Excalibur - Passing of the Sword - Part I
Excalibur Passing of the Sword Part 1: The Forging The bridge shuddered as another salvo of golden beams slammed into the cruiser's hull, tearing through battle steel like tissue paper as the pirate ship on the view screen began to bank...
Dark Tails
The young man smirked as he parted the entrance to the tent. Tall and lithe, he had the sort of look to him that many a girl would fawn over, and undoubtedly had. His dark hair was cut in a rakish fashion that was fairly popular these days among the...
Rip and Tail
Up until around 50 years ago, bath-houses were a rarity in the lands west of the Sword Peaks. Scholars could name any number of reasons, and many of them were likely to be valid. Of course, these same scholars would also claim that the Tar'ri were...
Free Traders: First Steps
I could hardly contain my excitement as I felt the slight jar of the skiff sliding into the dock. In the years I had been studying these strange machines, never once had I thought I would actually get to experience Wildspace, yet here I was, all...
Tails and Tribulations
The slowly sinking sun cast long shadows down the town's dirt-packed streets as the town's apprentice mage lit yet another pole for the night to come. A trio of gadget-bedecked kobolds argued about the merits of different alloys under a yet-unlit...
Excalibur - Passing of the Sword - Part II
Excalibur Passing of the Sword Part 2: The Quenching "Captain's Log, May 27, 2353. We are now two weeks into our shakedown cruise and thus far everything has gone about as expected.” “It seems as if word of our arrival preceded us, as pirate...
Sharp Steps
"Sharra, wake up!" The snow leopard-like girl slowly blinked open lapis blue eyes, raising her head to give an icy glare at the feline head poking in through her yurt's flap, whose ears folded back a bit in annoyance that mirrored her own. "The...
A Dangerous Love
It was a fairly clear day. Hopping from branch to branch, the small bird examined the clearing with a critical eye, then paused as it sensed a change in the very air. Startled, it took off as the air in the clearing took on a slight sheen. As it...
Free Traders: Shipping Out
"You want us to go WHERE?" I couldn't help but wince a bit at the volume of the half-elf's shout in the small room. I simply crossed my arms across my chest and nodded again, trying to remain calm. For the most part I was doing fairly well too, I...
Breaking Free
"That'll be three gold and five silver." The cloaked figure nodded and reached out a gloved hand to drop the coins on the counter. The elf behind the counter counted them up, then dropped them into the store's chest with a loud clink. "Here's your...
Falcon Destiny
Standing on the dias, I tried to look calm and confident, while a part of me wanted to let loose a cry of joy, like a falcon loosed at hack. I had fought through four other rounds to get this far, the final match for the right to bear the Bloodname...
Light's Vengeance
What am I? I find myself contemplating this question once more despite all the steps that brought me here. It is not the first time I have asked this question, yet neither is it the last. In many ways, it is much easier to consider what I once was,...