Three days after their arrival in the Marches, the Ranger and Endre received word that the wise woman Desire and the Druid Gus had prepared a ritual that had a good chance of freeing Endre from the curse that bound her to her animal form. Based on the information the Ranger had provided to Desire,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Role Play
Father Matthew Questions Karissa
She hummed as she wiped down the counters in the bar. It was an unusually quiet evening and she took the opportunity to clean and reflect on the busy week. She was lost in thought when the doors opened. Smiling softly, she greeted the priest, “Good evening Father Matthew.” She watched as he blessed the… Continue Reading
Return of the Ranger
The Ranger and Endre worked their way south. They traveled by night for the most part, resting during daylight hours in the forests, far from any human habitation. They had many conversations, catching up on time lost during his absence from her. The Ranger used his beast persona to communicate with his love, and this… Continue Reading
The Priest’s Bags
Dom had just settled down to eat when he heard a voice in the smithy talking to Will. Grumbling at the disruption to his meal, he headed down the stairs to find Fr. Matthew glaring at him, demanding to know what had happened to his belongings and complaining that the nuns were having to wash… Continue Reading
The Ranger Travels North to Home
The Ranger ran north, only stopping when he needed to rest, eat or drink. It took him nearly two weeks to reach the lands where his people roam. He crouched at the perimeter, sniffing for spoor. Nothing, it had been too long since any member of his pack had been in the area. He continued… Continue Reading
The Priest’s Bags
Under cover of the darkening skies, wrapped in a black cloak, Dom slipped out of his apartment and half-slid down the embankment into the woods taking cover among the bushes skirting the town till he reached the brow of the hill overlooking the docks. There he sat, quiet and still. At last the rowdiness in… Continue Reading
The Mysterious Dom
Karissa locked the tavern door, closing it for the day. She set out on her evening walk. She loved this time of day; it was cool, just getting dark. She grasped her wrap with one hand, drawing it more snugly around herself. As she walked down by the docks, movement caughter her eye. She saw… Continue Reading
Inquisition!
It was an unusually warm day for this time of year, and Karissa had some heavy cleaning to do. While scrubbing the bar down, she saw a man pass by the window dressed in priest’s robes. She wondered what he wanted. She slipped out the side door of the tavern and followed him to the… Continue Reading
A Drunken Hercules
Dom had gone to negotiate with his suppliers for charcoal, timing his visit with the late summer fair in his ancestral village. He entered the strength contest and won a trophy, a small purse of gold coins and was ceremonially draped with the ‘Hercules’ tiger skin. By way of return he celebrated through several public… Continue Reading
The Ranger’s Dream
The ranger had slept fitfully of late, his rest interrupted by dreams he couldn’t remember and disturbing feelings he couldn’t shake. It affected his hunting. He had not been sharp enough mentally to stalk effectively for nearly a week. His hunger was great but it seemed he could do nothing about it. That night, a… Continue Reading