William Jones

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  • Chapter 185 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones Lord Hound had begun his busy day the in the realm of Alwyn, a minor Lord of Summer. His courier was sound asleep after a night of drinking and feasting. Lord Alwyn had not had such a huge reason to celebrate in some time, and the wine had poured freely. If either was awake and about by noon, the hound would be greatly surprised. He had much experience with both drunken lords and drunken pixies. He himself had eaten his fill, danced with the court, and curled up for his usual two hours of sleep. Hounds…
  • Chapter 184 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones As he usually did each morning, Jasper Fentrix, mighty mage of the Sedgewick Mage's Guild, slowly sipped his tea and read a novel until a bit past noon. The sign on the door clearly said "Examinations of Magical Aspects begin promptly at sunrise." Jasper felt it was the first test of a mage. If you didn't have the patience to wait four hours doing nothing, then you wouldn't make it through some of the more boring classes in the academy. Opening his door that day, he was not happy to find that there were…
  • Chapter 183 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones Cham had gone to sleep, by himself, in one of the older trees at the edge of the glade. He'd learned the hard way that trying to get some rest anywhere near the younger dryads was impossible. Blossom or Petal or Honey would try to sneak over to him and get caught by one of the old women, and then he'd have to listen to them yell at each other for an hour. It was easier to sleep out at the edge of the glade, even if it did mean he might get ambushed by a squirrel. He had woken with the dawn, but decided…
  • Chapter 182 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones The Courier raced through the parlors and passages of the estate, pushing his hound for speed. The brave dog had already run for half a day, carrying his foot tall rider and his messenger’s pouch. Now, aided by an illusion of a tasty rabbit, he sped through the ancient palace. Coming upon a banquet with noble lords and ladies seated and slurping upon a tasty tureen of turtle soup he spurred his hound and they leaped upon the table, dashing by the amused fae nobles until only a few feet from the Summer…
  • Chapter 181 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones Ozzy pulled out four glasses and a bottle of wine, pouring for all of them. He passed them out to his friends and then spoke seriously. “I think we should discuss something first, before we move back to town planning: Are we still set on supporting our Baron and building up the town? Is that the long-term goal? I see Suzette tired at the end of the day and running crazy with several responsibilities. Ben is spending his free time doing extra jobs for Billy, with barely any time for his hobbies. And we…
  • Chapter 180 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones A list of all of the announcements Suzette has recieved with Building Points Total: 6600 for Sedgewick and 2200 to Gadobhra Congratulations! Your town has gained a center for Higher Education! With the addition of -Cost for a Level 1 Mage Guild has decreased. -Chance of the Inquisition randomly stopping by for no reason has increased. -Cost of liability insurance on your tavern has greatly increased. Not even Crazy Eddie will do business with you. -Sedgewick gains 750 building points and has sent…
  • Chapter 179 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones Ben had been grooming his horse and getting ready for a long ride the next day when a tired and bedraggled lamb had come running into the stable, bleating to get his attention. Ben looked down at the little pink lamb with a note tied to its collar. "Dammit, what's wrong Lassie? Did Timmie fall down the well?" Ben swore the lamb rolled its eyes at him. He took the note and read it, then spent a bit of time laughing while he got some food and water for the lamb. He tied a feedbag to the saddle horn for…
  • Chapter 178 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones Suzette was hurrying downstairs to pluck four unlucky roosters when she heard the deep voice of Roderick Kallvek. Forewarned, she slowed her steps and came into the tavern's common room at a walk with a smile on her face. "Ah, and here she is! My good friend Suzette. Please! Come let me introduce you to my family. We decided that a small vacation away from the capitol was needed! This is my wife, Melissa and our children: Misha, Sasha, Sora, and little Thaddeus. My mother Aurelia came along, as did my…
  • Chapter 177 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones Hatchet in hand, Suzette headed to the chicken coop and its over-abundance of roosters. Lots of hens meant lots of eggs, but extra roosters just meant trouble. As she started to enter the fenced in area next to the coop, she saw a small sign on the gate post. A piece of scrap wood had a message scratched into it. "Oh, no. We are not starting down that path." The small sign was promptly cut in two by her hatchet, and she entered the yard and began hunting down roosters. The first one stood his ground with…
  • Chapter 176 — The Butcher of Gadobhra Cover
    by William Jones The Victory was a huge group effort! Every person who was involved in the event will receive 3 CSP and 500 experience. The brave Defenders of Glade receive an additional 5 CSP. The Circle of White Witches who exorcised the Star-Spawn from our reality receive 5 CSP and 1000 experience that may be used for Jorges will receive 5 CSP and the knowledge to make a Each Professor of The College of Practical Alchemy and Experimental Magics, and their alchemical assistants, receives 3 CSP, and will be…
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