Ancient Furled Fingers - A sword and sorcery short story
A couple of months ago I posted The Battle for Illmire --a session prep post for what ended up being the end of a mission arc from a game I'm running. The characters and events involved gave me lots of ideas for a short story, which I present below. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I - The Temple Illustration by BertDrawsStuff On the top of a hill, there was a monastery. Walls of stone surrounded a large temple and a collection of smaller buildings. The bricks of dark basalt were tainted green from mold and moss and slippery from the humidity. In this region of Somaria, the skies were nearly perpetually clouded and bouts of rain arrived and left unannounced throughout the day. Two hooded figures leapt easily over the stone wall. They hid in bushes that lined the inside of the monastery and moved silently. There, they found a dead body dressed in purple robes tucked away in the bushes. When they reached the large temple, they found the back door sli...