Eliana Cooper, courtesy of the talented CustardPie! I love this image of Elie, staring out dreamily into the rain. This brief respite, when she can set aside her responsibilities, shut out the despised Deep, and sit quietly with Pip, reading and snacking, comes a little later in our story. So consider this a delightful preview!... 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 Nineteen: Husked.
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), shortly after sunset The half-hearted rainfall has stopped. But there is a damp heaviness to the air. I wrinkle my nose: the sweetness of the blossoming orchards is now pressing in on all sides with cloying over-ripeness. The night is not fresh. Tatters of mist reach... Continue Reading →
Let’s eat: a sexy Doomguide’s stew!
If you are a lonely, sleep-deprived knight of Kelemvor who has kept steadfast watch for three days, and then had a stirring evening of meeting helpful, mysterious strangers, kindly healing these same strangers’ wounds, and heroically smiting some pesky Undead, you will want to eat stew. If you are a mere mortal who is bundled... 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: Characters.
Celanye : NPC female Moon Elf. Celanye is the first of the Soul Arrows of Sehanine Moonbow that Elodie meets at the City of the Dead. Dispatched by the Soul Fletcher to aid Amber against the Undead incursion, Celanye is a focused and able fighter. And, if it seems that she has spent most of... Continue Reading →
Chapter Sixteen: Characters.
Ushien Stormbringer, : NPC, Human female. Our party has never actually met this character. We know her only through her deeds. But, having immersed herself in Ushien’s writings, Elodie feels like she is at least somewhat acquainted with the storied warrior. As a Novitiate in the Order of the Gauntlet, Ushien proved her courage and... 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 →