Features & Traits:
> Breath Weapon
> Draconic Resistance
> Chromatic Warding
> Spellcasting
> Sorcerous Origin - Storm Sorcery
> Wind Speaker
> Tempestuous Magic
> Font of Magic
> Metamagic
>> Careful Spell
>> Quickened Spell
> Magical Guidance
> War Caster

> Lightning Rod
>> Source: Fate
>> If a cantrip or spell would inflict lightning damage, increase its amount of damage dice by 1.
>>If a cantrip or spell inflicts lightning damage, but requires a saving throw, increase its DC by 2. This affects spells up to third level.

H̵̱̎͌͜e̶̘̥͙͑̀̈́̈́i̷̺̤̊̋͘ ̸͍͍̠̲͂͛̃̀Z̷̳̑͋̏͘h̴̠͖͚͆̑̔͐a̶̪͎͎͐́͠ó̵̢̒͌ ̸̫̤̮͊̉͂̊-̴͖̿͝ ̵̢͚̌̒̈́͜C̶̢͇̞̣̾́h̸̖̖̦̪̑̔̉̋ã̶͇̲̯̣̽r̶͕̄̍͜ä̴͚͕͓́̾̃̎c̵̣͎͕̈́̔͐͘ͅẗ̸̤́e̶̦̝͓͇̿r̷̦̝̯̐ ̵̠̝͎̬́S̴͕̘̱̃̀̾h̴̛̗̬͜͝e̵̝̞̓̈́̽͛ę̵̞̪̆̈t̵̮͕̦̓

Classes & Levels: H̴̥͋è̴̝x̵̭͝b̴̮̐ľ̵ͅâ̸̖d̶͖͘e̴̢͘ Warlock 1̶͚̈9̸͖̒, Swashbuckler Rogue 1̶͚̈9̸͖̒
Race: Half-Elf

Strength: 1̶6̸
Dexterity: 2̶0̶
Constitution: 1̷8̷
Intelligence: 1̷8̷
Wisdom: 2̶0̶
Charisma: 2̷2̶

Hit Points: 4̶5̵6̸

Features & Traits:

Darkvision
Fey Ancestry
Shelter of the Faithful
H̸̳̿e̵̗͠x̶͠ͅb̴̝͠l̶̨̆a̴̜̐d̷͖͠e̴̘̽'̶̲̈́s̷͈͝ ̷̲̾C̵̰̓u̵͔͠ȑ̸̞s̷͇͌e̴̗̔
H̵̲͝ẻ̴̻x̵̜͆ ̸̳̔W̴̳͘ȃ̶̧r̷̋ͅr̴̦̊i̵̡͗o̷̱͐r̴̟͗
Eldritch Invocations
Thirsting Blade
Devil's Sight
Life Drinker
Shroud of Shadow
Witch Sight
Relentless Hex
Ụ̷̽l̶̮̑t̷̯͊i̵̝͑m̷͙̉a̴̠̐t̶͍̍è̶̯ ̵̣̓P̵͚͆a̸̲̔c̵̱͑t̸̫͑ ̵̙̌Ẁ̷̥e̶͕̽a̷̢͒p̷̡͋ó̴̠n̷̠͒
Beguiling Influence
P̷͎̎a̶̞̓c̸̦͒t̸͙͘ ̶̞͗ȏ̴̻f̶̝̎ ̶̙͠t̴̿ͅh̵͎͝e̶̺͊ ̵̧͠Ḅ̷̍l̷͚̾ǎ̷̫ḓ̴̈́e̸̞͝
Accursed Specter
M̴͈͊a̸͖̐s̷̈́ͅt̴͖͝ę̵̆r̸̲̄ ̵̫̐ò̵͚f̸͖̈ ̸͚͆H̷̤̆e̵̫͠x̵͕́e̴̞̐s̷͍̀
E̸̤͝x̶̡͋ṕ̶͍e̷̠͂r̶͍̆t̶̰͝i̶̛͇s̷̪̉é̷̥
̸̎͜T̵̖̓h̵̗̑ḭ̷̽e̶̯͊v̶̰͘ȩ̷̍ŝ̵̘'̶̹͋ ̶̗́C̵̺̐ä̶̜n̶͙͐ẗ̶̤
̵͓̅S̶̹͌n̴͚̑ĕ̷̦a̴͖͒k̴͔͠ ̸̥̔A̶̟̚t̷͖̎t̸̘̑a̶͈̾c̶̟͌k̶̢̕
̷̖͠C̵͇͒u̴̪͐n̷̯͝n̶̻͝i̸͇̋ǹ̶̹ǵ̸̡ ̸̲̓Ä̴͖́ç̷͗t̷̙̎ī̶͉o̴̦̊n̴̤͠
̴͔̄R̴̮͛ó̴̳g̷͚͠u̶̡̕i̴̫̅s̷͙͒ḧ̸̩́ ̴͎̑A̴̫͐ṛ̴͝c̷͇̾h̵͋ͅe̶̹͛t̶͔̔ỳ̴̜p̷̻̋e̴̻͘ ̵̦̑-̷̨̌ ̸̩̓S̸̯̄w̷͚͝a̷͙̎s̶̤̅h̴̼̾b̵̡̕ù̶̥ç̶̉k̶͙̔l̸̡̾e̶̮̊r̴͖͗
̴̮̀F̷̩͑a̷͉͑n̷̪̆c̵̠̿y̷̫͝ ̸͍͘Ḟ̷̠o̴̮̚ŏ̶̪t̸͖̾ẃ̵̹ŏ̴̪r̶̡̿k̸̢̊
̶̣͘Ȑ̸̠a̴͇̔k̷̞̒i̸̗̿ş̴̍h̴͇͗ ̴̭̐Á̵ͅu̴͇͒ḑ̵͆a̷̙̋c̸͎͂i̸̗̓t̶̨̋y̷͈̅
̴̲̄Ų̶̅n̴̟̋c̷̻̒a̷̼͗n̷͎̿n̵̙̈́y̴͙͊ ̷̟͋D̴̳̔o̶̮̍ḏ̸̋g̵̬͗e̶̞̍
̶̱͝Ḛ̸͝v̷̹͝a̷͙̒s̴̼͌i̸̛͕o̸̫͠n̴͚͊
̸̥̏P̴͘͜a̵̝͝n̸̺̄à̶͕c̴͙͝h̴͜͝é̷͍
̷̘͊R̵̥̅e̶̠̎l̸̬͘ī̶͙a̸̫͒b̵̰͋l̵̨͐e̸̮͠ ̸̝͆T̸̰͒a̷̓ͅl̵͙̋e̴̪̓n̵͍̽t̶̩̅
̵̟̊Ẹ̴̈́l̷̠͂ė̶͓g̶̮̓a̸̹͌ņ̵̈́t̸̤̀ ̴̻̄M̵͈̅a̸̛͙n̶̯̕ų̶͘ĕ̶̦v̵̞̚ẹ̶̋ṛ̸̎
̶̲̿B̶̞̅l̴̲̊ỉ̵̝n̵͕̂d̷̰̔s̸̢͝ẻ̸̡n̵͔͆s̸͇̓e̶̩͛
̷̢̽S̷͎͊l̶̦̀ȋ̷ͅp̷̺͊p̶̬̀e̴̹͋r̴͕̂y̵̞͂ ̸̝͆M̵͔̀î̷̱ǹ̵̯d̶͍͝
̷͕̊M̶̩̾a̴̛͈s̸̼͝t̴͈́e̷͕̐r̷̭̆ ̶͈͝D̵͋ͅủ̴͍ĕ̵̯l̸̳͝i̴̟̾s̷̻̒ṱ̵́
̷̛̝E̷̙͛l̶̤̈́ṵ̷̏s̵̤͛i̸̭̍v̷̩́ḙ̶̂
Elven Accuracy
Shield Master
War Caster
Menacing
Medium Armor Master

F̸͚͆ả̷̼t̵̜͝e̴̮̅l̵̩͠è̴̙s̴̼͗ș̶͊:̵̸͌̈ͅͅ
+̵̗̃2̵̘̆ ̵̯̏t̸̩́o̶͙̎ ̷̹̒S̵͇̄t̴̺͛r̵͇͛e̸̠͒n̶̙̽g̸̜̏t̴̤̊h̷̲̄,̶̮͌ ̷̞̈D̷̻̉é̴̘x̷͍͐t̷̏ͅe̴̳̋ȑ̶̲i̷̓ͅt̴̰͠ŷ̶̨,̷̨̓ ̸̭̑Ĉ̴̩o̶̟͠ň̸͇s̷̺͐ẗ̶͚i̶̙͛ṱ̸̀u̶̪͘t̶̩̓í̵̦ȯ̷̖n̵̜̔,̴̬̈́ ̵̦̉I̴͚͑n̵̮̏ṯ̴̌ẹ̶̎l̷͆ͅl̴͔͒ĭ̵̯g̴̺̑e̶̩͠ṅ̸͔c̴̳̒ḛ̷̽,̵͇͝ ̶̛͍W̶̢̋î̸̩s̸̳͗d̴̯̽o̴̹͝m̷̧̋,̷͈͋ ̷̣̚a̷̮͑n̵͍̉d̸̨́ ̵̨̈́C̷͇̀h̸̺͠a̷͒ͅr̷̯̽i̶̖͝s̶̫̿m̷̼̀a̶̰̅.̸̴̼͎̅̕
D̵̤̽ḭ̸̈́v̶̞̈́ȉ̴̧n̴̠͝e̵̘͌ ̵̢͝c̵͈͠r̸̩͋ȩ̵̓ā̴̗ẗ̵ͅu̸͕͊r̷̼͛e̷̠̋s̶̛̖ ̵̧̇s̸͕͘u̴̖̓f̶̨̆f̸͚̾ë̵̡́r̷͚͐ ̸͖͆d̶̜̊i̵̮͆s̷͈͊a̶͈͝d̷͙̀v̶͈̔a̸͕͆n̴̟̾t̷̜̚a̸͚͘g̷̛̤e̶̞̔ ̶̤̈ẃ̵̙ḧ̷̗́è̵̢n̴̝̾ ̵̝̎a̸̕͜t̵̹̊ț̴͂ạ̷́ç̵̉k̴̯͠ȋ̸̪n̷̲͂g̴̝̏ ̸̰͒ÿ̴̲́o̴͓̊û̸̫.̸̷̥͙̀̈́
Y̵͈̾o̸̲͘ṷ̷̄ ̶̼̽ḡ̵̟a̵̳͊i̶͓̇n̸̫͘ ̷̰͂a̷̘͒ḑ̸̆v̵̳̿a̵̪͐n̵̺̚ẗ̵̤́a̷̢̾g̷̩̊e̶̖̕ ̴̦́o̷͉͒n̵̫͒ ̷̪̋a̶̲͝l̵͕̄ḽ̸̕ ̴͍̏s̵̥̆ä̸̤v̵̲͊i̴̞͠ṉ̴̊g̵̡̾ ̶̹̽ṯ̵̽ḥ̷͋r̷͉̎o̶̱̍w̴̫̽s̴͎̏ ̸̩̀à̸̤ǵ̷̫a̴̫͋i̷̩̚n̴̙̓s̴͙͊t̴̞͠ ̷̮̔s̴̳̃p̷̠͘e̴̖̓l̷̝̍l̴̐͜s̶͇̀,̵̭̑ ̶͖̊ṡ̵ͅk̴͔̽i̷͖̾l̴̺͝l̸͐ͅs̷̼̏,̴̠͂ ̴̳̽ä̷͍́b̷̭͑í̵͉l̴̻̋i̸̻̋t̸̖̒i̵͕̚ë̸̩́s̴͙̈́,̵̙͂ ̴͚͆a̶̝͠n̷͎̄d̷͇́ ̶̺̓a̴̜͒l̶̖̀l̵̻͝ ̵̖͂ẽ̴̡ľ̵̠ş̷̽e̸̢̅ ̷͗ͅt̸͇̋h̶̞͒ȃ̶̼t̴̳͠ ̶̲̀w̷͙̕õ̸̟ȕ̴̜l̷̫̽d̶̟͝ ̸̟͌t̷͓̓a̴͓̒r̸͈͘g̷̣̐e̶̳̍t̶̨͗ ̶̮͝y̷̩̔o̵̧̐ū̶͕ ̸̃͜s̴̮͒p̷̰͛ẹ̷͆ć̶̫i̷͔͝f̷̖̋ị̶͝c̵͙̒a̶͔̓l̴̝͐l̵̫͗y̵̠͘ ̶̖̊o̵̟̊r̶̟͆ ̴̜͌i̵̥̊n̵͇̋d̶̙̀ị̷͘r̶̖̚ě̶̤ċ̵̢ẗ̷͈́l̴̞̉ÿ̴͖́ ̴͉͂m̶̺̃a̷̭͒ď̷͎e̴̼͠ ̸͂ͅb̸̼̈́y̴̭̓ ̸̢̉a̵̛ͅ ̶͉͋D̶̩̈ǐ̸ͅv̸̹̔i̷̘̿n̸̬̅e̵̻̔ ̴͓̊C̵̙̀r̶̞͌ë̸̳a̶̛̦t̸͝ͅů̸̝ř̸̝è̵͎.̸̷͙̯͌͝
D̷̲̊i̵̻̾v̴̺͒î̸̢n̸̻͒e̵̥̎ ̷̥̈Č̸͍r̷͇̈́ḛ̵̾a̵̤͒t̸̟́u̶̻̍r̶̺̍ē̴̻s̷͙͗ ̷̜͗c̴̠͒a̶̹͛n̴̗͆ ̸̖͑s̷̼̓ȅ̸̢n̶̜̄s̵̜̍e̴̲͝ ̶̤͗y̶̖̅ȏ̵̝u̴͖̽ ̵̨̀r̵͑͜e̴̟͠g̴̙̿ä̵̲́r̵͙͌ḑ̵̀l̵̛̳ĕ̸̗ś̵͚s̶͕̋ ̷̧̽ȍ̴̞f̶͓͝ ̵̖̏a̴̟̅n̵̨̉y̴̥̽ ̶̫͝b̴͈͋e̶̥̾n̶̤̍e̵͖̋f̸̘̈ǐ̷͔ĉ̶̖i̵̞͐ȁ̶͈l̸͖̃ ̵͎̃ṣ̴̎t̵̞̑a̵̻̾t̶͇̏u̶̥͘s̷̨͒ë̷̮́s̴̨͝ ̴̺͝š̷̻o̸̙̚ ̶̮̚l̷̛̪o̵̥͝ñ̵̢g̷̺͠ ̴̡̓a̸̡̓s̷̨̛ ̸̋͜y̴̮͌o̷̥͊u̵̟̍ ̸̅ͅà̵͍r̶̥͑ë̸͓́ ̷̧̎a̴̳͝l̵͍̐i̶̋͜v̸̩̒e̵͎̎ ̷͔̚à̵̦ṉ̴͘d̶͉̓ ̷̹̈́w̷̛͖i̸͓̅t̴͇͊h̸͇̐ĭ̵͓n̵̪̿ ̴͍̇t̴̞́h̸̢̐e̷̛͍ỉ̴̮ŕ̸͍ ̵̹͂d̵̡͊ȩ̸̍ḟ̸̰i̴̜͝n̴̦̿ẹ̸͝d̷̠̐ ̵̩̈r̵̩͛ă̵̲n̸̞̑ǧ̴̮e̶̡̛ ̵̳͆ơ̶̤f̵̙͘ ̴̫̃s̵̀ͅě̸͓n̷̦͝s̶̪̅e̷̖͗ṡ̴̹.̶͕̍

̷̳̎Y̴̼̽O̶͎̐U̸͕͋ ̴̖͝S̶͓̍Ḥ̶͠O̷̞̚U̷̧͑L̵͈̎Ḓ̴̈́ ̸̟̆Ṇ̶̆Ö̶̠Ț̸͗ ̵͎͠E̴̠͠X̷̨̏I̸͍̓Š̸̮T̸͚̑

Ť̴̖͖͑o̸̝̱͊r̴͖̖̈́̇ģ̵̹͑̚r̴͓̤͘a̶͓͆͜k̶̥̆̔ ̵̖͖́-̷̮́ ̵̰̐̏Ć̶͔̲h̷͉̉͠a̸̜͝r̷̤̃ạ̷̃́c̷̡͂t̴͕̆͜ḛ̸̏r̴̬͋͘ ̸́ͅŜ̵͓h̶͚̀̇e̵̲̐e̴̛̝͇̎t̵͙̓

C̵̢̎ĺ̴̢ả̵̩s̶̙͊s̴̰̾e̶̤̽s̷͈͗ & L̵̺̊ĕ̷̱v̴̝̔e̴̞̅l̴̙͆s̶̳̀: Hunter Ranger 1̵̦̉̎9̶̼̻̽, G̸̟̓u̶̗͗n̴̼̭̋s̶͙͑͂l̸̢̛̩ḯ̴̗͙ṅ̶̦g̷͉̺͗͛ĕ̸̺̯ȓ̸̗ ̵̩͆F̴͚̣̏̉i̵̛̟g̶͖̔h̵̫͌̀ț̷̈́̾e̶̻͔̓͌r̶͍̄̓ ̶̫̜͒1̴͇̊̉9̸̰̞̚
Race: Mountain Dwarf

Strength: 2̶1̸
Dexterity: 2̴2̴
Constitution: ̴1̸9̴
Intelligence: ̴1̸8̸
Wisdom: ̴1̵8̴
Charisma: ̶1̸6̴

Hit Points: 5̵3̵2̷

Features & Traits:
> Darkvision
> Dwarven Resilience
> Dwarven Combat Training
> Stonecunning
> Dwarven Armor Training
> Favored Enemy - Humans, Dwarves, Celestials, Monstrosities
> Natural Explorer - Mountain, Underdark, Forest
> Fighting Style - Archery
> Spellcasting
> Primeval Awareness
> Ranger Conclave - Hunter
> Hunter's Prey - Colossus Slayer
> Extra Attack
> Defensive Tactics - Steel Will
> Land's Stride
> Hide in Plain Sight
> Multiattack - Volley
> Vanish
> Superior Hunter's Defense - Evasion
> Feral Senses
> F̵i̴g̷h̵t̵i̴n̸g̷ ̴S̵t̷y̴l̸e̸ ̴-̶ ̶C̶l̶o̴s̵e̷ ̸Q̴u̴a̷r̸t̸e̷r̴s̴ ̵S̵h̴o̸o̶t̶e̷r̸̸
> S̷e̴c̷o̴n̵d̴ ̴W̵i̵n̶d̵̵
> A̵c̶t̴i̶o̵n̵ ̵S̶u̴r̶g̵e̶ ̸(̴x̴2̵)̴̴
> M̷a̷r̸t̶i̵a̶l̷ ̷A̵r̸c̶h̸e̷t̵y̸p̶e̴ ̸-̵ ̶G̸u̵n̸s̶l̴i̷n̴g̶e̸r̸̴
> F̵i̴r̴e̷a̸r̷m̵ ̴P̴r̶o̸f̸i̵c̴i̶e̵n̵c̶y̷̷
> G̸u̸n̵s̶m̷i̷t̴h̷̴
> F̵i̵r̸e̴a̶r̵m̸ ̵P̶r̷o̵p̸e̴r̶t̶i̴e̵s̴̶
> A̵d̸e̶p̸t̸ ̴M̴a̸r̵k̴s̵m̵a̷n̸̷
> T̵r̶i̴c̵k̸ ̴S̷h̷o̵t̷s̴̴
>> ̷F̷o̴r̵c̶e̶f̷u̴l̶ ̷S̵h̷o̸t̸̵
>> ̸P̴i̵e̴r̶c̵i̵n̶g̷ ̷S̶h̵o̷t̸̶
>> ̵V̸i̴o̶l̷e̸n̶t̵ ̵S̴h̷o̸t̵̶
>> ̴W̷i̶n̷g̸i̶n̷g̴ ̷S̶h̵o̶t̶̸
>> ̸D̷e̸a̸d̸e̵y̸e̷ ̷S̵h̴o̴t̵̷
>> ̸B̵u̷l̴l̵y̸i̷n̴g̸ ̷S̷h̵o̶t̵̶
> G̸r̶i̴t̶̶
> E̷x̴t̸r̸a̵ ̴A̸t̶t̵a̸c̷k̵ ̷(̶x̸2̶)̶̵
> Q̸u̸i̸c̷k̷d̶r̶a̸w̸̸
> I̷n̸d̸o̸m̷i̶t̸a̶b̸l̵e̸ ̸(̸x̸3̸)̴̵
> R̷a̷p̶i̶d̷ ̸R̷e̷p̸a̵i̶r̴̷
> L̵i̷g̷h̷t̵n̷i̵n̴g̴ ̵R̵e̸l̶o̶a̶d̵̷
> V̵i̷c̸i̸o̶u̵s̴ ̵I̴n̷t̷e̶n̶t̸̵
> H̴e̵m̶o̷r̶r̷h̷a̷g̵i̵n̶g̶ ̸C̶r̴i̶t̴i̵c̴a̴l̸
> Tough
>Sharpshooter
> Gunner
> Heavy Armor Master
> Piercer

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17. Seeing What’s To Come – Part 3Aug 6, 2021
17. Seeing What’s To Come – Part 2Jul 29, 2021
17. Seeing What’s to Come – Part 1Jul 23, 2021
16. Conversation Between Villains – Part 2Jul 17, 2021
16. Conversation Between Villains – Part 1Jul 9, 2021
15. In Through the Front Door – Part 2Jul 1, 2021
15. In Through the Front Door – Part 1Jun 24, 2021
14. The ResistanceJun 19, 2021
Bonus – Art Drop!Jun 12, 2021
13. A Little Bit of GreenJun 10, 2021
12. Never Wanted This – Part 3Jun 3, 2021
12. Never Wanted This – Part 2May 26, 2021
12. Never Wanted This – Part 1May 20, 2021
11. A Few Moments Before Chaos – Part 3May 13, 2021
11. A Few Moments Before Chaos – Part 2May 4, 2021

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Star_Singer

Status: c24

Jun 25, 2021

I'd give this one star if the prose wasn't as good as it is, as the prose is the only positive thing I think of this story.

First of all, calling this story a comedy is disingenuos on the author's part. I don't think I even smiled once while reading, let alone found anything funny. There is so much murder, brutality, and treachery in this story. The two "tricksters" are anything but; they are selfish, cruel, murderous, and insane.

The dwarf mentor is supposed to be this insane, brilliant, and practical to the extreme type, which works up untill the point where he steals everything including the clothes of the back of the people he "saves."

The elf mentor is sadistic, literally torturing the people he fights, and is a womanizer whose realtionships with women seem to be based on f**king the woman in question, which I can only assume he uses charm magic to achieve, given the amount of women who are either married or know of his horrible reputation who sleep with him, therefore making him a rapist too. Oh and the situation in which they "save" the MC is a direct result of his actions, as it is a trap meant to catch him, because he f**ked a bunch of dudes wives. Not that he acknoledges any fault or suffers any concequences for it; in fact, he considers it a reward.

And then there's the MC. While it has been implied that the society she has grown up in has told her to treat some falsehoods as facts ("indoctrination" is mentioned by the elf), to the advantage of those in power, it doesn't excuse her stupidity and helplessness and extreme naivety. And around c22 she starts to have these weird, completely irrational thought proccesses about what is okay for her to do morally, including somehow coming to the conclusion that running away from the two people who don't care about her and are literally evil is bad for them (but was okay for her to do!), despite the fact that she was contributing very little to the fight and needed to be protected. There is more that could be said, but I don't want to continue.

TL;DR:

Prose is good, everything else isn't.

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Akurai

Status: ch7

Mar 19, 2021

shock Did I just give a seamlessly not so shameless 5 star that equals great writing quality, story development, character design, update stability, AND world background. Well surely I did this with a noble attitude not some Black bellied shameless attitude. Heavens no That would be below me the Skills Master. Now you go on with your blessed 3 months I have given you though in return you give me something of the same worth alright. That's how a give and take works right?

Psst I left a little something extra to show good relations and will. It should be where you keep your most loved items. You'll find out what it is shortly.

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doravg

Status: 4. not a coincidence

Jul 10, 2022

Well, it is a story about adventurers. With a strong female character that is on the meek side and not a tomboy. She has her weak moments, when she feels jealous and envious, but she never voices her bad thoughts and that puts her above them.

The world is a standard fantasy world. With many races, apart from the few classic races like elves and dwarves. We have various beast races, and it would be nice if they are looked into. So far, we know their basic look, but not if the dragon-like creatures could breathe fire, for instance. Wyverns could, and they are not real dragons.

The journey begins from the academy and progresses to the adventurer's guild. The guild differs itself from all the rest by how shabby it is. In contrast, the hero's guild, which Tessa wanted to become a member of, is much more glamorous.

It just goes to show that adventurers do the grunt work in this world. Not the future our young cleric has dreamed of, but the one she got. She confesses that she is not good at fighting, but something tells me that will change and soon.

There is some foreshadowing that the party she is in is up to no good, but they seem like nice people. Judging from their banter, they are likely to accept her in their fold quite easily. Yet, the warning in the synopsis makes me wonder what would happen next.

If you want to read about a female adventurer, for a change, then check out this story. It is well written. With good grammar and good style, even if the chapters are a bit too long for my liking.

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Jace

Status: chapter 3

Jun 12, 2021

We begin the story in medias res during a wyvern attack. Sairren does a great job of showing the dangers these people live in. Chapter 1 is fast-paced and wastes no time setting up Tessa's motivation to become a hero.

Loved the 3rd person omniscient narrative style in the beginning. Sairren shows off its versatility in chapter 1, allowing us to follow multiple characters as they deal with the wyvern attack. However, it switches to 3rd person limited in the later chapters so if omniscient isn't your thing, Drunks & Fanatics will still appeal to you.

Chapter 2 is pretty heavy on the exposition, which made it harder to get through than chapter 1. The story would benefit from weaving that information into the narrative more naturally or moving sections to later in the story. However, the pace picks up in chapter 3 as Tessa takes her first steps on the journey towards becoming a hero.

The prose could be tightened in some places, and sections of dialogue/ conversation could benefit from being condensed to make their conversations more concise. But overall, the prose is delightfully straightforward and takes a backseat, allowing you to focus on the characters and plot.

Overall, this story is worth reading if you're a fan of the hero/ adventurer subgenres.

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