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Chapter 232 Xeeta woke in a dank stone chamber. A foul odor assaulted her nostrils, but the smell was quickly overwhelmed by a sharp spike of pain as she tried to lift her head. She groaned and tried to get a better look at her surroundings without moving. It was dark, but her tiefling...

Chapter 231 “It wasn’t your fault,” Quellan said. “You were lucky that you weren’t killed by the fall,” Kosk said. “Yeah, lucky,” Glori said. The reunited companions were in the small private dining room at the back of the inn. A small fire had been started in the hearth, but it hadn’t yet...

Chapter 230 Glori sat alone in the common room of The Seaman’s Lament and sipped her wine. Majerion’s tutelage had included instruction on how to appreciate wine. This was a fine Siccarian vintage, crisp and fruity, but she was too distracted to give it its due. She turned her head and...

Chapter 229 Galendra Sond was not content as she sipped her tea and studied the clouds swirling through her window. The tea was hot, and spiced just the way she liked it. The room was comfortable and well-furnished. It was twice the size of her cabin on the Gull, with fancier decorations...

Chapter 228 The section of docks where the Wavefarer was berthed had ten times the level of activity as the wharf in Colverston, with twenty times the stench. As Bredan and his companions came up onto the deck of the caravel they were greeted by a wall of noise that rocked them back on their...

Glad you enjoyed the story, shug94! It was a lot of fun to write.

And we're back! * * * Chapter 227 The Arreshian caravel Wavefarer carved through modest seas, its sails filled with a strong following breeze. Ahead of the ship was a green island, its features taking on definition as the vessel drew nearer. A solitary peak rose up from the center of the...

No, this is a series of novella-length stories about a crew of gravediggers who get into all kinds of unexpected trouble. This year's NNWM book was the fifth in the series. The first one is a free download if anyone is interested: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/693637. I did turn the...

I finished my NaNoWriMo story (The Graves Crew and the Magical Forest came in just over 55,000 words), so I'll resume posting Forgotten Lore next week. Need to go back and reread some to get back into the flow of the story. :)

One final cliffhanger; see you in December. * * * Chapter 226 In a dismal chamber far under the streets of Li Syval, a man knelt in front of an altar of ancient stone. The air was stale and thick with foul odors, the floor slick with muck and filth, but the man paid no attention whatsoever...

I have one more post queued up for Friday, then it's a month off for NaNoWriMo. * * * Chapter 225 A steady breeze blew off the water as flocks of sea birds danced and darted in the air over the docks of Colverston. The wharf, which extended for almost half a mile along the edge of the bay...

Book 9: CITY OF MYSTERY Chapter 224 The Warren was a tangled network of twisting alleys and close-packed, sagging buildings that filled a narrow wedge of space between the northern edge of the Shield District and Severon’s Old Wall. The last light of the day was fading as a solitary figure...

Today: the last post of Book 8 of the story. * * * Chapter 223 The doors to the Vault swung ponderously open. After seeing the massive works at Ironcrest they seemed less impressive to Bredan, but it was still enough of a mass of stone being moved to give him pause. A thought flitted into...

Chapter 222 The wind blew hard over the exposed jut of stone. It swept over the edge where a drop of several hundred feet plummeted down to the treetops in the valley below. The sky was a vast blue expanse empty of everything save for the occasional solitary bird circling high above. The...

Chapter 221 “Let’s just stay calm,” Konstantin said. The wizard was alone with Bredan and Xeeta in one of the small meeting rooms. The dwarves had almost had to be physically separated by the Apernium guards, who had been drawn either by Darik’s shouting or by some subtle alert from the...

Chapter 220 Rays of bright morning sunshine slanted down through the narrow windows as Bredan, Kosk, and Xeeta walked down the long entry hall of the Apernium. They knew where they were going and did not have an escort. They were honored guests now, though they still had to leave all of their...

Chapter 219 Quellan felt an unexplained nervous energy that made it difficult for him to focus his thoughts. After his meeting at the Rectory he had intended to spend a few hours at the Great Library, but instead found himself walking alone in the gardens that extended along the rear wall of...

Chapter 218 Glori was ready for the disorientation, but as with every other time she had experienced teleportation it still managed to leave her weak and dazed. When her vision finally cleared she saw that she was standing with the others in the familiar confines of the teleportation circle in...

Chapter 217 The next morning Glori, Embrae, Kosk, and Javerin made their way back across the lushly landscaped greenery of Tal Nadesh back to the teleportation circle on the edge of the city. Lendelaine accompanied them, but the rest of their escort—a small company of elvish soldiers—remained...

I have published all of my past NaNoWriMo books at Smashwords and the Kindle Store. I'm sure this year will be no different. :) * * * Chapter 216 They spent another two days in Tal Nadesh. Most of that time was taken up in meetings with elvish officials. By the end of the second day Glori...