Book One: Northern Trek
It is the 3167th year after the Elven Flood.
Cornell of Cayaboré, nobleman spy for his homeland's dragonrider corps,
has been assigned to acquire a powerful magical appliance from a far-away
city and bring it back to Cayaboré.
These tales recount the travails of how the Cayaborean travels back and
the adventures he encounters.
Episode 6
"The Miracle of
Solstice Day" (12/08/2001 et.al.)
by Marc H. Wyman & Chris Bogues
All Cornell wants is to get out of the Tonomai Empire as fast as
possible and get home to Cayaboré. As usual, things don't quite go his
way -- especially now that the winter solstice is approaching, and his
friends are more in the mood for celebrating Solstice Day than travelling.
But celebrating will move even further from Cornell's mind in the course
of this story...
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Episode 5
"The Pledge" (06/08/2001)
by Marc H. Wyman & Chris Bogues
Hadn't Cornell just gotten rid of that pesky wizard Barandas? Isn't
it bad enough that he is now travelling with Gabe and Flink?
Still, Barandas is back - and he has the perfect plan how to retrieve a
treasure from a cave. Every single trap he has mapped out and prepared
ways to circumvent them. Well, how quickly is that perfect plan going to
evaporate...?
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Episode 4
"Warrior Eternal" (05/04/2001)
by Marc H. Wyman & Chris Bogues
Heroic rescues aren't exactly what Cornell ever sets out to do - but
when he finds an alreu about to be sacrificed to the One God of the
Tonomai... Well, what's a good man to do but save that alreu?
Unfortunately the Tonomai don't take too kindly to this interference, and
the hunt is on. Even less fortunately, there is something wrong with the
alreu... and it might be very little to Cornell's liking...
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Episode 3
"Shield Maiden" (04/05/2001)
by Marc H. Wyman & Chris Bogues
A mysterious temple in the middle of the desert. Caravan after caravan
destroyed, with few survivors. The tale of a shield maiden's bane, and the
promise of profits for those who survive it...
Despite himself, Cornell lets himself get dragged into this mess by
barbarian Gabe and the alreu Flink - and soon he faces the danger that has
taken so many...
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Episode 2
"Call of the Dragon, Part
Two" (02/02/2001)
by Marc H. Wyman & Chris Bogues
We're still in Chazevo - but right now, both Cornell and Barandas are
rather tied up... in a dungeon... with a vengeful merchant and a
malicious elf about to enjoy their squirming.
Looks like it's time to get out, doesn't it?
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Episode 1
"Call of the Dragon, Part One"
(01/05/2001)
by Marc H. Wyman & Chris Bogues
(Set in the year 3167 A.E.)
It's the city of Chazevo. Hot, moist, a harbor city on the Northern
coast. And close to the mysterious realm of Modayre from where tools and
weapons of superior magical power are coming. A single merchant in
Chazevo trades in these items, among them a weapon of fantastic power.
Cornell of Cayaboré is so close to getting his hands on it -
when suddenly a certain wizard acquaintance of his shows up...
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