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The old cartographer sneezed loudly upsetting a pile of papers on his cluttered desk. "By the gods." he grumbled. "I'll have that young fools head for not dusting this office" His grumbling continued as he shuffled over to look out his window. The vista was magically generated and showed a large expanse of land next to the ocean. He knew his King wished a map made of this area as precursor to a scouting expedition. The magic viewing window would help immensely but it would still ...
"Beep Beep Beep.." Commander Carol Mayer shook herself out of the daze that had come over her. Too much looking out of the view screen at nothing had made her almost drift off. "Damn survey missions" she mumbled under her breath. She took a quick look around to see if anyone had noticed her lapse. On the console in front of her was a small screen that showed a bluish green planet some two light years ahead. Superimposed over the image was the survey probes initial assessment ...
Updated 10-30-2012 at 03:47 PM by jtougas
Rumored to be as old as Shendenflar itself, The Society of Shadow is a secret organization dedicated to the protection of the Kingdom and the restoration of balance throughout the Northern Flanaess. The Society currently includes 8 members but membership can exceed 100 in times of great crisis. Magic users governmental officials soldiers and guild masters have all served as members of the Society with the current membership a closely guarded secret. The Society's main mission is ...
Updated 10-30-2012 at 03:48 PM by jtougas
Originally Posted by jtougas Here's A "Timeline" for the Kingdom Of Shendenflar that outlines the major events in the Kingdom's history so far..*just a note most of this was written over 15 years ago or more and the "Greyhawk Wars" had just ended..* A Historical Timeline Of The Kingdom Of Shendenflar The Kingdom of Shendenflar is an old land. One formed during the first round of the great break up of the Great Kingdom. Ferrond ...
Updated 10-30-2012 at 03:50 PM by jtougas
I think there should be a warning label on this site..something like, "Warning. studies have shown that the Cartographer's Guild can be addictive in certain individuals..." I am one of those individuals. Now I DO have a job..well sort of I have been a restaurant manager for most of my adult life. I started right out of the military in 1990 and have been doing it ever since. Recently the company that I work for has "downsized" closing 5 of the 15 restaurants it owns including ...