There wasn’t anyone visible at the derelict pig farm when Jandle arrived, but it wouldn’t be long until the constabulary showed up. With his crossbow in his hands the kobold warily entered the gate. The two big hounds got up from their slumber and began to growl as they approached the squire. Jandle shouldered the … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 14

General Wolstheimer was perplexed by the visitation of Jandle and the half-orc constabulary sergeant. Jandle nodded to the general and held out his hand in greeting. Knowing Jandle from the Governor-General's reign in Romilmark, the bugbear in the impressive uniform who was himself a knight and a viscount shook the kobold’s hand and motioned for … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 13

After resting for a while and pondering the significance of what he had found in the dwarves’ hovel, Jandle put on his studded leather armor and secured his short sword on its belt around his waist. There was no way of knowing for sure what the suspicious dwarves were going to do next. It occurred … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 12

Jandle was not a hundred percent sure what he needed to do with this information, but he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he had to get out of this hovel and back to the inn. He wasn’t sure how much longer the three dwarves would be preoccupied with trying to find him … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 11

Jandle really wanted names to put on the two dwarves so that he could get away from labelling them as just gaunt and dark. He was mulling over how these two might be related because there was a resemblance beyond the stereotypical “all dwarves look alike” attitude that non-dwarves found amusingly frustrating. Jandle remembered that … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 10

It wasn’t a long night’s sleep, but it was more than enough for the kobold to feel alert and ready for action. He decided today to take along his dagger with him, and while he wasn’t going to suit up in his armor it gave him a slightly better feeling about being that much more … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 9

The mysterious dwarf didn’t seem to care that he might be followed as he showed no signs of trying to elude Jandle or any other perceived spy. With so little foot traffic out and about tonight Jandle was really having to struggle not to be noticed. He might have been a small, insignificant little fellow … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 8

Jandle stood at the steps leading up into the carriage and turned to one of the footmen. “A little help, please?” he asked indicating the bottles in his arms. The footman was quicker than he looked and with a smooth motion snatched two of the bottles out of Jandle’s arms to allow him to climb … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 7

The stagecoach that Jandle was waiting for came into the village from Slothenburg and Jandle had no idea if it was on schedule or not. It wasn’t readily apparent if anybody else knew, either. The horses were swapped out by the stable hands of the coach company and Jandle waited for the passengers to disembark … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 6

Little more was said that evening. Indeed, there was little left to be said. The two men went their separate ways for the night. Jandle had the innkeeper assign a staff member to filling his bath for him and the kobold enjoyed a long soothing soak. There was even a scrubbing brush provided so that … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 5