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Maili Steward

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The Guardian of Stone

Weekly Contest #364

In manners of magic, there was very little that could be parsed or determined with ease. This was doubly true for creatures and objects that successfully outlived the memory of the people who knew them at their creation. Swords forged in mystical fire and inscribed with long dead languages always seemed a boon, but when every person to wield them dies early, one should wonder of the words written were less legend and more curse. A plant said to grant immortality can tempt even the most sane man to dream about the possibility, but when the o...

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From a Villa Garden

Weekly Contest #363

One would think that when the nobles of the region all flocked to the Crossroads for winter, their land taxes and spending coin in hand, that they may do so with the understanding that they were not the only ones to do so. One would be wrong.Without fail, there would always be enough family ships clogging the river in the week approaching the start of winter festivities that the waterway became functionally impassable. The port of the noble quarter, decorated with vibrant banners and carved stone arches, would then be in a complete mad scram...

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In a Kingdom Called Crossroads- The Temple School.

Weekly Contest #363

It is the place of a priestess to stand before the gods and carry out the will of the one who favors her.If the god she serves desires to speak, then she is to be their mouth. When the divine demand war, then it is their responsibility to follow those devoted to the battlefield. And should they seek to teach, then the priestess is to withdraw and spread their words.And it was in that position where the young priestess, Nailia, found herself, with scrolls in hand walking to the adjunct building.Stationed in a a temple dedicated to the Goddess...

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A Simple Ordinary Town

Weekly Contest #259

In the town of Crossroads everything was simple and plain, the people lived their lives, the farmers tended the fields nearby, and the children played. In the town of Crossroads, the Jones family bakery made the best bread and treats, the fisherman’s widow and her children never failed to bring in a good haul for the market, and the Clawstone blacksmith made the best of the best for whoever asked.  I live in that town, always have, I grew up playing in the roads and learning at Miss Ann’s schoolhouse. I grew up watching the simple lives...

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