137. A Light in the Dark
A Light in the Dark
The Reach
Godfrey was sleeping in Manzik the scribe’s room when there was a knock on the door. Stirring, he got up and grabbed his sword in its scabbard. ...
2020-03-04 08:37:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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136. Rain and River
Rain and River
The Reach
Weeks after their arrival in the Reach, the Mearcians had established a camp in the hills south of the Langstan. The elevated terrain kept them shielded fro...
2020-02-26 17:55:23 +0000 UTC View Post135. Storm
Storm
The Reach
A few nights after his arrival in Rund, Godfrey once more skulked through the streets. With sword and cloak, he passed from one district to another, remaining unseen...
2020-02-19 13:08:39 +0000 UTC View Post134. In Crimson Colours
In Crimson Colours
The Reach
Close to evening, a procession of fifty soldiers marched on the road north of Rund. The land around them grew dry and dusty as they progressed, ...
2020-02-12 17:51:48 +0000 UTC View Post133. The Potter's Brother
The Potter's Brother
The Reach
Rund was little more than a garrison city on the western fringe of the Godking’s domain, controlling the surrounding lands and providing a staging p...
2020-02-05 11:05:52 +0000 UTC View PostTRC e-book is out!
The full e-book is available for download, same as the first book. For those patrons waiting for the print book, I apologise for the delay. I'm waiting for the printer to send me the proof copy and...
2020-02-03 13:47:26 +0000 UTC View Post132. Beyond the Wall
Beyond the Wall
The Reach
The Langstan rose thirty feet into the air, making it visible from some distance. As it came into view, Brand’s people poked each other and spoke in exci...
2020-01-29 12:08:59 +0000 UTC View Post131. Disorder
Disorder
Southern Hæthiod
North of Lakon, a skirmish was fought. The winter had been quiet, but with the return of spring came also war. The outlander army, after raising the siege...
2020-01-22 13:17:41 +0000 UTC View Post130. Negotiations
Negotiations
Labdah
With the games completed, the theatre became empty and the streets full. Soon, Labdah was a maelstrom of drunken revelry. Music was played everywhere by anyone w...
2020-01-15 17:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostFull cover for The Raven's Cry!
Beautiful work by Shen Fei, who also did the cover for The Prince of Cats. The full cover is for the hardcover editions, w...
2020-01-13 15:16:27 +0000 UTC View Post129. Evenday
Evenday
Labdah
While Adalmearc celebrated summer solstice and mourned winter solstice, the triumph and defeat of light, the South Cities reserved their festivities for the days of e...
2020-01-08 22:34:30 +0000 UTC View Post128. Building Ships
Building Ships
Labdah
In the house of Hanno, the new fighters were becoming accustomed to their routine, especially as they found their place among the veterans, and fewer arguments...
2020-01-01 13:53:30 +0000 UTC View Post127. Sage Advice
Sage Advice
Labdah
As Labdah had no single ruler, there was not a royal palace either. And while the members of the Elder Council each tried to outdo their peers in displays of opul...
2019-12-25 10:30:05 +0000 UTC View Post126. Doves and Falcons
Doves and Falcons
Labdah
The next morning, Garrick and his fellows were rustled from bed at dawn. They began the day with a thorough scrubbing of their bodies; given the ...
2019-12-18 13:35:10 +0000 UTC View Post125. Hospitality
Hospitality
Labdah
Many settlements encircled the Mydlonde Sea; together, they were known to the Mearcians as the South Cities. Alcázar was familiar to most; in part because it was...
2019-12-11 12:53:08 +0000 UTC View Post124. Jawad
Jawad
Alcázar
Dār al-Imāra was counted among the Hundred Houses of Alcázar, making it one of the preeminent trading houses of the city. It was owned by the family al-Musharaf, w...
2019-12-04 12:38:39 +0000 UTC View Post123. The Prince of Cats
The Prince of Cats
Alcázar
The Broken Tooth had two cellars. One contained food supplies, barrels of beverages, and what else a tavern might need. The other basement held shackles,...
2019-11-27 12:49:36 +0000 UTC View Post122. City of Coin
City of Coin
Alcázar
Alcázar had many names. In the language of its own people, it was the Fortress. The poets called it the jewel of the Inner and Outer Seas. To the merchants, i...
2019-11-20 13:00:38 +0000 UTC View Post121. What the Future Holds
What the Future Holds
Middanhal
The day after the Adalthing, Nicholas was in Lowtown. He was wearing the finest clothes that he could get hold of on short notice. The sleeves were a...
2019-11-13 15:48:00 +0000 UTC View Post120. Kingmaker
Kingmaker
Middanhal
Next morning, Brand went to the Citadel, accompanied by his sister and a few protectors. Not only the guards stared; so did all the nobility with their retinue, ...
2019-11-06 09:32:51 +0000 UTC View Post119. Home
Home
Middanhal
Even war could not subdue the festivities of summer solstice; Middanhal was packed with people. In the days preceding, hefty bartering and bribing ha...
2019-10-30 09:23:19 +0000 UTC View Post118. Allies
Allies
Southern Theodstan
Theodoric departed a few days after Konstans had done so. As the dragonlord had predicted, time was suddenly pressing the jarl; the Adalthing was ab...
2019-10-16 21:58:16 +0000 UTC View Post117. Promises
Promises
Cragstan
More than a week of restitution followed after the nightly assault. The highlanders rested, tended to their injuries, and distributed the spoils of the battle amon...
2019-10-16 21:57:25 +0000 UTC View Post116. Negotiations at Night
Negotiations at Night
Southern Theodstan
Peaceful days followed in Theodstan after Brand’s negotiations with Theodoric. The jarl had not called a general conscription yet, but had...
2019-10-16 21:56:26 +0000 UTC View Post115. Broken Quills
Broken Quills
Middanhal
While northern Adalrik was overrun by armies, Middanhal itself seemed undisturbed by war for the most part. The Order garrison was slowly returning to streng...
2019-10-16 21:55:10 +0000 UTC View Post114. Northern Men, Northern Steel
Northern Men, Northern Steel
Isarn
The fortunes of war had changed for Isarn. The Red Hawks had bitterly tried to defend their siege of Castle Grenwold, but constant harassment from...
2019-10-16 21:54:05 +0000 UTC View Post113. People of the Stone
People of the Stone
Theodstan
Underneath the keep in Cragstan, countless hours had been spent digging into the rock below, allowing for a crypt to be hollowed out. Here rested the j...
2019-10-16 21:53:04 +0000 UTC View Post112. Two Reasons
Two Reasons
Clan Cameron
The day after leaving Ardbeann, the group of whiterobes reached the small army following Brand. Spread out across the rocky terrain, it was a mixed affair. ...
2019-10-16 21:51:26 +0000 UTC View Post111. Hand, Head, and Heart
Hand, Head, and Heart
Ardbeann
Most of the religious orders in Adalmearc had their largest temple in a major city; the Order of the Bear was one of two exceptions. Originally, their...
2019-10-16 21:49:19 +0000 UTC View Post110. Arn Alone Sword Hilt Held
Arn Alone Sword Hilt Held
Lochan
At breakfast the next morning, space at the table had been cleared for the many guests. Brand was placed near one end, by Ciarán’s right hand at ...
2019-10-16 21:47:55 +0000 UTC View Post