Day 1: Depart from the northern city, passing through rolling hills dotted with small villages. Stop for the night at a rustic inn on the edge of the forest.
Day 2: Continue through dense, mist-filled forests. Cross over several fast-flowing rivers via narrow stone bridges. Set up camp for the night in a meadow surrounded by tall trees.
Day 3: Travel through a vast grassland with occasional clusters of boulders and... 2023-02-02 20:36:32 +0000 UTC View Post
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[I was reborn after being murdered because of the true wish that I made for revenge against all human-peoples, but now I’m alive again and I actually just kind of don’t want to do that anymore; so I opened a shoe-store instead!]
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~ Gisopi Minari’s, The Cobbler’s Art, Chapter Twelve - Boot Anatomy - The Laces
The cords or strings that are used to alter the fit of a boot and keep the foot firmly in place are called the laces. Laces may be found on most types of boots. They are often fabricated from a sturdy yet flexible material, such as cotton or synthetic fibers, and serve the purpose of securing the boot around the wearer's foot and ankle.
The laces on a pair of boots perform a variety of c...
2023-02-02 15:04:25 +0000 UTC View Post~ Gisopi Minari’s, The Cobbler’s Art, Chapter Twelve - Boot Anatomy - The Tongue
A boot has a piece of cloth called a tongue that sits directly under the laces. This piece of material assists in keeping the wearer's foot safely ensconced inside the boot. It is often constructed out of the same material as the top and is fastened to the upper half of the boot, right above where the insole is located.
Within a boot, the tongue is responsible for a variety of critical ...
2023-02-02 15:03:59 +0000 UTC View Post~ Gisopi Minari’s, The Cobbler’s Art, Chapter Eleven - Boot Anatomy - The Shaft
The portion of a boot that extends from the upper all the way down to the heel and wraps around the leg is called the shaft. It is situated in the space between the boot's top and its outsole, and, depending on the design of the boot, it can range in both height and breadth.
Within a boot, the shaft is responsible for a variety of critical functions. Additionally, it offers extra support...
2023-02-02 15:03:29 +0000 UTC View Post~ Gisopi Minari’s, The Cobbler’s Art, Chapter Ten - Boot Anatomy - The Toe Box
The front portion of a boot, known as the toe box, is responsible for covering and shielding the wearer's toes. It is situated at the front of the boot, just above the outsole, and its shape, which can either be rounded or pointed, is determined by the style of the boot.
The boot's toe box is an essential component since it shields the wearer's toes from harm and contributes to the shoe's...
2023-02-02 15:03:07 +0000 UTC View PostMirabelle's Boots has been updated, edited and uploaded to Royalroad with 8 chapters! This is the first advance chapter.
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/64119/mirabelles-boots-the-cruel-fairys-wish-a-shoe-making
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~ Gisopi Minari’s, The Cobbler’s Art, Chapter Nine - Boot Anatomy - The Heel<...
2023-02-02 15:02:47 +0000 UTC View PostNew Intro segment, from chapter 120
“What are you so afraid of, boy? You dare come all the way to me and then still dare to feel terror?” asks the distorted shadow, sitting on a throne of bones.
He lifts his sword, pointing it at the monster. “I’m not afraid of you.”
The Demon-Queen laughs. “You say so, but I hear your boots rattling from atop my throne, wretch. I hear ... 2023-01-31 19:09:43 +0000 UTC View Post
It is, according to the rules of the spiritual principality of man, insufficient if one simply exists in the comfort of vague idleness. In the minds of the philosophers and esoterics of our world, the human spirit is bred by the gods themselves to always grow — to consume the fuel of life as if it were a burning flame. We must always strive toward a greater peak, aim toward a higher star, and run toward a horizon that is ever further away than the one that we already see before... 2023-01-27 17:10:10 +0000 UTC View Post
In the dim and distant past, when there were no mortal civilizations of note on the world and the sun still shone brightly, the entire planet was illuminated by its radiance in an untouched, unquestioned way. It was a time of plenty and expansion, when both the land and its inhabitants were thriving and bountiful. However, one day, without any prior notice, the sun suddenly disappeared, plunging the entire world into total darkness.
People, having... 2023-01-25 18:32:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Fairy, Female, Scribe — Assistant to Cardinal Erzael of the West
Location: The Western Mountain City
How far away can it be? How much longer can it really take, until the sun returns to the world and the day comes again? That shimmering glow on the horizon, that spark in the air to fill the world with warmth and life. How far away can it really be?
Marj...
2023-01-24 21:21:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe intangible, pure, radiant brightness of the soul is matched only by its ability to darken.
While it is true that we are strung along by the binds of fate in this world, it is also true that the strings of fate are many, they twist and wind, curling and knotting this way and that. It is inevitable that we follow them to the end, to death; however, what we do along the way is mostly of our own choosing.
Fate isn... 2023-01-23 18:45:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Human, Male, {Legendary Swordsman}
Location: Floor -90
Spirits.
The bodies of his brothers and sisters fade away, dissolving into nothingness as the wretched tower claims the brightness of their ethereal cores for itself. Sparks and glowing orbs of light fly through the air, drifting like their wayward souls, which crackle with the vibrant energies of li...
2023-01-16 11:58:51 +0000 UTC View PostSometimes, when I sit beneath the stars and I gaze up towards them, praying that tomorrow will allow me to become a better man, I wonder if the promise of fulfillment that I feel in my heart is really true.
In those moments, when I am deliriously lost in the sights of the heavens above, I feel empowered and emboldened to make so many changes to my life. I feel the will and desire to become a stronger, cleaner man. I feel the urge and the need to b... 2023-01-14 19:46:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Living in a city inhabited by humans is extremely hazardous and terrible for fairies, yet they have little say in the matter. These teeny-tiny, fragile beings, ranging to about the size of a potion bottle, are not designed to survive in the harsh and merciless environment of the urban landscape. They face a persistent risk to their health on account of the city's loud noises and bright lights, as well as the pollution and its larger inhabitants.
T... 2023-01-10 20:36:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Recipe - Potion of Remove Status
For this alchemical potion, you will need:
1 cup of purified water
1/4 cup of crushed moonflower petals
1/4 cup of crushed goldenrod
1/4 cup of crushed lavender
1/4 cup of crushed chamomile
1 tablespoon ... 2023-01-09 20:12:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Diary,
I can't believe what happened last night. I snuck out to the forest to practice archery like I do every night, and I saw something move in the shadows. I thought it was a monster, and I panicked. I grabbed my bow and shot an arrow without thinking.
And then I saw him. The boy from the academy, lying on the ground with an arrow in his chest. He followed me out here, and I killed him. I didn't mean to do ... 2023-01-07 17:32:07 +0000 UTC View Post
New pre-chapter note, added to chapter 110
Alchemical mass-production, shipping, and transit are very difficult issues for the logisticians of the world to handle. Potions are very delicate, given their nature, not just because of the glass that is often used as their containers but because of the mixtures themselves.
Potions are often highly volatile and susceptible to various movements. They can be susceptible ... 2023-01-06 20:59:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Diary,
I made a decision yesterday that I'm not sure I'll be able to come back from. But I had to do it. I couldn't bear the thought of spending the rest of my life as an enchantress.
So I did something crazy. I stole my father's old bow from the attic and packed it in my bag before leaving for the magic academy. I know my mother would be furious if she found out, but I had to bring it with me. It's the only t... 2023-01-05 20:36:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally starting to catch up on those missing chapters I owe you. Apologies! Gonna get out one a day starting now until we're back up to speed. Pinky promise!
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Dear Diary,
Today was a strange and confusing day. My mother told me that she is sending me to the city to attend the magic academy and become an enchantress. But I don't want to be an enchantress! I want to be an archer, lik... 2023-01-04 18:21:58 +0000 UTC View Post
There are many labels for the champions of this world, titles bestowed by society as a whole, if not by the system, bestowed upon us by the gods. Titles are things that augment a person’s class and are gained by performing spectacular feats that are far above the norm.
A wizard is the base class of wizard that can further specialize into many other advanced classes after significant progression.
An Arch-Wizard, h... 2023-01-03 19:28:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Now with big sister Eilig! <3
2022-12-30 19:38:17 +0000 UTC View PostAll throughout the world, where dark things slumber in the forgotten corners of the old places — the deep forests, the locked off caves, the peaks of mountains never scaled by the likes of men in their multiplicity — all of these places rest in an anxious slumber, the wild-monsters of the world watching with curious eyes the change of human behavior in these recent times. In the days of yore, adventurers and wanderers would regularly scour the world’s most remote places in ... 2022-12-30 18:06:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The harrowing rain hammers down around him, soaking his fur and his hair. Taishi-shi stands firm in the storm, looking out into the downpour that hides the lands of his home behind a black veil.
He lifts a hand, his loosely closed fist glowing with a warm, soft light that starts in the core of his palm and then spreads out, gently leaking through his fingers.
The boy, hovering, floats through the night in search...
2022-12-28 20:16:45 +0000 UTC View PostDungeon Harpy Stew
Serves one party of four, or five with a side
To prepare this hearty stew, you will need:
The world was once a great unknown. In times before the wildlands were mapped, before the oceans were crossed, before the mountains were climbed, and before the deep caves were plundered, those who would leave the comforts and safety of the towns and villages to cross, explore, and delve into these places were given the title of ‘adventurers’.
Over time, as these things all gradually began to happen and as the world seemed to shrink in on us b... 2022-12-20 21:31:59 +0000 UTC View Post
It is within the ephemeral nature of the soul to contain within itself trace essences of the lives we have once lived.
We know it to be true that the cycle of reincarnation, a continuous dance of life and death, exists. Throughout the generations of scholarship, study and contemplation that have come to the forefront of the world on the matter of this topic, only one answer has remained dominant in its time to the question of why the gods would cr... 2022-12-18 12:42:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Guess who is still behind on chapters? (It's me. Sorry. I'll have them done soon) x-x
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The merging of races.
It has once been the case that there were clearer distinctions between the members of the common races than there are now. Yes, there are specific attributes and affinities that each race has a natural tendency to, however in days of old, there were also mor... 2022-12-15 21:09:52 +0000 UTC View Post
New Book on Amazon + Kindle Unlimited
(It's non-fiction book and my first amazon exclusive title in a loooong time. That's why no RR release)
Are prayers held in a digital temple rather than a real, physical structure such as a church or synagogue 'valid'? If you break a mirror in a simulation, will it still bring you seven years of bad luck? If the pope blesses you in virtual reality (VR), does it count as ... 2022-12-13 21:09:05 +0000 UTC View Post
It lives amongst us, the monster with too many faces. It is grotesque and twisted and takes on as many shapes as it has eyes, teeth, and mouths — all in overabundance. Its body seems to contract inwardly and outwardly as it shambles; its meat is dense and supple, rippling as the many marrow-filled bones beneath it move in ambling coordination.
Each of its thousand faces contorts and shifts into expressions that can only be called a mockery of Go... 2022-12-13 21:05:08 +0000 UTC View Post