Hold dreams in your heart as if time is boundless, for the future is shaped by those who dare to imagine. Yet, live each day with the urgency of finality, as if tomorrow is uncertain, for only in the present can true action and meaning be found. Balance hope with the wisdom of imperman...
2024-10-11 06:08:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Put this up on RR for the kicks and giggles. Hope you like it
2024-10-11 03:29:26 +0000 UTC View PostInserting this chapter between 39 & 40 to flesh out the fighter in chapter 40. Thought it would make things darker.
Chapter 39b - Memories of the Valley
As more of my intellect and wisdom are taken against my will to ponder the mysteries of Mana, I fin...
2024-10-10 02:09:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe advice of the ancestor spirits is like the wind. Abstract, yet they shape the mountains. Their wisdom may seem to be clouded, but their purpose is always clear.
- The Book of Wise Tellings from the Land of Streams.
The air hung heavy with the we...
2024-10-07 16:01:18 +0000 UTC View PostAdaptation is important, whether an idea or a course of action.
- The Canticles of War 5th Edition revised by Gennaro
The problem with my more visceral approach to fighting was, well, it was visceral. Blood clung to my clothes, and bits of...
2024-10-05 11:59:12 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the stone that is of old of the Hal-Hassaria, before the years were counted, there is secret. Yes, it is hidden. The ancient ones of it this: "In the deep black, where no light goes, there is a gate. It is a path to a place darker than all." What is there before this gate? It is ...
2024-10-03 19:46:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 44 - Reunion
Even when the path ahead appears clear, seek guidance twice to ensure certainty. For even the most familiar road can hide unseen obstacles, and a second voice may reveal what the first did not.
- The Book of Wise Tellings from the Lan...
2024-10-01 07:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the shadowed canopy of the jungles to the north of Al-Lazar, the Thornfruit dangles like a jewel amid the twisted and thick vegetation. Its spiny red skin bristles with hair-like barbs, guarding the tender, translucent flesh within. Mature, when cracked open, the fruit reveals a ...
2024-09-28 13:26:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe blind man who falls into the river blames the river for being there, yet forgets it was his own steps that brought him there.
- The Book of Wise Tellings from the Land of Streams.
The path to glory was almost clear, with only one opponent standi...
2024-09-27 03:17:49 +0000 UTC View PostIn the southern reaches of the Selais Duchy, within the kingdom of Aranthia, there lies a hidden treasure not of gold or jewels, but of bone-white clay. This rare, delicate clay, harvested along the banks of the River Selay, is the lifeblood of the region’s most ancient and cherished...
2024-09-24 13:27:37 +0000 UTC View PostShould be back on regular schedule!
Better to seek wisdom at the feet of elders than to learn obedience under the rod. For the gentle guidance of the wise is like a nourishing rain that helps the sapling grow strong and straight, while the forceful blow of the stick may st...
2024-09-22 03:50:43 +0000 UTC View PostFinally, all 3 books on RR have been edited to incorporate the latest changes! Going back to writing fresh chapters and working [slowly] through the knock-on effects in the plot in Book 4!
2024-09-20 17:21:14 +0000 UTC View PostTaking onboard some, but not all, of the editor's suggestions. Structurally, she has a point so I am inserting some much-needed goals. As to the overall character of MC, I feel there will be little to no changes made as it is the central part of the story.
That being said, all of this is ta...
2024-09-20 00:53:35 +0000 UTC View PostStarting with this one, because this is a big one. There is a problem: an absence of a clear, overarching, tangible goal the protagonist is working towards, and one he genuinely wants and has a strong motivation for (so, conveying the girl across to the...
2024-09-17 07:44:48 +0000 UTC View PostA good trader deals not in product and services alone, but in sincerity.
- The Path of the Merchant by Gelgor Badawi.
The ground rumbled as the very stone tiles at our feet answered the dark man’s call. Stone became viscous liquid, pooling around ...
2024-09-17 07:43:15 +0000 UTC View PostTrue knowledge is like an ever-growing tree; no single pair of hands can encircle its vastness.
- A Quassian Aphorism.
Frustration, that unwanted friend had once again made its presence known. My hands gripped the collar of the messenger who dared t...
2024-09-15 10:39:39 +0000 UTC View PostIn the heart of a noble man, even the purest intentions may be led astray, for he may be deceived to commit wrongs, believing them righteous in the service of a higher cause.
Likewise, the selfish heart of a wicked man may unknowingly tread the path of virtue, thinking i...
2024-09-13 13:22:07 +0000 UTC View PostOne should be careful with one’s words for the birds hear those words spoken in the day, and Wise Ones hear the words spoken at night.
- A proverb of Al-Lazar.
“Should they pit you against me, you know what to do,” I said, washing my face with...
2024-09-11 14:30:06 +0000 UTC View PostLonging is a beautiful flower that can bloom in the madness of resentment.
- Unknown.
Always have I found that hope, could bloom wildly in the most unlikely of soil. For without it, I’m certain mankind would have never ventured out of the caves. That...
Finally had this one done. Now, for the rest of the gang!
2024-09-07 15:24:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Lumashitu is a large, six-limbed creature that roams the jungles to the northeast of the Whispering Wastes. To this day, the feral goblin tribes still revere the creature as a sacred beast.
This formidable lizard beast has six sturdy legs, powerful enough to carry it...
2024-09-06 14:42:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Making progress, now need to get the eyes fixed and sort out the robes!
2024-09-04 12:46:52 +0000 UTC View PostBy sun, by moon, by stars above, the Great River’s flow whispers to us, the silent passage of time.
- Unknown.
I saw a man bedecked in the finery that only true wealth could buy, perched atop a raised box near the arena and looking out as the comp...
2024-09-04 12:45:08 +0000 UTC View PostFootwork is the root from which all movement grows, the foundation upon which victory is built. A blade may strike swift as lightning, but without the balance of earth beneath, it becomes like a leaf in the wind-unbalanced and without true powr.
To step poorly is to invite disa...
2024-09-02 09:55:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Initial sketch for adult version of Larynda. Going to make her slimmer and more girlish.
2024-08-31 12:13:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Less cartoony version of Elwin. What do you think?
2024-08-31 12:10:09 +0000 UTC View PostEvery meeting of import in this life comes with it the shadow of a bitter farewell.
- Attributed to the playwright Vlan di Panoli.
Vasileios Bakirtzis had married into wealth. Serious wealth. The man enjoyed a lifestyle that would many emperors and ...
2024-08-31 12:08:32 +0000 UTC View PostIn the dense and shadowy forests of the Grieving Lands, particularly abundant in the Sainba Forests and the King’s Forest of Aranthia, the insectoid Happy Feet can be found.
The Happy Feet is a colossal millipede-like creature, stretching up to twelve feet in length wi...
2024-08-29 09:06:22 +0000 UTC View Post![Larynda [Grown]](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/7/nr/rs/a4542c-019e8b76-edaf-7c94-940d-844a604df291.png)
