We lay our scene at a typical, if nice, inn along the road named the Argent Willow. For generations, it's been run by a family of witches, primarily due to its location. Just half a league down the road is an ancient circle of stones which provides an easy crossing point between the mortal and...
"You're a charming liar, prince Sebastian," The Apsara accused him facetiously, giving him a graceful curtsy before she also turned to leave, her attentions directed on the refreshment table. A flute of that champagne might do her some good as well, and would give her the opportunity to scope...
"And they say wolves are graceful creatures," She teased him, but there was warmth to her tone and eyes that took the sting from her words. "I do hope my dancing isn't keeping you from the champagne?" Her eyes wandered to the refreshment table and further, and rested for a moment on a young...
The young woman grinned, and while it was hidden behind her veil, her eyes creased visibly through the holes in her mask. "Forbidden faces do not deter me from the knowledge of names," She replied, enjoying the repetition. This language was courser than hers, but pretty enough in its own right...
The last time Viksha had veiled her face, it had been a funeral. This one was lighter and gauzier, not to mention purple to match the dupatta trailing down her back, but it still made the occasion seem somehow somber. Which, she supposed, it was. This ballroom was the temple in which she would...
When the Elven Empire of Silthador collapsed some 1126 years ago, the continent of Damre was plunged into chaos. Coming out of almost fifteen hundred years of subjugation, the humans of the region found themselves woefully unprepared for the job of rebuilding and establishing new systems of...