Tag: 2018
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The Only Story That Matters: My Thoughts on Skald, Cycle One
by Anthony Perconti in Issue 80, September 2018 2018The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term skald as “(in ancient Scandinavia) a composer and reciter of poems honoring heroes and their deeds”. (1) The ancient Greek counterparts of the Scandinavian skalds, poets such as Homer and Apollonius of Rhodes, composed timeless works of art chronicling the…
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The Incomplete Wizard
by Tom Howard in Issue 79, August 2018 Gileus flexed the Glove of Incredible Strength on his left hand, appreciating its detailed scrollwork and flexibility. However, in the upcoming Wizard War competition, physical strength would mean little. As a magic item, it drew power from its wearer, and he’d need all his energy to defeat…
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Braids
by Alexis Lantgen in Issue 79, August 2018 For hundreds of years, the women of Mont Noire have been renowned for their hair. No matter what the color, their hair was thick and shining with a luster that made them the envy of all the surrounding villages. Even today, when Mont Noire women cut their…
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The Burden
by Harry Piper in Issue 79, August 2018 Sir Madoc didn’t tarry long at the ruins of his home. For what was the point in staying? A pile of blackened timber and a handful of graves – there was nothing to salvage and nothing more to see. He’d wept enough tears to fill an ocean when…
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Crossing the Barrens
by K. C. Ball in Issue 78, July 2018 Corder couldn’t figure how it came to be that he got lost. He had crossed the Barrens a dozen times or more the past six years, working caravans; sometimes saw an end to it in four days, never more than five. Maybe this time he got turned…