What is morality? By definition, it’s: A set of principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior. Or put another way: A particular system of values and principles of conduct, especially one held by a specified person or society. So next we come to the question of Ethics. What …
Self-analysis isn’t easy. It requires an honest criticism about oneself that few are willing to do. It means being honest. Seeing what habits are harmful to us. It also means that we have to let some things go. Things that might also mean people who aren’t helpful to our lives. Does that make …
Mirowen took a breath, her gazed fixed to the marble building before her. It was much too ostentatious. It had twenty bedrooms, each with tempered windows. That alone must have cost a fortune. The wood engravings around windowpanes and doorways were a braided pattern, smooth and well-rounded. According to the Great Library’s records, the city…...
Lantros fought to catch his breath. His lungs burned, as if someone had stuffed them with hot coals. He cast his eyes across the camp. His soldiers and their allies were worn and haggard, with hints of despair showing on some of their blood covered faces. It was a painful sight. Landros tightened his lip,…...
Anishar quickly send out a decree calling for The Court to convene on the morning of the next day. With the call sent out, she tasked her diviners with finding out who controlled the war trolls. A single Denshaya, or Shadowcaster, would be much easier to deal with than a large cabal. For her …
With the dark elves pulling back, Daeshal was given a respite. King Kelendis declared a week of mourning for the fallen. As a people, the elves had suffered greatly and the extent of their loss were incomprehensible. But amid that loss, hatred and rage stirred. But it also gave the mthe strength to rebuild…...
El’Anthar was a much different place before The Invasion. Humanity had built great kingdoms in the western part of the continent, though they weren’t immune to their own conflicts and strife. While they had two great kingdoms, one in the Ashtounge Mountains and the other in the Berisan Steppes, The Durogon, or dwarves, had feast …
We all have times in our life when the fight becomes so heavy that no matter our accomplishments, lessons, or victories, we fall into a place where everything seems utterly hopeless. In the moment, hope seems out of reach. The will to continue the fight putters like a dying flame. Take Elijah, he had …
I can hear it so clearly, this voice full of malice. It says: You can’t do it. You Won’t make it. Your time is up. But then the question comes to mind: Is this really true? As the miasma, this toxic fog enshrouds me, blocking my vision and choking me. Fear clutches my heart. The…...
We all have times in our life when the fight becomes so heavy that no matter our accomplishments, lessons, or victories, we fall into a place where everything seems utterly hopeless. In the moment, hope seems out of reach. The will to continue the fight putters like a dying flame. Take Elijah, he had …
All too often in our lives, we are hit in ways that hurt us the most. We work so hard to fight for our hopes and dreams that when we feel…
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