William Jones
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Ozzy was up early the next morning, long before dawn. Sneaking down the stairs, he grabbed a loaf of bread from the kitchen and started to head out the door to the butcher shop. An angry voice stopped him and he heard someone coming down the stairs from above. "How many times have I told you? No eating my fresh loaves. If you're hungry, I'll cook you a proper meal!" Ozzy stopped moving, as ordered. Emelda entered the room, expecting to see one of her children stealing a snack. Instead, she saw Ozzy…-
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"The beast is unhappy, complaining, and struggling against us." Callendish Maer's face held a wry smile as he replied, "Of course it is. It's a Dragon. They are vain and pompous creatures, assured of their place at the top of the food chain. A Dragon hates to be confined, controlled, ordered about or told what to do by anyone, even by another Dragon of greater rank. This one in particular has an overinflated hubris. It's pinned beneath hundreds of tons of rubble and can't move. The only food it gets is…
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The smell of chamomile tea tipped Ben off to his guest as he approached the door to his home in the livery stable. To be honest, he wasn't totally surprised. Diego came by to talk on a regular basis and often stayed the night rather than return to Rowan Keep. He'd become somewhat of a fixture in the area, taking long walks to visit with everyone in Sedgewick, the farmers in the Hamlets, and even some of the more colorful non-human residents. The unassuming old man seemed genuinely happy to learn each…
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I'm taking a week off and going on vacation to Ocean City, NJ, for some sun, swimming, junk food on the boardwalk, and lots of time playing with my granddaughter. The next Chapter will be posted on Royal Road on Sunday, August 24th. See you when I get back. Drat, need 500 characters? Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese Bacon Cheese…
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The Baron of Gadobhra dismissed the system message then stood and looked at the Knight. "Well, I can see that the day just got more interesting, and I do love a business deal that comes with a nice advance of profits. Got a contract on you? Not that I don't trust you, I don't trust anyone. And which one of you is a lawyer? We have strict rules about lawyers in Gadobhra. You have to divulge your legal team when you come visiting so we can put them on the 'Don't Shoot' list. Otherwise, they can be legally…
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After the electrical storm of the day before, the skies over Gadobhra were clear and the air brisk. A strong wind out of the north brought the smell of snow and the temperature began to drop. The city cared little. Winter or summer was all the same to the creatures of the dungeons and the Beast Woods. Hungrytown had feared the coming winter, but the Baron's word had been good, and great supplies of boards, timbers, and cut stone had been supplied to the shanty town. Rather than rebuild, new wood was…
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Long after the rest of the family had gone to bed, Ozzy sat in the guest room, sipping on a bottle of Vassily's brandy. It was good stuff, and he was finally starting to feel the alcohol hit him. Regular beer or wine, and even something harder like brandy, had little chance of making him drunk unless he drank a huge amount quickly. Thirty large flagons of beer and two bottles of brandy turned out to be the point where he finally felt something. The huge increase in Feeling just a little tipsy, he lay on…
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-Spells granted by the Goddess Evergreen will have increased effect and damage. -The bearer of this staff increases their Radiance by +1 point per Tier (Aspect of Shadows) CHA 15 10500 Primary Light of the World (Aspect of Radiance) RAD 15 10500 Primary The Green (Aspect of Nature) WIS 15 10500 Primary Virulent Magic (Aspect of Poison) INT 15 10500 Primary Nigh-Invulnerable Poison Resistance CON 15 10500 Primary Garrote STR 15 10500 Primary Knife Fighting DEX 15 10500 Primary Dart/Shuriken DEX 15…
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"I bid,....I bid 125 thousand." "126." Jerry was getting nervous as the total increased. The auctioneer sighed. "Sir, as was stated in the rules of the auction: After bidding breaches the level of 100 thousand or more, all bids must be increases of 5000 gold pieces over the last bid. I don't wish to be here all day when you two start bidding a silver at a time." "Right, well, 130 thousand, then." "135!" There was a pause. Chuck from Raxxon held the high bid. Both he and Jerry from Tesladyne were…
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Ozzy got a few stares as he pulled the heavily laden wagon through the streets of Wolfsburg. Most people saw a man pulling a wagon and while out of the ordinary, it wasn't unknown in a world where Teamsters and other specialized tradesmen could gain skills in hauling and lifting. But some had more knowledge of wagons and freight. They noticed the extra-wide wheelbase and the extra length of a Sedgewick-built heavy wagon and revised their weight estimates by a factor of four. And a look at the long hardwood…
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