All of his life Fflam lived in the shadows of greater and more terrible demons than himself. One day he would show them all...

The Sea that touches all shores.

My Queen should be pleased that Aurixia cannot grant me an heir, for if my dragon could give me a child I would have no use for the woman or her dubious charms...

Attributed to King Thyr, from the Book of the Black Rose

Not all of the mermaids and sea sirens are half fish, there are other things that live in the sea

A Geezer (proper noun) is the male version of a Hag. They are not related to, nor do they interact with Hags.

30 tanks and not quite tanks and it looks like a tank but legally it isnt.

The scent of magic

30 ways to show off wealth

Also known as the Murderer of Mothers, the Matricidor, and the Hell Childe

What happens when a Dungeon Champion runs afoul of its patron dungeon, and the dungeon loses the confrontation?

Recently unearthed this gem of mine, and thought to post it. Its writing predates my joining of Strolen, and I found quite a few interesting bits in it. It is nearly completely written and I am going to endeavor to finish writing it out. Until then, I plan to post it here, perhaps a section a day or so. Enjoy, expand, criticism, comment.

Creator of the Black Book, the primogen tome of necromancy, few names are as feared or reviled as that of Mastere.

Hammered from Stygian steel and inlaid with demonbone and bejeweled with demon jade and black diamonds, the blackest of blackguards are filled with lust and envy to possess this armor

Be it salt, wheat, silk or gold, money is money lad.

The last masterpiece of master fletcher Jugan of the Lorug Phreng

The Tattered are driven by hatred. All their lives they have done without, and given a chance to close in on those who 'have' they kill with disturbing intensity.

Inspired by the radiant quests from Falout 4 - because ultimately the majority of quests and jobs a band of adventurers upon return are going to do are not going to be saving the world, slaying gods, and otherwise rocking out to the general linear RPG storyline

While bronze is cheaper, and steel is stronger, few materials are as desireable for weapons than proper Xanthanite.

A Revised and improved collection of scallywags, scoundrels, and nautical ne'er do wells.

...and a star to steer her by.

In the vein of the other Random Encounter threads, now comes the thread for Oceanic encounters