Just What Are Freeblades Anyway?
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A Series of Fantasy Novels
Dragonslayers Saga
The
“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.” --G.K. Chesterton
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
The Nephreqin
Prior to the Wars of Attrition, very few knew of the Nephreqin. Rumors were vague and sketchy, and most were limited to historians of...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Ogrians
A common phrase of warning from parents in Arelatha to their small children: "Eat your peas, or you'll grow up to be an Ogrian." Do...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
Expanded Creation: The Tenebrae
Dark and foreboding, tangible yet wispy, The Tenebrae is a realm of the Void that overlaps all of Creation. It is not merely a place of...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 14, 2021
- 4 min
Prologue to Book Two
Darkness pressed in—all-encompassing, enshrouding, occluding darkness—palpable and oppressive, filling every space, pushing down with the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Feb 28, 2021
- 3 min
The Expanded Creation: The Sliver of Silver
After Vaeroloth was cast into the Abyss, sealed into everlasting torment, the Maker further locked her away from his Creation by...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Sons of Vaeroloth
Vaeroloth, commonly known as the "Great Dragon"--indeed, many refuse to say her name for fear she might be listening--was created by the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Jan 10, 2021
- 2 min
The Bones
Throughout the novels, there are several references to "The Bones." Typically, this is a common expression of luck, as in the phrase...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Dec 24, 2020
- 5 min
Knights: A Card Game
One of the more popular games played across Arelatha is a card game called Knights. A evening amongst friends, a tournament at the local...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Kedethian Decree
To understand the Kedethian Decree, we must first understand the Kedethian Ascendency, a philosophy as ancient, rich, and powerful as the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 6, 2020
- 4 min
The Expanded Creation: Paradise
The Seven Realms of the Maker's Kingdom, commonly known as Paradise, is where the Maker resides in all his being, along with the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 17, 2020
- 3 min
The Trithemius
The Trithemius is a trio of powerful arcanists that informally oversees Arelatha. Though the three rarely see eye-to-eye on important...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
The Roark
Ordin Austmil-Clay tells of a day when "the cursed Roark" attacked the Cerion Forest, taking captive several dozen of his kin. Deep...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min
The Expanded Creation: the Void
The world of Kreth exists within a much greater space--the Expanded Creation. Besides Kreth, there are six other heavenly bodies that...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 25, 2020
- 5 min
The Calendar
Though you may not encounter much about the calendar at use in the land of Arelatha, it is nonetheless at play behind the scenes, helping...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Dareni
From the small nation of Daren, landlocked in the high plateau of the northernmost Dragoncrests, lives a diminutive human race--the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 11, 2020
- 10 min
The 13 Sects of Maker Worship
During the earliest millennia, following that horrific period known as "The Annihilation," the sons of Vaeroloth began perverting the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Sword of the Coast
Surrounded by towering mountains to the west, an ocean to the east, frozen tundra to the north, and the swift and frigid Rae Lotus to the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Aug 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Mythos
So, with such an ominous title as that, let me explain. No, there's too much; let me sum up. I'm going to do my level best to provide...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Aug 10, 2020
- 5 min
Prologue to Book One
The skies split open as the heavens recoiled in fleeting haze. Lightning flashed across the empty space, crackling against the backdrop...
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