A Grave of Chains - The Journals of Kowèn
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Ongoing, First published Oct 15, 2021
Mature
Husband, son, famous sculpture - kidnapped, prisoner, slave

These are the Journals of Kowèn - a story of a husband, son, famous sculpture turned prisoner and slave, who tries to find his way back to his former life in the loving embrace of his husband and family waiting for his return. 

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Beyond writing fantasy novels and short stories set in my fantasy world I play tabletop roleplaying games. Dungeons and Dragons (5e) is the game and is the birthplace of this story that follows Kowèn. 

I introduced this character into my friend's homebrew campaign called Tales of TPK streamed over on Twitch.  

For you RPG geeks like me, I have hidden several spells in this story. Perhaps you can find them and name them even? Can you figure out what class Kowèn belongs to?

Comment, vote, leave feedback, share - whatever warms this heart of mine and helps me get excited to bring you more of this story to life. <3 


CONTENT WARNING - Some of the topics and themes of this story may be disturbing for some readers. Violence, manipulation, anxiety and harassment occur. 

STORY RANKINGS
#21 in dungeonsanddragons - November 2021
#356 in Loss (out of 50.1K stories) - October 2021
#62 in trapped (out of 9k stories) - October 2021
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