Nariel’s Station Archives – Amberwoods Station, Part 6

As you stand there in the darkness, the only lights the stars outside, you find yourself floating off the deck. “What’s going on?” one of your companions screams. It sounds like the woman who’s missing her daughter’s wedding. “The main power grid just went down,” Anila says calmly. “No, this isn’t normal.” “Actually, it’s never […]

Nariel’s Station Archives – Amberwoods Station, Part 5

“Hello Minerva,” Anila says with a wary smile, greeting the massive dragon with a slight bow. “No they’re not. Those visitors seem to have been sent elsewhere and we got these.” “Oh dear,” Minerva says with a sigh. “Who’s in charge of arranging visits these days?” “I don’t know,” Anila says. “I got pressed into […]

Nariel’s Station Files – Multiverse 163 – The power of the inkosi tiikeri

This is a tale from the land of the female main character of The Tiger’s Keeper. It’s set far in the past in that land. Anali shuddered in the shadow of the Temple. The voices in her head were quieter, but that was because the sun was up. Once night came she was held captive by the […]

Nariel’s Station Archives – Multiverse 163 – Manas meets Inge for the first time

Manas parried the swordmaster’s attack and deftly knocked the man’s blade from his hand. “Excellent, young lord,” the swordmaster said, clapping him on the shoulder. “You’ll be able to beat Lord Helfreid himself one of these days.” Manas shook his head and wiped the sweat from his face with a cloth handed to him by […]

Nariel’s Station Archives – Multiverse 163 – The Legend of the Wailing Oak

(Author’s Note – If you’ve ever heard Peter Hollens’ version of The Hanging Tree from Hunger Games, that’s what semi inspired this legend. I’ve also been reading a lot of folklore about vengeful ghosts and mourning lovers who died without getting any peace in life. So that’s where this bit came from. And this is NOT […]

Nariel’s Station Archives – Multiverse 163 – Valeska arrives in Phiri Hu

If you remember way back, you got to meet Ludger. Valeska is his servant/student, and you meet her in the first book of my current series as an already established member of the household. Here is how she arrived at the keep and met both Manas and Ludger – and how she made it clear […]

Nariel’s Station Archives – Multiverse 163 – Ludger’s first meeting with a spirit

System Admin Note: Documents in this series come from translations drawn from the pre-technological societies in Multiverse 163, or the world from the station core’s Inkosi Tiikeri books. Please make certain you notate the date of retrieval, the initials of the data collector, and the date of publication. Ludger settled down onto the hard packed dirt […]

Nariel’s Station Files – Amberwoods Station Part 4

Anila leads you down another corridor to a pair of double doors. “This is our biggest lift,” she says. “It can hold up to one hundred people. We can get as many as five hundred visitors on the days the station is in full swing, so they’re usually in demand.” She glances over her shoulder […]

Amberwoods Station – Part 3

Anila leads you down the hall to a door. You hear a few gasps at the Gothic style wooden aperture. “I told you he’s a vampire,” she says. “But this is more for show than anything else. He’s actually a lot older even than the stories of Dracula. I don’t know how old he is, […]

Amberwoods Station – Part 2

As you follow after the petite young woman, you hear one of your traveling companions squeak, as if she’s choking off a scream. You look over at her and feel your blood run cold. There’s a window right next to you. As you look out it, you see what you would swear is a bridge […]