When I ditched my cushy arranged marriage to become an adventurer, I did not picture myself walking through the sewers of Anglachel. For the first time since coming to this world, the formal dinners and diplomatic trips seemed more appealing than what I was doing now. Walking through literal shit will do that to a […]
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Spring Maiden: I apologize for writing to you directly. I have come to feel like I’ve been pushed into a corner and am running out of options. I have written the courts of your superior, the Queen of Summer, and no one there has expressed any urgency concerning my requests. I hope that a reasonable
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The fall happened fast. Usually, time kind of slows down when you have a dramatic fall, but when you’re falling in complete darkness, I guess your brain can’t really process what’s happening. As we were falling, I needed to position Tilly on top of me. I knew that my orc frame could handle the fall
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Lovelace, the God of Science: As the humans continued to spread across the planet, the people of Galevyn started to feel a sense of balance. This period of peace paved the way for exploration. The goddess Lovelace emerged from this growing sense of curiosity. Lovelace provided the tools for all species to learn more about
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Once we explained to Tilly’s grandma that Tilly had found a gwiber and that we needed to take it to a magical creature reserve to keep it safe, she was surprisingly accommodating. “I knew this day would come,” she said. “Grandma, you always talked to me about how I would take over the Cabbage and
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The rooftops of Anglachel are one of the few places in the city I can feel at home. The buildings here are clearly of elven design, and standing on top of the roofs reminds me of the late nights I would look out the window of my bedroom tower and imagine a life away from
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Modern Anglachel is the best representation of what Galevyn looked like during the elven occupation. Being the first continent to be explored and settled by the fey, the layout of the city and the architecture are of the original elven design. Anglachel is one of those places where the more things change, the more they
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“I just wish we didn’t have to split up,” Traci says, looking at me with those big, brown eyes. “I know, Trace, but I need to stay near Maxwell, and you need to keep a lookout for anything suspicious,” I explained the plan to her again. “O.K., just take care of yourself. I won’t be
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“How were your lessons today, honey?” I ventured. I knew I needed to at least try to connect with her. “Ms. Lampry wanted to teach me a maths lesson I’d already learned three years ago,” my daughter, Celeste, said dronely. Her dense, curly hair was tied in a loose bun on the top of her
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Before the world of Galevyn formed, four enormous asteroids across the galaxy were charting a course to converge. These asteroids were all that remained of four great ancient civilizations. In each civilization, once their people became adept at magic, a great war would break out to decide who would control it. Ultimately, one group of
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