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Hot Cycle 719 is here!

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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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News & New Features!

This thread will keep you updated on news and new features!

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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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New Player Guide!

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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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Standing Trials Terms of Use

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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.
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• Information • Towns and Settlements Link Map

Last post by Oracle « Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:57 pm

by Oracle » Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:57 pm

Towns and Settlements Link Map
How to Use Locations: These locations may be freely used in your stories unless otherwise specified. Please do not respond directly to the location threads. Instead, create a new thread for your roleplay. Thank you!

Caervalle Town
Caervalle Town A quaint but...

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• Solo • The Wilderness of the Mind, Pt. 2

Last post by Nursia « Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:41 pm
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by Yrmellyn Cole » Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:49 pm

The Wilderness of the Mind, Pt. 2
15th Ymiden 719

It’s the 15th day of the fall of Emea. Yrmellyn and her sev’ryn friend Ha’zel had left Rharne 12th Ymiden when the temptation to flay had begun to overwhelm Yrmellyn. By now they are in the wilderness, in the hopes that the healing power of...

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Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:41 pm
• Solo • The Wilderness of the Mind, Pt. 1

Last post by Nursia « Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:06 pm
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by Yrmellyn Cole » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:53 pm

The Wilderness of the Mind, Pt. 1
14th Ymiden 719

TYrmellyn Cole and her sev’ryn friend Ha’zel had left Rharne in the early morning of the 12th of Ymiden. Now it was several trials later. It was afternoon and they were in the forest area where Lake Lovalus was located. They carried all they...

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Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:06 pm
• Solo • [Caervalle]Beauty and the Beast - The Truth About Verity

Yrmellyn meets a woman who wants to give her a rose, in Cylus.

Last post by Nursia « Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:05 pm
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by Yrmellyn Cole » Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:11 am

Continues from Cylus 1 Portrait of a Thunder Priestess

Links and texts of bounty board mission and calendar event used for this thread

Wanted: Verity
Wanted Alive: Verity Treyhar
Crime: This Glass Quarter debutante has been running a jewellery thieving ring of women. While Verity is...

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Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:05 pm
• Solo • The Wilderness of the Mind, Pt. 5

Last post by Yrmellyn Cole « Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:17 pm

by Yrmellyn Cole » Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:17 pm

The Wilderness of the Mind Part 5
30th Ymiden 719

Yrmellyn and Ha’zel had continued to walk and last evening they found an abandoned cottage. It was little more than a shack in bad shape but offered a view toward a hidden bay of Lake Lovalus. There were no signs of people living there....

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• Solo • The Wilderness of the Mind, Pt. 4

Last post by Yrmellyn Cole « Mon Aug 12, 2019 2:51 pm
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by Yrmellyn Cole » Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:10 pm

The Wilderness of the Mind Pt.4
25th Ymiden 719

Yrmellyn and her sev’ryn friend Haze were by now in the middle of nowhere. Five trials had passed after the incident with the ground living wasps and Yrmellyn’s etherglow vision. Each trial they had flowed the same routine. They had risen early...

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• Solo • The Wilderness of the Mind, Pt. 3

Last post by Yrmellyn Cole « Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:10 am
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by Yrmellyn Cole » Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:11 pm

The Wilderness of the Mind, Pt. 3
20th Ymiden 719

It was several trials later. In the beginning, this trial followed the usual routine they had established. It was cold when they rose in the morning and the air was a bit damp. Yrmellyn had slept the whole night but without dreaming. The...

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Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:10 am
• Closed • [The Arc] The Inquisitor and The Doctor

Vivian and Faith have a private talk.

Last post by Faith Augustin « Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:19 pm
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by Vivian Shiryu » Thu Jul 18, 2019 3:34 am

After the meeting in Zuudaria, Faith had suggested that the two of them have their private meeting in The Arc, the headquarters of the Wardens of the Lake. On one hand, this made a lot of sense, as The Arc was by no means open to the public or easy to access. On the other hand, the damn place was...

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Last post by Faith Augustin
Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:19 pm
Business in Volta

[Volta] Gennadiya

Last post by Patrick « Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:30 am
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by Patrick » Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:18 am

Business in Volta Ashan 25 719

O ne could only go for so long, before they no longer had means to deal with situations. For the last two days of their trip, Patrick spent the duration trying not to get sick so easily. If there was one thing his body never agreed with, it was the motion brought...

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Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:30 am
[Mistral Woods] Say hello to my little friend! (Varlum)

Oh, I get by with a little help...

Last post by Strange « Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:32 pm
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by Oonah » Sat Jan 05, 2019 5:41 am

Tree Talk Xanthean Common

Day 120 Vhalar 718

The weather was turning colder making long flights more difficult for Oonah than in warmer seasons. Her sap just didn't flow as easily and sitting so long had begun to make her feel stiff. She and Leilani had already covered much of the ground, so...

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Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:32 pm
From the Ashes, Flames Rekindle (Part 2) (Open)

Last post by Aegis « Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:33 pm
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by Aegis » Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:11 am

Ymiden 33, 719

Within the walls of Storm's Edge, business was as usual. The wall guards were on constant, vigilant duty, looking toward the south at the Stormwastes, where the threat of attack was a near constant presence. Soldiers moved about, changing out duty, cleaning, maintaining,...

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Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:33 pm
From the Ashes, Flames Rekindle (Part 1) (Open)

Last post by Aegis « Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:32 pm
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by Aegis » Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:11 am

Ymiden 33, 719

Zynyx market was in full swing as midday neared, the sun high overhead. People were smiling, enjoying a day among the merchants. Children were running around in play while their parents watched on happily. Pet dogs were yipping playfully, food vendors were hawking their wares,...

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Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:32 pm
Be a soul's voice floating here * (Qit'Ria)

* Thomas Hardy, 1840 - 1928 [url=https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/whispering-gallery] In a Whispering Gallery[/url]

Last post by Cervantez « Fri Jun 21, 2019 8:25 am
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by Oonah » Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:44 pm

Tree Talk Xanthean Common

Rharne, Mistral Woods
Cylus 10

Upon returning to Rharne, Faith's home had become somber as everyone resolutely went about their trials trying not to hear Caza's forlorn cries for 'Ama'. Oonah felt underfoot and adrift. Unable to bear the constant reminders of...

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Last post by Cervantez
Fri Jun 21, 2019 8:25 am
A Hero of Rharne (Placeholder)

Last post by Patrick « Fri May 31, 2019 5:15 am

by Patrick » Fri May 31, 2019 5:15 am

Ashan 26, soon to be filled out!

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Fri May 31, 2019 5:15 am
Dirty Thief (Patrick)

Gennadiya and Patrick look for the supplies stolen by Pirates.

Last post by Strange « Thu May 30, 2019 7:45 pm
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by Gennadiya Lyosha » Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:27 pm
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19th of Ashan, 719

Gennadiya stood on the dock of the ship watching the scenery flyby. She had hurriedly boarded this ship about mid morning as it was one of the courier ships that were designed to keep communication traveling quickly up and down the river that was the life blood of the Rharne...
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Thu May 30, 2019 7:45 pm
• Solo • Passing Kindness on to Those Who Need It

Last post by Lei'lira « Sun May 19, 2019 1:43 am

by Lei'lira » Sun May 19, 2019 1:43 am

8th Cylus, 719

Place holder.

Calendar info: 8th Cylus: Beauty and the Beast
A strange old woman stumbles into the center of Caervalle Town from the bitter cold of Cylus. The woman is no beauty and possesses grizzly pockmarked skin and eyes that have clouded to white. Her hair is thin and she is...

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Sun May 19, 2019 1:43 am
• Mature • VI. From This Place of Wrath and Tears

Last post by Octopie « Thu May 02, 2019 3:22 pm
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by Kasoria » Fri Apr 26, 2019 4:41 am

24rd Trial, Cylus, 719a
Mistral Woods, northwest of Mistral Village
Dawn

Continued from here

He got the first man out of the cave, but not the second. Walden would curse himself for arcs to come over that blunder. Every time the clouds darkened on the horizon, and he knew it would rain not by...

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Thu May 02, 2019 3:22 pm
• Mature • VII. Word Travels Fast

Last post by Cervantez « Thu May 02, 2019 7:39 am
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by Kasoria » Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:48 pm

26th Trial, Cylus, 719a
Storm's Edge
11th break

Continued from here

It started as a dot, crawling its way out of the Mistral Wood. Erik didn't bother squinting at it, trying to discern details. He liked musing on what could be, what the possibilities likely were. Then, as the dot...

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Thu May 02, 2019 7:39 am
• Mature • V. With Regards

Last post by Aegis « Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:56 pm
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by Kasoria » Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:35 pm

23rd Trial, Cylus, 719a
Mistral Woods, northwest of Mistral Village
Night

Continued from here

Y'know, I figured this trial'd come. I mean, can't be clear sailin' all the fuckin' time, can it? Last few seasons, things've seemed... almost too easy. The Knights, the bounty hunters, the town...

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Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:56 pm
• Mature • IV. Game Changer

Last post by Aegis « Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:17 am
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by Kasoria » Mon Apr 22, 2019 6:53 pm

23rd Trial, Cylus, 719a
Mistral Woods, northwest of Mistral Village
Night

Continued from here

He could tell that those he sought were around the next corner. The lights blazed brighter, as if concentrated around one great, important, communal space. There were the smells of burnt meat, stale...

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Last post by Aegis
Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:17 am
• Mature • III. Speaking the Language

Last post by Strange « Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:50 pm
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by Kasoria » Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:43 pm

23rd Trial, Cylus, 719a
Mistral Woods, northwest of Mistral Village
Dusk

Continued from here

He was making his way down a tunnel, and not just in the obvious sense.

The myriad of deals and wrangles, deceptions and strategies that he'd used to get to this point had been forgotten. They...

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Last post by Strange
Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:50 pm
• Mature • II. A Maggot-Minded, Starved, Fanatic Crew

Last post by Strange « Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:10 pm
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by Kasoria » Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:47 pm

23rd Trial, Cylus, 719a
Mistral Woods, northwest of Mistral Village
Dusk

Continued from here

Shouldan't a' killed that baby.

Oh? Why's that?

Could a' sold it.

Fat Dev quirked an eyebrow at his companion, but found no mockery in that brand-marked face. Felton just scratched around the R...

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Last post by Strange
Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:10 pm
I. Necessary Evils

Last post by Korva « Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:01 pm
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by Kasoria » Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:13 am

22nd Trial, Cylus, 719a
Mistral Village, southwest of Rharne
Noon

What brings yeh here?

Lookin' fer Kev the Butcher.

Oh, that all? Glad yeh bought me an ale before , then...

The watchman didn't seem surprised by Kasoria's explanation, just as the little man wasn't too shaken by that...

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Last post by Korva
Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:01 pm
Down By the River (Nir'wei)

Last post by Nir'wei « Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:23 am
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by Red » Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:01 pm

Cylus 4, 719

Auya and Laramy made their way out of Mistral Village, heading westward toward the wooded land they'd staked claim on. No one lived there and after asking around the village, it seemed that no one owned it. So they claimed it for themselves, to begin construction on their new business...

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Last post by Nir'wei
Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:23 am
Beauty is More Then Skin Deep.

Last post by Korva « Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:28 am
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by Gennadiya Lyosha » Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:38 pm

Cylus 8th 719 (In response to this event by Oracle)

The cottage was out of the way idyllically set in the hills a couple hours beyond the river. It was the hereditary home to some shepherds. Gennadiya knelt next to the laboring mother. The mother was breathing hard as she pushed again. The young...

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Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:28 am

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