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Familiarity breeds context

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France Fantasy literature and folklore are filled with tales of wizard’s with small companions, whispering secrets to them or spying on their enemies. And many…

Local Flavor

“You don’t outgrow where you come from.” – Brian Fallon   Now that we’ve painted the broad strokes off a new world, and placed it in the wider stream of the Cidrian Shards, lets get up close and personal. The…

A shard to call home

“As the daydreams grew longer, the distinction between what was real and what was imaginary grew less. Soon I existed in a blissful world of my own creation.” ― Fennel Hudson In our last entry we introduced the Cidrian Shards,…

On the first day…

“Just remember life is all an illusion…..it’s your creation and you can dismantle it and re-create at will.” ― Nanette Mathews Now that we’ve had the chance to get reacquainted with the Fantasy Trip again, we at the ‘aerie were…

Bringing Bugs Back

“Not all ants use violence to dominate their world, some use more subtle methods.” – E. O. Wilson   One of the stranger aspects of the original In The Labyrinth book were the Hymenopterans, or “Bugs”. As a kid their…

Playing the race card: Goblins

“Now goblins are cruel, wicked, and bad-hearted. They make no beautiful things, but they make many clever ones.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien Another less-common race listed as a character race in The Fantasy Trip is the goblin. These are not the…