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Metaphasal episode 16, The Dandy Crew, has just gone live. Temerity has finally assembled her crew of experts, but the events in the Endless Caverns have left her wondering who was supplying hoodlums with mechanised weaponry, and for what purpose? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Metaphasal episode 15, The Endless Caverns, has just gone live. The Crew head out from Wynnmouth to deal with the bandits who have been blighting the area. The miscreants have taken up residence in an area called the Endless Caverns, which they are using as a fortress while they amass money. Or is that all they are up to? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com. And yes, the title is a quiet tribute to Sacred 2... Took me a while to get around to it, but it seemed somehow appropriate with this one.

The fourteenth metaphasal episode, Wynnmouth, has gone live. The group rides south, on the trail of a man the papers have taken to calling The Judge. From what they have heard, he has been blazing his own brand of justice across the southern reaches of Farsland, generally from the business end of a rifle. Will he be willing to join the Dandy Crew? And is he actually as good as the papers say? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com

The thirteenth metaphasal episode, The body of the beast, has just gone live. Raven Ice appears to have fatally shot the Red Queen, but Temerity insists that they follow the trail of blood to make sure that the animal is put out of its misery. However, what they find isn't quite what they had expected. Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

The twelfth metaphasal episode, The Hunt for the Red Queen, has just gone live. Gerry McGinty, the shotgun supremo from the remote Tannehelm Mountains, is happy to join the crew, but only after he has rid the land of the dread giant mountain lion, the Red Queen. Temerity is happy to be back in the land she grew up in, but some other members are less than enthused, Will they succeed in tracking down the monster? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

The 11th metaphasal episode sees the fledgling crew heading back towards the Tannehelm Mountains to the town of Twelveoaks. Here, it is hoped that they can meet up with a man called Gerry McGinty, who is said to be the best at shooting with a shotgun. Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Metaphasal episode ten, A fallen idol, has just gone live. The tenth metaphasal episode follows on from Temerity losing to Callum McGinty. Far from dismissing her as a loser, Callum decides to tell the two women his story, and explain why he may not be the man they need for their crew. Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Metaphasal episode nine, The Show and a little competition, has just gone live. In it, Temerity and Raven Ice watch the circus show, and then Callum 'Left-Eye' McGinty has a little challenge before he will listen to what the women have to propose. Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Metephasal episode eight, The Circus and Grotesquery, has just gone live. This sees Temerity and her new comrade Raven Ice set off in search of a third member of the Dandy Crew, the expert rifleman, Callum 'Left-Eye' McGinty. He's down south in some sort of travelling circus sideshow, so will they be able to find him? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com

Metaphasal episode 7, Back to Camber Gal Wen, has just gone live. This sees Temerity and Raven Ice return to her home, the hilltop fort Camber Gal Wen. However, having lost her motivation, namely revenge on Commander Devistere, can Temerity find something else to focus on? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Metaphasal episode 6, Out of the blue, has just gone live. Temerity and Raven Ice manage to escape from Confluence by means of the sewers, but what lays ahead for them now? And can the mountain girl really trust the former Chancel officer, her former rival? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com

Metapasal episode 5, Passage through the Sewers, has just gone live. This time we resumes with Temerity. When we last saw her, she had faced down Commander Devistere only to have him disappear and be replaced by Raven Ice. What is it that the Chancel officer wants with Temerity, after their last, angry confrontation? And as it's an adventure yarn, I had to have the heroes end up in the sewers at least once, didn't I? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com

Thanks again, Gogo! (Anyone else think this now seems a bit like one of those shows with a special guest appearing on stage?) Metaphasal episode 4, One glorious day, has just gone live. With all the intricacies of the city's internal mechanisms, this one sees the Arch-Chancellor actually flip the switch to conclude the development phase of the project. What will happen when the active phase is initiated? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Thanks Gogo! Hope you had a good one yourself... Metaphasal episode three, the City's Secret has just gone live. This sees the Arch Chancellor visiting one of his cronies, the Chancellor Compassion. She's a bit of an oddball, a lieutenant that never sought the leadership of the Chancel. She's been dedicated to fulfilling part of the vision of the Chancel's founder over the last few years, and is now ready to reveal her progress so far. Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

I'm a day late, due to Christmas yesterday and not getting close to my laptop. However, metaphasal episode two, The Arch-Chancellor, has just gone live. This introduces the head of the Phelsen branch of the Chancel, and also begins to explain his ambitions and plots. Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Thanks Ironwill - I appreciate that. Rather than double post, I'll add this here: Phase four concluded last week. This week we begin the next stage, which I'm terming metaphasal episodes. The first of these actually takes place during Phase Two, when Temerity and Kyle (remember him?) were snowed in the tavern at Hazelmere. With nothing better to do, the people there trade stories about the weird and wonderful places they have heard of, including the capital of Salmedina, Phelsen. Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Episode 14, Confrontation, has just gone live. Temerity has shadowed Commander Devistere back to his lodgings, and seems to have him cornered. Will she find the answers to all the questions she has? Or will things be left up in the air once more? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com

Episode 13, On the hunt, has just gone live. Having passed the silver curtain, Temerity finds herself affected by a strange apathy. She needs to overcome this in order to carry out her hunt for Commander Devistere, but can she do it? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Episode 12, Through the silver curtain, has just gone live. No, it isn't a strange showbiz reference - Temerity finds that the city of Confluence is surrounded by a strange, shimmering wall of silver light. Is this some means of trying to keep the likes of her out, or does it have some other, sinister purpose? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Episode 11, Confluence, has just gone live. Temerity now nears the capital of Farsland, Confluence. There seems to be an unusual number of people on the road, but they are all heading in the opposite direction to her. What does this mean? And what will Temerity find when she enters the grand city? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com

Episode 10, Trekking along the Kern, has just gone live. Temerity has bypassed the barbed wire at the canal, Temerity heads on into the Heartlands. She knows that Confluence is on the banks of the Kern, so it seems logical to follow it. What dangers await her as she does this? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Episode nine - Into the forbidden zone has just gone live. Having found a way past the barbed wire the Chancel has set up to keep undesirables out, Temerity rides on in order to continue her search. What awaits her in the forbidden zone beyond the wire? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Episode eight, Barriers in the Way, has just gone live. Having spent an uncomfortable night under the stars in Farsland, Temerity sets out once more but soon find her way blocked by barbed wire. Who has set it there, and for what purpose? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Episode seven - On the trail again has gone live. Having gotten past Raven Ice, Temerity heads back onto the trail in order to continue her journey west. She sees signs of military activity, and wonders whether the rebellion in the east is actually beginning to gain momentum. Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.

Episode six, Raven Ice has just gone live. Temerity receives a tip off that the female commander from the Roving Inquest, Raven Ice, is lurking in a town near by. Can she catch up with her, and find out where Devistere has run to? Read it at www.temerityjustice.com.