As Ulric lay awake on his pallet and sought to sleep, came there sounds to him that may be far away or maybe under his bed near. In his waking mind he did make the noises into the scratching and pattering of many feet, some with claws and others cloven and yet others slithering asContinueContinue reading “The Beasts Under the Bed from Les Milles Peurs D’Ulric Petit”
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The Spoon in the Stone – Illustrated
The Followers of the Spoon were are rag-tag group of misfits, miscreants and lost souls who believed that the Spoon from the Stone would change their lives forever. It was the Road Mender’s Wife who had sowed the seeds of the legend of the Spoon in the Stone and it was only she who knewContinueContinue reading “The Spoon in the Stone – Illustrated”
Fear of the Other from Les Milles Peurs D’Uldric Petit
In this Famous tale the eponymous Ulric comes face to face with his fear of people from outside his world. He faces his assumption that all unknown people are monsters of evil intent whose only agenda is to harm him and his family and steal away whatever they see. Discovering instead that travellers, adrift onContinueContinue reading “Fear of the Other from Les Milles Peurs D’Uldric Petit”
Veracity’s Quest for Truth – Illustrated
Veracity’s set out one morning, full of hope, having been told to follow the Path of Discovery if she was intent on clearly understanding the Truth. On her journey she encounters the Facts surrounded by the Fog of Deception, the Queen of Clarity in her Fortress of Perception and comes to recognise herself in theContinueContinue reading “Veracity’s Quest for Truth – Illustrated”
The Tale of the Golden Snail – Illustrated
This is a page taken from the Tale of the Golden Snail. Although the tale relates the debunking of the myth that there was such a thing as a solid gold snail, the festival of the Golden Snail or the Fiesta Del Caracol Dorado is still held in some remote regions to this day. ThisContinueContinue reading “The Tale of the Golden Snail – Illustrated”
The Quest For The Simple Stone
This is a page is taken from the Book of the Guardians of the Cave. It depicts the events directly after the Archbishop, in a fit of frustration that the Chapel would never be completed, cried out that it would only take the finding of a Simple Sone. Unfortunately, this exclamation led to a feverContinueContinue reading “The Quest For The Simple Stone”
The Fall of Steps
This is a page taken from the Book of the Guardians of the Cave showing the demise of Prince Elmere. It is clear from several sources that the King had his brother, Prince Elmere, killed to remove any opposition to his power. The knight Ser Berist the Boneheart apparently pushed Prince Elmere down a stoneContinueContinue reading “The Fall of Steps”
The Consequences of Prunella’s Epiphany
This page is taken from the Great Book of the Guardians of the Cave. It depicts a dramatic episode from the well known tale of Prunella’s Epiphany. Academics have often disputed the details of the tale but Professor Anrej Zelmic of the Bardinsky Institute writes in his erudite tome ‘ Folk Tales, Their Origins andContinueContinue reading “The Consequences of Prunella’s Epiphany”
The Potato Larger Than a House
In a small town, not far from here, there lived a man who was proud of his vegetables. It was said that his dominance of the largest vegetable category at the local fayre was undisputed. For many years, since he had ceased to work as a tailor in the town and passed that responsibility onContinueContinue reading “The Potato Larger Than a House”
The Knight Exemplar’s Dream
Vivainne Desegur the Knight Exemplar travelled through a forest in search of adventures, and there she was ware off a well in a clearing. It being coming darkness, she drew her horse near a tree and tied it there and then she did unarm herself and settled to sleep by the well, there being noContinueContinue reading “The Knight Exemplar’s Dream”
The Guardians of the Cave 