There is a long-standing rule that when a castle changes hands the name remains the same. Whether it be due to superstition, tradition, or a mix of both this creates an obligation to keep the name of a fortification regardless of size or relative importance. Boar's Head in the far north of the Duchy of … Continue reading Boar’s Head Revisited (Part 1)
Bad News and Worse News
For about a year now my D&D campaigns have been limping along, unable to gain a lot of traction and beginning to flounder. It has been several months since we've had a full game crew present. Each week it is a challenge to get at least two players to show up. This has made for … Continue reading Bad News and Worse News
The Newlywed Nap under the Brohka Tree
A year or so ago following their wedding in the City of Bozageest the Duke of Condamner, Tubicus Aurelius, and his lovely bride Lucinda traveled down to Resurrection and on the way stopped to have a rest beneath the famous Brohka tree. The Brohka tree was the remnant of an orcish shaman who passed from … Continue reading The Newlywed Nap under the Brohka Tree
A Family Meal
Every family will typically have a routine that is either daily or weekly wherein they gather together for dinner. This was certainly true in the von Slothjem household, which while it most definitively was not just any run-of-the-mill family nevertheless kept to its own traditions. One of those most closely treasured by the family was … Continue reading A Family Meal
Trey
Sitting alone on the dock along the harbor of Manfredonia, Trey sighed contentedly and watched the activity of the ships coming and going, longshoremen and stevedores loading and unloading cargo from faraway ports, and just the general chaotic mayhem of a city that was both vibrant and hardworking. Trey had always had a fondness for … Continue reading Trey
The Flaming Frog Inn
Thin Lizzie took pride in keeping her tavern as clean as possible and that was especially true of the long glossy smooth bar. She didn't look like much of an intimidating hostess, but this was one establishment in the city of Manfredonia where starting a fight was going to end badly. No outsiders frequented this … Continue reading The Flaming Frog Inn
A Seat at the Table
As busy as Bozageest was this time of year almost nothing would have surprised Gilla. She had set up a nifty little stall near to one of the major city squares in order to peddle her herbal remedies and small shamanic trinkets. This wasn't why she had chosen this particular location, however, despite it being … Continue reading A Seat at the Table
RSV Shadowborn
The Slothjemian spelljamming ship called the Shadowborn was a clean, fast, and dangerous vessel. She had served in combat against a number of opponents, most recently during the illithid incursions, somewhat ironic because the Shadowborn itself was originally an illithid warship. In recent years the Shadowborn was increasingly used to serve as a sort of … Continue reading RSV Shadowborn
The Hard Way In
It took a couple of weeks for Meelo the quasit to locate the elusive Queen Myrtle and her crew of uncannily clever pirates. When he did discover it, he then had to scramble to think of a ruse which would allow him to gain access to the vessel. For this was not an ordinary caravel. … Continue reading The Hard Way In
No Rest for the Wicked
The shadowy figure sat dejectedly in the elegantly carved and gilded chair at the head of a long, equally well-adorned table. Three candelabras sat spaced well apart along the length of the table, but their dim reddish flames were more for creepy atmosphere than illumination. The walls and ceiling of this room were barely visible … Continue reading No Rest for the Wicked
Slothjemian Tales 
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