Red Fang Chapter 16

“What shall we do with him?” Samuel asked the assembled men. There were only a few of them left, but they filled the common room of the quiet inn, each with a drink in hand, listening to the creaking shutters as an ill wind blew through the town.

“Give him to the priests?” Leith suggested.
“No, no, he’d have a fit at the idea,” Samuel said.
“A man such as he deserved a greater send-off than being handed to those bastards,” Ishan said and took a sip of his watery ale. The beer was running low, but the innkeeper had done his best to stretch his supply.
“Boden,” Toli said from his spot by the bar. The priest sat forward on the bench to peer around the hulking form of Boris. “Is there a burial ground nearby?”
“There is a sacred grove out beyond the fields. It’s not far. There are some burials in the field, but mostly we cremate our people,” Boden said.

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Nestled in the shadow of the Intraana mountain range is a vast land of marsh and forest. Rivers pour in from both the north and south flooding the region until it's more lake than land and yet it is home to more life than any outsider could imagine. Hidden among the reed beds are villages and farms, not all sited on dry land, some float. The villages of the marsh elves drift with the seasons, following the migrations of birds and fish, ignored by the humans as long as they don't get too close. A human king claims dominion and is ready to shed blood to prove it, not his but those of his men, marching them into the swamp to kill and needlessly die. But there are still places where people can hide from tyrants and create homes and communities of their own.

Parent Plot

The Red Fang

Related Characters

• Boris
• Samuel
• Toli

Related Locations

• Bend Town
• The Thousand Lakes