the empire

“ This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought. T. E. Lawrence Deep into the vast, golden expanse there is a place. This place, does not exist just in any one where, but many. For one may go a thousand years and never see it, and another - a day. It is said...

Despite his young age, Smiley was good at his job. Not that anything less than absolute perfection and obedience was expected of him as a protegee and underling of Lady Medja. But even with that, Smiley had to say he was good at this whole follow orders and kill people thing. Not that he had...

They sent forth men to battle, But the men are put to rest in the seas; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes on the breeze. _____________________________________________ It had been 2 weeks since they began to sail down the Baal-Asha river, and towards Cerak. Even he was amazed at...

Shaharyzad Bal-Madora Biographical information Birthplace Ragash Born Died Age 18 Home Physical description Ra...

The Annuakat Fight Pits roared with excitement and cheer, the crowds gathering and dispersing among the arena's vast array of seats. Voices shouted out for the vendors to come closer, as coin was spent on food and bets alike. Perhaps hundreds of people, a colorful menagerie of races, had come in...

An extravagant, bandage wrapped figure floated listlessly through the halls of a section of the royal palace of Annuakat, a look of abject boredom marking her face. The woman glided past the profligate architecture in near disdain. Indoor fountains with cool, fresh water broke the silence of the...

A tall man, robed in garb of the Tribe of Mari'kuul, approached Maho sternly. As he came close, he offered a respectful bow and offered him this letter. "My lord," he said humbly, "I have been instructed to deliver you this. Forgive my intrusion on your time." Closed neatly, sealed with...

Much had changed. No longer was he crushed beneath the feet of oppression and grief, blindly flailing through the trial of life with hardly an inkling of what lay ahead. No longer did he suffer from the arrogance of Men, spiteful and savage harbingers of despair. But not all their blood was as...