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Hand and Knife led her People away from the Only Mountain’s steep slopes. They wandered northward, the Child God leading whither she would not reveal. They found a forest of plentiful pines and a slow, chilly river. Child God instructed her People in ways of creating some small rafts. They felled many trees and gathered long vines Hand and Knife caused to exist. They had no strong saws to cut and…
Glory and Ruin’s People then ended their foray into new lands. Following river back to the Mountain they carried their dead on wains. Child god greeted them with sorrow and praise. Both sides were equally shown. The People regaled Glory and Ruin with tales of their adventures. Glory and Ruin mourned the dead dragon and People slain while afield. They proclaimed no need for further vengeance. The…
As Wielder of Arms flapped her vast, strong wings she climbed away from the ground. She crested the village and saw beyond it hundreds of people running. They were armed for war and Wielder realized the others had been stalling. She cried to her friends, “We have been betrayed! More foes come to join the fight!” The people below begged Delver to wait, “Yes, we had sent word for aid.” "We’ll tell…
When their brother died, the other dragons shed human shape and grew large. Colossal bodies knocked friend and foe down as they seized space in the press. The fighting was stopped by both sides at once. It had lasted mere moments. Delver of Gems and Wielder of Arms both in sadness and anger roared. The villagers moved backwards a pace and huddled together in fear. Dragons demanded an explanation.…
Glory and Ruin’s People followed them as they fled eastward towards home. They did not realize the strange lumber folk’s flight was driven by terror. Eastward they pursued to greet these new friends. The newcomers ran with glee. The dragons ran too with their human friends. They were not in dragon form. Soon they discovered a village of homes on the ground and ‘neath the sky. These buildings were…
Haven of Trinkets, Wielder of Arms and Delver of Gems as dragons took flight from the ledge where sat the main door that led into the temple. Glory and Ruin’s People also left from the same door but on foot. By air and by land eastward they all went down the side of the mountain. Each day they traversed, approaching the hills, at night they camped with dragons. By fireside at night the dragons…
The dragons hoarded what could be found here. The city was soon stripped bare. Dragons’ gaze wandered lands far and below that they desired to explore. Perhaps they could grow their hoards with new things from strange towns and distant caves. Glory and Ruin’s People also bore the urge to seek new places. In making their home they had delved deeply. There was nowhere to explore. The People had…
Glory and Ruin implanted within the makings of three dragons. Centuries must pass for a dragon’s birth. This is the natural way. For this one moment the Child God decreed the magma pool would hasten. A moment elapsed. Three dragons were born, flying from the caldera. Two sisters there were and one brother too. They circled the volcano. The newborns landed and changing their forms entered the…
Glory and Ruin wrote the formula used to make fetal dragons. A dragon’s body consists of metal ore, gems and liquid rock. They are built and drowned deep inside magma where the body can seize life. Centuries must pass while they incubate. The process is slow and long. When birthing is near, the mountain erupts a dragon from caldera. The Child God foresaw that newborn dragons were too large for…
I've been posting my stories and poems to this blog since February 2024. My latest posts have titles like The Book of Temples Chapter 22 and The Moonskull Verses Canto 43 . These lengthy tales might be a little overwhelming to new readers. I figured that it is time for a recap of what I am doing and how to read all of these tales. I was running a tabletop roleplaying game called Savage Worlds…