Lowlander Revisited
Author: Weston Saunders, Keith Haney, Dave, Erik Collett, Shane Moss

In the center of a small room, a solitary green flame stood motionless, holding back the weight of the darkness. Delicately perched atop a candle it sat, unwavering and still. The calm, stagnant air was laden with the smell of time, that recognizable result from ages come and gone. The ornate desk and leather backed chair sat in the middle, the only furnishings here. On the desk, a perfectly round crystal ball was nested in a bramble of teeth and claws made of gold and priceless gems. The smooth stone walls, floor and ceiling had an almost fluid appearance, seeming to have been pushed out in all directions. There weren’t any doors or any windows. The cavern was sealed. A large, elegant symbol was deeply engraved on the floor, the markings filled with a fine layer of dust.

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Overshadowed
Author: Erik Collett

Corman was last again to the dinner table. He wasn't worried as there was always a spot for him. However, it did bother him that he would be relentlessly pestered by his mother because of his tardiness. She cares too much. She should just leave me be. Corman had developed an air of cynicism that made jagged the usually smooth edges of his personality. His eyes glanced toward his father without really seeing him. His father was sitting at the head of the table, looking as stern as ever while watching over his brood. Beolnyr Mastiff's long tousled hair had streaks of white and gray belying age that his eyes would never tell. He seemed to be deep in thought, which he often was. You never knew exactly what weighed in on him so heavily.

Corman, somewhat too casually, wandered over to the vacant chair next to his older brother, Redgurn, who jostled him a bit jokingly as he settled in. Corman just wasn't in the mood for it. A black cloud had been lingering ever since the boys met with their father earlier that week. A certain bitterness pervaded and Corman couldn't get past it. Maybe I don't want to. His face was all too serious which made his elder brother balk. "You look as ornery as a gelding." His brother's eyes glimmered as he smiled. Corman returned the smile with deadpan anger.

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