27th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), nine bells after highmoon Good Morning to you!” The rider calls politely. “I wonder, have you seen a young man on your travels hereabouts? Looks like me. My brother, in fact. Lester, my brother, did not come home last night. Have you seen him?” “We... Continue Reading →
Chapter Twenty-one: Fresh air
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), ten bells after highsun. “Poppy, we know that you are a good girl. And we know that what happened was not your fault. But can you tell us a little about your corn husk dolls? How many were there? And when did they start talking to... Continue Reading →
Chapter Twenty: Dearly Departed.
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), early evening. Speaking in hurried whispers, Eliana and Vaikner describe the scene they encountered on the top floor of the tower. “It was horror after horror tonight.” Eliana mutters. “I couldn’t shake the thought that it seemed connected. I figured there had to be someone -... Continue Reading →
Chapter Nineteen: Characters.
Animated farming aids: NPC monsters! Fungus-ridden scarecrows, mindlessly-murderous farming golem, haunted corn-husk doll that talks in multiple voices, toxic spores, the evil Overgourd! Such fun we are having on our trip to the countryside!
Chapter Eighteen: Characters.
Thelaraan the Gardener: NPC, Wood Elf. As a priest of Solonor Thelandira, the Seldarine god whose portfolio includes guarding the boundaries between civilization and the wilds, Thelaraan maintains the welcome garden where visitors to the Temple of the Seldarine in Waterdeep are first greeted. It is a place of life, nourishment, and beauty where guests... Continue Reading →
Eeeeeee!!!!!
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 →