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Call of the Watch Crow, Part-7

Recap: The Consortium and Black Sun Empire continued their battle across the V’Lusian world. The Call of the Watch Crow, a mysterious message had gone out alerting the world to vast change triggering mass revolts as lesser warlords and Chieftains rose up against their V’Lusian overlords. Kall-Ku was approached by the enigmatic Elana with a…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part-6

Recap: The Consortium and Black Sun Empire continued their battle across the V’Lusian world. Governments fell in the insuing chaos, and a mysterious message had gone out alerting the world to vast change. This message was called The Call of the Watch Crow. Kall-Ku found himself trapped in a derelict Black Sun Imperial assault hovercraft.…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part-5

Recap: Kall-Ku boarded a massive, armored hovercraft that had fallen and partially sunk into the bubbling muck of the toxic swamp. He was searching for medical supplies that he could use to fight the infection that had already made purchase in the wounds caused by the deadly Piranha Women. His search was interrupted by a…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part-4

Recap: Kall-Ku wandered through the toxic swamp, delirious from infection. This unfortunate circumstance allowed a muck beast to prowl up on him. Moments from death, he was saved by the intervention of a War-Shuck, which appears to have been trailing him. When Kall-Ku recovered his senses, he found himself in the shadow of a massive,…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part-3

Recap: The terrible war between The Consortium and the Black Sun Empire continues to rage unceasingly, high above V’Lusia. Masked by the chaos, the V’Lusian government is toppled by a barbaric enemy; resultantly, its slave armies scatter across the land. The violence escalates as a mysterious conspiracy is enacted, coordinated by an unknown agency using…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part-2

Recap part 1: The V’lusian warlord Zahnak was usurped by The Poison Hoard. His slave armies were routed. Kall-Ku, a mercenary slave, incidentally freed by the violence, fled across the wilderness; a subdermal implant has become active and gave him instructions, directing him to find the Meinor space station so that he can join the…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part 1

The Consortium-Black Sun war had finally come to the world of V’Lusia-4 and brought its indiscriminant devastation with it. First, its terrible touch could be seen in the skies as military Starfighters waged a brutal melee high above, while immense capital ships traded blazing volleys in the night; the fury visible, even from the planetary…

The Romance of Starships

The Crucible listed port and starboard, caught in solar winds as it cut through the historic star-pass between New Sparta and Octavo-Signum, Star Captain Dotrellan’s eyes narrowed as he peered through the view screen at the utterly vacant blackness known as the Desolation; it was a journey that promised danger, cold, and adventure. This…

Portent and the Coward’s Last Chance

Based on the Masked Marvel, originally published by Youthful Magazines, 1949; created by Graham Ingels Arizona, 1876 Reuben Parks drove his oxcart into the badlands, Everything he owned left behind in the tiny town of Horseshoe. It didn’t much matter; the likelihood of finding safety now, was slim. If he were lucky he might survive…

Portent and the Long Hard Climb-A Western Tale

Based on the Masked Marvel; Youthful Magazines (1949); created by Graham Ingels. Arizona, 1876.Every February, Chet Fairchild made the journey up the Kachinas to visit, “Old Man” Aaron Fennessey. The black steed, Whirlwind made the climb up the snow mottled slope; a discreet outlaw-trail called The Lost Highway. Some years back Chet came this way…