I have known many heroes and had the great privilege to call some friends. While my efforts helped in these wars, the deeds of my friends and other heroes like them are what led us to victory. They put their lives on the line, when all I had to do was solve problems from the comfort of a magical tower in another realm.
—Burg, Levar. Heroes.
Kole found them near the center of the maelstrom of stone.
Harold and Gray were traveling together, leaping from roc...
2025-03-28 13:59:06 +0000 UTC
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I do not like to boast of my accomplishments. Intellectually, I am aware that I contributed greatly to the Last Dragon War. I will not suffer the false modesty I’ve seen many espouse and claim that the war effort would have gone just as well without me. I am a genius, yes, but I am no hero. There are more books written about the Last Dragon War than I care to read—which is saying something. So, I only seek to add my unique perspective—and correct some often-cited falsehoods. Many books ...
2025-03-28 13:58:14 +0000 UTC
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Not all surface dwellers were so convinced however. Faust’s agents had infiltrated many nations prior to the invasion, and through subterfuge or greed many were brought to the evil god’s cause.
Cedric Bospian. In The Last Dragon War, 1st ed.
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A handle appeared on the previously handless door and a bell chimed.
They all looked at each other, and then Zale strode forward, holding her shield up as she threw the door open and jumped out.
“Clear!” she called f...
2025-03-28 13:56:17 +0000 UTC
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With the aid of adventurers serving as emissaries, most having come to prominence on the Day of Heroes, the Hardune won over many nations to their cause.
Cedric Bospian. In The Last Dragon War, 1st ed.
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“What’s this?” Kole asked as she dropped a large sack of paper on the table of their common room.
“Notes,” she said. “On the other teams.”
“All the other teams in the word?” Rakin asked, eyeing the massive stack.
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2025-03-28 13:55:54 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
I've had a story idea I have been thinking about writing for a long time, and yesterday decided to write the first chapter. I'm in the midst of editing Primal Wizardry for publishing, and when I'm in that mode, writing content for a series where continuity is critical can be difficult.
So, I decided to start writing Downtime in, well, my downtime.
This story is essentially Seinfeld set in a fantasy setting. Currently, I am writing it as a general D&D settin...
2025-03-25 15:35:43 +0000 UTC
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They long feared how the surface dwellers would react to new that Faust’s Avatar resided in the center of Basin.
Cedric Bospian. In The Last Dragon War, 1st ed.
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“Let’s see how tough you are without your friends,” a voice called, breaking Kole out of his focus.
He was in the far stacks of the library, sitting in the dark and reading by aid of his Darkvision. He’d grown accustomed to sitting in the abandoned sections of the librar...
2025-03-14 08:00:05 +0000 UTC
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The dwarves were forced to reveal themselves and their duty to the surface world to garner aid for the defence of the continent.
Cedric Bospian. In The Last Dragon War, 1st ed.
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The twelfth week of class was upon them, and all the professors were focused on preparing for the end of year exams while the students focused instead on the end-of-year dance.
Zale had begun doodling dress designs instead of taking notes, her desire to plan the perfect outfit warring...
2025-03-10 08:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Enough Hardune survived the attack to reclaim sufficient fortresses to reopen enough rivers to prevent immediate doom, but their number were too depleted to wage a war, even with the aid of the greater dwarven empire.
Cedric Bospian. In The Last Dragon War, 1st ed.
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When Kole returned to consciousness, his leg had been healed.
“Welcome back,” Zale said.
“Thanks,” Kole said. sitting up. “How’d we do?”
“There’s nothin’ shinier tha...
2025-03-07 10:00:01 +0000 UTC
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The initial action of the war occurred with the surface world none the wiser. Some of the rivers lost their flow as their opening to the oceans were blocked, but at the time, none on the surface knew the significance of the the river or the Great Plume they created.
Cedric Bospian. In The Last Dragon War, 1st ed.
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The room returned to darkness as the sphere rolled into the secret passage, but it was too late. The kobolds had already seen the orb...
2025-03-03 09:00:05 +0000 UTC
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The last dragon war began in the shadows, when fel dragons in service to Faust unified the forsaken races against the surface.
Cedric Bospian. In The Last Dragon War, 1st ed.
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Zale’s sword caught the first Kobold, running it through the chest and Rakin met the next shortly after, running straight at it and bringing his knee up into the small feralkin’s face.
Kole and Doug each took their own targets, Kole sent a blast of his rod at one, and Dou...
2025-02-28 17:06:02 +0000 UTC
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The Iron Knight is the name given to the Bearer of Ryn’s Blade. While not an Archmage herself, Ryn was the master blacksmith that forged the blades that were eventually turned into the weapons of the Bladed Knights. In life, she used an ensouled smithing hammer to enhance her craft, but for her last creation, she made a blade and transferred the soul stone to it. Her blade grants the wielder the power over metal. The sword itself is impossibly sharp, and can transform into other weapons...
2025-02-24 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The Farstep Knight in the name given to the Bearer of Boldyn’s Blade. Archmage Boldyn was a master of the Font of Space. The blade granted the wielder the ability to teleport as well as the ability to cut portals in space others could pass through. The blade also allowed the wielder to pass into the Ethereal Realm.
-Bladed Knights by Kysin, the 195th High Librarian
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Kole was relieved to learn that the men he’d cast Shatter on would live. The spell had burst a...
2025-02-21 10:00:11 +0000 UTC
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The Storm Knight is the name given to the Bearer of Zyglin’s Blade. Archmage Zyglin was a master of the Font of Lightning. The Storm Knight gained the ability to use Lightning offensively, as well as teleporting through bolts of lightning.
-Bladed Knights by Kysin, the 195th High Librarian
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Some people thought that Faust, the third month of the year named for one of the four original gods created by Oaan, was cursed due to that same god's slow plotting descent ...
2025-02-17 10:00:01 +0000 UTC
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The Aegis Knight and Rive Knight bore Galyn’s Shield and Tolyn’s Blade respectively. Twin Archmages Galyn and Tolyn created the items. Galyn elected to craft a shield with his soul stone to make full use of his affinity for the Font of Barriers. His brother’s affinity for the Font of Severing made for a great blade. These two artifacts would only ever Bond siblings, and those knights were always kept as a pair. The Rive Knights magic could create a field of destructive severing on a...
2025-02-14 09:00:11 +0000 UTC
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The Temporal Knight is the name given to the bearer of Palyn’s Blade. Archmage Palyn was a sorcerous wizard with a deep affinity for the Font of Time. While the Font of Time resides in an unknown region of the Arcane Realm, and cannot be pathed to via any gates, Payln’s natural affinity for the Font allowed him to draw on the Font for both wizardry and sorcery.
Palyn’s Blade has only ever bonded two knights. The blade granted its wielders a glimpse a second into the f...
2025-02-10 12:04:23 +0000 UTC
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The Arctic Knight was the name given to the bearer of Iyckel’s Blade. Archmage Iyckel the Arctic Storm had a great affinity for the Font of Ice. Iyckel’s Blade has been lost to Illandrios and its whereabouts are unknown.
The Everburn Knight was the name given to the bearer of Izynia’s Blade. Archamage Izynia the Everburn had a great affinity for the Font of Fire. Before the loss of the Arctic Blade, the two were often paired. While Ice and Fire are opposed, the ...
2025-02-07 11:44:24 +0000 UTC
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The Mirage Knights originally were three. Light, Sound, and Mind. This grouping always reformed, even when a bearer died, the survivors would choose successors until the orphaned blade chose someone to Bond. It never took more than a dozen. Vowyn’s Blade, granted the ability to control Light, Kylical’s Blade granted the ability to control Sound. Both blades bent their Fonts to obscure or distract and could focus them for destruction. Synalia’s Blade granted the power of the Font of ...
2025-02-03 12:00:01 +0000 UTC
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While the wizards were the backbone of the Illandrian military, the Bladed Knights were their elite units, serving in much the same capacity state sponsored adventuring parties do today. Many of these groups were formed by combining whatever blades were currently Bonded in compatible groups, but some groups never changed, the swords always finding a new host at the loss of their previous to keep the group whole.
-Bladed Knights by Kysin, the 195th High Librarian
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2025-01-31 10:00:03 +0000 UTC
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The greatest archemages of Illandrios, near the ends of their lives, destroyed the ensouled artifacts they’d used through their lives, forging them instead into swords. These swords were held in trust by the city, and whenever a warrior reached a knighthood, they were allowed to present themselves to the hall of blades. The means by which the early Illandrian knights tested their suitability is lost, but each sword that bonded a knight granted them great magical powers of the Font for w...
2025-01-27 10:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Ensouled rings may greatly enhance the wizardry of their creator, but that same ring may never find a bearer to awaken its magic once its creator dies. Weapons and armor however have clear purposes, and are far more likely to Bond new wielders after the passing of their creators. Once this fact was discovered, the archmages of Illandrios became more intentional with their artifacts.
-Bladed Knights by Kysin, the 195th High Librarian
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“Good morning class,” Pro...
2025-01-24 10:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Soul stones, when used to create an ensouled item, use the affinities and skills of the creator, and the intent of the object they are crafted in to create an ensouled artifact with a purpose. The less focused purpose an object has, the more nebulous and tailored towards the makers need the artifact becomes. This also has the effect of making the artifact pickier about who they bond.
-Bladed Knights by Kysin, the 195th High Librarian
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Kole, Zale, Rakin all went home...
2025-01-20 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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The arch mages of Illandrios were the flashiest and more memorable assets, each supported by armies of lesser mages and soldiers, but they were not their only core magical force. While the means of crafting ensouled artifacts has been lost, many nations integrated the items into their society in the century between the discovery and loss of the art.
-Bladed Knights by Kysin, the 195th High Librarian
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“What’s this place?” Kole asked, as Zale brought them to,...
2025-01-17 10:00:01 +0000 UTC
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The military of Illandrios always had a strong basis in magic, While no successful military on Kaltis could protect their home long without magical support, Illandrios formed their armed forces around their magical units, while most nations used their magic to support their larger mundane armies
-Bladed Knights by Kysin, the 195th High Librarian
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Kole gave Professor Underbrook an abbreviated summary and then the professor excused himself to go update tho...
2025-01-13 10:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Of the Bladed Knights of Illandrios, the Mirage Knight is the one most widely known. Many outside of Illandrios could be forgiven in thinking the cities connection to the Font of Illusions was the origin of this knightly order, but the Mirage Knights are the inheritors of a legacy that predates the discovery of the Font of Illusions
-Bladed Knights by Kysin, the 195th High Librarian
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A mote of flame streaked across the battlefield towards the four emergi...
2025-01-10 10:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Keev’s origin as a demi-god of heroics was simple, though that doesn’t take away from his achievements. He grew up the son of a wealthy merchant, but strove to use his position to help others. When it became clear he had no penchant for commerce, his father squired him to a knight of the kingdom of Avinor, with whose king he had a trade relationship. Keev distinguished himself in saving the king of Avinor from an assassin at a banquet and was fully knighted at the age of fourteen. From th...
2025-01-06 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The sea drakes grew massive in this time, and soon took to taking down ships for their precious metals on board. While these beasts killed thousands in their hunting of ships, their existence contributed to the continued survival of the exiles at sea. For fifty years, the sea drakes were the only means the survivors of the Flood had to restock on their supply of metal, and crews of ships quickly began to specialize in hunting the beast.
-Lidian’s Manual to Magical Fauna, ...
2025-01-03 18:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Before the Flood, their access to metals was restricted to the few surface deposits of ore they could find—and the metal to be found in their fellow sea drake’s bodies. Their growth was slow. Once the world flooded, vast cities of metals became available to them, and the population of the sea drakes boomed as they no longer had to fight each other for metals.
-Lidian’s Manual to Magical Fauna, 283rd ed
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Developing never before seen magics ...
2024-12-30 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The sea drakes were more nuisance than monster before the Flood. The magical beasts were a creation of Assuine, a precursor to her eventual triumph in creating the dragons. The sea drakes, as their names imply, are draconids that live within the ocean. They are serpentine in appearance, lacking limbs and wings. The beasts consume metal, not for energy but for material to grow their scales. The metals they eat make their way to their scales, forming into alloys. The composition of the scal...
2024-12-27 07:00:07 +0000 UTC
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His isolation ended when his magnum opus escaped from the wilds to terrorize civilization. Combining drake, snake, and troll biology, Rettew created the hydra of legend. With the body of a drake, the head of a snake, and the regeneration of a troll, the beast escaped his control and terrorized a small village. In an effort to stop it, the villagers tried to slay it, but with each attempt to do so, the hydra grew additional heads. For years it roamed the outskirts of civilization, Joshua p...
2024-12-20 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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To stop the beast, Rettew created even more beasts, hoping they would be the key to capturing it peaceably. The griffin, hippogriff, chimera, sphinx, and many more beast were created in his endless chase.
Eventually, the fear and terror the hydra instilled into the world was directed at the crazy man that kept following it, sowing even more chaos in its wake. This renown awakened the divine blood within his veins, and he ascended to demi-godhood as the god of passion, half-...
2024-12-16 09:00:06 +0000 UTC
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