Faceted Search: Chronicles, Fiction

“Torture is never about answers. Torture is about the breaking of one will and the triumph of another. It’s a subtle, intimate, erotic interplay of heretic and inquisitor, warden and prisoner, fiend and petitioner, you and I.”A hand brushed deli ...

Article - Shemeska the Ma... - 2008-07-04 20:03 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

The air was thick, almost like dirty water, and the guests were more than fitting: Demonic creatures, mephits, even a steam elemental. As one of the rare mortals, Alluenith felt like he'd die any moment - whether more probable by suffocating or ...

Article - joyblood - 2008-07-04 20:03 - 4 comments - 0 attachments

I am a proud citizen of Imaskar, the Empire of Portals. You've neverheard of it, I presume? I thought not, but it was famous once. Listen,please, to my story, a tale of epic foolishness and tragedy.   With our empire so vast, stretching across ...

Article - ripvanwormer - 2008-07-04 19:53 - 4 comments - 0 attachments

"You come to me seeking wisdom. Know, that everything I am going to tell you is a lie. Know, that even if I knew the truth, I could not speak of it. Know, that no matter what you do to me, my words will remain the same, for they ar ...

Article - Zadara the Titan - 2011-08-13 15:03 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

The first war was begun by the first of the fiends. On leathery wings they rose from their first home in the Gray Waste, dripping gore and spiritual slime, hungry as only a new-hatched thing can be. They rose to devour the Upper Planes, which were ...

Article - ripvanwormer - 2008-07-04 19:49 - 5 comments - 0 attachments

This is my attempt to spark interest in the demodands, who I feel are somewhat ignored in D&D. This is the introduction and Part I of an ongoing essay collection. This is my attempt to spark interest in the demodands, who I feel are som ...

Article - sciborg2 - 2011-06-22 18:11 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Sparks cascaded like falling meteors onto the floating pathfinder crystal. Rysse gritted her teeth and hissed a barbed curse. The tiefling pulled herself up from under the command console to inspect the damage. A long shard of heated metal lay emb ...

Article - CrimsonLotus - 2010-07-22 18:39 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

THE LORDS OF THE EIGHT, OR A LITERARY CRITIQUE OF FIENDISH CODEX II The Eight Lords of Baator, diverse in temperament, entered the palace of their Sovereign united in awe and soul-trembling fear. The ten thousand legionnaires, except the ...

Article - RJR - 2008-09-24 23:10 - 8 comments - 0 attachments

"My body aches to breathe your breath, your words keep me alive..." -Possession My Ziporra, I don't know where you are, or where I could send this so that it could reach you. All I know is that I can't speak to you, you're ...

Article - sciborg2 - 2009-02-18 23:10 - 5 comments - 0 attachments

Well, I've been throwing this around lately, and I'll see how far it goes. I'll post it here for now since this seems the best place and the actual articles are in flux. Fair Warning: the following story is set post-Faction War and post-Incur ...

Forum Topic - Mechalich - 2009-10-04 01:47 - 4 comments - 0 attachments