Category:  Story

The Truest Test, Part 1

May 4, 2007 Story

By Shawn Carman Edited by Fred Wan Toshi Ranbo, the Imperial City Doji Ichita stared to the north, his features devoid of all expression. For the past half of an hour, a dust cloud had been visible to the north… Read More »

Vignettes II

April 27, 2007 Story

Editor’s Note: This week features another three stories for the price of one! Enjoy! Of Blood and Secrets By Rusty Priske Edited by Fred Wan Some months ago… “Take everything you can and destroy the rest.” Mirumoto Kenzo spoke in… Read More »

Men of Power

April 20, 2007 Story

By Shawn Carman Edited by Fred Wan Kyuden Otomo, three months ago Shiba Danjuro frowned and leaned closer, studying the board before him with the precision of an artisan at work. He scrutinized every possible angle, taking in every possibility…. Read More »

Virtue

April 13, 2007 Story

By Brian Yoon Edited by Fred Wan Ryoko Owari, the City of Stories Ryoko Owari was one of the largest cities in the Scorpion lands. It served as a hub for much of the trading that occurred in the territory…. Read More »

The Essence of Loyalty

April 6, 2007 Story

By Shawn Carman and Nancy Sauer Editing by Fred Wan Somewhere in the Yogo provinces, eight years ago The room was dark. There were no windows, and even the lone door, or at least the only door the prisoner knew… Read More »

Righting a Wrong

March 30, 2007 Story

By Rusty Priske Edited by Fred Wan Kisada walked from the bandit camp, absent-mindedly discarding the cloth he had used to wipe the last blood from his breastplate. The bandits had paid the price required by Kisada, even if they… Read More »

Vignettes

March 23, 2007 Story

Editor’s Note: This week features three stories for the price of one! Enjoy! Fate of the Ruby By Shawn Carman Edited by Fred Wan Long ago… He could feel the Shadowlands gnawing away at him, lusting after his soul like… Read More »

Sailing the Heavens

March 16, 2007 Story

By Shawn Carman Somewhere else… The stone outcropping was battered mercilessly by the waves, creating a constant spray of foam that soaked anything in the area. The brilliant sunlight caught each drop as it hung in the air before plummeting… Read More »

Tomorrow

March 12, 2007 Story

By Faber van Kraanen Player Design Team Back in 1999, when I first laid eyes on the Way of the Ratling and read about the Nezumi* cosmology and Tomorrow I couldn’t help but imagine this little curly red-headed freckled demon… Read More »

Today

March 5, 2007 Story

By Rusty Priske Edited by Fred Wan He blinked his eyes hard, twice. The rocky outcropping was familiar, yet he could not recall seeing it before or where it was. He sniffed the air and it smelled… good. The grass… Read More »