Sol.16 – Bronski

Present Day

I had somehow made it back to my place last night and crashed. My body cashed the cheques I had banked up while my mind shied away from any form of coherent thought. The pain, guilt and shame I had felt left me with fever dreams, reliving memories I had long since buried or in same cases thought I had made peace with.

Upon waking after midday the inside of my mouth tasted like the Barley Boys had partied in it, my ribs were still creaking in pain and all I wanted was a drink. The case of room temp……


Sol.15 – Becoming Harder

Seven Years Ago

The sounds of a shamisen filled the temple and floated out through the open doors and into the mountains. I breathed in easily, held it and breathed out. The twinge in my legs breaking my concentration. I tried to stop myself from reaching down and massaging them but I couldn’t help it, same as I had not been able to stop for the past 3 years since Valkyr had worked his own brand……


Sol.14 – Facing the Whitehands

Present Day

3Ball shuffled through the papers on his desk, barely reading them. He was furious. It was a cold fury, he had had long enough now for the heat of it to die down and be banked into coals.

The man had tried to stop Sol. It really threw a spanner in his plans, 3Balls’ carefully constructed narrative was teetering on the edge now, he needed to know how much those idiots had said to Sol. How much had they given away. Maybe more importantly though, how had they failed to mind slave a drunkard.

3Ball changed the music to something more……


Sol.13 – Leaving Arcadia

Seeker knew that Handsy Pete would be waiting outside the bar when it opened. Not a day went by without him dropping in for a pint or five. Most other places didn’t put up with the man however he knew the score here and was never any real trouble as he was running out of places to drink.

“Afternoon Pete.” Seeker said as he opened up the front door. He had to catch himself and make sure he didn’t call him Handsy Pete to his face.

The man pulled himself off the ground and nodded at Seeker who could smell the liquor……


Sol.12 – Finding My Feet

10 Years Ago

The Seeker awoke to the sun streaming in through the window. Moving gently to avoid the pain from the hangover he swung his legs out from the bed when he realised, there was no pain. He could open his eyes fully and register the morning sun without squinting and reaching for a hip flask.

Trying to figure out what the hell was going on and slowly, each flash of memory being served up with an almost malicious glee from his brain which did not feel pickled for once.

Heading out with Steve, the beating at the House of Levi, his……


Zethum the Decayer

The townsfolk stayed away from my castle. A long time ago it was because of the whole, you know, being an undead Lich. That was a long time ago, those memories are full of fire and brimstone, pain and death.

Now? You look out over your carefully cultivated vineyard, Scorsby was there watering the grapes and Martin was busy at the other end with what looks like a wheelbarrow full of manure. It has been decades since you had moved on and learned that not everything was about power and death. Nothing like living for hundreds of years to give you……


Sol.11 – Concentration

Present Day

Trying to not stagger too obviously as I passed the Immortal Man, I left the Rusty Duck to head home. The night’s evening air was doing its best to sober me up but I was too far gone. The guilt was burning in me now along with the booze. I had made my choice. A part of me whispered ‘you can’t keep lying to yourself.’ I hated that voice.

It must have been because I……


Choosing to Wake

The cool night air felt refreshing on my skin, I could almost convince myself that the grip of painkillers I had downed might do the trick this time. I threw the two empty sports drinks into the bin along with the mostly full packet of painkillers.

Couldn’t let Celia find the evidence of my nightly ritual. She would just make a fuss and force me to go see more specialists. Having spent over a……


Sol.10 – House Of Levi

10 Years Ago

It was stupid early in the morning as Steve né Levi and Seeker made their way through the cool air to the House of Levi.

The Seeker felt vaguely excited, he tried to not think that this was because he was working on his Mission. He had even managed to hold himself back on the booze and was only nicely drunk unlike Steve who was occasionally having to get very friendly with walls to keep himself going.

They made it to the House of Levi and Steve took the lead, knocking and holding what he must of thought was a……


The Colony

The colony was in danger. The Silo’s, the living historians of the colony had memories spanning generations. They knew of the Good Times, when we found that entire four leg and had it to ourselves, to the Lean Times when the Foragers had to push further and further from the colony to secure Nutrition.

Then there was the Dark Times, when the Fire Colony attacked and managed to strike deep into the heart of the Colony. When the Queen herself was forced into battle. The tales the Silo’s tell of the Dark Times were to ensure we are ever vigilant against……