The Lead Crown: Ch 6a, A World Apart (Pt 2)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 6.2a, A World Apart Sister Yvette had brought the group back to her hideaway, safe from the dangers of the street. Once she had found out that they knew of Kesst and had wanted to help him she was eager enough to...
Tolerable Acquaintances Slash Partners in Crime
Inigo hated narrow areas with a burning passion. It just put him on edge: not being able to move around properly, the suffocating density that the air seems to gain, the dank smell... After a few days of being in the tight tunnels of this unground...
The Lead Crown: Ch 6c, Ghosts of the Past (Pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 6.4c, Ghosts of the Past Thanks to Sada's natural direction sense and Wiesen's experience in evading pursuit the group managed to escape the inn while the Church's hunters were being soundly beaten by the local...
Splintered Light, Chapter 6.4: Anache u' Tonn
Splintered Light Chapter 6.4: Anache u' Tonn There was something refreshing about the early morning, and Ash-Moon always made it a point to rise with the sun. There had been a time in the Jackal's life during his adolescence, before he had earned his...
Choose your own adventure (CYOA), Steel Quest: Intro.
Their society went though a steam punk phase where steam power was the best out there, and all machines used it.
For'se, Gentleman Kobold!
Click. Click. Click. Heels on stone, a great jacket on a little body, a cap hiding the face from prying eyes. Too short to be a dwarf, but the smell of soot and coal was present, as was an over-sized flintlock pistol thrust into his belt. Click....
The Clockwork Falcon - part 12: Wind of the Heavens
News of the Lowtack invasion broke through Cabalton like a virus. It spread long before word from the battle lines brought stories of hellish machines soaring through the air and pummeling the Imperial army. The royal advisers made statements that the...
On Crimson tide's
As I was taking a swig of grog I saw out of the corner of my eye a young calico cat wearing expensive clothes enter the taven. I dismissed him as no one important and ignored him. As I was about to call for a refill the cat took a look around the bar...
What Once Was Eden: Chapter 4 Part 3 of 3
What Once Was Eden Chapter 4: Deceit and Miscommunication (Part 3 of 3) "You know," Farnsbeck told Magenta happily, "it's so much nicer to make this trip in this form than it is wearing the masks." His partner's mood still wasn't improved....
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 5 Part 1 of 2
Truly fast travel was something that only governments could afford. The amount of resources required to get the materials to the proper places was astronomical, especially if it was to a place ruled by a different government. On top of that, in most...
A Wolf In King Arturius's Court: Part 1
This was suppose to be my submission in NAF but due to technical difficulties it didn't make it into the issue so I'm just going to throw it up here. **_Dearest Elisabeth,_** **_ I write to you now as mother scorns out the window of the carriage...
Steampunk Novel: Chapters 1-3
Chapter 1: Old Friends Fumus city was mostly quiet as steam flowed out of pipes; small rats and other pests inhabited the streets. The houses lay quiet in the darkness; the city, residing in an underground cavern that spanned for thousands of miles,...