Nothing is True. Everything is Connected.
Author: <span>Nicolaus Meridius</span>

Sylum Update: Evolution Arc

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Sylum Update: Evolution Arc

 

Sylum Arc: Evolution has been moved to the Sylum Archive!

During this move we did a rough edits to updated it to the new Sylum Canon of Sam Winchester having the Soul of Theo, instead of Meridia.

We also updated elements of the story to bring it inline with the Winchester Story and the death of Balthazar (since Bob had decided to change things while in the middle of writing that particular storyline!)

Any changes that will need to be made to bring Evolution inline with the changes made in the 10th Anniversary Clan War will be made once that Arc has been finished, and updates/changes are made in previous Arcs.

In the meantime!

Go read/re-read Evolution! 

Throwback Thursday: Clan Travel Brochure Video

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As we’re approaching one year since the Sylum Wiki went live.

*still has nightmares about the wiki*

Add in that this December while y’all are enjoying Advent, I’ll be in December Wiki Wiki – updating, editing, and adding characters.

Clan Travel Brochure Video

 

Also don’t forget you can download the Soundtrack of all the music featured in the Video!

 

Sylum Vault: One Year Anniversary!!

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It’s been 1 Year since we’ve opened Sylum Vault!  Part of me has a hard time believing it’s been a Year!

To celebrate out 1st Anniversary we’re having a Giveaway!  Anyone who buys something from Sylum Vault on November 2nd (with extended time for variety of timezones) will get a free gift with purchase!

We’ve also discounted a few items by 50%!  This is a one time only Sale and Giveaway.

It’s gone by November 3rd.

 

Sylum Update: Family Arc

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Announcement:  Please READ this CAREFULLY!

 

There has been some minor edits to this story.

The first set of edits relates to the change in Sylum CANON that Sam Winchester has the soul of Nico’s youngest boy, Theo instead of Meridia.

The second set of edits relates to Hillary not being Mated to Thomas.

We’ve done this to clear up some confusion for those reading the series for the first time.  Especially as these two things were major changes in Sylum Canon.

Edits that need to be done to bring the story inline with the changes made from the 10th Anniversary Clan War will take place once Clan War is finished!  So please do not email us stating that so and so isn’t in the wiki anymore, or in Bonding you stated this and it counters this is in Family.

We’ve only done a very rough run through Family to change:  Sam has the soul of Theo and take out references of Hillary being Thomas’ Mate.  That’s it.  The rest will be adjusted in time.

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To read or see the adjustments:  Go to the Sylum Archive

 

 

 

Sylum Inspiration: Meriwether Lewis

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Tallikut: Spy Liasion

 

Meriwether Lewis was born in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was the son of Lt. William Lewis of Locust Hill, who was of Welsh ancestry, and Lucy Meriwether, daughter of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth Thornton, who were both of English ancestry. After his father died of pneumonia, he moved with his mother and stepfather Captain John Marks to Georgia in May 1780. They settled along the Broad River in the Goosepond Community within the Broad River Valley in Wilkes County.

Lewis had no formal education until he was 13 years of age, but during his time in Georgia he enhanced his skills as a hunter and outdoorsman. He would often venture out in the middle of the night in the dead of winter with only his dog to go hunting. Even at an early age, he was interested in natural history, which would develop into a lifelong passion. His mother taught him how to gather wild herbs for medicinal purposes. In the Broad River Valley, Lewis first dealt with American Indians. This was the traditional territory of the Cherokee, who resented encroachment by the colonists. Lewis seems to have been a champion for them among his own people. While in Georgia, he met Eric Parker, who encouraged him to travel. At thirteen, Lewis was sent back to Virginia for education by private tutors. His father’s older brother Nicholas Lewis became his guardian. One of his tutors was Parson Matthew Maury, an uncle of Matthew Fontaine Maury. In 1793, Lewis graduated from Liberty Hall (now Washington and Lee University).

That year he joined the Virginia militia, and in 1794 he was sent as part of a detachment involved in putting down the Whiskey Rebellion. In 1795 Lewis joined the U.S. Army, commissioned as an Ensign (an Army rank that was later abolished and was equivalent to a modern Lieutenant). By 1800 he rose to Captain, and ended his service there in 1801. Among his commanding officers was William Clark, who would later become his companion in the Corps of Discovery.

On April 1, 1801, Lewis was appointed as an aide by President Thomas Jefferson, whom he knew through Virginia society in Albemarle County. Lewis resided in the presidential mansion, and frequently conversed with various prominent figures in politics, the arts and other circles. He compiled information on the personnel and politics of the United States Army, which had seen an influx of Federalist officers as a result of John Adams’s “midnight appointments”.

When Jefferson began to plan for an expedition across the continent, he chose Lewis to lead the expedition. Meriwether Lewis recruited Clark, then age 33, to share command of the expedition.

Before he left Jefferson sat him down and told him about Vampires and their society. He gave the man the option to be Turned before he left.

Happy Birthday to the General

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So today is my Birthday!

*tosses confetti*

I’m not going to mention years, though if you subtract 2016 from 432 …. you’ll get an estimate!

What do I want for my birthday?  Besides World Peace, Sylum Manor, and a really really good Flat White?

I would like to hit 100 sales from my book, right now I’m at 58.  That means I need 42 more sales.

There are 701 of you on this blog.

You’re here because you found Sylum at some point and went oohh I like that, lets see what happens next.   Some of you are new and have wandered in via POI Afternoon Fic and probably wondering what you stumbled into!

Help a General out on their Birthday!

Buy my book.   It’s a novella and it’s only 99 cents.  I would love to hit 100 sales by the end of the year.

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Conversations in Real Time by Nicholas J. Finch

Beginning with a series of emails sent back and forth between the UK and the USA, this novella is the story of how two men, one a Los Angeles detective and the other an Oxford research student, find themselves drawn to each other despite leading very different lives on opposite sides of the world.

Their relationship starts with a professional offer of assistance and through instant messaging, texting and phone calls they invade each others’ lonely and yet busy days, learning about themselves and slowly falling in love as they discover they both need something from the other until they finally get a meeting face to face and can get up close and personal.

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Format: Epub, Mobi, PDF, Ibook … etc

Price: .99 cents

Where:

Barnes & Noble

Kobo

Itunes/Ibooks

Smashwords (If you have Kindle and need Mobi Format, you can get it at Smashwords)

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For those who’ve bought the book.  Thank You!  So what can you get the General for their birthday?? Leave a Review at the following places, even if it’s just giving it a star rating.  I’m trying to generate interest, and the more reviews the better.

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And for my gift to you … a small snippet of a Timestamp I’m working on for Advent!

 

 

As dawn approached, siblings Jacob and Evy Frye made their way across the last of the rooftops, towards their home. They were tired, worn out, drained, and exhausted. They had been chasing down a small group of Rogues, who had decided it would be bloody fun to Feed on teenagers and leave their bodies in back allies.

After the third body, the press whipped the locals into a frenzy declaring the death’s to be ‘Ripper’ style murders, which instantly got Abberline’s attention. Once it was realized that the victim’s blood had been drained from their bodies, with no visible mark, the press went overdrive and started calling the potential killer ‘Dracula’.

Neither situation was good, and no one wanted Ripper in London.

With the MacManus’s occupied at Saint Michael’s Mount, Abberline approached the other set of twins. If there was anyone, who knew London, it was them. He gave them the information, and figured it was best that they dealt with the situation, instead of the local bobbies getting in over their head.

Jake really didn’t have much faith in the local police. It didn’t matter what time period, most were corrupt bastards, especially in the East End. If they weren’t corrupt, they were too few of them to make a difference.

They hunted the bastards down for three days.

Relentlessly.

Until every single one of them was a pile of dust, swept away by the dustman as they picked up the garbage.

By the time they headed back to their home, the adrenaline was dropping, the aches were settling in, and neither were fully awake.

Jake’s landing onto the street blow, may have been a bit off.   Actually he landed perfectly, an trained Assassin, especially one who had their assed kicked by Nicolaus and Altair at one point in time, could land perfectly with one knee down, hand on ground in their sleep. Jake just kinda tilted slightly.

Evy landed behind him, a bit more graceful. She kicked his ass, sending him into the gutter, chuckling as she stepped over him, barely avoiding tripping herself and entered the building.

“Fuck you, woman.” Jake pushed himself off the ground, and followed her inside. They dragged themselves up the stairs, and into their loft.

Gear. Clothes. Weapons.

All landed on the floor, a direct path to their individual bedrooms. Jake’s top hat landed on the lamp, on the nightstand just as he face-planted into his bed. A small part of his brain thought he should take shower, but he had no energy left to even contemplate it.

Just as his eyes shut, and he was on the verge of blessed sleep …

A high pierced alarm shot through his head, waking him up.

Sylum RP: Masquerade Party

 

The Manor is decorated for Halloween.  Spooky Lanterns line the pathway.  Spider webs draped through the Old Oak Trees.  The Front Porch light beckons weary strangers.

Nico stands on the porch welcoming all those in.

Refreshments in the Ballroom.

Haunted Hayrides in the back.

But be careful… you never know what is lurking in the shadows.

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Have fun with the RP … remember be kind, be courteous, most importantly have fun!

 

Sylum Inspiration: Tamina

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Sanguen Vitae: Hunter

 

As a young girl, princess Tamina was trained to become a guardian as all of her ancestors did before her. She was trained to become a capable fighter but most of all, she was trained to protect the powerful relic, the Dagger of Time. It was her duty and that of Alamut’s royal family to protect this and the Sandglass of the Gods. She was taught that it was her sacred calling, her destiny to protect the dagger no matter the consequences, even if it required her death.

When the Persians attacked her holy city of Alamut, princess Tamina went to the high temple to pray and retrieve the Dagger of Time. As the Persians invaded the city, she entrusted the Dagger to Asoka, one of her soldiers to make sure it would be kept safe. However the Dagger fell into the hands of Prince Dastan who took it, thinking it is an ordinary knife. As the soldiers invade the chamber, she is captured and offered to be married to Tus. At first she refuses, but after noticing Dastan with the Dagger, she accepts. She is later presented to the King of Persia.

When Sharaman is killed by a poisoned robe given to Dastan by Tus from Nizam, Tamina helps Dastan escape after he is accused of murdering the King. Along the way, Dastan and Tamina make camp where she tries to seduce him into kissing her, thereby giving her a chance to steal the dagger. Dastan notices and they fight with one another until he accidentally presses the jewel hilt and reverses time to when she was trying to seduce him.

She once again is caught trying to steal the dagger but manages to wound Dastan with her sword. He reverses time once more and stops the fight prematurely, showing her how he knew it could reverse time. She refuses to answer him when asked if there was more sand, by saying there was no more of this sand.

They go through the Valley of Slaves in an attempt to get to the King’s funeral. She feigns death and knocks Dastan out with a large bone. Later, she is seen trying to pour sand hidden in a jewel around her neck into the dagger but is stopped by the Sheik and Dastan, who sold her into slavery.

They all travel back to the city where she mentions that Dastan is always leaping to assist her. He denies it but she mentions how he can never take his eyes off of her. She then is taken and made to serve water in the ostrich racing the Sheik has set up along the roads. After Dastan is caught and the Dagger is taken, she frees the Ostriches and the weapons cache, allowing Dastan to regain control of the Dagger and the both of them to escape.

They finally make it back to the royal city where Dastan gets Nizam, the King’s brother, alone with him to show him the Dagger and its powers. The Dagger is gone and Nizam arranged for Dastan to be killed, but failed. Dastan later catches up with Tamina who is travelling through the desert to the Dagger’s sanctuary in India. Before they get there, they are captured by the Sheik once more and have an encounter with the Hassansins.

They reach the sanctuary where Tamina asks Dastan for the Dagger so she can return it to the mountain, since she is the guardian of the Dagger. He does not return her the Dagger but goes with her. They are ambushed by Dastan’s brother but are forced to fight together when the Hassansins attack again. Tamina manages to slip into the mountain where she must pierce the rock with the Dagger, killing herself and sealing the Dagger away forever.

As she is about to do it and the two are about to kiss, a Hassansin attacks, knocking Tamina unconscious and the taking the Dagger away. It was taken by the chief Hassansin back to Nizam while the rest of the party decide to pursue him in Alamut. Tamina manages to slip away with Dastan into the palace after having regained control of the Dagger to show Tus its power.

Dastan, along with Tamina, confront Nizam about the dagger, that it’s only to fix one moment in time. It doesn’t go back further. He refuses to believe him, and holds down the mechanism only to be transported to the moment when the two entered the room.

He screams in fury and slams the dagger into Tamina, and as he turns to run, his hand is grabbed and the dagger pulled from him. Dastan demands they save Tamina. The man dressed in Medjai clothing shakes his head, saying Dastan has only the power to save her now.

Dastan holds her to him, not sure what he means but acts on instincts. Fangs he had no idea he had dropped, she smiled at him, stating she knew their destinies were intertwined.

New Fic by Bj Jones: Dissociation

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New Fanfic by Bj Jones

This is a quick announcement that there is a new Person of Interest Story in The General’s Office – click on the Fanfic Banner.

Fic: Dissociation
Summary: John’s eyes drifted closed, taking Harold’s promise with him.  His last thoughts were if this was a simulation may he never wake up from it.

While you’re there you might want to check out other POI Stories: Dragons of Interest and Desperation.

 

Throwback Thursday: Big Bang Art by Captain Jack Sparrow

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A long time ago in a galaxy far far away … we had a Sylum Big Bang.

There weren’t a lot of stories, but we did get some great artwork to go with the ones that were finished.

Hows that for a Throwback Thursday!

Artist: Captain Jack Sparrow

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The Artwork was created for: Hunters Return Home by Bj Jones

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