When she visited home to find her family missing, Velocimancer enlisted the aid of the senior sorceress of her coven to discover their whereabouts. The sorceress’ scrying revealed only the remnant traces of gateways from Earth into what humans call the Lost Realms, where Vel’s Saurid people dwell. It seemed that many Saurids had been […]
“I’m sorry, but your research here is just not in line with the new administration’s environmental policies. We’re pulling the plug – literally and figuratively.” “But Alexa isn’t just about climate studies – she’s programmed to do good for humanity, and we don’t even know her full potential-!” “Stop referring to that thing as if
While visiting the isle of Crete to investigate a rare plant discovered among ancient ruins there, Cassandra Hayes accidentally discovered the tomb of her ancient ancestor – Circe, an enchantress of Greek legend. A vision of Circe spoke to her, saying the stories that painted her as a creature of evil were untrue. Enchantments of
Piloting a chopper into combat zones and dangerous wilderness areas to provide emergency medical assistance is a fun way to pay the bills, but there’s a lot of down time between runs, and rescue ops don’t provide many chances to use her mutant sonic abilities. So under the alias Aria, Boudica Jones fights crime in
Vinny has seen some stuff, y’know, man? Sooner or later the bad guys are gonna come for him, so he’ll be damned if he’s not gonna help the good guys keep them away. He knows a guy, owes him a favor; that guy knows a guy with a favor; enough favors owed and traded, and
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Edna Merple was thrilled when her small business, Busybody Cleaning Services, was awarded the contract to handle housekeeping at a local research lab, though she worried she’d need to take on an employee or two in order to keep up with the new work and still handle her existing clients. But after a freak accident
Roger Stephenson was just a scrawny kid from Cleveland when he volunteered for a Vietnam War era mega-soldier program that endowed him with near-superhuman physical characteristics. Armed with a nigh-indestructible shield, for many years he served as a soldier and superhero with a patriotic-themed uniform. Unfortunately a media conglomerate deemed his overall image and his