Chapter Nine
"nadirah wolfcaller." the old dwarf studied her with renewed interest, allowing a long silence to stretch on as he looked her over again. "nadirah wolfcaller. that is a very... strange name for a tarin." he finally spoke, eying her cautiously.
Uprising: Volume One of the Wolfcaller Chronicles
Ah, the tale of nadirah wolfcaller. yes. yes, i know her tale very well indeed. everyone 'round here knows of her. not from 'round here, eh? well, no matter.
Death's Rejected Child - Intro
Now then, if you'll recall, nadirah wolfcaller was a mighty warrior, and a fearsome creature in her own right.
Chapter Eleven
Nadirah trod wearily across the dead ground. The dry turf snapped crisply beneath her hooves, sometimes sending fragments of debris dusting into the air to stick temporarily to her ankles. The stale moist air tasted of decay, filling her nose with the...
Epilogue
The world held only pain for the tarin as she opened her eyes, her vision dark and grey. Her body clung tightly to a memory of agony, even though her mind claimed it was all a dream. It had to be. A voice that was not her own whispered back that it was...
Chapter Seven
Somehow, Nadirah had found herself trapped in a tunnel. It seemed to have no end and there was no light, only the low hum of unintelligible voices echoing to her from somewhere in the distance. She tried to move toward the voices, drawn to the sounds,...
Chapter Six
Nadirah bolted upright. Her dark russet fur glistened to a near black, slick and wet with a thick layer of bitter-scented sweat. Tears poured from eyes that could only see an image that was no longer there, dilated pupils making them appear as black as...
Chapter Twelve
Nadirah looked up at the sky as she brought the flask to her lips, silently counting the stars. The gentle murmur of voices and occasional clatter of metal on wood created a soothing wall of grey noise that allowed the tired warrior to relax. After a...
Chapter 4
The sun was merciless, glaring down and making the very air seem to boil. The young tarin warrior, still fresh with youth, sighed as she scanned the landscape for any possible scrap of shade in the mostly barren landscape. The old draft horse she rode...
Chapter Eleven
The crescent of eclipsed moon hung high in the sky, tilted like a smile as it watched the lone figure travel across the desolate landscape. The soft thump of footsteps was the only sound in the still night, even the wild beasts having long ago retired...
Chapter Five (Now Complete)
Morning came all too soon, the sun's harsh rays replacing the moon's gentle gaze through the uncovered window. Reluctantly, Nadirah opened her eyes, blinking a few times to adjust to the new light. Without looking over to where the ghoul had rested...
Chapter Two
To'roc blinked slowly as he woke. The bright sunlight crept in the window like an unwanted intruder. Unhappy to be dragged from blissful dreams, the jruu groaned softly and opened his eyes wider to look up at the small window. A thin hide had been...