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Memory was a dangerous thing. It played tricks on you, mocked you, showed you scenes of torment again and again, and, in theory, was also how you learned. Remembering everything was a curse. Remembering nothing was the opposite of bliss. Everything in moderation, or balanced, was probably the [Philosopher] or [Bar Drunk]’s takeaway on the […]

The Antinium really knew how to ruin someone’s day. And by ‘someone’, that was everyone. There was something sobering, in a truly unpleasant way, in seeing the distant Antinium threat on the wrong side of the High Passes. It told men like Calidus Reinhart that the Antinium had a route to the north. Not just […]

While Erin Solstice was learning a lesson about [Witches], the rest of the world had their eyes on Izril. Not in a grand sense of it being the most important part of the world. Arguably, the King of Destruction took priority there. He was now back with every living member of his Seven, and Nerrhavia’s […]

Inkarr the Traveller was what Gnolls called her. She was, to ask the Longstalker’s Fang Tribe, a sociable, kind Human. Someone who got exasperated by their rolling ‘r’s in her name, a wonderful emissary for her people. Brave, fond of a silly [Guardsman]—and Lehra Ruinstrider’s paramour, among about a hundred others. She didn’t…act like that […]

After so long, she was coming here. There was more than a bit of fate in it, but fate was such a fickle thing. As immutable as belief and mountains, and as fragile as both before will, chance, and magic. Even so, like belief, like a dream or a mountain, only the most foolish ignored […]

Vacation Report by pirateaba — Let me paint you a picture. Although I’m not much good at painting, I’ll try. I was once told that the United Kingdom in large and London especially was a miserable place (in some ways) purely on the weather. In that it rained constantly. I have been to London—once—but I […]

[The author is on an actual vacation for once, until August 20th! I’ll be out of contact until then.]   In an age of ghosts and reviving legends, in a time of uncertainty after the Goblin King and Antinium had struck Izril low, it seemed as though the world was once again poised to shift. […]

[Firebrand is a new story by a friend of mine, Quill! It’s about elemental spells, a magic school, and a journey to become the Firebrand. Consider giving it a read here! https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/56176/firebrand]   “Let me in.” A Drake stood like a [Beggar] in front of a [King]’s treasury. In every sense of the word, because […]

[The author is on break until July 30th! See the Author’s Notes for more things. There is an AMA on r/progressionfantasy on the 26th too!]   She did not appear in dreams often. Never for Mrsha before now, in fact. Which suggested that perhaps even dreams were afraid of Belavierr. There she stood, in what […]

Another day dawned over The Wandering Inn, and a few people started their day in very different ways. The sun was welcome these days, if only because the fall was getting cold. Cold enough that Lyonette had gone down to rekindle the fireplace in the hopes that it would warm up the inn. She’d doubled […]

“Hail.” A simple greeting yet, as with everything of their kind, the nuance had layers of history behind it. Meaning that even they had forgotten. Hail. The other Dragons spread their wings, answering the brief comment with motion, not words. He folded his own wings as he landed. A gesture of peace among allies, however […]

It might be difficult, even for someone who knew him, to spot the difference at first. The clues were all there, but you know how he lied. He lied in words, actions, and even to himself. Perhaps he was more lie than man, now. So, yes, given the circumstances, it was entirely forgivable not to […]

A pair of Minotaurs and a half-Elf walk into a bar. A third Minotaur is already waiting for them. The half-Elf orders a bowl of bugs, and the other two Minotaurs look at the third one. He has no arm. He smiles and stands up. Then—the Minotaur asks the other two. “Is today when I […]

(Check out this link for an announcement for The Wandering Inn’s official merchandise store!) [I will be doing an AMA on r/progressionfantasy on July 26th, 2022! A post will be made at 8 AM EST. I’ll start answering questions…later than that time. I’ll announce it when it happens.]   Purely hypothetically. What would you consider […]

(What could this mean? Click here to learn about a free sweepstakes!)         It was time to get back to work. Vacations were never long enough, even, apparently, if you were dead. You just got more homework from ghosts. In Erin’s case, she equated ‘work’ with stressful activities. The not-a-party had arguably […]

(I am on break until the 28th for Patrons! I’ll post one more chapter of Volume 9 then, and the side story poll. Don’t let me forget the poll.)   Lamont was not a superstitious man. He was Scottish, but he was not Christian, though he’d been to church quite a lot growing up. He […]

It said a lot that her first friend was Mrsha. Not about Gireulashia’s judgment of character or Mrsha herself. Rather, that it took her fifteen years to make a friend, and that her first friend was half her age and less than half her height. Less than a third if Mrsha ran around on all […]

Now you believe. Of course, when the evidence is irrefutable, like a voice in your head, a destroyed Adventurer’s Guild, and a quest felt across a continent, most people tend to believe. Most of these reasonable people would then say, ‘yes, you have my attention. What can we do (within reason and convenience for me […]

They called it the Waning World, the era of decline where magic was somehow less magical and legends were only sort of inspiring. When the world’s greatest foe, the King of Destruction, was a conquering [King] rather than the world-ending horde of Crelers, for instance. These were the days when Dragons might be around. When […]