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Before the Storm: Act 3, Chapter 2

Pandora’s Actor sifted through the cacophony of thoughts that came with the Baroness’ party. The locally-made public transportation carriages were nothing new to the Adventurers, but the indivi...

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Before the Storm: Act 3, Chapter 1

Hmm…

“Is there something else I can help you with, good sir?”

“No, I’m good. Thank you for your assistance.”

“A pleasure, as always!”

Not that i...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 14

With a new set of troubles on her mind, Frianne followed Nemel out of the schoolhouse to continue their tour of her village. She was still wary of the Goblins that scampered about, but the Human re...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 13

“I caught up with those entries that arrived while I was away, Lady Zahradnik.”

“What do you think?” Ludmila asked.

“They were interesting,” Nemel said. “It was disappoint...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 12

When Frianne emerged from her lodgings the next morning, there was a fluffy thing outside.

It’s a fluffy thing…

She stared at the fluffy thing that stood before her in all ...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 11

The foundry in Warden’s Vale was located at the end of a seven-kilometre ride to the southern side of the Citadel District. It was fashioned out of stone in the blocky theme shared by most of the...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 10

The Blacksmiths seemed more than content to feast on crab as Ludmila continued giving Frianne an overview of their metalworking company and its objectives. Frianne sipped on her fourth Summerberry ...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 9

“Uh…that girl we just passed was being chased by a Beastman,” Dimoiya said. “Is she going to be eaten? She’s not going to be eaten, right?”

Frianne looked over her shoulder throug...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 8

With lunch long over, they returned to a much more lively village. As Rangobart had noted, it more resembled an urban centre than a farming community. Most of the population worked in the settlemen...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 7

“Woo, what a view!” Dimoiya exclaimed.

A gust of cool wind tossed Frianne’s golden locks as they stood atop the village's lichtower. While the view of the Vale was indeed breathtaking, ...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 6

“Perhaps we should have started from the beginning,” Frianne sighed.

“I know that it is a lot to take in,” Ludmila said. “Is there anything in particular I can help you understand?...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 5

“This is…an ice house?”

A misty sigh rose from Miss LeNez. What annoyed Frianne even more was the look of pity the Alchemist cast in her direction.

“Is that all you can see?” ...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 4

Mmm, so good…

Frianne walked out of her guest villa – calling it a guest shophouse felt too weird – feeling a sense of relief she hadn’t known she needed. Ludmila walked out ...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 3

After dinner, Frianne took Ludmila’s suggestion to retire early for the night to get some much-needed rest. She spent three hours writing a summary of the trip for the Court Council before passin...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 2

“I’m not sure how to say this,” Frianne said as her seat vibrated against her butt, “but the roads are quite different here.”

“Ah, that’s because we’re not travelling on a roa...

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Before the Storm: Act 2, Chapter 1

“Dimoiya’s done!”

Frianne stifled a yawn as Dimoiya emerged from the post office in Corelyn Harbour’s west square. Before they departed for Corelyn Harbour, the inquisitive foreign af...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 14

“Time to pay up.”

Rangobart froze halfway out of the door to his room. Lady Wagner stood in the corridor outside, adorned in her carnelian dress. The outfit suited her so well that he dou...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 13

Rangobart opened his eyes to find Lady Wagner and Dimoiya staring across the cabin at him. He yawned and stretched, looking groggily out of the windows, but the lack of any scenery showed that they...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 12

“It’s huuuuuge!” Dimoiya exclaimed, “I can’t even see the top!”

“Pretty neat, huh?” Lady Wagner said, “What do you think’ll happen if I stick my hand in?”

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 11

After taking them back to Zwillingstürme, their carriage went north along another highway. It sped up immensely, conveying them to the fringes of the Great Forest of Tob within a half-hour and arr...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 10

“I hope the morning finds you well, Viscount Roberbad,” Countess Wagner said with a charming smile. “Ah, please do not interrupt your breakfast on my account. I’ve simply come to follow up ...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 9

What is this place…?

Unlike Zwillingstürme, Corelyn Harbour did exist on the Empire’s maps. It was marked as a village on the Katze River, however. After seeing the new...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 8

13th Day, Upper Fire Month, 1 CE



“I don’t see anything different…”

“The entire border is like this, esteemed brother,” Rangobart said. “Didn...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 7

“Well,” Frianne said, “this wasn’t at all what I expected.”

Since Corelyn Harbour had something like a temple university, she expected the public school to have similarities to the ...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 6

“I didn’t pay any mind to this before,” Frianne said, “but isn’t this town too big to be called a town?”

“When compared to the towns that one usually sees in the region...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 05

They truly aren’t scared of them…

It was commonly said that seeing was believing. Except that she wasn’t sure whether it was right to believe what she saw. People were averse t...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 4

“We need more space for the Model S, my lady.”

“The Model S?” Liane frowned, “Space where?”

“The off-road track.”

“Tch. Of all the…”

It wasn’t someth...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 3

The current post format seems alright for now...please feel free to point out any issues if you spot them.



“Rangobart.”

The sound of his brother’s voice brou...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 2

Alright, let's try this again~

I've added different versions of the PDF version that should work on mobile, as well as a black version for non-crazy people. Epub master race. As for ...

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Before the Storm: Act 1, Chapter 1

So I finally got home to discover that Patreon went through an overhaul that not only messed up my post schedule but also all of the formatting and images for each post.

I'll be experimenting...

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