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The Gilderoy Expedition

by PaulAsaran
When a griffon expedition goes missing in the Frozen North, the Crystal Empire answers the call. But as the crew of the Aurora Dawn will soon learn, there are things in the ice no mortal creature should uncover.

Somewhere in the Frozen North, a griffon expedition has gone missing. As the only airship specifically designed for the frigid environment, the Aurora Dawn and her crew's first mission out of the shipyards will be to find and rescue this lost expedition.

If only they knew what the expedition was really out there to find...

Inspired by the collective works of H.P. Lovecraft, though familiarity with Lovecraft's works are not necessary to get this.

I experimented quite a bit with narrative in this story, specifically in using different narrative voices depending upon the perspective. I'll leave it up to the readers if I pulled this off effectively.

My thanks to JawJoe for the exceptionally helpful prereading and suggestions on how to make this story all the better.

Now with a Russian translation, courtesy Steel_Ranger!

Teen
Complete
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Death
Mystery
Horror
Adventure
 
KOCG

22414 words: Estimated about 2 hours to read
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49 Chapters:

  1. Mission Orders, 01-20-1005 2023-10-22 13:54:10 UTC
    294
  2. Cptn. D. Design, 01-20-1005 2023-10-22 13:54:16 UTC
    482
  3. Cptn. D. Design, 01-21-1005 2023-10-22 13:54:23 UTC
    561
  4. Cptn. D. Design, 01-21-1005, II 2023-10-22 13:54:33 UTC
    640
  5. Cptn. D. Design, 01-21-1005, III 2023-10-23 15:00:51 UTC
    950
  6. Progress Report, 01-21-1005 2023-10-23 15:00:53 UTC
    91
  7. Cptn. D. Design, 01-21-1005, IV 2023-10-23 15:00:55 UTC
    1507
  8. Cptn. D. Design, 01-22-1005 2023-10-24 16:00:14 UTC
    124
  9. Cptn. D. Design, 01-22-1005, II 2023-10-24 16:00:17 UTC
    1072
  10. Progress Report, 01-22-1005 2023-10-24 16:00:19 UTC
    90
  11. Margrave Gilderoy, Date Unknown, w/Notes 2023-10-24 16:00:21 UTC
    531
  12. Margrave Gilderoy, Date Unknown, w/Notes II 2023-10-25 17:00:01 UTC
    625
  13. Margrave Gilderoy, Date Unknown, w/Notes III 2023-10-25 17:00:03 UTC
    586
  14. Margrave Gilderoy, Date Unknown, w/Notes IV 2023-10-25 17:00:04 UTC
    401
  15. Margrave Gilderoy, Date Unknown, w/Notes V 2023-10-25 17:00:06 UTC
    973
  16. Cptn. D. Design, 01-23-1005 2023-10-26 18:00:02 UTC
    1319
  17. Cptn. D. Design, 01-23-1005, II 2023-10-26 18:00:03 UTC
    306
  18. Progress Report, 01-23-1005 2023-10-26 18:00:05 UTC
    100
  19. Cptn. D. Design, 01-23-1005, III 2023-10-27 19:00:06 UTC
    1196
  20. Margrave Gilderoy, Date Unknown, w/Notes VI 2023-10-27 19:00:07 UTC
    408
  21. Margrave Gilderoy, Date Unknown, w/Notes VII 2023-10-27 19:00:08 UTC
    814
  22. Margrave Gilderoy, Date Unknown, w/Notes VIII 2023-10-28 20:00:04 UTC
    483
  23. Cptn. D. Design, ??? 2023-10-28 20:00:06 UTC
    1272
  24. Cptn. D. Design, 01-24-1005 2023-10-29 21:00:01 UTC
    1412
  25. Progress Report, 01-24-1005 2023-10-29 21:00:03 UTC
    99
  26. ??? 2023-10-29 21:00:05 UTC
    52
  27. Cptn. D. Design, ??? 2023-10-29 21:00:06 UTC
    18
  28. Cptn. D. Design, 01-24-1005, II 2023-10-29 21:00:08 UTC
    697
  29. Cptn. D. Design, 01-24-1005, III 2023-10-30 22:00:02 UTC
    323
  30. Lady Eastern Leaves, 12-17-1004 2023-10-30 22:00:04 UTC
    176
  31. Lady Eastern Leaves, 12-18-1004, w/Notes 2023-10-30 22:00:06 UTC
    311
  32. Lady Eastern Leaves, ???, w/Notes 2023-10-30 22:00:09 UTC
    134
  33. Distress Call, H.R.H. Aurora Dawn, CODE BLACK CRYSTALS 2023-10-30 22:00:11 UTC
    58
  34. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-30 22:00:13 UTC
    32
  35. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-30 22:00:16 UTC
    126
  36. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-30 22:00:19 UTC
    182
  37. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-30 22:00:21 UTC
    118
  38. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-30 22:00:24 UTC
    177
  39. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-30 22:00:27 UTC
    154
  40. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-30 22:00:29 UTC
    85
  41. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-30 22:00:32 UTC
    260
  42. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-31 23:00:15 UTC
    104
  43. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-31 23:00:17 UTC
    78
  44. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-31 23:00:19 UTC
    203
  45. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-31 23:00:21 UTC
    97
  46. C.M. Coxswain, ??? 2023-10-31 23:00:23 UTC
    215
  47. Mission Orders, 02-06-1005 2023-10-31 23:00:25 UTC
    314
  48. Epilogue 2023-10-31 23:00:27 UTC
    930
  49. Author's Notes (Spoilers Ahead!) 2023-10-31 23:00:31 UTC
    1234