Category: Content Posts
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Abria’s Gift
by Ross Hightower in Issue 112, May 2021 Lachlan finally caught up to his bedraggled warriors as they trudged along a muddy track below the rocky outcrop his clan called Loric’s Bluff. As he gazed down at them, the misty rain which relented for the length of the brief battle, resumed, adding to their misery. Daga’s…
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A Song for Sir Ava
by Melion Traverse in Issue 112, May 2021 I see your eyes glimmering as you watch my ring spark in the firelight. Ah, yes, you are wondering how one so shabby as I should wear such a precious thing. I can tell you that the man who gave it to me considered it a mere…
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On the Ocean Wave: How Sea Voyages in Fantasy Can Provide Both Threats and Opportunities
by John C. Adams in Issue 112, May 2021 Poor roads and the danger of coming under attack from robbers or worse when travelling overland can make a journey by boat seem the natural way to journey afar, but in the fantasy universe the ocean waves can harbour equally fearsome enemies. The sagas of Viking…
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The Idol
by George Jacobs in Issue 111, April 2021 The calls of beasts filled the forest, and still Nigodira’s eyes wandered over to the beached canoe, where the stolen idol lay, wrapped in silk. Nigodira shook himself and tightened his grip on his spear. His was the last watch; at dawn they would resume their journey…