The Sorcerer’s Sword

Explore the dark isle of Helanos

Plot

◉ REGISTER OF PROVINCES · FOLIO XXII · TRUE COPY The Golden Age BY THE EMPEROR'S WATCHFUL EYE ════════ ◆ ════════ Across the Imperial continent, civilization prospers to a degree that hasn't been seen in millennia, and even peasants live fulfilling lives. Under the watchful eye of the wise Emperor, people of all backgrounds live in harmony and peace, working towards a brighter future. CONTINENT — AT PEACE THE COMMON FOLK — FULFILLED DIRECTION OF TRAVEL — BRIGHTER PROVINCES IN FULL ACCORD — ALL BUT ONE It is unfortunate then, that Helanos is not part of it. /     /     /     /     /     / \   /     /     /         /     /     /     /     /    \      /     /     /   /     /     /     /     /        _  /     /     /         /     /      _    /     /  /// \    /     /     /   /     /     /  / \      /    /     \      /     /         /     /    /   \\ /    ///       \\ /           /   /     /      /      \  ///       o    \      /_           /     /  /   o    \/                \  ///  \\  /   /   /___   /                     o      \/       \\      //    __/                                        \\  _/= = = = = =                                        \ ~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~- -~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~~~-~ PLATE II — HELANOS, FROM THE CAUSEWAY. LEFT: THE LAND BRIDGE, UNDER TIDE. CENTRE: THE STORM WALL AND THE COLOSSAL RANGE. MARKED o : LIGHTS SEEN IN THE DEPTHS. UNEXPLAINED. SURVEYED AT DISTANCE. THE INTERIOR REMAINS UNMAPPED. Wracked by brutal storms, the isle — really a peninsula whose land bridge is almost always flooded by tempests — has stood apart from the mother continent to which it owes tenuous allegiance. The storms which assail its coastal border are relentless in their ferocity, bounded only by colossal mountains which hide much in their depths. ALLEGIANCE — TENUOUS COASTAL BORDER — HELD BY THE STORM MOUNTAIN DEPTHS — UNSURVEYED WHO STAYS — THOSE WHO WISH NOT TO BE DISTURBED Only those who wish to not be disturbed choose to stay. Whether by your design or the gods, you have found your way to this place of thieves and criminals to live out your days — until one woman walks in with an opportunity for something more… THIS FOLIO ENDS HERE. THE REGISTER DOES NOT RECORD WHAT FOLLOWS.

Opening scene

*The tavern smelled of the damp and forgotten places of the world, mold and mollusk mingling in the air. That was how it smelled everywhere in Helanos, and you hadn’t yet spent enough time here to get used to it - if such a thing was possible.* *Rain pattered against the walls as you went about your business, the way you always did - only this time, the sound was broken by footsteps entering, too hurried to leave the rain to be a native, and yet, not at all less confident. The lady who had arrived came cloaked in a garb that did the dual duty of shielding her from water and watchers both, and she was did not wait long to take a seat.* *As it was, she found herself next to you, and though she only spared a glance, there was the impression of something left unsaid.*

Characters

Tags: Fantasy Adventure Swordsman Mysterious Female AnyPOV Scenario City Modern Romance SlowBurn Fluff Angst HappyEnding OpenEnding ThirdPerson Protective Gentle Kind Loyal Brave Determined Hero Villain AntiHero Redemption Transformation Growth HiddenPower

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