"Bwahahahaha!" the weirdo with pastel-colored skin—pastel purple, if you were wondering—and vaguely military outfit complete with a peaked cap laughed villainously as the people who had found t...
2023-08-30 07:46:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe place I was looking for was technically on the thoroughfare, but only their stock gate opened onto it. The actual front door was on a street that extended out from the thoroughfare—I should p...
2023-08-29 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I'd first arrived in Covehold, fresh from a very long sea voyage in a tightly packed ship with food I'd rather not try to remember, the ship had come to rest on a solid stone dock that had bee...
2023-08-27 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFurther Testing for the Trap
Lori had to change the binding of lightningwisps so that all the imbuement wasn’t consumed almost instantly. Hindsight, she should hav...
2023-08-26 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe journey to Covehold was hot, nerve-wracking, and mildly terrifying. Even though we had to sail—drive?—close to shore so that we wouldn't have to face the large ocean waves that could fill t...
2023-08-24 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun was shining, the bugs were being loud—I really can’t understand why anyone would call the spike to the ears they make ‘singing’—and the sun was starting to get warmer as we moved ...
2023-08-23 04:34:41 +0000 UTC View PostLori held the almanac in her hands as she held it open for the hunter that she'd had Riz bring to the discussion after dinner. A new binding of lightwisps directly over the table shone down on the ...
2023-08-22 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLori had to change the binding of lightningwisps so that all the imbuement wasn’t consumed almost instantly. Hindsight, she should have realized putting that element directly from the offensive l...
2023-08-20 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSeeling Is Not Shirking My Responsibilities!
“I’ll build the trap. Find me a place we can lure the beast so that I can anchor the bindings in place,” Lori decl...
2023-08-19 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLori was surprised to find there were not as many people as usual in the dining hall at lunch. The children were there, hair wet from either bath or a quick dip in the river, but many tables seemed...
2023-08-17 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostLori never thought she’d see the brat looking envious. It seemed she hadn’t been able to join the hunters who had gone to River’s Fork to seel for meat there. Well, there was still t...
2023-08-15 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostSo, after 332 chapters here, I'm here to correct a grave disservice on my part. I would like to acknowledge and thank Obloquy, who has been my pre-re... 2023-08-13 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I Want To Shirk My Responsibilities!
It took Lori several days to build the bath house in River's Fork. Most of this was the difficulty of moving material to the bui...
2023-08-12 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostKolinh’s suggestion to deal with the beast was to lay a trap. A pit filled with spikes, or simply gather piles of Iridescence ready to be set on fire—an idea that Lori found both horrifying and...
2023-08-10 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEven after she finished with building the bath house, Lori's Ice Boat continued to make the trip to the other demesne and back. Beasts and seels had to be hunted for food, after all, and t...
2023-08-08 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt took Lori several days to build the bath house in River's Fork. Most of this was the difficulty of moving material to the building site she had chosen—the rock debris hadn't nearly been enough...
2023-08-06 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving For Covehold, Again
The ten days of a week passed by faster than she thought. In that time, work had progressed and returned both of her demesnes back to the...
2023-08-05 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostI was glad I'd had a roof extended to the back of the Coldhold. It solved so many problems, not the least of which was how hot it got when someone was operating the tiller. 2023-08-03 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, I know it's filler, but we're back for another round of 'What If...' where we find out what powers our heroines and heroes would have gotten if they'd been the one to devour 2023-08-03 14:50:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Nightmærangers - Beach Episode!
Summer in the Philippines! (March to May)
"It's the sea!" Tammy cried, wearing a modest one-piece swimsuit a...
2023-08-02 10:55:43 +0000 UTC View PostAnother month, another poll. Yes, once more we're having a the poll to find out what the patrons want to to read about on this month's Patron Exclusive chapter.
I'd also like to take th...
2023-08-02 08:40:46 +0000 UTC View PostLori spend the rest of the day making wispbeads just beyond the upriver edge of her demesne. It was a familiar tedium that she didn't have to think too deeply about, and allowed her to get lost in ...
2023-08-01 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe ten days of a week passed by faster than she thought. In that time, work had progressed and returned both of her demesnes back to the state they were in before the dragon's arrival, which was t...
2023-07-30 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostDistillation and Damage Assessment
The rain had stopped when they opened the mine doors again after breakfast the next day, replaced by the punishing summer heat. Th...
2023-07-29 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next few days, Lori had to work to restore what she could of her demesne back to how it was before the dragon's passing.
She started with recovering the Coldhold from where ...
2023-07-27 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThere was the slightest hint of a breeze as Cassan carefully set up his brass telescope on the foot of the stairs leading out to the stone dock that extended out into the river. Here, there was jus...
2023-07-27 06:41:26 +0000 UTC View PostAfter making sure that the large wispbeads—reduced and unused—were secured back in the third alcove, and doing one last check on the water distillation bound tool—it was functioning properly,...
2023-07-25 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe rain had stopped when they opened the mine doors again after breakfast the next day, replaced by the punishing summer heat. The heat was made worse by the sudden humidity in the air, which some...
2023-07-23 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostResting to Be Ready For Emergencies
Once a second bucket was placed to catch water, it was time to eat.
Lori made a little seat of stone extrude from the wall ...
2023-07-22 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLori didn't unseal the mine immediately, even though she could feel the dragon moving away. First, she checked on her demesne through her connection to her core, and was able to ascertain that whil...
2023-07-20 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post