Kaja's Backstory, Chapter 1
Orphaned. To an Orc, orphaned means that you have lost both of your parents. But unlike Orcs, Tauren live in large family tribes known as utankan. Although they generally have a special fondness for their parents, the calves are raised by the entire...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 1
"Ah, there's one," Sanja said. She knelt in the long grass and removed the small trowel from her backpack. The tool had been carved from a stag's antler, and was well-suited to digging in Mulgore's rich soil. Her little brother bent over the tuber as...
Dragonslayer
How I managed to miss Sir Henry clanking through the chambers that lead to my cavern, I certainly do not know. It was quite a surprise, considering his lavish costume, but when I get busy, I can just tune the entire world out. Mair teases me to no end...
Tauren Joke
Atepa rushed to the elder's hut. He stopped near enough to speak without shouting, but not so close as to loom over the bull seated just outside the entrance. Atepa was far from winded - the Tauren have a legendary endurance - but his dark grey fur...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 16
The days were a blur. There was hot sun on her back. The smell of rich, dark soil in her nose. The feel of the antler-bone digging tool in her hand. Her nails ached. Her back ached. She had never been so tired, so confused in all of her life. She...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 2
"What's he saying?" Jorga whispered. "Something about me being big, I think." Sanja cleared her throat and tried to remember the polite greetings that Elizabeth had taught her. "Is it a pleasure to meet you, ma'am. My name is Sanja of the clan Lion...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 4
Time slowed and they continued to slide helplessly down the icy passage for what seemed like hours. Each bump along the way found a knee, or an elbow, or a forehead. They screamed in unison until their voices grew hoarse. Then they erupted from the...
Tauren Tale
Chapters are uploaded within the Tauren Tale folder.
Tauren Tale, Chapter 8
Kazbo ran after the Tauren, down, down into a depression in the desert floor. At the bottom, he found the pair in deep scrub brush. Sanja was climbing a scrawny tree - the only one without thorns that they had seen since entering Desolace - and Jorga...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 14
Her expression defiant, Sanja refused to take her eyes off of the rogue. "Get the pack," she whispered to her brother. "We're leaving." "If you don't put the manacles on yourself," Theodore said. "Then the beast will do it for you. And he's not going...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 10
"What do you mean by that?" Jorga gasped. Sanja turned to look. He seemed more stunned than angry. "Of course we're in a hurry! I want to see Mom and Dad again." Sanja flopped down on her butt and covered her face with her hands. "We will. We will...
Tauren Tale, Chapter 12
Sanja's dreams were frightening and surreal. The elves had fled during the night and taken her brother with them. She tried to chase after them, but the thick, jungle air slowed her movement. It was as if trudging through the waters surrounding the...