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Adventures of the Rod Braende

By TinkerTech

367 3 0 1926

Eighteen Years ago, the Kingdom of Dalreme divided into the twin Kingdoms of Ruben and Lazuli. Each claims to have the true heir to the throne, and both have quietly waited for the supposed heir to come of age. Now, Richard Dalreme VII, the heir in Ruben,...

Ellium: Miracle for the Cursed Son

By AurerianKing

646 0 0 636

Since the day he was born, Eros has only ever had two titles: The Least prince, and the Cursed Son. He’s always fought the idea, believing them to just be foolish cutdowns by those who envied his family. But with his ever present failing health, and the family...

Ascension: A Solevian Folktale

By Rubethyst

5439 0 0 48772

Three years before The Ambassador's Conquest; a world divided in three is brought to the brink of collapse. The young spirits inheriting the future must turn against the worlds they know to prevent the destruction of all that they are.

Ambition: The Ambassador's Conquest

By Rubethyst

4721 0 0 83436

Once upon, the world was united in a single continent, beneath the rule of a virtuous Elven Kingdom. But Armageddon brought that era to an end; now three dominating forces struggle to pick up the pieces. Alikath Navarre, final surviving member of a political...

Evenacht: Greenglimmer

By Kwyn Marie

4010 15 0 43214

What price, Redemption? Greenglimmer, a dark and secretive part of the Elfiniti Rainforest, initially opens its arms to Vantra, Laken, and the mini-Joyful. However, the port city, Selaserat, hides more than local corruption. Vantra, completing a favor for...

The Slings and Arrows of a Mage's Gig Work

By eldknighterrant

919 1 0 2943

Marasher, a free-lancing mage, finds himself in over his head when the expedition he's contracted with encounters rivals—and his past life clashes with his present. Delving into an ancient Shadrusun ziggurat also compels Marasher to plumb into his own life...

The Show Must Go On (Extinction Curse - Book 1)

By EklypseZero

642 0 0 0

These are the tales of a traveling circus losing it's heart within lands that are dying. Four of the performers specifically try to fill in to save the show, not knowing that there is something larger going on in the world that is drawing them in. This "story"...

Tribute

By Ellaura

3474 1 0 18064

Ikarus was raised a prisoner in the palace of Knossos on the island of Genesis in ancient Greece. For as long as he can remember he has known that he is the one thing holding his father, the famed Daedalus, back from escaping servitude. King Minos wouldn’t...

Dragon Storm

By ClarissaGosling

11419 13 1 10243

Frustrated by his mother's insistence they stay hidden in the mountains, Nikulas escapes determined to search himself for their missing sister. But the world beyond their valley is wider than he'd expected. And his presence isn't as unnoticed as he assumed.

Of Slaans and Scales

By Keon Croucher

2034 2 2 8298

[i]Humble beginnings, such are the way things begin. Who now hasn't heard of the Port Renis Renegades, the four companions of great fame all across the Scale Spire borderlands and all about the continent of Wyriel in general. Yet these four individuals have...

Stones Like Rain

By Atari 2600

6540 0 0 11526

A story set in the Realms of Eldara, a new 5E compatible world (coming soon) from Evan Blair. The Shattered Sea; a vast expanse of floating islands moving far above a layer of perpetual cloud. Beneath the clouds lie abyssal horrors worse than any child's...

Howling Shadows

By WantedHero

26811 0 0 159501

Bloody Screams. Enchanted Wolves. Shadows Trying to Kill You. Now mix in a terrified teen. Finally home and safe from psychotic Noah, one’d think Wendell deserves a moment’s rest from the Iskari High Council, not making up a year’s worth of meetings. Add...

Intrepid Adventures Anthology: Vair

By napdog

4140 0 0 15521

Vair is my latest work, set in the early bronze age with a dash of classic fantasy. The world is divided into warring city-states each ruled by a powerful deity. Vair, the main character of our story, hails from the White-Wolf clan of the Azil Mountain Range. He...

Détournement de rêve

By Enoris.leinwand

2164 1 1 8009

Rien ne résiste à un enfant de cœur qui parle avec le sien. Affrontant un ennemi comme elle n'en a encore jamais rencontré, Haman s'oppose à un grand sorcier. Parviendra-t-elle à sauver ses amis de l'emprise de la magie noire ? Quel en sera le prix ?

A Halfling and a Wood Elf Walk Into a Bar...

By harldawg

3682 0 0 0

As winter dances with spring, it finally gives way entirely during what the Northmanes call "Breakup Season", when the ice finally breaks apart and gives way entirely to rivers and waterways swollen with melt-off. The Gilded Goose-The Best Inn Everywhere!-has...

Dustin White

By CorrinaMP

2910 0 0 2857

Episode #4 "In the After" Find out what Dustin White is doing at the beginning of Eye of the Oracle with this short story.

Brenna Scott

By CorrinaMP

3053 0 0 6021

Episode #5 "The Knight Life" Find out what Brenna Scott is doing at the beginning of Eye of the Oracle with this short story.

Black Street's Secret; Book 1 of the Tales of the Iron-side Misfits

By Keon Croucher

8594 0 0 12102

Ever since losing his brother's entire family, Andras has harbored a grudge against the shadowy organization known as the Black Street Butchers. Killers for hire whom are based in his home city of Geata-Iarainn, though they work all across Suranth for enough...

Rise to Kincardine

By ZephyrusRose

8260 0 0 2284

Kingdom left to ruin, stripped of his title. Renault is summoned to the kingdom of Eulareos to determine his future position in the realm. Now given the opportunity to acquaint himself with the Eulareos heir, Renault is placed in an uncertain situation next...

Where Dragons Lie

By PatheticBarrel

7627 2 1 358

A Legend of Zelda Fanfiction A Warrior of the Zonai people, Aubril seeks to protect her tribe from an encroaching darkness. Meanwhile, Krola of the Great River discovers rumors of a secret power, fueling his desire for conquest.

Quest of the Seal Bearers - Book 1: The Warriors Return

By awgcoleman

230176 0 0 259169

On the distant world of Mendala, a rash of mysterious attacks have left many towns destroyed, and there are rumors of an army of monsters. Fantasma, leader of the global government, and his colleagues are determined to find the cause of these attacks. However,...

Evenacht: Snake's Den

By Kwyn Marie

118101 55 0 201657

A dark fantasy serialized novel. Vantra, a Finder acolyte in the deathland of Evenacht, follows an anguished mental call for absolution. The silent plea comes from Captain Laken, a brazen butcher who slaughtered her Keel ancestors over four millennia ago....

The Dark Device of the Great Chasm

By Kummer Wolfe

100305 141 10 70081

A chance discovery of an old journal propels Windtracer Tela Kioni into an expedition to the depths of the Great Chasm on the far end of the Planus continent to recover a lost, and possibly lethal, relic of the Ancient Order. It’s a race against time and...

04-La loi d'urgence

By alia__

51074 0 0 23859

La situation se complique dans l'empire, le Collège est obligé de voter une série de loi dont l'une d'elle a des répercussions sur les étudiants.

Sermon of the Dykairos

By TheTrashman_20

18124 1 0 3337

Detailing of the centuries of the Rasenna and the preceding Dykairos or "Hard Times" the world has endured, a work by Master Jorunon of the School of the Arnzium Clerics.

03- L'appel de l'autre coté

By alia__

57404 0 0 28980

Le Collège missionne des agents pour enquêter sur les étranges attaques que subit l'académie.

A Wolf's Loyalty

By StorytellerNat

91582 0 0 0

"Well, you'd have to be my servant...and like a servant, you'd have to do exactly as I say!" Midna said he had to be her servant, but was she aware of the effect that'd have on him in the state he was in? Twilight Princess told through Link's perspective as...

The Ends of the World

By High Fantasy Studios

14838 2 0 1698

Long before the events of Dragon Lore, a traveling cartographer named William Walden set out on a journey that would take him to the very ends of the world. In his many adventures he explored fantastic lands filled with monsters and magic and met many mysterious...

The Scape

By DomDrake

21186 0 0 8793

*Work in Progress* They say books can take you to other worlds, only limited by your imagination. Who doesn't like that, who doesn't want to take part in an adventure filled with monsters and fighting. Kateb loves books, they love it less when they get kidnapped...

To Know Your Enemy

By SableAradia

173279 20 0 148621

[h3][center]Toy Soldier: A derogatory term for an elven marine.[/center][/h3] [i]Battles great and terrible, small and bitter, raged across Known Space as the wars of Elves and Orcs played out their legacy of hatred across the stars themselves. Epics would...

Watcher's Rising

By TrixQuinzel

28957 0 0 27037

The night Mylea Rathiain's family are slaughtered in their beds, she is sent on a path that she would never have expected to find herself on. Thrown into a journey that is far more deadly then it first appears, Mylea must now not only stop a Corrupting Force...

The Oblivion Chronicles: Book 4 - Love and Loss

By JHarris15

181898 15 0 74599

The Fourth Part of The Oblivion Series. The Shadow has returned and evil has seemingly triumphed. The group must adapt to survive without Alan Wolfrick, with the worst still to come, and not all will see the end. Hope remains as they meet new allies amongst...

A Knight's Legacy

By moonflower-writing

11636 2 0 416

Calanthe "Cala" Megalos is the captain of the Royal Guard in the Skayton Empire. She's the first commoner to take that rank, and all judgemental eyes are on her, waiting for her to mess up in some way. Their chance to prove her unfit for the job comes when...

Flash Fiction of Pastoria

By loremother

52408 29 13 4759

In February of 2021, Morrigan Robbins took on the Flash Fiction February challenge with The Storytelling Collective. This is the collection of those stories. Visit Morrigan's Website: https://www.loremother.com/ Find out more about The Storytelling Collective...

Chronicles of Osera: Child of Mesendra

By Jennaskel

38851 1 0 27685

"The things I've created have consequence, therefore balance remains. What you have made has rules, which could always be bent. However, what Mesendra has done," Kallemor takes a slow inhale and releases it in a low hum. "It is sacrilege." ✴ When the spirit...

Thread Strands

By lartra

101647 0 0 130446

A 5,000-year conflict. Reality is under attack. A mercenary and a wizard are the world’s only chance for survival… 20,000 years into our future, Ticca, a young female mercenary, and Lebuin, a new wizard, are in way over their heads. While they’ve escaped...

The Adornment of Ada

By Secondhand

30201 21 3 8526

" I was 16 going on 17 the first time I saw a dead human body. The fact it seemed to be mine didn't seem to make the situation any weirder than it already was, to tell the truth. "

When the Blood Moon Rises

By mwelsch678

11073 1 0 3306

PRINCE KYVAN ANDURTH has the weight of the world of Etias on his shoulders, with his ever-nearing ascension to the throne of Reaper Dreizhar shadowing his every waking hour. Unbeknownst to the Andurth family, a darker force, one that has been looming for...

The Peasant Knight

By Legends Forged

10777 1 0 5596

Cedwyn Murray, like many boys his age, dreams of Knighthood. When two Knights find their way to the little mountain village that he calls home, he is presented with an opportunity to make his dream become a reality. Will his aspirations end in triumph or tragedy?

The Price of Fame

By WantedHero

142097 0 0 66433

Honest Politicians. Humane Terrorists. Religious Devils. Then it gets confusing… Wendell’s learned that gnomes are just as irritating and dangerous as humans…they just come in smaller packaging. Citizens are rebelling, the government’s collapsing, the Church...

The Truth About Lies

By WantedHero

29768 0 0 78799

Caught. Tortured. Scheduled for execution. Any Questions? Wendell and Dax are exposed and the gnomes of Clockwork City are freaking out. Are they spies? Is this an invasion? Was this all just a terror tactic to get gnomes to pay their taxes? Now with Wendell...

A Few Good Elves

By SableAradia

320020 52 0 155306

[h3][center]Toy Soldier: A derogatory slang term for an elven marine.[/center][/h3] [i]Battles great and terrible, small and bitter, raged across Known Space as the wars of Elves and Orcs played out their legacy of hatred across the stars themselves. Epics...

Second Chances

By WantedHero

149014 0 0 70106

Fame. Fortune. Thrown into the City incinerator. Wendell’s chance at the title was always a long shot. Since then he’s been on TV, Radio and even has the attention of The Church. Fact is, he’s more popular than ever. So why are people trying to kill him? (It’s...

Trench Wars

By WantedHero

130994 2 0 73174

Wizards. Elves. Giant Robots with Automatic Weapons. Wendell is dying for a change of scenery, but Clockworks City has a ban on all outsiders. It’s a law punishable by death. So how does a 5’ 10” human hide among 1.5 BILLION gnomes? By competing in the...

Into The Fire

By WantedHero

168554 2 0 80636

Stranded, alone…with a tree sticking out of his bellybutton. Wendell’s task is simple: get to Til-Thorin Keep. No problem. Add to that no map, no help and no flippin’ idea where he is and you have a day in the life of our hero. Oh wait—we forgot to add the...

An Unsolvable Problem

By WantedHero

11601 0 0 6088

Where did Dax...the 3' 10", half-naked, cigar-smoking, green-skinned, heavy-drinking, foul-tempered creature come from? You wouldn't believe me if I told you. But I'll tell you anyway...

The White Death of Kelunbar

By CharlyGracious

27101 1 0 7631

Kelunbar Forest has been quiet for a millennia and the creatures there have learned to live without the help of the old gods. Recently, however, something is changing. A monster is terrorizing the forest, the sequoia stump speaks of evil, and the Great Mycelium...

Race to Til-Thorin

By WantedHero

156325 18 0 84537

Dream girls. Fried snails. A 30” bodyguard with pink ponytails. Being a hero comes with learning curves. The curve of a hip. The curve of a sword. The curve of a sucker punch as it connects with your face. It wouldn’t be so bad if Wendell had professionals...

Remember Dragons Lie Volume I: The Stag [TEASER]

By J. L. Gryphon

24322 1 1 2166

When an outcast elf is captured by assassins sent by her tyrannical sister, she must escape their calculating leader, confess a world-ending lie, and uncover the secret plot brewing behind it all before everything she loves burns in dragon fire again. For...

The Last Light

By VeyTakon

48694 3 0 3817

“So what did you do with the bone dragon?” Cali was on the edge of her seat, literally. The question confounded Professor Smith for a moment, giving Cali a chance to continue. “You’ve never told me how you saved Jorinn and escaped the dragon. You didn’t use…...

Verdraxis Chronicles: Adventures of Kalendale

By Chaosdraco

6349 0 0 4329

As a young boy, Kalendale Evenwood knew he was meant for greater things than tending to his father's flock. after his fateful meeting with a master wizard, Kalendale sets out to become one of the most powerful wizards on the face of Verdraxis. His journey...

The Coming of Darkness

By NyxGaia

3955 0 0 1788

A ranger and his master have been running for years from the ever growing forces of Roy Agios and the Emperor Mortalis. Dragons have all but disappeared, and magic is considered a terrible crime under imperial decree. But hope burns within those who suffer,...