Child of Aidon

Wendigo History Pt. 2 The Druid War

The Druid War: The Enslavement of the Wendigo

291 FA - The Tension Builds

Seventeen years after the end of the long and brutal war with the humans, the wendigo found themselves in a period of recovery. The victory at Stonefang had solidified their control over Yuhia, and the wendigo were beginning to rebuild their society und...

History of The Wendigo Pt. 1

Early History of the Wendigo: The Chronicles of Yuhia

In the dawn days of the wendigo, when the Forest Father breathed life into the world, his children were born from the sacred groves and dark forests, imbued with the power to dominate nature and the wisdom of their creator. Alongside them, however, emerged a blasphemous imitatio...

WM [42] Not a Mindless Animal

The hunters were not just running into danger haphazardly. In fact they would avoid any monster they could unless they saw a perfect opportunity to take it out quickly and with minimal risk. The horde was not their main concern at the moment. They needed to find the jeweled wing monarch before its evolution was complete. Fighting random monsters lost them the time and stamina they desperately n...

WM [41] Head’s On A Swivel

Bjorn could taste the corruption of mana in the air as thick as honey to his senses. The monsters were on the last leg of the journey to the camp as Tanisha’s group followed Alfred to an elite unit of monster hunters. Bjorn noticed for the first time Alfred was in armor instead of his normal loose fitting casual wear. His outfit matched the monster hunters they were meeting.

They were a...

WM [40] The Armored Merchant

The monster hunters haggling with Joel finally gave in to his price with the pressure of the monster horde. They ran out of the shop cursing a few times about being ripped off.

“Hmm, a monster horde this close to town is rare.” Underrock said, with more irritation in his words than concern. “Well it is a good thing your armor is done, it might be a good time to test it out.”

WM [39] Rowdy Monster Hunters

Bjorn found that there was a surprising lull throughout the past couple days, Tanisha spent most of the time with the cold infusion basin. Joel gave her a hundred ingots to infuse with various materials, the dreamweaver blood being one of them. Between cold infusion, potion brewing, and selling her wares at the stall, Tanisha barely had a moment to breathe. The afternoons, reserved for combat t...

SND [7] Hope I Can Swim

It wasn’t darkness, it was emptiness, a void in well… everything. It may sound like semantics but there is a difference between a large dark space even one that is infinite in size because darkness is a concept that one could envision. However a void blank of even the concepts of light in darkness is something only the soul could recognize. Bjorn found himself there but only for the briefes...

WM [38] Clearly Unimpressed

Bjorn didn’t expect the wifwolf to actually be a part of the training that night. He could literally taste her fear when they arrived in her room. Tanisha didn’t seem bothered by her; she had already fully accepted whatever decision Joha made in regards to Adelheid. Tanisha really didn’t trust her decision making in regards to others lives at the moment which was a big concern for Bjorn.<...

WM [37] The Stronger Path

The room was quiet, save for the constant sniffling sobs of the young woman sitting on the floor with her back against the wall. Nightfall was creeping in, the last remnants of daylight fading into the encroaching shadows. Though a window and a door offered the illusion of freedom, she knew there was no real escape. Her prison had changed its form—from the dank, oppressive cellar where she ha...

Part 2 Corrupted Lands Arc

Chronicles of a Scalebound Sage: Wandmaker

Bjorn, Tanisha, Joha, and the Isi were trapped within the walls of Lavi. Ingrid and Loki were desperately searching for the last heir of the Isi house to secure the city and complete Salstar’s Show of Power. However, they failed, and the group was finally able to leave Lavi thanks to the intervention of the First Princess.

Lavi came und...

WM [36] Wickedly Sharp Blades

Bjorn and Tanisha did not care to watch the reunion of the werewolf leader and his son which was handled largely by the Jackrabbits. The werewolf pack leader was questioned by the council before they were made to leave. Despite the excitement of the morning things settled down quite rapidly.

Bjorn was concerned about Tanisha’s shift in personality; she was oddly mellow about the situati...

WM [35] Mercy Runs Thin

Alaric Strider knelt down in front of the stall of the very same person that his pack tried to kill her familiar. Town guards and even the Jackrabbits had come to ensure he did not run away. There was suspicion he was working with the druids or some other nonsense. He lost good people to the hydra hunt and the trap that it led them into. They had to fight their way through the druids, monsters ...

WM [34] As if Nothing Happened.

The intricate design He had set in motion, carved into the very fabric of this Lower Plane was his Will. He could feel His Will influence the world playing out as He had planned. Then like a knife he felt the presence of another's Will scrape against his own. One of His creations had broken free, shattering the binds He had meticulously crafted over the course of an eternity. 

This a...

WM [33] It Tasted… Good

There was an explosion of movements as Tanisha redirected her own swinging bardiche. Sabec thought he was being sneaky by sobering himself up over the course of their conversation. Tanisha knew what he was doing and decided to play along. The gnoll man was worse for wear and she wanted what she was going to do to him to hurt. She wanted him to be sober, alcohol would numb the pain.

The ta...

SND [6] Agony and Rage

Freja and Bjorn rolled down Thrand’s back, his massive wing creating a leathery ramp to the rocky ground below. The descent was anything but gentle; sharp scales left small cuts and the sheer speed of the fall made the inevitable rocks at the end all the more painful.   The fall was not pleasant as the rocks and speed caused them both to be rattled with pain. 

Freja lifted her...

WM [32] Die on Your Feet

The small hunting cabin had only one window, allowing just enough light to pierce through the thick curtain to cast a dim glow on the room’s grimy interior. It was a pitiful, forgotten place, all but abandoned after a monster attack had killed its previous owner.  There was a strong smell of alcohol in the air mixed with the acrid smell of mildew from dirty surfaces left to rot in the op...

SND [5] Shai

Bjorn and Freja swallowed hard as they saw the scene before them. The courtyard was full of spectators, all of whom were collectively holding their breath at the scene before them. Many of them were not Freja’s race and this would have been their first time seeing a dragon. They would have heard rumors of  course but few outsiders believed anyone could tame the draconic creatures. Yet th...

WM [31] We Found Him

Tanisha felt as though she kept finding herself in the middle of events she wanted no part in, and had no power to control. Life with her family was fine up until it was discovered that she was a wizard. It turned out that the diagnosis as a wizard was wrong but she did not find that out until years later. Only Helga, her eldest sister,  showed her unconditional love and support. Meanwhile...

SND [4] Failure of The Salstars

Freja felt as though she might faint as she turned from the door. She had to clasp her hands together to stop from shaking, her eyes glistened from unshed tears. The last time she saw him was four years ago when he sent her here to exile her from family affairs. The transition wasn’t pleasant nor easy as she was all but ostracized from everyone she had ever known.

The man, her father, L...

Random Lore Familiars Pt. 3

Humanoid Familiars The Blood Pact

Humanoid familiars, formed through Bonded Blood Pacts between sentient species offer unique advantages and challenges compared to traditional animal familiars. While some cultures view such bonds with skepticism or even revulsion, considering them as infringements on personal freedom, others recognize the potential benefits that arise from these connect...

SND [3] Social Decorum

The light of Bjorn’s third day as uh, whatever he was, started with a squeal of excitement as Freja watched his eyes slowly flutter open. She was watching him from her desk at the far end of the room. Bjorn knew the girl was completely enamored with him by how much attention she gave him. His body was still in extremely early stages of development so he spent more time asleep than awake the p...

SND [2] Dorsehal Academy

Freja woke up excited to see how her familiar was doing. She barely got any sleep as she wanted to spend every waking moment the previous night with him or her? She still needed to complete the blood test to determine what sex Bjorn was. There were actually a lot of unknowns. She had no idea what the small creature was but he seemed docile and readily accepted the bond so she couldn’t be happ...

WM [30] The Need To Commune

The morning started the same way it normally did. Joha led Tanisha and Bjorn through stretches and breathing techniques. Followed by a detailed accounting of all of their goods and sales. Tanisha didn’t sleep the previous night and instead took a concoction she made to keep herself awake. Bjorn knew she was trying not to think about the werewolves tied up in the cellar. Especially after he st...