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This story is | This story is the first of the [[Rhoanish Works]] series of original fantasy. The author strongly recommends reading this story first, as in addition to first introducing the main characters and establishing their relationship, the later stories benefit from additional years' worth of worldbuilding and writing practice. | ||
The setting itself is very loosely based on the freeware game [http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Crawl_Wiki Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup]. | The setting itself is very loosely based on the freeware game [http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Crawl_Wiki Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup]. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:28, 18 May 2017
The Stones' Earthen Grasp is a story written and illustrated by Iron Eater. It ran in Issue 40 and can be found at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/229497.html and www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-stones-earthen-grasp/.
Summary
An orcish warrior must overcome the most challenging foe of all: a crush on his boss.
He had been this way before, years ago. Broken and forgotten, he had heard his battle-brothers' voices silenced one by one until the last echoes of battle faded away. There was pain. There was cold. He could smell his own gore staining the dust. He closed his eyes and waited for the vultures, but a shadow too large for a carrion-bird's fell across him. A small, numbing warmth blossomed in his chest as unseen hands washed his wounds and wrapped him in scraps of linen.
"Can you speak?" said a voice he didn't know, rich and smooth like honeyed kumiss. "I'm sorry. You're the only one I could save."
Riaag opened his eyes and knew the face of salvation.
From pinboard.in: "Sarouth is a revered warrior-priest who's changing the course of history, and Riaag is his loyal right hand man and skald. And oh yeah they're both orcs. Orcs in love. <3"
This story has no human characters.
Connections
This story is the first of the Rhoanish Works series of original fantasy. The author strongly recommends reading this story first, as in addition to first introducing the main characters and establishing their relationship, the later stories benefit from additional years' worth of worldbuilding and writing practice.
The setting itself is very loosely based on the freeware game Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup.
Related Links
This story has no related links.
Author's Notes
This story did not have any author's notes when published. However, while the author is slightly embarrassed of its quality, she will go on record as being glad it exists, as Sarouth and Riaag have become some of her favorite characters.
Any inconsistencies between The Stones' Earthen Grasp and Seismic Gap are imaginary and never happened and are 100% intentional, anyway. Pay no attention to the author behind the curtain.
External Reviews
- http://tryfanstone.livejournal.com/144010.html
- fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org: "The love story of two orcs! Sarouth is a holy man and warrior, converting his people through bloodshed, and Riaag is his skald and right hand. They are in love and it is awesome. Unusual and tons of fun. Contains violence."
