Author’s note: The Steward’s personal journal was largely overlooked as a document of historical significance, owing mainly to the text predominantly being occupied with concerns about his younger sister. However, upon examination in the U...
2025-10-06 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a leisurely journey of some three weeks from Corto to Cordova, starting in the highlands of the north and following the river Tebro southwest through the plains and valleys. The Smith, the Steward, and the Aspirant Knight stopped in small l...
2025-10-03 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostGregory was full of regret.
As a Leader, it was perfectly normal to have to make decisions with incomplete information.
Making the long journey to the capital to get training for Delphi. Taking a gamble on a Class he’d never seen bef...
2025-10-02 18:01:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the Aspirant Knight who broke the silence.
“Well then, what else do you want?”
“Huh?”
“Is that the only thing you want in life? To return home?” The Knight had a serious expression on his face. “Setting aside...
2025-10-01 18:18:52 +0000 UTC View PostSam interjected, “Like I said, I didn’t recommend Sarah because she’s a Scout. I recommended her because she’s a Brawler. That she wants Scout training is, frankly, her own business.” He folded his arms and gave Gregory his own ...
2025-09-30 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostSmith Class Skill [Cementation] has been acquired.
Smith Class Skill [Quenching] has been acquired.
“Alright James, now this box. Wedge it in tightly, if you would. The contents are fragile.”
James, now a retainer to the Aspirant Knight, was led by that same Knight’s only other retainer, the Steward, to a room in the barracks used by the Knight’s Order. It was smaller, with a only a bed, no desk or chair, but James was provided wit...
2025-09-26 18:13:50 +0000 UTC View PostThey came to a stop in front of the table where Sarah and Sam were sitting, and Sam stood up, closely followed by Sarah.
“Gregory, everyone, this is Sarah. She’s a Brawler-Scout combo, and she’s been helping me out with sparring practi...
2025-09-25 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Magistrate and the Knight Commander jerked back. The Steward retreated. Both the guards standing behind where James was seated, to their credit, leapt into action. They had blades to James’ throat before he finished processing what the Head ...
2025-09-24 18:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post[Brawler] Class chosen. 1/2 Classes chosen. Please select a Class.
In the world of her soul, Sarah found several interesting new options. Wind Mage, for one. But the Class itself was nearly as clueless as she was about what ...
2025-09-23 18:00:40 +0000 UTC View PostEditor’s note: The apparent source for the underlying motivations of the Aspirant Knight, Suero Paulo Cortez de Figueroa de la Iberteria, was determined to be a forgery some time after Andrew of Longthorn’s passing. Today it is unclear if ...
2025-09-22 19:20:10 +0000 UTC View PostAt first, James had thought he was dead and in heaven. A bed? Good food? No monsters?
What else could it be?
He would have liked to just enjoy it, to just lay back on the bed and sleep and wake and continue to let life carry him by pas...
2025-09-19 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the outside, the Royal Castle walls of tall, dark grey stone were imposing, topped with crenelations and patrolling guards and knights at all times.
On the inside was a well-maintained, beautiful garden. Countless flowers bloomed and pa...
2025-09-18 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAnd so the Smith was taken from his home,
and heated in the flames of the camp of slaves,
and pounded and forged in the depths of the Dungeon,
quenched in healing waters of Elixir,
an...
2025-09-17 18:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody!
First, thanks so much to everyone for reading!
I have some stuff to say about Book 2 and my progress on Book 3 of The Legend. Feel free to skip it if you're just here for The Legend :)
I've heard wha...
2025-09-17 16:54:50 +0000 UTC View PostSarah breathed a sigh of relief at the same time as Mr. Tenns.
Clark, the Treasurer’s assistant, stood and turned to Beth, avoiding meeting Sarah’s gaze. “Beth, if you could just leave me a note whenever Brawler Sarah makes a payment, ...
2025-09-16 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe stone golem was pushed back a step and then some, sliding along the hard-packed dirt. Not because of the [Reflect] enchantment, but because James had already been swinging his hammer, and instinctively poured as much mana as h...
2025-09-15 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostIt only took James as long as the descent down the stairs to decide on almost all the details of his next set of armor. There was only one question: would he have the strength to wear it?
Hunger had sapped much of his strength. His Light Tow...
2025-09-12 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostJohnathan was a thin man in his fifties, his hair almost entirely grey with age but still full and styled fashionably. He wore simple, but finely crafted clothing that perfectly displayed his professionalism without any possibility of overshadowin...
2025-09-11 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostJames miserably trudged through the floor.
He’d had to choose between being hungry or nauseous, and he had chosen to eat.
Once he’d eaten, he’d changed into his Water Armor and put on his Water Amulet—the one that boosted water...
2025-09-10 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Sarah had been focused on training, Helen had also been searching for James in her own way.
It only took her the first week to become established at their inn and get their household finances budgeted. Once she had more free time, she ...
2025-09-09 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Smith and Enchanter woke, donned his Dark Armor, and in his hands he held a length of chain festooned with twenty heating strips. Careful not to actually touch the strips themselves, he carried them up the stairs and then set them down. The re...
2025-09-08 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe pool at the far end of the arena started roiling. On reflex, he ducked behind his Light Tower Shield and poured as much mana as he could into the [Reflect] enchantment before he jammed his helmet back on his head. Peeking arou...
2025-09-05 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAnd that was it. Sarah had completed all the Scout training offered by the Adventurer’s Guild. Her tab for training expenses had grown, but she was making consistent money helping out on Sparring Saturdays and assisting individual adventurers wh...
2025-09-05 06:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe boss room remained dark. But James still had a decent number of glow strips. Exploration revealed a wide open expanse of dirt ringed on the very edges by tall trees, and beyond them, featureless stone walls. The ceiling was a complete mystery,...
2025-09-03 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostSarah discovered that she had magical potential. She had that magical energy, mana, which was what fueled the use of magic and magical items. The trainer took interest in her again, and taught her the two ways of disarming magical traps. ...
2025-09-02 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNot a damn thing on this floor was edible!
There was the round little fire spirits, somewhat larger than apples, that would wink in and out of existence until they appeared right next to him, never near his shield, and explode. Those rattled...
2025-09-01 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostA bright red-white glow overwhelmed everything else down the passage in the boss room. He stepped forward slowly, approaching the end of the passage, ready to turn and flee in an instant if the boss moved. The closer he got, the more things came i...
2025-08-29 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThat night, after dinner, Sarah lay down in bed.
[Brawler] Class chosen. 1/2 Classes chosen. Please select a Class.
And she relented.
Her eyes opened in the world of her soul. She was wearing the same training cl...
2025-08-28 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostJames stepped over the threshold of the doorway, and was abruptly plunged into darkness.
He rocked backward, and his vision returned, and he took a moment to regain his balance.
Arbitrary magical nonsense!
Swearing, ...
2025-08-27 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post