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    Thread: Sapientia (Norway)
Post: RE: Sapientia (Norway)

The plane touched down in Tromsø, its wheels skidding slightly on the frostbitten runway. November in Norway was a harsh host, with biting cold and a sun that barely crept over the horizon. As the air...
Patricus I Rest of the world 1 34 03-24-2024, 05:21 PM
    Thread: Sapientia (Norway)
Post: Sapientia (Norway)

http://thefirstage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Tromso-e1711163867292.jpg Tromsø, Norway Continued from: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway) (https://thefirstage.org/forums/thread-1400-post-18771.html...
Patricus I Rest of the world 1 34 03-23-2024, 03:26 AM
    Thread: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)
Post: RE: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)

Continued at Sapientia (https://thefirstage.org/forums/thread-1604.html) (Norway) Sapientia means wisdom in Latin.
Patricus I Rest of the world 23 4,054 03-23-2024, 03:15 AM
    Thread: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)
Post: RE: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)

While Philip was deep in his prayer, a shared silence enveloped the group, and a vision unfolded before him, so vivid and real that he gasped. An ancient tree, gnarled and towering, appeared in a land...
Patricus I Rest of the world 23 4,054 03-22-2024, 03:32 PM
    Thread: Nightmares Reimagined
Post: RE: Nightmares Reimagined

Since arriving in Norway, Philip avoided dreaming of this place. He loathed the powerlessness he felt of late, and dreaming of keys and Arboreals only frustrated him further. Like all things eventuall...
Patricus I Place for Dreams 34 3,744 09-23-2023, 05:27 PM
    Thread: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)
Post: RE: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)

With the Key of Cunning nestled safe in his grasp, Philip returned to the foursome, but he did not sit as he had before. He was satisfied with the group’s collective acknowledgement of his holiness, a...
Patricus I Rest of the world 23 4,054 05-01-2023, 01:32 AM
    Thread: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)
Post: RE: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)

((So sorry he was over the top IC bitchy in that post. He’s in a bad mood. I’m all good though. *wink*))
Patricus I Rest of the world 23 4,054 03-31-2023, 03:18 AM
    Thread: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)
Post: RE: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)

He was looking at Armande when one of the women spoke first. He’d bore witness to enough of their encounters to discern the trio, unnatural whatever-they were. He withheld his judgement, though, f...
Patricus I Rest of the world 23 4,054 03-31-2023, 12:06 AM
    Thread: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)
Post: RE: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)

http://thefirstage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/priest.pnghttp://thefirstage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Philip-8.1-1-e1677025127446.jpg Fr. Lochlan Fletcher & Pope Patricus I [hr] Lochl...
Patricus I Rest of the world 23 4,054 02-22-2023, 12:44 AM
    Thread: Noctivagant
Post: RE: Noctivagant

Now that was done, Philip backed away Mara and the beflowered Nimeda. He recognized the bloom in her hair of course. Fantastical as it was, it quite was beautiful, though he would not linger upon the ...
Patricus I Place for Dreams 24 5,313 02-22-2023, 12:03 AM
    Thread: Noctivagant
Post: RE: Noctivagant

Philip’s gaze sharpened upon Nimeda. “Don’t presume that I am capable of forgiveness,” he corrected. The sternness in his voice was sharp as the ice blue of his eyes, which turned settled upon Mara. T...
Patricus I Place for Dreams 24 5,313 12-31-2022, 05:58 AM
    Thread: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)
Post: RE: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)

http://thefirstage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/priest.png Fr. Lochlan Fletcher Carmelengo of the Holy See It was late when Lochlan Fletcher was alerted of a need by the Holy Father. He lay asi...
Patricus I Rest of the world 23 4,054 12-30-2022, 02:40 AM
    Thread: Noctivagant
Post: RE: Noctivagant

http://thefirstage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DE10E28B-3A2C-453B-A836-D9B46A10CB39.jpeg Noctua Philip held his ground while the demon loomed near. Then the ground transformed and eventually fe...
Patricus I Place for Dreams 24 5,313 12-09-2022, 01:33 AM
    Thread: Lensa avatars
Post: RE: Lensa avatars

A few lessons:  You need to add between 10-20 stock images for the AI to use. If you can get 20, the results are better.  The images should be high resolution and cropped to be close-up.  If you ...
Patricus I General Discussion 18 2,976 12-06-2022, 02:57 PM
    Thread: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)
Post: RE: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)

The room was garishly decorated. That was saying something for the sovereign of Vatican City. Despite what the tourists viewed, the inside of the Papal Palace was quite sparse. The details were altere...
Patricus I Rest of the world 23 4,054 11-29-2022, 02:10 AM
    Thread: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)
Post: RE: The Great Hunt (Oslo, Norway)

A decade in Vatican City and the Holy Father rarely left the borders of his city-state. Then the last few weeks he’d visited no less than five rural dioceses all around eastern Europe. His visits were...
Patricus I Rest of the world 23 4,054 09-14-2022, 12:04 AM
    Thread: Noctivagant
Post: RE: Noctivagant

Although no sun illuminated the sky, a shadow overtook their vista. He looked to Nimeda for explanation, but her attention was focused upon the descending creature. It was towering and from its grasp ...
Patricus I Place for Dreams 24 5,313 08-29-2022, 11:48 PM
    Thread: Noctivagant
Post: RE: Noctivagant

It’s a dream, he thought, feeling stupid. He couldn’t drown unless he believed he was drowning. “In my defense, I felt like a drowned rat. I didn’t really believe I was a drowning rat. Speaking of,” h...
Patricus I Place for Dreams 24 5,313 08-03-2022, 09:39 PM
    Thread: Noctivagant
Post: RE: Noctivagant

The wobbly Philip caught his feet but only because stable arms kept him upright. The bloom in his head receded, and a touch to his brow found only water when he was sure that the fingers would come aw...
Patricus I Place for Dreams 24 5,313 08-02-2022, 06:37 PM
    Thread: Noctivagant
Post: RE: Noctivagant

He tried to push through, but it was as futile as walking through the walls of St. Petersburg. The harder he pushed, the edges of everything began to melt away. The shadowy cave blurred streaks of gre...
Patricus I Place for Dreams 24 5,313 07-31-2022, 12:53 AM