Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 1 - ALL TRUSSED UP AND STILL NOWHERE TO GO
“You have to let go” | barbed wire | bound
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"You have to let go." Essek pleaded, looking up at Caleb from his precarious position.
"No! We don't know how deep the drop is. We don't know if the field extends all the way down- it's too risky. Just let me try. Please." Caleb begged in return, doing his very best to hold onto Essek.
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- Part 1 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 2 - TALKING IS OVERRATED
garotte | choking | gagged
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Caleb awoke tied to a chair in a cold, dark room. His eyes could barely pick out any details, though he could hear movement to his left. He tried to call out, he found that he had been gagged some sort of cloth. Filthy cloth, judging by the taste in his mouth.
He had fallen asleep in the room he had rented in Rexxentrum- how had he gotten here?
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- Part 2 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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Frumpkin and Essek Bonding: The Fic by Xhorhasian_Beacon
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
03 Oct 2021
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No. 3 - STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES BUT…
taunting | insults | “Who did this to you?”
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The cat meowed pathetically in response, still nuzzling Essek's leg. Essek carefully ran his hands over the cat's body, trying to assess what was bothering him. When he gently touched the area around Frumpkin's ribs, the cat bit him. Hard. Okay, that was clearly where the pain was coming from then.
"Okay, okay. I'm sorry." Essek murmured, petting the cat in what he assumed to be a soothing manner. "Let's get you back to Caleb, hmm? Who did this to you?" Essek asked, once again acting as if the cat could answer him.
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- Part 3 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 5 - I’VE GOT RED IN MY LEDGER
betrayal | misunderstanding | broken nose
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Essek had been unusually touchy with him in the three days leading up to his death. Caleb felt like that should have set off some sort of alarms for him, but it hadn't at the time. He had just thought that perhaps Essek was getting used to their budding relationship. That he was finally beginning to get used to showing and receiving affection. Now, however, he knew that the drow had been trying to tell him goodbye.
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- Part 4 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 6 - TOUCH AND GO
bruises | touch starved | hunger
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Caleb stood and dusted himself off, taking stock of the injuries he had sustained in his latest battle. He didn't seem to have been wounded badly when the enormous monstrosity had thrown him into the wall of the Aeorian research lab he had Essek had been exploring.
Essek.
Where was Essek?
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- Part 5 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 7 - MY SPIDEY-SENSE IS TINGLING
helplessness | numbness | blindness
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Caleb was glancing into the abyss that was the sea, lost in thought as he stared down into the inky black water. Fjord had died, Essek had betrayed them- it was a lot to process. Essek had seemed remorseful, but who knew how much of that had been real.
It was while Caleb was going over everything that had happened with the drow and with Uk'otoa's minions that he noticed something floating in the water. A body. At first, he thought that maybe it was one such minion, but the shape was all off. No, this was clearly something different. Caleb sent his Dancing Lights down as close as he could get them, his eyes widening as he caught sight of a familiar mantle.
Essek.
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- Part 6 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 8 - COUGHING UP A LUNG
pneumothorax | exotic illness | “Definitely just a cold”
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Essek froze in the doorway of the bedchamber. Not only was Caleb shivering, but Essek could clearly see the clearly visible blue veins spidering up the side of the human's neck.
"Shit.." Essek murmured, immediately knowing what the symptoms meant. Frigid Woe.
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- Part 7 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 9 - RUMORS OF MY DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED
presumed dead | (blind) rage | tears
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Verin had frozen this morning at breakfast, his stunning indigo eyes suddenly filling with tears. Nyl had feared that it had something to do with his boyfriend's brother the instant the Sending message had come in. Nyl reached out, resting his hand atop Verin's gently. "Are you alright? What's happened?"
Verin closed his eyes, taking a deep breath, likely to steel himself for the words he now needed to say.
"Thank you for informing me, Caleb. I-" Verin's breath hitched as he tried to keep himself from crying. "I can't imagine how hard that must have been for you."
After he had replied to Caleb's message, Verin turned his attention to Nyl. "Essek was killed this morning. Someone from the Assembly. Caleb sounded- wrecked."
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- Part 8 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 11 - JUST KEEP SWIMMING
adrift | drowning | dehydration
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Aeor had presented both Caleb and Essek with many different dangers since they had commenced their adventure into the depths of the fallen city. They had not, however, encountered anything like this before.
Unfortunately, due to the layer of snow covering the ground here, they hadn't seen the danger until it was too late.
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- Part 9 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 12 - IT’LL BE FUN, THEY SAID
torture | made to watch | begging
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Essek had known there was a good chance that the Assembly wouldn't let him go easily, but he certainly hadn't expected this. He had expected them to continue to harass him for information or to manipulate him into stealing more beacons for them. He supposed this shouldn't be too surprising though, considering how cruel he knew the members of the Assembly to be.
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- Part 10 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 13 - THAT’S GONNA LEAVE A MARK
“This is gonna suck” | burns | cauterization
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"Caleb, my heart, I am so terribly sorry." Essek muttered, thinking over his list of fire spells. He needed to cauterize the wound to get the worst of the bleeding under control before he wasted the time to retrieve the health potion. They only had minor ones left now, which likely wouldn't do much for a wound this size.
"I trust you.." Caleb murmured, his voice nearly too faint and weak for even Essek's sensitive elven ears to pick up.
This was going to suck.
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- Part 11 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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Caleb and Essek had both had a wonderful day exploring the fallen city of Aeor. They hadn't run into any danger and had actually managed to find a few interesting objects within the ruins.
It was just after they had finished dinner that Essek received the Sending message from Verin. His brother's voice sounded pained and stressed as he spoke. Clearly, something was wrong.
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- Part 12 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 15 - FEED A COLD, STARVE A FEVER
delirium | fever dreams | bees
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At first, they were glad that Essek had remained asleep during the time that Caleb had been gone, though that feeling was soon overtaken by concern. Upon taking a closer look at the unconscious dark elf, it became apparent that this was no ordinary sleep. Essek was running a concerningly high fever, made even more concerning by the fact that the elf usually ran cooler than most.
Upon trying to wake him, they received no response, something that just made the situation even more worrying.
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- Part 13 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 16 - ON A NEED TO KNOW BASIS
recovery | scars | aftermath
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Essek-
Hey man. You really need to get to Rexxentrum. This trial has been hard on everyone involved, but I'm getting real worried about Caleb. I still don't trust you, but he cares about you and I think he needs you right now. He's been closing himself off and I don't think he's been eating much. He won't let me help him- he won't let anyone help him. I tried to convince him to let Veth come to Rexxentrum- I thought that having her here might help, but he refused. I thought maybe you could come and I don't know- get his mind off of things? He needs help, man, I would love it if you could come down here. I know you're busy and I know that it's dangerous, but Caleb really needs some help. He's getting worse the more time that passes.
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- Part 14 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 17 - FIELD CARE 101
“Please don’t move!” | hemorrhage | dread
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Essek wrenched himself away from the current, his vison tilting and going dark for a moment before he was able to right himself again. As he took another step, however, he found himself toppling over. He shook himself off and looked to see what he had just seemingly tripped over.
His eyes focused now, his vision clear once more. Essek almost wished for the blurry haze to return as his violet eyes locked onto the prone form of Caleb, a huge pool of deep, crimson blood gathering beneath his crumpled body. Laying not far from Caleb, was a massive great sword. The very same great sword that the, now deceased, frost giant had been wielding.
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- Part 15 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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Alt. prompt # 11: near death experience
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Essek pulled his gaze away from Caleb as Fjord came to kneel beside him. He could have hugged the half-orc then, he was so relieved.
"Is Jester here? Caleb needs help." Essek asked, speaking far faster than he usually did.
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- Part 16 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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The Scorned Bride and the Reckless Hermit by Xhorhasian_Beacon
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
19 Oct 2021
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No. 19- JUST A SCRATCH
bitten | bleeding | stabbing
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Essek and Caleb were on their way from one Aeorian crash site to another when something caught Caleb's attention, immediately stopping him in his tracks. A large pack of white wolves were racing towards them, though not in a hunting formation. No, these wolves were running scared from something. After another couple of seconds of observation, it became apparent that what they were running from was a massive white dragon.
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- Part 17 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 20 - LOST & FOUND
trunk | trapped under water | solitary confinement
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However, their fun was doomed to end, as the path they had chosen to take to the next site happened to cross right in front of a massive cave system. The caves were hidden under snow and ice, but they were home to a creature. A creature which did not take kindly to have other living creatures in the vicinity of its home.
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- Part 18 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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No. 21 - THAT’S WHERE THE BLOOD’S SUPPOSED TO BE
bleeding through the bandages | pressure | blood-matted hair
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Caleb walked deeper into the house, placing the bags of food he had brought onto the dining room table as he passed it. As he exited the dining room, he was greeted by Pearl, one of Essek's personal cats. She and her twin brother, Onyx, were oriental longhairs. Pearl was solid white and Onyx, as his name suggested, was as solid black. However, as Caleb bent down to pet the feline, he realized that her fur was not, for once, pure white. Her paws were- red.
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- Part 19 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)
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Essek's Adventure With Modern Literature by Xhorhasian_Beacon
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
23 Oct 2021
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No. 22 - THEY MADE ME DO IT
cursed | demon | obsession
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The adventure itself had started out simple enough. Veth had approached Essek and Caleb with the idea of taking her camp for young adventurers on a little field trip to a cave system. Essek had left the actual decision up to Caleb, as he was honestly fine with whatever the human decided to do. Caleb, rather unsurprisingly, had decided that he wanted to tag along to help Veth clear the caves of any potential dangers.
Veth had chosen a cave system just outside of Felderwin for the trip, as it had seemed relatively safe, though there was no telling what could be lurking inside.
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- Part 20 of Whumptober 2021 (Shadowgast Edition)