I don’t think demons would be very good at making pies either. “You can’t wash dishes with big demon claws. “Am I going to lose this job? I have a daughter I’d like to send to school when she’s a bit older. Milly asked a question from her wash pot. “What’s the point? What’s next? Magic to make wagons pull themselves without horses? Utter rot!” The mage wants to use daemons as domestic servants.”Ĭhef Tirel banged a ladle against the side of the soup pot. “The valet told me some mage is presenting his work to the King. She was such a beautiful bride.”Īfter Virgil caught up on work, he asked George, the old porter, what the dinner was about. “Sorry, V, but Lady Tessa really was trying to help. As he walked past, Lindley looked up from decorating a pie. Virgil wanted to complain, but noticed that Tirel had already turned his attention to a pile of onions. Lord Blackthorn is here tonight, and he likes his beef as bloody as his politics.” Go turn the roast and keep an eye on it this time. “But I made her promise not to give you anything if I let you keep your job. His fellow kitchen porters had expensive liquor bottles by them on the counter tops. Milly, the dishwasher, had a porcelain doll tucked in her apron. Pastry chef Lindley was smiling and wearing a scarf of Nujel’m lace. “She’s here for the dinner, but she visited us to drop off a few gifts.” Tirel made a show of his new knife. Lady Tessa made me promise not to fire you.” Being an hour late for work on the day of an important dinner party didn’t help Virgil’s mood either.Ĭhef Tirel stopped chopping carrots and shook his head when Virgil arrived. The cook’s worries were confirmed when he fell in a mud puddle on the River’s Gate Bridge. When the neighbor’s black cat scratched him, Virgil Hassen knew he was going to have a bad day. We invite you to sit back and enjoy the next in our fiction series, “This is the first part of your rebirth.” Relvinian drew a spike of blood spawn and pierced Silamo through the heart. “We didn’t come for Zachariah, gargoyle.” When he crashed, the leader of the mages stepped forward. Silamo was able to resist the reflection of his own spell, but not the successive blasts that tore him from the sky. The sleep magic glinted off the group’s protective wards. Silamo dove at the group and made an arcane gesture. He flew over the giant optics and saw several people in dark blue robes standing over an unconscious Zachariah. Silamo was recording the current coordinates for the comet when he heard commotion on the other side of the telescope. When the human astronomer Zachariah had invited Silamo to Moonglow to help solve a celestial mystery, Silamo saw an opportunity to find the comet An-ven Bal-sil. The Moonglow telescope had allowed the gargoyle scholar to rediscover a comet that hadn’t been close to Sosaria in over ten millennia. To most people, it would have been just a blurry spot drifting through the night, but to Silamo, the comet on the edge of Sosaria’s solar system was the dream of a lifetime. “Could I have a sample of this gargoyle’s blood?” I could confirm that the demon curse is in the blood.” They would make an interesting control group. “If the gargoyles of Hythloth are cursed, does this mean there are other gargoyles somewhere?” Those of the Circle expelled these cursed gargoyles. Roughly, it says: The False Prophet led many to destruction. Lem-de crios in-flam-le ku daemon-ku bal. Relvinian looked over the symbols on the page:Īn-bal-sil-fer mon-le mur trak sadis esh an-in-tas. The gargoyles have their own written tongue separate from the demonic.” These were transcribed from a cartouche found in Hythloth a decade ago. Turnius opened a book and handed it to Relvinian.
“That doesn’t explain their demonic magic.” It even had undigested fruits in its stomach.” “Through a study of comparative anatomy, I have learned that this creature is as terrestrial and mortal as we are. “What do you mean? The physical attributes and magic are so similar.” Turnius didn’t look up from his writing as he replied, “Gargoyles aren’t demons.” “Near Hythloth? So did you learn the secrets of demon magic from the autopsy?” A storm forced his ship close to one of the southern islands. “I helped him many years ago, so he brings me oddities from his voyages. Turnius opened a notebook and started making notes.
Relvinian pulled back the creature’s lip to examine its teeth. A heady incense filled the room to cover the smell of decay. Careful incisions covered the body, and the corpse’s heart and liver sat on a pair of scales. The gargoyle’s flesh had yellowed from the pickling brine used to preserve the body. We are pleased to announce a new Champ Spawn in our continuing dynamic event series! For those brave enough, visit Yamandon Point in Tokuno to battle against mighty foes! We also invite you to enjoy the next piece in our fiction series, Blood Spawn.
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