With no deaths and only a handful of wounded soldiers to deal with, the cleanup was handled swiftly. The Second of the Sixth looked over the digging soldiers with burned abdomens, fortunately, the Fire-Resistant Bees perk had done its job and they were all expected to make full recoveries. To Belissar’s surprise, some of th...
2024-11-21 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar informed Tarwantrad’s monster that he was planning an expansion purification. Tarwantrad sent word asking him to be careful and informing him that she would prepare her forces to intervene if he needed assistance. Belissar thanked her and promised to let her know if he needed help.
Soon after, Belissar stood ...
2024-11-20 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar smiled at Tarwantrad.
“Thanks for your help. Looks like we might be able to complete some of those missions sooner rather than later.”
Tarwantrad shook her head.
“I did nothing but alert you to what your bees had already achieved. And we have not yet decided what to trade, but I think I have a...
2024-11-19 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar slowly nodded his head, causing Tarwantrad to break out into a bright smile and hop around a bit. He had already made peace with potentially sending some of his bees abroad and a trade with a Flower specialized dungeon would certainly benefit his Tower.
“I do still need to check with the bees to see whose wil...
2024-11-18 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe day’s purification went on without a hitch, and Belissar picked up some more mana to start making up for all his recent expenditures. His DP income had also grown a bit now that the karnuq hunters resumed challenging, and he’d have enough for yet another choice in a couple of days…though, he might need more mana bef...
2024-11-15 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostTyhgak’s squad finally saw the light at the end of the tunnels. He had the urge to race forward, but Noigakkuq grabbed his shoulder and pointed. One final pit trap later, and they finally made it. They stepped out into the Fairy Grove to find the Tower Keeper waiting, smiling at them.
“Good job, everyone.”
T...
2024-11-14 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Firstborn finished her pondering as she laid another egg. The karnuq told of her of many things and the blessings of the gods. The Firstborn was not so sure about that after some consideration. Initially, she thought it would be a given that she would grant her devotion to the Queen of All Bees…but was that the case? Sh...
2024-11-13 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe First of the Fifth was silent as she returned to her hive, giving commands to her workers by habit alone. She could not help but admit that this recent turn of events had left her shaken.
The taste of the Queen of All Bees’ honey had been, well, divine. There was no other way to put it. And the First of the Fifth ...
2024-11-12 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith one new flower now planted, Belissar had no excuse not to address the second. He took a deep breath, steeled his heart, and then made his way to the core room with Niobee, the First of the Fifth, and some gardeners. He walked to the pedestal in the center and crouched down where he left the flask of ambrosia, picking up ...
2024-11-11 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar awoke the next day ready to get to work. The various negotiations with Tarwantrad, the Compact, and the Circle had taken up much of his time and attention recently, but it was time to refocus. The karnuq were ready to make a concerted effort at challenging and earning the blessings of the gods while the bees were wor...
2024-11-08 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar eventually managed to get the two elves back to the karnuq floor, at least until they arrived at the karnuq’s beehouses.
“Ah, that’s Velebee’s hive. She’s the Oracle of Bees.”
Tarwantrad came to a halt. Belissar turned around and saw her blinking repeatedly.
“Belissar, you have the Ora...
2024-11-07 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostTarwantrad’s eyes sparkled as she took in the interior of the Bee Barracks.
“Incredible, so there are different types of soldier? That one lacks a stinger, is it for another purpose? That big one…looks like it would be good at charging, or likely diving if it can still fly. And…if I’m seeing this correct, ther...
2024-11-06 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostBack in Belissar’s core room, the small flask of ambrosia lay resting against the core pedestal. On the top of this flask lay a tiny, green, seed-like gem. Belissar had placed the Heart of the Forest there so that it would be easy to find, given its tiny size and the lack of furniture in the room.
A slight pulse of li...
2024-11-05 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar raised an eyebrow.
“So, the tour is over, then?”
Nenavann hung his head with a pained expression.
“To be honest, we normally don’t require a tour in the first place. We were just…incredulous that a human could act in accordance with the Circle’s code and wanted to see your operations for...
2024-11-04 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNenavann went through and explained the Circle’s rules one by one. Most of them boiled down to prohibitions on using dungeon monsters to kill or enslave people, or on causing trouble for other dungeon masters, much to Belissar’s relief. The individual rules were largely case by case prohibitions on specific methods.
Tarwantrad bid him farewell and set off to speak with whoever it was on the other end. A few hours passed and it was close to midday when Tarwantrad finally returned, with two others in tow.
Now standing in Belissar’s Tower were the two most beautiful men he had ever seen. He didn’t know it was even possible for men...
2024-10-31 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar was walking back through the battle meadow, preparing for the daily purification when he paused and blinked. There, sticking out of a patch of flowers in front of the wooden platform he made for Beero and the wounded bees, was a sharpened stake. A sharpened stake he certainly did not remember placing.
He was ab...
2024-10-30 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostTarwantrad sat at a large table, carved directly from the trunk of a formerly massive tree. The table was left where the tree once grew, surrounded by a small grove of trees barely taller than her that itself grew in a clearing between the giant fellows of the trunk table. The top of the table was covered in swirling, curved ...
2024-10-29 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar had a quick chat with Niobee and Chief Rohsuak about their impressions of Tarwantrad. He felt quite positive about her, for once, but he wanted to make sure he hadn’t missed anything. Chief Rohsuak agreed that Tarwantrad had been perfectly friendly and it seemed beneficial to forge a positive relationship with her,...
2024-10-28 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing as they continued getting distracted by all the wonders of Belissar’s Tower, Tarwantrad asked Belissar to just give her a quick overview of the flower types he had available. Tarwantrad kept silent, nodding along. She crossed her arms and hummed to herself as Belissar recited everything he could remember, with Niobee...
2024-10-25 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post“In that case, why don’t you tell me about your dungeon? What sort of rooms do you have, and what sort of flowers? And what sort of bees? Especially the bees! I’ve not seen bees like these ones before! They appear to be a monster variant of honeybee, specialized for combat, perhaps, based on the chitin and stingers. Fas...
2024-10-24 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post“The Calwaskon Compact is an agreement between all the fair peoples and dungeon masters to work for the common good so long as we are threatened by the Hunger. You can think of it as the governing body of the land of the fair.”
Belissar tilted his head.
“Fair peoples? Land of the fair.”
Tarwantrad’...
2024-10-23 20:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostTarwantrad grew some trees, bushes, and vines into a simple barracks that blended with the forest for the wardens. She ordered her monsters and assistants to provide furnishings and supplies while the wardens continued to monitor the nexus. Soon, Wardmaster Varilold returned with more wardens carrying crates and barrels fille...
2024-10-22 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostTarwantrad stepped back out into her own dungeon. She stood in the center of a circular nexus of her own made of glowing flowers. Her circle was placed in the center of a colorful forest, with flowers covering the ground, the bushes, and the short trees placed all around her. Mana swirled through the air and through each and ...
2024-10-21 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe circle of leaves and petals began to accelerate, spinning faster and faster. A gust of wind picked up even more leaves and petals and began spinning around the original circle. It picked up more and more leaves, until the entire circle was hidden from view in a whirlwind of green with streaks of color.
Then, in a si...
2024-10-18 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNoigakkuq sheepishly stepped out of the tree line as her guide bee led her into a small clearing. Metsaitti had gathered the karnuq there. A brightly colored swarm of worker bees spread out, with at least one bee hovering around each of the karnuq, while squads of soldier bees formed up overhead. One of the soldier queens con...
2024-10-17 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNoigakkuq frowned. She sniffed out of habit before hissing and clutching her nose. A bright green bee buzzed around her but she shook her head.
She was currently surrounded by trees, bushes, and flowers. On the surface, she stood in a perfectly peaceful and idyllic forest. There weren’t even any game trails, tracks, o...
2024-10-16 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe First of the Fifth was ecstatic. So ecstatic, in fact, that she spent the rest of the morning zipping about in a celebratory dance. How could she not be? She had helped other queens find their specialties and fulfilled the will of the King, who praised them all for the effort.
All good things must come to an end, ho...
2024-10-15 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post“King! First of the Fifth says new bees ready!”
The next day, Belissar smiled as he finished his breakfast and the morning reports. He nodded to Niobee.
“Great, we’ll head over right away.”
Belissar wasted no time walking to the First of the Fifth’s Bee Apartment. He found the aforementioned quee...
2024-10-14 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar watched as the denizens of his Tower prepared themselves for another fight. The burning soldiers gathered by the shortcut to the new Lava Field, the soldier bee army assembled in the sky of the battle meadow. Beero and her battlecasters practiced their dances while bumblebees helped the wounded soldiers to their plat...
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