Chapter 6 Epilogue
New Konigstadt, Candanadium, Great Kaltachia
When he was a younger man, Arthur Pickman would have walked the seven blocks from the CSB headquarters to Deepwood Hall, often with a secure briefcase in tow. Back then, the safest way for agents posted overseas to deliver urgent ...
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- 20 Apr 2025 19:32
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- 20 Apr 2025 19:27
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Chapter 6: A Good, Clean Job
Written by Akarea
Novigrad, Novmir
Day 7; 1589 miles travelled
The metro stations weren’t much different to the mainline ones. Along the length of the platform, great murals depicting victories in historic battles and the construction of the city and its glowing ...
Written by Akarea
Novigrad, Novmir
Day 7; 1589 miles travelled
The metro stations weren’t much different to the mainline ones. Along the length of the platform, great murals depicting victories in historic battles and the construction of the city and its glowing ...
- 20 Apr 2025 19:26
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Chapter 5 Epilogue: Diels on the Hunt
Written by Edofasia
They settled in rather nicely. The hotel was unlike most in Edofasia, with rich food and fine drinks always ready to go. The hotel was one of Novigrad’s finest, with gigantic chandeliers and fireplaces and two glass-roofed courtyards, one ...
Written by Edofasia
They settled in rather nicely. The hotel was unlike most in Edofasia, with rich food and fine drinks always ready to go. The hotel was one of Novigrad’s finest, with gigantic chandeliers and fireplaces and two glass-roofed courtyards, one ...
- 20 Apr 2025 19:26
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Chapter 5 Epilogue: The Service
Written by Candanadium
For the Candanadians that grew up under the iron fist of the True Northern Front, there was no organization as feared as the Crown Security Bureau. The CSB was the regime's notorious secret police, intelligence service, and all-round ...
Written by Candanadium
For the Candanadians that grew up under the iron fist of the True Northern Front, there was no organization as feared as the Crown Security Bureau. The CSB was the regime's notorious secret police, intelligence service, and all-round ...
- 20 Apr 2025 19:20
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- Topic: The Artefact
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Chapter 5: Pavel
Written by Akarea
Central Novmir, North Terra
Day 6; 1343 miles travelled
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“So who are the bitches?”
Jonah laughed. He clung to a rag which he held against the back of his neck. It was stained red from the nosebleed which had halted just earlier, but the incision in his skin ...
Written by Akarea
Central Novmir, North Terra
Day 6; 1343 miles travelled
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“So who are the bitches?”
Jonah laughed. He clung to a rag which he held against the back of his neck. It was stained red from the nosebleed which had halted just earlier, but the incision in his skin ...
- 20 Apr 2025 19:19
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Chapter 4: Machinations
Written by Akarea
Southern Novmir
Day 5; 1014 miles travelled
The word came to Jonah as he fell asleep on the bus, materialising amongst hypnagogic rabble and presenting itself unto him as some element of a dream instantly forgotten except for the word. Machinations ...
Written by Akarea
Southern Novmir
Day 5; 1014 miles travelled
The word came to Jonah as he fell asleep on the bus, materialising amongst hypnagogic rabble and presenting itself unto him as some element of a dream instantly forgotten except for the word. Machinations ...
- 20 Apr 2025 19:17
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- Topic: The Artefact
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Chapter 3 Epilogue
Written by Edofasia
The car had been found a few miles from the border. Northlane was nowhere in sight. And of course, the same could be said about the artefact.
The guard was stumbling over his words. It's not everyday that such a high-ranking official would make a house call ...
Written by Edofasia
The car had been found a few miles from the border. Northlane was nowhere in sight. And of course, the same could be said about the artefact.
The guard was stumbling over his words. It's not everyday that such a high-ranking official would make a house call ...
- 20 Apr 2025 19:17
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- Topic: The Artefact
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Chapter 3: Transition
Written by Akarea
Edofasia-Novmir border
Day 4; 836 miles travelled
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Jonah stepped down from the bus, nodding to the driver stood by the door and crossing the driveway to join the others in the queue before the checkpoint, that snaked between red lines painted on the ...
Written by Akarea
Edofasia-Novmir border
Day 4; 836 miles travelled
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Jonah stepped down from the bus, nodding to the driver stood by the door and crossing the driveway to join the others in the queue before the checkpoint, that snaked between red lines painted on the ...
- 20 Apr 2025 19:16
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- Topic: The Artefact
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Chapter 2: Dr. Diels
Written by Akarea
Edofasia, Terra
Day 4; 11 miles travelled
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Jonah looked in the mirror. The man in the mirror looked back. His eyes ran over Jonah’s short hair, down the bridge of his broad nose, continuing down the rather long length of his rectangular face to his ...
Written by Akarea
Edofasia, Terra
Day 4; 11 miles travelled
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Jonah looked in the mirror. The man in the mirror looked back. His eyes ran over Jonah’s short hair, down the bridge of his broad nose, continuing down the rather long length of his rectangular face to his ...
- 20 Apr 2025 19:15
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: The Artefact
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The Artefact
Considered to be the crown jewel of TDKWB to date, this story began in 2019 as a collaborative project between Akarea, Edofasia, and Candanadium, and is still yet to be concluded.
Chapter 1: Providence
Written by Akarea
Edofasia, North Terra
Day 1; 0 miles travelled
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“You mine the slate now ...
Chapter 1: Providence
Written by Akarea
Edofasia, North Terra
Day 1; 0 miles travelled
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“You mine the slate now ...