Benison pushed open the door to the tavern. Not even tinkly music played. Only one patron warmed himself with a Dragon Ale he slowly slipped. Benison inhaled and marched to the lone man he deemed “Jasper.” “Are you Jasper?” “I am,” said Jasper, who didn’t bother taking his eyes from his drink. His face was […]
Eladrin Stones: Chapter 10
“We don’t have much time,” said the constable as he escorted them into the barracks. “This way,” he said, leading them through to a back door. Without question they followed, exiting the barracks out the back. A dim light in a shop at the end of the road caught Benison’s attention. “What is that place?” […]
Eladrin Stones: Chapter 9
“Darkness lurked before them, clawing at their faces as their feet sunk into the mist covered ground. Trees surrounded them, reaching to the sky through the fog that blocked their path. Sounds encompassed them, leaving a shadow in their brave though frightened hearts. Darkness was their friend. Darkness was their ally. And darkness would betra—” […]
The Eladrin Stones: Chapter 8
Up they climbed, pulling themselves up along the run of giant shelf mushrooms. The smell of roasted chicken clung to the air. Their bags laden with all their crap, weighed them down. At last their heads hit the gills located on the underside of the mushroom cap. “What the—” Benison shouted and batted like a […]
The Eladrin Stones: Chapter 7
“What is it?” Golgh asked. Varghul listened for a moment and the clicking grew louder. Thick, white slime fell onto his shoulder. “Uch!” He exclaimed, smearing the white ooze into his armor. Varghul looked up just as another gob of slime slid onto his face and the clicking grew louder. A flash of black as […]
The Eladrin Stones: Chapter 6
“Didn’t see that coming,” Golgh said staring where the Displacer Beast vanished with the hairless and tongueless hag. “Well, now what?” he asked looking to Varghul and Benison. The Adventurers looked about in the effervescent mushroom grove. Black all around them, endless deep black that seemed to thicken the longer they looked at it. “What […]
The Eladrin Stones: Chapter 5
“Who sent you!?” Golgh screamed. The Hag hissed. Benison’s footsteps lightly touched the ground. Varghul pulled her arm tight, forcing the hag’s face to the dirt. Tightening his grip in her hair, Golgh slid his blade over the top of her head, sending long strands of pure silver floating through the air to settle onto […]
The Eladrin Stones: Chapter 4
After a moment, the Adventurers stuffed the bags Varghul had found with their possessions and stepped over the dead dog into the hall. “Let’s go up,” Golgh said and walked to the stairs. With no traps and no magic detected, Golgh slowly ascended the spiral steps to a second floor. The attic. Air dust swirled […]
The Eladrin Stones: Chapter 3
“What do you think it is?” Varghul asked. The scratching was louder. Golgh looked to Benison, then Varghul. “Whatever it is, it’ll be worth our time.” “Now how can you possibly know that?” Benison asked. “Because it’s here! If it wasn’t worth our time, it wouldn’t be here, now would it!?” Benison and Varghul exchanged […]
The Eladrin Stones: Chapter 2
The floorboard shifted ever so slightly and Golgh peeked through the small crack. The room he peered into was empty and unlit. The only light poured in through the window, casting a blue-green luminescent glow about the room. “What do you see?” Benison whispered. “I don’t see anyone,” Golgh said. “It looks like a hall. […]