Going with the theme! Here’s the three of them after a battle. Uniforms are slightly off as Nico would be in a General’s Uniform, Tony in Captain’s and Speed would have the rank of Doctor.
And for a fun addition – the image moving.
Sylum Inspiration: Aguilar de Nerha
Integridad: Hunter
Aguilar and his twin brother Callum were born October 21st in the year of our lord 1460 AD and was in Masyaf.
They’re parents were Assassins, the little they knew of them, was that their father, Sebastiano was from Spain and their mother, Brigit, who was from Ireland. Their father was trained at Masyaf, who on a mission, fell in love with Brigit, brought her back and trained her. The two had been killed during the Spanish Inquisition, a year after the boys had been born. They ended up raised by the Assassin Order, and trained to follow in their parents footsteps.
When they set out on their own missions, Aguilar went to Spain, while Callum went to Ireland.
Aguilar took over the missions their parents had been killed. Hunting down Templars that were using the Spanish Inquisition for their own goals.
He ended up meeting Maria, saving her from a local ‘Inquisitor’. She had made it clear that she wouldn’t bow to the the false church, and become their whore. Aguilar fell for her instantly, the two ended up married six months later – solidify his cover as a Silk Merchant.
She knew about his Assassin work, and patched him up when he would return home. Over the years she bore him three daughters – but refused to let him train any of them.
While working on a mission with Maximus, Aguilar was mortally wounded. There was no doubt in his mind, he would be Turned.
Dark Chocolate Day
Today – for those who love Dark Chocolate I give you permission to have some!
I miss chocolate. I can’t have it do to the fact I can’t have ANY Caffeine. Chocolate has a lot of caffeine in it 🙁
Do you love dark chocolate?
Spring Fling 2026 – Last Day for Sign Ups
Last Day to sign up!
Spring Fling is to showcase Artwork, Fanmixes, Videos, and Aesthetics. No stories for Spring Fling those are showcased for Seven Days and Advent!
- Aesthetics
- Artwork
- Digital (wallpapers, designs specific for phones/tablets)
- Memes (make something up that fits Sylum)
- Original (draw, paint then scan or take a picture)
- Fanmix (make a playlist of songs for your favorite character, pairing or clan)
- Fanvids (you don’t have to make a hollywood production, can do a slide show set to music)
What do you need to do to participate?
You will need to sign up and state what your interested in doing
How do I sign up?
There are two ways to sign up!
- Email: sylumclan@gmail.com – put SPRING FLING in Subject and let us know what your interested in doing
- Reply to this Post: Just hit reply with what your interested in doing and contact info for us to get a hold of you.
Sign Ups close January 31st. If we do not get your request, by the 31st it will not be included.
Is there a deadline of when the Art/Video/Fanmix needs to be Finished?
Yes!
- Posts will be made through March on the blog for participants can check in.
- All art/videos/fanmixs will need to finished and emailed to (sylumclan@gmail.com) by March 28th. For those who have drawn something for Spring Fling – please scan to jpg and send via email.
- Spring Fling will start April 5th.
I have questions?
- Drop a reply to this post or on any of the ‘Check-In Posts’ with a “FLAIL” *HELP” with contact info and we’ll get back to you.
- Email: sylumclan@gmail.com
Boxing Day – Results
Results for teh 2025 – Boxing Day
Winner: They team up against someone … it was very close between it and – Screw it and go for lunch
And here’s 2025 Boxing Day Snippet
Sylum Song of the Month: January
Though I no longer use Spotify – I figured it would be fun to do a Sylum Song of the Month.
Basically a song or piece of music that has been inspiring to stories or just feels like Sylum.
You can always – reply with one of your favorite so can add to playlists 🙂
Sylum Inspiration: Jack Reacher
Tallikut: Hunter
Jack Reacher was born on a military base in Berlin, on 29 October 1960. Jack’s mother Josephine Moutier Reacher (née Moutier) was a French national, making Jack fluent in French from an early age.
After being shunted around the world, growing up on U.S. military bases as his father Stan was deployed, he gained an education in basic survival as well as an education that allowed him to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point. Graduating from West Point, Reacher worked to achieve the ranks of 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, and Major including an intervening demotion from Major to Captain in 1990 during his tenure in the Military Police. During his 13 years of service, his achievements were recognised in the form of citations and awards including the Silver Star, the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Soldier’s Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Bronze Star, and a second Silver Star and Purple Heart for wounds sustained in the bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut in 1983.
Among his formal qualifications Reacher is fluently bilingual in English and French, passable in Spanish, outstanding on all man-portable weaponry, and beyond outstanding at hand-to-hand combat, Reacher describing himself as a brawler, his fighting is akin to a thrown chainsaw with the motor running.
He left the service, only to be pulled back into it, after 9/11. Reacher continues to work as an Investigator, despite now starting to reach retirement age. He’s mostly a loner, no wife or family, and doesn’t have an online footprint. Even for the Military there are times he’s hard to track.
While following a suspected killer, he ended up in Chicago working with Detective Vecchio to bring in the suspect. In the process of saving Vecchio he was wounded, it would seem his age was starting to show. Vecchio approached him in the hospital about another option.
Sylum Trivia – Answer: January 2026
Question: Name the Mates of the characters we replaced with Sam Heughan
Answer:
Peter Quill – Agular/Callum
Joshua Faraday – David/Paul
Jack Ryan – Marco
Owen Grady – No Mate
Jacob Frye – No Mate
Duncan – MacBeth/Leto
There’s a them with this one 🙂
Since no one answered … will just add one of these guys to my list.
AI Images
GUYS! GUYS!!
This is what I was talking about in State of the Clan!!
Cackles!!
This is just one of them I’ve been playing with. I got some really really cool stuff coming!
Coffee House Friday
Since it was Pooh Day earlier … do you have that one cuddly toy that you still hug and cuddle?
Spring Fling 2026 – Reminder Sign Ups
Reminder!! You know you want to join in on the fun!
Spring Fling is to showcase Artwork, Fanmixes, Videos, and Aesthetics. No stories for Spring Fling those are showcased for Seven Days and Advent!
- Aesthetics
- Artwork
- Digital (wallpapers, designs specific for phones/tablets)
- Memes (make something up that fits Sylum)
- Original (draw, paint then scan or take a picture)
- Fanmix (make a playlist of songs for your favorite character, pairing or clan)
- Fanvids (you don’t have to make a hollywood production, can do a slide show set to music)
What do you need to do to participate?
You will need to sign up and state what your interested in doing
How do I sign up?
There are two ways to sign up!
- Email: sylumclan@gmail.com – put SPRING FLING in Subject and let us know what your interested in doing
- Reply to this Post: Just hit reply with what your interested in doing and contact info for us to get a hold of you.
Sign Ups close January 31st. If we do not get your request, by the 31st it will not be included.
Is there a deadline of when the Art/Video/Fanmix needs to be Finished?
Yes!
- Posts will be made through March on the blog for participants can check in.
- All art/videos/fanmixs will need to finished and emailed to (sylumclan@gmail.com) by March 28th. For those who have drawn something for Spring Fling – please scan to jpg and send via email.
- Spring Fling will start April 5th.
I have questions?
- Drop a reply to this post or on any of the ‘Check-In Posts’ with a “FLAIL” *HELP” with contact info and we’ll get back to you.
- Email: sylumclan@gmail.com
State of the Clan: 2026
Let’s be honest. The decade hasn’t been the best. I’m not sure where 2025 even went, but I can tell you – I still didn’t get any writing done.
Did you know this is the 11th year I’ve been posting – State of the Clan. I went to look back at some older ones and was shocked at how many there were.
So here we are again. Another year.
Starting off with some serious conversations, then we’ll get to the fun stuff