Tag: Story
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The Fate of Donaldo
by Ivan Ewert in Issue 18, July 2013 The gibbous moon shone upon the streets of Dorath Vur, her visage pierced by the great minarets which clawed hungrily toward the jewels of the stars. Dorath Vur! City of greed, whose streets ran equally with filth and spices, coin and offal – Dorath Vur, the sweetly…
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Harvester of Souls
by James Lecky in Issue 17, June 2013 Of how and why Varish Armeen and I came to Salmu Alu I will not speak overmuch, other than to say that the reputation of the Black City drew us like wolves to carrion. Lean as wolves we were, too, eager to use our blades and to…
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The Last Saw in Town
by Frank R. Sjodin in Issue 17, June 2013 “Serjio, if you won’t help me with this, you lose my friendship forever.” In my days of exile I had precious few friends. Additionally, Ahzi was the most fearless swordsmen I’ve ever known. I once saw him leap into a dragon’s open maw so that he…
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Demons Within and Without
by Steve Goble in Issue 16, May 2013 Tannen’s breath halted beneath the blood-red mask, and his heart galloped, when he heard the cracks of branches in the shadowed underbrush. But he smiled when the thieves emerged to confront him. Brigands — he could handle brigands. The Faceless Son watched the bravado melt from their…