A Candle With a Black Flame
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Last published Mon, Dec 21, 2015
A sorceress named Peril, a shadow rogue named Zigureth, and a Paladin named Varian set out on an epic journey to fight the forces of evil and shed their light on the world... or their not completely evil shadow. The three find themselves on the doorstep of a terrified town with a pesky kobold problem. Nothing that three fresh adventurers would pass by, after all, this could be an opportunity for them to create a name for themselves and begin what might be an exciting adventure. Little do they know that what they are about to undertake would be a trialing battle of both mind, brawn, cunning, and sheer instinct. Perhaps not all will live to tell the tail...
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