Chapter Fourteen: The Land of Blood and Wine

Tommy vomited over the side of his Everwyrm. Ald and Kobai exchanged grins as the three of them traveled through the In-Between on their way to Revendreth. It was Ald’s first time on an Everwyrm himself. The mount seemed to be made of a blue light formed into a thin creature that, for lack of …

Chapter Thirteen: The Hitch

Ald looked around the bright lands of Bastion with their sweeping fields of gold and expansive skies of deep blue. He watched as Anth and BigO, an old friend who had also returned to the Heroes in Ald’s absence, ascended a large stairway to see the Archon, the leader of the Kyrian. With a swift …

Chapter Twelve: The Undying City

Ald found himself transported to a new place. The abrupt change from the gray, barren wasteland to this building of gold and marble would have made Ald throw up his insides if, that is, spirits had stomachs that could get queasy. Instead, he blinked his eyes a few times until he felt correctly oriented.  Eyes …

Chapter Eleven: Escape from the Maw

“It’s him,” Giles squeaked. “It’s the Jailer! He’s found us.” The draenei shivered and curled up into a ball near the side of the cavern wall. “We need to leave now,” Jaina said, her voice resolved. Ald may not have liked her much, but even he had to admit that she was one of the …

Chapter Ten: Through the Roof of the World

There are those who refer to death as “The Final Rest.” Or perhaps “The Big Sleep.” The idea behind these phrases is that the body is done, it will no longer move, and the spirit can take a break from the world and enjoy an eternal slumber. This was not true in Ald’s experience. The …

Chapter Nine: Death Rising

The next few hours were a whirlwind. With the wyrms no longer blocking traffic in and out of the grounds, messages from the outside stormed through. Trelander was the first to receive news that Nathanos Blightcaller was dead. Tyrande Whisperwind had killed him after a small standoff with other adventurers. Cald, Decebul, and Anda returned …

Chapter Eight: Barkskin and Icethorn

Before leaving Knicks & Knacks, the team needed to take care of Kebechet. They wrapped her in ropes from head to toe. It was rather lucky the missing group had been holed up in Decebul’s shop. She had plenty of rope in her back storeroom for the express purpose of exploring old caverns and ruins …

Chapter Seven: Dead on Arrival

It was a barebones plan really, but Aldineri found that simpler plans were usually the ones that succeeded. Any unforeseen occurrence, no matter how small, could wreck a plan that was complicated. No plan was truly foolproof, especially one that involved ravenous undead zombies. In this case, simpler was better. “Is she there?” Ald asked …

Chapter Six: An Icy Detour

Ald awoke to a dull throb in the back of his head. He tried to open his eyes, but the bright lights surrounding him stabbed into his pupils. He shut them quickly. “I think he’s waking up,” said a feminine voice somewhere to Ald’s right. “Fuzzy, you better get in here so Ald can hit …

Chapter Five: The Wolf’s Tale

At least I had a few moments of relaxation, Ald thought as he dreamed of sinking back into the perfumed waters of his bath at the Gilded Rose. Cald was right as usual. The Humpday Heroes didn't get a lot of downtime. High Exarch Turalyon led Aldineri, Caldmaster, and a small group of Stormwind guards …