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Fantasy, High Magic

The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)

By here_be_dragons_and_cats

490 0 0 39958

Welcome to the Shadowcursed Lands. We have evil monsters, tormented souls and plain pure bad luck. When things take a dark turn and your demons come out to play, don't blame us. You had your fair warning. Sorry, no. No, you can't put them back. In fact, we'd...

The Chaos Bringer: Act I (Where Darkness Hides)

By here_be_dragons_and_cats

1617 0 0 164125

It's a duel. A duel between sass and sarcasm. Between down-to-earth viewpoints and the integration of the darkness within each of us. A story exploring what it means to deal with your inner demons while the world is burning down around you. The journey to...

Slay

By Navior

1164 7 4 26872

Felitïa has partially broken through her block, but now finds herself flooded with powers she can’t yet control. Although she has guidance from Mikranasta, it is going to take time to learn that control—time she might not have. As prophesied in The Foretellings...

Blood & Butterflies Part One

By Heavy

36006 0 0 109030

Karolus is about to travel with the Douen, fabled Fae creatures known for adventuring in the places others dare not go. But when scaled warriors from across the sea come visiting the Highlands. Karolus world flips upside down. He and his brother Connor...

Her Right Mind

By Navior

133168 67 0 349881

Felitïa returns to Quorge, the city where she grew up, determined to uncover the secrets of her own mind, as well as those of Corvinian's strange powers, and the staff she retrieved in Ninifin. Yet the staff is clearly malfunctioning. It calls to her incessantly...

Maniaque

By Twinflame

133358 66 1 86972

In the boutique called Maniaque awaits the mysterious Sethian Skin, a sly deal-maker who can offer you a custom dress on one hand and the keys to a monstrous darkness on the other. One night a stranger from a far-off land comes looking for magic only to run...

Learning the Hard Way

By Rat-Face

50471 0 0 68923

~Second Edition!~ ~Chapters five and six are getting a complete makeover, and everything else is getting adjusted.~ Brina, the nine-year-old mage-in-training is having a Bad Magic Day, and runs away from lessons to calm down. The soothing walk turns disastrous...

The Round Table Chronicles, Book 1: Summer of the Lost Wizard

By TJSchongar

14162 4 1 3932

Thade Sloan is a Sheltered college student looking for adventure. What he finds is Cassian White, a handsome drunkard with more charisma than he knows what to do with. Cassian also has magic he cannot explain, including the ability to make anyone forget he...

Liar's Luck

By Trivik

9110 0 0 2439

Friedrich was born an outcast, not only born and abandoned in a country where his name and heritage are scoffed at, but he also is a Rook. The same type of magic user who ruled the world over two centuries past, and were defeated for their tyrannical hold....

Rune Engineer

By Jakman217

82258 0 0 24859

As a new Cataclysm breaks against the City of Einfaust, two young women find themselves thrust into adulthood. One, wishes to follow in her Mother's footsteps, and become a Rune Engineer. The other, find the Crown she never wanted landing on her brow. While...

The Eye of Horror

By Pingu_sAge

11952 0 0 1009

With the foundation of the Divine Kingdom of Gorbolia, the Dark Days were officially in the past, and years of peace ended with them. What followed was an era filled with spirituality, political intrigues, and wars. When the King of Gorbolia - in his delusion...

The Fairy and the Assassin

By WolfofWinter

13245 0 0 2860

Ashly is a young fairy who has a Goddess on her side. Faris is a human assassin with a target on his back. This is a story about how they met and fell for one another, even though they are from different worlds. There will be ups and downs but will love...

Kingmaker: Reborn

By Jaywaii

60132 1 0 32226

The vast lands of the Viridian Marches have been fought over by neighbouring powers for millenia, yet continue to remain unclaimed. In the 108th year of the Sixth Age, a new attempt to colonize these lands rich in resources and treasure has begun. The Lurindor...

Touch of Destiny

By lyneaky2

191424 39 0 70186

A bond sparked by chance, nurtured by patience, and threatened by Fate. Friends become lovers in this YA fantasy tale. Ashlyn, a young Sorceress, is destined to become a monarch. Damien, a former prisoner, is much more of a mystery than anyone would like....

Chrysalis

By Horazath

20186 3 3 14314

Tiasa is a girl on the cusp of adulthood, almost ready to form a bond with her companion otter, Pacu, which marks her coming of age. The world she knows barely extends beyond the fishing and pearl-diving village she grew up in. It is however about to be shattered...

The Warmage

By Windblossom

11322 0 0 0

Politics and Gods clash in a world where magic is given to those who swear their lives to serve the diety whose power they seek. But where great power is available to all, the Gods have begun to die and new alliances are formed to salvage what power they can....

The guild

By Avhaari

11233 3 0 467

A microstory to get a feel for manuscripts.

To Know Your Enemy

By SableAradia

251081 20 0 145868

[h3][center]Toy Soldier: A derogatory term for an elven marine.[/center][/h3] [i]Battles great and terrible, small and bitter, raged across Known Space as the wars of Elves and Orcs played out their legacy of hatred across the stars themselves. Epics would...

Fleurs Mortelles

By AmélieIS

14981 1 0 2086

À cause de l'action irréfléchie de son voisin, Héritier Lyrienne, Éldorine se retrouve dans la mortelle Forêt Noire à la recherche de pommes miracles. Cette nouvelle a été écrite pour accompagner mon article "La meurtrière Fleur Alyssenne" et elle se déroule...

The Dungeon Crawler's Academy (Volume 2)

By Shadowkitty

68340 15 0 32496

In a time past, an ancient void threatened all of reality. Defeated by Gods and Heroes, what remains of the worlds has settled into a relative peace. The 'Final Reality', also known as the Ninth Reality, has become the last bastion of life. A conglomerate...

Season 1 - In Search of the Unknown.

By KaijuKojin

14224 0 0 15195

The Explorer's guild has broken through Ard'Vanwa and into the realms of Mystara. Familiar with the surroundings, they send out a call to brave individuals who would be willing to risk their lives for fame and fortune and help the people of Terris Berg search...

Deathly Flowers

By AmélieIS

49055 24 4 10651

Because of the rash action of her neighbour, Heir Lyrienne, Éldorine finds herself in the deadly Black Forest in the search of miracle apples. This short story was written as a companion piece for my article "The murderous Alyssenne flowers", and it is set...

Tales of Edda: Horizon of Midnight - Setting Sun

By ValentineDM

42689 0 0 27708

A missing family leads five adventurers to the same mission, but what begins as an open-and-shut case suddenly unravels itself into something much bigger, and much more deadly.

Facets of Fillimet, Vol 2: Vazdimet

By Vazdimet

55028 12 0 4108

A collection of facets of ordinary life and extraordinary events across Vazdimet. This manuscript is a compilation of many of the stories that can be found scattered throughout articles in the world of Vazdimet, combined in this volume for your reading convenience.

The Storm Winds of Glazglubin

By IsaNite

39371 2 0 26658

"My father once told me: 'There is a monster in every man, boy. Within me, there is a host, and one day it'll be yours to command.' The thing is, he still believes it. When Maya and I fled the Old Country and joined the Keepers of the Middle Lands, we left...

The Dungeon Crawler's Academy (Volume 1)

By Shadowkitty

64000 7 0 62033

In a time past, an ancient void threatened all of reality. Defeated by Gods and Heroes, what remains of the worlds has settled into a relative peace. The 'Final Reality', also known as the Ninth Reality, has become the last bastion of life. A conglomerate...

The Tale of Enariel

By FuchsFarbe

21954 0 0 875

Enariel is is about to usher in a new Era for the Gētīg. This Fomorian farmboy lives on a lowly farm outside of the Fomorian capital of Danu-Mor. Their life quickly changed one fateful day venturing into a nearby cave. The spirits of the cave had become corrupted,...

Life of a Rose

By RiverFang

16126 1 0 5240

In an age of peace, serving as a knight under the king of Cré should not be so difficult for Lady Primrose Greenleaf. Her greatest worry should be hiding the fact that she is a woman from those that she leads, not dealing with secrets plots to kidnap Princess...

Facets of Fillimet, Vol 1

By Vazdimet

70829 10 1 7063

A collection of facets of ordinary life and extraordinary events across Fillimet. This manuscript is a compilation of many of the stories that can be found scattered throughout articles in the world of Fillimet, combined in this volume for your reading convenience.

Chronicles of Osera: Child of Mesendra

By Jennaskel

49644 1 0 27685

"The things I've created have consequence, therefore balance remains. What you have made has rules, which could always be bent. However, what Mesendra has done," Kallemor takes a slow inhale and releases it in a low hum. "It is sacrilege." ✴ When the spirit...

Lore of Quasqueton

By KaijuKojin

11576 0 0 6637

As Explorers venture through the Caverns of Quasquetion, they slowly uncover its history through journals and books discovered through the stronghold.

Book 1 - Hidden Secrets

By amelianite

9963 0 0 0

In Leigrebath, the stroansians, an alien species from another dimension, rule with a nuclear fist. There is no room for rebellion nor should any citizen trust the corrupt neighboring cities. They claim that they are the only ones capable of protecting humanity,...

Blood's Stone: A Wellspring Dragons Story

By Kwyn Marie

16834 0 0 10835

King Shiel invaded neighboring Merren when rumors of bloodmages and sacrifice reached him. In the final push to rid the country of its murderous despot, he has sent Sikode, his premiere wielder and advisor, to discover the corruption hidden in the depths of...

The Child of the Volgs

By Navior

122892 42 0 286803

Felitïa just wanted to be a wizard—so much so that she was willing to run away from a life of wealth and privilege to become one. She never expected it to be a simple life, but she also never expected to develop unreliable telepathic powers, or for worshippers...

The Peasant Knight

By Legends Forged

14355 1 0 5596

Cedwyn Murray, like many boys his age, dreams of Knighthood. When two Knights find their way to the little mountain village that he calls home, he is presented with an opportunity to make his dream become a reality. Will his aspirations end in triumph or tragedy?

The Truth About Lies

By WantedHero

59200 0 0 78799

Caught. Tortured. Scheduled for execution. Any Questions? Wendell and Dax are exposed and the gnomes of Clockwork City are freaking out. Are they spies? Is this an invasion? Was this all just a terror tactic to get gnomes to pay their taxes? Now with Wendell...

A Few Good Elves

By SableAradia

406470 52 0 155306

[h3][center]Toy Soldier: A derogatory slang term for an elven marine.[/center][/h3] [i]Battles great and terrible, small and bitter, raged across Known Space as the wars of Elves and Orcs played out their legacy of hatred across the stars themselves. Epics...

Second Chances

By WantedHero

191694 3 0 70106

Fame. Fortune. Thrown into the City incinerator. Wendell’s chance at the title was always a long shot. Since then he’s been on TV, Radio and even has the attention of The Church. Fact is, he’s more popular than ever. So why are people trying to kill him? (It’s...

Trench Wars

By WantedHero

171775 2 0 73174

Wizards. Elves. Giant Robots with Automatic Weapons. Wendell is dying for a change of scenery, but Clockworks City has a ban on all outsiders. It’s a law punishable by death. So how does a 5’ 10” human hide among 1.5 BILLION gnomes? By competing in the...

Into The Fire

By WantedHero

210203 2 0 80636

Stranded, alone…with a tree sticking out of his bellybutton. Wendell’s task is simple: get to Til-Thorin Keep. No problem. Add to that no map, no help and no flippin’ idea where he is and you have a day in the life of our hero. Oh wait—we forgot to add the...

An Unsolvable Problem

By WantedHero

19393 0 0 6088

Where did Dax...the 3' 10", half-naked, cigar-smoking, green-skinned, heavy-drinking, foul-tempered creature come from? You wouldn't believe me if I told you. But I'll tell you anyway...

Race to Til-Thorin

By WantedHero

197914 18 0 84537

Dream girls. Fried snails. A 30” bodyguard with pink ponytails. Being a hero comes with learning curves. The curve of a hip. The curve of a sword. The curve of a sucker punch as it connects with your face. It wouldn’t be so bad if Wendell had professionals...

Wheel Within the Wheel

By Pinion Missile

178903 4 12 72809

Excellence Upon Exagora Series Exagora (meaning Redemption)- a power laden world. People gravitate towards dominance over the helm of the Dual Wheel: that which encompasses all material. But what they find might break them. For in the struggle for self-fulfillment,...

Adventure Journal: Gauthier

By KaijuKojin

15157 1 0 8897

This is the adventure log of Gauther.

Tales From The Roadkill Tavern: Butter & Rum

By WantedHero

68519 18 3 9134

Mystery. Magic. Adventure. That's what the bard promises. Anything for coin or a pint of his favorite drink. But once in a while some catch Terrin in a special mood...and he lets slip his most precious secrets.

Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West

By SableAradia

412794 62 0 84043

In a post-apocalyptic Saskatchewan, the Gunslingers are a holy order of Law empowered to keep the peace and protect the common people. They have supernatural powers to back it up. The Walsh siblings are about to find themselves entangled in the nefarious...

Tales from the Roadkill Tavern: QUIETUS

By WantedHero

75753 14 4 5498

Boden Rigg is a merchant of the Black Market with a shady reputation. After a career of making fortunes from the tragedy of others, Fate comes to collect its wages.

SL 1: Descendant of Glory

By amelianite

7952 0 0 0

Book 1 of the Spruceheart Legacy series. Set during years 1 and 2. Since she was a little girl, Sylvie Sprucewood thought her life ordinary and mundane. She didn't know about magic, nor did she expect her family to be keeping a large and dangerous secret...