Sidequest Chapter 35

Suzie opened her eyes just in time to blearily watch Hiro’s eyelids flutter closed. She tried to move to catch him as he toppled over but a lance of pain from her abdomen kept her firmly rooted in place. At least he was kneeling and didn’t have far to fall and his head landed on

Sidequest Chapter 34

Kyna rolled her eyes, head following the motion until her gaze landed on the girl angrily approaching her. “You-” she started to say, already bracing to be pushed away from the meek little rogue girl by her party member. What she was not braced for was a punch to her fucking face. The world flipped

Sidequest Chapter 33

“Sit still,” Suzie’s older sister scolded, smacking her on the arm, “or I’ll leave your hair half braided.” Suzie’s spine stiffened, then she tilted her head back and whined, “nooooo…” “Then sit still or be lop-sided.” “But it’s sooooo boring,” Suzie’s back slowly curled into a slouch again as she pouted. “Oh, you’re bored? Well

Sidequest Chapter 32

Alphonse tucked the unconscious Hiro into the guest room bed and sat down on the edge. Kelsi was still huddled up by the window, pretending not to steal glances at the boys. Suzie stood in the doorway, yawning into her gauntleted hand as she waited for Eli to return from doing his rounds. He walked

Sidequest: World Quest 4: Magic and Religion

Magic has existed on Dwu’enir since before the dungeons but has seemed to grow in power and versatility since the birth of the adventurer profession. Scholars of the arcane debate whether that is due to the influence of the Darkness of simply the necessity of innovation at work. With proper training and access to books

Sidequest Chapter 31

Darkness descended on the village, as it did on every town not built in a safe zone. All but three of the four members of the Phi team of the Three Winged Guild were indoors. Hiro, Alphonse, and Suzie had spread out, Suzie on one end of the village and Alphonse on another to guard

Sidequest: World Quest 3: Darkness

The Darkness came quick on the heels of the Dungeons. It surrounded the strange and mysterious structures like a protective shroud and caused endless problems in the surrounding countryside. The Darkness consumes most of what is left within it. Most, but not all. A lot of what is not consumed is transformed. Plants and beasts

Sidequest: World Quest 2: Guilds

Over a century ago the first guild, The Golden Coin Guild, was created. In the time since, countless guilds were created and a few of them fell apart again. While there are some differences between guilds their general structure and functioning is quite similar. Guilds receive money from a combination of the taxes paid by

Sidequest Chapter 30

Whitler took the letter Suzie wrote and tucked it into the inside pocket of his shirt, “you should head to Eli’s place, he’ll put you up until nightfall.” He gave a nod to Suzie, didn’t acknowledge the others, and stomped off into the woods so he could reach the waystation before Darkness fell. Suzie watched

Sidequest: World Quest 1: Dungeons

The dungeons began appearing 117 years ago. Based on reports collected after the fact, it seems to be that the first 5 dungeons appeared on 5 consecutive days. Of these original dungeons, 3 remain. Local government and law enforcement kept curious and reckless onlookers from entering or touching the odd structures. Until the Darkness began