Tag: Story
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The Eyes Have It
by Aaron Onyon in Issue 128, September 2022 Ferin was a thief. He was not a good thief. Not that it was his fault. The guild made life very difficult for freelance thieves. Before the Thieves Guild moved into Hearthstone times were good for a solo cutpurse. Ferin and his contemporaries had the small town…
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Guarantees in Three Silvers
by Jay Requard in Issue 128, September 2022 Chapter I: Conditions Galamzar dozed as dawn breached his tower’s windows, the city of Burq-Tinnin buzzing hundreds of feet below his spire. The smooth pillars holding up the dome, cut from the finest green marble veined in ocher, had lulled his attention away from the large book…
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The Library of Vadargarn
by Rab Foster in Issue 127, August 2022 Jaydar Skenthorpe gawped at the tabletop. Though the men swigging furtively at the tavern’s other tables were unlikely to see it in the smoky candlelight, he couldn’t believe what his companion had placed in front of him. A book. Hoarsely, he demanded, “You want me to transport…
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Mordock’s Daughter
by Tom Howard in Issue 127, August 2022 The moment Izak the Traveler saw the girl’s violet eyes, he knew he had to save her. He’d stopped before sunset at an inn on the King’s Highway. The place was simple but clean. The long common room held wooden tables situated around the giant hearth in…