adventure

Ah bugger The front left wheel of the horsecart suddenly jolted and snapped off, bringing the rest of the vehicle crashing to the cobblestone beneath. Almost simultaneously, the harnesses holding the horses snapped off, the two steeds crying out in surprise before bolting off into the distant...

A flare of red-hot pain in her chest and stomach reminded Everleigh that she couldn’t over exert herself. Only hours later from her brief brawl with the letai she had encountered on the Lucky Star, her broken rib (or two, she had little time to assess the damage) was screaming to make itself...

Lisica gasped for air as she ran through the dark woods. Her two-sister unconscious in her arms as she carried them far away from their home. Yelling could be heard not far behind, causing Lisica to pick up the pace. Her legs aching and lounges burning. But she paid it no mind. She needed to get...

Bellflower curled deep into the furs she brought along with her. The icy cold breeze zooming in through the mouth of the cave, nipped at her nose. Even though she was covered in fur, it didn't stop the shivers racking her body. It being the middle of the night, didn't help the unbearable cold...

Tuon wondered if the excitement of flying would ever fade. Oh, she was not as egotistical as some Riders to proclaim that she didn't find it terrifying at times too but the rush of adrenaline even in those moments was a feeling she had come to savour. It made her feel - as cliché as it sounded...

(Art Credit) Nowhere left to run. Time to stand, or die. "LIGHT IT UP!" exclaimed Captain Grinko, the last man of the mercenary company backing the College. "DO IT NOW!" Zael didn't have access to his magic—neither he nor any of the College mages did anymore—but he had a firestarter kit...

N'aschi had been on his own for months now, living on the whim of his own choices. His family had thought leaving his home in the Bayou had been a rather dimwitted plan; he wasn't suited for bounty work, they claimed Swordplay? He could handle himself, but he'd never defeat a true swordsman...

Somewhere near the Seret Mountains... A lizard cautiously poked his scaly head out of a small gap in the hoodoo and tentatively let his tongue taste the hot air. It hesitated for a second then scurried out, clinging to the tall spire and lettings its eyes roll around its surroundings. Nothing...

The wagon train had come to rest along a woodland road. Caravanners made ready the camp, and Garrod hopped off the wagon, armored up as he was. He stretched, this way and that, and his cuirass rattled with his movement. "Think I saw a beach down the eastern side of the trail," he said as he...

VEL LUIN Caeso Diemut had not yet been to the storied harbor city of Vel Luin. Even before he reached the harbor proper, he could see over the rooftops the massive Twins looming, the huge statues which marked the seaside entrance—these being Vel Luin's most iconic feature. Trade flowed through...

Splssh! The yellow green water of the bayou burst open, and from it a horror all too common amongst the saltmarsh cordgrass of the Bayou. A skeletal visage peered out from under the decayed remnants of underwater weeds, it's body language showing clear signs of bewildered confusion. It's head...

"What is he here for, starving? This poor bastard looks like he hasn't even laid eyes on a crumb in weeks, let alone eaten one." The wretched heat that baked the city of Dornoch with the fury of a particularly harsh summer sank through the shoddy walls of the makeshift jailhouse that Alyxander...

"So you fired your arch-mage..." Desmene prompted. "Yes..." replied Duke Ardlenton. He insisted on meeting the group of people who had come from far and wide to answer his request for help. He insisted on wearing his heavy chains of office too. "But when, after that falling out, he sent your...

Days turned into weeks, weeks into months spent out at sea with few stops along the way for essentials and trades. The sea was a vast wide open wonder full of new discoveries, adventures, opportunities, danger but most importantly - Silence. A mixture of everything she desired most in life. Of...

It had been a little bit since Alana had joined in on a raid much less with Northern raiders. She neither knew who they were nor what their purpose for their raid was. The only thing she had knowledge of is what her contractor had given her. She had traveled to the northern land, to that...

Alliria. A thriving city, built upon the greed of many, where wealth is power. This was the same city Dauner had established the Reaper's Den in. With the initial framework for his plans in place, all he needed to do was sit back and wait. Once he'd amassed a suitable army, he would find, or...

The juggernaut guards remained stoic as they traveled with Kailyn. Gerra's guard for her. She used to wonder if they were sent with her as much to keep her safe as it was to keep her in the Empire. She truly doubted the latter. The Emperor had more important things to worry about than one...

The forest outside Snowmelt... Luna guided her horse to a stop at the side of the path and swept her gaze through the nearby forest but caught neither hide nor hair of their quarry. If it indeed existed in the manner the rumors stated. She had to admit, she very much doubted their accuracy...

Princess, soon to be Queen, Esmerelda paced back and forth in her chamber. In simply a matter of hours the castle doors would open and nobles, allies, trades masters the like would be flooding into her ballroom. Today was her eighteenth birthday and not only was this ball being held for...

Fritz was lying awake in his bed, the time about midnight. He reflected on all the things he had done throughout his life, and it amounted to zip. The clang of metal came into his mind. Clang, Bang, Shing, over and over. He dismissed it as nothing, and went out for a walk to clear his head...