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Originally posted to my Patreon page. Lihan was the fourth king of Carasa, also known as South Solde. He hoped to distinguish himself from his father, Ovdeil, by being seen as fair, as "one of the common folk". As a prince, Lihan mingled amongst the people, often dressing as a commoner, and hearing the plight of the citizens of Carasa firsthand. During one of these outings to the city, Lihan went into the The Wisher's Well, a tavern of moderate reputation - hardly an upper class establishment, however respectable. It was there that Lihan met Caila, the barkeeper's daughter. It was there, that they fell in love. Rumors spread quickly, of course, and after several wonderful nights with his love, Ovdeil demanded to see the prince. He told Lihan that he could not be with a commoner, and forbade the prince from ever seeing her again. He warned his son that if he were seen with her, she would be arrested and imprisoned. Lihan was furious, and tried to strike the King, howev...
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(Originally posted to my Patreon page) In the southern range of the Solde Mountains, the tribal people of Wolf's Watch were keeping vigil over the road, although their old enemies had been gone for three entire generations. The mountains may have been perilous, but the people had grown accustomed to this life. Also, they were watched over by The Great Silver One. This peace changed when the first of the terrible lizards appeared. They were small, with a sickly brown skin, and their bite carried a horrible poison, which made the sufferer dream and fall asleep while they were to be eaten alive. These dreams were not pleasant ones, sometimes forcing the victim awake to see their tiny doom. These were the little ones, called "compos", first of their kind to arrive. Soon other beasts appeared in the mountains. Some were docile, others were aggressive, but there was one kind that the people called "dynos". The dynos were smart, clever, and knew how to hunt as the pe...
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