D&S: To Be A Knight - Part Ten

Posted Mon at 2:05 PM

  Delivering the lance was but one of a lancebearer’s many duties. A lancebearer was a knight’s attendant tasked with maintaining a knight’s welfare during a tourney; polishing the rust off their armour, making sure their equipment was well and proper, bringing them food an...

D&S: To Be A Knight - Part Nine

Posted November 1

She gazed deeply into that face. Coal-black hair covered that face as finely as a mop would; messy and wet. The eyes, a dark shade of brown, so unremarkable that even she had forgotten about it – the same went with the mouth, nose and ears; they were as Imperial as they came. All unremarkabl...

D&S: To Be A Knight - Part Eight

Posted October 18

The sun was near its peak when the last horn of the second blew. Father destroyed Ser Rafiq with a five to a two. Uncle Mark did well too; snatching a victory from Lestrad at the last lance. Ser Marcella practically toyed with Ser Renoux, leaving the score of four to nil and a smashed barrier. de ...

The Legion Sword

Posted October 8

  And so, we finally get to the famed Legion sword, the symbol of the Legion. Despite its prevalence in popular culture, there never was the Legion sword; only a Legion sword for you see like the Legion itself, the design of the sword is adaptable to whatever the Legion might face. In fact...

D&S: To Be A Knight - Part Seven

Posted October 3

Breakfast was kept simple, just a bowl of porridge with fruits and berries; anything heavier might upset the stomach. Usually breakfast in House Martellus was a noisy, chaotic affair filled with laughter and jokes but now, even a snuffed forge was livelier. Aeda couldn’t found within herself...