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A Series of Fantasy Novels
Dragonslayers Saga
The
“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.” --G.K. Chesterton
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Just What Are Freeblades Anyway?
Ask a hundred people that question, and you're likely to get a hundred answers. Some call them mercenaries, out solely for financial...
Andrew M. Trauger
Dec 1, 20213 min read
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The Nephreqin
Prior to the Wars of Attrition, very few knew of the Nephreqin. Rumors were vague and sketchy, and most were limited to historians of...
Andrew M. Trauger
Oct 13, 20212 min read
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The Ogrians
A common phrase of warning from parents in Arelatha to their small children: "Eat your peas, or you'll grow up to be an Ogrian." Do...
Andrew M. Trauger
Oct 7, 20212 min read
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Expanded Creation: The Tenebrae
Dark and foreboding, tangible yet wispy, The Tenebrae is a realm of the Void that overlaps all of Creation. It is not merely a place of...
Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 25, 20212 min read
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Prologue to Book Two
Darkness pressed in—all-encompassing, enshrouding, occluding darkness—palpable and oppressive, filling every space, pushing down with the...
Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 14, 20214 min read
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The Expanded Creation: The Sliver of Silver
After Vaeroloth was cast into the Abyss, sealed into everlasting torment, the Maker further locked her away from his Creation by...
Andrew M. Trauger
Feb 28, 20213 min read
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The Sons of Vaeroloth
Vaeroloth, commonly known as the "Great Dragon"--indeed, many refuse to say her name for fear she might be listening--was created by the...
Andrew M. Trauger
Jan 13, 20214 min read
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The Bones
Throughout the novels, there are several references to "The Bones." Typically, this is a common expression of luck, as in the phrase...
Andrew M. Trauger
Jan 10, 20212 min read
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Knights: A Card Game
One of the more popular games played across Arelatha is a card game called Knights. A evening amongst friends, a tournament at the local...
Andrew M. Trauger
Dec 24, 20205 min read
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The Kedethian Decree
To understand the Kedethian Decree, we must first understand the Kedethian Ascendency, a philosophy as ancient, rich, and powerful as the...
Andrew M. Trauger
Dec 5, 20202 min read
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The Expanded Creation: Paradise
The Seven Realms of the Maker's Kingdom, commonly known as Paradise, is where the Maker resides in all his being, along with the...
Andrew M. Trauger
Nov 6, 20204 min read
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The Trithemius
The Trithemius is a trio of powerful arcanists that informally oversees Arelatha. Though the three rarely see eye-to-eye on important...
Andrew M. Trauger
Oct 17, 20203 min read
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The Roark
Ordin Austmil-Clay tells of a day when "the cursed Roark" attacked the Cerion Forest, taking captive several dozen of his kin. Deep...
Andrew M. Trauger
Oct 14, 20202 min read
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The Expanded Creation: the Void
The world of Kreth exists within a much greater space--the Expanded Creation. Besides Kreth, there are six other heavenly bodies that...
Andrew M. Trauger
Oct 3, 20203 min read
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The Calendar
Though you may not encounter much about the calendar at use in the land of Arelatha, it is nonetheless at play behind the scenes, helping...
Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 25, 20205 min read
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The Dareni
From the small nation of Daren, landlocked in the high plateau of the northernmost Dragoncrests, lives a diminutive human race--the...
Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 23, 20202 min read
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The 13 Sects of Maker Worship
During the earliest millennia, following that horrific period known as "The Annihilation," the sons of Vaeroloth began perverting the...
Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 11, 202010 min read
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The Sword of the Coast
Surrounded by towering mountains to the west, an ocean to the east, frozen tundra to the north, and the swift and frigid Rae Lotus to the...
Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 4, 20203 min read
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The Mythos
So, with such an ominous title as that, let me explain. No, there's too much; let me sum up. I'm going to do my level best to provide...
Andrew M. Trauger
Aug 14, 20203 min read
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Prologue to Book One
The skies split open as the heavens recoiled in fleeting haze. Lightning flashed across the empty space, crackling against the backdrop...
Andrew M. Trauger
Aug 10, 20205 min read
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