Tales
Forty-two tales of Albion, each about a thousand words. Read them in the order the book gives them, or in the order they happened.
The Shattered Age
Before the Society. A kingdom broken by war and betrayal, an old order crushed beneath its own ideals, and the oaths that outlived it.
The Last Oathkeeper
The Usurper's army marches to erase the old order. One knight of the Silver Circle rallies farmers and old soldiers for a last stand at the Iron Wastes.
The Forgotten Oath
Cast out by his order, Drakvar is drawn to the Hall of the Unyielding Oath, where the stone knights of the Silver Wardens call him oathbreaker and set him a trial.
The Founding
Eadric gathers the broken. Pacts are sworn, blades are forged, and the first dragons fall.
The Founding of The Dragon Slayers Society
Four broken fighters meet in the hills of Albion. A black wyvern attacks that night, and at dawn they swear an oath on Vigilance: The Dragon Slayers Society is born.
The Last Hearth
A boy who lost his family to the Wyrmlings of Eldmoor walks into the Last Hearth and asks to become a Slayer. Aldwyn makes him forge his own blade.
The Pact of the Silver Circle
Eadric binds three strangers to him with a blood pact and leads them beyond the Black Spire to kill Karnyx, the dragon that twists wills.
The Weaver’s Web
A single thread frays in the tapestry of destiny. The Silent Weaver leaves her glade to remind a despairing farmer who he was meant to be.
The Lost Blade
A boy with a rusted sword asks the Wandering Bastion to save his village. Svartmyr hands him a staff and teaches him to stand.
The Blacksmith’s Burden
A grieving father commissions a sword to avenge his son. Oswin forges his masterpiece, then asks what the blade will leave behind.
The Song of the Last Ember
Elyndra walks into a forgotten mountain village where the hearth has been cold for years, and plays.
The Road of Trials
After the fall of Ravenspire, Eadric walks Albion alone, from Keeper to Keeper, dragon to dragon, until the friend he mourned summons him in blood-red ink.
The Wyrm of Eldmoor
Years after the expedition that cost him his comrades, Eadric returns to the swamps of Eldmoor to face Vaelthrax, the wyrm that wears his guilt.
The Hollowed Knight
In the ruins of Gildmere Abbey, Eadric confronts the hollowed shade of Kael, his closest friend, and offers forgiveness instead of steel.
The Gate of Shadows
Eadric brings the young farmer Loric to the Gate of Shadows. Beyond it lies the Evershade, where a man's deepest fears are given form.
The Bridge of Doubts
To reach the Veil Wyrm's keep, Eadric must cross a bridge of black stone that tests not the body but the soul.
The Keeper’s Gambit
Following a prophecy carved in the Veil Wyrm's lair, Eadric climbs to the Watchtower of Highmarch to play chess with the Keeper of Choices.
The Fire Beneath the Mountain
Beneath Mount Wrathspire sleeps Igneorath. Eadric comes not to slay it but to claim the Heartfire, and must endure the truth the flame reveals.
The Song of the Hollow Vale
In the mist-filled Hollow Vale, Eadric plays the Lyrican Harp and finally faces the grief he has carried for the dead.
The Mirror of Betrayal
The Mirror of Betrayal shows Eadric the Siege of Ravenspire as Kael and Ysella saw it, and asks whether he can forgive himself.
The Keeper of the Flame
At the Pyre of the Eternal Flame on the cliffs of Greyhold, Eadric steps into the fire and sees two futures. He chooses to become a Keeper.
The Tower of Forgotten Truths
In the Tower of Forgotten Truths, Eadric learns where the Dragon Kin come from, and receives the Sigil of Truth.
The Cry of the Ashen Glade
The Ash Drake is long dead, but its curse still chokes the Ashen Glade. Eadric walks into the smoke to lift it.
The Keeper’s Lantern
The Lantern of Lyria lies dark in the Shroudlands. To reignite it, Eadric must give up a part of himself.
The Keeper’s Debt
The Gilded Wraiths, spirits of greed bound to Ebonyrath, have taken Fallow Vale. Eadric carries Dragon's Blood into the Moorlands, knowing its price.
The Whispering Well
With the Harbinger risen in the west, Eadric seeks the Whispering Well. It offers him Kael and Ysella alive, for the price of his destiny.
The Oath of the Frozen Barrow
The Dragon Kin have taken Raethwyn. To unite the clans of the north, Eadric binds his soul to the Oathstone in the Frozen Barrow.
The Shadow of Blackthorn Keep
A summons in blood-red ink leads Eadric to Blackthorn Keep, where the friend he mourned for years is waiting, alive and armored in green fire.
The War of Shadow
Malakar stirs. Cities fall, pacts are sealed, and the champions of Albion stand together at Ravenspire and Hollowpeak.
The Binding of the Chancellor
Malakar walks into Brynmor's council chamber and offers its chancellor a shard of obsidian. There is always a choice.
The Shadow’s Gambit
In the shadow of Blackmere's cathedral, Rykard trades the Dragon Kin's supply lines for a ledger of traitors, and learns what Varrick's word is worth.
The Chains of Greed
The chancellor of Albansreach has bound himself to the Chains of Greed. Lady Morwenna summons Eadric to the treasury beneath the palace.
The Warden’s Oath
With Malakar stirring, Eadric and Orlenna enter the Bastion of Varn to claim its cursed Shard from the Forsaken Warden.
The Verdant Pact
Orlenna calls Eadric, Ysador and Rykard to the Lifetree to drink its essence and bind themselves to the land. The Dragon Kin arrive as the pact is sealed.
The Flamecaller’s Reckoning
Emberholt has fallen. Ysador wanders its ashes until Valen finds her, and a Dragon Kin lieutenant finds them both.
The Siege of Ravenspire
Outnumbered five to one, Eadric, Morwenna, Ysador and Rykard hold Ravenspire against Malakar's horde until Lorien raises the Starshard.
The Whispering Stone
In the Library of Gildenspire, the Whispering Stone offers Eadric the power to end the war. Callum hears it too.
The Whispering Roots
Eadric's people are trapped in the Whispering Woods. Veylara agrees to guide him, and asks whether the battles he fights are reflections of another war.
The Bridge of Shadows
Twenty villagers, one crumbling bridge, and a Dragon Kin column at midday. Eadric asks Svartmyr for help.
The Silent Vigil
Rykard disturbs the Silent Weaver's vigil to ask how Malakar's return can be stopped. She lets him touch a thread.
Fenwynn’s Hunt
A shadow spirit has twisted a stag into a monster. Fenwynn hunts it to the heart of the Whispering Woods.
The Lantern Bearer
In an abandoned village, Ysador finds a child hiding from the restless dead, and walks into the forest with her lantern to set them free.
The Shadow's Apprentice
A street orphan has been following the Shadowed across the rooftops of Blackthorn for weeks. Rykard decides to teach him.
The Trial of the Ashen Flame
Aeldrin, who walked through death unburnt, is summoned to a ruined temple where the Ashen Flame asks him to lead.
Echoes of a Forgotten Life
Svartmyr meets Veylara in the ancient forest and remembers a life he never lived: a house by a lake, and her hand in his.
The Dragon’s Reckoning
Eadric, Ysador, Morwenna and Callum climb to Hollowpeak Keep to end Zorynthal, the last great dragon of Malakar. Not all of them come down.
The Pact of the Silver Circle
Eadric binds three strangers to him with a blood pact and leads them beyond the Black Spire to kill Karnyx, the dragon that twists wills.
The Last Oathkeeper
The Usurper's army marches to erase the old order. One knight of the Silver Circle rallies farmers and old soldiers for a last stand at the Iron Wastes.
The Founding of The Dragon Slayers Society
Four broken fighters meet in the hills of Albion. A black wyvern attacks that night, and at dawn they swear an oath on Vigilance: The Dragon Slayers Society is born.
The Hollowed Knight
In the ruins of Gildmere Abbey, Eadric confronts the hollowed shade of Kael, his closest friend, and offers forgiveness instead of steel.
The Warden’s Oath
With Malakar stirring, Eadric and Orlenna enter the Bastion of Varn to claim its cursed Shard from the Forsaken Warden.
The Keeper’s Debt
The Gilded Wraiths, spirits of greed bound to Ebonyrath, have taken Fallow Vale. Eadric carries Dragon's Blood into the Moorlands, knowing its price.
The Weaver’s Web
A single thread frays in the tapestry of destiny. The Silent Weaver leaves her glade to remind a despairing farmer who he was meant to be.
The Gate of Shadows
Eadric brings the young farmer Loric to the Gate of Shadows. Beyond it lies the Evershade, where a man's deepest fears are given form.
The Last Hearth
A boy who lost his family to the Wyrmlings of Eldmoor walks into the Last Hearth and asks to become a Slayer. Aldwyn makes him forge his own blade.
The Wyrm of Eldmoor
Years after the expedition that cost him his comrades, Eadric returns to the swamps of Eldmoor to face Vaelthrax, the wyrm that wears his guilt.
The Chains of Greed
The chancellor of Albansreach has bound himself to the Chains of Greed. Lady Morwenna summons Eadric to the treasury beneath the palace.
The Bridge of Doubts
To reach the Veil Wyrm's keep, Eadric must cross a bridge of black stone that tests not the body but the soul.
The Keeper’s Gambit
Following a prophecy carved in the Veil Wyrm's lair, Eadric climbs to the Watchtower of Highmarch to play chess with the Keeper of Choices.
The Fire Beneath the Mountain
Beneath Mount Wrathspire sleeps Igneorath. Eadric comes not to slay it but to claim the Heartfire, and must endure the truth the flame reveals.
The Song of the Hollow Vale
In the mist-filled Hollow Vale, Eadric plays the Lyrican Harp and finally faces the grief he has carried for the dead.
The Mirror of Betrayal
The Mirror of Betrayal shows Eadric the Siege of Ravenspire as Kael and Ysella saw it, and asks whether he can forgive himself.
The Keeper of the Flame
At the Pyre of the Eternal Flame on the cliffs of Greyhold, Eadric steps into the fire and sees two futures. He chooses to become a Keeper.
The Tower of Forgotten Truths
In the Tower of Forgotten Truths, Eadric learns where the Dragon Kin come from, and receives the Sigil of Truth.
The Cry of the Ashen Glade
The Ash Drake is long dead, but its curse still chokes the Ashen Glade. Eadric walks into the smoke to lift it.
The Keeper’s Lantern
The Lantern of Lyria lies dark in the Shroudlands. To reignite it, Eadric must give up a part of himself.
The Whispering Well
With the Harbinger risen in the west, Eadric seeks the Whispering Well. It offers him Kael and Ysella alive, for the price of his destiny.
The Oath of the Frozen Barrow
The Dragon Kin have taken Raethwyn. To unite the clans of the north, Eadric binds his soul to the Oathstone in the Frozen Barrow.
The Shadow of Blackthorn Keep
A summons in blood-red ink leads Eadric to Blackthorn Keep, where the friend he mourned for years is waiting, alive and armored in green fire.
The Flamecaller’s Reckoning
Emberholt has fallen. Ysador wanders its ashes until Valen finds her, and a Dragon Kin lieutenant finds them both.
The Binding of the Chancellor
Malakar walks into Brynmor's council chamber and offers its chancellor a shard of obsidian. There is always a choice.
The Verdant Pact
Orlenna calls Eadric, Ysador and Rykard to the Lifetree to drink its essence and bind themselves to the land. The Dragon Kin arrive as the pact is sealed.
The Siege of Ravenspire
Outnumbered five to one, Eadric, Morwenna, Ysador and Rykard hold Ravenspire against Malakar's horde until Lorien raises the Starshard.
The Shadow’s Gambit
In the shadow of Blackmere's cathedral, Rykard trades the Dragon Kin's supply lines for a ledger of traitors, and learns what Varrick's word is worth.
The Whispering Stone
In the Library of Gildenspire, the Whispering Stone offers Eadric the power to end the war. Callum hears it too.
The Lost Blade
A boy with a rusted sword asks the Wandering Bastion to save his village. Svartmyr hands him a staff and teaches him to stand.
The Bridge of Shadows
Twenty villagers, one crumbling bridge, and a Dragon Kin column at midday. Eadric asks Svartmyr for help.
The Whispering Roots
Eadric's people are trapped in the Whispering Woods. Veylara agrees to guide him, and asks whether the battles he fights are reflections of another war.
The Silent Vigil
Rykard disturbs the Silent Weaver's vigil to ask how Malakar's return can be stopped. She lets him touch a thread.
The Song of the Last Ember
Elyndra walks into a forgotten mountain village where the hearth has been cold for years, and plays.
The Blacksmith’s Burden
A grieving father commissions a sword to avenge his son. Oswin forges his masterpiece, then asks what the blade will leave behind.
Fenwynn’s Hunt
A shadow spirit has twisted a stag into a monster. Fenwynn hunts it to the heart of the Whispering Woods.
The Lantern Bearer
In an abandoned village, Ysador finds a child hiding from the restless dead, and walks into the forest with her lantern to set them free.
The Forgotten Oath
Cast out by his order, Drakvar is drawn to the Hall of the Unyielding Oath, where the stone knights of the Silver Wardens call him oathbreaker and set him a trial.
The Shadow's Apprentice
A street orphan has been following the Shadowed across the rooftops of Blackthorn for weeks. Rykard decides to teach him.
The Trial of the Ashen Flame
Aeldrin, who walked through death unburnt, is summoned to a ruined temple where the Ashen Flame asks him to lead.
Echoes of a Forgotten Life
Svartmyr meets Veylara in the ancient forest and remembers a life he never lived: a house by a lake, and her hand in his.
The Dragon’s Reckoning
Eadric, Ysador, Morwenna and Callum climb to Hollowpeak Keep to end Zorynthal, the last great dragon of Malakar. Not all of them come down.