I love discovering new types of magic. So you can imagine my delight upon the uncovering of bellemancery: the magic of cosmetics and fashion. Rogues and courtiers Eldura-over seek out bellemancers for their unique branch of magic. There is no one better suited to those who wish to disappear into a … [Read more...] about Bellemancers in Eldura: A Special Kind of Magic
Myths & Legends
The Nameless Day: Mistletoe and the Celtic Zodiac
friday fantasy folio 1, december 23, 2021 In this first Friday Fantasy Folio letter, I share my research on the Nameless Day in Celtic mythology and its association with mistletoe. (You can read the letter in its letter form here.) If you'd like to receive these bi-weekly letters, join the … [Read more...] about The Nameless Day: Mistletoe and the Celtic Zodiac
What Is Your Tree Personality? The Celtic Zodiac
In the first Friday Fantasy Folio letter, I sent Mistletoe Musings to the Circle of Story. The letter went out on December 23rd, the Nameless Day in Celtic Astrology. You can read more about mistletoe and the Nameless Day here. I love personality types and typing. They've been a fascination of … [Read more...] about What Is Your Tree Personality? The Celtic Zodiac
Son of Dragons: Campaign and Story Background
Story Setting Son of Dragons takes place in the world of Eldura. It begins in the kingdom of Bastion and moves northwest off the coast of the Hallowed Hills. There, the party finds the Moonbreak Archipelago. In the timeline of Eldura, this story occurs after the destruction or Orison and … [Read more...] about Son of Dragons: Campaign and Story Background
World and Character Details from The Tree of Silver
Spoilers Ahead! Greetings from Eldura, circle friends! This post contains worldbuilding details about The Tree of Silver series. If you're not familiar, The Tree of Silver is a combination serial fantasy story and duet D&D campaign diary. If you want to avoid spoilers for The Tree … [Read more...] about World and Character Details from The Tree of Silver
The Epic Fantasy World of Eldura
Azuria is not the first name of this world. And perhaps it will not be the last. Long ago, before the flood, there was another world. Another world for another time. Warfare marked this world, and flood waters destroyed it. But before the great flood, before the waters … [Read more...] about The Epic Fantasy World of Eldura
The Tree of Silver, Prologue
The saudad are the story-keepers of these lands. They walk the threads of fate and remember. Seeing stories as threads of a larger weave keeps their telling in perspective. The teller cannot forget that each thread depends upon the others for its meaning. Each thread connects to countless … [Read more...] about The Tree of Silver, Prologue
The Legend of Neverune, the Divided Kingdom
For your dose of fantasy today, I bring you a legend from the ancient world, Eldura. Countless legends cross this land. They dwell beneath its stones, along its rivers, and in the very foundations of the earth. One such tale recounts the division of the ancient kingdom of Neverune, the most … [Read more...] about The Legend of Neverune, the Divided Kingdom