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| Runner: | inkie |
| Summary: | The elemental lords have been dealt with, but neither Deathwing nor the Twilight's Hammer has been deterred from their pursuit of the world's end. The Hour of Twilight approaches. |
Key Characters
These characters are good points of contact to get involved in this Arc.
Some quest content around level 85 may be involved in this Arc.
Writings for 'Season 16: Twilight Approaches'
(2025-05-03) Letter from Jocoza (S16E7) — The weekly company newsletter!
(2025-04-30) A Message of Loss and a Message of Hope — Mordecai Aspenwood makes a public address at the Cathedral of Stormwind on the anniversary of the Cataclysm. The truth about Archbishop Benedictus is revealed to the public at last. ~1.4k words.
(2025-04-26) A Hurried Letter with an Explorers' League Seal — A letter arrives at Highbank addressed to both Bran and Dane.
(2025-04-25) Letter from Jocoza (S16E6) — The weekly company newsletter!
(2025-04-21) Weird News, Bad News — After Blue Squad's dragon-packed Sunday, Shine wrote home to Lena. Before returning to Fallon House for the week, there's one more order of business he needs to attend to.
(2025-04-18) Letter from Jocoza (S16E5) — The weekly company newsletter!
(2025-04-18) Call to Tol Barad! — Jo Sparkwire sends out notices regarding work in Tol Barad to a number of people.
(2025-04-15) Response to Not Quite Digested — Lena writes back to the shocking letter from Shine about how the Wildhammer wedding went.
(2025-04-14) Not Quite Digested — Shine writes to Lena with an update on Blue Squad's latest.
(2025-04-13) Cressidha's Journal: Entry Forty-Three — Cressidha tries to reconcile the events of Cobalt's scouting mission in Zul'Gurub with the present day.
(2025-04-12) Re: A Dispatch for the Ambassador — Paluuva sends a reply to Admiral Jes-Tereth, as well as summons to Cressidha, Silvestre, and Alysson.
(2025-04-12) A Dispatch for the Ambassador — It's a good thing Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth got that information from Cobalt's intrepid team yesterday, because today she's got a situation on her hands. She would like to put it in someone else's hands. Someone like Paluuva's hands.
(2025-04-11) Letter from Jocoza (S16E4) — The weekly company newsletter!
(2025-04-11) Lapses of Intelligence — Siamus contacts Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth with the information he gleaned today from the Cobalt squad in Stranglethorn.
(2025-04-09) Becoming The Helpers of the Highlands — Oranna writes to Thalstan about what Blue Squad has been doing in the Highlands. Some of the phrasing of those things might be clearer than others. 2500~ words. Something at least adjacent to a summary of Blue Squad plotlines.
(2025-04-08) Letter to Miss Reeve — Adm. Siamus Fallon contacts Miss Robin Reeve with a request and a question.
(2025-04-07) A Problem — Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth has a request to make of Admiral Fallon regarding some suspicious activity in Stranglethorn waters. He is, as ever, only too glad to oblige.
(2025-04-05) Letter from Jocoza (S16E3) — The weekly company newsletter!
(2025-03-27) Letter from Jocoza (S16E2) — The weekly company newsletter!
(2025-03-20) Letter from Jocoza (S16E1) — The weekly company newsletter!
RP Logs for 'Season 16: Twilight Approaches'
(2025-05-25) Wyrmrestless Night — On the first night at Wyrmrest Temple after breaking through the siege, Shun and Estel have a chat about what they may face. Also Cress shows up for a bag order. ~2700 words
(2025-05-25) Breaking the Siege — Cobalt Company forces join their allies to liberate the besieged Wyrmrest Temple (and their comrades caught within).
(2025-05-23) The Hour of Twilight — Ben, Colson, Mordecai, Sil, and Auralind escort Thrall and the Dragon Soul to Wyrmrest Temple. Archbishop Benedictus forces a fatal confrontation. ~4.5k words.
(2025-05-13) To the End of Time — A team of Cobalt Company volunteers is summoned by Nozdormu to the end of the world. He needs a passage back to the beginning, but someone is standing in his way.
(2025-05-11) Fandral's Firelands Finale — Cobalt Company gets their final showdown with Fandral Staghelm. For some of them, it's been a long time coming. Like, millennia.
(2025-05-04) One More for the Record Books (S16 E8 - Blue Squad Log) — Blue Squad reports to Kurdran Wildhammer at Victor's Point. It's time to take on the Twilight's Hammer on their own turf. Dane carries a record number of heads. Bran doodles. A Shine/Shaw rivalry takes shape. No one is entirely sure how many eyeballs Cho'gall has.
(2025-05-04) Justice and Compassion (S16 E8 - White Squad Log) — Anareline, Auralind, Mordecai and Ralaea finally confront Leyara and find some closure regarding the circumstances of the creation of the Druids of the Flame. After an interrupted ceremony for Nordrassil, Alysson, Cressidha and Silvestre choose to aid an unexpected pair of new friends through the elemental planes. ~9000 words
(2025-05-04) A Life Free — Anareline and Caspis meet up after Sunday's White Squad to discuss the recent developments. ~1600 words.
(2025-04-27) Whispers and Anchors — After Blue Squad's mission into Grim Batol, Shine returns to Lena at Highbank. What can the whispers of the Old Gods tell us about ourselves, and what can't they? Which voices in the shadows should we listen to?
(2025-04-27) Shadows in the Deep (S16 E7 - Blue Squad Log) — Blue Squad answers Aitne Windwright's urgent plea for a team to enter Grim Batol. Nobody has a very good time. Dane mourns the lost wisdom of the ancient dwarves. Iphindra flirts with rabies. Oranna might be a lady. Bran's had better days, and Shine spooks at shadows.
(2025-04-27) Being Dwarven Company (Post Squad Log) — After Blue Squad ventures into Grim Batol, Oranna meets back up with Thalstan, proving that she's alive and well still. The dwarves discuss their languages, and make a plan for company and learning new things. 1600~
(2025-04-25) Return to Zul'Gurub — Auralind, Caspis, Cressidha, Florande and Yveris head into Zul'Gurub, following up intelligence from the Eastern Kingdoms team in Stranglethorn and the squad that assisted the Darkspear troll emissary. Yveris faces some harrowing tests as a healer. Florande understands combat more than mysteries. Caspis finds a new friend. Cressidha keeps her cool at critical times. Auralind shoots so many arrows. ~5600 words.
(2025-04-21) The Molten Front: Week 6 — The sixth week of the war against the denizens of the Firelands. Logs include Anareline, Celaven, Atley, Caspis, Gwenivene, and Velrin. ~3800 words.
(2025-04-21) The Choosing Ones — After the Life-Binder and Deathwing tangled in the Highlands, and Kurdran Wildhammer advised Blue Squad to spend some time with their loved ones to prepare for what comes next, Oranna returns to Ironforge for a few days. Thalstan travels across the world to check in on her. 4300~ words. Post-squad log.
(2025-04-20) Reclaiming Tol Barad Peninsula (S16 E6 - White Squad Log) — During the ongoing Horde retreat, Almeiria, Florande, Kyris, and Niksi help Baradin's Wardens get the peninsula in order. Almeiria is looking for a friend. Florande still prefers being an animal. Kyris is conscientious in his work. Niksi appreciates a good shark. ~4000 words.
(2025-04-20) A First Draft (S16 E6 - Blue Squad Log) — Blue Squad is tasked with making diplomatic overtures to some local red dragons. Deathwing ensues. (Some stuff happens in between.) Bran sketches, Oranna fashes, Iphindra has a snail in her hair. No one is killed by a duck.
(2025-04-19) Connection — After Saturday's shift at the Molten Front, Anareline and Caspis take a moment to speak to one another about their feelings. ~1600 words.
(2025-04-18) Battle for Wyrmrest Temple — Cressidha, Mordecai, Gwenivene, Jo, Sil, Lireen, and Velrin assist the combined dragon flights as they launch an attack to retake the Wyrmrest Temple from the Twilight's Hammer -- facing the Twilight Father and the five-headed chromatic dragon, Chromatus. ~4200 words.
(2025-04-14) The Molten Front: Week 5 — The fifth week of the war against the denizens of the Firelands. Logs include Aiseia, Anareline, Celaven, Atley, Caspis, Tyrrell, Gwenivene, Mordecai, and Sintha. ~9900 words.
(2025-04-13) The Rise of the Zandalari (S16 E5 - White Squad Log) — Paluuva, Alysson, Cressidha and Silvestre meet with the unexpected troll emissary at Stormwind Harbor, only to find themselves on an unexpected chase through a Stranglethorn Vale grown suddenly more dangerous. ~6000 words