All Oscar Bromley wants is a little peace and quiet. An alchemist with no friends, family, or aspirations, Oscar has consigned himself to a life of misanthropy. Unfortunately, his half-vampiric side is acting up. Haunted by hungers he cannot control, violent intrusive thoughts, and an alter ego that hunts at night, it seems there's no one to save him.
Or so he thought.
Alabastra Camin is a thieving urban folk hero and adventurer extraordinaire. She, and her partners in crime Faylie and Tegan, are Oscar's (begrudging) old acquaintances, shop regulars, and thorns in his side... Yet they may just be the key to solving his blood curse. They're intent on taking him on an adventure, where they'll lie, steal, cheat, uncover a dark plot of conquest, rediscover some buried personal truths, and maybe even fall a little bit in love.
Whether he likes it or not.
Witch Hunt is a web serial set in a gaslamp fantasy world, where swords and sorcery meet speakeasies and swank. Expect gratuitous violence, fantastic modernity, explorations of personal autonomy, trans rights and trans wrongs, struggles against the rising tide of patriarchal authoritarianism, strange magic, and magic strangers.
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- (1-21) ectoplasmJul 30, 2024
- (1-20) aetherJul 25, 2024
- (1-19) pixie dustJul 20, 2024
- (1-18) nepentheJul 15, 2024
- (1-17) lixiviateJul 10, 2024
- (1-16) nightshadeJul 5, 2024
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Best writing on the site, they just need a good editor. I'd sign them if I could.
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I will be honest, despite the (current) tragic lack of chapters, this is one of my new favorite things on this site.
The characters are so fantastic and full of personality that even in the first chapter it's hard to not simply adore them, but there seems to be real depth that is yet to be explored as the chapters continue.
The (rightfully) pessimistic Moodie and the flamboyant yet caring Alabrasta are in my opinion the stars of the show, though I am a bit biased on that, but the adorably chaotic fae faun Faylie and the blunt paladin Tegan are quite interesting in theur own right.
The story and setting are fascinating, a unique look at a fantasy time period not typically explored. A real mystery is afoot from the very beginning, and it dragged me in immediately.
Even if you don't connect well with gender related drama, I believe this story is more then worth your time.
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A well written story with a curious but fun setting blending fantasy and what I can only describe as 1908 mudpunk.
The main character, 'Oscar' (name pending, read for details), is a complicated character *full* of negative thoughts and.. On one hand it's frustrating but on the other I GET it. The characters, with very few exceptions, feel real. Ambitions and pasts and those desperate attempts to hold onto yourself and your ideals in the face of change, in the face of threat and fear.
It's good. You should check it out.
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