One Lucky Elf

What would you do if you had the chance to start your life over?

The Portmaster of Antares Series

Loud, awkward elf Aggi always struggled to meet high expectations at home in Lyramir, but she found the freedom to be herself in the high-tech world of Antares.

Rowan Alpinia has always lived in the shadow of the elven prince of the Tanrys Court, but after a tragedy, he sets out to prove he still has worth.

When Rowan arrives on Aggi's doorstep, she finds herself reluctantly drawn back toward her old life. Times have changed, though, and she's stronger than she realizes.

These free short stories follow the adventures of Aggi and Rowan. A snarky blend of fantasy and science fiction!

(Book links below will currently take you offsite to Archive Of Our Own)

People

Characters are organized by the book they first appear in. Names are not related to any profile names found in the game, with the exception of Aggi and Zynthar.

The Main Characters

Aggi Wycliffe

Misfit elf from a far off world that she thought had been destroyed. Is happily living her Second Life with help from new friends.

Rowan Alpinia

Royal Guard and companion to Prince Elorhyn. Currently stranded in Antares, waiting for the mothership to return.

People from Book 1 - Aggi's Tale

Zynthar

Aggi's friend.
Wizard, Retired. Living the life on a beach with a metal detector, collecting space junk and redheads.

Jessie

Aggi's Friend.
A Roller Derby accident has her out of the rink and working at Gwen & Cherry's Ice Cream Shop. Don't call her "Feisty."

Phoebe

Aggi's Friend. Jessie's roommate and coworker at Gwen & Cherry's. Secretly wants to be an author. Slowly breaking out of her repressed shell.

Milo

First Lyran Ambassador to the Void. It's uncharted territory, but as former royal secretary to Prince Elorhyn, he's used to being kept on his toes.

Captain Farrell

Panatian captain of The Voice of Lyra. Leapt at the chance to sail through the Void - even if it did mean having to deal with elves.

Book 2 - Rowan's Tale - The Shuttle Repair Crew

Mike

Retired military, engineering and tech background, single, watches every televised space launch. Has friends in high and low places.

Bryce

You'll find this linguist huddled by your bookshelf during a party, either criticizing your shelving habits or midway through one of your books.

Leo

Give him some metal, heat, and a vague drawing, and he will build it. Or possibly have it tattooed. Izzy's boyfriend, but, y'know, its casual.

Izzy

Super competitive vehicle expert. Can and will drive anything, as fast as it can possibly go. Leo's girlfriend, except when he's being difficult.

Perl Jam

Programmer. DJ. Lesbian. Bring caffeine or cash if you want something from her.

ImaMess

For a hardware engineer, getting his hands on alien tech is a dream come true. His look changes daily.

People from Book 3 - Game Night - Steampunk Clue

Alice

Med student, avid congoer, Perl's current jam.

Ozzy

Once a blue gourami, this former fish got caught up in Dr Monochrome's mad science.

Dr. Monochrome

Seems certain that the key to immortality must lie through immoral experimentation.

People from Book 4 - Merritt's Tale

RootSquad

Perl Jam's Coworker. This coder can get in anywhere.

TankU

Friend of Mike's, former military, this bodybuilding influencer is down for anything.

RajerRajer

Military friend of Mike's, munitions expert.

TheHotOne

ImaMess's brother. Welder and electrician. Always needs more power.

Merritt

This former king of Lyramir is the oldest - and strongest - elf in the Universe.

Dai

Not much can keep this dragon down.

Places

Antares:

Antares is not very loosely based on the online virtual world of Second Life, where the users can create the content, from the tips of your toes to the tops of the mountains. It is owned and operated by Linden Labs. I have no association with Second Life or Linden Labs other than being a long time 'resident' of the game. Anything you can possibly imagine can be created within the game, but for the most part, users just make a home away from home. These stories are technically LitRPG. The characters do not think they live in a virtual world. They see it as a place with extremely advanced technology, operated through the viewers they receive when they register. I envision it as a tablet. Users will hopefully recognize I'm refering to the applications we open to access the game on our devices.

Lyramir and The Shattered Worlds:

Imagine the aftermath of the collision of two planets, the pieces suspended in space, still connected to each other by tenuous threads of magic that you can conveniently travel through. Yes, there was an incident, involving gods and their ongoing feuds. Fortunately, these planetary chunks have since been made habitable again, and are populated by various peoples, both magical and non, created by the children of the god Balath.

Lyramir is one of those worlds, tended to by Lyra, and inhabited by the elves and other fae creatures she created.

Panati is another such world, tended to by Belath, inhabited by the humans he created. This one has the most magical connections, or entrances, to all of the other worlds.

There are dozens of these little interconnected worlds, so those who inhabit them think traveling to other worlds is perfectly normal. However, no one from here has ever done it through the Void.

Until recently.