Soon after the Golden Company swear their swords to Aegon Targaryen at Selhorys, they find themselves in a strange and alien land. Surrounded by danger and far from home, how will the lost mercenaries, their captains and their young king seek to survive?
Decided to make use of this account and crosspost from SB. The first 'book' of the story is done, and I am in the process of writing the second.
Since FFN's a bit wonky lately I've decided to post the first six chapters onto this thread for the sake of archival purposes so that I can have a redundant backup in case things go down south.
"Humanity, a race forged in the complex interactions of war and peace, of bliss and suffering. The Citadel, once great and mighty, now prideful, arrogant, and haughty, the sacrifices of which their foundations had been forged in forgotten to the passage of time. When an ill-fated expedition to open a...
For reasons unknown, James—a deceased, possibly psychopathic, expert in the field of Polemology and the History of Human Conflict—is recruited by a shadowy individual for… indeterminate purposes.
Meanwhile, in Udoris, another Great War looms on the horizon; one borne of greed, vengeance and a warmongering reincarnator's seemingly petulant whims.
A low-ranking orc overseer in Mordor attempts to rise through the ranks and deal with outer as well as inner enemies.
Violence, betrayal and most kinds of bad manners abound. The orcs are a brutal lot. Upper Mordor management is worse.
This is the story of Mina De Amarius. A young Half-Felinid who finds herself thrust into the heights of power and politics as the heir to her late father and his sacred Warrant of Trade.
Along the way she'll dance with a Harlequin grieve with a Lamenter, laugh with an Ogryn and try and find a place for herself in a galaxy torn in two.