The Obsidian Key’s Echo
The biting wind whipped Shadow’s cloak around her as she scaled the sheer-faced cliff of Blackwatch Keep. Below, the churning sea gnashed against the rocks, a sound swallowed by the howling gale. Only the elite of the Guild of Whispers were given missions of this caliber: infiltrate, retrieve, neutralize. Lord Kaelen, master of Blackwatch and […]
The Great Gnoblin Bake-Off
Chef Grumblefoot, a gnoblin whose beard was as tangled as his temper, scowled at the posters. The Annual Gnoblin Bake-Off was upon them, and this year, the prize was the coveted Golden Spatula. Grumblefoot, reigning champion for five seasons with his legendary ‘Moss-Cake Surprise,’ usually faced little competition. Until now. A new gnoblin, Pip, had […]
The Last Sentinel’s Oath
Kael, a silhouette against the perpetual twilight, adjusted the heavy leather straps of his pack. Inside, nestled in sacred silk, was the Sunstone – a pulsating orb of condensed daylight, the last hope of Aerthos. The Shadow Blight, a creeping ichor of despair, had swallowed cities, turning vibrant forests into skeletal husks and once-proud warriors […]
The Eye of Ages
The kingdom of Eldoria was dying. Not with the spectacular ruin of war, nor the swift agony of plague, but with a slow, insidious consumption known only as the Whispering Blight. It began as a faint shimmer in the air, a distortion of light that danced above the fields. Then came the whispers, carried on […]