Category: fantasy

January 15, 2026 / fantasy

The Paladin And The Helm

Once there was a Paladin—a paradigm, an example, a Hero—who sought a single object of…

January 12, 2026 / fantasy

The Goblins were the only species whose embassy was also a theme park. “We don’t…

December 26, 2025 / (unginged)

“I really am terribly sorry about this,” said the Senior Dryad, Noma. Dwarves are not…

December 22, 2025 / dark lord

I. Dwarven battle philosophy in Sam’s era looks something like this: We live in caves.…

December 15, 2025 / fantasy

17. Look, the right axe can fix ANY problem. You just need to go axe-shopping…

December 10, 2025 / dark lord

Sam is not a sculptor. Sam wanted to be a sculptor, but he is not…

December 8, 2025 / dungeondoggerel

“That’s a chest of gold!” the Thief, she said, With eyes of treasure-lust. “A moment,…

October 11, 2025 / dark lord

Benrak, Forefather, Forebear, Predecessor, Creator, Antecessor, and First Mover of Dwarves, did spend much time…

March 27, 2025 / fantasy

Twistleaf fell to earth, laughing, he’d made a perhaps-fatal mistake, but – “anywhere the moon…

June 27, 2024 / Dwarven

We chest our mines with boughs of wood With what we cannot carve from stone…