The fungus rattles around us and every member of the group stills themselves, casting our senses about to identify the source of the movement. [Crinis? You got anything?] [It’s difficult for me to see,] the usually reserved Crinis sounds frustrated and irritated, [the fungus has a mana signature that blocks my sight.] Dammit. [What about shadows? Are you seeing anything …

It appears as though we’ve stumbled into the fungus gardens of the termites, and boy oh boy, are they extensive. From my perch up in the tree I can see that the entire forest on this slope of the mountain has been overtaken by the white mould. From this distance it almost appears as if the land has been blanketed …

The discovery of the termite foe was of great import to the broader Colony. Of course, it precipitated several profound immediate changes, such as the large scale rescue mission that was launched into the fourth stratum, unlocking that most important realm to the family for the first time. More than that, there was a shift in the mentality of every …

Some part of me is still buzzing about being in the fourth stratum. I can’t believe we managed to get down here without having to fight some epic war for survival in the third, or conquer an oppressive foe, or face down a full legion of metal death soldiers. It just seems weird. I mean, the kaarmodo are knocking on …

I’m no longer shocked by how fast the Colony can work. I mean, I’ve seen it all by this point, surely. Even if they can’t shock me, they can get pretty damn close! In the twenty four hours after the initial battle with the termites, the area in which we fought has been transformed. A simple wall was only the …

The fourth stratum is considered by many to be the true world of Pangera. An incredible land of abundant mana, rich resources and verdant forests. Those strong enough to contest with the powerful monsters that spawn here can live an incredible life of infinite possibilities. For this reason, territory on the fourth is desperately sought and fiercely protected. Many of …

Rassan’tep kept his eyes lidded to conceal his impatience. Even the heated sand against his scales rubbed him the wrong way, irritating him further. The third stratum, it simply couldn’t compare to the fine grain and hot sun of his native desert, but how many decades had it been since he could run freely on the surface? Too many. [Enough,] …

There was a time when some considered the Mother Tree to perhaps be an offshoot of Lerrewyn, the Grasping Tree itself. The only plant-type ancient, Lerrewyn is a creature of immense power and age who tormented the swamplands of the west during the Rending. There aren’t any precise descriptions of her that survive that I can determine. In fact what …

My pets, my friends and comrades, leap to respond to my call. Tiny, who has held himself back only through the power of my direct command to this point, launches himself forward with catastrophic force, jumping high before landing amongst the termites like a collapsing meteor. His bellowing war cry reverberates off the stone walls before it rises it pitch …

The charge of the Immortals took place immediately beneath my feet and the force of it was quite staggering. In a literal sense. The wall I stood upon rocked beneath my feet as those armoured behemoths took their short runup and launched themselves into a literal mound of termite bodies. The effect was immediate and stunning as the termites in …