I have found what the wharf master reported when I made it to the shore. There are indeed ships parked off the coast. Their weapons are superior to ours, I have seen their demonstration, and I have received their demands. What the demand of your majesty is…trade.
-Report to his majesty, strange invaders
My hand shakes on the table, knuckles curled tight into a fist. I hammer down again, making instruments jump. “Do you think that I will just sit here and ...
I just became aware today that the benefits for the different tiers were incorrect. I'm new to Patreon, so I didn't at first understand how it was interconnecting them; I am totally at fault for this. The benefits as they stand now reflect the actual tiers accurately. I apologize if this caused any confusion.
2024-12-26 19:28:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe sails out there almost cloud out the water. I had Hala start gifting paint to the dockyards; I enjoy the way it makes the sails come to life as the sun touches the water. We will free ourselves, we will take to the seas, a poor imitation of our forebearers, but they sailed too, didn’t they? There are so many lands out there, so much to see. I dream that will make the march worth it.
-Prince Kas Van Dialla
Baths are wondrous things. So much w...
When you speak of the spheres, you must be more precise. Most outside of this city will think you are speaking about the worlds or the stars, but up near the academy they will assume you are speaking about much smaller things–much, much smaller things. Not that any of them are spheres really, except maybe stars, but I have yet to see that proven.
-”Conversations: Eavesdroppings from the Mad City”
A tapping sound brings me out of my though...
2024-12-23 19:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhy did they choose me for this, I am now historian? I spent so many nights among those born into stations far above, being doted upon for my intelligence, fawned over by the secrets of the universe that my mind has gazed into. Once, I found the idea of Ben Alder exciting, an ascended who cared about the nature of the universe in a way similar to how I did before he vanished, but, of course, considering the ancientness of his unenlightened time, there was no chance I would find revelation...
2024-12-20 21:29:47 +0000 UTC View Post“The Shadow, why ask me such about such an esoteric and inconsequential entity? The Shadow long lost influence in this area of the material, if it ever had a purchase at all. No, I am not avoiding the question. This interview is over for today. Leave, before I decide to make your form into one incapable of such impertinence.”
-Excerpt from “My Talks with Glis’Merinda, Daughter of Exeter”
Written by Dak of Kell
The breakfa...
2024-12-20 21:28:10 +0000 UTC View PostHaving studied the issue from multiple perspectives over my long career, I feel the need to challenge the established cannon. It is my expert opinion that the crusade was constituted of culture rather than of arms, no matter what the old geezers might tell you. I understand the danger in this interpretation, but the truth always shines through. With the evidence I have collected, there will be no other recourse.
-Written by an unknown historian, her name lost to t...
Humankind is infected with a fascination for death, whether it be their own or that of others, whether they are the cause of it or merely a spectator. Other dismiss this as owing to their short lives, but my experience proves otherwise. They are made of death; it is a fundament of their nature.
I beg the Sovereign to refuse this plea for sanctuary. No matter how useful this species may be for cultivating the land, the juice is not worth the squeeze. Do not invite this...
2024-12-20 21:25:04 +0000 UTC View PostIn a corner of the world far removed from national conflicts and the sufferage of swelled egos with equally swelled power, the slow dripping of the flagging rain competes in staccato against the buzz of marsh-loving insects.
“Little fuckers!” Morello squashes a mosquito fruitlessly trying to dig its face into his arm. It can’t; he knows that, but that doesn’t seem to stop the little bastards from trying. The longer the drizzle went on the more he seems to attract. He would have ...
2024-12-20 21:23:11 +0000 UTC View PostFinishing the first book of Advent of Dragonfire over the course of this last year has cemented in me the desire to go far with this story. Charlene Devardem's story is by no means close to over, and I would like to invite everyone along with to continue following her journey.
I am making this Patreon as a way to help support my writing. Some people have asked for a way to help me out, to contribute to making sure that this story continues, and this is the best way I can...