Tauren Tale, Chapter 11
"Stop!" Kazbo screamed. "Don't hurt my friends!" Sanja squeezed her brother tightly and tried to shield his little body from the archer's attack. The bear charged forward with shocking speed and reached the Tauren just as the jungle cat leapt at the...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 13
"So, do the Tauren worship the Ancients?" Kazbo asked. Sanja shook her head. "Tauren worship the sun and the soil. They worship nature. The Ancients are part of that, of course, but they aren't gods," she explained. "I think that if the Ancients...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 3
Sanja had watched the falls from the valley floor and idly wondered how long it would take to jump from the top to the bottom. She was not a suicidal person - far from it - but it was the sort of thing that you couldn't help but wonder when looking up...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 5
Sanja was surprised to see Kazbo's determination. He wasn't looking so well by nightfall, but he was still struggling to make good time. "There's not going to be a lot of game in this desert." She shrugged. "Rabbits, snakes, mice... but I don't like...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 7
"I offer you your own worthless hide!" the Centaur shouted in Theodore's face. The rogue seemed unruffled by the sweaty half-man. Sanja and her brother tightened their grip on the stones they prepared to throw. Kazbo fidgeted nervously behind the...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 9
After twelve days on Trail of Woe, the journey came to an abrupt halt. A chasm that opened deep into the desert floor split the trail in two. There was no way to cross it - in either direction - for as far as the trio could see. The far edge of the...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 6
Jorga was picking up Common quickly, but Kazbo absorbed Taurahe like a new-born calf. They never had to teach him a word twice and he picked up phrases that they had not even explained. But despite all his linguistic skills, both Sanja and Jorga could...
Kaja's Backstory, Chapter 2
Kaja loved her adoptive parents, but the bond that formed between them had nothing on that between her and Grima. Grima had always wished for a sister, and so Kaja's arrival was like a dream come true. To Grima, the little Tauren girl was a cross...
Good and Evil ... after hours
Tuesday nights at Dante's were always wretched. Dan slowly stretched his back and returned to washing glasses. There were a few regulars at the bar, a few regulars playing pool, and a few regulars at the tables. Although you might see a little variety...
Kaja's Backstory, Chapter 3
The children made up little stories and acted them out with their dolls. They played dress-up with Agra's clothes. They ate, bathed, slept, and spent every single moment together. Within a month, Kaja seemed to emerge from her shell. As she washed...
Kaja's Backstory, Chapter 4
Gorrum was on patrol some weeks, and on other weeks he stayed within the city. Those were the best weeks of all. When not on patrol, he was home every night, laughing loudly over dinner and telling the girls stories at bedtime. Sometimes, Agra would...
Kaja's Backstory
Despite her tragic beginnings, Kaja grows up in a loving, caring family. Chapters are uploaded within the Kaja's Backstory folder.