Echoes from the Caverns

  Black Rose Chronicles, Chapter 16 Background music by Smartsound Traveling up the road to Owl’s Head she determined that going on foot was getting weary. She went there to pick up a few supplies but decided to take on a new task. Not that she was an expert on riding it was time to put four feet under her opposed to her lowly two. So she headed to the stables. There she found the stable boy...

Read by Asclepius Chapter 11. The Cathedral and the Cat.   Kitty was not outside the portal. When we re-emerged in the attic at Elnoth’s Storage and Cartage she was nowhere to be seen. Lucy’s disappointment was profound. She called and called but Kitty did not come out.   “Are you kidding me?” Lucy asked no one.   Sometime later, Lucy finally gave up looking and followed the rest of us as we made...

Read by Chatull Aventari Chapter Ten. Where’s the Egg?   Central Brittany is the biggest city of them all. As we traveled north through the region of Midmaer, all roads led to Lady Arabella’s city of Central Brittany, right in the middle of Novia. Lady Arabella kept her castle well. All trade and commerce in the land flowed through its mighty stone walls, and one could become lost in the great cit...

Read by Addy Chapter 9. Tempers and Explosions. Before the Lodge… Finally in Darkshire Hills, and after greeting Sergeant John Benton, Aslinne Gradh and Jenny Hawkins, with the mage in tow, had arrived near the third town boundary at the forked road and took a moment to talk before they went on.   “We go left here, but if you want to carry on to the village you would take the right fork.” Je...

Read by Alleine Dragonfyre Louisiana Myths & Folklore   Volume 5 – “City of Darkness”   “So tell me about the vampires,” I said, in a casual manner, having bumped into Jacque once again, this time in the Ordinis Mortis marketplace.  The man truly was everywhere, these days. “Vampires?” he said.  “Fiction, pure fiction.”  He made a dismissiv...

  Read by Alleine Dragonfyre   Louisiana Myths & Folklore Volume 4 – “The Voodoo Queen”    It was early evening and I had just come through the pass, and I could see the lights of Brittany ahead in the distance. Rather than head straight for the city, it was often my habit to pass through Midmaer to gather reagents that only bloomed in the moonlight.  And of course, that&#821...

  Read by Alleine Dragonfyre Louisiana Myths and Folklore Volume 3 – “ The Haunted Mansion”   So I was making a delivery to a regular customer of mine up north in Harvest. As usual, the place was busy with many people going about their business, even though it was late evening and the sun had already set. I heard a commotion down in the square, and saw a man in a  familiar looking, fashionable yet...

Read by Alleine Dragonfyre Louisiana Myths and Folklore Volume 2 – “Beware the Loup – Garou”   It was some days after my chance meeting with Jaque at the Tavern in Aerie, when I was going about my usual business. I am an alchemist by trade, and often visit local swamps for rare herbs and mushrooms. I’m more than capable of dealing with most of the swamp’s hazards, but it was unusual for me t...

Read by Alleine Dragonfyre Louisiana Myths and Folklore Volume 1  – “Meeting with a stranger” People have come to Novia from so many places it was inevitable that some, at least, would hail from Louisiana. And while they have seen some strange things indeed in their time in this world, perhaps things are not so strange  considering the tales they tell of their homeland. One such traveller, I...

Read by Addy Chapter 8. Capes and Secrets. Just across a river or two from the city, Zyrina stopped along the side of the bridge and looked at the sign directing us to a midsize town just ahead. The sign said Ordanis Mortis .   “Here it is,” Zyrina trailed off. “Restaurant coming up.”   “Real food.” Lucy nearly drooled.   Without hesitation I spoke up, “Absolutely, we’ve travelled hard and hungry....