If it seemed as though only a few weeks had passed since the squabbling city-states of Forkanza had become a warily united realm under the watchful auspices of a newly reformed “Fourth Imperium”, it was only natural. Hardly any time at all had gone by. It was only at the beginning of the spring season … Continue reading The Seeds of the Imperium Take Root
Literary Aside
The Rapid and Wildly Unpredicted Fall of Robert Richelier
The evening of December fifth was going to pass into history as one of the most memorable nights in recent memory. In Lotharingia there was a wholesale massacre taking place in a small border garrison, and this would prove to have a good many implications. But an even more dramatic occurrence was being revealed in … Continue reading The Rapid and Wildly Unpredicted Fall of Robert Richelier
As Thieves in the Night
In any adventure participants will have to identify the strengths that are needed in order to overwhelm whatever obstacles might be encountered. This was something that the Fellowship of Fiends did exceedingly well. Taking stock of their own abilities and assessing whatever it is that they are up against has become something of a well-worn … Continue reading As Thieves in the Night
Assembling the Team
Nobody could say for certain who had originated the scheme, but it was brilliant enough that each of them did what they could to claim some portion of the credit. One of the more aggressive of the fellowship was the clean-shaven drider known as Baron Chaverin. The baron was also an accomplished cleric, and it … Continue reading Assembling the Team
A Royal Birthday
Princess Queliendy was awake well before she should have been. This was no ordinary day, though, because this was for Queliendy the greatest of all days. It was her birthday. And every year Queliendy was given the greatest gift a little girl could ask for: an entire day spent with her grandmother Reichsha, the Queen … Continue reading A Royal Birthday
The Plot Thickens
The guest in the drider Baron Chaverin’s basement wasn’t the most conventional of creatures. There had to be some modifications to several rooms to give the visitor a more secure home and to better suit its needs. A large brick pool was constructed by the dark elves allowing the occupant to soak for prolonged periods … Continue reading The Plot Thickens
My Mother the Night Hag
Garstynnia the Night Hag puttered around her cottage as the snow continued to fall outside. She hummed a mournful little tune to herself as she went about moving things around and tidied up. She enjoyed this sort of activity as it gave her a chance to refresh her memory about what projects she still had … Continue reading My Mother the Night Hag
A Quick Change of Plan
The hooded figure of a woman hurried in from the cold, shuddering as she did so. The stone walls of the castle were hardly warmer than the snow outside, but at least the wind was held at bay. She motioned for the two smaller hooded figures with her to set down the large bundle that … Continue reading A Quick Change of Plan
Lord Verrat’s Map
The small castle that sits in the Lotharingian town of Zolingen is home to the Grand Marshal of the Fallen Knights, Lord Verrat. He had turned it into a huge military headquarters wherein he could control and coordinate the forces of the four lodges as well as the huge armies that had been placed under … Continue reading Lord Verrat’s Map
The Archduchy’s First Oktoberfest
In the former orcish city of Bozageest the Duchess of Oublier, a half-orcish woman more frequently known as Drndyllyn the Wyld, was overseeing the finishing touches on the massive festival of celebration. This was to be the first Oktoberfest in the Archduchy of Maelonbourg and the Wenigzustand and the weight of it had been vexing … Continue reading The Archduchy’s First Oktoberfest
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