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Chapter 8: Not Fair

Esther was a female elf in her mortal life, a descendant of Waas the goddess of air and creativity. Esther took after her divine ancestor and personified beauty even amongst a people with as strict and unforgiven a beauty as the elves. Her ascension was less dramatic than most, as she ascended one day while walking throug...

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Chapter 7: Brawl

Wallow Willowwaddle 412AF to -
Male, Halfling 74 lbs

A beekeeper by trade, Wallow was taking a potion of serpentine grace created with the concentrated essence of kobold kidneys. The potion was a regular part of his beekeeping arsenal which he used to perform his harvest without disrupting the h...

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Chapter 6: Nature

Dalwin Casawallow 701AF to 756AF
Male, 252 lbs (estimated after removal of growths)

While mining under the effect of a turtle shell-based endurance potion on a troll skin-based minor regeneration potion to treat an injury, tumorous growths rapidly began growing all over his body, quickly resulti...

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Dragon Con!

Hey! If anyone here is at Dragon Con feel free to send me a DM and ask where I'm at if you want to stop by to say hi. I'm wandering around with a group of other Royal Road authors all weekend.

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Chapter 5: First Landing

The Phanton Nesni, a thief with a strange array of gifts, and a stanger outlook on life, saved the king of LOOK UP from an assassination attempt by Forsaken forces. Single-handedly thwarting a massive covert infiltration of a celebration of LOOK UP.

-Day the Heroes by Erol Vondermin

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Kol...

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Chapter 4: Lanterns

The Hardune were not the only people to shine on Riloth 19th. Many of the heroes of the Last Dragon War made their debut on the world stage, and many more folk tales were born.

Cork the Many is a pack rat, blessed with intelligence by his Assuine Blessed mother. Through his efforts, he saved a the Village o...

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Chapter 3: Sand

The dragons’ forces regrouped for a follow-up assault. And, on Riloth 19th, just over a month later all their plans met mostly failure. On this day, the few remaining Hardune members exhibited extraordinary success, with small groups of dwarves and gnomes defeating much larger groups of forsaken. Nearly all the Hardune ...

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Chapter 2: Parade

The initial assault was meant to completely remove the Hardune, opening up their paths beneath Basin for the Forsaken to infiltrate deep into the interior. The Forsaken were nearly destroyed, but some few Hardne remained. The Forsaken had gained deeper access to Basin, but they’d not snuck in unnoticed.

-...

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Chapter 1: Puzzle

Riloth 19th, 720 AF is a day all know by name if not by date. The Day of Heroes. While for most, it was a day like any other, others were not so lucky. Many like to mark the Day of Heroes as the beginning of the Last Dragon War, but that is not correct. It is more accurate to say that Illunia 15th, 720 AF was the real sta...

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Chapter 119: White as Snow

[A picture of a landscape with a bright blue sky, over a field full of yellow flowers with the sun clear in the sky.]

Y is for yellow, while only a color, this author thinks it a one like no other. From daisies to rainbows to the sun in the sky, you will surely miss it if you must tell it goodbye.
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Chapter 118: The Final

[A picture of a city build on a rocky island, below which you can see the outline of windings tunnels carved into the rock.]

U is for Understanding, a Font newly found, it was discovered when a ship struck solid ground. The people of Stonehaven have long since been primals, and their ant friends have covere...

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Suggest Future Epigraphs!

I'm about to start writing epigraphs (the things at the start of each chapter) for book 2. For book 1, they were a mix of content I had already written, and things I specifically wanted to explain.

I have some things in mind that I want to cover, but these are an opportunity to explore some random elements of the world...

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Chapter 117: Roommate

[A picture of a wooded glade where a dryad is relaxing against a tree as a bird nests on her head.]

T is for trees, so tall and mighty, they house the dryads and birds small and flighty. Some trees can talk, while others can rove, but they all find themselves home at the Grove.

-Sally Rider...

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23 Chapters Left of Primal Wizardry Book 1

There are currently 23 chapters left of Primal Wizardry book 1. (119 total).

That means that if you sign up today for the 20 chapter tier, you will get access to all the chapters before the next billing cycle hits.

I am well on my way through the next book in the series, but have to geo back and edit the early cha...

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Chapter 116: To Amara

[A picture of a robbed man, with fire and lightning arching over his body shaped like serpentine dragons.]

W is for Wizard, the masters of magic, they have a history both storied and tragic. While now noble scholars who better our understanding they once ruled the Basin from Lake Side to Landing.

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Chapter 115: Final Rankings

[A picture of the head of a female elf poking out of a thicket with a deer beside her.]

R for rangers, Assuine__’s agents, they protect her woods and gather reagents. Some wield great power, while others small, but they all serve their goddess and give her their all.

-Sally Rider’s ABCs o...

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Chapter 114: Final Finals

Amintha, Runt, and Shalin didn’t wake that night or the next morning by the time Kole’s team had to leave for their final.


“Got any of those magic berries?” Rakin asked Doug as he hobbled out of bed.


“Those are rare and have a short shelf life,” Doug said. “If they have any, they save them ...

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Chapter 113: Prophecy

[A picture of the same starry sky from the Font page, but with more colored lights randomly scattered on the planet.]

N is for the New Fonts, though they may be quite old, they range from the Wind to metals like Gold. We__’d discovered the Fonts created by gods, but compared to those these seem at odds. View Post

Chapter 112: Illusory Gains

[A lit candle on a black back drop.]

L if for Light, the Font that grants sight. Everywhere by day, and crucial by night. The power seems gentle, and pleasantly warm, but with enough power can melt an ice storm.

-Sally Rider’s ABCs of Magic_

At first, it looked...

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Chapter 111: Amintha

Some chose to leave once more with her, to travel far and wide. 

This is story of how a tree came to live upon the tide.

The Sea Tree by Stelar Leafblossom



They sprinted down the tunnel, Zale in the lead, the spider’s shrieks echoing around the hive as...

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Chapter 110: Unstable

The druids rejoiced to have land to roam, they ran and danced in revel. 

Serune looked out towards the sea, for her heart now longed to travel.

Her friends begged to to come and stay, to join them in this land. 

But Serune now lived for the sea, which they could under...

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Chapter 109: Ambush

Serune sailed the waves around the world but no land did they find. They made new friends along the way, each a strange new kind.

Whales and fish and birds and men, the new ship loves to see them all. 

And one day after long years they found and made landfall. 

The Se...

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Chapter 108: Encampment

The druids began to use their magic. Now full of hope, not panic. They worked their powers on their friend so their songs and dance would have no end.

From bark to to hull, from trunk to mast, Serune transformed and into the sea she swam at last. 

With sails of leaves she rode the breeze...

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Chapter 107: Portal

Not wanting to be left alone, Serune had a strange notion. 

If she could float and take her friends, they’d need not fear the ocean. 

Jumping on the wild idea they began to plan and think. 

How can they make Serune a ship to sail atop the waves, and not fall...

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Chapter 106: Finals

One clear day, sky full of sun, her friends came to her in tears. Interrupting the song and dance they told Serune of their fears.

For years the water in the world had steadily been rising. That it never stopped to them was both alarming and surprising.

The druids had hoped that before now th...

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Chapter 105: Final Prep

In her meadow, tall and strong, Serune basked beneath the sun. Tended by her friends the druids, she knew them all, every one.

Through the years druids came and went, but here they had a home. Human, dwarf, elf or orc, once even a small gnome. 

Serune swayed and sang with joy from mornin...

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Chapter 104: Harold

[A picture of a towering tentacle dwarfing a city port, flailing to remove the sand that coats its suction cups.]

K is for kraken, the rulers of the seas, they come and they go where ever they please. It’s only by luck they’ve left us the land, for you see they are not fond of sand.

-Sa...

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Chapter 103: Progress

[A picture of a giant with a crown holding a fist over his head.]

J is for Jarl, the kings of the giants, who can rule over their kin as kratocratic tyrants.

-Sally Rider’s ABCs of Magic

Kole spent the rest of that weekend cloistered in his room, ...

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Chapter 102: Theory

[A picture of a wizard looking at a cut perplexed with a large question mark over his head.]

H is for healing, the magic divine, its workings complex beyond wizardry design.

-Sally Rider’s ABCs of Magic



“That’s the worst thing I’ve ever experienced in...

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Chapter 101: Stink Bugs

There was an error on the last Chapter when I uploaded it and most of it was missing. I have fixed it now. You should go reread it



[A picture of a baby playing in the snow with a fox made of icicles.]

I if for the Ice tribes, the people of the north. They lived in the wh...

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