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<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Arrivals</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Arrivals|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Arrivals</u></font>]]
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Rebel Yell</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Rebel Yell|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Rebel Yell</u></font>]]
<br>Before towns were secured, the first place a hero arrived was often the pits of the Olthoi. The tale of those who fought their way to freedom.
<br>Before towns were secured, the first place a hero arrived was often the pits of the Olthoi. The tale of those who fought their way to freedom.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Close Encounter</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Close Encounter|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Close Encounter</u></font>]]
<br>What the young mages mistook for a Shadow proved no less fierce or dangerous.
<br>What the young mages mistook for a Shadow proved no less fierce or dangerous.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Death's Herald</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Death's Herald|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Death's Herald</u></font>]]
<br>A look at those different heroes drawn to Dereth. The first: a thief, a master of the pick.
<br>A look at those different heroes drawn to Dereth. The first: a thief, a master of the pick.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Travels</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Travels|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Travels</u></font>]]
<br>The Aluvian warrior just thought to sell his loot and be done with town. Succumbing to the call of the tavern, though, he encounters a knowing stranger.
<br>The Aluvian warrior just thought to sell his loot and be done with town. Succumbing to the call of the tavern, though, he encounters a knowing stranger.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Distant Chime: Prolouge</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Distant Chime: Prolouge|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Distant Chime: Prolouge</u></font>]]
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Distant Chime: Chapter 1</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Distant Chime: Chapter 1|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Distant Chime: Chapter 1</u></font>]]
<br>The history of a true Derethian hero: the warrior known as Ravenlock.
<br>The history of a true Derethian hero: the warrior known as Ravenlock.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Call</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[The Call|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Call</u></font>]]
<br>Chapter 45 of an ongoing epic. In this installment, Aytalya must confront the blind jealousies of one who would make her Queen.
<br>Chapter 45 of an ongoing epic. In this installment, Aytalya must confront the blind jealousies of one who would make her Queen.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Darkness in Dereth</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Darkness in Dereth|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Darkness in Dereth</u></font>]]
<br>Not all adventurers are considered heroes. Not those of evil heart and nature.
<br>Not all adventurers are considered heroes. Not those of evil heart and nature.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Shadow-Walk</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Shadow-Walk|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Shadow-Walk</u></font>]]
<br>One girl's nightmare sets the stage, of an ordinary family dealing with the trials of Dereth.
<br>One girl's nightmare sets the stage, of an ordinary family dealing with the trials of Dereth.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Days of the Olthoi</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[The Days of the Olthoi (Fan Fiction)|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Days of the Olthoi</u></font>]]
<br>What life was like when the Olthoi ruled. Dark, forlorn, and filled with death. The tale of one family trapped in the monsters' slavish lair.
<br>What life was like when the Olthoi ruled. Dark, forlorn, and filled with death. The tale of one family trapped in the monsters' slavish lair.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Shadowy Reflections</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Shadowy Reflections|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Shadowy Reflections</u></font>]]
<br>A firsthand report from the battlefront. . . though not one penned by human hands.
<br>A firsthand report from the battlefront. . . though not one penned by human hands.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Letters to Hopto</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Letters to Hopto|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Letters to Hopto</u></font>]]
<br>A series of letters, from the frontlines to a longed-for love back home.
<br>A series of letters, from the frontlines to a longed-for love back home.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Dream Visage</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Dream Visage|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Dream Visage</u></font>]]
<br>On the role dreams play in delivering messages, news of the world, and the sentiments of one's companions.
<br>On the role dreams play in delivering messages, news of the world, and the sentiments of one's companions.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Time Storm</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Time Storm|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Time Storm</u></font>]]
<br>There may very well be no greater enemy than this: Time.
<br>There may very well be no greater enemy than this: Time.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>For All to Read, Written for One</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[For All to Read, Written for One|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>For All to Read, Written for One</u></font>]]
<br>There are many steps a Sho must take on the path to becoming a blademaster.
<br>There are many steps a Sho must take on the path to becoming a blademaster.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Tallwood Bridge</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[The Tallwood Bridge|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Tallwood Bridge</u></font>]]
<br>Taking sightseers to a Derethian graveyard is not the wisest business to run. Yet, it may be one of the most profitable.
<br>Taking sightseers to a Derethian graveyard is not the wisest business to run. Yet, it may be one of the most profitable.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Fall</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[The Fall|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Fall</u></font>]]
<br>Of good jewelry and jewelers: both lost as quickly as they're found.
<br>Of good jewelry and jewelers: both lost as quickly as they're found.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Hand of Jojii</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[The Hand of Jojii|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Hand of Jojii</u></font>]]
<br>How revenge, assassination -- even justice -- can all be found in the strangest of places.
<br>How revenge, assassination -- even justice -- can all be found in the strangest of places.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Silveran</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Silveran (Fan Fiction)|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Silveran</u></font>]]
<br>Standing on the bow of a ship, his clan hall but a distant memory, young Alrik's wanderlust has brought him far from home indeed.
<br>Standing on the bow of a ship, his clan hall but a distant memory, young Alrik's wanderlust has brought him far from home indeed.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Talla'Karan Heart</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[The Talla'Karan Heart|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Talla'Karan Heart</u></font>]]
<br>The history of a powerful talisman, and of those heroes dedicated to its recovery.
<br>The history of a powerful talisman, and of those heroes dedicated to its recovery.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Grievous Vault</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[The Grievous Vault|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Grievous Vault</u></font>]]
<br>An attempt to recover an injured soul may just lead to further battle against the undead.
<br>An attempt to recover an injured soul may just lead to further battle against the undead.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Battle of Burial Temple</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[The Battle of Burial Temple|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Battle of Burial Temple</u></font>]]
<br>Four young heroes must battle a powerful evil, this time without the help of their patron.
<br>Four young heroes must battle a powerful evil, this time without the help of their patron.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>A Derethian Tale: Chapter 4</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[A Derethian Tale: Chapter 4|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>A Derethian Tale: Chapter 4</u></font>]]
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>A Derethian Tale: Chapter 5</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[A Derethian Tale: Chapter 5|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>A Derethian Tale: Chapter 5</u></font>]]
<br>Selected chapters from on on-going story. How one Aluvian warrior comes into the service of his Sho patroness.
<br>Selected chapters from on on-going story. How one Aluvian warrior comes into the service of his Sho patroness.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Cold Derethian Sun</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Cold Derethian Sun|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Cold Derethian Sun</u></font>]]
<br>An archer struggles to come to peace with his exile from Ispar.
<br>An archer struggles to come to peace with his exile from Ispar.


<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Lu Lynn's Story</u></font>
<br>[[File:Zone Icon 05.gif]] [[Lu Lynn's Story|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Lu Lynn's Story</u></font>]]
<br>From early childhood, the orphan Lynn had a mystical connection with the fabled land beyond the portal.
<br>From early childhood, the orphan Lynn had a mystical connection with the fabled land beyond the portal.


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[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Adventures of Lorgrim the Swift</u></font>
[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Adventures of Lorgrim the Swift</u></font>
<br>Being an illustrated journal charting the career of a young archer.
<br>Being an illustrated journal charting the career of a young archer.
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<font color=#FFFFFF><b>Stories from the AC Beta</b></font>
<font color=#FFFFFF><b>Stories from the AC Beta</b></font>
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[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Con</u></font>
[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[The Con|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Con</u></font>]]
<br>When adventurers hastily jump to the conclusion that they've been cheated, the cheating is just getting underway.
<br>When adventurers hastily jump to the conclusion that they've been cheated, the cheating is just getting underway.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Reclamation of the Tower of Iiwah</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[Reclamation of the Tower of Iiwah|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Reclamation of the Tower of Iiwah</u></font>]]
<br>A vision of glory, the Firebird Iiwah renews the spirits of the heartsick and horrorstruck.
<br>A vision of glory, the Firebird Iiwah renews the spirits of the heartsick and horrorstruck.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Path of the Wolf</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[The Path of the Wolf|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Path of the Wolf</u></font>]]
<br>Zakhran al-Zubar relates how the revelation of his heritage set him on destiny's path, beyond the world of Ispar.
<br>Zakhran al-Zubar relates how the revelation of his heritage set him on destiny's path, beyond the world of Ispar.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Pride Before Nightfall</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[Pride Before Nightfall|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Pride Before Nightfall</u></font>]]
<br>Adventurers make a triumphant march over the hot desert, but their bravado cools with the setting of the sun and the rising of a dark menace.
<br>Adventurers make a triumphant march over the hot desert, but their bravado cools with the setting of the sun and the rising of a dark menace.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Fall of the Holtburg Redoubt</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[The Fall of the Holtburg Redoubt|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>The Fall of the Holtburg Redoubt</u></font>]]
<br>Once a fair Aluvian dwelling, the Holtburg Redoubt is now a noisome den, thanks to the tumeroks. An orphan from the redoubt explains the battle that destroyed his home and that saddled a heroic mage with unreasonable, though understandable, guilt.
<br>Once a fair Aluvian dwelling, the Holtburg Redoubt is now a noisome den, thanks to the tumeroks. An orphan from the redoubt explains the battle that destroyed his home and that saddled a heroic mage with unreasonable, though understandable, guilt.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Mutual Rescue</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[Mutual Rescue|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Mutual Rescue</u></font>]]
<br>Traveling the hazardous roads outside Hebian-To, a mage finds help for himself where he tried to help another.
<br>Traveling the hazardous roads outside Hebian-To, a mage finds help for himself where he tried to help another.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Leadership Potential</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[Leadership Potential|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Leadership Potential</u></font>]]
<br>Having witnessed crass negotiations for buying and selling into an allegiance, Rhiannon had nearly despaired of finding high-minded company. Then something interesting occurred.
<br>Having witnessed crass negotiations for buying and selling into an allegiance, Rhiannon had nearly despaired of finding high-minded company. Then something interesting occurred.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Longbow's Travels</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[Longbow's Travels|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Longbow's Travels</u></font>]]
<br>A new weapon becomes a warrior's passport through hazardous country.
<br>A new weapon becomes a warrior's passport through hazardous country.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Dawnsong</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[Dawnsong (Fan Fiction)|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Dawnsong</u></font>]]
<br>The Blademaster Ichi jin-rai confirmed the portents of doom and met his fate with dignity.
<br>The Blademaster Ichi jin-rai confirmed the portents of doom and met his fate with dignity.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Player Kill</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[Player Kill|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Player Kill</u></font>]]
<br>Until he met Green Knight, the noble Alioshka had been a paragon of virtue, or so it is said.
<br>Until he met Green Knight, the noble Alioshka had been a paragon of virtue, or so it is said.
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] <font color=#FFFFCC><u>Intervention in Eastham</u></font>
<br><br>[[File:Zone Icon 04.gif]] [[Intervention in Eastham|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Intervention in Eastham</u></font>]]
When an incursion of banderlings threatens the peace, brave adventurers rush to arms.  
When an incursion of banderlings threatens the peace, brave adventurers rush to arms.  
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Player Chronicles



Player Chronicles now links to the best stories and player journals hosted on our many excellent fan sites. Please note that Player Chronicles does not accept submissions directly; all works of fiction should instead be submitted to one of our many Asheron's Call fan sites. If you run an Asheron's Call site, please send story links to: asheron@microsoft.com , and we will consider them for inclusion on this page. Also, be sure to read the submission guidelines before submitting.

Be advised that all Player Chronicles articles represent only the views of their creators and may not accurately reflect the game or its official backstory.

Dedicated Story Sites


Fanstory.com

[Wiki Editor's Note: External links not archived]

Player Journals



Fist de Yuma
Leah Dara
Letters to Hopto
The Life and Times of Razak
Miadanu of Glenden Wood
The 2nd Realm
The Wolfchyld's Chronicles

[Wiki Editor's Note: External links not archived]

Stories



Arrivals
Rebel Yell
Before towns were secured, the first place a hero arrived was often the pits of the Olthoi. The tale of those who fought their way to freedom.


Close Encounter
What the young mages mistook for a Shadow proved no less fierce or dangerous.


Death's Herald
A look at those different heroes drawn to Dereth. The first: a thief, a master of the pick.


Travels
The Aluvian warrior just thought to sell his loot and be done with town. Succumbing to the call of the tavern, though, he encounters a knowing stranger.


Distant Chime: Prolouge
Distant Chime: Chapter 1
The history of a true Derethian hero: the warrior known as Ravenlock.


The Call
Chapter 45 of an ongoing epic. In this installment, Aytalya must confront the blind jealousies of one who would make her Queen.


Darkness in Dereth
Not all adventurers are considered heroes. Not those of evil heart and nature.


Shadow-Walk
One girl's nightmare sets the stage, of an ordinary family dealing with the trials of Dereth.


The Days of the Olthoi
What life was like when the Olthoi ruled. Dark, forlorn, and filled with death. The tale of one family trapped in the monsters' slavish lair.


Shadowy Reflections
A firsthand report from the battlefront. . . though not one penned by human hands.


Letters to Hopto
A series of letters, from the frontlines to a longed-for love back home.


Dream Visage
On the role dreams play in delivering messages, news of the world, and the sentiments of one's companions.


Time Storm
There may very well be no greater enemy than this: Time.


For All to Read, Written for One
There are many steps a Sho must take on the path to becoming a blademaster.


The Tallwood Bridge
Taking sightseers to a Derethian graveyard is not the wisest business to run. Yet, it may be one of the most profitable.


The Fall
Of good jewelry and jewelers: both lost as quickly as they're found.


The Hand of Jojii
How revenge, assassination -- even justice -- can all be found in the strangest of places.


Silveran
Standing on the bow of a ship, his clan hall but a distant memory, young Alrik's wanderlust has brought him far from home indeed.


The Talla'Karan Heart
The history of a powerful talisman, and of those heroes dedicated to its recovery.


The Grievous Vault
An attempt to recover an injured soul may just lead to further battle against the undead.


The Battle of Burial Temple
Four young heroes must battle a powerful evil, this time without the help of their patron.


A Derethian Tale: Chapter 4
A Derethian Tale: Chapter 5
Selected chapters from on on-going story. How one Aluvian warrior comes into the service of his Sho patroness.


Cold Derethian Sun
An archer struggles to come to peace with his exile from Ispar.


Lu Lynn's Story
From early childhood, the orphan Lynn had a mystical connection with the fabled land beyond the portal.




Submission Guidelines




Player Chronicles Archive

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Going forward, we will be changing how we showcase player stories on this page. We now encourage players to report news of their adventures to our excellent fan sites, many of which you can reach from Related Links on the table of contents to the left. Player Chronicles will henceforth link to the best stories submitted to us by Webmasters. If you run an Asheron's Call fan site, please send story links to website@asheronscall.com , and we will consider them for inclusion on this page.

Be advised that all Player Chronicles articles represent only the views of their creators and may not accurately reflect the game or its official backstory. All submissions are governed by our Terms of Use , and any opinions reflected by the submissions are not to be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by Microsoft.

Allegiance Contracts
To grow strong, an allegiance must outline a set of common goals and standard gift incentives for its members. Read the documents your fellow adventurers use to govern their own organizations.

Our Saga in Verse
Many fine poets have answered Asheron's Call. Read their contributions to the annals.

New Stories


Adventures of Lorgrim the Swift
Being an illustrated journal charting the career of a young archer.

[Wiki Editor's Note: External links not archived]

Stories from the AC Beta


The Con
When adventurers hastily jump to the conclusion that they've been cheated, the cheating is just getting underway.

Reclamation of the Tower of Iiwah
A vision of glory, the Firebird Iiwah renews the spirits of the heartsick and horrorstruck.

The Path of the Wolf
Zakhran al-Zubar relates how the revelation of his heritage set him on destiny's path, beyond the world of Ispar.

Pride Before Nightfall
Adventurers make a triumphant march over the hot desert, but their bravado cools with the setting of the sun and the rising of a dark menace.

The Fall of the Holtburg Redoubt
Once a fair Aluvian dwelling, the Holtburg Redoubt is now a noisome den, thanks to the tumeroks. An orphan from the redoubt explains the battle that destroyed his home and that saddled a heroic mage with unreasonable, though understandable, guilt.

Mutual Rescue
Traveling the hazardous roads outside Hebian-To, a mage finds help for himself where he tried to help another.

Leadership Potential
Having witnessed crass negotiations for buying and selling into an allegiance, Rhiannon had nearly despaired of finding high-minded company. Then something interesting occurred.

Longbow's Travels
A new weapon becomes a warrior's passport through hazardous country.

Dawnsong
The Blademaster Ichi jin-rai confirmed the portents of doom and met his fate with dignity.

Player Kill
Until he met Green Knight, the noble Alioshka had been a paragon of virtue, or so it is said.

Intervention in Eastham

When an incursion of banderlings threatens the peace, brave adventurers rush to arms.