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screentones-webcomicresources · 1 year ago

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There are many web hosting companies to choose from if you're taking the plunge into making your own website with a comic content management system (CMS) like ComicControl or Grawlix, a Wordpress comic theme like Toocheke or ComicPress, or a HTML template to cut/paste code like Rarebit. While these solutions are generally free, finding a home for them is... generally not. It can be hard to choose what's best for your webcomic AND your budget!

We took a look at a few of the top hosting services used by webcomics creators using webcomic CMSes, and we put out a poll to ask your feedback about your hosts!

This post may be updated as time goes on as new services enter the hosting arena, or other important updates come to light.

Questions:

💻 I can get a free account with Wix/Squarespace/Carrd, could I just use those for my comic? - Web hosts like this may have gallery functions that could be adapted to display a series of pages, but they are very basic and not intended for webcomics.

📚 Wait, I host on Webtoon, Tapas, Comic Fury, or some other comic website, why are they not here? - Those are comic platforms! We'll get into those in a future post!

🕵️‍♀️Why does it say "shared hosting"? Who am I sharing with? - "Shared hosting" refers to sharing the server space with other customers. They will not have access to your files or anything, so it is perfectly fine to use for most comic CMSes. You may experience slowing if there is too much activity on a server, so if you're planning to host large files or more than 10 comics, you may want to upgrade to a more robust plan in the future.

Web Host List

Neocities

Basic plan pricing: Free or $5/month. Free plan has more restrictions (1 GB space, no custom domain, and slower bandwidth, among other things)

Notes: Neocities does not have database support for paid or free accounts, and most comic CMS solutions require this (ComicCtrl, Grawlix, Wordpress). You will need to work with HTML/CSS files directly to make a website and post each page.

Hostinger

Basic plan pricing: $11.99/month or $7.99/month with four year commitment (monthly, 1, 2, and 4 year plans available).

Notes: Free domain for the 1st year. Free SSL Certifications. Weekly backups.

KnownHost

Basic plan pricing: $8.95/month or $7.99/month with four year commitment (monthly, 1, 2, and 4 year plans available).

Notes: Free DDOS protection. Free SSL Certifications.

InMotion Hosting

Basic plan pricing: $12.99/month or $9.99/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, and 3 year plans available).

Notes: Free SSL Certifications, free domain names for 1 and 3 year plans. 24/7 live customer service and 90-day money-back guarantee. Inmotion also advertises eco-friendly policies: We are the first-ever Green Data Center in Los Angeles. We cut cooling costs by nearly 70 percent and reduce our carbon output by more than 2,000 tons per year.

Reviews:

👍“I can't remember it ever going down.”

👍“InMotion has a pretty extensive library full of various guides on setting up and managing websites, servers, domains, etc. Customer service is also fairly quick on responding to inquiries.” 👎“I wish it was a bit faster with loading pages.”

Ionos Hosting

Basic plan pricing: $8/month or $6/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, 2 and 3 year plans available).

Notes: Free domain for the first year, free SSL Certification, Daily backup and recovery is included. Site Scan and Repair is free for the first 30 days and then is $6/month.

Reviews:

👍“Very fast and simple” 👎“Customer service is mediocre and I can't upload large files”

Bluehost

Basic plan pricing: $15.99/month or $4.95/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, 3 year plans available).

Notes: Free domain and SSL certificates (for first year only). 24/7 Customer Service. Built to handle higher traffic websites. Although they specialize in Wordpress websites and provide updates automatically, that's almost a bad thing for webcomic plugins because they will often break your site. Their cloud hosting services are currently in early access with not much additional information available.

Reviews:

👎"The fees keep going up. Like I could drop $100 to cover a whole year, but now I'm paying nearly $100 for just three months. It's really upsetting."

👎"I have previously used Bluehost’s Wordpress hosting service and have had negative experiences with the service, so please consider with a grain of salt. I can confirm at least that their 24/7 customer service was great, although needed FAR too often."

Dreamhost

Basic plan pricing: $7.99/month or $5.99/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, 3 year plans available).

Notes: Free SSL Certificates, 24/7 support with all plans, 97-day moneyback guarantee. Not recommended for ComicCtrl CMS

Reviews:

👍“They've automatically patched 2 security holes I created/allowed by mistake.” 👍“Prices are very reasonable” 👎 “back end kind of annoying to use” 👎 “wordpress has some issues” 👎 “it's not as customizable as some might want“

GoDaddy

Basic plan pricing: $11.99/month or $9.99/month with three year commitment (monthly, 1, 2, and 3 year plans available).

Notes: Free 24/7 Customer service with all plans, Free SSL Certificates for 1 year, free domain and site migration.

Reviews:

👍Reasonable intro prices for their Economy hosting, which has 25GB of storage 👍Migrated email hosting service from cPanel to Microsoft Office, which has greater support but may not be useful for most webcomic creators. 👎 Many site issues and then being upsold during customer service attempts. 👎 Server quality found lacking in reviews 👎 Marketing scandals in the past with a reputation for making ads in poor taste. Have been attempting to clean up that image in recent years. 👎 “GoDaddy is the McDonald's of web hosting. Maybe the Wal-Mart of hosting would be better. If your website was an object you would need a shelf to put it on. You go to Wal-Mart and buy a shelf. It's not great. It's not fancy. It can only hold that one thing. And if we're being honest - if the shelf broke and your website died it wouldn't be the end of the world.The issue comes when you don't realize GoDaddy is the Wal-Mart of hosting. You go and try to do things you could do with a quality shelf. Like, move it. Or add more things to it.” MyWorkAccountThisIs on Reddit*

Things to consider for any host:

💸 Introductory/promotional pricing - Many hosting companies offer free or inexpensive deals to get you in the door, and then raise the cost for these features after the first year or when you renew. The prices in this post are the base prices that you can expect to pay after the promotional prices end, but may get outdated, so you are encouraged to do your own research as well.

💻 Wordpress hosting - Many of the companies below will have a separate offering for Wordpress-optimized hosting that will keep you updated with the latest Wordpress releases. This is usually not necessary for webcomic creators, and can be the source of many site-breaking headaches when comic plugins have not caught up to the latest Wordpress releases.

Any basic hosting plan on this list will be fine with Wordpress, but expect to stop or revert Wordpress versions if you go with this as your CMS.

🤝 You don't have to go it alone - While free hosts may be more limited, paid hosting on a web server will generally allow you to create different subdomains, or attach additional purchased domains to any folders you make. If you have other comic-making friends you know and trust, you can share your server space and split the cost!

Want to share your experience?

Feel free to contribute your hosting pros, cons, and quirks on our survey! We will be updating our list periodically with your feedback!

#masterlist #webcomic hosting #webhosts

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exoticlittlebird · 1 month ago

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First Lines Tag Game

Oooooh this looks so fun, thank you for the tag @caelwynn!! I don't think I'll make it to 10 but let's see what we got lol

rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fics (or whatever you got going on) and tag however many writers you want. if you've written fewer than ten, share anyway :))

No Pressure tags! @halixius @nebraskashouse @lumineve-isonline

Red = Explicit Yellow = Teen Green = Gen White = WiP

1. Spider-Man Sam/Seb drabble

“I heard people call you Dark Web.” “Is that what they say?”

2. Blue Bikini

It was never supposed to turn into this. The very first time Sebastian saw that blue bikini top, sure, he did a double take. Maybe even a triple, but he was only human, all right? Abby’s mom was hot, everyone knew that. It shouldn’t have been a huge surprise that seeing her in a swimsuit on a tropical beach was even hotter.

3. Fenced In

“Stare much, freak?” Sebastian blinked a few times and focused his eyes, seeing Haley stopped several feet in front of him, one hand resting on her cocked hip and the other tilting down her ridiculously oversized sunglasses. Great. Just what this day needed. The uninvited presence of her royal majesty.

4. "What Was That?"

The overgrown farm loomed ahead of them, far more dense with weeds and fallen branches than Sam had expected. He felt a slight chill run through his body that wasn’t entirely due to the cool night air as they crossed the threshold of the property and peered into the darkness beyond. They all came to a stop in front of the small cabin. “Okay, so how are we doing this?”

5. Lean In & Let Go

Sebastian doesn’t know exactly how he got persuaded into semi-hosting a party at his empty house that night, but all he knows is that suddenly nearly half the town is filtering in and out between the front door and his basement bedroom.

6. Sam/Seb Medical Drama AU, enemies to lovers

The door shut with an audible click in the empty room. Sebastian eased his head gently from side to side in a lazy attempt to loosen the new kinks that had built up that day, sitting on top of the permanent knots embedded deep in his muscles from years of late-night studying and lab work. He had found himself with a rare lull in his schedule, all patients checked in on and stable, and figured he had fifteen minutes tops before he was needed somewhere again. Instead of wandering over to the Emergency Department to sniff out an interesting case, a persistent ache in his bones and overall fatigue convinced him to slip into the nearest on-call room for a self-indulgent moment of rest.

7. Sam/Alex, enemies to lovers

“Yoba, he's doing it again.” “Doing what?” “Fucking glaring at me, dude,” Sam tried his best not to look directly at Alex but he could feel the jock’s eyes burning into the side of his face all the way from across the square. He glanced at him with a furrowed brow and tried to stand his ground, but Alex seemed to clench his jaw and only stared back harder.

8. Sam/Seb 5+1

“Thanks. Boyfriend jacket to the rescue.” Sam froze, arm still outstretched as Sebastian pulled the faded denim onto his shoulders. “The- what?” he stuttered. “Hm?” Sebastian looked at him blankly. “You- w- boyfriend jacket?” Sam chuckled nervously. “What do you mean?” What does he mean?? “It’s just an expression,” Sebastian shrugged. “Like when someone lends you their jacket cause you’re cold or something. Like a letterman.” “Oh,” Sam tried to laugh it off but it sounded awkward to his own ears. “Right, yeah.”

#that's all i got!#this was fun :D #my writing #stardew valley #stardew valley fic #sambastian #sebalex #samalex #halebastian

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the-cat-and-the-birdie · 2 years ago

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My Spidersona's Fighting Style (in Gifs):

Disco-Spider!Diane

Got this idea from the lovely @hrhmimieucliffe who has THE BEST OC and THE BEST ART jkfgjjkhgdfkg

I know the TikTok Trend is one gif only but i don't respect tiktok and I don't take orders neither does he

Derby Demolition -

This ain't all Disco-dancing and party-prancing - Diane LOVES Roller Derby too. And growing up in a house full of older-'brothas', Diane knows how to tussle.

More into Impact Play, you're more likely to catch an elbow to the teeth rather than a web to the face.

Diane punches, trips, headbutts, elbows, shoves, chokeholds - you name it, she'll do it. And her main weapon are her skates.

Diane is known to fight 'feet-first', with lots of kicks, and her skates are like her brass knuckles.

Getting kicked in the face with the truck (metal part) of her skates, you're 100% coming out of it with a broken nose. Lots of criminals in 1294 has crooked noses for a reason, ouch.

The Speed -

Diane's biggest asset is her speed.

Categorized by Lyla's systems as a 'Speedster Spider', like Jessica Drew - Diane belongs to a class of Spider's known for showing up fast and ending fights quick.

If you're on foot, on bike, in a car - you're not out-running her. If you're on land - you're not out-gunning her. If she wants to catch you, she's on your ass like white on rice.

People don't expect much from the skates - but surprisingly, she avoids much of the typical issues most Speedsters do. No gas tank to worry about, no loud engine, no need to stick to streets, can't be knocked off them - plus she can stick to freaking walls.

She's a speed power-house all by herself.

With Super-strength and training, Diane has legs stronger than Serena Williams on steroids. Using tactics to pick up speed, flips, skating on walls, and holding on to cars, Diane can clock up to 85-100mph (130-160kph) - almost twice as fast as the top speed skater, or a bit over the world's fastest pitch, doing this by using her webs as a slingshot for her.

She's fucking fast.

Style Points -

If you're gonna do it, do it well, am I right?

Diane is all for the style points - often pulling flips, axel spins, and turns from figure skating.

Part function and Part flair - Diane does this to pick up velocity while skating, or she'll attach one of her gold bangles to a web, spinning rapidly to swing it around her.

But it's also for fun. Like most Spider-people, she loves to show off and talk back during battle, and doing flips are her way of running circles around a villain.

You're a hardened criminal with malicious intent but you're getting your ass-beat by a walking Lisa Frank sticker, PLUS she's listening to Rick James on a Walkman, PLUS she's doing Olympic flips and shit.

This has become an in-joke with her fans.

From a New York where the neighborhoods are split into strict 'Police-Managed' and Black Panther territories - the general opinion of the public is pretty split on Disco-Spider because of it. At the very least, J.Jonah - a more militant Black Panther radio host - seems to think she's conceited and a 'lost sista'. Whatever, Hotep.

But one of the symbols of support for Disco-Spider is a simple white sign with a ten on it - like figure skating judges.

Created by Disco's supporters at the Discos and Queer Clubs she protects from police - the signs give Diane 10 out of 10's on style points.

Likewise, Black-Owned shops in the area can display a small '10' sign in their window to show they're under Disco's protection, along with '10' stickers on sign posts that are placed in areas she's considered to watch and patrol.

Disco and her supporters call her territory 'Disco's Haus', often referring to Disco as 'MamaDisco', though - they don't know Diane's really only 20. For their safety, most of them do not know who she is, and Disco might attend queer balls and discos masked. Though she usually just goes as plain-ol (yeah right) Diane.

Isn't it crazy that Diane ALWAYS misses it when Disco is here? Bummer.

10 outta 10 she's a bad bitch

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UMMM If you read this far thank you SO MUCH I LOVE SHARING THIS SO MUCH

And I'd love to see more people do this!

If you're down for it - show your sona's fighting style in 3 gifs (or more, or less, no rules!!)

I wanna see the type of woop ass we gonna release on Miguel

#spiderman #atsv #spider man #marvel #across the spiderverse #spidersonas #spidersona

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10-best · 8 months ago

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10 Best Web Hosting in Karachi

The right choice of web hosting can make all the difference when it comes to hosting a website. Whether you’re starting a small blog or launching a large online store, you need a fast, reliable, and secure hosting provider. Karachi, the bustling business hub of Pakistan, has many hosting providers to choose from.

List of Top Karachi's Hosting

In this guide, we’ll look at the 10 best web hosting in Karachi to help you make an informed decision.

1. QW Hosting

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2. HosterPK

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The customer support team is responsive and ready to help at any time, which is a big plus for people new to web hosting. HosterPK also offers affordable pricing with flexible plans, so you can find something that fits your budget.

3. HostBreak

Another top contender in Karachi’s web hosting scene is HostBreak. They offer shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated hosting solutions. HostBreak is known for its fast server speeds and great customer support. Their servers are optimized for WordPress, which makes them a good choice for those looking to run a WordPress website.

What sets HostBreak apart is its reliability. The uptime is excellent, which means your website is less likely to face downtime. They also provide free SSL certificates, which are essential for securing your site and building trust with your visitors.

4. WebSouls

If you’re looking for affordable yet reliable hosting in Karachi, WebSouls could be a great option. They offer shared hosting, cloud hosting, and VPS hosting, all with high uptime and excellent customer support. WebSouls focuses on providing an easy-to-use experience for beginners. Their hosting plans come with many useful features, such as free backups, unlimited bandwidth, and free domain registration.

WebSouls also stands out for its transparent pricing, so there are no hidden costs. This makes it a great option for those on a budget who want solid web hosting.

5. SiteGround

Although SiteGround is an international hosting provider, it has a strong presence in Karachi and Pakistan. Known for its excellent customer service and high-speed servers, SiteGround offers shared hosting, cloud hosting, and dedicated hosting. The user interface is simple and easy to use, making it a good choice for both beginners and experts.

SiteGround offers 24/7 customer support and is praised for its fast response times. Their servers are optimized for various content management systems, including WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal.

6. BlueHost

BlueHost is another global brand with a strong presence in Karachi. They offer a variety of hosting plans, including shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers. BlueHost is especially known for its integration with WordPress, making it a popular choice for bloggers and website owners.

The hosting plans come with free SSL certificates, domain names, and a 30-day money-back guarantee, giving you peace of mind if you're unsure. BlueHost offers a user-friendly control panel and excellent customer service, which is available 24/7.

7. PakHost

As a local hosting provider in Karachi, PakHost offers a range of affordable web hosting options. Whether you need shared hosting, VPS hosting, or a dedicated server, PakHost has plans to suit your needs. Their hosting services come with a solid uptime guarantee, ensuring that your website is always accessible.

PakHost offers a cPanel-based control panel, making it easy to manage your hosting account. Their customer support is reliable, and they offer 24/7 assistance for any issues that may arise.

8. InMotion Hosting

Although InMotion Hosting is not based in Karachi, it is still one of the top choices for many Pakistani website owners. Known for its fast and reliable hosting services, InMotion Hosting offers a range of plans, including shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers.

InMotion Hosting provides excellent customer service, with a team that is ready to help whenever needed. Their servers are optimized for speed, ensuring fast page load times for your visitors. The company also offers a 90-day money-back guarantee, which is a great option if you’re not satisfied with their service.

9. A2 Hosting

Another international provider that is popular in Karachi is A2 Hosting. They are known for their speed, offering ultra-fast page load times, which is crucial for website performance. A2 Hosting offers shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers. They provide free SSL certificates, unlimited storage, and free website migration.

One of the best features of A2 Hosting is its Turbo plans, which give your website an extra performance boost. This is ideal for sites that require higher speed and resources.

10. GoDaddy

GoDaddy is a well-known name in the hosting industry and is widely used in Karachi. Although its hosting plans can be a bit pricier compared to local providers, GoDaddy offers solid customer support, high uptime, and fast loading speeds.

They offer a range of hosting options, including shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers. GoDaddy is a good option for businesses that need reliable, secure, and feature-rich hosting.

Conclusion

Choosing the right web hosting provider is essential for the success of your website. Whether you are just starting or have an established business, the hosting provider you choose can make a big difference in terms of website performance, security, and customer experience.

The 10 best web hosting in Karachi listed above offer a wide range of services to suit different needs and budgets. From local providers like QW Hosting, HosterPK, and HostBreak to global providers like SiteGround and BlueHost, there are plenty of options to choose from.

When making your decision, consider your website's specific needs, such as the type of site you’re running, your budget, and the level of support you require. Happy hosting!

#business #web hosting

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thetravelerbd · 11 months ago

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Upgrade your site with the 10 Best Web Hosting Services for 2024. Get insights into the top hosting options that offer robust features, excellent speed, and reliable customer service.

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myresellerhome · 1 year ago

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10 Mind-Blowing Ways Cloudflare is Transforming the Tech Industry

It is crucial to ensure your website has strong security and optimal performance in the ever-changing IT world. Here's where Cloudflare becomes a revolutionary solution. Here we will explore Cloudflare, its many uses, how it is revolutionizing the tech industry, and how you can use its features to improve your online visibility.

The Background of Cloudflare-

The goal behind starting Cloudflare was to assist website owners in improving the speed and security of their sites. When it first started, its primary function was to use its content delivery network (CDN) to speed up websites and defend them from cyber threats. To put it simply, Cloudflare is a leading provider of performance and security solutions.

What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare is the leader in CDN solutions that make connections to your website safe, private, and quick. It is a provider of online architecture and website security services. In its most basic definition, a content delivery network (CDN) is a collection of servers located all over the world. Their primary purpose is to collaborate in order to accelerate the transmission of web content.

In modern times, websites and web applications are widespread. We can find a website or web application to accomplish a variety of tasks. The majority of these websites and web applications are designed to be private and safe, but many small firms and non-techies have restricted access to their security guidelines. These kinds of websites benefit from Cloudflare's performance and security enhancements. Enhancing the security, performance, and dependability of anything linked to the Internet is the goal of Cloudflare, an Internet organization company. The majority of Cloudflare's essential capabilities are available for free, and it has an easy-to-use installation process. Cloudflare offers both UI and API for administering your website.

How Cloudflare is revolutionizing the tech sector-

IT and security teams will have to deal with emerging technology, risks, laws, and growing expenses in 2024. Organizations cannot afford to ignore AI in particular. Those who can't immediately and drastically change will find themselves falling behind their rivals. However, given that 39% of IT and security decision-makers feel that their companies need more control over their digital environments, it is more difficult to innovate swiftly.

How can you regain control and guarantee that your company has the efficiency and agility required to develop while maintaining security? A connection cloud is an all-in-one platform that links all of your domains and gathers resources to help you take back control, cut expenses, and lessen the risks associated with protecting a larger network environment.

Cloudflare is the top and best cloud hosting provider for connection. It enables businesses to lower complexity and costs while enabling workers, apps, and networks to operate quicker and more securely everywhere. With the most feature-rich, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools available, Cloudflare's connection cloud gives every organization the power to operate, grow, and expedite its business.

How does Cloudflare work?

Cloudflare improves website speed and security. It offers a content delivery network (CDN), DDoS defence, and firewall services. It safeguards websites against online dangers such as viruses and DDoS assaults. In short, Cloudflare protects websites from internet threats and improves their performance. Additionally, because of its global network, Cloudflare can efficiently handle online traffic and maintain site security.

How to Use Cloudflare?

Website owners must create an account and add their websites to the Cloudflare dashboard in order to use Cloudflare. In addition to automatically configuring its CDN and security capabilities, Cloudflare will check the website for DNS (Data Name Server) records. Website owners can use the dashboard to monitor and modify Cloudflare's settings after they have been set up.

What Makes Cloudflare Useful?

Cloudflare ensures that your website is always accessible, minimises malicious traffic, and speeds it up. Sites maintained using this are more dependable, quick, and safe. Using technologies like SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and firewalls also simplifies handling DNS (Data Name Server) and security related to websites. It is accessible to all users, regardless of the size of the business. Your website will remain safe, load swiftly, and function flawlessly, thereby ensuring that users are satisfied with uncommon moments of inactivity.

It is a valuable tool for individuals and businesses, is a smart investment for website owners. It enhances the speed, dependability, and security of websites, all at a reasonable cost. This cost-effectiveness ensures that website owners, regardless of their technical proficiency, can feel financially secure and smart.

Benefits of Cloudflare:

The primary benefit is that it offers performance and security at no cost on a bigger scale.

Most of its essential functions are available on a free account.

It functions as a CDN to speed up the speed at which websites load.

It prevents DDoS attacks and harmful bots.

It offered short TTL-managed DNS (Data Name Server).

It offers a free SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate that is updated yearly and is fully maintained.

It offers serverless features and forwarding rules.

Different independent add-ons for different services are available on it.

It offers services for registering domains.

Offers an API to control the majority of the services.

HTTP/2 Protocol: Utilize Parallel Loading to Accelerate Your Website

The outdated HTTP/1.1 standard is replaced by the faster and more modern HTTP/2 protocol. Because it can load page elements concurrently, your website will load more quickly. Because Cloudflare supports HTTP/2, you may benefit from this cutting-edge technology without having to perform any extra effort.

2. Free SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Certifications

To ensure safe data transfer between your website and users, Cloudflare provides a free SSL certificate. Because search engines give priority to particular websites, this safeguards important information and improves your website ranks.

3. DNS Security: Boost Domain Protection with DNSSEC DNS Security Extensions

DNSSEC confer an additional degree of protection to your domain by authenticating DNS answers. The DNSSEC functionality from Cloudflare is simple to set up and guards against cache poisoning and DNS (Data Name Server) spoofing attacks on your website.

4. Limiting Rates to Prevent DDoS Attacks

A security measure known as rate limitation restricts the quantity of queries visitors can make to your website in a certain amount of time. Because of Cloudflare's rate-limiting feature, your website is shielded from unwanted traffic and DDoS attacks, making the internet a safer place.

5. Image Optimization: Utilizing Compressed Images for Quicker Loading

With Cloudflare's image optimization tool, your website will load faster by resizing and compressing photos. It reduces bandwidth utilization and enhances user experience, which lowers hosting expenses.

6. Page Rules: Edit Specific Pages' Settings

You can adjust caching, security, and other configurations for specific pages on your website using Cloudflare's page rules feature. You may customize the performance and security of your website with this level of control.

7. Browser Caching: Quicken Page Loading

Through browser caching, you can speed up subsequent visits to your website by saving its content on the user's device. The browser caching function from Cloudflare dynamically adjusts cache settings to guarantee peak performance.

8. Network Routing Optimization

Data is transferred effectively across Cloudflare's global network thanks to its improved network routing technology. This leads to enhanced website performance and quicker load times.

9. Minimization: Simplify Your Files to Allow for Quicker Loading

To minimize file size and speed up load times, minimization eliminates superfluous characters from files, like whitespace and comments. By supporting HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files, Cloudflare's minimization functionality makes sure your website functions properly.

10. WebSockets: Allow for Real-Time Interaction

With the help of web sockets, your website's server and browsers may communicate in real time, providing functions like live chat and notifications. WebSockets can be easily implemented on your website using Cloudflare's support for them.

11. AMP Genuine URL: Present Source URLs in Google AMP Search Results

Although they may show a different URL in search results, Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) can enhance your site's performance on mobile devices. Maintaining your brand identification and search engine rankings is made easier with Cloudflare's AMP Real URL functionality, which makes sure that your original URL is displayed.

12. Cloud WAF: Protect Your Website from Common Attacks

Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) defend your website against DDoS attacks, cross-site scripting, and SQL injection, among other major online dangers. Strong defence against these attacks is offered by Cloudflare's Cloud WAF, guaranteeing the security of your website.

13. Load Balancing: Allocating Traffic to Ensure Maximum Efficiency

To ensure steady performance, load balancing divides traffic among several servers. Your website will always be quick and responsive, even during spikes in traffic, thanks to Cloudflare's load-balancing technology, which helps avoid server overload.

Conclusion-

You can protect yourself from online threats and gain technologies like Content Delivery Network (CDN) and (Secure Sockets Layer) SSL/TLS encryption with Cloudflare. It keeps your website safe and quick, and it's simple to use. But if you want to get the most out of your website, don't wait to start using Cloudflare right now. You can be sure that your website is secure and operating efficiently using Cloudflare.

With a free plan for essential functions, Cloudflare provides reasonable price options. For small businesses who require website security and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) but want to save money, this makes it the perfect option. Plus, compared to other CDN providers on the market, its premium plans are fairly priced.

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jcmarchi · 1 year ago

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10 Best Reseller Hosting Companies

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10 Best Reseller Hosting Companies

Ever thought of owning your own hosting company?

Luckily, it’s not all suits and ties. You can own and manage your own hosting service from the corner of your bedroom and earn some profit. This is termed ‘reseller hosting,’ a type of hosting that allows you to buy a bulk hosting plan from a full-scale web host and resell it to your customers based on their needs or demands. For many years, it has served as a source of passive income to agencies and digital entrepreneurs and is still profitable today.

As a reseller, you’re probably looking for the best reseller services that are budget-friendly yet have excellent performance, robust security features, unlimited or sizable bandwidth and space, quality customer support, etc. But with countless web hosts making bold claims about their services, finding the right fit can get tricky.

No need to fret! Instead of sifting through thousands of reseller hosting providers online, we have done the heavy lifting to rank the top ten reseller providers based on their unique strengths.

But before we get started…

Top 10 Reseller Hosting Companies At A Glance

SiteGround – This is where Unite.ai is hosted.

StableHost

Cloudways

Verpex

Inmotion

A2Hosting

Chemicloud

KnownHost

GreenGeeks

HostArmada

What is Reseller Hosting and How Does It Work?

Reseller hosting is a web hosting service where you become a (mini) web host yourself. Here, you purchase or rent web hosting resources from a web hosting provider, such as space and bandwidth, and sell them (for profit) to a third party. The profit you make comes from the difference in the cost and selling prices.

In this type of hosting, you are assigned a client admin area called the WHM (web hosting manager), where you can manage all your hosting services. This administrative control enables you to create hosting plans and customer accounts, share hosting services, etc. You can also create separate control panel accounts for your customers on this platform. This way, they can manage their hosting needs end-to-end without your help.

The best part is that you get a white labeling option that enables you to customize the hosting services to your preferences. You can add your brand logo, sell the services under your brand name, design the dashboard to be consistent with your brand colors, and so on.

Tip: Most reseller hosting providers also give you access to WHMCS or Blest to receive and manage payments. Not all web hosts are compatible with both platforms, so ensure you confirm this before committing to any plan.

Who is Reseller Hosting For?

Reseller hosting is for people who want to own and run their own hosting companies without purchasing or managing the underlying server infrastructure. This makes it a great option for web developers, designers, IT guys, and freelancers who want to sell web hosting as a complementary service to their core offerings.

Because of its low-cost entry barrier, it poses an attractive option for digital marketing professionals looking to expand their service portfolio and generate additional income streams.

These Are The Very Best Reseller Providers

In this section, I ranked the best ten reseller hosting providers based on their unique advantages. It’s subjective and will likely be different from other hosting reviews. Let’s go!

SiteGround tops my list of best reseller hosting providers. With over two decades in the hosting industry, they have continually refined their service offerings to provide scalable, performance-focused hosting to all their users. In all their plans, including reseller hosting, you get free emails, daily backups, free CDN integration, a free SSL certificate, and unlimited bandwidth.

So many things attracted me to SiteGround, but their commitment to providing reliable performance and robust reseller tools at an affordable price stood out to me. You’ll love their Google cloud-hosted servers, out-of-the-box caching, customization options (private DNS and white labeling), 99.9% uptime guarantee, and blazing speed. They also offer priority support on their top plans, ensuring you get the best assistance when needed.

Why choose SiteGround?

Their servers are built on Google Cloud.

They offer access to over 30 developer tools for easy management

You can create as many professional emails as you want

Robust security tools on every plan

Daily and automatic backups on all plans

Overall, SiteGround is an excellent choice for an affordable reseller host with outstanding performance and reliable customer service.

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It’s not common to see a web host with 4.9-star reviews on TrustPilot, which is why I graded StableHost the best-rated reseller hosting provider. A majority of their reviewers gave good comments about their excellent customer support.

StableHost offers a wide range of hosting solutions, including VPS, shared, and dedicated hosting. All their plans are flexible, scalable, and built on enterprise-grade SSD drives and dual cores for reliable, high-performance websites. On each plan, you have access to a robust security system (free SSL certificate, WAF, and anti-spam), unlimited bandwidth, and an in-built drag-and-drop website builder to create your own website for free.

Why should you choose StableHost reseller hosting services? If you’re tired of web hosts with unreliable customer service, this provider is for you. They use cluttered hosting—a technology that allows servers to share resources and workloads—to improve website performance and speed. This clustered setup ensures no single server is overwhelmed, leading to faster processing and improved performance. If one server fails, the others take over automatically, minimizing downtime and ensuring that your clients have access to their website at all times.

Why choose StableHost?

They use enterprise-grade SSD storage and LiteSpeed servers for fast loading times and optimal performance.

cPanel and WHM for easy access and client management

They offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee to ensure your client’s website is always accessible.

They provide 24/7/365 customer support on different levels – live chat, phone calls, emails, and even physical mailing services.

45-day money-back guarantee to give you a satisfactory look at all their features and tools

In summary, StableHost is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a reliable, high-performance reseller hosting provider offering scalable features and quality customer support.

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3. Cloudways (Most user-friendly)

Tired of the traditional cPanel providers? Checkout Cloudways, a reputable cloud hosting provider with a custom control panel. Their goal is to simplify website building and management, especially for users without technical experience. How? Let’s start with the basics – the Cloudways platform.

The Cloudways platform is intuitive and beginner-friendly, allowing you to perform intensive activities in just one click. For instance, you can create, clone, or scale servers without hassles. Of course, you’ll get the customary hosting features on Cloudways, such as a free SSL Let’s Encrypt certificate, automated backups, a dedicated OS-level firewall, and more.

You can also add team members (this feature is absent on cPanel) for easy collaboration and monitor all your client’s websites from one dashboard with their 24/7 real-time server monitoring service. You can see why I ranked them as the easiest to use.

I love that their service offerings are unique, too. Instead of VPS, shared or dedicated hosting services, their packages are priced based on your chosen infrastructure. For example, if you’re deploying your website on the Digital Ocean, you’ll pay $54/month for the lowest plan and $36.56 for the AWS server.

Cloudways’ focus on usability and performance makes them an excellent choice for resellers. For each reseller hosting plan, you can add unlimited sites and apps (without worrying about the extra costs of an upgrade), access to their proprietary control panel, dedicated firewalls, staging environment, and advanced caching functionalities. They also handle every server-related issue and simplify workflows so that you can focus on business logic rather than cloud server hassles or managing your client’s websites.

Why choose Cloudways?

Their modern control panel is sleek and easy to use

Cloudways use cloud-based, enterprise-grade servers for fast and reliable website performance

The hosting resources are completely scalable

Free SSL and CDN on all plans

Hourly and monthly payments available

Overall, Cloudways provides easy-to-use, high-performance hosting solutions with scalable reseller hosting features, making it an excellent choice for all resellers – IT guys, digital marketing entrepreneurs, or online business owners.

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4. Verpex (Best managed hosting)

Verpex is another young web hosting provider gaining mainstream adoption because of its reliability and versatility. This less-than-a-decade-old host currently hosts over 200,000 websites worldwide. Yes, totally amazing!

Verpex offers myriad web hosting services—shared, VPS, cloud, WordPress, etc. Although they don’t have email hosting (which is common to hosts in this category), they complement that with other unique hosting services such as eCommerce, WooCommerce social media, SaaS, and CRM hosting.

Each plan features unlimited bandwidth, cPanel, SSL certificates, unlimited migrations, NVMe SSD storage, and more. Remember what I shared earlier about AMD EPYC processors? This web host also provides nest-generated AMD EPYC CPUs for more efficient website performance.

One of the advantages of switching to this web host is their fully managed service approach. As a reseller for their hosting packages, they handle your server’s technical aspects, including server maintenance, upgrades, and security. This allows you to focus on non-technical issues and expand your business accordingly.

Verpex’s best reseller hosting plans, which start at $20/month, allows you to create up to 50 cPanel accounts. You enjoy 250GB NVMe SSD disk space, unlimited bandwidth, and a free domain transfer. The plan also helps reduce latency and improve user experience with Anycast DNS, a networking technique that spreads DNS requests across various servers globally. This means no matter where your clients are located, they can enjoy faster and more responsive website performance.

Why choose Vertex?

Vertex provides round-the-clock support with expert technical support to answer all your queries

They offer free automated daily backups

WHM and cPanel for hosting management

Their servers are in over nine countries worldwide, including London, New York, etc.

They provide robust security features such as Immunify 360, SSL certificates, and SPAM-free email servers.

In summary, Verpex offers comprehensive managed hosting services for anyone looking for reliable and efficient hosting services for their clients.

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There are hosting providers that prioritize paid users over unpaid ones. However, Inmotion Hosting stands out by offering support to all types of users, including those who are yet to commit to their plans. This means even though you’re an unpaid user, you have full access to their customer support team whenever needed. Their commitment to excellent customer service and fast response times made me categorize them as one of the best web hosts with quality customer support. According to Sunil Saxena, Inmotion’s cofounder, they’re a customer service company that happens to offer web hosting.

They’re a privately owned company providing managed, cloud-based web hosting services to businesses of all sizes. They have been in the hosting industry for over two decades and proudly manage over 170,000 websites hosted on their platform. They use green data centers that are wholly owned and managed by them. All their plans boast 99.99% uptime, over 500,000 WordPress installations via Softwaculous, SSL certificates, NVMe SSD storage, etc.

As a customer-focused company, they offer managed reseller hosting to help you save time on routine server tasks. Whether you want to migrate all your clients’ websites without hitches or install custom software configurations, their managed services cover all technical aspects while you focus on growing your business.

Why choose Inmotion Hosting?

Custom nameservers are available for all plans

Free domain reseller account that allows you to sell and register domains to your clients

Free WHMCS to manage, automate, and receive payments from your customers

Reseller VPS hosting is available for users in need of dedicated resources

On-demand backups on all plans

90-day money-back guarantee, offering more time to test if they’re a good fit

Free website builder on all plans

Overall, Inmotion Hosting is a customer-centric hosting provider with state-of-the-art functionalities that guarantee your success online. Compared to other providers I reviewed in this piece, Inmotion only offers 80GB SSD storage at $0.99/month. Although, this plan renews at $35.99/mo.

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6. A2Hosting (Most comprehensive)

When I first tested A2 hosting services, I was awestruck! They offer myriad hosting features on all plans, making it one of the most versatile providers in the hosting industry. A2 Hosting provides high-performance servers, free site migrations, daily backups, unlimited SSD storage, and a free SSL certificate for all plans. Their turbo servers, SSD NVMe and LiteSpeed Turbo Caching, available on higher plans, can deliver up to 20X faster speed and performance for an enjoyable user experience and higher conversion rates.

Whether you’re a veteran reseller or just looking to start your journey, A2 Hosting has a tailored plan for you. Each reseller hosting package contains SSD storage, white-labeled WHM and cPanel, WHMCS or Blesta for payments, automated daily backups, CloudFlare CDN, and DNS management.

Under the smallest plan, you can create up to 30 client accounts and offer customized hosting packages. I love that all their plans come with fully managed server management services, so you don’t have to worry about server maintenance or updates.

Why choose A2 Hosting?

Their LiteSpeed servers are built to handle high traffic without stress

They offer scalable server resources, allowing you to scale effortlessly without downtime or service interruptions

Your clients can keep track of their web performance via the website statistics feature

24/7/365 reliable customer support

Unflinching 99.9% uptime guarantee

Wide server locations

In summary, A2 Hosting is your best bet for resource-filled hosting services.

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7. Chemicloud (Best new web host)

Chemicloud is less than a decade old but is fast growing to become one of the best web hosting providers in the industry. When I first encountered them, I was skeptical about their promises and guarantees (common to new hosts to get your money). But I’m happy that Chemicloud leveraged its newness to carve a distinct niche in the hosting industry.

Like other A-list providers, Chemicloud offers free SSL certificates, domain registration, daily backups, and a free CDN. Its servers are hosted on the cloud, coupled with NVMe storage, LiteSpeed, and Turbo caching for maximum performance.

Even on their smallest reseller hosting plan, which starts at $19.95/month, ChemiCloud gives you up to 60 GB NVMe storage with 3TB bandwidth! The same is offered for $22.99/month on A2 hosting. Another advantage is that you can create packages and accounts that exceed your account limits—sell more, earn more!

ChemiCloud also offers a domain reseller program, an offshoot of the reseller hosting plan, where you can sell top-level domains for profit. Like reseller hosting, you can customize your pricing packages, install WHMCS/Blesta for payments, and manage your clients from one dashboard. It’s completely free for all reseller hosting plan users.

Why choose Chemicloud?

They have data centers dispersed in over seven locations across the globe

They’re eco-friendly

Their platform is mobile responsive and easy to use

White Labeling option available on all plans

Overall, Chemicloud surpassed my expectations with its simplified, resource-rich hosting solutions for its users.

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Looking for a budget-friendly option with good qualities? Check out KnownHost, a fully managed web hosting provider in the US. For them, offering affordable hosting services isn’t low quality. For only $6.97/month, their basic reseller hosting plan features the AMD EPYC platform and powered enterprise NVMe storage. In lay terms, their servers are built to handle high traffic volumes effortlessly and minimize downtime, ensuring your client websites remain fully accessible and functional.

You may ask, what’s the benefit of choosing them as your preferred provider?

In addition to excellent performance features, KnownHost is also known for its robust security features. They offer basic SSL certificates and DDoS protection. But you’ll also benefit from their advanced security system (Immunity 360), which keeps track of malicious traffic before it affects your website.

Why choose KnownHost?

They offer LiteSpeed, LSCache, and MVMe technology for optimized performance

White-label WHS for branding

99.99% uptime guarantee

Fully managed reseller hosting services

Dedicated IPv6 address support

One-click installs for over 400 applications

Free website migration

In summary, KnownHost is a good option for anyone wanting to try reseller hosting for the first time without overcommitting costs.

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9. Greengeeks (Most eco-friendly)

GreenGeeks is a web hosting provider that stands out for its reliable, high-performance services and unwavering commitment to environmental sustainability. I believe that influenced their name, ‘GreenGeeks.’ Cool.

Their hosting platform is designed with sustainability, ensuring they don’t pollute the environment with carbon emissions from their data centers.

For each hosting account on their platform, they partner with a One Tree Planted non-profit to plant trees where needed around the globe. Because of this, the United States Environmental Protection Agency recognizes them as a partner for their sustainability practices.

GreenGeeks’ reseller hosting plan features all the essentials—white-label hosting cPanel, WHM, WHMCS, domain registration, etc. I love that you can integrate other payment processors such as PayPal, Authorize.net, and 2Checkout, which means your clients have flexible payment options. They also offer a domain reseller service where you can buy and register your customers’ domains for more profit.

Why choose GreenGeeks?

Managed reseller hosting for all paid users

They offer a 30-day money-back guarantee

Offer up to 25 cPanel accounts on the lowest plan

You’ll also enjoy private DNS nameservers for more customization

24/7/365 customer service

In summary, GreenGeeks combines reliable, high-performance hosting services with an unparalleled commitment to environmental sustainability, making it an excellent choice for eco-conscious resellers.

Isn’t the best always saved for the last?

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Blazing speed and reliable performance are excellent. However, security is a non-negotiable factor that should always be prioritized when selling web hosting services. As a reseller, you’re responsible for hosting and managing your clients’ sites, and they trust you to keep their websites secure at all times. If anything goes wrong, you’re at risk of damaging your reputation or, worse, inciting lawsuits from the victims. This is why you need to partner with a secure web hosting provider.

HostArmada excels at many things but shines the most in providing a robust security system for all sites hosted on its platform. They have one goal: to provide a fast, secure, and reliable web hosting service. As a result, they have continually refined and upgraded their hosting solutions to ensure every website hosted on their platform is protected against security threats.

Like other A-list providers, HostArmada offers VPS, shared, dedicated, reseller, and WordPress hosting plans. Its services are powered by cutting-edge cloud technology to reduce downtime and data loss due to latency.

A provider committed to security should expect robust security features out of the box. I’m glad Hostarmada didn’t disappoint. Their web hosting environment is layered with multiple security firewalls to prevent malicious attacks.

Beyond the usual SSL certificate, automated backups, and DDoS protection, they have a web server security fleet that surveys web traffic to identify and block any malicious attack on your site. They also have an ‘Environmental Security Fleet’ that identifies and mitigates security threats across all their servers.

Why you should choose HostArmada:

They offer LiteSpeed web servers and an LS Cache plugin for blazing-speed

Access to Memcached, an object caching technology that serves database queries faster

They provide WAF protection, malware detection & cleanup, etc., for site security

White-labeling WHM service for customization

In summary, I was pleased with HostArmada’s features. Their commitment to security without sacrificing performance and reliability makes them a good choice for resellers.

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How We Chose The Best Reseller Providers

Before evaluating each host, I laid out some criteria peculiar to running a successful reseller hosting business:

Unbeatable Reliability and performance:

This is a no-brainer. To attract and keep clients as a reseller, you need a provider with reliable performance and high speed. The provider should have all the required features for optimal performance and at least a 99.9% uptime guarantee to keep your customers’ websites running smoothly and accessible at all times.

Pricing:

Another thing I considered is the cost. The truth is, in the hosting industry, expensive doesn’t always mean better. Sometimes, smaller hosts offer better service. This is why I understudy each pricing package to know if the specs included worth the price and don’t have hidden fees.

Scalability:

As your client base increases, you need a provider with scalable servers—that is, one that offers the opportunity to scale seamlessly as you grow. For the purpose of this review, I chose web hosts with expandable storage, bandwidth, and a variety of scalable features.

Feature-rich:

Before choosing a web host, I look for providers with robust reseller features. This includes the basic reseller functionalities – WHM, WHMCS, cPanel, site migrations, unlimited bandwidth and storage, SSL certificates, etc. I also considered the availability of advanced features such as integrated CDN services, developer tools like SSH access, staging environment, automated backups and white labeling options.

24/7/365 Customer Service:

As a reseller, you’re expected to provide quality, on-demand support to your clients. But sometimes, they experience issues outside your control or skill set. In this review, I prioritized providers with a verifiable reputation for delivering quality customer support to avoid hiccups. These providers offer varying levels of support, from phone calls to emails and (or) live chat.

FAQs

What is the best reseller hosting?

The best reseller hosting provider offers reliable performance, blazing speed, a 99.9% uptime guarantee, cPanel or other related control panels, white labeling, and a quality customer support team.

I’ll choose Siteround as the best reseller hosting for 2024 because it provides all these features (and more) at an affordable price. Their platform is intuitive and easy to use.

Can you make money reselling hosting?

Yes, you can make a ton of money selling web hosting services. However, this depends on your chosen web host, pricing structure, and customer base. Choosing a reliable provider coupled with competitive pricing and good customer support is an excellent way to win the hearts of your customers fast. They’ll likely recommend you to their network, which means more revenue for your business.

How to set up reseller hosting?

Setting up reseller hosting differs based on the web host you choose. Generally, the process goes like this:

Choose your preferred provider.

Find the reseller hosting plan on their website (it’s most times listed under ‘hosting’)

Head to the client area (WHM or others) to customize your hosting services. You can also leverage the white labeling opinion (if included) to add your brand elements.

Promote your business to reach new customers.

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Mortal Kombat 11 x reader: Chapter 10 To hell and back

(OK I know this might be shorter than the other chapters but that's because Scorpions part in the game didn't run for that long. On another note do you guys know how hard it was to try and figure out a way for Hanzo to live in this chapter?)

Across the shoreline, (Name) and the Grandmasters of the Shirai Ryu and Lin Kuei walk toward their destination. They stop to take in the view of a large bridge of rock - too thin to be a natural occurrence, and with no visible support from one end to the other - stretching across the skyline.

The camera cuts to the bridge itself, showing the massive army - numbering in the thousands - of Netherrealm oni and Cyber Lin Kuei walking across it. A glowing figure beaming light from her being hovers high above the bridge, and that figure is Cetrion.

A close up on her face reveals she is visibly straining, and her arms are held aloft in the air. It becomes apparent that the constructed bridge of rock is her doing, and she is focusing on keeping it aloft for the army of demons to traverse across it. Back on the shoreline, Hanzo Hasashi looks to Kuai Liang.

"Those warriors must be headed for Kronika's Keep" Hanzo stated "Agreed. But why not use Kharon's fleet? The bridge clearly taxes her power" Kuai replied "The fleet's bound to Kharon. It sails only by his command. That it's still moored suggests he won't help Kronika" Hanzo said to which Kuai replied "In which case he may help us" (Name) looks to them both "true but Kronika wouldn't allow Kharon to roam free. so where is he?" she questioned making the grandmasters think.

Back on the bridge, the last of the Netherrealm army has finished

crossing. Still focusing as best she can, Cetrion disperses the bridge, causing it to disintegrate into a green mist. On the shoreline, a scream of agony resonates across the surroundings. Scorpion turns to look at a nearby shack, determining that was where the scream came from.

"It looks like Kharon is home, perhaps hosting some unwelcome guests" Hanzo says then he turns to Sub-Zero and (Name) "Return to Earthrealm. Tell the others we've found him. We'll deploy as soon as I return" he says "Are you certain Kharon will aid us?" asks Kuai "No. But he's our best chance"

Kuai leaves but (Name) remains with her arms crossed with a stern look "you're not getting rid of me that easily, Hanzo" she says then smiles uncrossing her arms "I can handle this on my own, (Name), It is not necessary-" "what have you always told me?" (Name) said interrupting him. he is silent for a few moments "Be strong enough to stand alone, be smart enough to know when you need help, be brave enough to ask for it" he said sighing when he looks to her. she walks to his side and holds his hand "I'm not leaving you to do this on your own" she said. Hanzo slowly smiles and hold her hands "and for that I am thankful" he says as they look at each other lovingly in this one moment.

The scene cuts to a closer shot of the shack. Hanzo and (Name) approach it, taking cover behind an outcropping of rock. The camera cuts to him peeking through the window of the shack, where he sees Kharon.

Kharon himself would almost pass for an old human, were it not that his skin on the top of his head is pitch dark and his eyes a milky grey. He is also laid on a table, wrapped in a webbed cocoon. The camera pans across the shack to show the creature

responsible, who drops down from the ceiling.

It is D'Vorah.

"You should have aided Kronika, Kharon. Now you must suffer" she says as she approaches the table and releases a swarm of insects from her hand. They engulf Kharon's face, but he remains defiant "I am immortal, D'Vorah. You cannot kill me" he says "This One needs only render you unfit to ferry Kronika's enemies" she replies smirking when she suddenly lurches forward in pain as something plunges into her back.

"GET OVER HERE!"

D'Vorah is violently yanked out of the shack window, courtesy of Hanzo's chained kunai. She falls onto the shoreline in a crumpled heap, but as Scorpion lands nearby, she pulls herself to a standing position with the help of her extendable stingers.

"First Shinnok, now Kronika. You fight for lost causes" Hanzo growls as (Name) follows behind with a deadly glare "This One ensures the Hive's survival. You will not save the Shirai Ryu"

They fight. In the past, D'Vorah has managed to overcome Hanzo, and her fighting ability and unique control over parasites and poison has not waned since then. But Hanzo's discipline and skill have also improved immensely, and he takes the fight to

the Kytinn. After a brutal exchange, he beats her into unconsciousness.

"The Shirai Ryu will not fall"

A noise from behind him causes Hanzo to turn, but he reacts too late. His younger self teleports in to punch him square in the face but (Name) steps in catching his fist in her palm and throws him back "don't touch him" she growls surprising Scorpion as he stands back up "why? why do you protect this man who has abandoned his traditions!?" Scorpion yells "because changed for the better. because he found a way to be happy and let go of the past. because he is the man I love" She replied her heart finally feeling free, finally saying the words she held back. Hanzo's eyes widen and his heart melted at her words that's he's waited so long to hear. Scorpion didn't know how to feel on the one hand he was filled with an unknown warmth in himself at the fact that (Name) was in love with his future self but on the other hand his future self had abandoned his traditions and his anger towards those who took everything from him.

"Your clan of impostors will indeed fall" Scorpion sneered looking past (Name) to Hanzo "I've restored the Shirai Ryu. Built a clan that's never been stronger" Hanzo replied walking in front of (Name), placing her behind him. Scorpion angrily points a finger in his direction "On a foundation of pretenders and outsiders! Kronika told me" he yells. He pulls out his ninjato sword and twirls it in his hands. Hanzo pulls out his own ninjato. Scorpion charges his older self, who meets the charge with one of his own. They clash, with Hanzo pressing the attack. His younger self blocks and parries his sword strikes, pushing back on him after their blades briefly lock.

They each block and deflect one another's strikes until Hanzo ducks a swipe from his younger self and delivers a counter stab, but Scorpion teleports away in a flash of hellfire before he can connect. This time, Hanzo is ready and does a 180 degree turn just as his younger self emerges behind him.

In slow motion, Scorpion throws his chained kunai, but Old Scorpion skillfully knocks it aside with his sword before it hits. He then grabs the chain, tugs on it to unbalance his younger self and ignites the chain with some hellfire of his own. The fire travels down the chain in an instant, torching Scorpion and forcing him onto his knees in pain.

Hanzo stops attacking, but his younger self is not willing to surrender just yet. He remains on one knee "Without our original bloodlines, there is no Shirai Ryu. Our clan's massacre extinguished them. Kronika will revive the true Shirai Ryu in the New Era!" he yells as he stands back up and assumes a fighting stance. Hanzo does so as

well "Do not trust Kronika! She uses your anger to enslave you, as Quan Chi did both of us. I let go my rage, and it saved me. To save yourself, you must do the same"

They fight. The battle is truly an epic one, with both kombatants equally matched in strength, fighting skill and powers of hellfire. But the elder Scorpion has one thing the younger lacks; control over his anger. He uses it to fight intelligently, gradually finding weak spots in his younger self's attacks and taking advantage. After a hellacious battle, the younger Scorpion is finally beaten into submission.

"It's past time you were freed. We both know what truly drives you. It's not Shirai Ryu pride... it's your wife...and child" Hanzo said walking towards his younger self. (Name) follows him quickly "Harumi and Satoshi were stolen from me. Murdered. Seeing them again is all that matters" Scorpion says as he stands back to his feet, still enraged "We share this pain. I fought through Hell to end it. But Kronika's New Era is not the remedy. She would resurrect Shinnok - the same devil who brought death to our family and clan. He cannot be allowed to return!" Hanzo said angrily while (Name) looked on in worry. Hanzo walks up to his younger self, who is ready to fight, but taking in the words spoken to him.

"When I revived the Shirai Ryu, I vowed our clan would ensure Earthrealm's protection and promised (Name) a life where she would never again need to fight" Hanzo said as (Name)'s heart melt. (Name) stands in front of Scorpion, his milky white eyes meeting her warm amber eyes "Kronika only wants to use you to complete her goals. she doesn't care what happens to you or anyone else" she says and holds her hand out to him "please Scorpion...help us" She pleads.

Scorpion looks away from her, lost in thought. As he looks

as her, remembering that back in his time she is there a bright and happy 18 year old girl, how she had grown from a playful pup into a fierce and protective wolf. Then he looked to his older self in the eye again, his look changes from thoughtful to horrified, as four stingers arise behind Hanzo. He turns around just as D'Vorah stabs Hanzo in the chest, the blow so powerful the stinger goes clean through his body.

(Name) turns around quickly her eyes widen in horror "HANZO!" she screams. Hanzo grabs the stinger with his hand, but is unable to pry it loose. D'Vorah comes in closer, fondling his cheek with her hand in what could be described as a twisted lover's embrace. Her other stingers lightly tap Hanzo's body, until one of them finds a soft

spot, stabbing into his side. He groans in agony, but remains defiant, and he suddenly channels hellfire through his entire body, blasting D'Vorah away from him. He struggles to remain upright, though.

"Poison..." he struggles to say. He groans and falls to one knee. D'Vorah stands back to her feet, grinning sadistically. "Kronika knew your past sins would distract you. Now This One ends your misery" D'Vorah says smirking.

Unbeknownst to her, Scorpion sneaks up on D'Vorah from behind and chops off all four of her stingers with his ninjato. She falls to her knees in pain "Now, you die!" Scorpion yells. D'Vorah suddenly whirls around and blasts a swarm of insects into

Scorpion's face. As he backpedals and destroys them with a burst of hellfire, D'Vorah scrambles backwards on all fours in a reverse crab walk, before going to burrow herself underground when a blast of fire hits her sending her flying into the wall of rock.

Scorpion rushes to his elder self's side, who still has not risen from one knee "Raiden is at the Fire Gardens. Enlist Kharon's aid. Bring Raiden's army to the Keep. You must!" Hanzo begs "You have my word" Scorpion says.

D'Vorah struggles to get up when a pair of brown boots enter her line of sight. she slowly looks up to see (Name), her (e/c) eyes glowing menacingly, her hands set ablaze with her flames, her teeth showing her sharp canines and her face showing a variety of emotions. rage, anger, fury and hatred. for the second time in her life D'Vorah felt true and utter Fear.

"You" (Name) growled sending a chill down D'Vorahs spine. (Name) grabbed the stunned D'Vorah by her throat, picking her up off the ground with one hand extinguished, and pinning her to the wall "how DARE you lay even one finger on him!?" she yelled. she squeezes her throat harder making D'Vorah gasp for air "this...one cares only for the survival of the hive. not pitiful men" (Name) raises her other hand in full view, making the flames brighter, and brings it towards D'Vorahs mouth, causing her to panic, (Name)'s glare hardens as she brings her hand down on D'Vorahs mouth burning and melting the flesh. D'Vorah tries to scream in agony but only muffled screams are produced. once (Name) removes her hand from D'Vorahs mouth all that remains is a mangled and melted glob of flesh where once was a mouth. (Name)'s cold eyes glare into hers "never again...will you harm those I love" (Name) says as she pulls her fist back "I'm going to do what I should have done 2 years ago" and with that (Name) thrust her fist through D'Vorahs chest and grabs her heart. D'Vorah spasms a bit trying to scream in pain but all that stops once (Name) pulls her hand back out, dripping with dark green blood, with D'Vorahs bleeding and still beating heart in her grasps. the light in D'Vorahs eyes die out as her body hangs limp.

Hanzo almost stands fully, but staggers. Scorpion catches him before he can fall, bringing him to gently rest in his arms. Hanzo groans snapping (Name) out of her rage as she snaps her head in Hanzo and Scorpions direction "no..." she whispers as she drops D'Vorahs corpse and rushes to them, dread filling her heart "The new Shirai Ryu are worthy. It's heart, not blood, that makes them warriors" Hanzo says struggling to stay alive "Hanzo!" (Name) cries out dropping to her knees at his side. Scorpion allows her to hold Hanzo in his final moment.

Hanzo, with his head on her chest, looks up at her and smiles weakly "(Name)..." he says her name in almost a whisper "I wish...we had more time" (Name)'s eyes fill with tears threatening to spill over, her heart breaking "what are you talking about? you're..you're gonna be fine. wh-where gonna go back to the fire gardens a-a-a-and you're gonna get help and then you and I will retire from fighting" she stammered as she held him tighter, her mind running through every way to save him, the tears rolling down her cheeks. Hanzo weakly reaches his hand up and caresses her face. (Name) quickly hold that hand to her cheek nuzzling it as Hanzo rubs his thumb across her cheek wiping away her tears "my love...you and I both know I will not survive" "no no no" (Name) says in denial. " I want you to promise me..." "I can't....I can't" she babbles " I want you to...promise me that...you and Calithea will live happily" "I CAN'T!" (Name) yells, her eyes squeezed shut, a silence hung in the air "how...how can we live happy...with out you there...please don't leave us..don't...don't leave me" she begs. Hanzo can feel his time drawing near as it becomes harder to breath for him "I know you can...if not for me or yourself..do it for Calithea" he says. (Name) finally opens her eyes...finally accepting the cold hard truth. she sniffles and nods "I...I promise...I promise I will" her voice trembling. Hanzo smiled softly "I love you with all that I have, my beloved" he says looking into her eyes. she gives him a wobbly smile "and I love you in this or any universe, my Hanzo, my love" she says lowering her head and capturing his lips. every memory they shared flashes through their minds. the first time they met, their first fight against one another, there first fight, their heartfelt reunion, there time training together, the injuries they patched together, Hanzo's first confession, Hanzo meeting Calithea, raisng Calithea together and their first kiss. Hanzo's hand goes limp and his head lolls to the side breaking the kiss. (Name)'s eyes widen in heart break and horror, her lips trembling and her tears falling faster than before as Scorpion can only watch her as she breaks down, his own heart feeling the pain, and she wails in pain with her voice echoing throughout the realm.

The scene fades from the Netherrealm to the Fire Gardens, just as a breeze blows the autumn leaves into the sky. In the gardens, Liu Kang and Sub-Zero walk together in conversation.

"Your Shaolin masters, they're ready?" Kuai asks "They will fight until the last man" Liu Kang replied "That is likely what it will take" "There will not be a fight if Kharon does not help us. Is there any word from Grandmaster Hasashi?" "No. If we do not hear soon, I will return to the Netherrealm"

Before them, Scorpion emerges in a flash of hellfire with (Name) in his arms. she looks weak, her eyes puffy, red and half open. Instantly, Liu Kang and Sub-Zero shift to fighting stances, but Scorpion does not follow suit, instead looking around at the scenery while keeping a firm hold on (Name) "Wrong Scorpion. This cannot be good" Liu Kang says to Kuai "Get Raiden!" Kuai shouts

As Liu Kang runs off, Sub-Zero faces Scorpion down "The Fire Gardens, rebuilt? The Shirai Ryu are indeed restored" Scorpion says amazed, (Name)'s head is on his shoulder staring off into space "Why are you here, Scorpion? Where is Grandmaster Hasashi? What have you done to Lady (Name)?" "...He is dead" Scorpion replies and then looks down at (Name) in his arms, his heart aches knowing how it feels to loos someone you love, and brings her closer "as for Lady (Name)...she is grieving" Kuai grits his teeth "And now you have come to finish us" he growls causing Scorpion to look up at him "I understand your mistrust, but I am here to assist you!" Scorpion tries to explain "I find that impossible to believe! now release her!" Scorpion knows nothing will stop Kuai from fighting him so he carries (Name) to a near by tree to put her down but as he does something stops him. (Name) is holding his clothes in a tight grip "lady (Name) I must-" "no..." he hears her mutter "please...I must quell Sub-Zeros anger. I promise you I will come back" he says trying to convince her as Kuai watches in confusion. (Name) reluctantly lets go of his clothes and allows her hand to drop into her lap still staring at the ground. Scorpion goes to face off against Kuai.

They fight. As has been the case with their many fights before, Scorpion and Sub-Zero are equally matched in skill, strength, speed and powers. But this time, it is Sub-Zero who fights recklessly, allowing Scorpion the opportunities he needs to exploit his weaknesses. After a back and forth exchange, the wraith knocks the Grandmaster to the floor.

"You misunderstand my intentions"

Suddenly, a lightning blast catches Scorpion square in the chest. He is hurled backwards and crashes to the ground hard. Raiden stands above the beaten Sub-Zero, his hands charged with lightning. Liu Kang stands beside him, who quickly runs to (Name)'s side worried "Who sent you here, Scorpion? Raiden demand. Scorpion struggles to his feet and says "My future self is dead. I am here at his behest"

"Grandmaster Hasashi sent you?" Liu Kang asked turning his head away from (Name) to look back "I honour his dying wish. Kharon will ferry your armies to the Isle of Kronika. We must leave at once" Scorpion replied "Do you have proof of Kharon's offer?" Raiden asked not believeing him "...Only my word and Lady (Name)'s but as you can see...she is in no state to answer" everyone looks back to (Name), who is staring at the ground with a blank expression.

"Your word is worthless. At the tournament, I trusted you to spare Bi-Han, and you betrayed me" Raiden says glaring "A mistake born of rage. I seek redemption Scorpion tried explaining "Lies, Scorpion! You are a slave! And Kronika is your master!"

They fight. Scorpion finds himself in the battle of his life. Raiden himself is at full strength in Earthrealm, he has the power of thunder and lightning at his beck and call and thousands of years of fighting experience. It takes all of Scorpion's martial arts skill and powers of the Netherrealm to even keep in the fight, but he refuses to fall, and manages to knock the Thunder God to his knees for a moment.

"Raiden, you must listen!"

"Spout your falsehoods elsewhere, Scorpion! Kronika will not entrap us" He says as he stands back to his feet "It is no trap! Kharon awaits you in the Netherrealm"

(....I said TRY to figure out how to make Hanzo survive....never said I actually succeeded....yes I know I'm an evil bitch trust me I cried writing this part but I can make it worse...who's telling Calithea her daddy isn't coming home)

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Entry 10

I had…a very unusual dream last night. No. That’s not quite right. I mean, it is. It was very much a dream. But I think in a way it was also real. The other three shared this unusual dream, and Shelalu also noted we all seemed restless in the night. Neither Shelalu nor Nualia had the dream.

In the dream, I was pulled from my sleeping arrangements by the web of a giant spider, which dragged me up into the sky. Instead of a web to ensnare me at the top, I found myself stepping out into somewhere bright and loud and impossible to wrap my head around. Everything was gold or had flashing lights. There were other people at what appeared to be various gambling games, but none seemed to draw my eye at the time—except for a large man made of stone, an aptly named Stone Giant. However, whatever business I had in this dream, it was not with him.

I arrived at this gambling hall with the other three, and although we went our separate ways to look around this unusual place, we all found ourselves meeting again at a large table, set up for playing cards. There was a man there. I couldn’t seem to bring myself to meet his eyes, but I saw his hands. There were golden hooked rings on them. I feel like I’d seen those rings somewhere before—somewhere recently—but I’ve been unable to determine where I’d seen them. I certainly didn’t mention them in my journal. I checked.

The man wanted to play cards with us, to get to know us. He said something about the way a person gambles showing so much about them. He dealt us each a Poker hand. I had a straight flush, so I felt quite confident, and chose to stay in. Krysa and Nanel did the same.

When we revealed our hands, Krysa also had a flush, while Nanel had three of a kind. The man said something to Nanel about how he can’t win if his partner is cheating. Then he produced another hand of cards which was apparently meant to represent Donyoku’s hand. It was all jokers.

Finally, the man revealed his own hand. A royal flush.

The man told us that we would meet like this again, twice more. Then the strange dreamscape faded away, and I awoke the next morning.

While we were preparing to return to the ruins, Nanel said he wanted to come clean about something. He explained that he hadn’t been entirely straightforward with us about what Donyoku is. Nanel had originally claimed Donyoku was his god. However now he revealed the truth—Donyoku was a parasitic plant, using Nanel as his host. Nanel showed us the vines growing through his flesh, and even manifested a second head made entirely of vines for Donyoku to speak to us through directly.

Donyoku claimed he only had Nanel’s best interests at heart. That he was here to protect him. That he cared for him. That this relationship was symbiotic, not parasitic.

I am…not sure I believe him. I was already feeling wary of him when I thought he was some manifestation of a celestial being. Knowing he is a parasite, protecting Nanel out of necessity for his own existence, does not help me feel generous towards him. Nanel trusts him wholeheartedly, however. I asked some questions to clarify my understanding of their relationship and what Donyoku is, and I felt like Donyoku was dripping with manipulation the entire time. But Nanel is too close to notice—quite literally, unfortunately.

I was not the only one who felt this way. Krysa was clearly guarded and slightly aggressive towards the plant creature, while Tabot was outright hostile. Although we all eventually agreed to continue working together even knowing this new information, it was clear that there was tension under the surface. But for now, Donyoku had promised he was trying to do better about not hurting his own allies, and I don’t think any of us wanted to alienate Nanel by pushing the argument any farther.

Nanel will have to see for himself that Donyoku doesn’t have his best interests at heart. Until then, there is no chance he will be convinced. Some things people just have to realize on their own, as painful as it is to see this and feel like he needs to be separated from this creature for his own good (and likely his own health), and wanting to help push him in the right direction. That would end poorly, I am certain.

So, once all our morning preparations were complete, we made our way back to the Thessalonian ruins. It was somehow more harrowing than Nualia, a demonic bugbear, and a greater bargheist combined.

What awaited us in the vault were Shadows. Horrible undead wraiths that could draw out your very lifeforce with but a touch.

They appeared all around the room—still close enough together for Krysa to light them up, but too far for me to do the same with my explosives. My sword was ineffective against them, as well, as it passed right through them doing minimal actual damage.

Tabot, on the other hand, proved exceptionally adept in this fight. He was able to channel positive energy to burn away the negative energy holding the spirits together, and by channeling his holy power into his blade he made it able to cut through spirits as a sword normally cuts through flesh.

We found a secret passage after the shadows were cleared away. It led even further down below the ruins. To a small underground bay. There was an enormous golden helmet in the middle of the water, looking for all the world like some giant warrior had fallen in battle and decayed to nothing but dust, leaving only their helm to mark where they had passed.

More likely, it was just decorative.

Far more intriguing was the wall art. It was a fresco of a glittering golden city nestled amongst mountains. Given the context of the rest of the ruins, I theorized that this was a depiction of the legendary city of Xin’Shalast, which is said to have been a Thassalonian city made entirely of gold. No one has ever found evidence of such a city. No ruins like these. But Varisia is a big place. Maybe it is out there somewhere. It would certainly be a historical marvel.

While I was admiring the wall art, the giant helmet sprang to life. Well, more precisely, the creature beneath it sprang from hiding. The giant golden helmet was being used as a shell for an equally giant crab.

We dispatched the crab, and the others began discussing how we could get the helmet out, so we could sell it. I couldn’t deny that so much gold would be worth a small fortune. But I dismissed myself from the conversation when the others decided the best course of action would be to swim beneath it, using the helmet to trap a bubble of air above them so they could breath as they maneuvered it in the water. I am less than fond of swimming, especially in an ocean we’ve already seen houses bunyips, giant crabs, and all manner of nasty aquatic beasts. So while the others swam their find out, I took the long way back, up the stairs and back through the ruins.

Once we reconvened with Shelalu and Nualia, we made our preparations to head back to Sandpoint. And figured out our plan for what to do about secreting Nualia into town.

The sun was setting as we made it to the outskirts of town. We had two ideas of where to leave Nualia—Nanel’s place or The Rusty Dragon. Nanel’s home would be easier, but he talked about it like it was just a hole in the ground somewhere rather than a real house.

And to be perfectly honest, when we took her there initially, that description is not entirely far off. It was small, and kind of damp and musty. We decided not to leave Nualia there for long, just for long enough for us to talk to Ameiko and get her approval to hide Nualia there.

Seeing as Nualia was a big part of what got both her father and brother killed…I was admittedly worried about how she would take the request.

Still, we returned to the Rusty Dragon to speak with her. She was skeptical at first, of course. But we explained everything, including that she’d been manipulated by the literal goddess of monsters, and when she chose to act in a way antithetical to Lamashtu, she lost her arm as the price. So she was very clearly in a state where she’s open to working on doing better, and she is very much not in the state to kill anyone or lead another goblin raid, or what-have-you.

Ameiko agreed, on the condition that if Nualia did anything to harm anyone, she would kill the woman herself. We agreed that those were acceptable terms—Ameiko isn’t the sort of person to abuse it to take revenge on Nualia. She’ll probably just have her scrub dishes and wait tables as her early penance. Some regular work would probably do her good.

The other thing Ameiko asked of us was that we provide some kind of distraction so no one would see her enter the tavern. We brainstormed, and Tabot floated the idea of doing a live performance. Specifically, Tabot wanted to do a stand up comedy act.

Tabot does not know the first thing about stand up comedy. This was a recipe for disaster. Which actually meant it was the perfect distraction. We all agreed. Nanel said he would stay behind and keep an eye on things incase anything went wrong, while Krysa and I would return to Nanel’s home and retrieve Nualia. I also got her a inconspicuous travelling cloak, so that she could throw a hood up and obscure her face a bit. It had been years since she was last in Sandpoint, but her features are rather…conspicuous.

It's interesting, I’d never met an aasimar besides Morri. What is interesting is how their features have a sort of similarity but they also look wholly different. Nualia is beautiful, with long white hair, but completely white eyes that seem to have a bit of a glow to them. Morri is Morri. You couldn’t mistake her for human, with her almost unnaturally perfect face and golden eyes that seem like they hold the sun. I suppose it’s always struck me as a bit novel, how they look so incredibly human but also so incredibly not. I am obviously not human, being a catfolk, there is virtually no overlap. Morri and Nualia, though. The differences are so slight that I’m surprised I would even see them, and yet they are somehow both subtle and obvious.

I am so glad that Morri never went through the things Nualia did. I…cannot imagine. All that pressure on a little girl. The way she was othered. And then all that venom at the sort of mistake so many other teens make. She wasn’t allowed to make mistakes, to have bad judgement, or to be in any way a regular child or teen. People saw her as a symbol instead of as a person. And symbols don’t have feelings, don’t get angry or sad, don’t fight back.

It is no wonder things turned out the way they did.

Anyways…where was I? My mind wandered a bit. Right. Getting Nualia into the Rusty Dragon.

So Krysa and I went and retrieved Nualia, and snuck her in through the back entrance. I didn’t get the pleasure of seeing Tabot’s performance, but I could hear the crowd heckling him as we took Nualia upstairs.

And then a bar fight broke out.

It would seem Tabot’s act was so bad it drove the tipsy patrons to violence. Not against him, thank goodness. But it sounded like a good few people were thrown out of the Rusty Dragon.

I am now safely in my own room of the inn. I plan on sleeping soon. But…I am hesitant. What was that dream last night, really? Nualia had said a stone man had sent her instructions in her dreams. Could the stone giant I saw in that gambling hall be the one who’d ordered my house burnt down? What will happen if we continue indulging this mysterious card dealer? He seems to be expecting us to meet again, which I assume means more strange dreams. I wonder if I should just throw the amulet with that Thassalonian rune into the ocean.

But it is my only lead. I can’t discard it until I understand where these dreams are coming from, and who is it that has it out for me.

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