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Dragon Stone: Portal

Ehrendil looked up and smiled, a wave of his hand dismissing guards that had entered in response to Elijah’s approach.

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Dragon Stone: Return of The Crow

Flynne smiled, recollecting the frustration Mortain was renowned for. Cryptic over clarity. Her mind was tempered by the allusion to another oncoming storm. She suspected he inferred the necromage was not dead “A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.” W.H.... Continue Reading →

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Dragon Stone: Key Master

The three Key Masters convened an hour before the summons of the Assassins Guild Master, Lord Cresswell. “Jeremiah, have you learned anything about the crow prophecy?” The Amanuensis added flame to candles on a large table inside the Vault’s antechamber. “The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall... Continue Reading →

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Dragon Stone: The Emerald

The Arch Mage nodded. “To suggest the Vault is sentient changes matters. All these decades being blissfully unaware, discussing openly in secret when a new entity is potentially listening to all.” “There is no calamity greater than lavish desires There is no greater guilt than discontentment And there is no greater disaster than greed.” Lao-Tzu... Continue Reading →

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Dragon Stone: Miscellanarian

“When it comes to dragon lore be aware much of the known teachings are based on anecdotes. Whispers of myth or legend. If they were real then the one that is oft noted in Elder texts is The Black” Jeremiah Delalande. “She hurried at his words, beset with fears. For there were sleeping dragons all... Continue Reading →

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Dragon Stone: The Magi of Enigma

“The greatest threat to peace are fanatics. I unearthed a parchment deep inside the vault. The Magi of Enigma were such a sect whose sole ambition was genocide.” Jeremiah Delalande, Lecture on Thaumaturgical Archaeology. “We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by... Continue Reading →

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Dragon Stone: The Sapphire

“It came from an imaginary dragon that was a carving of an owl on that staff wielded by a madman. He said it was a Dragon Stone.” “The Sapphire,” Yish knelt to look at it. “Naz, that means….” “One of his tears fell in my mouth, where it became a blue sapphire, source of strength,... Continue Reading →

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The Bequest: Archie’s Mirror

Dynamic is not how I’d describe my abilities to publish. This piece is an example of that. Written in 2016 and still requiring five chapters to finish. Why this is the basis of the first BlogBattle prompt of the year is down to a Christmas movie called “Christmas She Wrote” starring Danica McKellar. Remember her?... Continue Reading →

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The Time Paradox

Nahir sad nothing. Mines good, cromlechs doable, portals no.

Yish turned to face him. “It’s old Naz. Very old.”

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“The Time Paradox.”

Nahir sad nothing. Mines good, cromlechs doable, portals no.

Yish turned to face him. “It’s old Naz. Very old.”

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