E. Patrick Lacerna, aka Random Mudkip, The Woodsman, Velvet Canopy

B2: Chapter 20: Year One

Chapter 20: Year One

I sat in Basic Swordplay, watching Copelan practice the same basic strike against a training dummy for the hundredth time. My mind wandered to the night's upcomi...

B2: Chapter 19: Academy Hellzone

Chapter 19: Academy Hellzone

I remained motionless, every mechanical joint locked in place. The silence pressed against my consciousness where that thunderous voice had echoed moment...

B2: Chapter 18: Non History

Chapter 18: Non History

My final class of the day was History of Humanity's Kingdoms. It was held in one of the larger lecture rooms that seated over a hundred students.

I ente...

B2: Chapter 17: Remedial Courses

Chapter 17: Remedial Courses

I leaned against the stone balustrade, watching students mill about in the courtyard below. The morning sun cast long shadows across the Academy's ground...

Chapter 16: Chapter Houses

Chapter 16: Chapter Houses

I studied the jagged opening, my mechanical fingers tracing the worn edges of the stone. The breach was perfect, tucked and hidden away in this forgotten c...

B2: Chapter 15: Rank C

Chapter 15: Rank C

Although outwardly calm, inwardly I was seething. I had thought myself prepared for Professor Shawe's unreasonable antics. I knew that he would interfere with my t...

More Art?

So I put up art of the mushroom jelly. What art should I make of next?

Bonus Art: Omadzaburik

Just thought I'd add a little bit of art to flesh out the world. Here's an image of the Primordial Prestidigitation, Omadzaburik. I know we haven't met it yet, so, um... spoilers? Nah. It's just an...

B2: Interlude 1

Interlude 1

I crossed my arms, watching my fellow students shift nervously as they stared at the ordered line of stone golems in front of us. Such basic constructs hardly warranted t...

B2: Chapter 14: First Test

Chapter 14: First Test

I trailed behind the flow of students exiting the classroom, but soon noticed I was wandering aimlessly through different training areas. The Academy sprawled ...

B2: Chapter 13: First Class

Chapter 13: First Class

I stood at the window of my dormitory room, watching the moonlight cast long shadows across the Academy's courtyard. The night air carried the distant sounds ...

B2: Chapter 12: First Day

Chapter 12: First Day

I followed the group of successful candidates as the Headmaster and his two instructors led us into the Academy's main building. The entrance hall stretched before us,...

Primordial Amity

Primordial Amity

I stood at the head of our army with the other leaders, my enchanted armor gleaming in the gentle sunlight as we entered Zantas Maladan's valley. The sight before us...

B2: Chapter 11: Bloody Entrance

Chapter 11: Bloody Entrance

The crowd shifted uneasily as Headmaster Reins raised his hand. "Those with formal invitations, move to my right. The rest of you, to my left."

I cl...

B2: Chapter 10: Entrance Ceremony

Chapter 10: Entrance Ceremony

I sat cross-legged on the floor of my room, surrounded by failed experiments. Mechanical fingers lay scattered around me, their joints and gears exposed...

B2: Chapter 9: Monster Town

Chapter 9: Monster Town

I spent the first few days in my room at the Dragon's Den, performing maintenance and watching the street below through dusty windows. The mechanical joints i...

B2: Chapter 8: Kaldos City

Chapter 8: Kaldos City

The wagon wheels ground against gravel as we crested the final hill. I pulled back the canvas flap, my first glimpse of Kaldos City stealing my breath away. Th...

B2: Chapter 7: Traveling East

Chapter 7: Traveling East

The steady creak of wagon wheels and clop of hooves marked time as we traveled the kingdom's highway. Each day blurred into the next, the caravan's routine ...

B2: Chapter 6: Small Steps

Chapter 6: Small Steps

"Dangerous place for a lady," one of the thieves sneered. "But don't worry, we'll take good care of you."

I kept my head down, my black veil hiding the w...

B2: Chapter 5: Warrior Town

Chapter 5: Warrior Town

I stepped onto Orengaad's cobblestone streets, my mechanical legs hidden beneath the black mourning dress. The crowd here moved differently than in Remembrance; less...

B2: Chapter 4: Sea Voyage

Chapter 4: Sea Voyage

According to Garvis, the voyage to the central lands would take us around six weeks.

I sat cross-legged on the cabin floor, mechanical parts spread before...

B2: Chapter 3: In Remembrance

Chapter 3: In Remembrance

The spires of Remembrance pierced the morning sky, their white stone catching the sunlight. Our carriage wound through the outer districts, past crowded mar...

B2: Chapter 2: Carriage Ride

Chapter 2: Carriage Ride

I counted each creak of the carriage's wheels, marking time as travelers bustled past my window. The shadows lengthened across the leather seats until voices...

B2: Chapter 1: Cobb Town

Chapter 1: Cobb Town

The wagon's wooden frame creaked beneath my mechanical body, which was hidden beneath layers of black cloth, as we bounced along the dirt road. Fields of wheat s...

B2: Our Enemy

Our Enemy

"The Primordials each hold sway over different facets of our world. Whether through conscious will or not, these beings dictate how each aspect of existence functions. ...