Tiberius resisted the urge to shift on his throne. It was astonishingly uncomfortable. Not for lack of trying—the regal seat was positively piled wi...
2025-12-19 03:04:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe rocky expanse of Grund's home came into view as the orcs barreled down the pass like an avalanche. Their numbers were smaller than when th...
2025-12-17 03:03:10 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus was, but usually one to take cheap shots. Of course, he'd sung his share of crude and bawdy drinking songs with lyrics simple enough that a borderline catat...
2025-12-14 01:57:27 +0000 UTC View PostIt took astonishingly little time for the siege to take its toll on the castle’s defenders.
In the first few hours, there had been a definite air of...
2025-12-12 05:24:04 +0000 UTC View PostQuintus was on his way back from his meeting with Gaius when he felt it. A strange compulsion, as though someone were tugging on his very soul. Not entire...
2025-12-10 05:40:33 +0000 UTC View Post/// supper rare double post! Make sure you read 29 that was posted a few minutes ago first. With this to finally push us to 20 chapters ahead! It's only taken about 10 months to do so.... don't exp...
2025-12-07 01:58:17 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus was an impressive bard. That, few would dispute. With a single song, he could transform a room full of scowling adventurers on the verge of coming to blows ...
2025-12-07 01:54:58 +0000 UTC View PostDuring his pursuit of the orcs, Quintus and his men had neither the time nor the opportunity to visit a class stone—an oversight that he was eager to remedy u...
2025-12-05 03:47:19 +0000 UTC View PostQuintus rode into Novara’s capital on the back of a borrowed horse. He would have much preferred to march, of course. But his mangled foot made t...
2025-12-03 04:52:24 +0000 UTC View PostOne of the Legion’s specialist units consisted of an entire century dedicated to one goal—defense.
They were the largest group of specialists that Tiber...
2025-11-30 05:10:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Father! What are you doing?"
A young boy from the House Aridus crowd wriggled away from the group and darted toward the priests of Arashim. He grabb...
2025-11-28 04:17:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe ominous chords of Marcus’s voice floated out over the city, drawing attention despite himself. The telltale twitching of curtains and signs of moveme...
2025-11-26 06:01:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe orcs' newfound ability to “strategize” had rather clear limitations. Rather than acting and adapting like men, this foe could be more accurately liken...
2025-11-23 05:06:29 +0000 UTC View PostThak howled with glee as he sailed through the air, flying down toward the city below. He braced as his feet smashed through a thatched roof and a wooden table. ...
2025-11-21 03:11:09 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately for Marcus, the front gate of Count Rollo’s estate was locked. But unfortunately for Rollo, Marcus had learned quite a ...
2025-11-19 05:46:02 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus had never in his life seen the streets of the capital so empty. Not in all his years. Even when there were major events taking place elsewhere, there alwa...
2025-11-16 03:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostDespite being designated as the ostensible leader of the Redcliffe cavalry, Quintus quickly realized there was a problem. He didn’t actually have a hors...
2025-11-14 04:13:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe commanders of the Roman forces gathered to watch the ongoing assault, keeping close tabs on the orcs' progress. The officers of both legions waited with a...
2025-11-12 03:31:15 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus had developed a bad habit. At least, he was starting to. He'd begun to nibble at the corner of his nails.
It was unsightly—both the act ...
2025-11-09 03:07:47 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus blinked in surprise at Tiberius's words. “Come again?”
Tiberius gestured to the scene before them, the orcish tide continuing to rise...
2025-11-07 04:05:30 +0000 UTC View PostI made a slight update to the end of chapter 14. Just to make the orc plan make a little more sense in context (or maybe less? its hard to tell with orcs)
B3 Chapter 15: Eye on the Prize<...
Thak’ugund—Thak to his kinsmen—stared out over the pitiful human city. It's shiny towers stood tall, taller than the tallest trees of his h...
2025-11-02 20:10:54 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus was on his way back to the command post when Marquis Morozov lost his head. Literally.
The resulting flurry of activity saw the surr...
2025-10-31 04:04:32 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Quintus finally made it through the lines and back towards the command post, he managed to find Gaius relatively quickly. But it seemed he wasn’t the only one a...
2025-10-29 03:02:03 +0000 UTC View PostQuintus frowned as the vanguard began to retreat, their rear harried by the duke’s cavalry. Though they’d managed to weaken the enemy significantly, he stil...
2025-10-26 02:32:46 +0000 UTC View PostTiberius watched the approach of the enemy’s main force on horizon, his expression stony and implacable. They'd known to expect them, of course. But thei...
2025-10-24 01:58:09 +0000 UTC View PostFrom atop the hill, Marcus had quite a decent vantage point as the battle unfolded. The marquis’s forces battered against the Legion nei...
2025-10-22 03:24:08 +0000 UTC View PostQuintus watched the incoming charge from behind the Legion’s newly erected fortifications. They were relatively simple work, not much be...
2025-10-19 02:23:44 +0000 UTC View PostQuintus ran through the camp toward the command tent. All around him, the sounds of shouted orders and clattering armor filled the air as the Legion prepared for b...
2025-10-17 02:19:46 +0000 UTC View PostAt Tiberius’s words, the duke grimaced slightly. It was the briefest of expressions, a mere flash across the serious man’s face. Yet it spoke volumes....
2025-10-15 01:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post