T̴͙͝h̵̗̀e̴͕̊ ̷̜͛s̶͝ͅk̷̹̔i̵̪͆é̴͇ś̷͉ ̷͉̃w̴͖͛í̸̞ḽ̷͐l̷̫̄ ̶̺͝n̸͕̓ĕ̵̬v̶̭́ë̶̯́r̴͈̈́ ̵̫̕b̷̗͊e̴̘̿ ̴̣̔f̵͕́r̴̜̽e̸̱͌e̸̙͊.̷̞̀ ̸͍̽ T̶͇̑h̶̦̔ë̶͖y̸̩̏ ̸̟̽s̷̗̅o̶̰̔ü̴̥g̵͉͒h̸̯͌t̵̨̛ ̵̳̌t̸͖̉o̷̞̿ ̶̟̊e̵̮͝s̴̘͊c̵̩͆a̶̘̍p̵̥͐e̷̳̐ ̴̦͋ť̵̢h̵̤̐e̶͚͒ ̷̨̕r̴̤͗ơ̸̝ț̶̅ ̴̬̈ṭ̸̂ĥ̵͖ạ̵͝t̴͙́ ̵͍͑f̸̣̓e̸͚͝s̵̼͂t̶͚̊e̸̼͌r̷̥͆e̷͖͐d̸̞̾ ̸̝̆d̸̝̓e̸̝̐e̵͍̎p̸͉̀ ̴̝̎w̸͙͗ï̶̩t̵͚̽h̶̺͗î̶͇n̵͔͘ ̴̪̂ṱ̴͠h̷̜̑ē̵̹ ̶̦͆b̵̟̄ò̸̯w̶͍͒e̷̥͋l̷̰͒s̸̩͠ ̴̙̊o̸͔͌f̶̙̅ ̴͖̉ṭ̴̊h̷̰̊e̸̝̊ ̷̣͌e̶̝̓a̸̧̐r̶̙̆t̵̰̀h̸̙̀.̷̼̈́ ̸͉̔T̴̗̈́ō̸̺ ̵̳́f̴͉̋l̴̰̎e̸̩̎e̴̪͘ ̷̳͝f̸̨̀r̶̛̰o̷̮͝m̶̙͛ ̷̳̐t̵̻̎ḣ̵͇ẹ̷̀ ̸̞̈́m̴͙͊à̷̪d̷͕̚ ̴̢̇w̶̯̍ḩ̸͑i̸̭̒ŝ̷̗p̶̙͘e̸̻͝ȓ̷̩i̵̳̾n̷̩̿ģ̶̄s̵͙̄ ̷͍̃o̶̘͊f̶̨͛ ̴̭̓t̵̞̋h̷̻̅e̶̤͒ ̵̲̕S̶̟͒p̵̠͒ȅ̸͎a̴͈̎ķ̸̄ë̸͍́r̵̻̈ ̷̨͠ḯ̴̲n̶͖̔ ̵̙̉t̴͓͝h̵̝̎e̶̗̍ ̴͕̈D̵̻̓ȁ̵͔r̶͕̿k̸͚͋.̵͍̈́ ̴͓̈́T̵̬͂o̸̺̓ ̸͚̏f̴̘̆r̵̚ͅe̷̘̽e̷̼͆ ̴̡̆t̵̳̾h̵̹̀e̶͚͝ḿ̸̧ṡ̶̹e̷͓̓l̶̨̕v̴̩̅e̸̯̽ś̶͚ ̶̥͗f̵͔̅r̶̛͜o̴̜͘m̸̘̌ ̸̯̔t̸̗͒h̶͈͝ẹ̵̅ ̸̻̎s̶̢̈ť̴͎a̵̳̿g̴̺̈n̵̥̕a̴̻͛n̵̘̏t̴̻͠ ̸̢͝f̸͍̅à̷̢t̵̻̽e̷̯͠ ̵̻̏ä̴̮́w̴̜̽ā̵̳ḯ̶̬t̵̛͎ì̷̞ṇ̶̓g̸̲̏ ̵̭̉ț̷̀h̴̰̚e̸̙͐m̷̼̔ ̷̺̈́í̴̘ń̸̺ ̶̘͋t̴̟̉ĥ̴̻ẹ̶̄ ̵͎̿s̸̗͌t̴͇́i̴͕̐l̸̟͘l̴͎̽ ̷̮̇w̸͎͠ȧ̷̙t̴͉̂e̴̝̍r̷͈͗s̴̢̃ ̷̮̔ò̸͔f̵̛̬ ̶̘̇t̷͎̿h̴̻̽e̷͎͠ ̵̩͝Ď̴̫e̶͎̽e̴̜͑p̷̲̾ ̶̪̏O̵͋͜n̵̪̈́e̵̺̓ ̶̹̅ā̶͇t̴̞͘ ̵̭̄t̴̫̍ḩ̴͝ē̴͇ ̷̞̿b̷͇͋ŏ̷̤ẗ̶̞́t̶̼̽o̵͔̎m̵̛̼ ̴͗͜ỏ̴ͅf̷͚̐ …
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The Haruspect Observatory
A bloody archive and research hall for Red Ledger Lumnospexi seeking Divine Truth. Built upon the inverted bottom of the sunken Ziggurat in the Five-Headed Swamps, the Haruspect Observatory is a notorious center for profane knowledge frequented by starry-eyed madmen on the path of the Lumnospex. A Lumnospex is a kind of soothsayer but instead …
Chains of the Abyss
You awake… stirring uncomfortably against a stone at once both smooth and rough… solid. You haven’t felt anything like it in… measurements of time… you’ve forgotten the words… you haven’t needed to use them in so long… You’d slept, in that dark place, longer than you have any bearing for comprehension. You’ve been asleep, but …
The Oreiad of the High Empire, Pt. 4 – The Shi Cei Qoji of the Salt Crags
Atop the sheer cliffs that rise dramatically from the western shores beneath the Savage Sea, looming over the King of the Coin’s quaint nation of traders and sellswords, the Shi Cei Qoji Coven reigns with a dramatically iron grip in the name of their Empress. Called the Stonecutters by the Dragonscarred below, the Shi Cei …
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The Oreiad of the High Empire, Pt. 3 – The Witch’s Spine
Central Ticonderos is dominated by dense temperate forests covering miles and miles of hill and short mountains converging into a single, massive mountain range that eventually grows too tall for even the trees to grow upon. This bony protrusion is called The Witch’s Spine and as the Oreiad Empire spread itself ever further, this unique …
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The Oreiad of the High Empire, Pt. 2 – The Covenant of Icethorn
Something is happening in the northern tundras of Ticonderos. The once-unshakeable Oreiad Empire is in chaos and no one knows what, why, or how. Already strained by chaos erupting in the Dhogem communities below them, the kingdoms of the Dragonscarred must also deal now with Oreiad fleeing a mysterious, frigid catastrophe taking place in the …
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Outlining Again: Snowflake Method, Pt. 5.3 – All About Elayne
Knightess of Nowhere Name: Elayne (no last name) Age: Elayne appears to be in her late twenties but in truth she died long ago. She is undead now and effectively immortal but does not know exactly how old she really is. Place of Birth: It’s strange… for some reason, Elayne has no idea where she …
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Outlining Again: Snowflake Method, Pt. 5.2 – All About Ziegander
Name: Ziegander (no last name) Age: 43 eons. No, really. Death doesn’t come easily to one chained directly to The Spider’s web. Place of Birth: We called it Earthsong back then… I think it went by a different name there for a while… … …We were good… I’ll never know what set him off… See, …
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Outlining Again: Snowflake Method, Pt. 5.1 – All About Len
My Novel’s Main Squeeze Name: Len (no last name) Age: Len was 23 when she was married and still looks that age. She is undead and effectively immortal and honestly doesn’t know how old she is anymore. Place of Birth: Does it matter anymore? It’s gone. Fine. Lothersburg. Father Lother had been travelling a long …
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Dragonscarred of Ticonderos, Pt. 6 – Alo Pagtria, the Sovereign City-States of the Southern Desert
In the far south, beyond the reach of Ticonderos’ tallest, most treacherous mountains, lies the mysterious and scorching heat of the Kingdom of the Alo Pagtria. United by faith, by tradition, by loss, by perseverance and power of will, three once-independent city-states are now ruled by a fourth Sovereign State providing order, security, and prosperity …
The Waybetween 