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Choices and consequences
“How could Celeste die better than facing fearful odds, for the turtles of the oceans, and the glory of her Gods?” – Thomas Babington Macaulay – that terrible Oblivion movie. Ice blossomed from Ernodal’s hands as the Nihilith surged forwards. The sounds of battle were suddenly cut off as a frozen sphere closed around…
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The Legend of Shang [ part 1 ]
Shang was the daughter of a long line of orc shogun. A mighty warrior, she was a hero to her people even at a young age, having defeated evil spirits terrorising a scared forest, a forest which grew the strongest oak for the largest warships of the orc fleet. When asked how she had…
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How Winey Got Shanghaied
The first thing he noticed was the smell. A putrid stench of rotting fish; slimy and bloody. Below it, subtle hints of salt and grain, a sharpness of dried sweat. Tying it all together, swimming around his eyes and cheeks, the hot, deep stench of alcohol. He carefully levered open one eye a crack and…
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Tarot revisited
Tulip The Moon A dark portent indeed. The moons of Vaul are a symbol of our gods, and the eternal waltz. To be bound to these cards, to be the destroyer of moons, is to court doom surely. A sinister omen young elf. Celeste The Sun Glory, power, pride, Present for us every morning, but…
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Play the hand
“I don’t see it to be perfectly honest with you Tarnik” “I didn’t fucking ask for your opinion Shaaknish you bilious shit-smear” Tarnik fumed and shuffled the grubby playing cards in his claws peering through the thick cigar smoke that swam languidly around the table. The lilac haze was sickly heavy sweet smoke, and yet…
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How the Warlock lost his soul while picking blueberries
“If you should hold the devil, hold him well, He hardly will be caught a second time” Ernodal hummed tunelessly as he knelt in the soft earth in front of the blueberry bushes. His stained fingers lightly skimmed the remaining crop but they were several days away from being ripe. The small pile…
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Towers Abroad
“No listen here , its probably one of these levers, or maybe this glyph needs to be connected to this .. er.. thingy” mumbled Klaus unconvincingly. “I’ve been doing this a long time young man, I think I know what Im doing” gloated Klauss , just as something cracked loudly under this finger. “Didn’t need…
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On the Road Again
“By the twins, shut the hell up you two” hissed Luca. Biggs and Wedge clasped their hands over their mouths as they squatted deep behind the firs. Luca’s hand reach for his pistol. His jaw clenched in annoyance as his fingers brushed the empty holster. “I hope you’re putting those girls to good use, wherever…
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The Medusa
Arriving to ensure the village were paying their taxes to the khanate, the party discovered a village of mutilated and blinded townsfolk. The people of Bleakbarrow have been systematically blinding themselves for years, ensuring their infants undergo the now sacred ritual before the end of their first season, so that they can live under the…