CaptainPenguin's Hall of Honour Submissions - ( 69 )

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The Color-Wraiths Of Gor-Kashesh By: CaptainPenguin

Malignant entities, these beings have existed in unlife for so long that they have forgotten what it means to be mortal.

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225xp
8 replies
13081 views
2 HoHs
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Senthia Khlack, Duchess of Gears By: CaptainPenguin

Everyone knows that that Senthia Khlack died with her father, the Duke Eldward Khlack, after their failed Rebellion. But what they do not is that Senthia still lives, after a fashion.

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405xp
21 replies
12834 views
6 HoHs
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The Iothun: A New Look at Giants By: CaptainPenguin

Deep in the mountains, beyond where the trails end, one can find collossal stairways and long, cliffside roads, massive arched bridges and huge vaulted tunnels, spanning thousands of miles. These roads, though seemingly deserted, are closely watched by their creators, the reclusive and strange Iothun ('yoh-thoon').

by CaptainPenguin
125xp
11 replies
10386 views
1 HoH
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Acorn of the Honorable Whiskered Emissary By: CaptainPenguin

The Acorn of the Honorable Whiskered Emissary was grown on a magical oak by the famous druid, Kuwusa. It gives one a very interesting bond with rodents...

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230xp
12 replies
9114 views
2 HoHs
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The Battle of Sahhur By: CaptainPenguin

The battle of Sahhur, more generally known as the infamous Massacre at Blood Lake, was among the most brutal battles to take place during the early years of the Great War.

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275xp
11 replies
10446 views
3 HoHs
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Cavasinthas, The Rotting Trees of the Damned By: CaptainPenguin

Hideous creatures, they stand motionless and filled with intense sorrow at their existence.

by CaptainPenguin
205xp
9 replies
7963 views
2 HoHs
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White Children Of Hosok By: CaptainPenguin

These ghastly beings are corrupted to do the bidding of Hosok, The Hand That Sees

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535xp
18 replies
9560 views
7 HoHs
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The Treasure House By: CaptainPenguin

Built to house riches that never came, the ironically-named Treasure House now lies in tumbling ruin.

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190xp
14 replies
10436 views
3 HoHs
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The Cursed Keep Of The Wastelands By: CaptainPenguin

The Great King long ago ceased attempting to police the wastelands of his Border Marches, and these debatable lands fell into the hands of petty counts, retired generals, and warlords, who constructed and then abandoned many keeps ripe for plunder.

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320xp
9 replies
12603 views
6 HoHs
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Temak Buk By: CaptainPenguin

Legendary hero, founder of the Bukdek Empire, fearless warrior and warlord, amoral barbarian, and vicious bandit.

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375xp
16 replies
8911 views
4 HoHs
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Seyeverasin, the Waning-Moon Musicians By: CaptainPenguin

The Seyeverasin are supernaturally excellent musicians- no other can play a cello as well as them, and when the moon wanes, one may hear their haunting phantom strains echoing about night-time mountain cliffs, by dark pools, and in places where mortals no longer go or have never gone.

by CaptainPenguin
155xp
6 replies
6750 views
1 HoH
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Bloody Smile By: CaptainPenguin

Was this to be his last sight, then? These bloody-red gums, these rusty, iron teeth? Where were the Gods to defend him from Bloody Smile?

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420xp
19 replies
10588 views
4 HoHs
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Return To Me By: CaptainPenguin

“Return to me,” she said, and as he died, he said: “I shall return”.
And though the years flew like sparrows from disturbed nest, he did return, year after year…

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320xp
25 replies
35935 views
4 HoHs
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Buzurivambavas, the Scuttling Apothecaries By: CaptainPenguin

Buzurivambavas is Bastard Demonspeak, and comes from the true Demonspeak bzhuu'vhambv's, which means 'carrying and crawling one', or 'one that carries and crawls'. They are a subtle kind of demon, and do not exhibit the terrible rage and bloodthirst of some other demons.

by CaptainPenguin
215xp
9 replies
6962 views
1 HoH
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The Hellcoat By: CaptainPenguin

'First, I nibbled on his earlobe. Then, I bit into it, letting the red, red blood roll down his neck. Then, when he screamed and started tearing at me, I ripped the flesh from his hand. Ah, it tasted so good! Yes, yes! Then, I ripped through his jugular, and bit through his spine! Yessss.....'

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315xp
29 replies
14736 views
3 HoHs
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Boots Too Fine for the Earth By: CaptainPenguin

'Yes, these boots are very fine,' said Smoke's Empty Lens, 'But I do not care for them, nor for you.'
Firefly River wept a single tear and went away...

by CaptainPenguin
905xp
40 replies
33814 views
11 HoHs
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Furious Tiger Talon By: CaptainPenguin

The great warrior Golden Pinions Youhei once carried this sword. It is said that on the day his wife, Elex, died, he leapt into the sea and sank to the bottom, taking this sword with him.

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160xp
5 replies
7619 views
2 HoHs
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Splendid Reverse Worker, Master of the Mirror Steppers By: CaptainPenguin

Splendid Reverse Worker seems to be manifested ill luck. In its presence everything seems to go wrong- mirrors and glasses shatter, animals fall ill and are injured, tempers flare and depression looms, metal rusts, and a general environment of pure Murphy's Law occurs.

by CaptainPenguin
145xp
10 replies
6786 views
1 HoH
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The Mountain of Boats By: CaptainPenguin

Trapped forever in the grip of the Sea of Jade, paralyzed by the Great Curse, the Fleet of Nazran has become a hellish prison of eternal torment, and the tomb of adventurers from across the Earth.

by CaptainPenguin
890xp
63 replies
43425 views
9 HoHs
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The Bamboo Rats By: CaptainPenguin

Every 45 years, the bamboo forests which cover the tiny land of Ghanzu bloom, and very soon after come the rats...

by CaptainPenguin
340xp
20 replies
9504 views
3 HoHs