Ember and Stone

Complete - Releasing a chapter M-F until all is finished Life in the Delimbiyr Vale has never been easy, but for Solveig Rosemane and her friends, it has always been home. Then Home is destroyed. Separated by the disaster and uncertain who else survived, six young adventurers find themselves pulled into a mystery far larger than the ruined village they left behind. Solveig, a fierce barbarian struggling with the weight of her family's legacy; Leodan, a dragonborn Eldritch Knight; Astrid, a devoted cleric of Helm; Arjack, a hunter most at home in the wild; Atla, a quick-witted rogue with a talent for getting where she shouldn't; and Victor, a young sorcerer whose strange connection to stone hints at powers he does not yet understand. Their search for answers carries them across the frontier, from the roads and taverns of Perthlevin to forgotten ruins beneath the mountains, isolated settlements, giant-haunted wilderness, and places that have remained undisturbed for centuries. But something is moving through the Vale. Villages fall silent. Raiders strike with unusual purpose. Ancient places awaken. Strange dreams haunt the companions, offering warnings they do not yet understand. And scattered among the dangers are pieces of a much older story, one that stretches across the planes. None of them set out to become heroes. They were friends trying to survive. But as one journey leads inevitably to the next, they discover that friendship may be the only thing standing between them and forces far beyond anything they imagined when they first left home. Ember and Stone is a character-driven fantasy adventure born from an actual Dungeons & Dragons campaign; a story of friendship, exploration, ancient mysteries, terrible monsters, questionable decisions, and six ordinary adventurers slowly discovering that the road beneath their feet leads somewhere much bigger than any of them expected. (The words are my own. AI was used to proofread and review my work. The story was written from My DND campaign notes. This is not meant for publishing, just for my friends.  I would love it read before I print it for them. Thanks!)