Here is the conclusion of Honor. Outside, the city bells rang. The festival had begun. By mid-morning, the magistrates had convened an emergency council. Lyryk went because she kept the magical copy of the journal. And Zentha insisted she attend. And because every time she thought about returning to her room to write a song … Continue reading Lyryk: Honor, Part 2
Once again, I turned to the Story Engine Deck for an idea. This prompt went far deeper than I anticipated, so the story took some time to write. Well, as you can see, it took on a life of its own. PROMPT: An idol (Lyryk?) wants to (gain fame from / write a heroic ballad … Continue reading Lyryk: Honor, Part 1
The next morning, Jacelyn rose before dawn and woke Darli. Nerves trembling at the prospect of battle, Jacelyn arrayed herself in her armor and weapons, though she would miss her bow this day. She had fashioned that bow out of a supple hickory sapling she had discovered soon after she and Darli had escaped from … Continue reading Freehaven: Clearing the Crypt
Jacelyn Moonwhisper stood on the pier, gaping at the view. Taking a moment to reorient herself to land, she could still feel the constant motion of the ocean swells despite the unmoving surface beneath her feet. Port Freehaven, called Freehaven by its residents, was like nothing she had ever seen before. So very different from … Continue reading Welcome to Freehaven
The mountain had been moving for three days. Lorielei Alterian knew because the bowls in the abbey kitchen trembled at dawn and dust sifted from the rafters, coating everything. The great black wall beyond her cell gave a low, patient groan beneath the stone. The other adherents called it the mountain’s prayer. Loriel called it … Continue reading The Murmuring Desert
When twins Elayna and Eliam Alterian land in Adaran after stumbling into a cave of crystal portals, a young halfling named Benji Orly helps them escape the troops that come to investigate the magical disturbance. As they move through the landscape, they stumble into a haunted swamp that leads into a dying glade of what … Continue reading The Dying Glade
In her younger years, Lorielei Alterian was a defiant young elf, determined to follow the shining path of her goddess. She learns of a cursed workshop and vows to eradicate it, and though she doesn’t know it when she begins her quest, she’ll do things that will put her life on a different path, squandering … Continue reading Echoes of the Past
This week, I read the cards and created a ‘scoundrel’ (a musically inclined rogue named Evyn Nightsong demanded my attention when I pulled that prompt) who wants to escape a broken hideout (destroyed by a rival gang while he was out delivering messages), but he must repair the damage he’s done. Although I drew a … Continue reading A Song of Resurgence
I recently received the Deck of Worlds (a Story Engine expansion) as a gift. So, I thought I’d combine a draw from my original cards (I received those a few years ago at a Free Comic Book Day) with a location from the new cards. Instead of having to figure out where my character has … Continue reading Finding Twilight
This week, I drew up a new fantasy story about a tyrant who wants a powerful quill, but to get it, they will owe something to someone they despise. This prompt brought two antagonists from my novel, Galimeel Redoak and Robin Tremain, into conflict—though not for the first time. ~~~Galimeel Redoak peered into the scrying … Continue reading Quill of Cleft Words
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