The Matter of Manred
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  • Reads 554
  • Votes 33
  • Parts 7
  • Time 44m
Ongoing, First published Nov 21, 2015
The Matter of Manred is a cosmology. It is an ancient place of fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures, and errant heroes of noble quality.

It is a land of dark magick and warfare. A land of danger and of new hope.

At its center is the Kingdom of Droma. And at the center of Droma is the royal clan of the Donnghaile.

The Matter of Manred is a modern-day Cycle in the medieval romantic tradition, linking together in theme, time, place, and plot all of the myriad stories that will be told in it.
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