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Story for the Day: Dinner with Count Rosse - Pt. 2

And we continue with Count Rosse attempting to dine out without his offending anybody:


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Story for the Day: Dinner with Count Rosse Pt.1

There is nothing worse in the world than bad company, and when the bad company in question is of a royal stamp, there is no cure for it save what a few fists can recommend.


 

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Story for the Day: Houlis

Frewyn is known for its pleasant and charming little villages, each one offering something to attract the curious eye, but while every village has its due charms, Houlis (Howlish) in southeastern Farriage draws everyone to its Food Hall, an old-world eatery that, for a small sum of a few silver, offers a three-course dinner and a musical performance which many a visiting trader admires and enjoys.


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Story for the Day: The Crumble Returns

While Count Rosse is Alasdair's greatest nemesis, he has another enemy which is far more dangerous than His Grace of Horrid Fashion ever could be: like his father Prince Draeden, Alasdair was born with an overactive appetite, but unlike his father, Alasdair was not born with the hyperactive metabolism to complement his ravening constitution. Through tremendous willpower, he is able to ignore most of the pies and desserts that Martje makes for the keep, but there is one desert that he always f...

Story of the Day: Coming Home

While coming home through Marridon's mountains for Damson is an unspeakable pleasure, for others it is an absolute tragedy:


Clouds careened across the azurine expanse, painting the sky in feathered brushstrokes, and the trees triumphed in evergreen, their canopies tinged with the blush of amber light, their bare boughs dusting the forest below with a fuscous blaze. Spruce and cypress stood together in defiance...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

Story for the Day: A Festive Retribution

While Alasdair might not be allowed to punish his grand nemesis without due cause, that doesn't stop Teague and Mureadh from punishing Rosse for him.


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Story for the New Year: Count Rosse

Alasdair's grand nemesis, in all his hateful glory:

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Story for the #NewYear: Wagers

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#Holiday Story: Holiday Surprises

Not everyone likes the holidays. Or surprises.

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Maith Ailineighdaeth!

Happy Ailneighdaeth, the Frewyn holiday of rebirth! This is the day on which the Frewyn Gods made their promise to return to their children by showing themselves as the constellations in the sky. The Roe Gaumhin, the Frewyn cypress, is decorated with lights, gifts are exchanged (usually handmade items like sweaters and socks), and everyone gathers before the fire to delight in family raillery, games, song and dance. This year, we commemorate the release of Tales from Frewyn Volume 2 with a gi...