Light's Vengeance
What am I? I find myself contemplating this question once more despite all the steps that brought me here. It is not the first time I have asked this question, yet neither is it the last. In many ways, it is much easier to consider what I once was,...
Rip and Tail
Up until around 50 years ago, bath-houses were a rarity in the lands west of the Sword Peaks. Scholars could name any number of reasons, and many of them were likely to be valid. Of course, these same scholars would also claim that the Tar'ri were...
A Tail of Two
If there was one thing that Elwynn, elven minstrel extraordinaire, was confident in, it was his charm and dashing good looks. Long auburn hair framed a golden-eyed face that had once wooed half a kingdom- well, until their fathers came looking,...
A Spirited Encounter
"Why hello there, I didn't expect to see anyone else in here today." I started a moment at the sudden voice. The spa had been empty the past hour, and I'd taken advantage of it to shirk my trunks. It was always clothing optional so it was not like it...
Free Traders: First Steps
I could hardly contain my excitement as I felt the slight jar of the skiff sliding into the dock. In the years I had been studying these strange machines, never once had I thought I would actually get to experience Wildspace, yet here I was, all...
Dark Tails
The young man smirked as he parted the entrance to the tent. Tall and lithe, he had the sort of look to him that many a girl would fawn over, and undoubtedly had. His dark hair was cut in a rakish fashion that was fairly popular these days among the...
A Dangerous Love
It was a fairly clear day. Hopping from branch to branch, the small bird examined the clearing with a critical eye, then paused as it sensed a change in the very air. Startled, it took off as the air in the clearing took on a slight sheen. As it...
Breaking Free
"That'll be three gold and five silver." The cloaked figure nodded and reached out a gloved hand to drop the coins on the counter. The elf behind the counter counted them up, then dropped them into the store's chest with a loud clink. "Here's your...
On The Battlefield
"I repeat, this is Lieutenant Lucas Weissritter, Gyrfalcon Charlie-Echo-Niner-One-Two, requesting immediate assistance and pickup. Under pursuit from three bogeys, identification type unknown. Coordinates attached to this message." Flipping off the...
Sharp Steps
"Sharra, wake up!" The snow leopard-like girl slowly blinked open lapis blue eyes, raising her head to give an icy glare at the feline head poking in through her yurt's flap, whose ears folded back a bit in annoyance that mirrored her own. "The...
Making Scents of Life - Part 6: Farewells
BREEBREEEBREEEBREEBR- Michelle slapped the alarm clock, nearly knocking it off the table as she turned it off. With a sigh, she slid out from under the warm covers and padded over to the bathroom, pausing a moment to look at herself in the...
Making Scents of Life - Part 5: Passion
It was a great day, once again. The sun shone down on the park with nary a cloud in the sky, and the water of the lake glittered like jewels. To the female skunk who was sitting on the park bench with head in hands however, it all felt drab and...