Keith Baker’s Shadows of Stormreach: Chapter One

Keith Baker, the original creator of the Dungeons & Dragons Eberron campaign setting, gives us a gripping tale exclusively for Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. This initial offering is about an unlikely heroine called Shadow, running away from her past that is incessantly chasing her. Here’s an excerpt for you to see how Shadow and his companions’ journeys unfold in the upcoming installments of this riveting tale at Stormreach:

A cloaked figure pulling back his hood to reveal a reptilian face wreathed in serpents …

The fire brought her back. Agony searing through every nerve. Pain drowned out all thought. But as the fire burned through her, it restored her nerves, bringing new life in the wake of pain. Her eyes snapped open. Her shoulder, her leg … both were restored, and her surroundings were sharp and clear.

Marcus knelt over her, the last flickers of silver flame fading from his hands. “Back now?” he said.

“Why’s healing hurt so much?”

“Pain’s a lesson, girl,” he said. “Teaches you not to do foolish things, like run off and collect quarrels in your skin.” He showed her the crossbow bolt in his hand, the point still covered with her blood. “Care to tell me what sort of rat spits these?”

The rats! How long had she been unconscious? She opened her mouth to explain – but someone else spoke first.

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Keith Baker, the original creator of the Dungeons & Dragons Eberron campaign setting, gives us a gripping tale exclusively for Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. This initial offering is about an unlikely heroine called Shadow, running away from her past that is incessantly chasing her. Here’s an excerpt for you to see how Shadow and his companions’ journeys unfold in the upcoming installments of this riveting tale at Stormreach:

A cloaked figure pulling back his hood to reveal a reptilian face wreathed in serpents …

The fire brought her back. Agony searing through every nerve. Pain drowned out all thought. But as the fire burned through her, it restored her nerves, bringing new life in the wake of pain. Her eyes snapped open. Her shoulder, her leg … both were restored, and her surroundings were sharp and clear.

Marcus knelt over her, the last flickers of silver flame fading from his hands. “Back now?” he said.

“Why’s healing hurt so much?”

“Pain’s a lesson, girl,” he said. “Teaches you not to do foolish things, like run off and collect quarrels in your skin.” He showed her the crossbow bolt in his hand, the point still covered with her blood. “Care to tell me what sort of rat spits these?”

The rats! How long had she been unconscious? She opened her mouth to explain – but someone else spoke first.

Via ddo