Aufstrag ~ Execrate of the Winter Dark

Aufstrag is the iron will of evil. It is a house of terror where dwell the shadows of Darkness, named the Fell Beast, Unklar, the Horned God. From that bastion he ruled the world of Aihrde for a thousand years. Those long centuries saw Aufstrag grow into an edifice like to a mountain and one filled with all the nightmares and shadows of his, nay, the world’s despair. Over three thousand feet tall and a thousand wide, it is a catacomb of unbelievable dimensions. Torn from the ruins of glorious Al Liosh, lifted on high by his very might, it stands a heap of slag, dominating the sprawling swamps that cover the ruins of the old world.

Aufstrag is like to a tower, but so great its size, it is more like to a fortress, to a city than ought else. But there dwelt the Horned God for his long reign and to it came the damned and he housed them in dungeons of horror and madness. And thus men call it, more than the pit of the Horned God, or his city, or his throne. Men call it Hell, and so it is.

Its ruins a debauch upon Ursal and all the lands of Aihrde. A grim reminder of tyranny.

~ Three Treatises on the Vestiges of Winter Dark: II Desolation of the Horned God's Edifice, Isabel Nelbridge

UFO

Towered Hill

 One of the coolest castles I've ever seen. Nice, cozy and defensible!

Niederfalkenstein Castle.

Upon the Edge of the World

 

20 Years Ago!

 Here is a copy of a press released sent into the wild on March 30, 2006, over 20 years ago!

We had just released a few titles and referred to C&C as a game of Swords and Sorcery.

Taken from our old message boards!

The Night Crossing

A Winter's Adventure

 Something haunts the river folk…

It steals into homes and snatches the unwary, the weak, and the gentile. For those whom the horror does not abduct, death comes swiftly. Those slain by the monster are found strangely maimed, with bloody gums, devoid of teeth.

An apparition? Some fiend of the old world? A black hearted fey? Few can tell for few have seen it, and those who have speak only of its pock-marked skin and crown of teeth.

The river people hide now. They seal their doors with wax every night, stamped with magical runes, in hope of keeping the haunt at bay. The long winter is made longer still, and more evil given over to the Winter’s Bite.

This is adventure is designed for 3-5, 3rd level characters.

On sale for you now! Winters Bite.

Cover for Engineering Ships

 The final sketch. 

Hope Movie Trailer ... Holy Carolina

I'll say it again, holy Carolina!

It was an interesting journey Kathy and I took out west. We landed in Vegas and wandered north out of town with the purpose of circling the Nuclear test sites and Air Force Bombing Range. It would allow me to get an idea of the terrain around which so much of my current reading involves. The country was amazing. Open. Empty. Desert. Just a wonder to travel through. 

The roads seem to go on forever. I've driven on long highways in New Mexico and Texas but there was something mystifying about those in central Nevada. A length that defied the mind's eye. Car lights at night lingered on the horizon forever until a sudden movement made you realize what it was. A single point of light, I'm guessing Venus or one of the stars, shone so brightly over Area 51 that I was taken aback.

An absolutely amazing journey. We traveled 1,400 miles in three days, by car. Wonderful time. I'll try to write up the adventures in coming days. 

Filtered by the Shroud of Darkness