Daily prompts
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The Riddle of Sustenance
A fantasy short story: Aethys the Riddlekeeper, a sphinx of the Eternal Library, poses a young scholar a riddle about comfort and sustenance. Continue reading
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The Symphony of Six Realms
A cozy fantasy short story: Matthias Harmondancer plays a singing crystal board game of six realms in the Silver Chalice’s gaming alcove. Continue reading
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The Forge of Flavors
What foods would you like to make? The scent of simmering bone broth drifted through the kitchen’s stone archways like incense, carrying with it the promise of transformation. Thorin Ironspoon wiped flour-dusted hands on his leather apron, the familiar weight of his clan’s ancestral cleaver hanging at his side like a talisman of culinary purpose.… Continue reading
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The Bonds That Choose Us
Dogs or cats? Master Korven Beastfriend settled his weathered frame against the mossy stone wall of the Academy’s outer courtyard, watching the circle of wide-eyed boys who had gathered around him like moths drawn to flame. The afternoon sun painted golden streaks through the Crystal Spires above, while the air hummed with the subtle harmonics… Continue reading
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Between Breaths of Twilight
Which activities make you lose track of time? The twilight never ended in Umbros, and neither did the work. Lyrian Duskweaver’s fingers moved through substances that existed somewhere between shadow and smoke, her consciousness sliding effortlessly between the waking world and the realm of dreams as she shaped yet another vision into semi-solid form. The… Continue reading
