“Of course combining elfsong and The Word is a bad idea. Which is why we should be the ones to try it first.”

A novel approach to magic might be just the thing to help Third-Order Wizard Nicodemus Ordwell surpass Corbello, the most famous warding wizard in Word history. But for his reluctant apprentice, disgraced elven Prince Elorhyn Tanrys, it’s a life-or-death situation.

In order to convince the no-nonsense Order of the Word to allow them to experiment, they must promise to use their uniquely qualified skills to resolve occasional magical mishaps. Botched rituals, escaped creatures, stolen artifacts, and malfunctioning wards are only a few of the obstacles that distract them from their experiments. As Ordwell dreams of reshaping the future, Elorhyn simply wants to ensure there still is one.

Fantasy X-Files Meets Better Call Saul

“I follow my rules.‘Harm none, stay calm, keep secrets, consider alternatives, ask for help, or break the rules.’ That’s it. If someone thinks I’m disobedient, it’s because their rules break one of mine.”

In a world of rigid hierarchies, Healer Andrew Norwood’s life isn't his own. Raised by a traveling apothecarist rather than in a formal Temple, Andrew always knew he was different, but his ability to heal any living soul, regardless of species, turns out to be unprecedented. It is a gift that makes him invaluable - and a target.

With no guidelines and no system he can trust, Andrew must fight to make his own way. He doesn’t want to change the world, but it looks like his dream of having a normal life, with the right to choose his patients, is about to get crushed.

As he gets pulled into an increasingly complicated web of politics and goddesses, his simple rules may become the only thing keeping him safe.

Can Andrew stay true to himself as he navigates a world of gods and conspiracies?

A Classic Fantasy Series

“You’re just a hot mess, aren’t you?”
“I thought I was, until I met you.”

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

Bodyguard Rowan Alpinia has always lived in the shadow of the elven prince of the Tanrys Court, but after a personal tragedy, he set out on an unusual mission to prove he still has some worth.

When Rowan arrives on Aggi's doorstep, she finds herself drawn back toward her old life, and forward into an unexpected world of drama and danger.

Like it or not, they’re now stuck with each other. He’s lost his memory, and she’s lost her magic, but they're both determined to prove that they're not lost causes.

An Elven odd couple Urban fantasy/sci-fi mashup

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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.