Misfits on the Borderlands
is a novel inspired by the very first Dungeons & Dragons characters I ever
created. Originally rolled when I was
about 10 years old to play what is now considered a classic D&D module, The Keep on the Borderlands, these
characters hung out with me for a few more formative years. In truth, their adventures stuck with me as
much as those of any character from fiction.
After more than fifteen years of
campaigning in wild woods, caves of chaos and dragons’ lairs, all the while
successfully surviving on a civil war-torn continent, my old heroes are now semi-retired: Master Wizards, little Lords, Rogues gone
(mostly) good. This somewhat adult
revisiting (and revising) of my never-forgotten heroes' lives follows their
newest adventure when an old tragedy comes back to haunt them (literally) and
takes them to the edges of the world in order to lay an old friend to rest ...
or raise him from the dead ... or does he become their greatest enemy?
Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future ;)
Rocco, a stoner, farmer, warrior and reluctant Lord. He has a
pretty cool sword.
Valandil, a psychic wizard who may or may not suffer from PTSD
induced Dissociative Identity Disorder (he was lost in a Minotaur's Cave all
alone for a very, very long time with nothing to eat in the dark but the
mushrooms … and the Minotaurs). He has a
fondness for fire.
Sammy, an odd halfling (some might even call him queer). He has a penchant for leather and I–IV–V.
Ar-Raguel and Eartha-Raguelle,
two half-elf twins,one a Holy Knight, the other a knavish hero. In a pinch
that's like one whole elf, right?
Billy, a rogue with 25% more Drow than most. She most decidedly does not wear "bikini
armor".
Dudley … is there anything sadder than a Dwarf with a broken heart?
Alright then, how about I throw in he’s a class warrior having been cast out of
his own land for stirring up trouble between the mining and noble classes?
Hi-ho! Hi-ho! Workers should run the show!
the last day of The King on the Lake
(Original photo by Adeline Bats. Manipulation by JP Goodyear)
(Original photo by Adeline Bats. Manipulation by JP Goodyear)
