Month: January 2017

Council Decree   As an Auburn monk in the Order of the One, Copius had been called a lot of things: fervent, dogmatic, a heretic, sometimes clumsy and naïve. But soon he expected to be named a hero. At the behest of the Council of the Alliance, Copius had been protecting a caravan heading to […]

Den of the Wretched   The place was seedy, even by Zeph’s standards. Teeming with the dregs of society, it was the type of place where they wouldn’t attract suspicion. Not that one would be careless discussing transgressions—you never knew who might be listening—but at least he wasn’t lulled by a false sense of security. […]

Grim Oath   “Norweegee,” called Cahrin. Where had the xaffel gone to now? It was just like him to disappear when it came time to clean. Master Ulfin had finished dinner and retired upstairs to his room. That meant no evening lesson for Cahrin, which was a welcome break. She had been training twelve hours […]

The Sentinel   Daen managed his establishment according to two rules. First, manners mattered. He treated all patrons as if they were guests instead of the deadbeat rabble they generally were. If his courtesy was not returned in kind, the guest would find himself bouncing off the dirt road outside. Second, he gave no preferential […]