Hyborean Age - a Conan Exiles story

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Alfredo and the women came across the Darfari camp known as Corner of Bones...

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A female dancer, Anutis the Limber, was rescued in the nick of time from ending up as the cannibals' next meal. Grateful for the timely rescue she followed the group back to their house...

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That night Alfredo enjoyed the attention of three love hungry women in his bed. And this has only continued since that day. Fortunately, Alfredo does not seem to have any problems keeping up with their demands in bed. 

Attracted by the beam of light emanating from Mek-Kamoses' Spire, like moths drawn to a flame, Alfredo and his three female companions ventured north along the river and stumbled upon the Hand of the Maker. A ghostly apparition of a young female taking her life with a plunge from the giant palm appeared before them. They found her final journal entry...

A giant crocodile lived next to the river. Inside the beast's stomach Alfredo found a skeleton key and neaby they found the chest. Unlocking the chest he found the legendary sword, El's Drinker...

Alfredo and the women continued their journey to Mek-Kamoses' Spire. But when they finally got there, it was a warzone. Bodies of Khitan warriors were strewn around and the Stygian master was nowhere to be seen.

"Greetings, wanderer. I suspect an interesting and winding road has brought you to me. I am a sculptor. My current medium is blood crystals. Should you bring me some, I am happy to barter with my skills, such as they are. So many disparate and desperate roads lead to the perdition of these Exiled Lands. Once, in another life it seems, I was an artisan of Khitai, my work displayed in the capital cities and honored with no small amount of praise. Mek-Kamoses has shown generosity to we Khitan. He unites us with the promise of escape. His mind is ruthless, but sane... no small feat for one wh practices his art," Master Carver Huang said. "How did you end up here?" Alfredo wondered. "A powerful statesman commissioned a statue in his image. I toiled for weeks searching for his likeness imprisoned in the block of jade. I chiseled. I cut. I perspired. Yet every time I neared completion, the jade shattered inexplicably. After the fifth failure, my patron sent me home in a fit of rage. That night, I was abducted, I awoke here. I have seen many odddities in my time here. I now believe my former patron to be cursed. Only a curse could keep me from freeing him from the jade. Now, like you, like so many others, I am banished to this uncanny prison. Yet the impossible possibility of escape has manifested. Mek-Kamoses requires my hand to craft an altar to his exact specifications to amplify his sorcery, that he might open a gateway of egress from this cursed place. Should our gambit succeed, should we escape, I fear we must live in obscurity. I will have to perform my craft anonymously. Even escape is a sort of prison. And now the prospect of escape fils me with uncertainty. Should I remain here, life would be dangerous. I could be flayed in my sleep. However, the same is true for me in Khitai."

The thick hide from the rhinos they killed would allow them to make some heavy armour.

With the thaumaturgy bench completed Alfredo took the first steps to further his sorcery...

At the Summoing Place, headquarters to the Darfari, Alfredo found another journal entry...

When finished with the Summoning Place and after turning in the collected sorcerer skulls, Alfredo had amassed enough obolus coins to purchase a thrall. He settled on a combatant, a female Cimmerian warrior...

And so it was that Dalinsia joined Alfredo's harem and became female number four. Still, the man lusted for more. Much more.

Sinners Refuge was a cave where many Exiles sought shelter together. It was also a source for brimstone. The Exiles fought fiercly, but their crude stone weapons were no match for Alfredo and the women's iron. Those who resisted wre summarily slain and in the end only five Exiles remained alive - all of them women. The prisoners were forced to carry the brimstone back to the base and then they were stripped naked and foot shackles were clasped on their ankles. All of the captured women were issued jobs at the base - as smelters, smith, carpenter and armourer. 

Of course a new building to house the new workforce was also needed. It was quickly built and filled with eight beds and amenities. 

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Of course Alfredo wasn't satisfied with what he had - he wanted more power. And he lusted for his female slave workers. It was with the aid of his slave sorceress that Alfredo could have his wish. With her power the slaves' could all be impregnated at the same time...

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Naturally there was a price to pay for all thois power - the price came from the lives of captured enemies...

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Before long all of Alfredo's slave women were pregnant...

Driven by sorcery the pregnancies progressed quickly and the newborns mature very fast. Alfredo was delighted to inspect the fist batch of his brood of children...

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Time passed and Alfredo had started a huge project further up north. All the female slave crafters had been made free citizens and had moved to the new location from the starter base at the Tower of Bats.

Not everything had gone smooth though. The Stygian army had made an attack o the new base while it was being built. Though Alfredo and the women fought fiercely against the invaders and defeated the enemy, Alfredo's companion Dalinsia was killed in the fighting. After that Alfredo brought many of his children up from the Tower of Bats to the new base. The rest were left at the old base to provide more resources for the continued construction.

A few freed captives boosted the new base's population - a female bearer, a dancer with a unpronounceable name who Alfredo would call 'Makes Waves' and an archer. The archer was a good addition as he would be able to serve Alfredo's daughters and make even more citizens for the base. 

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The crafting chain was fully up and operational now.

The sorceresses kept working with the alchemist to create more of the drug Alfredo had forced them to create and had used to make all of his children back at the Tower of Bats base. Now the sorceresses were mothers themselves and free members in Alfredo's harem.

Alfredo's companions had also become mothers by now and one of his sons had joined the main adventuring team. But Alfredo enjoyed taking different members along on every outing. 

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Of course, having established a dedicated cult to sex and procreation would help the base grow quickly. Alfredo just had to capture more women for his own harem and for his sons to start their own. As well as providing new males for their many daughters. 

There was still a lot more construction to do before Alfredo would even begin to be satisfied. 

Alfredo gathered a team of four followers to accompany him...

Their objective was New Asagarth - to raid for loot and possible female captives...

Of course the Nordheimers fought back but they could not defend against the unmatched skill and power of Alfredo and his team...

Alfredo had hoped that at least one woman would surrender, but he had no such luck.

In the end Alfredo found a treasure chest and brought it back to his clan's treasury. 

Alfredo visited the first base with a group of his followers and children. They raided the Darfari camp known as Corner of Bones but there was next to nothing of value - no one worthy of capture nor any loot worth picking up.

The party continued to the Darfari headquarters - The Summoning Place - Surely, there would be something of value to be found here...

The raid party returned home with a bountiful chest of treasure.

When returning for the two women left at the Tower of Bats outpost, Alfredo saw they had captured two Darfari brutes who were now subjected to the wheel of pain. 

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A male and a female, the Darfari brutes had their will broken and became compliant servants. 

All meanwhile the base was slowly expanding to be able to house everyone. 

On a quest searching for gret lotus powder Alfredo and his party stumbled upon the Arena. Battling a giant snake and undead they finally found some of the lotus powder and a few flowers as well as seeds. It would be enough to further Alfredo's sorcery powers to the next level.

Before returning to base the party ventured deeper into the Arena and discovered the great Sinkhole uccupied by a large undead dragon. The undead reptile immediately attacked and attempted to set the party aflame but in the end Alfredo's party defeated the creature and returned to base with some valuables, including a large white gem known as the Star of the Champion.

The treasury was a good place to store the new-found riches for now. 

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The next level in Alfredo's sorcery power required some demon blood - which the clan had in abundance - and some soul essence. To obtain the soul essence a sacrifice was required and the members at the mining outpost captured an unfurtunate Darfari. 

With the soul essence in hand Alfredo could advance his sorcery knowledge another level.

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Anutis the Limber and Makes Waves were both very happy to provide the entertainment needed to cleanse Alfredo of the corrpution he had recently gained. 

The Stygian raid still fresh in mind, Alfredo got around ordering the construction of a wall with double iron gates to stall another attempt to overrun the base from the same spot. 

Dalinsia's death still wighed heavily on Alfredo. But now he had even more members defending the place. Archers had been posted on the roof above all the crafters. 

The clan continued adding to the treasury. Another attack by the Stygian army could be expected at any time.

The main building, housing the Temple of Derketo as well as Alfredo's personal chambers and the sleeping quarters of his closest servants and those of the priestesses. The building also housed the kitchen and the bar. There was always a maid to serve drinks and a beautiful entertainer dancing.

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But the clan needed more beds for everyone. Therefore another building complex was started. It would house the majority of the fighters and crafters. The new herbalist thrall also started a garden. 

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Two men were captured and fettered to the scarificial stones...

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Alfredo now had enough blood...

He added the next page to his sorcery tome...

Then the Stygian Army struck again...

The fighting was fierce and the the blood of the slaughtered drenched the ground. 

The attackers were defeated but the cost was too great -- of all of the clan's defenders only the archers were unscathed. The Darfari brutes survived and so did Anutis, but all of the other perished. To recover from this devastating blow there was only one thing Alfredo could do. This required a lot of sorcery and breeding with all the female crafters. 

Alfredo had a lot to ponder...

Once the garden had been expanded Alfredo set his sight on the next page of his sorcery tome. He lacked dragon horns...

They were successful and Alfredo quickly went on to complete his tome. Next step was to start building a network of transportory stones...

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The second transportory stone was set up near the Black Hand's headquarters. It was dawning when Alfredo's party started the raid...

Getting back home with the treasure was quick and easy now. The third transportory stone was established outside New Asagarth...

A rabbit pen helps with providing meat for the growing clan. 

The defenders were keeping in shape. Mitra got his shrine of worship and the clan got a boar pen to privide them with pork and hides. The treasury grew and still now sign of the Stygian army - those villains would return sooner or later. And Alfredo also had his personal orchard on his balcony.

Alfredo decided to lead a new expedition...

The party passed through the Slaveway.

Those dead trees at the Shattered Springs had an eerie lifelike look resembling - people. Was this just a coincidence or was this the result of sorcery?

The path led by Klael's Stronghold...

But the objective was to establish a fast-travel point outside Sepermeru.

In a bar in the town Alfredo's party met the man, the legend, the Cimmerian barbarian in the flesh -- Conan himself. The barbarian shared his latest story, how he had raided Mek Kamoses' Spire and killed the evil sorcerer and rescued the princess to be sacrificed. She was obviously infatuated by Conan since being whisked away from the brink of being sacrificed. 

The alleyes of Sepermeru were crawling with thugs. The party visited the market but there was nothing that caught their eye. 

At the back of the tavern was a winecellar. It lead deep into a dungeon, but Afredo's party turned back at the broken bridge. Sure, they could've jumped across, but exploring the place would have to come another day. 

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At the Tower of the Bats outpost Alfredo's clan members had aquired a new slave. Alfredo was shocked by how she resembled Dalinsia who he had lost not long ago. 

The portal system allowed quick travel back to the base. 

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Alfredo brought the new slave woman to the workshop to get her outfitted. He also began calling her by the name Dalinsia.

Dalinsia shared Alfredo's bed. She had expected to become a pleasure slave ever since she was captured, but she was pleased with the affection he showed her. She also had not expected to be allowed to wear armour and carry weapons. 

But here she was, following Alfredo and his other female companions on expeditions. 

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At the ruins of Al Meryah it seemed the Stygian army was up to something. The place was abandoned when Alfredo's group happened by, byt the evidence of a building project was evident. 

Alfredo's mind started working on a new plan - they would need an outpost to divert the attention of the Stygian army from the main base - make the enemy believe they were moving their riches to a new location for safe keeping. 

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They raided the local camp belonging to the Dogs of the Desert. 

Alfredo and his companions made their way through the Savannah to Mek-Kamoses' Spire. Things were different from last time he visited...

"What happened here?" Alfredo wondered. "The loss of a body is a small matter for one who commands the obeisance of many other bodies. Byy and by, I shall bide my time, and by my so potent art, make myself whole again," Mek-Kamoses said.

The Stygian sorcerer would not say what had come to pass here, but Alfredo knew someone he might ask...

Master Carver Huang told Alfredo how Conan the Cimmerian had rampaged through the camp, kiled many Khitan, separated Mek-Kaoses'  head from his shoulders, destroyed the blood crystal on the altar and made off with the princess intended as a sacrifice. Alfredo snickered to himself, the Stygian sorcerer had it coming, he thought.

Establishing a portal at his outpost it grew quickly...

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Today Ylva was going to get her new armour...

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Everything was ready.

Meanwhile, Alfredo was still busy at the new outpost meant to distract the Stygian army away from the main base.

A weird disturbance occurred in the desert. Alfredo and his followers killed seveal of the weird creatures that were appearing.

At the ruins of Al Mrayah, the Kushite woman known as Yelaya was scouting the Stygian fortress. She had to make a quck retreat when she was discovered.

Though only armed with improvised stone weapons, this woman was a force to be reckoned with. Her small stature might be deceiving, up close her muscular build was rather apparent.

Yelaya continued westward from the Savannah.

In the distance she spotted buildings. More Stygians? She would have to get closer to find out...

She could see people of several enthinities, Vanir and Nordheimer and Cimmerian, Hyborian and Shemite. Yelaya mustered her courage and stepped out of the shadows making her presence known.

The Cimmerian told her the leader was currently away but he would certainly be interested in meeting her personally. The Kushite woman could certainly understand what he meant. 

Since it was late and her belly was rumbling, Yelaya decide to use the campfire to cook her meal.

The next day the guards let her enter. There were a lot of patrons in the tavern. And there was a transportory stone here as well... 

But first, Yelaya talked to the barmaid. 

Yelaya was told to which destination to go. Without further consideration, she stepped on the transporty stone. Soon she had found the correct stone...

Yelaya arrived at the main base, partially corrupted. But watching the entertainers dancing next to the nearby Vanir totem the corruption quickly faded. 

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In the tavern, the barbaid told Yelaya to get her weapon and armour before she met the clan leader - he would come and giver her a proper welcome she said. 

The armourer instructed Yelaha to strip, so she could get proper measurements before starting work. 

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While waiting for the armourer to complete her work, Yelaya talked to the blacksmith. She immediately started work on the Kushite woman's new weapon. 

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When she had her weapon and armour, Yelaya returned to the bar. The barmaid told her to take the stairs up to the clan leader's room.

In the upstairs room, a woman told Yelaya to drink what she gave her. Yelaya wondered what it was but the woman only smiled and said this is what all new female members went through and told Yelaya to stip named and that Alfredo would soon consummate the relationship. The drink she had been given tasted unusual, but she drank it all down. Then she started to stip and soon she felt a very strong arousal. 

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Alfredo entered the room with a smile. Here was a new woman to welcome into the fold by the tradition he had created. 

Alfredo stipped down and entered the bed. Yelaya was ready for him.

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Once their coupling was over, Yelaya had a brief chance to talk to him and Alfredo told her that what she had been given to drink was designed to immediately bring her into fertility as well as heigthen her lust, all to guarantee conception. All new women unwent this treatment. Then through more sorcery the fetus would grow at an accelerated rate and mature after birth as soon as the baby had its first sip of the mother's milk. It's how the vast majority of the clan members had been created. Yelaya asked Alfredo where he had learned all this.

 

Yelaya set out to gain the same knowledge for herself. Her first stop was the clan's mining outpost by the Tower of the Bats. Alfredo had told her where to find Kurak's cave. This was her next destination. 

Yelaya arrived at the mining outpost. She ordered some thralls to follow her...

The directions Alfredo had given her were easy to follow and soon Yelaya was inside the sorcerors' cave...

She found the Tome of Kurak and gained the first knowledge she was seeking.

Back at the base Yelaya continued to add to her knowledge of sorcery.

Yelaya led several raids against not only the arfari but also the Dogs of the Desert, seeking those sorecer pages she needed to further her own knowledge and power.

The journey would be long before she would catch up to Alfredo's level of knowledge in the arcane arts. But Yelaya was making steady progress. 

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Yelaya continued her quest to learn more sorcery. Achieving this required some human sacrifices to get the blood needed for the research. A few unfortunate Darfari captives served as victims for this purpose.

As Yelaya continued to progress on her path as a sorceress she required rare ingredients for her research. Alfredo organised an expedition to help her get what she needed...

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Dragon horns for Yelaya's sorcery research. Demon blood for the clan's alchemists. Together with steelfire and crystals they could turn it into drago powder - a high explosive.

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Alfredo continued to support Yelaya's efforts to master sorcery. Whenever she needed to acquire a rare ingredient that was hard to come by he wouls gather a small task force to get what was needed. The Darfari continued to be a reliable source of sorcery research material.

Eager to prove herself Ylva was granted command of a small group with Alfredo supervising it. The goal was to bbtain treasure from New Asagarth by raiding the Nordheimer settlement. The expedition was a great success, made easier by the established transportation stone for easy access. 

While Ylva enthuastically waited for Alfredo to share his bed to bring a new member into the clan...

... Yelaya set out to found a new base in the Crown Grove...

Adventurers and labourers soon flocked to the new tavern.

Meanwhile, Ylva in early pregnancy with her newest addition to the clan, scouted out the Stygian fortress at Al-Merayah. She was trying to find weak spots or a poorly guarded entry point. But it seemed the Stygians were numerous and guarded the entire perimeter. She killed several of their sentries when she was spotted and contfronted. In battle the Stygians seemed rather weak, their strength being their overwhelming numbers. But to get into the fortress they woud have to break down several gates. Ylva would return to the main base and the clan would plan what to do next...

While Alfredo bought a camel calf and raised it at his outpost, Ylva had captured a Cimmerian sorceress and brought her to the gibbet. The Cimmerian's will would be broken and she would make a fine addition to the clan's breeding stock...

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Kalima was the Cimmerian sorceress' name. When her will was finally brokem, she was released from the gibbet. Nake she was led to Alfredo, the clan leader's lavish room. There she lay on the bed, waiting to be bred by him after having consumed the draughts that would guarantee a pregnancy and also speed up the fetal development significantly.

When the coupling was done, Kalima was allowed a bath and met another of the clan's thralls used for this breeding purpose. 

Now a fullworthy member of the clan, Kalima was allowed to carry on with her sorcery. She also established a shrine dedicated to Set at Alfredo's outpost in the desert. 

Now a mother and an officer of in the clan ranks, Kalima led a raid on the Den - the headquarters of the Dogs of the Desert. It was the first of many to come. 

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With the sorcery at the clan's disposal, all pregnancies developed very quickly over 9 days instead of months. And after having escaped the mother's womb, the baby would very rapidly grow into an adult after having been breastfed for the first time. The clan's program to expand was coming along very well and Alfredo was the alpha male breeding all the women - ecept his own daughter though. They would pick their own partners and join the breeding program at their own leisure. 

At Alfredo's desert outpost the shrine of Set was devoloping. 

Ylva led another raid on New Asagarth and the expedition returned with a chest brimming with riches...

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The Khitan sorceress Yui was the latest woman added to Alfredo's harem. 

Yui quickly showed she was capable of taking command and leading successful raids... 

Raids that added to the clan's wealth. 

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One of the clan's officers had founded another base in the north. Alfredo decided to make a visit, bringing a small retinue...

The new northern base was still under construction but steady progress was being made.