Author: Tanga
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The Son of the Mountain
The man of shale and slate broke the silence of the steppes, turning to Throkk and pulling the wide brim of his straw hat lower to shield his blood-shot eyes. His voice was hoarse and earthy, and sounded like heavy footsteps in gravel. After the last century waTr, we Dwarves retreated north to the mountain…
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Vicetina Book Club, Volume 2
“Ive never liked this religion mumbo-jumbo. Causes more problems than it fixes you know?” “Too right old man” The official Vicetina book-club had been tentatively restarted after the tension and drama of the preceding days. Tonight, the entire bookclub were in attendance, and both men were reading a dark, heavily malted ale, with just a…
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Scapegoats 101
“I don’t get it” Dave sighed and stared out the window, his back to the unfolding conversation. Mario massaged his temples slowly as he sat at his desk. Perhaps it was the sun – he had heard the people this far south became soft and distractible due to its influence, a heating of the vital…
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Vaul Episode 18 – Return to the Emerald Wode
A story of swolerbeam 31.01.2250 NG Agreeing to split the party to cover the woods more quickly, Ernodal had Tarnak guide Celeste, Tulip and he through the now silent glade. Gritgoz and Throkk teamed up for a duo, buddy-cop episode, and plunged deeper into the wode, picking their way through the fetid stillness…
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Vaul Episode 14 – The Tower continued
21.01.2250 NG The hulking skeleton advanced on the party, slicing though Erndoal and bringing tulip to his knees under a rain of razor sharp thrusts. To Throkk’s confusion his well-aimed spear jabs sailed through the creatures skull, and the half-orc began to suspect something was amiss. In a last ditch attempt to banish the guardian,…
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Vaul Episode 13: The Tower of Snow Return
17.01.2250 NG Waking around the campfire and gathering their belongings, Celeste and Gritgoz set off ahead of the group to scout the landscape and forage. Erdodal wakes to find a raven waiting patiently next to him, a missive around his leg. On taking the parchments, the raven bursts into a cloud of smoke, leaving Erndodal…
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Vaul Episode 12: What we do in the Sewers
14.01.2250 NG Janustag. Raining Heavily. Investigating the missing alchemist Denes, the Tusks went straight to his house to examine the location and see if Gritgoz has missed anything. Throkk carefully removed the door from its mounting and gently placed it against the wall as Ernodal found an old book of maps with pages missing –…
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Vaul Episode 11 – To Sleep Perchance to Dream
13.01.2250 NG ThruthStag. Raining Heavily. The party drank the dreamstalkers brew (despite the multiple warnings on the labels) and entered the Dream Eaters dreamscape. Throkk stood guard over their sleeping bodies. During the battle the beast summoned crystals which seemed to materialise from the substance of his dreams, and in doing so weakened himself slightly…
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Of Maps and Murder
Euan picked his way carefully through the shattered planks. His well-oiled leather boots sank slowly into the wet grey sand and the slow, thick squelching sound of his footfall gave him a childlike sense of satisfaction. He stood silently on the quiet beach, staring at his feet the sand slowly enveloped them, watching as they…