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Silty The Sorceress and The Wizard's Duel
A Sorceress cast out, a daughter abandoned...
Driven from her homeland by a coup, young Silty finds herself alone in Fenden, a country that hates and fears her kind. She hopes to find a ship and leave as quickly as possible, to find her lost mother across the sea. But the discovery of a strange staff in a shop window and a misunderstanding with the authorities may conspire to keep Silty trapped in Fenden. With the help of some unexpected allies, the sorceress may yet embark on her quest. If she can survive proving her innocence in a duel to the death...
Silty The Sorceress and The Blighted Isle
Islands of blessings, or islands of blight?
On her way across the sea, the young sorceress Silty's ship is accosted by a band of masked pirates. Their dashing leader steals from her a precious bit of booty, the sole clue she has to identify the thief who stole her dead family's treasures. Determined to retrieve her property, Silty disembarks on a seemingly picturesque island to hunt the brigands down. But her attempts to find justice only serve to draw her into a tangled conspiracy. Hounded on all sides by pirates, puppeteers, and paper birds, Silty's search may yet doom her, as it brings her face to face with a devil in the flesh...
Silty the Sorceress and The Soul-Seeing Sword
The Sword sees your soul. The Sword sees your sin.
Lost in an inescapable swamp thanks to an ancient curse, Silty searches for any way out to resume her quest. She discovers her only path to freedom leads through a bridge guarded by an undefeated master swordswoman. But what already seemed like a difficult challenge becomes all the moreso when the guardian unsheathes her weapon. A sword that sees right into a person's soul, and reveals their worst secret. Now haunted by a terrible memory from her childhood, Silty faces a terrible choice. Confront the swordswoman, and her past, or let the swamp consume her...