Nothing like a slug to clean up a mess...

Standing at the prow of the ship, Ashala rejoiced at the strong winds catching her midnight-black hair - flapping it like a pennant. The dark clouds ahead would have filled other seafarers with dread. Not Ashala. The dark clouds and wicked winds were an invitation, a challenge.

'Steady as she goes!' she shouted over her shoulder to the shipmaster, 'To the Eye!'

Few know the secret behind the Flying Monks of Ka-zin is not entirely due to their remarkable skill at acrobatics, but also in the colorful belts they wore.

The Lord of Agony, He of Corpulent Pain

An item to increase the comfort of the dreaded Cold Camp.

'Seriously, how many books does he have?'

The Hydra Anemone is a powerful ambush predator found off the hidden Isle of Manjoo. The sorcerous energies there undoubtedly spawning this submarine horror.

"...I'll be damned if I go within a league of the Girders. Death is there on eight damn legs clicking and chugging away." Ex-salvager Tim McClanny

the Apple Tree of Selilion holds the secret of life and death

I did not think there was a crime heinous enough to deserve this place as a sentence..

Kineticite(TM) is a product of Applied Nanotech Universal (ANU - Terran Stock Exchange Ticker, + 1.35% )

Ruan was the first of Tarak’s troops to disappear. When it was time for him to take a turn at watch, his bedroll was empty, and tracks led away from the campsite.

The Grand Forge of Karak is known more generally as the Forge of Woe, for none can use it and remain untouched.

The Big Picture of the World of Nyathis, for the time being...

These are not, in spite of their name, the eggs of actual Doppelgangers...

In some ways, the Dwarves of Urek were ahead of their time. Masters of metallurgy and alchemy, they had numerous technologies the human kingdoms were unaware of.

A tool for Diviners, a toy for children. These little orbs have many uses.

What if one were to abandon the classical 4-6 element universe and instead view things in a more ‘modern’ light?

Not everything in alchemy goes as expected....

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