demons alike, as an apostate with
nothing but escape on their mind is ripe for the taking. Xara must keep running
toward her ultimate goal of Tivinter, and her freedom from the oppression
of the Chantry who thinks of her gift as a curse.

Modifié par deamondragon, 09 janvier 2012 - 04:22 .

[Matyrfae]

Title: Flying Embers
Word Count: 2,357

The mage revolution has begun; one act of defiance sets the spark that ignites the flames that are slowly spreading throughout Thedas. Tales will be told of the great heroes that took part in the center of it all, but what of the little people? The anonymous who simply yearn to survive in peace? This tale is not of a great hero, she will have no legend attached to her name. All Syrie wants is to avoid Tranquility and live her life...until the Templars show up at her door that is.

Modifié par Matyrfae, 09 janvier 2012 - 05:07 .

[desapalooza]

Duty

The Harrowing is a fight on two fronts. The mage confronts the demon. The templar battles doubt.

[naminco]

Mistakes
Word count: 2,500

In the wake of the destruction of Kirkwall's Chantry, an upside-down world sees the joining of the unlikliest of allies in the hunt for a particularly heinous maleficar: a Tantervale Templar, and a mage from Tevinter, an agent of the Black Divine.

[microwavefriendly]

 "Outside the Circle"
A group of eight mages manage to escape from the Gallows just
before Meredith calls for Annulment.  As
they flee for the Tevinter and its mage-friendly stance, they realize the heavy
price of their freedom and face harsh choices about how to keep that freedom
and stay alive outside the Circle.wordcount: 2175

luck to everyone.

[Kyda]

There was no reasoning, no greater good, there was only revenge.
Once I was a templar in Nevarra. I believed in what they told me to believe. Now I can´t be called a templar anymore.
Some people call us The Fallen for we have left our vows forgotten to fight for the right to live. Our enemies are former friends and lovers, family and strangers alike.
Today we stand with those we were taught to fear and we fight side by side against the loyal templars and the libertarian extremists in a brutal war that has brought Thedas to its knees.

Modifié par Kyda, 09 janvier 2012 - 08:14 .

[Jesaki]

Very well, here is the excerpt for my short story (2368 words):

In the Depth

"There was a certain glow in the desire demon’s black eyes. It was like single star in deep darkness. It was so beautiful that Nerie lost herself in these eyes for a single second. Could she trust this creature? All demons are liars; they betray everyone to achieve their aims. They are not interested in lives of human beings as soon as they have the chance to escape the fade."

After I read through all those posts, I am not expecting any chance, but that's okay, because this is my first try to write an English short story. Never tried before (it's not my mother tongue) but I had a lot of fun! So, thank you for that contest.

Modifié par Jesaki, 09 janvier 2012 - 08:32 .

[nick cymru]

Undiscovered Truths


Seth, a young dockworker in Kirkwall suffers from amnesia after a blackout in his home. He finds a girl named Mary living in his house who tells an inconsistent story about his past. Seth sets out to discover what happened before his blackout but reveals frightening truths about his life and Mary.

Modifié par nick cymru, 09 janvier 2012 - 08:40 .

[Eliina Bright]

Arrg sent it! After numerous cups of tea tis done the day before the deadline, but now i wish id written it from my blood mage's perspective, oh well! Good luck too all, i really hope they give us more writing challenges

Abstract:
Title: Silverblooded
Now it is told that the darkest hour is the moment before dawn; a finely spun yarn which never quite cut the mark for Glenn because night and shadow dozed comfortably within half his heart. He was having one such misgiving while the sun sparked casting rosy tints across a land gripped in ice. Throughout winter he'd been ''fraternising'' with a blood mage.

[little_schemer]

Joined the forums just to enter this There are so many good stories here - mine sounds so dull in comparison! I know that I don't have much of a chance, but I enjoyed writing this. I can't wait to see the winners!


Title: The Path I've Chosen

A young apprentice reflects on her life and the choices that she's made as she waits for everything to change.

Modifié par little_schemer, 09 janvier 2012 - 09:06 .

[degenerate69]

Title:
Lieutenant Isador’s struggle.

Abstract:

This very short story is set in the perspective of Lieutenant Isador who with his Templar Hunters are trying to deal with the destruction of the chantry, the consequences, fight their inner monsters and to find their new role in the new world. A world with no mages, only apostates.

Modifié par degenerate69, 10 janvier 2012 - 04:04 .

[Caprica666]

Title: Cinder and Smoke

An extremely unremarkable Gallows templar is shocked out of her routine by a half-forgotten remnant of her past, and is forced to reconsider her ingrained ideals.

[uknowitbeb]

Community Name: Uknowitbeb
Title: A Failed Escape
Abstract: Marie and Winfrey are both escaped Circle Mages; two apostates, who with the help of a templar recruit, managed to escape the Gallows. The three of them now waited in the bowels of Darktown, a place neither one of them had been before. They were waiting for a man who would help them find a way out of Kirkwall, a chance to escape the grasp of a powerful oppressor. This was an opportunity they couldn’t pass up.

[Laie]

Atonement (haven't looked through all the posts, but this seems like such an obvious title, so if anyone else has used it, sorry. I'm just bad with titles sometimes)

Word Count: 2492

A repentant ex-Templar assists a group of mages in tracking down another group of "apostates", with the aid of a young elven mage who will not shut up. As they travel he confronts his inner demons, with her help, but doesn't realise that some memories are flesh and blood, and he will have to confront them also.

[Cohesion]

Community name: Cohesion
Title: Resolve
Word count: 2,498

There comes a time in every person's life that tests the limits of their resolve, a collision of ideology and circumstance. The world falls away and, for a moment, their true character can be gleaned. An act of extremism, born from centuries of dogmatic persecution, ignites an entire city, and, against this backdrop, the oppressed draw lines in the sand, ready to stand and face their future with uncertainty. Faith against will; desire against reason; temptation against resolve. These moments mirror the soul's truest nature, and one man is poised to face the revelation that such clarity brings with it.

Modifié par Cohesion, 10 janvier 2012 - 12:45 .

[GR Groe]

In All Things, Moderation

The Mage-Templar War has begun. The Tower of Ferelden is burning. Ria, a mage possessed by a spirit of Temperance, has fled the battle, pursued by her erstwhile warden, the templar Ser Wilcott. On a promontory overlooking Lake Calenhad they confront each other, with Ria's soul hanging in the balance.

[December_C]

 Aeonar:




A first person account of a mage's struggle to maintain
control of himself in Aeonar, a Tevinter ruin—now under control of the Chantry—
where the Veil was thinned by a massacre and demons lurk at the edge of the
Fade in search of easy prey.


 

[Freckles04]

Broken Doll
By Freckles04

Darkspawn attack Ser Aaren and his charge, an elven mage named Ennis, on their way to a village for an assignment.  Nearly a decade after the Blight, the creatures should be long gone—but that means nothing now, not when both Ennis and Aaren are wounded. As they recover, the mage and templar have an opportunity to share their points of view regarding their brethren and the Chantry, but Maker knows if either is willing to change their mind.