Arcs

"''Blade Company is TROUBLE, cub." -- Xaldun'

Blade Company boasts a sorted, patchwork history that has encountered everything from liches to the Flame Legion and Molten Alliance. Below are the chronicles of the major storylines, presented roughly in chronological order.

Drop Dead (April 2013)
A deal with a Lich draws questions about Shrgar's loyalty to the Company, and ends up with Tagrall cursed. In a moment of weakness, the curse forces Bird to make a dirty deal to save her mate's life. Ultimately, the Lich's wrath is deflected by Veyrroc becoming his new Reaper.

The Trouble with Totems (May 2013)
After rescuing the Elementalist Synark Groundscythe, the Company begins to suspect he is under influences they can't understand. As the influence of a corrupting totem grows on Synark, he begins to lose control of his elemental powers and engages in a race against time to prevent or stop the totem from destroying him. Unaware of this, Treyo follows the troubled elementalist into Nolan and steals the totem. Unprepared for its effects, the young elementalist is nearly overpowered by the spirit contained within the totem. In a raw display of power, he nearly injures several bystanders, though is subdued by Petra and watches as Zjarr destroys the totem with a well-timed shot. However, the spirit has possessed the cub, and under it influence he ends up almost murdering Verinax, Petra, and Nalyxa in cold blood.

Meanwhile, Sektus begins to purge the corruption from himself and Synark, and catches wind of the young elementalist's plight. With assistance from Tanya Barclaw, he is able to banish the spirit Coal-Eyes from Treyo's body, but not the growing corruption.

After several days, Treyo succumbs to the corruption in the Serrated Blade, and the Blades must engage in an emergency mission to capture a flame legion Shaman to save him from becoming fully corrupted. The mission is successful, and with Synark's assistance, Sektus drains the corruption from his fellow elementalist's bodies, taking on the corruption himself.

Caster Warband (June 2013)
With a sudden influx in magically-adept recruits, Tagrall and Nalyxa decide that it is time to form a fourth Warband in Blade Company as a home for their new corps of casters. At a meeting held in Snowden Drifts, Synark, Sektus, and Treyo volunteer to lead the new 'band, and are told they'll undergo three challenges to prove their worth.

Synark is selected to undergo the first challenge. No sooner does this begin, then he finds himself face-to-face with an enraged Tagrall, and tasked to bring the enraged Centurion under control. He is successful, though the experience almost kills him.