The Heralds Tale
As they passed under the archway that marked the entrance to their true home, lupus glanced up at the structure made out of pieces of metal and wood crudely nailed together, the letters made from bits of pipe spelt out dark hounds in large gnarled letters.
The Dawn of a New Age: Trials and Tribulations - Act2/Chapter4
I yelled frantically; putting two rounds firmly into the head of a particularly vicious attacker, forcing him to fumble his gnarled lead pipe. "and for the love of god, don't try anything on your own! if and when they come, alert me!
It's Your Vacation
Luckily for him, he could see a large, ancient tree with grey, gnarled bark. lager wondered just how old it was; probably older than any place he'd ever known or lived. he stared up into the dark treetops with awe.
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 16: Where Magic Lives
Axton sat with his back against a gnarled elder root, the bark rough against his shoulder blades, breath shallow in his throat.
Coalescence Book I - Chapter 20 - Gone
It swung it's head a bit side to side, i could see those gnarled tusks.. and suddenly my knife didn't seem very useful with how quick those would tear me up.
The Half-Moon Tribe: Four Moons Saga III
Blood was pouring out rapidly, pooling along the gnarled roots as if it were sustenance for the ancient tree. "mira's dispel," renin said behind me. i took a quick glance.
The Pool (Art + Story)
Despite often going on short walks with him, until this day he had barely spent an hour out of sight of the house, with its red, curving roof and stone chimneys poking above the stand of gnarled maples which guarded it like a garrison of sentries.
Un-Extinct (A1, B1, C19)
She shoved the binoculars into nathan's gnarled old hands. "what makes you the freaking expert on foxes, huh? god, whatever." "you want to ask tamamo-no-mae's opinion?" nathan grinned at her. he gazed through the binoculars again.
Chapter 2: Nagata
Following where the wizardmon pointed, maximus spotted it—a structure, shadowed and still, resting on a tiny island wedged between two gnarled trees. it sat at the heart of a dark, unmoving lake.
The Second Sundering: Chapter 2
With a satisfied nod and a lifting of the gnarled, ancient staff in his paws, he spoke, "i declare this issue," he slammed the staff down, the noise ringing off the walls and the cold, marble seating, "resolved."
A clan's new member
Everyone took shelter from what was coming: a darkness that swallowed all life and twisted it until it was unrecognizable--a demonic form straight from the abyss that turned the ground into ash and the trees into twisted gnarled pieces of wood.
Jeremy 037; Kaiju Sighting
It looked like a gnarled chunk of tree root that had been in the ocean long enough to be washed clean and hefted much lighter than expected. it snapped in half with almost no resistance.