Fawnlum stood with Baneck at the door, before the lightless dawn. She had her vest lifted up, exposing her back to his view. “Yes, there’s bruises there.” She let the garment drop back down, and re-cinched the front strings. Then she gave a long, satisfied, full-body stretch. She leaned closer to him with a sly…
The Man Stays to Work While the Woman Goes to Fight. They’ll Both Do Great Things
She’ll Make a Name for Herself
Here is the lead heroine of my story, Jagged Coast. Gifted even by the standards of her people, she is in training to be a battlefield commander and leader of fighting regiments. She is strong and skilled, but feels her role is the protection of life, and the right of people to live a peaceful…
An Enchanted Mark That Carries Great Power, And Great Danger
This is an early pic of Baneck Lichner, Fawnlum’s fiancé. Even though he’s not a warrior, Fawnlum loves him very much, and vice-versa. Gifted like other certain blacksmiths of their kingdom, he can carve magic runes into weapons and things. The powerful and mysterious Mark of Wintermore which has shown itself on his skin leads…
The Wizard Prepares the Battlefield, Then Heals Her Sisters
Nepta is the wizard-in-training of the group. In their world, you need magic on the battlefield to support your troops, and to defeat the magical attacks of the enemy. Nepta fills that role. She’s calm, quiet, analytical and very intelligent. She’s totally dedicated to her spellcraft, and works very hard to exceed in it. Her…
Silent Death, With a Smile
Born and trained to be a combination of battlefield scout and assassin, she’s the one whose job it is to find enemy scouts and eliminate them, quietly, while finding enemy positions and weaknesses. And when necessary, sneak into a camp and kill the enemy, like a ninja. She is trained to quietly deal death with…
She Can Cut Through Any Wall if There’s a Reward on the Other Side
Before their eighth year of life, Sienna and Fawnlum were rivals, but she could not overcome Fawnlum in their sparring matches. Recognizing that the strongest among their people would fight the strongest enemies, Sienna declared Fawnlum her sister, and where Fawnlum found the greatest battle, there Sienna would be. Like Fawnlum, she’s grown to be…
Please, Not Like This
The long table at Klingger’s held a morose, grim bunch. Fawnlum and company sat, fresh off another battle, but silent and brooding. “I’ve been watching you lick your wounds the last few days,” Klingger said, as he passed by. “They used goblins for their fodder. Didn’t you simply kill more?” “They still have their army,”…
Don’t Flinch, Even if You’re Busted
Sye-nitch had been comforted by Imep’s logic, until a couple days later, as Imep and Croll, and a few other Druntuss leaders were quietly plotting over a table. One of the Oolar’s big bodyguards walked into the tavern, summoning Croll. When the regiment commander ordered Sye-nitch to come along, the lookout felt impending doom. His…
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