Have you ever wondered what the point of gaining more followers is? Part of the reason is so that you can engage with incredibly talented people. Talented people tend to be creative, and one of our recent batches of new followers included some great creatives. Among them was the author of this short story, which we thought we would blog in four parts. Enjoy!
The rest of the Patron’s workroom was similarly appointed. Ancient wooden bookshelves lined the walls, alternating with arched windows and panes of stained glass. On the shelves were spellbooks and other reference texts, including Orobus’s own Books of Shadows and the myriad spellbooks taken from defeated wizards. Here and there odd pieces of furniture, each with some obscure and exotic origin, held artifacts and equipment of an equally bizarre nature. One small roll-top desk contained an assortment of human skulls, while a twisted, wrought-iron holder supported a glass cylinder containing a strange, writhing plant. A globe of the world (with the city-state of Dynasty City properly highlighted in brass on its surface) spun quietly in one corner, its rotation held constant by some minor spell. Opposite the globe were the mummified remains of a Roach, the eight-foot insectoid warrior posed to look menacing as it held its barbed pike between four limbs. On a table made of birch, its bleached-white wood the pallor of human bones, a strange collection of tubing, beakers, and glass globes distilled a foul liquid. The constant drip-drip-drip sound was hypnotic.
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