Lowfantasy Stories

Saoirse Ryan is a Hanner from a shamed noble house. Drowning from her parents' debts and eyed with suspicion after her brother's failed attempt at rebellion, she's offered a way out by the ambitious Lady Rhiannon Brynmor. The price for salvation is simple - marry Lady Rhiannon's stepson, Rhys, and ruin him so that his half-brother Emyr can become the heir to House Brynmor. Rhys Brynmor is an Elf from the most prestigious house in all of Briste. Despite being the eldest, he seeks isolation and runs from fame, burdened by a past that left him physically limited and distrustful of others. Now roped into an arranged marriage as a gesture of peace between the Hanner and Elves, Rhys' return to the place of his birth - and his father's greatest shame - holds a promise of redemption...or a threat to expose a secret that could destroy House Brynmor forever. As Rhys and Saoirse begin a journey to redeem their respective houses, they find themselves facing many obstacles. A people desperate for change. Ambitious enemies, ready to strike. A hidden destiny that makes the kingdom ripe for picking. And perhaps the greatest obstacle of all: falling in love with the person you're supposed to hate. * House Brynmor is a part-romance, part-low fantasy story set in a fantastical world that mirrors the Victorian Era with a dash of steampunk and a sprinkle of medieval drama. Expect a slow burn, political intrigue, and a plot that balances both the romance of the couple and how their individual roles affect the world around them. * Updates each weekend with a new chapter! * Story also published on RoyalRoad.

Timothy Weaver, smalltime witch and full-time survivor, is having a rough season, and the dragon child that crash-landed in his forest home hasn't made things any better. Now he's stuck in a new town, hiding the very secret that drove him to spend seven years with only the critters of the wood for company. Still, there's at least one nice thing about living in the small town of Fresa-- it's never boring. Updates every Friday. Also available on Royal Road! See my links here: kbear.carrd.co

Beneath the earth, the sun is only a memory - and its light is no longer free. The powerful have bottled it, priced it, and called it holy. Every flicker, every breath, must be paid for in Lumen. Lucy Farrow was born in the Gloom, where the air tastes of rust and hope is a dangerous thing. Her mother taught her to keep her glow low - to survive unseen. But when the light inside her begins to stir, Lucy's secret could unravel the order that keeps their divided city alive. High above, in the marble halls of the Halo, Prince Cassian Soleyne uncovers a secret among ink and dust - a forbidden lineage that could unmake the order he was born to protect. His duty is to snuff it out: his heart tells him to save it. Between them rises the Veil: a wall of soot-black stone and blinding searchlights, dividing the blessed from the broken. As rebellion brews in the dark and doubt kindles in the light, their paths will cross - and together they will awaken a fire long thought dead. A Radiant who could bring back the dawn... or burn the world to ash. ⸻ ✧ ⸻ Lucy approached the marble stairs of the Distribution Point, feeling smaller with every step. Even after so many visits, its splendour still swallowed her whole. Inside, chandeliers of bottled light bathed clerks and soldiers in scarlet. Behind the wooden barrier, white-gloved hands counted Credits and passed bottles of gold to the waiting poor. A cry tore through the hush. "No, I swear, these Credits are real -" The clerk's reply was colder than stone. "One is counterfeit. Guards!" Boots thundered. The woman screamed as Veil Guards dragged her away, her voice fading into the city's endless hum. The line moved. "Next." Lucy stepped forward, clutching her satchel. The Credits inside jingled - Mother had checked them twice, but still her hands trembled. ⸻ ✧ ⸻

Twenty years ago, seven deceased strangers were reborn into Elemental Guardians bound to fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, sound, and light. Reforged from tragedy, they became humanity's unseen shield against the Void: a devouring force that threatens creation itself. But time erodes even legends. Decades after their last confrontation with the Void, the bonds between the Guardians have splintered. Each has carved out a life apart, burdened by secrets, haunted by the cost of the power they carry and the ghosts of the past. Now something in the darkness has begun to stir again. A whisper. A tremor. A familiar hunger. To face what is coming, the Seven must reunite-but time has changed them, and some wounds have only deepened with age. The Seven: The True Echo is a tale of broken souls, buried guilt, and the echoes of choices that refuse to fade. As the shadows rise once more, the Guardians must confront the truth: they were reborn to save creation... but not all of them are certain they still want to.

Evan was twenty-one when he received a most unusual calling: as Guardian to a teenager with a load of emotional baggage and a frightening disposition. However, Taren is not just any typical, troubled teen; he is one of the Kindred, and newly-awakened into his clan's dangerous, powerful legacy. Evan soon realizes that his "babysitting" efforts might just be seriously tested by his charge's uncontrollable tendency to break things, including the very world around them. Can Evan withstand the heavy chains of the Guardian's geas to gain the power that is his birthright, and become the shield that Taren so desperately needs? ✧☽ ✧ ☼ ✧ ☽ ✧ "Geas of the Guardian" is a prequel to "A Memory of Starfires", set three years before the events of the novel, a precarious time when a young Kindred and his Guardian struggle to define their emerging identities amidst the challenges of their intertwined destinies. ✧☽ ✧ ☼ ✧ ☽ ✧ Cover design by Aravis Brightspell

Hopeless and trapped within a raging inferno, Akari closes her eyes and accepts her demise. However, upon opening them, she discovered she was suddenly on a hospital bed with her grandfather nearby; the young girl discovered she was saved by Sora, a lively boy from her class. She walked through life with uncertainty, yet pleased her grandfather as he watched her slowly turn from an emotionless doll to a human child through her time with her very first genuine friend. Upon witnessing the grandfather swiftly handle a group of thugs, the children instantly decided to travel the path of martial arts! Together, they learn about their world, themselves, encounter new friends, and face deadly foes... all while a third party lurks from within them... ********************** Author's Note - The Awakening is my first attempt at making a story; I'm nervous! It's not very long, but I had a lot of fun writing it, and I hope I got better as the story progressed! This story is created by me, "ProjectSorolf." Hi! But the fantastic story cover is made by the awesome MollytheGoat88. Thank you very much! Schedule: I upload biweekly on Fridays at 8:00 PM EST.

Part 1: In the late-industrial city of Hollencrown, Jonah Kinley-a 16-year-old sword prodigy tied to the Royal Hand-falls for Mallory, a poor but fierce-hearted girl hired to help at his estate. Their bond grows through small, luminous moments. They must deal with the prejudices of the upper class as the ball draws near. Part 2: Two years after Raremeer, Jonah is sent behind enemy lines with the unreadable Cadeis while Mallory holds the home front-love meets rain and steel under a king's war for "unity." This is just a first draft so do with that as you will. Also, this may sound stupid but thank you to everyone who has viewed my story. I appreciate you all so much!

A boy believed there was nothing worse than what he had already lived through... until he learned that even rock bottom has a deeper floor. He entered the orphanage stripped of everything, and walked out carrying a guilt he would never forgive himself for. The rise of Ashven begins with this boy's fall.

The Far Eastern empire of Liuxian is flourishing, and the millennia-old tradition of porcelain dolls helps keep its subjects within a religious regime. One of the princes, chosen as a child, as part of custom to incarnate the god of porcelain, is sent to the coastal kingdom of Espar to marry the local heir to the throne as part of an alliance. Unfortunately, during the journey, all in the retinue fall victim to an Esparian band of villains, but the prince's body remains undiscovered. Five years later, another young prince from the country of Koder sets out on an expedition to circumnavigate the entire continent of Euloris. During the voyage, he is caught in a shipwreck but manages to survive along with part of the ship's crew thanks to the Esparians' help. Little does he know that this will land him in the middle of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Liuxian prince and give him the opportunity to uncover the truth, the whole truth. 1 place in #bl 17.02.2024 Please note that this is an author's translation of the original Polish text, so due to language differences, some content may have been lost or slightly changed in the translation process. Genre: Fantasy Subgenre: Low Fantasy Age category: 16+ Author: Jagoda Wiśniewska Translator: Jagoda Wiśniewska The cover is my own piece of work.

Roisin was traded by her father for a bag of gold to her new mysterious master. As she starts her new life within castle walls, she documents her journey along the way. What is she to expect of this new life and master? And what of the beast in the garden? An epistolary.

With a single, decisive blow, Cassandra - Shadow of Sammos, immortal warrior, and general of the Thiria - ended the war. The Emperor is dead and the Empire has fallen. Now that she is faced with the weight of rebuilding the world, Cass is blindsided by the choices of people she's never met. A Council she's never heard of demands she deliver the Emperor's head to an enemy general across the vast desert nation of Desheret. With her is a wide array of travelers from every nation, including old friends and old enemies. Cass must learn how to solve problems without her strength, violence, or her army, and navigate a world that doesn't yet know the Emperor is dead.

|Book Three of The Soul-Bound Chronicles| ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ Everything is falling apart around Josh. If the issues of Cale's Soul Sickness and Mara's growing distance weren't bad enough, now rifts are forming too quickly to hide. With the implosion of pocket dimensions, the very veil between realms is at risk. A potential solution arises in the form of the Elementals. They hold not one, but two of the coveted keys, and their experience with the Energy Realm provides their greatest chance of curing Cale. But there are centuries of tension between the Elementals and the Soul-Bound, and if Josh and his friends don't manage to diffuse it, the Paladins may find themselves losing two important keys to the Shadow Knights. The young Paladins will find themselves tested in ways like never before, and unless they can conquer their inner and outer battles, they will find themselves buried beneath the destruction of a growing darkness. ➢ Amazing cover made by dayisdemigod

Mira, an avid player of otome games, suddenly finds herself in the world of the otome game she's just finished. As if that on its own isn't bad enough, she's become the game's villainess, Blythe Ridge, destined for execution once the heroine attains the good ending of whichever love interest she chooses. As a connoisseur of isekai web novels, she's convinced that all she needs to do to escape from certain death is to turn over a new leaf and stop bullying Daisy Willoughby, the heroine of the otome game. Easy peasy. Unfortunately for her, she soon finds out that she has no say in the matter-her body moves of its own will whenever certain game events have to take place. Everyone around her is bemused by her frenzied scrambling to claim that all her malicious actions, and even some of her speech, are a complete and total accident. Mira-no, it's Blythe now-just wants to escape from the 'villainess' label to keep on living! ----------------------------------- "Born to be a pacifist, forced to be a villainess. Such is the story of my life!" "What in the world are you talking about?" "It's a meme, a meme!" ----------------------------------- (third person, past tense, slowburn clean romance, LOW fantasy) ----------------------------------- Note: An otome game often refers to a romance visual novel, targeted at women, with a female protagonist and male love interests. Some include stat-raising aspects. ----------------------------------- Updates Tuesdays and Thursdays. Read up to 6 advance chapters on Patreon! ⭐️

Abased- the Exiled Warrior is a part 2 of a fantasy trilogy set in a Central Asian inspired land of long winters and warring clans. It is full of adventure, action, and more than a hint of romance. Copyright © 2018 | All rights reserved.

If you were expecting vampires and werewolves, you've come to wrong place. But if you were expecting a tall, dark and mysterious stranger who the main character can never quite escape? Sixteen year-old Fenice Inyanga has you covered. When Fenice's imaginary "dream guy" shows up in real life at her door, she's forced to weigh up the baseless unspoken attraction she feels for him against the deep-seated stable liking she feels for her long-term friend and short-term crush from secondary school. Who, by the way, also likes her back. Oh, and all this is while saving people from a mysterious curse connected to the moon that she only just found out about herself. Scheduled Uploads every SUNDAY

Reincarnation is like a routine for Nikolay. Die, laugh (or cry) about it, then get sent off to have your heart broken again. Thanks to a set of unfortunate circumstances, Nikolay's routine has been flipped on its head. This time, he is forced to share his new body with an infuriating guy named Raine. And almost immediately, they realise that they absolutely hate each other's guts. To make matters worse, the gods need them to run an errand. Something about the world ending? Though, Raine and Nikolay are probably too busy fighting amongst themselves to care that much. The gods better know what they're doing, because this sounds like a horrible idea. -- CONTENT WARNINGS: Profanity, depictions of violence, mental health issues, on-screen death

For the month of November, sit back and relax on a couch while thumbing the pages of this new anthology. Small Town Magic is a collection of stories about the rustic life in the magical highlands and what sort of troubles the rural folk deal with. Within this anthology, we want stories that tackle the wonders and dangers of magic in the rural setting. Cozy tales of small town shenanigans featuring ordinary folk in a pastoral lifestyle are welcome. Laid-back vibes, flourishing nature, a cottage in the woods, as well as strange and ancient forces-compose a story perfect for a cool afternoon by the porch with these elements. Grab your magic tools, visit the local library, and journey into the untouchable woods, and together, enjoy the quiet life away from civilization. But beware, it may not be as quiet as you think.

**The fates of a barista, a dancing criminal, and a deadly stranger become tangled in a world where the apocalypse is old news** All Mads Capot wants to do is run her coffee shop in peace and to be able to pay her bills until the next wave of intragalactic tourists arrives. But when a mysterious green-eyed stranger walks into the shop and seems to be the answer to all her problems, she's immediately skeptical. And her instincts have always been good . . . Luc is mysterious and adaptable, a drifter with a dark past and a score to settle with one of the galaxy's most infamous criminals. When he crosses paths with Mads, he inadvertently draws her into a complicated world of outlaws, renegades, and ancient curses existing on the fringe of a destroyed world. Can they put aside their differences to survive, or will they end up as two more nameless corpses? Inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, Baz Luhrmann films, 2000s pop punk, club bangers and a dash of Star Wars, "The Last Coffee Shop" is a science-fantasy adventure for fans of Firefly, White Collar, fairy-tale retellings, and Diana Wynne Jones. *Stay tuned for spin-offs/shorts in the world of TLCS* CW: PG13 level violence, language, sexual themes, and mentions of abuse, etc

Mysteriously transported to her past, soon-to-be college student, Clara Williams, has to find her way back to her own time or get stuck doing high school all over again. ***** Clara never believed that one month could change her entire life. For Clara, everything is riding on starting college in a month. That's when she can escape her parents. When she can finally be her own person. And all she needs to do is survive those final few weeks with them in her grandmother's cabin. Freedom is so close that she can almost taste it. A pity that fate has other plans. After blacking out in the woods, Clara wakes to find herself back in high school. Flung two years into her past and plagued with memory gaps, unanswered questions, and a desperate need to return to her place in her timeline, Clara must discover what's drawn her back here before time runs out. Started - 5th June 2021 Finished - 7th August 2022 Reposted - 14th May 2023

In the occupied village of Harlob, silence is the only law that matters. Fifteen-year-old Alfred Minger knows the cost of defiance; he watched the Ugan occupation erase his father, leaving behind only an empty chair and a terrified mother. But when his childhood friend vanishes into the hills to join a whispered rebellion, and the grip of the occupiers tightens, Alfred realises that keeping his head down might be the most dangerous choice of all. Enter Doran Karder, a Ugan educator who dissects his students with a gaze that misses nothing and wields silence like a noose. Karder isn't just teaching a new curriculum; he is hunting for the spark of insurrection, meticulously recording every hesitation and glance in his black ledger. As Alfred is drawn into a covert web of resistance, he finds himself locked in a high-stakes psychological duel with Karder. One where a single slip of the tongue, a muddy boot, or a misplaced drop of ink could doom everyone he loves. Trapped between a mother begging for submission and a ghost pointing towards the hills, Alfred must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice for the truth. In a world where the past is being erased one lesson at a time, Alfred must find the courage to write his own future before the fence closes around him for good.