~Four days before the death of Boundary Keeper Galpo Glory. Remember this about the people of the land. They love illusions. They love fantasy. They are enraptured by mist and smog and artifice. Everything they do is in the name of fantasy. Galpo Glory crested, rising up and breaking the surface of the quiet sea.Continue reading “Galpo Story”
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What is The Kingdom’s Disdain?
Creator Journals 1/27/25 What is The Kingdom’s Disdain? I get asked that a lot. You would think that at this point, I’d be better at the pitch, but I still struggle sometimes. What would you compare The Kingdom’s Disdain to? It’s like The Witcher meets Monster Hunter meets an isekai light novel. What’s the genre?Continue reading “What is The Kingdom’s Disdain?”
Unwanted Presence
“By fire, water, earth, wind, and the fifth; I, Celestra Livannya, charge these stones with my living self, nay, my very essence.” She stood in the center of the circle and twirled her staff, spinning her body so that the twist at the end of the staff and her eyes aligned with each of theContinue reading “Unwanted Presence”
Eversolstice VI
Chapter Six: Results The gods of the Sereniad gathered together and they saw that the world was once again filled with darkness. They sent an envoy to the dark gods who explained what had been done, that she had relentlessly chased the dark and given the demons and monsters no place to live. So, theContinue reading “Eversolstice VI”
Eversolstice V
Chapter Five: Trial The sun wept and cried in pain. Dying, she retreated and returned to the place from whence she had arisen, back into the womb of The Horizon. Her mother welcomed her return, and she rested and healed from her wounds. -The Great Teacher The Allfather didn’t say another word, but Celestra couldContinue reading “Eversolstice V”
Eversolstice IV
Chapter Four: Prison Shahelama and Gyreshia went to war, fighting a terrible battle in which the world was nearly destroyed. Shahelama was fast and wild, but Gyreshia was wise and devious, and eventually, she struck a fatal blow with her spear, piercing Shahelama’s breast and causing her to bleed lava and fire. -The Great TeacherContinue reading “Eversolstice IV”
Eversolstice III
Chapter Three: Remembrance Now Shahelama was bold, brash, and full of courage. She was eager to befriend all the children of men. Day after day, she would dash at full speed, chasing away the dark everywhere she went, trying to outrun it. The gods of the dark and the kings of the demons cameContinue reading “Eversolstice III”
Eversolstice I
Author’s Note: This year’s holiday story is Eversolstice: A Vulture’s Tale. I’ll be posting all six chapters on my blog leading in to Christmas Eve. If you want to read the full story right away, see the illustrations, read the bonus epilogue, or just support the writer (me) you can download the full novella onContinue reading “Eversolstice I”
Nooreh’s Friend
I’m trying out a new format where I will write and post a fantasy flash fiction or short story each Thursday. It might not work out this way every Thursday, but I do want to try. Kingdom Short Nooreh’s Friend “Why don’t you make yourself useful instead of sitting around,” Nooreh’s father said, taking aContinue reading “Nooreh’s Friend”
Necroguys: A Rant
Creator Journals 12/16/25 It was brought to my attention during a famously unreleased podcast episode that I tend to write a lot of necromancers. What’s the reason for that? Well, there are a number of likely reasons. The main reason is that I like them. They’re my go-to class in any given RPG game. IContinue reading “Necroguys: A Rant”
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