Recurring Characters
Tarmun the Roach
Tarmun is a northern warrior brought in the harsh tundra of the Wyse. He’s been around the bend more than a few times, having explored the Great North, the Far South, and even other worlds penned by different authors.
In the fiction, he is most often seen operating during the First Wystran Rebellions against The Golden City of Valencia… but he’s got a lifetime of stories waiting to be penned.
Illustrated by Anastasia Patton
Roach Stories in Chronological Order
- The Dragon of Ost’safir, ~9k words, co-written with Lee Patton
- Published in Mordschlag Sword and Sorcery Magazine Issue #0
- Ain’t No Honor, ~6.5k words (currently in submissions)
- Brood of the Hidden Serpent, ~7k words (forthcoming 2027 in a TBA anthology)
- The Roach’s Dalliance, ~5.5k words (currently in submissions)
- Appears in SOIL Part Five
Phrygian Black
Mister Black, the founder and namesake of Phrygia, the floating city of sorcery, is something of an enigma. Currently missing from the known world, he has left countless writings covering his observations of mythic events and witnesses. Unreliable witnesses claim they’ve had short term dealings him
In the fiction, Black’s journals are sometimes used in the narration and he appears sporadically in uncanny places.
Illustrated by Anastasia Patton
Phrygian Black Stories in Chronological Order
- Appears in Ashen Rider as the primary narrator
- The Dragon of Ost’safir, ~9k words, co-written with Lee Patton
- Published in Mordschlag Sword and Sorcery Magazine Issue #0
- A Feast for Pan, ~5.5k words
- Published in partnership with Michael A. Stackpole’s Chain Story Project.
Ithica and Hromgir
Born and raised in the lowlands, Ithica is new the frigid highlands of the Shins. Hromgir, once a raiding strider from the old world, has found a peace in his new life with his wife. Gentle and stolid, the two have come together and built a wall from the soil of the grave.
Ithica and Hromgir Stories in Chronological Order
- Hromgir’s arrival to the shins is depicted in A Feast for Pan, ~5.5k words
- Published in partnership with Michael A. Stackpole’s Chain Story Project.
- Ithica appears in SOIL as the primary protagonist. Hromgir appears as an unwavering support.