Vincent Schumann
Nine years ago, shortly after the Wars of Attrition had finally settled in most nations, Vincent Schumann, already a wizened old man,...
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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
- Dec 16, 2020
- 25 min
Ch. 17: A Justice Primer
At Cora’s behest, Montpeleón joined her at the Folk Centre for an entirely different form of entertainment. The converted warehouse was...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
Elric Reichtoven
Son of a leatherworker in Westmeade, Alikon, Elric was raised to take over his father's business. But he didn't "cotton" to that, as he...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Dec 7, 2020
- 26 min
Ch. 16: An Unwanted Answer
Consciousness eventually returned to Mattawonah, though her vision remained dulled from loss of blood. As she teetered on the brink of...
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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
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
Mattawonah
Little is known of the sub-equatorial Amurrak tribes of the southern Audric Jungle, lands that few people have seen. With skin dark as...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
A Brief Hiatus
Here's a classic (and difficult) "Where's Waldo" picture to keep you occupied for a day or two. I've been busy with a major construction...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 23, 2020
- 22 min
Ch. 15: Outside the Walls
Two nights after that glorious stay in the Lord’s Castle, Cora’s heart leapt with joy once again as she prepared for her first official...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
Sir Anthony Prisido III
The Lord of Westmeade and Ruler of the High Council has been a Prisido for nearly a century, and Sir Anthony Prisido III is simply the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 16, 2020
- 30 min
Ch. 14: An Unexpected Offer
For much of the following week, Cora enjoyed several “random” encounters with Montpeleón, mostly at Crossroads Tavern, where he began to...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
The Cers: Six Free Cities
Six free cities rim The Deepening, each a separate political entity from the nation in which they reside, each ruled by a Magistrate that...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Montpeleón deCorté
Montpeleón deCorté was born twenty-nine years ago as the fourth son of the third son of a Kedethian noble, which, as he puts it, makes...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 9, 2020
- 21 min
Ch. 13: New Contacts
The next week, Harold Kotting received in his regular post a very irregular envelope. “Miss O’Banion?” he called up the stairs, an...
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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
- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Lady Celdorin Tarnistorel
Descended of the noble Tarnistorel Family, with a pedigree that can be traced back to the lost lands of Vashan, Celdorin is a proper Lady...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 2, 2020
- 35 min
Ch. 12: The Trial
Cora knew it would happen; she just didn’t expect it the way it did. She expected a letter under her door or a message from the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
The City of Westmeade
Located in the northwestern part of Alikon, Westmeade is situated on the Rae Belshar in the midst of endless farms and ranches. Though...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
Sir Reginald Hunt
Reginald Latham Hunt was born fifty-one years ago in Alikon of pure Kedethian lineage, a direct descendant of House Lambrick. Both his...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 27, 2020
- 25 min
Ch. 11: Questionable Motives
After long, cleansing baths, the three freeblades sat in solemn silence in Cora’s room at Crossroads Tavern. Cuauhtérroc fiddled with the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
August Blanchard
The "phantom" of Wilder Tower is rumored to have walked among the people of Westmeade. Always in hiding, cloaked, and hooded, this...
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