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Chapter 210 Majerion was finding that even greater invisibility was not enough to let him escape his foes. The two altered Tenders continued to press him no matter how much he tried to escape. Either they could somehow sense him through the cloak provided by his spell, or they were able to...

Oh, it's going to get worse before it gets better... * * * Chapter 209 This time they didn’t hesitate. Even as Jakan spoke, Darethan lifted his bow and launched an arrow at him. Once again, the shot looked to be true, but a sudden, intense breeze swept through the grove. It caught the...

Chapter 208 The interior of the grove was quiet, almost hushed. Even the cold breeze didn’t seem to penetrate into the space between the giant trees. In fact, it was noticeably warmer, despite the lack of light. The interlaced canopy was so dense that the forest floor was wreathed in a...

Chapter 208 has the better cliffhanger, so I'm going to double-post today. Happy Friday! * * * Chapter 207 They reached the Green Tower around mid-afternoon the next day. The forest thickened as they got further from the marsh, but the undergrowth receded and they were able to make good...

Chapter 206 As Bredan rushed into the entry of the Temple of Hosrenu he stopped in surprise and dismay at what he found. The large double doors that led into the temple had been blasted off their hinges, one of the great panels reduced almost to kindling. Dwarves were still clearing away a...

Chapter 205 They finally came to another outpost. This one they found by happenstance, since Brightbriar had become almost completely uncommunicative. The Tender followed where the others led but offered no further suggestions even when pressed. This time there was no doubt but that the...

Chapter 204 Glori turned to face the approaching creatures. The first two were now within a hundred feet and closing fast. The other two were steadily narrowing the gap, approaching from an angle that would cut them off if they broke toward the cliffs. Glori strummed her lyre, summoning her...

Chapter 203 “Is that the Druid?” Kosk asked. Brightbriar shook his head. “No, no,” he said. But Glori could not tell if that was an answer or a denial of a truth he did not want to acknowledge. Darethan had an arrow fitted to his great bow. “I have a shot,” he said, looking over at...

Thanks! * * * Chapter 202 The next day found more slow going for Glori and her companions, as the landscape in the Reserve grew more rugged. The trees thinned out somewhat, but that only allowed the undergrowth to thicken until the party had to hack a route through clinging bushes and...

Chapter 201 Quellan readied himself to sell his life for as high a cost as possible, though he knew that in his current state even a single blow from one of those trolls would likely kill him. But even as the trolls charged through the doorway the gap was engulfed in fire. Quellan’s first...

Chapter 200 Something big and bulky shot past Quellan’s face. It struck the troll and knocked it off of him. The troll collapsed to the floor, the jaws that had seemed so deadly a moment ago transformed into a shattered wreckage. The other one started in surprise, allowing Quellan to tear...

Yep, I was actually calculating encounter XP early on, but switched to a variant of milestone XP as the story developed. Time for the Friday cliffhanger! * * * Chapter 199 The sight of trolls crawling over the toppled pews within a holy sanctuary of his god filled Quellan with rage. He let...

Here are the character stats for where they are now. For simplicity I did not stat out the minor characters (though I did do blocks for Embrae and Majerion, see below). Darik is a Veteran, Koron a Gladiator. Shreskra is a Knight and her rangers are Scouts. * * * Bredan Karras, Human Male...

Sure. I've been keeping them updated, I just haven't posted them recently. First the update: * * * Chapter 198 “I should still be down there,” Quellan said as he and Akhenon made their way back through the carved doors into the Temple of Hosrenu. “There could be injuries needing immediate...

It's always fun to try to come up with creative ways to use spells, and that one in particular seems perfectly designed to create all sorts of trouble. :) * * * Chapter 197 Bredan and his companions fled. It was impossible to forget that the trolls were right behind them. They made enough...

Can't go wrong seeking to appeal to old-school gamer nostalgia. Played this one back in the day (middle school... man, can't believe that was almost 40 years ago!), and wrote a story hour thread in 2002 that was set there. Definitely had that exotic feel to it no matter what setting you placed...

As it happens, I happened to recently come into possession of a certain D&D supplement... * * * Chapter 196 They had no difficulty following the trail left by the trolls. The pats of mud were frequent and in places formed a solid slick on the uneven floor of the tunnel. The sounds of the...

Chapter 195 “I don’t think we’re going to be able to get much closer than this,” Xeeta said. The four of them were crouched atop a ledge that overlooked a broad cavern below. The ledge had a bit of a raised rim, offering them decent cover, but they still kept as low as they could. The...

Thanks, HubHacken. * * * Chapter 194 “All right, your turn,” Xeeta said. Bredan looked into the bucket and gagged, “Gods, that’s foul.” “Hey! This was your idea. If you can’t handle it, I’ll smear it on you myself.” Bredan shook his head and then reached into the bucket. It looked as...

Chapter 193 They continued the briefing in another meeting room one level up from the Darkfall Gate. Ambassador Konstantin rejoined them, along with Akhenon Loremaster, Dergan Steelhammer, and a handful of senior dwarven officers clad in suits of heavy armor. “It would take months to hack...