Stronghold of education and learning, this fortress is in one of the coldest areas of Idalos and home to many knowledge seekers in a variety of disciplines. However, unknown to most, below the city are those who suffer for the sake of science. While all are welcome, not everyone will be treated as they expect
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Hot Cycle 719 is here!
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Pegasus » Fri May 31, 2019 11:57 pm
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The Hot Cycle, Arc 719
We are currently in the Hot Cycle. Every Cycle in Standing Trials runs over four real life months and has two in-character seasons. The Hot Cycle has Ymiden (83 Trials) and then Saun (40 Trials) which are open for you to play. All new threads from June 1st - September 30th...
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Fri May 31, 2019 11:57 pm
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News & New Features!
This thread will keep you updated on news and new features!
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Pegasus » Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:26 am
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The PSF
New Subforums
So, one of the things that has changed in the new site is that the new PSF is visible to everyone. This provides us an opportunity and so, this morning I've created some subforums in there - for completed / approved threads. You'll note that there are now separate...
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Last post by Basilisk
Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:41 pm
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New Player Guide!
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Pegasus » Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:10 pm
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New Player Starting Guide Hi there and welcome to the site! We're glad that you've taken an interest in our story and hope, with the help of this guide, that you'll stick around and enjoy all the chaos-packed adventures we have planned. But first, you're probably wondering what Standing Trials is...
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Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:10 pm
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Standing Trials Terms of Use
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Pegasus » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:50 pm
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Standing Trials: Rules and Expectations
The Website: Standing Trials ( ), referred to through the rest of this thread as the website , our website , the site , our site , Standing Trials , and Trials .
You: The person reading these words right now.
The Staff: All users who are identified as...
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Last post by Munchkin
Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:52 pm
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The Employment Contractor
All forms of work may be found here.
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Whisper » Tue Jan 03, 2017 8:00 pm
The Employment Contractor
Located just a few doors along from the seat of the Halls of Ivy, Viden's employment agency is the best place for anyone who is new to the city and is in need of direction in terms of employment. Given the very nature of Viden's mentality, there is constant upwards...
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Last post by Seren Fahe
Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:59 am
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Polymathy
Sybil, please.
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Doran » Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:02 pm
36th of Saun, Arc 719
The Devil’s Advocate was not one of the places that the Mortalborn normally frequented. He preferred establishments that catered to the upper class and the nobility, or private gatherings in the homes of his fellow professors where matters of science were being discussed...
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Last post by Doran
Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:23 am
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Burning hearts, Cleansing fires II
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Sybil Malach » Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:48 am
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Saun 17th: Day One: Noon
Defense: 26
Morale: 65/100
Combatants: 16
Support: 4
Officers:
Karlsson: ++Morale Offense, ++Intel gathering, ++Morale Defense
(May ignore one instance of resource tampering)
Casualties:
Fatalities:
Defense: 26
Morale: 75/100
Combatants: 15
Support: 5...
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Last post by Wald Lowca
Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:07 am
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Last post by Llyr Llywelyn
Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:21 pm
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(Black Peak) Old Friend
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Wald Lowca » Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:16 pm
35th of Saun 719
The snow was falling harshly, and the mountains of the south grew large. There was a man traveling south, staying away from the civilized routes. He had been walking for a long time now, alone. Dredging the snow, Wald continued on to what seemed like the middle of nowhere. Ylfa...
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Last post by Strange
Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:49 am
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(Hok) Salt and blood 3
Takes place after the interrogation of the man in the tower.
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Wald Lowca » Fri Sep 06, 2019 9:49 pm
Saun 09th, 719
Walking up the stairs, the two were completely tired. They had spent the better part of the day dragging information out of many corners of a man's mind. Wald could feel the biting of the cold north, as his mind had been consumed by exhaustion fully. Each step let out a squeak as...
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Last post by Strange
Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:25 am
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(Hok) Salt and Blood II
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Sybil Malach » Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:03 pm
Saun 09th, 719
A dizzying ecstasy. The taste of copper on one's lips. The smell of salt against flesh. The pathway paved where I step is soaked with gelatinous, congealed blood. Ancestral suffering, sin, and an unending cycle of ceaseless torment. A people that have hidden beneath the cover of...
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Last post by Strange
Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:33 pm
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(Hok) Salt and Blood
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Wald Lowca » Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:52 pm
Saun 9th, 719
A small group of animals and people walked down one of the main roads, in the Videnese Wilderness. The cold tundra seemed to be calm this day, as light could be seen all across the land. With clear skies, it was much easier to travel, though also easy to be spotted. Wald was walking...
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Last post by Strange
Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:22 pm
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(white forest) Wolf pack
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Wald Lowca » Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:03 pm
Ymiden 50th 719, Late Morning
Wald was laying on the ground, his back down, as snow melted around him. He was still for a long time, waiting for the creatures that surrounded him to finish what they wanted to do. The feeling of air rushing back and forth, moving his cloths around, his hair being...
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Last post by Doran
Mon Sep 23, 2019 7:03 am
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(white forest) My home
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Wald Lowca » Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:29 pm
Ymiden 50th 719, Morning
Mornings were not as cold anymore, though it was not because of the season. Wald lost his feeling of the cold, it was an odd feeling. The hunter spent 6 arcs in the cold, alone in the tundra of a wilderness. Things have changed so much since the beginning of this arc....
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Last post by Qit'ria
Sun Sep 22, 2019 9:07 pm
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Hagnophage
Doran Pls
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Sybil Malach » Sat Sep 14, 2019 5:10 am
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35th of Saun, 719
Sybil stood before a door. Hesitating, they took a deep breath. The bustle of the Academy was an ambient noise that all but deafened their perceptions. This was equal parts necessary, and humiliating, as they raised their hand up, to knock on the door of the office. It was...
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Last post by Werewere
Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:24 pm
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The Principles Of Alchemy
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Doran » Sat Oct 13, 2018 5:27 am
10th of Vhalar, Arc 718
“And this“, the Mortalborn spoke in a cool and clipped tone and turned to face his class again. “Is why being familiar with domain magic is of the utmost importance when practicing what we commonly call blood magic. You cannot simply take a mage’s blood, pour it into a...
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Last post by Werewere
Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:24 pm
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Burning hearts, Cleansing fires
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Sybil Malach » Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:06 am
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Saun 10th arc 719 (7 trials before the assault)
A day's rest wasn't enough.
It took every part of Sybil's being to explain what had happened, in truth, to the people of the town. Wald and Sybil were still fresh upon the minds, yet... It was impossible to fathom, for people who merely worried...
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Last post by Qit'ria
Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:33 pm
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Do Cat's Land on Their Feet?
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Wald Lowca » Sat Aug 31, 2019 1:53 pm
2nd Saun, 719
Wald felt a weight walk onto his chest, as he was awakened from his sleep. Opening his eyes he saw the white and black backside of a certain animal. The tail smacked him in the face, before Wald started to get up grabbing hold of the winged creature. A deep mewing sound came from...
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Last post by Nursia
Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:48 pm
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Last post by Wald Lowca
Fri Sep 20, 2019 12:18 pm
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Confessions of a Sorry Fool
Sybil Please
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Pig Boy » Sat Aug 03, 2019 11:18 pm
15th of Ymiden 719
The summons came for Sybil to attend an older gentleman in the Obsidian Prism. The note itself didn't give much in the way of information, except to ensure that the student would show due discretion and not discuss the matter with absolutely anyone. Sybil had been gaining a good...
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Last post by Sybil Malach
Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:42 am
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Fruitful Pursuits
Faith and Padraig in a tree... oh no it's a lib-ra-reee
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Faith Augustin » Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:55 pm
2nd Ymiden, 719t
Do you ever think, Faith asked, her voice muffled deep beneath her thick scarf. Of course, she didn't feel the cold but, that notwithstanding she also didn't like it. That we should retire and set up a knitted goods and strange gadget shop somewhere where no one knows us? No...
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Last post by Fairytale
Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:53 pm
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Centermost Caliginous Heart III
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Sybil Malach » Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:39 pm
Saun 08th, 719
To what value does prophecy innately speak?
To be told the future is a crapshoot. It's an easy way of never questioning your own actions. Warlords possessed by unending thirst for their goals, divine champions ravaging the countrysides, cultists enrapturing their audiences with...
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Last post by Yrmellyn Cole
Sat Sep 14, 2019 12:00 pm
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Centermost Caliginous Heart II
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Sybil Malach » Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:07 pm
Saun 06th, 719
To live is to whisper feverish heresies into the dark of night, to black stars that twinkle with unseen shimmer. Praying to unknown voices which indirectly cradle the world for no other reason than to exist. Screaming one's voice out, shredding their throat, in some desperate...
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Last post by Abra
Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:13 am
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Centermost Caliginous Heart
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Sybil Malach » Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:37 am
Saun 05th, 719
The only prayer I give unto this night, is the fealty I've sworn to this nightmare of my own design. An abominable, damnable heresy that just might listen in the dwindling breaks of Saun. No salvation, no enlightenment, I seek only penance for what is to come, the strength to...
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Last post by Strange
Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:02 pm
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Exorcism: The Lost Mind
In which the Exorcist begins the descent of risk.
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Sybil Malach » Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:19 pm
Saun 03rd, 719
Sybil sat in the middle of a ruined cottage. The howling winds surrounded them. The darkness of night had already hanged upon them. In this moment, the student was well and truly alone. The only person around these parts was the occasional Ranger walking down the road from the...
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Last post by Strange
Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:15 pm
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(white forest) Claws and Teeth
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Wald Lowca » Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:22 am
Ymiden 16th 719
The trial was turning old, as Wald finished his meal of deer shoulder. The juice was still fresh on his lips, as he looked over his camp with eased eyes. He was full of energy again, the times of eating small meals were over. He could now hunt what he needed, not just enough to...
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Last post by Maltruism
Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:28 pm
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(White forest) A Cup of Tea
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Wald Lowca » Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:17 am
Ymiden 20th 719
The night was long, Wald had been shaking and sweating through out it. He was not cold, his body stopped feeling that a few trials ago. No this was not something from the weather, he could only lay there as he shook. Sweat began to pool under where he slept, causing the dirt to...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:51 pm
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(White Forest) Rules of Nature
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Wald Lowca » Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:02 pm
Ymiden 19th 719
The forest was quiet this morning, as Wald slowly worked on the last part of the deer he hunted. This time however, Wald did not need to dig a hole for the innards of the animal, since Ari was more then happy to eat them. He has been growing quickly, and eating a lot as well. If...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:44 pm
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(White Forest) A place to Hold
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Wald Lowca » Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:22 pm
Ymiden 18th 719
Morning
Wald had a slow morning, the last trial was full of work. He had taken down many trees that he would be using today. Along with meditating on the information Ylfa had given him. Today would be a day to work on the structure that he wanted in the corner of the camp. It...
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Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:22 pm
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