Framed part 5
I double checked the Dragoness' note and headed for the nearest train station with a line to the Heart. If she was right my targets often met at one of the Heart's casinos for a few rounds of poker. Hopefully they'd be there now, these bastards went...
Framed part 4
Sadly I finished my dinner just before the show started. I suppose that was for the best, if I stayed for the start I knew I would end up staying for the whole thing. Alice's amateur nights tend to be well worth the price of admission, mostly because...
Framed part 3
The dragonkin war-mage dragged me to my feet and tightened a collar around my neck. With a sharp jerk he began leading me through the alleyways. His companions had no problem with giving me a shove or kick to keep on track, or just when they felt like...
Framed part 2
I stepped from a Way into the alleyway a few blocks down from the bar and looked about. Other than a few surprised looking rats there wasn't much else around. Given some of the other places I visited today this was an improvement. I hurried through...
Framed part 1
God, bodyguard work is dull. It always the same dance, some rich prick who thinks they're someone special hires you to spend a night watching their back somewhere that already has security out the ass. This particular client was the real grating type...
Curse part 6
I woke up sprawled across Alice's bed. It seemed as if she had simply hauled me up on to the bed by the paws and just left me in whatever position I ended up in. I had a feeling that she had probably dragged me down the stairs the same way. I sat up...
Curse Part 5
"My current client, one Mr. Ward, has a pretty nasty bad luck curse hanging over his head. From what I've been able to figure it's a ritual curse and whoever is behind it has more than one mage working it." I told Helgarth. "Don't expect me to dispel...
Curse Part 4
Needless to say we drew a fair bit of attention as we made our way back to the bar. Between the crimson streaks that colored Alice's fur to the blood that still dripped from mine, we drew many worried looks. The fact that I was naked probably didn't...
Curse Part 3
"So where can we find him these days anyway?" Alice asked. "Probably one of his usual spots." "Well that's helpful..." I chuckled and rose, putting my sword through my belt, heading for the door. We both knew the kinds of places where our contact...
Curse Part 2
The train ground to a halt at the final station. Mr. Ward moved as if to get off but I put a hand on his shoulder and shook my head. A conductor walked down the aisle and took a quick look at us, he smile and said something into a hand held radio. It...
Curse Part 1
Being immortal can get quite dull when you've been at it for a few hundred years. I was born close to five hundred years ago from the union of a dragon and wolfkin, don't ask how that worked, and I take heavily from Mother. Tall and built like a...
Plagueborn
Eager to save their village the shamans began their rituals. They sought to bind the essence of the plague that ravaged their home to a physical form, so that they might reason with it or kill it. A young couple, already dying from the plague, lay in...