Like the title says, this is a definitive ranking of all things HoGW complete with little notes that remind me of what does what. Some of this has yet to appear in-story but will become common knowledge circa end of trials.
Arcanist/ Mage/ Psychic/
Arcane Disciple: Initiates
Special Note: I will like to say an Ultra Super Mega Gamma Thank You to all those who reviewed HoGW Book One: Hatchling on Amazon. The book shot into the top hundred in the Asian Myths and Legends category.
Some of you went even further and bought the book. That was awesome! You guys are the best!
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Wynna let out a drawn ou...
2018-10-14 07:10:23 +0000 UTC View PostDisclaimer: This is directed at those who read HoGW. If you are not a reader of HoGW, please feel free to ignore this.
It is a big deal to me but it will literally only take you about twenty seconds. As you all know, I am putting HoGW BK II: Nestling out. Problem is, Nestling is book two. No one is going to read book two when they have not even heard of book one.
Here's where you come in. We need to promote Hatchling, the first book ...
2018-10-13 06:35:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Ahwontara coincidentally took his eyes of one those very spies, a lady with the distinct posture of a soldier and leaned back into his seat. "This is the true reason why you came to me, isn't it?"
Harper nodded.
His friend sighed. "Few know the answers you seek and I'm not surprised that none will talk to you. In many ways, Lady Bloodworth is a national treasure whilst you are a foreigner and a Magocrat at that, no offence. Look, I ...
2018-10-13 05:28:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe fourth day of the trials was noticeably more subdued than the third. That is not to say that people were not excited but rather a recognition of the moody cloud that hung over the proceedings. Those only now catching up were acutely aware of it. As for the challengers, many bore grim faces, others looked angry.
"Look there's Celeste! I heard she wasn't going to come but the fact that her girlfriend was injured must ...
2018-10-11 04:41:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Forty-eight: Elemental Sigils
They stood in rank and file, every single warrior of the faery enclave. Thorn stood at their head with Nettle at his side. The old warrior looked like someone had breathed life back into his shell. His missing limb was easily overlooked because all who saw him found themselves focusing on the wing of silver and light that hung beside his natural born one. For his part, the old hand bore the gazes well. There was a look of pride ...
2018-10-11 03:25:00 +0000 UTC View PostGeoffrey fidgetted in his seat, his foot tapping rapidly against the ground. Being overactive, he hated waiting especially when he had nothing to occupy his time while doing so. Across from him was a dour-looking muscleman in a wicker chair. In addition to the dwarf at his side, he was being fussed on by a ranger, his cousin -- if their story was to be believed, personally, he doubted that. Mr. muscle had his torso wrapped tightly in bandages ...
2018-10-11 03:22:58 +0000 UTC View PostThis world had power. That much was clear to Brandr. There was a clear, systematic scale and path of power via its ranks. There were also creatures like Thorn and himself, proving that the path of blood was viable in Tignar. Thanks to talks with his sprites, Brandr knew that there were Gods around. So that was another path checked. However, cultivation, as he knew it, was nonexistent. The ethos, principles and corroboration with the heavenly dao...
2018-10-02 04:35:40 +0000 UTC View PostBrandr, until recently was a daolord, a paragon to cultivators across the cosmos. As a matter of fact, he held hopes of eventually restoring himself to that esteemed peak. thus, he was understandably upset by the discovery that he was unable to practice the tenets of his craft. He had the power or at least, dregs of it. He still possessed his daos and he retained his sensibilities... mostly and yet he could not cultivate. Why? Granted...
2018-10-01 16:54:41 +0000 UTC View PostBrandr carefully watched over the changes in his dungeon and its creatures. But for a few small indicators, one would not know that a posse of adventurers had stomped through his halls. The autonomic systems of the dungeon did a good job cleaning and repairing his domain. Foreign materials were absorbed and broken down, same with the carcasses and untaken loot. With the bodies of his creatures automatically breaking down to reveal the loot in...
2018-10-01 15:48:42 +0000 UTC View PostGauwyn placed his foot on the chest of a slain ogre as he cleaned the blade of his battleaxe. more lay strewn over the rocks around him. They put up a good fight but like most of Gauwyn's enemies, they ultimately fell to his battleaxe. Done with equipment maintenance, he took a humming communication stone from a pouch on his belt and answered it.
"Hello!"
"Gauwyn, it's Rewalt. I've got something that requires your immediate att...
2018-09-28 02:34:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe barrier had fallen allowing the blightwasps in. Sarah struggled valiantly to get it back up but all she succeeded in doing was trapping them inside the barrier with them. Sieg yelled a warning but it was too late. Everything was going wrong and Coenbert could not stop it.
Not for the first time, he cursed his lack of offensive skills. He stood, immune to the wasps' stings, and watched the people he had come to care for die...
2018-09-28 02:30:26 +0000 UTC View PostTo say Valerian was surprised when he got to the Arena on the third day would be an understatement. The place was packed. Compared to the days before, when at least three out of every five seats were empty, today had very few empty seats. He was not the only one. The others watched gobsmacked at the multitudes that fought and cajoled to get to their seats, some with snacks, a few clutching tickets and Aarons Eye pamphlets.
“Fuck...
2018-09-26 19:02:41 +0000 UTC View PostShe attacked, lunging so fast that he barely caught it. He spun on his right heel, expecting her to go past but she simply transitioned into a smooth side swing that threatened to bifurcate him. Valerian met that slash with the shaft of his spear, guarding hastily whilst attempting to make space. The two weapons met with a slight clang. Meeting some unexpected resistance, Valerian pushed at the spear shaft with left palm hoping to overpower ...
2018-09-26 18:05:50 +0000 UTC View PostThey moved with quick, unhurried movements, cautious yet hasty. The goal was to make sure the fight did not get drawn out. Sieg, their only remaining ranger, and Coenbert led the party sweeping the immediate entrance for traps and enemies. The two warriors came in next followed closely by the dwarves. Bringing up the rear were the healer and mage. The boss chamber opened up in front of them.
Despite the entrance, the insides adopted ...
2018-09-25 11:21:55 +0000 UTC View PostValerian swung his spear, cutting down a swathe of illusionary opponents. The incessant beating of his own wings reminded him of just how much more effort it took for him to change positions than he was used to. He snarled and focused on the shadowy enemies he had conjured. They had no distinguishing features or even faces for that matter. They did not need them. What they did have was a faint aura of malice and a murderous intent that ma...
2018-09-24 04:35:46 +0000 UTC View PostCoenbert sat with his back to the cave wall taking this break to sort through the turbulent thoughts tearing through his mind. He might not remember much from his dungeon diving days but he was certain that the first floor was not supposed to be this large. They had walked through kilometres of tunnels and vast expanses of grassland battling all sorts of vermin. Not the scattered goblins he remembered but woodland critters with their size and ag...
2018-09-24 04:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostRyan poured half of the second vial of lesser antidote into the convulsing man's throat. At least half of it came back out as a result of the man's gurgling but it was the only thing he could think to do. Keeping his chest elevated, he tried feeding him more antidote. The adventurer stared into his eyes, with wide, panicked ones of his own. no one had seen what happened. One moment, they were all picking herbs and the next he was fallin...
2018-09-24 02:28:41 +0000 UTC View PostAfter rolling up their loot-- some giant badger hide, they went left the cavern, going through the tunnels at a brisk march, weapons at the ready. Silent until one of the dwarves raised a question, "Been on many dungeon dives Coenbert?"
"Fewer than ten", the Guardian admitted. "I went on a few when I was first starting out but I wasn't very powerful then and never made it past the second floor. Between the entry fee, lodgings and equi...
2018-08-12 10:38:47 +0000 UTC View PostYes, Specials are back. i plan on making them a regular thing with behind the scenes of characters and events, lore packs, etc.
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‘My name is Magni’, it reminded itself. ‘My name is Magni!’
It felt strange having a name. Before this, he had always thought of himself ...
2018-08-12 06:55:33 +0000 UTC View Post"Where is he?" Onit yelled.
The sword at his feet thrummed in response to its master's agitation. He had come flying as soon as he heard. Upon arrival at the arena, however, he found no one who was willing to meet his eyes.
"Where is he? Where is the one who hurt my girlfriend?" he screamed.
The wise ones kept their mouths shut and their noses clean. They pretended to mind other business in favour of not get...
2018-08-12 05:20:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-two: A Stand
The second day of the trials did not have as great a start as the first. Many of the fights of the previous day had not been as exciting as the spectators had hoped. For those who had come hoping to see the folk who had allegedly challenged the entire school beaten into the ground were disappointed. They took consolation in the fact that cream of the first and second years had yet to make a move. Thus those who came early on the second day were more subdu...
2018-08-12 05:11:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe crowd cheered as the two beauties took the stage.
"We support you Heidi!" screamed a gaggle of girls.
"Look she's got a new staff!" one of them pointed out.
She was right. Heidi usually carried a dark pear wood staff adorned with four glowing bulbs. The staff she was taking to battle was topped with a daemonic core the size of a fist, kept in place by root-like tendrils of wood. She had an intense aristocra...
2018-08-12 05:08:38 +0000 UTC View PostOnly one day in and already a missed post. Couldn't help it. I flood the house last night. You read that right. I flooded my home with enough water to ensure that three rooms and a hallway were covered in centimetres of water all because I left a bathroom tap open. How the hell do these things happen to me? My brother and I spent hours fetching and moping up water. Getting everything nice and dry will be a whole different task altogether.
I have both posts up today though. Not quite a double p...
2018-08-09 02:58:47 +0000 UTC View PostBeing invaded was a complex feeling that was hard to explain. Unlike the sprites, Brandr did not need the viewing screens to see what was happening. He had the adventurers step over his threshold just as surely as they would someone stepping on their fingers, except, without the pain. When concentrating, he could feel the heat of their bodies, how they obstructed the flow of air and even the tiny wisps of essence that escaped their ...
2018-08-06 20:35:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe adventurers loitered whilst they watched the dwarves work. It had been a mean couple of days and they had little to show for it.
"Okay!" Sanzur announced. "I think we have got it!"
Had he made this proclamation even two days ago he would have had them rushing over now, however, they just turned languidly towards him.
"Are you sure?" someone asked. "I don't want to dig for hours just for a shard o...
2018-08-06 18:32:47 +0000 UTC View Post"Milord," Lindrea announced. "I've come to report that it is happening again!"
The flustered sprite hovered in the air above Heim the faerythorn, right in front of the strange crystalline pavilion the dungeon core had created to house itself.
"The plants seem to be undergoing another major shift!" she announced. "... and dungeon creatures too", she added as an afterthought.
Her excitement was palpable. It was...
2018-08-06 18:28:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Sieg ever the storyteller, waited until he had their complete attention before continuing. "I was just like you, you know. Just like now, the leader of our party, the geomancer did not reveal the exact purpose of our mission until we got to this point. It was only then that I found out that the guardian was like me, a hire. We both protested, loudly. Just like you are doing now."
"Come on!" he suddenly exclaimed. "The Galronde and the Batt...
2018-08-06 18:13:35 +0000 UTC View Post"Are you sure we should be doing this?" Ered asked nervously.
His palpable fear caused a few in the party to shoot him disdainful looks. This, in turn, caused him to blush in embarrassment and shut his mouth. However, he was not the only one with such thoughts as proved by the next person to speak.
"The brat has a point", a swordsman said. "The Galronde Forest is classed as a C rank zone for a reason. No offence, Coenber...
2018-08-06 18:12:39 +0000 UTC View PostHere are some of the changes I have planned for my work, my writing and how it is presented. Please feel free to weigh in.
Daily Releases Throughout August:
Yes! You read that right. There will now be daily updates to both of my web novels. HoGW will revert to the old model; three chapters a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays whilst DC/RH will fill the remaining slots. As for the why, well let's just say that I wish to find my own limits and no matter h...
2018-08-06 18:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post