` Gersius stood in an open field looking at the mountains on the distant horizon. Somewhere in those cold peaks was an army of his enemy waiting to strike at his empire. Through a supreme act of re...
2023-01-20 10:47:16 +0000 UTC View Post“This is neat!” Quinny said as they stood in the hall, looking at the doors that linked every home. “We are all living in the same space now.”
“It does feel odd,” Breanne agreed a...
2023-01-18 10:54:52 +0000 UTC View PostLilly found it difficult to enter the dream and struggled to remain asleep. She no longer felt safe closing her eyes as the Doan wise ones kept her under close watch. When she was finally able to e...
2023-01-13 19:06:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Sneak. Sneak. Sneak,” Heather said as Frank rolled his eyes. For the past two days, the woman had been practicing being a rogue and was nearly constantly invisible. Now she was playing with hi...
2023-01-10 21:54:39 +0000 UTC View PostAlayse led a reckless charge across the countryside, pushing man and animal to the breaking point. The discovery that the Doan were planning to step up their attacks and hit the village of Dullan t...
2023-01-07 23:59:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Why aren’t you working on the mount?” Umtha asked as she looked around the busy workshop. Dozens of her goblin engineers assisted Legeis with several projects, but it didn't seem to be the p...
2023-01-04 23:55:03 +0000 UTC View Post“It explains why we can’t find them,” Sarah said with a voice that dripped with anger.
“But this must have taken years to prepare,” Thayle said as she looked at the faces gathered a...
2023-01-01 00:00:52 +0000 UTC View PostHeather's brilliant plan paid off as Umtha led them to the plant with ease. It took a little time to walk to it as it grew on the stony hills at the base of the mountains. It looked a bit like holl...
2022-12-27 18:41:45 +0000 UTC View PostLilly spent the night in her tent, but she didn't sleep at all. Instead, she watched the aura of two nearby women who walked around her tent in wide circles. She realized she was being watched, and...
2022-12-23 21:13:02 +0000 UTC View PostHeather crept forward with dagger in hand, waiting to strike. A toad, the size of a large pumpkin, stood unaware with its back to her as death approached. Every step had to be placed carefully as s...
2022-12-19 23:49:21 +0000 UTC View PostFrank leaned on the balcony railing as the night sky twinkled over the graveyard. His mind was a storm of mixed emotions, from fear to absolute joy. Behind him were four women soundly asleep in bed...
2022-12-13 12:32:47 +0000 UTC View PostAyawa hurried across the encampment with Gedris holding her hand. She had woken from the dream with Lilly's warning fresh on her mind to only Gedris in their tent. Tavis had been called to a meetin...
2022-12-09 20:21:24 +0000 UTC View PostFrank and Breanne stood in a market square as he added some fanciful trees to a small garden area. The city was almost complete, and players had started coming to his graveyard. The addition of an ...
2022-12-06 16:50:51 +0000 UTC View PostLilly spoke with the wise ones for an hour while they waited for Valindra to return. She was given some salty biscuits to go with her tea and instructed in the purpose of the wise ones. The Doan we...
2022-12-02 21:47:41 +0000 UTC View Post“Why are we doing this?” Umtha asked as she and Heather looked through a narrow crack in a mausoleum.
“Because it's fun,” Heather replied as she watched some of the first players to r...
2022-11-29 19:29:11 +0000 UTC View PostGersius wiped his eyes as Sarah flew at terrible speed across a dark sky. He struggled not to tremble as the sensation of his wife grew fainter and fainter over the bind. Thayle sat before him, hav...
2022-11-25 21:40:18 +0000 UTC View PostHeather tensed as she looked across the table at the people she had left behind weeks ago. Lydia smiled curtly as if amused by their meeting again, but Frank wasn't at all happy.
“What are ...
2022-11-22 15:56:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind swept the cold plains as a gray sky threatened to rain. It was a reflection of the sorrow felt in the hearts of those gathered. Gersius stood in absolute silence as he read the note Lilly ...
2022-11-18 14:40:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Why are you so tense?” Heather asked as she rubbed Frank's shoulders. He sat on a bench in his human form, looking into the park, trying to make sense of how quickly things changed. Hours ago,...
2022-11-16 00:05:06 +0000 UTC View PostLilly's heart fluttered as she followed the pack of women as they approached a massive camp of tents. From the advantage of her long neck, she could see the people in the camp had already noticed h...
2022-11-11 20:46:48 +0000 UTC View PostHeather slammed the book closed and rubbed her tired eyes. She had been reading for hours, searching for some clue as to how the necrofidiax was made. She was also hoping to glean something about w...
2022-11-08 23:35:33 +0000 UTC View PostLilly sniffed through the aftermath while men dragged away the bodies of their fallen brothers. The Doan had retreated out of sight thanks to Gersius's display of power. Gams felt it was safe to ri...
2022-11-04 20:40:32 +0000 UTC View PostHeather rolled over and pulled the covers tighter as she listened to the faint snoring of a spider. She opened one eye to look across the bed and discovered her husband was already up and about. We...
2022-11-01 01:22:13 +0000 UTC View PostLilly stood at the wall looking across the lower plains, trying to see the Doan. Somewhere beyond her sight was an army waiting to crash on these walls and bring ruin to the empire. All around her ...
2022-10-28 22:33:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Run!” Heather yelled as they dashed out of the way of a flying metal table. It crashed into the wall just above their heads as she and Umtha tried to get to the door.
“What went wrong?...
2022-10-25 10:15:05 +0000 UTC View PostGersius stood on a hillock looking at the dark mountains that lined the north. The sky above was gray, with storm clouds casting a somber pall over the landscape. His mind was a storm of conflicted...
2022-10-21 16:48:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure you’re doing this right?” Quinny asked as she, Breanne, and Umtha leaned over Heather’s interface.
“I have never built a city before,” Heather exclaimed and studied ...
2022-10-19 10:42:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Do'an,” Lilly whispered as she understood the slightly different pronunciation of the name. She was shocked that the empire knew so little of these people they weren't even saying their name r...
2022-10-14 19:43:42 +0000 UTC View PostQuinny lay in the sun, stretching her arms as Heather lay beside her on the blanket. They were dressed in thin bikinis to take advantage of the warm glow as two skeletons stood nearby holding trays...
2022-10-11 22:10:18 +0000 UTC View PostLilly crossed her blades to catch Tavis's thrust, instantly realizing her mistake. His free sword came under her guard and raced for her belly, forcing her to jump back or be struck. He pressed his...
2022-10-08 13:41:55 +0000 UTC View Post