Claddaugh

     “This is an formal request given to the afore summoned General of the Shades Brotherhood, the esteemed General Zechariah Ectherion, and his two chosen witnesses. You may be seated.”      Thee trio of men sat at the end of a large circular table.  Opposite of them was the Seven Judges of Selvio, the Goddess of Justice and order. Three of them represented the Guardians Legion, their peacekeeping force that was stationed in every city from here, in Gol, to the Eastern Mountains. The other four were from the Council of the Magus’ Eye. They kept relative balance between the two, and kept a close eye on the magical flow of t

The frost was beautiful to Sidarus’ eyes.  He had seen it on countless worlds, giving everything a glinting veneer that dazzled him. He hadn’t seen it for the first two-and-a-half centuries of his life but when he had, he instantly fell in love. He loved the way it caught the light, like a cut diamond, only covering an entire landscape. It was a shame, really. He drew his eyes over the rugged horizon. Smoke dotted the land here and there, scarring the beauty of the day. Craters of soot and ash were even more frequent; their bottoms flat with the hardened matter of what had only minutes earlier been a molten slag. He straightened u