Many of the players have been involved with side stories developing their characters.
I started rewarding the players (and their Heroic Personae) with Adventure Points to
encourage such character development.
Several of the side stories have been posted on line. Here are links to them, arranged
in Dark Mysteries chronological order, along with the authors' credits.
- The Salty Anchor (Christopher Webb):
Why is the bar Bilbus frequents called "The Salty Anchor"? It is located a mile and more
from the shore of a fresh-water sea, not on the docks of a salty ocean. Read on for the
answer...
- e-mail exchanges (Ryan Decker, Jennie Seay):
Set during Book I/Chapter 3, this is a collection of the original e-mail exchanges that the two players started
firing back and forth that devolved into a duel between their characters.
- Truce (Ryan Decker, Jennie Seay):
Set after Book I/Chapter 4, after the duel between Bilbus and Adria, they seem to reach a temporary
truce, or perhaps a ceasefire.
- Alliances (Ryan Decker, Cindy Fitzsimons, Jennie Seay):
Set after Book I/Chapter 9, when Bilbus interfered with Adria's archery practice. Adria tries to
co-opt Breanna into helping get back at Bilbus.
- A Night with Bree and Eric (Cindy Fitzsimons, Jon Schow):
Set during Book I/Chapter 11, while the Sea Ghost sailed towards Noyonne. Bree & E. start to
realize they have a 'thing' for one another.
- Guy Talk (Ryan Decker, Jon Schow):
Set during Book I/Chapter 11, right after the Bree & Eric story. Bilbus grills Eric, and they discuss
their respective relationships with Adria and Breanna.
- The Boat Talk (Cindy Fitzsimons, Jennie Seay):
Set during Book I/Chapter 11, before the party was captured. Breanna and Adria discuss their respective boy problems.
- Turning Point (Dan Brandow):
Set at the beginning of Book II/Chapter 1, when Sturm wakes up the morning after the Sea Ghost was
captured.
- Late Night Rendezvous (Cindy Fitzsimons, Jon Schow):
Set during Book II/Chapter 2, the night before the storm set in. Bree and Eric finally admit they love one
another.
- Lessons and Daggers (Ryan Decker, Cindy Fitzsimons):
Set during Book II/Chapter 4, the trip back from the Steppes. Bilbus teaches Breanna a little bit about Heka use.
- Girls' Night Out (Cindy Fitzsimons, Jennie Seay):
Set during Book II/Chapter 5, the night before the party sails for Portsdale and Adria's wedding. Breanna and Adria have a night on the town.
- Games (Ryan Decker, Jennie Seay):
Set during Book II/Chapter 5, after the girls' night out, Adria and Bilbus spend some time playing games with one another.
- Conversation and Counsel (Dan Brandow, Jennie Seay):
Set during Book II/Chapter 9, Sturm encounters Adria working at the True Point Tavern as a barmaid. The Sun Knight provides marriage counseling.
- The Ties that Bind (Ryan Decker, Jennie Seay):
Set during Book II/Chapter 11, Bilbus and Adria discuss the terms and arrangements of their unplanned wedding.
- Dream 14 (Christopher Webb):
Set during Book III/Chapter 3, Rishala has a dream in which many of the events he has experienced are explained.
- Twist of Fate (Jennie Seay, Andrew Wiltzius):
Set during Book III/Chapter 3, Rishala confronts Adria about her uncivil manners towards her husband.
- Family (Ryan Decker, Jennie Seay):
Set during Book III/Chapter 3, Adria and Bilbus reconcile old hostilities at long last.
- Misunderstandings (Cindy Fitzsimons, Jon Schow, with Ryan Decker and Jennie Seay):
Set during Book III/Chapter 6, Breanna finally reaches a boiling point about comments Eric made to her father about their upcoming marriage.
- Waiting (Cindy Fitzsimons, Jennie Seay):
Set during Book IV/Chapter 1, Breanna and Adria have a talk while waiting for the men to return from their hunt for Franz Stalgraf.
- Teaching (Cindy Fitzsimons, Jon Schow):
Set during Book IV/Chapter 3, Breanna tries unsuccessfully to teach Eric some of the basics of an herbalist's skill.
- I went to see a man about a horse (Ryan Decker):
Set during Book IV/Chapter 11, Bilbus trades in trusty Acquisition 2 for a warhorse, Acquisition 3. There is a slight departure from the official storyline in here that would have made an interesting twist...
- A Silver Ring (Jennie Seay):
Set between Book IV/Chapter 14 and 15, Adria receives an offer she can not refuse.
- The Dwarven Diaspora (Christopher Webb):
Set during Book X. Provides an overview of the events that transpired between the Fall of Citadel Altspire and the beginning of the war to retake the Heavens' Comb Mountains.
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