Inglorion returns to the inn, and makes final preparations to leave for the Underdark. He left Amakir abruptly, so it’s necessary to send instructions to his housekeeper to close the house and place herself and the other servants on leave. He also writes the following note: Dear Artemisia, The business that called me away from […]
When Inglorion wakes the following morning, it’s already hot and muggy. He cleans up as well as he can, but the washbasin and pitcher are unequal to weeks of accumulated dirt from playing cowboys and Indians in the North Mountains. By alternating charm with pathos, he persuades a parlor maid to send up a hip […]
Musical Score: Adam Ant, Shake Your Hips The last episode of Man Raised by Spiders, the coming-of-age story of Valentine Shelawn. In late November, gray elves hold a 10-day festival for Corellon Larithian. Every spare corner — porches, street corners, bow windows, even vacant lots — becomes an impromptu shrine ablaze with votives, heaped with […]
The penultimate episode of Man Raised by Spiders, the coming-of-age story of Valentine Shelawn. Once the house is ready, Valentine invites Inglorion to stay in the guest suite until the heat is off, not really expecting him to accept. Inglorion cocks his head, considers. “It’s not out of the question. It might be better to […]
Today is November 1, All Souls Day. It’s been just over a year since Valentine emerged from the Underdark with a couple of rapiers, a brace of throwing daggers, and a hand crossbow and ammunition. A year ago this week, he was wandering in the woods, and narrowly avoided death from hunger and exposure. The […]
“Basically her family built a trap, and I walked right into it. They created this story about how I’m this violent, depraved, out-of-control monster. Her brother taunted me until I pounded the shit out of him — one of my army buddies had to pull me off of him — and then they created just […]
Another episode of Man Raised by Spiders, the coming-of-age story of Valentine Shelawn. Sieia told Valentine to meet with Marcus, and now it seems like it must be too late. He doesn’t need to seek approval for anything. The whole thing is bound to be awkward. And yet, when Marcus returns to Liamelia, he sends […]
