Alex stepped out from the Warped Embassy and into the Mirrorlands version of Mirrorwane. Before him rose a reflection of the town. Every single building had been copied, though in typical Mirrorlands fashion, the copies weren’t exactly perfect renditions of their original counterparts.
Certain things, such as the Veil of Stolen Confessions — the wall of eyes Mite had built — were nearly identical. Maybe it was already creepy enough to fly under the Mirrorlands’ radar and ...
2025-11-03 16:00:22 +0000 UTC
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Thane scratched his chin with the back of his quill. The words on the parchment in front of him were starting to swim. He rubbed his eyes and shifted his position as he dug through his mind for thoughts that wouldn’t come. A yawn forced its way out from between his lips.
Reluctantly, Thane pushed himself up from where he laid on the floor of his room. Papers were strewn about him, spiraling out like the petals of some very odd flower. Ink stained his wrist and fingers, and he was sore...
2025-11-03 16:00:21 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! Small delay on Forge. I got one of the two advanced chaps done, but I've been so damn busy with comic stuff + tax things for Japan this weekend that I got delayed on the 2nd. I do plan to make it up, so this isn't a skipped chapter, I'll be getting it done (and posting appropriately) it on Friday (or, if I can, earlier this week.)
Also, shoutout to a comment that suggested I change the auction houses name to Mausoleum. Great idea, I agree with it. Cheers!
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2025-11-03 16:00:19 +0000 UTC
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“Is this spot sufficient for us to discuss matters of the town?” Rhyss asked, his eye drifting over all the people behind Alex and Claire. “Or should we move to a private location where our discussion cannot be overheard?”
“They’re all joining the town,” Alex said. He paused for a moment. “Is anything you’ve got to update us on really important? Like the kind of stuff we can’t have getting out?”
“Hey,” Wess said. He crossed his arms in front of his chest....
2025-11-02 16:00:16 +0000 UTC
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“You’re the one that took the blueprint?” Alex exclaimed, his eyes affixed on the slate in Claire’s hand.
“Who else would have?” Claire asked, arching an eyebrow.
Now that she mentioned it, Alex did suppose it would have been pretty odd for just about anyone other than him or Claire to have selected something specifically for a town. He and Claire were technically the only ones with stake in the game.
“I thought ‘bout it, actually,” Wess said, raising a han...
2025-10-31 16:06:58 +0000 UTC
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After everyone realized that Koyu well and truly had gone straight through Eleven’s portal, Art and Arwin’s teams filled everyone in on the details of what had gone down on their respective jobs.
Aside from Rodrick’s surprise appearance and the potential of splits in the Dwarven Council, everything had pretty much gone exactly to plan. There wasn’t much that could be done about the armored dwarves that had dealt with the Blacktongues.
Ironically enough, their presence migh...
2025-10-30 16:22:52 +0000 UTC
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Eliana pursed her lips as she studied the wedding veil she’d been working on. She wasn’t actually sure who it was for yet. For that matter, she wasn’t sure if it was for anyone at all. Not every piece of clothing was meant to be worn.
It had been over twelve hours since she’d sat down. Eliana hadn’t moved so much as a muscle in that time. She’d simply sat there, staring at the veil. Waiting. To anyone passing by, it might have seemed mad.
Perhaps it was.
In the e...
2025-10-30 16:21:38 +0000 UTC
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Howdy guys!
Eldritch Bestie is getting a print graphic novel release through Barnes & Nobles! I’ve now got to try and farm some preorders to convince them to properly distribute it throughout the US. Apparently I only need something like 30 or so to show that there’s interest, so it’s time for a little promo!
If you preorder the graphic novel (not the light novel. The one with the comic art) and send me a photo of the preorder on discord / patreon, I’ll refund you for...
2025-10-30 00:23:22 +0000 UTC
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Everyone watched Eleven in silence for a short while. It wasn’t that a single one of them had misunderstood her. At this point, they were all aware of just how significant Sunsetting was. The difference in Arwin alone was more than enough to make that abundantly clear.
But there was only a single slot available. Even if Setting Sun was willing to keep helping them, going first meant stopping someone else from getting that opportunity.
Or, in other words, everyone was way too dam...
2025-10-29 16:50:34 +0000 UTC
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Vix returned to the Infernal Armory a day later than she’d promised to. Arwin barely even noticed her entrance. He and Wallace stood before a wall covered with scribbled papers bearing dozens and dozens of different ideas and discarded designs.
The two of them had been in the armory for just about every waking moment between them. Their only breaks had been to rest for the night to keep their minds sharp. Every scrap of their attention over the past few days had been focused on the co...
2025-10-29 16:49:42 +0000 UTC
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The tides of fate ebbed. They beat against the shores of Orlen’s mind, their rhythm as unreadable as the stars in the night sky. There was knowledge in the lapping of the waves. Whispers of the future and glimpses of what was to come were swallowed somewhere deep within the ocean of what was to come.
Orlen couldn’t have cared less.
The desires of the universe were worth less than the shit of a fly. Natural law, the commandments of man, the rules of reality… all vile. Limitat...
2025-10-29 16:48:28 +0000 UTC
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“Oh, yeah,” Eliana said, crossing her arms in front of her chest and giving Noah an approving nod. “That’s the stuff.”
“You really don’t have to word it like that,” Noah said. His voice was surprisingly clear from behind the cloth mask covering his face. He raised his hands above his head, then shifted from foot to foot. The clothes fit him perfectly. It was almost unnerving. “But I have to admit that you’re right. This is impressive.”
“That’s all? Impres...
2025-10-28 16:00:27 +0000 UTC
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Haley didn’t stick around for long after the deal had been agreed upon. She simply promised to return with the Dwarven Council’s human guild representative in two weeks and asked to ensure the grand opening of the Auction House was delayed until then.
Arwin and Lillia had absolutely no problems agreeing to that. It meant they’d have enough time to bring the building to life with the Dungeon Heart and finish a few more preparations in the meantime.
And with that, their meetin...
2025-10-28 16:00:22 +0000 UTC
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Arwin finished Anna’s new armor in just about four days of work. With Vix and Wallace backing him up, it turned out to be a fairly straightforward project. The hardest part had probably been ensuring Vix got a good feeling for what they were doing so that she wouldn’t have any surprises when they started work on her heart.
The relative ease of the armor had absolutely nothing to do with its very impressive capabilities. Arwin hadn’t used the original Bleak Wind chestplate that he...
2025-10-27 17:14:45 +0000 UTC
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Arwin had only managed to take two steps into the Devil’s Den before Lillia emerged from the darkness to arrive before his group.
“You have good timing,” Lillia said with a relieved grin. “Everyone okay?”
“It was simple enough. Arwin steamrolled everything,” Anna said.
“Don’t give me credit for everything,” Arwin said. “Everyone did great. It was a team effort. Is Art’s team—”
“All fine,” Lillia confirmed. “And you’re needed. Grab so...
2025-10-27 17:13:58 +0000 UTC
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The door of the Red Door — a name that Marv the Innkeeper had stumbled over enough times to know it had been a bad choice — swung open. Marv flinched at the noise. He hurriedly sat straight up, adjusting his collar and plastering a well-practiced professional expression across his features.
A great deal of adventurers passed through Knottsville. Some were poor. Others were rich. Others… well, they were so rich that they as well have been dead broke. When it came to Rank 7s, it was...
2025-10-27 17:13:15 +0000 UTC
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Somehow, Claire managing to wring even more points out of Shawn than Alex had didn’t actually surprise him in the slightest.
“Oh,” Alex said. “Yeah. That makes sense.”
Shawn tilted his head to the side. “That isn’t the response I was expecting. You don’t seem very surprised.”
“It’s Claire,” Alex said. “How many did she get?”
“150 total extra points,” Shawn replied. “I won’t tell you most of what she bought, nor will I say how she man...
2025-10-27 17:11:48 +0000 UTC
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“How much for the coordinates?” Alex asked.
It was several seconds before Shawn answered. The giant observed Alex silently, his large eyes seemingly trying to bore straight into his soul.
“I am bound,” Shawn finally said.
“Oh, you have to be shitting me.” Alex threw his hands up into the air. “Seriously? You can’t tell me? That’s a load of shit. You’re going to pull that the moment I actually—”
“I did not mean I could not say,” Shawn interru...
2025-10-26 16:00:15 +0000 UTC
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“Is this meant to be an intimidation tactic?” Haley asked as Lillia sat down across from her in the back room of the Devil’s Den.
The dwarf’s two guards stood at her back — though any intimidation factor the three may have had was slightly reduced given that Haley’s head was only barely able to make it over the table. The chair wasn’t quite tall enough for her.
“Why would I need to intimidate you?” Lillia asked, interlacing her fingers and leaning on the table. ...
2025-10-23 16:11:19 +0000 UTC
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Noah was still standing there, trying to figure out exactly what had happened, several hours later. He combed through the entirety of Elania’s shop several times in search of any clues of how time had seemingly reverted itself.
None revealed themselves. There wasn’t a single trace of the Executioner, their fight, or even anyone else in the maze of mannequins with him. Elania herself was still nowhere to be seen. As far as Noah could tell, he was completely alone.
It just m...
2025-10-23 16:10:26 +0000 UTC
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Vincent’s whip-sword slammed to a halt a few hairs away from Absolution’s face. Despite how close the strike came to impaling him, not so much as a thought of wind touched his skin.
The Starfallen’s weapon cut so smoothly that the air didn’t even seem to realize that anything had passed through it. Absolution knew from firsthand experience that Vincent’s blade would slice through his own flesh just as easily.
It was not the first time he had fought against Starfallen cra...
2025-10-22 16:00:30 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends.
My parents have visited me in Japan.
My mom fell and broke her arm. (Please send her best wishes. She is in her late 60s so this is a pretty significant injury. She will be okay, but need to make sure everything is handled properly). I am trying to help them out with figuring doctor stuff and the like. The actual break was a few days ago and she's doing better, but I need to help them organize another doctor meeting for X-rays before she flies back tomorrow. It's b...
2025-10-22 03:32:34 +0000 UTC
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Lillia let out a slow, measured breath. She leaned back on her bed, pulling her knees up to her chest as she let the blanket of ever-present darkness in her room envelop her. It had been a few days since the Coffin had been completed.
Everyone was hard at work with their own projects. Arwin spent much of his time in the Infernal Armory, continuing his preparations for Anna’s armor. Vix and Wallace occasionally joined him. Madiv had emerged once or twice to confirm he was alive, but th...
2025-10-21 15:56:33 +0000 UTC
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“Great Prophet?”
Vivian blinked. A trembling voice had cut through her peaceful nap. It was one she vaguely remembered. Not because it had any particular importance. On the contrary, she only recalled this voice because of its owner’s complete lack of importance.
Perhaps that metric wasn’t a particularly good one. Vivian was not often subjected the presence of someone that the Church of Repose viewed as unimportant. Then again, she was of the opinion that the vast...
2025-10-21 15:54:47 +0000 UTC
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Art stared in stunned disbelief. He’d accounted for a whole host of possibilities in his plan. But, somehow, he’d never considered the option of Rodrick showing up while looking literally identical to a short wrinkly dwarven councilwoman half his height and ten times his age.
“Rodrick!” Reya exclaimed in delight. “You’re back! Did it work? How was it? Are you feeling okay?”
“It was… surprising,” Rodrick replied after a moment. The corner of his lip twitched. ...
2025-10-21 15:53:39 +0000 UTC
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The dwarves were taking longer than Art had expected.
That wasn’t really too big of a problem. The mercenaries were certainly skilled, there was no doubt about that. But the Blacktongues clearly hadn’t expected an enormous amount of resistance. Compared to the teams Art had gone up against in the Proving Grounds… well, the mercenaries weren’t exactly at the same level.
The only reason the fight hadn’t ended already was because of their sheer numbers. Twelve against four ...
2025-10-20 16:00:37 +0000 UTC
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A second dragged by. Another one followed it. Noah stood locked in place, eyes narrowed, as he stared at the strange mannequin in search of any signs of… well, more oddity than what he was already experiencing.
He edged toward the strange mannequin. It had still yet to do much of anything at all. Technically speaking, that was exactly what mannequins were meant to do. They didn’t tend to stand up and start strolling around. That did nothing to make this one any less suspicious.
<...
2025-10-20 15:59:35 +0000 UTC
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“That question is gonna cost you about… I don’t know. 100 points?” Alex offered.
Shawn stared at him. The giant’s lips parted ever so slightly in disbelief. For a long second, he couldn’t manage to muster up so much as a word. Then the giant burst out into booming laughter. The thunderous echo of his mirth rolled through the courtroom.
It took nearly ten seconds before Shawn managed to get control of himself again. He wiped a tear from his eye. Another chuckle bubbled ...
2025-10-20 15:58:58 +0000 UTC
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Shawn clapped his hands together. But, strangely enough, absolutely noise came from the impact. What could only be described as a wave of dark silence washed over the room. It swallowed all sound and snuffed out every light in its wake until nothing remained.
And then it was gone.
Alex stood exactly where he’d been a moment before.
The same couldn’t be said for any of the others. Every Shawn was gone from the stands. Claire and all the others had vanished as well. ...
2025-10-19 16:46:57 +0000 UTC
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Loud cracks echoed through the Auction House around Arwin. He staggered as huge cracks split through the ground, racing across the stone faster than his eyes could follow them. It took everything he had to keep his balance in the face of the immense tremors shaking the earth under his feet.
What the hell is happening?
Arwin grabbed Lillia and Olive, pulling both of them closer to him as the magical magma pumping through his veins started to heat.
Debris rained down ...
2025-10-17 05:46:10 +0000 UTC
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