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Worldbuilding Wednesday #1: Welcome to Varestal
“Every tale begins with a kingdom—and every kingdom is built upon blood, bone, and broken promises.” Welcome to the first ever Worldbuilding Wednesday, a weekly passage into the lands, legends, and lives that shape the world of Varestal. This is more than a backdrop. It’s a realm carved from the ashes of forgotten empires, held… Continue reading
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The Shattered Crown – Chapter 21: Dawn of Uncertainty
A pale morning light filtered through the fractured windows of Dravengarde’s royal palace, casting weak, angular rays across the half-collapsed halls. Overnight, a cold wind had swept the city’s charred rooftops, dispersing the lingering smoke until only a faint, bitter smell clung to the air. Yet in that stillness, life persisted. Villagers and refugees, freed… Continue reading
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The Shattered Crown – Chapter 19: The Siege of Dravengarde
The morning broke with a crimson haze that bled across the skies of the Kingdom of Varestal. On a high ridge overlooking the sprawling capital of Dravengarde—an ancient fortress city of weathered stone, narrow cobbled alleys, and imposing ramparts—Caelan stood before his assembled army. His eyes, heavy with grief and resolve, swept over the faces… Continue reading
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The Shattered Crown – Chapter 18: The Gathering Storm
The winds of change had shifted; an unspoken tension now threaded through every conversation in the rebel camps and among the disaffected nobles. The clandestine meetings and whispered promises of unity were yielding concrete actions. Caelan’s gaze, once burdened solely by personal loss, now burned with a broader purpose—a purpose that demanded not only the… Continue reading
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The Shattered Crown – Chapter 10: The Storm Breaks
The horizon glowed an eerie orange as dawn crept over the mountains, casting long shadows across the valley. In the distance, the Duke’s banners rippled in the breeze, a dark line snaking over the ridges and down into the valley, his forces drawing nearer by the second. Caelan’s gaze was fixed on the banners as… Continue reading