So giddily, incredibly, squeakily excited to be able to show off the first ever art of Elodie!!!! Thank you so much to Gutter who, once again, took something that was very precious but existed entirely in my mind, and brought it to rich and detailed and stunning life! So here they are, Elodie and Yaghra,... Continue Reading →
Chapter Eighteen: Honeyed Words.
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), distressingly close to one bell after highsun. Or maybe a little after… I feel like I am floating along the shining white paths that lead me out into the streets of Waterdeep. The time I spent with Amber today has made me so happy! We did... Continue Reading →
Chapter Seventeen: Warm Days, Hot Knights.
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), a little after eleven bells after highmoon Heart and steps light, I leave Tyr’s Temple. Passing through the outer courtyard of the Halls of Justice, I notice one of the trainee warriors with whom I had shared words of encouraging advice earlier, on my way in... Continue Reading →
Chapter Sixteen: The Calm before the Stormbringer.
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), about ten bells after highmoon. Saer Savra beckons me through a heavy wooden door off to one side of the small work space behind her desk. A hallway lies beyond, less drafty but also darker and not as ornately finished as the marble-walled central chamber of... Continue Reading →
Chapter Fifteen: Characters.
The Soul Fletcher: NPC, Moon Elf female, High Priest of Sehanine Moonbow at the Temple of the Seldarine in Waterdeep and therefore the Elf holding the highest rank in the tower where Aubray and Elodie currently reside. A truly imposing figure, she appears unapproachable and elevated far above the gritty and sordid details of the... Continue Reading →
Chapter Fifteen: A Guiding Hand.
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), just before dawn. I wake in the shy light that comes before true morning. It is the twenty-sixth of Mirtul and the night of the New Moon is two days away. This thought brings me to full awareness. I begin to stretch and then freeze, abruptly... Continue Reading →
Chapter Fourteen: Stable Condition.
25th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), perhaps an hour before high moon. We find our friend on the flower-wreathed hill where we first met Aundra; at the monument to the Battle of Waterdeep. Vaikner has wisely chosen an elevated vantage point for his watch. And his guard must have been quiet. He... Continue Reading →
Elodie Skyshard and the Avariel (back story)
My OC: Elodie Skyshard TTRPG: DnD 5e Age: 50 years old Race: Element-touched (Air Genasi) but Half-Elven, no Human heritage. Height: 5’6” Gender: She/Her Class: Paladin, NG, Oath of the Free Sky (home-brew). Story/Background: Elodie was born and raised in the Aerie of the Snow Eagles, the last safe nest of the Avariel hidden on... Continue Reading →
Chapter Ten Revisited and other (Musical) notes:
So, being embroiled in the (apparently endless) house-move that has been our summer means not enough time to write or cook or play or read. There is just far too much tedious adulting filling our lives right now… But all of the packing, carrying, driving, unpacking, and progressively more ruthless purging of our possessions does... Continue Reading →
Chapter Eleven: Characters.
Screenshot Saer Savra Belabronte: NPC, Human female, Vigilant Watcher of Tyr serving in the Halls of Justice in Waterdeep, Marcheon in the Order of the Gauntlet. Moving as if pained by an injury, her fortitude and straightforward manner leave a strong impression on Elodie. Whether Saer Savra, ever in need of help, intended to immediately... Continue Reading →