Alfarell

Challenge #04923-M174: Monsters in the Night

Shh, they'll hear you -- Spare AMitA Prompt

In the Forest of Giants, a war has raged for centuries.

The Elves did not know that some trees were more alive than others. They did not have reason to ask before the first branch reached out and crushed the first Elf to bent a bivouac into someone's head. The actual war happened because they did not care to ask.

They were Elves. The first people to make civilisation as they defined it. They had forced peace with the Dragons and Dragonkind. They no longer bowed to anyone. All other alleged people were irrelevant and easy to command. Until they encountered the Trolls.

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Challenge #04920-M171: A Deal With... You Know

Friends on the Other Side -- Spare AMitA Prompt

Well hello there, new friend. What's your name? Very nice. Pleased to meet you. You may know me as Tolgrolaz, and I am very pleased to help you. You have to be desperate indeed to contact me. I know. Life is difficult. The very forces of the universe are against you. You've tried everything, and I have the infinite pleasure of being your last resort.

I'm not offended in the slightest. We're friends,

Challenge #04919-M170: The First Druid

Things that go bloom -- Spare AMitA Prompt

[AN: Ask me about The Drama(tm) over on my Discord if you really want to know. It's... complicated. And dense.]

Magic came to Alfarell when the stars fell. So too did a lot of creatures from the Plane of Magic, later named Nanogh. Some became Elves, some Brauniin, and some became Wudsgaad. The Elves sought to tame the world, the Brauniin chose to help the 'lesser' creatures[1] in secret... and the Wudsgaad

Challenge #04917-M168: A Secret Third Option

The year and a season since Vigdis met Odilio has proven fruitful, the warrior maiden assembling a sizable band and a string of victories, thanks to her uncanny ability to outmaneuver her enemies as though she has an eye in the sky. This presents a problem, as if the curse is broken, Odilio can no longer scout for her.

Perhaps Freja can allow the lad to become a male Valkryie?

Follows on from: https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04894-m145-making-the-effort

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Challenge #04916-M167: Offered Change

The Curse wasn't broken yet, but as he aided in navigation, the one that Cursed him had watched. Taking pity, while he slept, his body grew larger, more robust, the pain of the changes lasted mere moments. He was no longer the cursed Swan prince, he became Vigdis's War Eagle. Though he would need to learn to actually fight properly to continue to aid her.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04894-m145-making-the-effort -- Anon Guest

[AN: Well this is going to be tricky,

Challenge #04915-M166: As You Wish

A traveler comes upon an incredible find, a Djinn’s bottle! The traveler eagerly rubs the enchanted vessel, only to discover that the bottle is empty. Good news, the vessel is accepting new entrants with all the powers that implies. Bad news, the vessel is in the middle of nowhere and not very large on the inside… -- Deathshead419

Something had turned a once-great city into ruins, but the drifting sands and bones of the buildings gave no clues. The plants that

Challenge #04913-M164: Life Like a Nursery Tale

A powerful spirit, yet fairly young, is similar to Mistress Dark in ability. Instead of challenging her, however, it asks to be educated instead. -- Anon Guest

Everyone knows Greatfather Langeven stops by every house with a child to deliver gifts on Midwinterfeast Eve. A lot of people had been learning that Kinderfreund and Helpmeet come for the Unwelcome children to gift them what they truly need.

Sometimes, even though they are childhood gods, they come too late.

The little match girl's

Challenge #04911-M162: Faekindred Delivery System

For six weeks melodious harp music wafts into a villager’s bedroom every night. In the seventh, the villager enters the woods, finding a satyr playing beside a brook, who gives a most unusual reason for the song… -- Deathshead419

It was beautiful music, Grisel couldn't deny it. Even as they lay awake when they should be sleeping because the music was keeping them from their dreams. And it was Summer, so shutting the window to block the sound was not an

Challenge #04910-M161: Follow Instructions

Deep in the heart of windswept plains is a temple with a great hoard of gold. All who enter may take a single coin from the supposed Goddess’s shrine. A woeful fate is said to befall any who take more than their fair share. What is the woeful fate? As the supposed Goddess statue is actually Eris, the answer may surprise everyone involved. -- Deathshead419

There are gods you pray to for their mercy. There are those you do not speak

Challenge #04900-M151: Big Truffle in Little River

Two villages, once best friends, were viciously warring. A seer came to town prophesizing doom as both villages were to "lose their names". The battles stopped. They lived in peace to fortify against the doom. The seer lied, and did not lie, the war stopped, they didn't die. -- Anon Guest

Swindon and Wallowdale had been battling over a pig. The exact circumstances differed depending on who you asked, but the broad strokes were thus: It was the other side who stole

Challenge #04898-M149: What Rude Beast

It has been six summers since Prince Crevith fell into a stream. Though he lived, the prince could not be awakened no matter the medicine or magic tried. Until one storm-wracked night he awakens. His family is jubilant, until he acts belligerent in ways the prince never was, desperate to go east. -- Deathshead419

The Prince had been twelve when a terrible accident resulted in his almost being lost to the frigid, rushing waters. He was lucky to be pulled out alive.

Challenge #04897-M148: Epic Rap Battle For History

A trio of warrior lords quibble over who is to inherit a large swath of land, for the will was lost in the fire which killed the former ruler. To avoid a war, the three visit seeress, who leads them to a shine of Wothynn, with the foretelling that the one who is the best Poet shall be judged the rightful heir to the land -- Deathshead419

Things were done differently in the Northlands. Politics was often settled with the sword, when

Challenge #04896-M147: Proposal of a Portrait

Guild painter Petreau has pined for the hand of his master’s daughter for the last six years. After all this time, a masterpiece centered on her is finished. The girl even likes it. But how will he finagle his cantankerous mentor into letting him wed the girl he loves? -- Deathshead419

It was a portrait of adoration. The face on the canvas almost glowed with joy. Her hair was resplendant, and her clothes were lovingly rendered to look their best. Most

Challenge #04895-M146: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

It has been three summers since the new head of a scribal house in Arbordeep settled into the hereditary role, and all is not well. Many of the students have wandered off, no new recruits to the printing operation have arrived, and even worse, rumors are flitting about of a conspiracy amongst the remaining senior scribes. Something must be done… but what? -- Deathshead419

The Empire was falling. Barbarian invaders, polities breaking off and causing trouble with the Empire that once sheltered

Challenge #04894-M145: Making the Effort

After grueling practice with Trudy and Wraithvine, the Swan Prince Odilio Magustine Jestarion Francas is… more acceptable than previously. However, he still must find love and Gods above and below know neither of them are on offer. It seems an ill fit at first, but, perhaps a hot headed warrior maiden from the north in need of a flying scout can find something in him to like and it may do him some good to find a woman who can argue right

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Challenge #04923-M174: Monsters in the Night

Challenge #04920-M171: A Deal With... You Know

Challenge #04919-M170: The First Druid

Challenge #04917-M168: A Secret Third Option

Challenge #04916-M167: Offered Change

Challenge #04915-M166: As You Wish

Challenge #04913-M164: Life Like a Nursery Tale

Challenge #04911-M162: Faekindred Delivery System

Challenge #04910-M161: Follow Instructions

Challenge #04900-M151: Big Truffle in Little River

Challenge #04898-M149: What Rude Beast

Challenge #04897-M148: Epic Rap Battle For History

Challenge #04896-M147: Proposal of a Portrait

Challenge #04895-M146: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

Challenge #04894-M145: Making the Effort