AXANDRJO THE SILVERNOSED VAGABOND, by C.D. Crabtree, artwork by Andrea Alemanno     Axandrjo of the Silver Nose often wore a disguise when traveling the slantwise length of the Shining Isles. His current glamor was a charmed wig of white wormlike curls peeking from beneath a dirty cowl, causing those he passed to think him […]

THE IRON SERPENT, by H R Laurence   ‘You’ve fought bravely, fellow,’ said the corsair chief. A string of shrivelled human ears dangled from his neck and the shaft of his bloody hatchet was studded with polished white teeth. ‘But the day is ours; no cause for making it longer now. Cast down your sword.’ Heodric […]

DOORWAYS, by Jennifer Crow, art by Simon Walpole     Touch the wood, rough with age and peeling paint. Sun has poured its afternoon heat into the grain, the brass knocker hot enough to sear flesh. No eye peers at you through the cracked glass of the little window, and beyond you see only darkness, […]

HFQ senior editor Adrian Simmons has been filling in the edge of the wilderness hexmap and the encounter locations in the urban settings.  From such dangerous locales we have brough you the best  S&S fiction and poetry—well worth the wait!  We’ve got finale of Caleb Williams’ “Dragon Tears”, new south-seas adventures, and have unearthed a […]

DRAGON TEARS PART 2, by Caleb Williams, Artwork by Gary McClusky Larohd du Masiim was a scribe of Varushe trained from his youth in calligraphy and blood magic, now an exile after his affair with princess Yadira is discovered. With knowledge that few possess, he wields the power of Alma, Goddess of all creation, to […]