"My father once told me: 'There is a monster in every man, boy. Within me, there is a host, and one day it'll be yours to command.'
The thing is, he still believes it. When Maya and I fled the Old Country and joined the Keepers of the Middle Lands, we left...
So this was a one-shot made in 2013 for writing critique. I was barely worldbuilding at the time so technically this verison of the characters and the facts littered here are no longer accurate (or "non-canon") to how they are now but that's how it used to...
[b]Series Update:[/b] After receiving some feedback, I've made changes to the first few chapters of the book to make it easier to get into. Chapters 1-2 have been almost completely rewritten and Chapters 3-7 also had some changes to help introduce characters...
Honest Politicians. Humane Terrorists. Religious Devils.
Then it gets confusing…
Wendell’s learned that gnomes are just as irritating and dangerous as humans…they just come in smaller packaging.
Citizens are rebelling, the government’s collapsing, the Church...
In a flying city, in the world of Nearth, there lives a small doub. He is perfectly happy with his life, until one day, he meets a strange, giant feline that takes him on a wild adventure all across Nearth. Their goal is to save their world from a terrible...
when the beasts do weep
and the forests scream silent
when the oceans won't sleep
and the humans are violent
when the ground does quake
and ash falls from the sky
when the clouds never break
is when the humans will die
and fall to their knees
crying...
In a land where Light and Shadow are bastions of power, the Draska are healers and magicians of the Light. Elainya and her beloved Drenil serve in the court of King Cydril. But Cydril covets Elainya for his own.
When the king threatens Drenil’s life, a mysterious...
[b]Part 1: Inyarel[/b][br]
The country of Inyarel has been thrust into war between the elves and the humans. The humans went from peacefully living in Inyarel to invading the cities and forests the elves called home, claiming these locations for themselves....
Despite her young age, Elènie is a famous prophet at the Sérannian royal court, having established herself by revealing the existence of a Dark Lord plotting against the king. Yet, one year later with the Dark Lord still unmasked, her status is once again...
So you picked up your first book on magic! Or, you’re a seasoned magic user who can’t read the ancient Kraken I used when titling this book, good luck translating that. Either way, you’re about to realise that this isn’t exactly your normal kind of book, even...
A collection of short stories set in Amanor.
In [b]Jar of Souls[/b], the God of Death is being pursued through the Ethereal Plane. Unable to escape his dangerous adversary, he decides to make his stand. At stake is more than his life, for what he guards must...
The Underdark is known to be full of perils beyond counting. Many heroes delve into the depths seeking to make a name for themselves, but few return and those that do are forever changed, as if the essence of the Underdark somehow bound itself to their very...
Welcome to Naua, a thriving continent that was once plagued by the Undying War, an almost millennia long war between Men and the Meias, the Elder Race, for the control of the Mictia. The secret language of the Gods that grants its users the ability to reach...
A ranger and his master have been running for years from the ever growing forces of Roy Agios and the Emperor Mortalis. Dragons have all but disappeared, and magic is considered a terrible crime under imperial decree. But hope burns within those who suffer,...
"The things I've created have consequence, therefore balance remains. What you have made has rules, which could always be bent. However, what Mesendra has done," Kallemor takes a slow inhale and releases it in a low hum. "It is sacrilege."
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When the spirit...
On the Day of the First Snow, when humanity lost everything, a baby was born. This child must now carry a burden she never asked for and go on a quest for the eternal salvation of the human race.
The Empire of Five Kings, founded hundreds of years past, has stood for generations as a forced pillar of unity. However, in order to maintain that unity against the various threats and dangers outside city walls a group of soldiers and arcanists were assembled....
Fame. Fortune. Thrown into the City incinerator.
Wendell’s chance at the title was always a long shot.
Since then he’s been on TV, Radio and even has the attention of The Church.
Fact is, he’s more popular than ever.
So why are people trying to kill him?
(It’s...
Stranded, alone…with a tree sticking out of his bellybutton.
Wendell’s task is simple: get to Til-Thorin Keep.
No problem.
Add to that no map, no help and no flippin’ idea where he is and you have a day in the life of our hero.
Oh wait—we forgot to add the...
The history of Ta'nefret is a sacred thing. Accounts of rulers, magicians, voyagers, and all manner of other information has been recorded and faithfully reproduced, without error, for thousands of years. Scribes are trained from a very early age to continue...
The Anvilites Evelyn Arcasai and Odin Cayain have been given an assignment to put an end to a Phasma Ecto Cult near the fringest of the Doctor's Conclave District.
When Dust, a young Felinae, goes out in the world for the first time, he is sucked into a world full of wonders and nightmares,light and darkness, and an ancient evil that is just waiting to rise once again.
Despite the luscious forests and calm atmosphere, the world has been injected with an aura of negativity and there is nothing that could cull it. Live with it, or die.
Ashly is a young fairy who has a Goddess on her side.
Faris is a human assassin with a target on his back.
This is a story about how they met and fell for one another, even though they are from different worlds. There will be ups and downs but will love...
This is the epic story of Freydis, daughter of Osric the Cutter. From her forest cottage in Saerad, she escalates her quest for adventure until, with the help of her friend Syl The Witch, she defeats the Duke of Darkwings to win herself a Kingdom. Epic fights...
What happens when desperation draws a monster, like a moth to flame. It's the start of it all - the creation of the Xhousong Fissure - or at least the moment that led up to what changed the very landscape of a continent.
Adelaide returned to her Home when everyone else was fleeing from the Drought that struck the Region, but all she could do was to foster her dying Cousin and to honor the Dead. Promising him to "Never Let Go" she turns towards Iverbent, the Capitol of the...
Dream girls. Fried snails. A 30” bodyguard with pink ponytails.
Being a hero comes with learning curves.
The curve of a hip.
The curve of a sword.
The curve of a sucker punch as it connects with your face.
It wouldn’t be so bad if Wendell had professionals...
A band of unlikely heroes undertake a quest in the name of the god Firmaren. Led by a blessed tome, their journey takes them to the city of Ambstalt-- the City of Amber-- in northwestern Yomi. Joining the Order of the Golden Lance, they must root out and...
It is well known throughout Valdys that Cademon Briarheart, Royal Guard and author of the many poetic works which have been posthumously compiled into the popular 'Bardic Lyrics of Caedmon Briarheart', was the long time lover and partner of the late King Velebor....
Deep in the void of the cosmos, the heart of a dying star gains sentience, and begins to crafts the Realm from the bones and seeds of the stories of our world. These are those stories, an anthology collection of tales of heroes and halfwits, magic and mayhem,...
Death is dying.
Death decides to do something about it, and enrolls Amdalae to find out what's going on.
Amdalae and her three friends make a pact to enter the forbidden lands of Nevermore, and defeat it's guardian.
Only a few hundred people have magic in this world, and they pull the strings. When one dies, the next baby born obtains magical powers to keep a fixed set of power dispersed into the world. The story follows a magical prince named Atiniir Stormcell, whose...
Nine-year-old mage-in-training Brina is having a bad day with her lessons. She is having a worse day with the walk (and accidental swim) she took to calm down. As she tries to make her way home, she recalls the many lessons of her adopted family coming up,...
Kyria Mandyas has made quite the name for herself across all eight kingdoms of Ellium. With her name earning both respect and fear, her life as the Hand of the King puts her in the path of danger more times than she can count. Perhaps it's only a matter of...
The Explorer's guild has broken through Ard'Vanwa and into the realms of Mystara. Familiar with the surroundings, they send out a call to brave individuals who would be willing to risk their lives for fame and fortune and help the people of Terris Berg search...
Since creation, the Embodied Gods have played with the mortals as pawns to their whims. The divine Guardians, the counterforce to the pantheon proved to hold no refuge for mortalkin.
The world, still young and growing, sits at peace after the catalysm that...
The bluron’s wings delivers a stark command of death as the Empire teeters on the edge of a most uncivil war. For the first time in Her long history, a ducal line has failed. The last duke of Etendulat is dead and none of his heirs have undertaken the Trials...
An unlikely band of heroes, chosen as Resonants by the Ennead, embarked on a journey that will decide the fate of the world. This is their tale, as recorded by Morgan, the spirit of the Living Library.
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This is a transcription of the session history of...
Kofos is a land of myth and legend, of tale and tragedy, holding promise and danger for any traveler willing to traverse its lands. Wars and politics happen often, oftentimes used as tools by highborn nobles to gain profit. Magic and mythical beasts lurk around...
What happens when limitless magic meets dysfunctional families? What Goes Around recounts various family events and interactions as a collection of short stories set within the world of Fillimet.
Gjio is the origin and the end. These are the Legends of Flor'eliant, a rich realm of Ajia and sentient species across the globe. Though separated by geography, within this binding is the translation of many Gyri of the Salton Basin. Though their basin is...
The windjammer, Maeve Lambourne, needs to land a new patron in the worst way. Low on supplies and desperately needing the armaments to survive the Daskensian threat, she's willing to take any job. A mysterious stranger offers her a simple task for a huge payout:...