Logiturnus

Setting sail 7- Lover's Spar

by Logiturnus

Chapter 38 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

As sunlight dappled in between his curtains, the young sailor rose and stretched his weary limbs. They responded to his whims begrudgingly, the faint ache of sore muscles reminding him of what he had endured the day before. His stomach growled loud enough to remind him that break...

Setting Sail 6 - Midnight Mischief

by Logiturnus

Chapter 37 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

The Gracious Pearl shuddered slightly as it tested the tensile strength of the bow lines rigged up to it. The lines held, the ship stopped with only minor resistance and Wilkes finally got to put his feet under himself again. Admittedly it was a rough transition. Having been spra...

Setting Sail 5- Homeward Bound

by Logiturnus

Chapter 36 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

You would think his awakening would have been violent. That he would’ve leapt out of the hammock and bolted for the helm. To turn the ship towards running into whatever horizon led to fields of grain like what he’d seen in his dream. Instead Wilkes simply remained still on the ha...

Setting sail 4- Sailors' Shelter

by Logiturnus

Chapter 35 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

Gray and heavy, the storm continued to beat down on the remainder of the Gracious Pearl’s crew. Erik and Leif had both been thrown overboard, Rangpar was chasing them in the dinghy, and Barry was manning the helm. The captain had clambered up into the crow’s nest to try and spy o...

Setting sail 3- Hell on High Seas [Rangpar POV]

by Logiturnus

Chapter 34 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

As the last of the beautiful ballad rolled from his lips, a new horror dawned beneath this wretched squall. Leif, the darling twin of Rangpar’s beloved apprentice Svend, had been cruelly dispatched by an unforeseen wave. The of it had dislodged the pitiful knot the lad had...

Setting Sail 2- Batten the Hatches [Erik POV]

by Logiturnus

Chapter 33 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

Wilkes hefted Dortas and their freshly caught fish onto the proper deck. Leif sent a questioning glance his way, and Erik gave him a soft shove forward, encouraging him to check on his friend and fellow apprentice. The lad scampered off to join the gnome. They seemed to be sharin...

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by Logiturnus

Chapter 18 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

Setting sail 1- Chart the course.

by Logiturnus

Chapter 32 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

The waters rocked the ship gently as it bobbed along. The nets were cast, the sun beat down, all of it was the same familiar rhythm. Yet it gnawed at Wilkes that Erik not only knew but never pried about the magic. Sure it was about as rare as being left-handed, so couldn’t be ove...

A simple admission

by Logiturnus

Chapter 31 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

Arguing in his own mind about the best way to break the news was proving to be a daunting task. If he made too much of a spectacle out of it, Erik would have him running tests with it for the next full moon. If he under played it, Erik would have him sit in the archives studying...

News hub

by Logiturnus

Chapter 2 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

Little chapter where I add some important addendums here and there Patch 1.0.0.1: Created News hub and Added story cover image. Chapter 30 was published. Active poll for creating a discord for discussing my stories was made. Discord Invite: <https://discord.gg/AtYWE44rJb> {pol...

Hospitality and Hot Sex[lewd content]

by Logiturnus

Chapter 28 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

Sat at that table, the amorphous mass of fabric stared at him intently. Her glass of water remained untouched. Apparently even just showing the lower half of her face to drink something was forbidden as well. Shining green orbs made themselves known beneath the veil as she did no...

Ignoring the Insanity[lewd content]

by Logiturnus

Chapter 27 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

The empty alley did not answer his question. The stars hanging above his head also held their answers. The stillness felt damning. The sailor took a deep breath and decided to move along. If it was not a problem he could solve immediately, and was definitely far too bizarre to be...

Back to reading with you!

by Logiturnus

Chapter 3 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

Lunch date

by Logiturnus

Chapter 30 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

The air crackled with the faint static of a lover’s quarrel. The tailor clapped his hands once and nodded firmly. He picked up his swatches, wrote a few notes on a bit of parchment using a stylus. After he finished he turned to the couple and cleared his throat. “Right, I believ...

A Date with Beatrice

by Logiturnus

Chapter 29 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

Morning light filtered in through his window. Soft rays washing over himself and the half orc. He lifted his head to peer around the room in the waking light. Half of him thought about getting up for work, but then he felt something press against his skin. Her warm form was snugg...

Moving Onward

by Logiturnus

Chapter 26 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

Svend, Leif, and Dortas stared at him horrified. They had noticed he always sat further from the fire than everyone else, and finally understood why. “Wilkes, we… we didn’t know.” Leif spoke quietly, they had read Thomas’s name in the records before. They had noticed Wilkes refu...

Shipwrecked

by Logiturnus

Chapter 25 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

“When I was just a lad, and I’m sure you’ve heard of it at least through rumor, I was shipwrecked.” Wilkes began recounting the tale to the lads there on the dock \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Labors of Love

by Logiturnus

Chapter 24 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

The flowers had a beautiful shade of red from the boar blood she poured out after collecting in jars. One of her quiet places she had put together for the time between hunting and keeping a brave face to the larger world. He knelt down in the flower bed, careful not to disturb th...

Brotherhood and Bewilderment

by Logiturnus

Chapter 23 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

“Oh, I’m not interrupting anything am I?” Wilkes asked calmly in the aisleway between bookshelves. He took in the scene of Erik kneeling with his own courtship ring being slipped onto a chain for Amy to wear as a necklace. Both were blushing like children playing house for the fi...

Time Spent Healing

by Logiturnus

Chapter 22 in The Epic of Wilkes Tempest

The sun beat down overhead, its radiant warmth a lashing whip upon their bare shoulders. Yet the three barge lads pressed on. The twins had grown considerably, each able to carry the crates that had previously taken coordination from the three of them. Dortas still struggled with...