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B efore the events of Damson's Distress, and indeed before Damson ever joined Captain Danaco and his crew, the men of the good ship Myrellenos had thier own adventures. The Leaf Flute is a prequel standalone novel about Danaco, Bartleby, and Rannig, following their time spent in Sesterna, where gang bosses reign, pilfering is legal, and a Lucentian pirate king and his crew are the only decent men about. A mission to save an emissary's effects becomes a quest to dismantle the entire Sesternese underground, and by the power of Rannig's musical prowess, Danaco's cunning, and Bartleby's rants, the black markets of Sesterna have never been so disrupted nor so entertained. Join us for the digital release of The Leaf Flute on June 28th , and for the paperback release shortly following. We will be giving away free galleys for all those readers and bloggers who would like to review the book. Send us a message on our Facebook page HERE if you would like to re...

Every establishment has its mascot. For the Quarto Cipher, that emblem of pride is Mr Vostibbens, the cat that enjoys plaguing those who have no idea about giving him any notice. Join our Patreon page this weekend , and receive the novella about Mr Vostibbens at the end of the month. I mmune to the grandeur of the gentry gliding by him, Bartleby Crulge sat alone at his table, his nose planted firmly in his book, his brow collapsing over itself, his eye following where his finger led. He scoured the printed lines, unaware of the servant asking him whether he should prefer a cream slice or a whipped chocolate, and unconsciously waving him off as he tootled to himself, mumbling through a paragraph on bioluminescence. “As the ship sailed through the waters,” the old man read, hemming and fidgeting with his spectacles, “and as the sun went down, we were greeted with a most intriguing sight: the waves, when agitated, began to glow, at first a pale blue, and then a vibrant glaucou...

Marridon is well-known for its teahouses, the most famous of them all being the Quarto Cipher, the most popular teahouse in the old quarter. A favourite of both Danaco and Bartleby, the Cipher boasts a library, card rooms, game tables, a comprehensive liquor counter, and quite unfortunately a good portion of the gentry in Marridon:   T he small stone fountain at the centre of Old Marridon grimaced on the smiling scene of Quarto Cipher , a teahouse well fitted up in the furnishings of a thousand years back, offering the promise of polite society, due civilities to esteemed patrons, and the discourge belonging to the more pedantic of Marridon. the disctrict in the full bloom of morning. The old masonry, weathered and riddled with dark stains, its wreathing grotesques decorated with the parting gifts of the local birds, seemed depressed amidst the vibrant brocades of the surrounding stalls. The grocers called out their seasonal greens, the fruiterer summoned patrons with melon...

We're getting ready to send out our next novella to our patrons. If you would like to receive the novella featuring Danaco and Bartleby, join the campaign on Patreon here , and receive a new novella at the end of every month. D anaco held the earring up and followed the bend of the light around its curves. “Both my parents should have raved over such a piece-- my father especially. He was a great admirer of the Empire Era like myself, and I feel it abominable that he should not be here to revel in its beauties. Do you think it blasphemous to wear her and parade her about? She is an unrivaled dearling, to be sure, but I should feel myself a beast for locking her away in my gallery. I am all envy as a lover, and I should like to have her always under my regard.”                 “By all means, Captain, I think it would only be right that you wear it. That piece has not been worn by someone in nearly two ...

Adieth was the predeceasing Empire that gave rise to Marridon. It was a glorious kingdom on the Easter Continent that died out after the Great War. Many Adiethians who abandoned their god quit the continent and traveled west across the sea, and when they landed, they established Marridon, or Marradryn as it is known in Old Common, the land of the godless. They began their journey into the wonders of science and left behind all notion of magic, but the treasures they brought with them from the East endure in the houses of those who still keep to the old ways. Adiethian gold is said to have magical properties, though the scientifically inclined cannot find any proof of this. The amber tinged gold is purported to bring luck to those who keep it with them at all times. Perhaps that is why Danaco's luck never seems to run out . “I have never been surrounded by such peers. I am really quite oppressed,” Danaco breathed, in a thrill of ecstasy, giving each item around him its due c...