To Be Takkorik 2: Sun, His Clan, His Kingdom (Part 1)

The man known as Sun was born to unknown parents and left on the doorstep of a semi-known Heavens Guild hideout. The poor infant was left to cry his lungs out for hours as those present wondered at his origins and debated what to do with him. Until a werecat assassin named Sky returned from

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Paen backed away from the door, ignoring the pounding of fists and the calling of his name from the other side of the wood. He walked down the hall to where Issa and Lineche waited. “Keep looking for their werecat friend,” he ordered in a hushed tone and his mother tongue, “let them out in

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Racqein’s trust in Paen was measured on ever shifting scales. And Paen dropped a heavy weight on the ‘untrustworthy’ side when they reached Engroch. “This is too much. We can’t accept.” Racqein kept his voice even and emotionless, an arm around Marisol to press her close to his side. Paen smiled like a charlatan, “nonsense! 

To Be Takkorik 1: Overview of the Continent

Nearly a thousand years ago the continent of Takkorik was home to 14 different kingdoms. Wars for land, resources, and more power for the kings ravaged the kingdoms until finally one kingdom came out definitively on top. Each of the other kings were forced to reduce their titles to duke and bend the knee to

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Racqein always had pride in his ability to keep his emotions off his face but Paen put him to shame. Paen’s smile was ever easy, friendly, and in-control as Racqein told him about Cruxion and his goals. As far as Racqein could tell Paen not only believed him but took it all in stride. At

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After calling him a liar, Paen looked back at the boy. The boy’s single golden Sun Clan eye was boring a hole in Paen’s skull, the boy’s full lips were pressed into a thin line, and he had a white-knuckled grip on the handle of the sword in his hands. Paen raised his arms, boxing

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The rich Islander, Paen, was charming but in Racqein’s experience charm was a trait for scammers and thieves. Especially those scammers and thieves that called themselves noblemen. “Why do you think they are riding the road from Tak to Engroch? Going all the way to Tak is not what normal merchants do.” Racqein spoke to

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The two siblings warily approached their unfamiliar savior. The Islander with the colorful, expensive looking clothes, heavy accent, and orange flower tattoo on his head offered a hand to Marisol. After a barely perceptible nod from Racqein that she saw out of the corner of her eye, Marisol put her hand in his and let

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Orfen ran a confusing, winding path through the tall grass. Those who believed in his intelligence would think he was doing it on purpose so that his blood trail could not be followed. Those who thought of him as nothing more than a rabid animal would say he was just a panicked, cornered beast. In

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Marisol’s blood froze in her veins as she watched the tip of the blade rip a hole in Racqein’s shirt. The pressure of his arm against her chest was grounding and she clung to it, staring blankly at the sharpened blade.  Racqein looked up, finally meeting the soldier’s eyes. The soldier’s hand jerked back, slicing