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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tElrin Daun and the Grumbsy Gang – Chapter 1: Poor Writer\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Next Chapter   \u201cWelcome to Grumbsy,\u201d An orc greeted me as I stepped off of my voyage.   \u00a0“Welcome to my story,\u201d I replied, hopping onto the dock, examining the young town on the west coast of the untamed continent called Kayos.   \u201cI don\u2019t know what that means,\u201d The large dock attendant replied as he turned to the person behind me. \u201cWelcome to Grumbsy. Enjoy your stay.\u201d I was going to ask him where one could find<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tElrin Daun and the Grumbsy Gang – Chapter 2: Fresh Fighter\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter     I rose to my feet without even putting the warm meal in my belly. \u201cYou\u2019ve come to the right place.\u201d My announcement shook the heart of every patron of The Titan\u2019s Trap. Even if it didn\u2019t I\u2019m telling the story so that\u2019s what happened.   \u201cMy name is Elrin Daun of\u2026\u201d   \u201cTrant! Where is Vergusson?\u201d The gorgeous elven woman shouted walking right past me, parking herself at the bar. \u201cI<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tElrin Daun and the Grumbsy Gang – Chapter 3: Wicked Performer\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter   Booty Booty Booty Booty Rockin Everywhere Booty Booty Booty Booty Rockin Everywhere Rocking Everywhere Rocking Everywhere I found you Miss New Booty   The dance floor produced movements unlike any they\u2019d seen from themselves. Their booties undoubtedly were rocking everywhere from the very beginning to the climatic end of my performance. None had heard this type of music before. But that often time produces the best of parties.   Roan was in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tElrin Daun and the Grumbsy Gang – Chapter 4: Eight, Mostly Elite, Warriors\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter   \u201cHey there sword fighter,\u201d The familiar voice greeted me from behind.   I was surprised how fast I turned around to see her. \u201cSyrielle!\u201d It\u2019d been nearly a week since we\u2019d saved the children from the dark sorcerer and his servants. \u201cHow was your stay on the farm?\u201d I asked as we ended our embrace to sit on the stools at the bar.   \u201cRestful,\u201d She nodded and waved to Trant who<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tElrin Daun and the Grumbsy Gang – Chapter 5: The Weird Ones\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter   \u201cYou keep your left elbow low,\u201d Sryielle criticized. \u201cAnd I keep telling you to stop crossing your feet. This isn\u2019t dancing. It\u2019s killing. You can\u2019t afford to trip yourself in a fight.\u201d   \u201cI never trip when I\u2019m dancing though,\u201d I told her.   The sword master giggled. \u201cWell, he\u2019s up 2-0 on you.\u201d   Henry Gor, a guard from a nearby gold mine, waved his dull sword around. Three of his<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tElrin Daun and the Grumbsy Gang – Chapter 6: Just Rogue Things\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter   Since you been gone I can breathe for the first time I\u2019m so moving on Yeah yeah   My music radiated through the Titan\u2019s Trap. Nearly everyone in the establishment had their eyes on me, and the crowd was the largest I\u2019d ever seen in Grumbsy. Several boats had just arrived today to drop off more folk ready to leave the West behind them.   Not to mention some of the local<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter   \u201cI would\u2019ve kicked his ass no problem,\u201d Glish mocked as he jabbed the air a few times before uppercutting nothing. \u201cWouldn\u2019t have needed some stupid line about \u2018writing a butt kicking\u2019 or whatever.\u201d   \u201cScribe an ass whooping,\u201d I drunkenly snapped. \u201cI literally just said it.\u201d   \u201cAnd I wouldn\u2019t have needed it,\u201d The Hafflin reiterated, continuing to box the shadows. \u201cI\u2019d have hopped right up there and just knocked the crap<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter   Myself and the boys had quite a lot to drink. As we often did. First it was me, my buddy Barney, this dude Todd, and some other weird guy I didn\u2019t know. Barney arrived in town shortly after my journey to Mount LibGlob. Todd on the other hand, was a traveling merchant and business hadn\u2019t been going too well for him so he picked up a job as a farm hand near<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tElrin Daun and the Grumbsy Gang – Chapter 9: Dead Walk\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter   The apple didn\u2019t stand a chance against the wraith of my arrow.   The melon, on the other hand, did survive against the same wrath despite being a larger target. But I also put it much farther away and I\u2019m still struggling with longer distances after only a week of training my archery skills. I have been showing some improvement overall. Just not nearly as much as I wanted.   Glish made<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tElrin Daun and the Grumbsy Gang – Chapter 10: My Comrades Are Dying But It’s Time To Perform\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter After a long and painful journey, we finally arrived home. Grumbsy was as vibrant as any day I\u2019d ever seen. Hundreds of people were out and about. Residents, travelers, neighboring settlers, and tribesmen of all kinds.   Normally I\u2019d hop right into the fun, but Yarrick was about to die. I was pretty sure he was already dead. He hadn\u2019t made any noise the whole way home, not so much as a moan.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tElrin Daun and the Grumbsy Gang – Chapter 11: The Thing That Comes\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter You had a bad day You\u2019re takin one down Sing a sad song Just to turn it around   It was a relatively empty night in The Titan’s Trap but an enthusiastic audience nonetheless. Months ago I would have called this crowd huge, but as the town grew so did my expectations. Even in the last several weeks since our venture to the Temple of Hades I\u2019d witnessed several homes being built. There<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter   \u201cI stabbed it right through the mouth,\u201d The crowd gasped as I explained. \u201cAnd I knew I didn\u2019t have the strength to drive my blade deeper into its skull. But do you know what possessed the strength necessary?\u201d They all looked confused before I explained. \u201cThe jaws of the beast itself.\u201d\u00a0   Their hands slapped to their faces as I acted out my own deadly move. \u201cRight as the mouth began to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter \u201cA round of troll on me,\u201d I announced, sauntering into the titan\u2019s trap expecting a chorus of cheers. Only a few people raised their glasses in gratitude, but for the most part nobody cared I was there.   Of course, there was a bit of a kerfuffle going on. When I approached the small crowd of bickering men I heard Roan shouting, \u201cYou said you knew how to open it. So open it?\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Previous Chapter : Next Chapter   An illness had befallen me. That\u2019s the excuse my friends gave Gimble when they left on the adventure without me. I was just pretty hungover from drinking with the dwarves all night, but everyone has a rough day once in a while.\u00a0 A berry from Nydorri would have put me right in no time. But they \u201cAren\u2019t candy to be tossed around every time someone has too much to drink.\u201d   Still,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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