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Origin: Trinity and the Chaos Elves

In the world of Dungeons & Dragons, there is a race of subterranean, evil elves called the Drow.  These are incredibly favored by gamemasters because you inevitably get a squeal of excitement around the table simply from saying Drow.  Personally, … Continue reading

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Fantasy Standards

Noble thieves and evil priests Damsels in distress Champions chosen by ancient gods Given weapons rare and keen Wizards brewing within tall towers Sorceresses casting into roiling cauldrons Elves and dwarves at endless war While orcs batter at the doors … Continue reading

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Origin Week: Gabriel

Weaver of Destiny.  Lord of Hell.  Father of the Song Casters.  The Tri-God.  This guy has a lot of names that I haven’t even discovered yet.  Now, it is awkward doing an origin for Gabriel because he’s all me and … Continue reading

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The Lich and The Demon

I should probably give a shout-out to the baddies of my story.  There really wasn’t much to their origin.  The Lich was the main villain of the D&D game where Luke was born and he summoned the Hellfire Elf to … Continue reading

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Crushers of Souls and Puppies

I read a post about the characteristics of heroes and it got me thinking about the other side of the equation.  How do you write a good villain?  I always had more interest in villains than heroes because I realized … Continue reading

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Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero Part 2

The elf reappears in a large room with arcane symbols on the floor and a single chair against the far wall. Each symbol looks like it is bleeding along the floor and swirling into itself as shadows lick at their … Continue reading

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