Category: Asides

Traversing the Western Great Fields, just north of Kahm and Esnan where the path forks and crosses the Cobalt Run, I chanced upon a pair of wanderers soaking up the mid-day sun on the warm grass, curious sheep ambling lazily around them. I stopped a while to talk; they told…

She nocked an arrow and drew the bow up in a smooth motion. She exhaled slowly and her breath pooled in a misty cloud, swirling golden in a stream of light before dissipating. The forest was deathly silent; no birds dared sing with a qi’rel so near, its spindly limbs…

The pair had stayed only a brief few hours at Rostall, eager to press on and reach Kinehold to continue the King’s business. They’d secured passage on a wagon that was carting goods to the larger town, sent a missive each to the King and the leader of the Wilds…

Whittide was a quiet place, with a few mud-walled houses, a little jetty for launching boats, and some open-fronted barns where the fish were sorted. It would have been a quaint location for a relaxing getaway if not for the circumstance – and the smell. The arrival of two strangers…