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Aug 18

Drowned In Blood

The Maelstrom had been tracking rumours of strange Sahagin activity for weeks, suggesting they were preparing to perform a summoning – but something was different.  Their efforts were not centralized, they were not bringing crystals to a single place.  It was feared they’d somehow managed to summon Leviathan already and were simply feeding him – …

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Jul 21

Ash And Darkness

All throughout Thanalan, the omens burned strong: clouds of choking smoke high over Zahar’ak, fire sprites glowing balefully among the dunes in the Sagolii, and then the Amal’jaa themselves – no longer raiding and kidnapping, but instead standing proud, filled with the divine certainty of their god.  Ifrit walked Eorzea again, stronger than ever. The …

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Jun 17

A Titanic Victory

Over the last few weeks the seals the Maelstrom placed on Titan had held, but finally they were weakening – the Kobolds found a way around the bindings keeping the Lord of Crags imprisoned in the Navel, and were slowly undoing them.  A call was put out for any adventurers who could aid in a …

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Jun 12

The Phantom Train

Victory.  The assault on the Phantom Train didn’t exactly go as planned, but in the end the Grim managed to retrieve X’havir – plus a few bonuses in the bargain. Remi’s contacts were able to provide an airship for a short time, and with M’wanthala at the helm it roared across the skies towards the …

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May 31

Returns

M’wanthala has returned.  Haru’s mission back into the ancient Allagan lab was a success – M’wanthala was found still alive, and M’sato was able to administer a cure for the metallic plague slowly destroying her body.  Unfortunately, they were forced to destroy the entrance during their escape, burying the upper levels of the lab in …

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May 27

Entombed

The battle against the Primals continues.  The Kobolds have been working in secret to gather crystals and aether, and managed to summon Titan far earlier than the Maelstrom had expected.  The result was a hastily-assembled mission to invade O’Ghomoro and deal with the Primal – and, having proven themselves against Garuda, the Grim were called …

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May 19

Idle Hands

A week of relative rest for the Grim – at least in the sense that nobody ended up dead or broken.  I suppose that’s less “rest” than “disappointment”, but we’ll try to look on the bright side.  The patterns in the table are still being examined, as are the results of Haru’s dig in the …

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May 10

Wind And Steel

Garuda has risen – and fallen.  The Grim joined with Gridania’s Adders to interrupt an attempted summoning of the Primal, and marched on the Howling Eye.  Unfortunately, a flanking maneuver by the Ixal cut the Grim off from the main Gridanian force, and they were left to interrupt the ritual on their own – only …

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May 03

Blood On The Gates

Something dark is rising in the ruins of Amdapor.  Erik stumbled into the headquarters earlier this week, wounded after an encounter with a powerful Voidsent he could not overcome – one he met while exploring ruins in the Shroud.  Now the Grim must return in force, to defeat whatever lurks there and buy Erik enough …

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Apr 29

Fires On The Coast

This week we introduced our three newest Grim – M’sato, Qhora, and Taiyou – and welcomed them among us.  Through them, the Grim grow stronger, and it its their determination that will carry us through our next missions. Of course, those missions might be our last ones too.  Mireille has received word of a new …

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