Race day
I'd kinda expected them to turn up. Best buddies them - Pik is human like me sandy hair and skin, while Jorvi is Fae, of the elf breeds. Black haired and pale skinned. “I got another set of buckets to finish!" I was knocking slats, trimming,...
The Watch #3: Investigation
The next day, Dracna went to the Golden Goblin tavern, dressed in her plain long tunic robes. Her Watch cloak in a bag at her side. The Goblin catered to nonhuman patrons she had heard, so this might give her some clues she hoped. The tavern was small,...
The Watch. #2: Knife in the Night
Dracna watched the torch marking the patrol's travel along the street, then leaned back listening. She whispered to the air “Anything Krarue?" Her Shadow, the chained ghost familiar of grandmother's brother, whispered in her ear...
The Watch. #1: Patrol
The Watch patrol moved along the street like scattered ghosts. Pale white figures in the predawn dark. White capes, white leather jerkins, and leggings. A tall one bent nearly double skulked along the wall, peering into the alleys and down...
The Watch #4: Plans
The next morning, after patrol, she was called to Captain Osmwoe's office. The other members of the patrol gave her dirty looks as the message arrived. The captain was a Bahku. Maned cat people. He wore several beads in his braided mane. His...
The Watch #5: Allies and Contacts
Awaking in the afternoon, she went to the latrine, and then the mess. She put on her gear and her weapons and headed out into a cloudy afternoon of light rain, taking smaller, less traveled streets, conditioned to ignore the way others edged away...