Grendel the Orc would not have been most people's choice to become the heir to the sprawling Archduchy of Renatus. In fact, it was arguably the last option that anyone in any of the neighboring nations would have voted for even jokingly. Yet it was this oddly fierce child that won the heart of his … Continue reading Muted Birds of a Feather
Comedic Interlude
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
That Wasn’t Part of the Plan
The defining feature of Captain Zucco's reputation in the circles of influence in which he was known was and always had been his discretion. He was not the kind of man that drew attention to himself. He didn't share the confidences of others. And he didn't do anything without a well thought out plan. His … Continue reading That Wasn’t Part of the Plan
63 Attempts Later…
“My Dearest Duchess”
Dinner had been a fairly routine affair by Bortimer's standards, although anyone else would have marveled at how much food two people could devour. The youngest child of the Queen of Slothjemia, Bortimer would at first glance have a lot going for him. In reality he did not. He had only one close friend, his … Continue reading “My Dearest Duchess”
I Leave You Alone for Ten Months and This is What Happens?
Gilla had barely gotten back into the city of Resurrection when she could tell something horrible had been happening. After stashing her stuff in the back room of her herbalism shop, which had been left exactly as she had left it when she had headed out on her last misadventure nearly ten months prior. Dust … Continue reading I Leave You Alone for Ten Months and This is What Happens?
Ask a GM: “Help! I’ve Been Turned into a Larva!”
Also known as "Soul Larva" these sickly disgusting five-foot-long slug-like worms with faces that vaguely resemble the visages they had in life are all that is left of mortals who meet their demise and are formed anew as these monstrous creatures in the Gray Wastes. Night hags are able to transform humans into larva via … Continue reading Ask a GM: “Help! I’ve Been Turned into a Larva!”
Its like Luther Vandross for Dragons
No sooner had Bizir and Xozos, two red dragons who made their home in Lotharingia's formidable alpine mountains, been killed than the other red dragons who laid overlapping claims to these parts began to close in and claim their share of their treasure hoards. Cirlolth had escaped the fighting that had led to the death … Continue reading Its like Luther Vandross for Dragons
The Peril of Requesting
Among the many soaring black towers that reached into the sky high above Jordrakenschloss was one that contained the private office of the Herzgraf. The husband of the Slothjemian Empress, Queen Reichsha, the Herzgraf had a number of jobs to do. He was a paladin by profession and training and had put his martial skills … Continue reading The Peril of Requesting
It Was Found, Just Leave it at That
There was an air of anticipatory excitement in the air whenever King Carl the Squat's beloved friend Prince Bortimer arrived in the capital of Vlaanderen to spend time with the halfling monarch. It had been a more adventurous time in Vlaanderen all the way around though since the two men had become friends, with King … Continue reading It Was Found, Just Leave it at That
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