Ballet of the Abyss Knightsreviewed by Microship I witnessed an amazing event in the Abyss Hall of Victors tonight… a rare performance of the complete Velvet Vanguard ballet, including the erotic “Silken Steel” pas de deux that was banned for decades under the repressive Asmodeus 3 regime. At precisely 8:00, the oil lamps dimmed and…

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A Handbook of Incubus Aerobiology by Flynn Cubus book review by Microship The classic textbook on aerodynamics for incubi came across our desk recently, and it is fascinating. I have long wondered about their wing morphology, with the lift and thrust of those small structures seemingly inadequate for their substantial body mass. Even with active…

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White monk in Abyss from In Death Unchained

A Legend of the Abyss by Microship I paused halfway through the Abyss last night and had a long chat with Salvo the Unmerciful. He lapsed into reminiscence, back to a time before the brutal arrows that have shifted the landscape of the IDUniverse. “It was so different then,” he mused, shooing away a Cupid…

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(I found this flyer taped to a pillar in Desolation on a recent run. They have been teaching Abomination Tai Chi for a while now, but it looks like there is a new class for monks.) ATTENTION ARCHERS! Yes, we know you have trained for years to become a Master of the Bow, and that…

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I found this old IDU special issue of a 1932 pulp magazine in my archives… and I love the retro writing style, lacking in subtlety but alive with the breathless overstated drama of low-budget Depression-era storytelling. Here is a sample from “Ghosts in the Pit”… Billy tested the air with mine-wide nostrils, seared by lava…

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Today I smuggled my extra VR headset into Paradise Lost and roof-topped over to show Gabe. He was skeptical, since he has never been comfortable with the old “which one of us is real” argument that we have been having over glasses of ale ever since our interview about his book, but he agreed to…

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“Night Terror” This powerful portrait of Flynn Cubus has been captivating visitors ever since the festive IDUMA gallery opening at the beginning of Season 5. Painted from life during a plein-air expedition to the Abyss, “Night Terror” required weeks of exacting effort to capture a single dynamic moment of ambidextrous conflagration. The title is a…

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In the entree of this stirring Point-of-View Pas de Deux filmed in Desolation, human and bat find themselves shyly drawn into an evocative oasis of mutual intrigue… maintaining awkward distance as they soar through a series of pirouette turns, their acrobatic variations risking mutual destruction. Indeed, after a fleeting initial adagio, the human fires a…

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The end of a season is always bittersweet… instead of my usual score-focused run, I find myself hanging out with denizens of the IDUniverse who have become friends (no matter how many hours we have spent shooting at each other). This evening, in the Gazebo of Gathering, a strange sense of camaraderie came over us…

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Jailed in the Pit of Agony This is not a book review, but a quick note from In Death news media that gives us a hint about Purgatory law enforcement. Do you ever wonder what those unfortunate Abominations did to get themselves jailed in the Pit of Agony? Interfering with Skeleton Archers who were trying to take…

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