War and Love
There exists an old phrase, oft repeated in the lands of Elhiem, ‘Two nations of equal power, will eventually come to blows.’ The phrase speaks of inevitability, and the constant nature of war in the world, how power and the thirst for it will only end...
The Hunter and the Hunted
There were certain tenants that one followed when one became a member of the Church of the Mark. Rules that one had to adhere to, to be a priest or nun of the Mark. Two of the most important ones were, of course, the vows of celibacy; to give one’s...
Willing Sacrafice II
Caris had always been…wary of the traditions of his village. Some of them he understood, like how they picked their village elder via a village-wide vote; even teens as young as sixteen were called to vote. But some? Some of them were always suspect in...
Demon Bound
Nicholas struggled against the bindings that were holding him to the altar he was currently stuck to. Desperate cries fell on deaf nonexistent ears as he tried in vain to maybe loosen the shackles that his hands and feet were bound to or break the...
The Guard and the Thief
The sun shined a deep and bright orange on this long Sundaria day, the shadows danced in the midday, all around were people and creatures of various sizes and appearances going about their business not a care in the world, commerce, romances, political...
To Catch a Thief
Iekkut's head throbbed. She felt like she'd just lost four rounds against a minotaur. Her eyes were heavy, and it was hard to focus on where she was. She tried to remember what happened before she was knocked out. She was trying to steal from the...
Flames of Lust and Love
The cold winds of winter cut deep, almost to the bone, such was winters in the northernmost part of Elhiem, Northmarch was cold most of the year, but the winters were exceptionally hard on most, this included one Knight of the Crown, Sir Daulton West...
The Full Moon Potion
Diccaxe scurried about, back and forth between her spell book, her potions recipe book and the countless other things that desperately needed her attention at that moment of time. She was a master of multitasking, sifting through pages as...
Willing Love
The soft, gentle breeze of summer wafted through the air in its listless comings and goings, rustling a few wind chimes and blowing quite a few articles of clothing off some racks. Edith looked at the forest before her and then at the clothes and...
The Knight and the Scholar
Lilly yawned in one hand, a cup of chicory coffee, a godsend for a scribe like her, the other a freshly written scroll. She’d spent the better part of the night transcribing some rather hard to translate texts. It didn’t help that she was the only one...
The Dressing Room
Bale yawned, glancing at his phone. He saw the time was 1:40 PM, and he sighed. He'd been at the mall for about three hours now, give or take a few minutes. He was not opposed to going to the mall; it was probably one of his favorite things to do, but...
Rise of the Wolf Queen Part II
Grimhild had never been around any place long enough to know much of anyone. She’d been a nomad for much of her early life, even when she lived in Chalaco, which had less of a burn at the stake kind of interest in witches. She’d moved a lot, taking her...