Christopher Ruocchio 8/11/21 Christopher Ruocchio 8/11/21

Knowledge

From one of the lost books of Hadrian Marlowe, this fragment recounts his pilgrimage to a Cid Arthurian temple on the planet Nagramma. There he reflects on the nature of good and evil, and perhaps comes to something like a conclusion.

Fire in the Sky

A Cielcin horde has attacked the peaceful farming colonies on Cordalos, and Iana, a simple peasant girl, can only run and hide. But she is not alone, and when she gets separated from her brother, she must summon up the barest scrap of heroism to defend her home however she can.

The Duelist

A classic tale of two noblemen and a duel at dawn, “The Duelist” offers a bit of lore on the manufacture of highmatter swords, and how a blade that can cut through anything changes the art of fencing forever in a high stakes battle for honor . . . to the death!