Category: Raydorn: The War in the Black

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 48)

“Distractions can only do so much before they get you killed.” Daffodan Stalwart, the Drunken Knight, 135 A.C.A. Creeeekkk… The sound of her axe against the marble floor was almost as sickening as the death left behind in her wake. Bodies of Amidala’s acolytes littered the floor behind her as she made her way.  Then […]

Christopher Knighton

August 27, 2023

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 47)

“The difference between confidence and desperation is often self-awareness.” Henry Lockley, the Bard of the Song, 439 A.C.A. She saw it happen, months ago when they first came to the Icy Pearl Isles. Quintus was under the water, swarmed by shark mermaids trying to get to their Queen. The memory cracked like glass as Lucy […]

Christopher Knighton

August 6, 2023

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 46)

“All things deserve to be free, even if it is just to die.” Astrid, 448 A.C.A. ‘You’re going in the wrong direction,’ Lapis tried to warn her. Am not, Astrid said as she climbed over the fence. ‘Are too.’ Am not. ‘How much you wanna bet?’ Three days of uninterrupted me time, no talking. ‘You […]

Christopher Knighton

June 25, 2023

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 45)

“There are some people who you don’t hide the truth around. They’re your people, but they don’t always know that.” Henry Lockley, the Bard of the Song, 437 A.C.A. There was safety in the shallow waters around the Icy Pearl Isles. Even if you were dead, you should feel the rush of an incoming shark […]

Christopher Knighton

June 4, 2023

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 44)

“Oh, to be bred and domesticated, just to die.” Astrid, 448 A.C.A Gronin was the God of the Earth. Zenos could claim to be the God of Sky, and Thassia the Goddess of the Sea, but they knew they were the surface of all that was Him. And so, across the world, people across different […]

Christopher Knighton

May 7, 2023

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 43)

“For now, we’ll be the only two people in the world.” Quintus Lato Equitus, 448 A.C.A. The walk from the ship to the road wasn’t long. The walk from the road to Shadetown, on the other hand, redefined the word.  At least three separate times, Astrid cursed Solicki, not for murdering Lapis, but in her […]

Christopher Knighton

April 23, 2023

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 42)

“Some people just need to learn when to shut up.” Stygis, the Wolfhunter about Henry, the Bard of the Song, 440 A.C.A. There is one building in Raydorn that rivals the Silver Spires of Sicaron. Not in the way the Spires shine, and not in the way they were constructed. Cloudtower was the only building […]

Christopher Knighton

April 8, 2023

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 41)

“The foreboding, terrible, downright-sinister feeling that comes when someone’s annoying you… it never goes away. Sorry to tell you.” Henry Lockley, the Bard of the Song, 447 A.C.A. While they may not have enjoyed the idea of going with Jack to Cloudtower, making Andy describe her vision convinced them. Malum and Astrid spent hours combing […]

Christopher Knighton

March 19, 2023

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 40)

“The gods are not kind to people like us, the gods are not kind to anyone.” Malum Chun, 448 A.C.A. “I’m going to Cloudtower.” They had barely gotten into the tent before Jack broke the silence. I’m shocked he let us sleep on it, Andy thought as she avoided almost everyone’s gaze. She didn’t miss […]

Christopher Knighton

March 5, 2023

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 39)

“No good can come from a god’s attention.” Jack Starshield, 448 A.C.A. It took a few weeks for S.S. Lappy to get back to the Icy Pearl Isles. Again, Malum complained about spotting his own men informing the others of their arrival. This time Andy was there to question if anyone else would see what […]

Christopher Knighton

February 12, 2023