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This is a list of all Planar Strife chapters. The number and title of each chapter are printed, along with the date that chapter was last updated and a breif excerpt from the beginning of the chapter, so you can see whether or not you've read that chapter. A note about the dates: they represent the last time the chapter was modified, which is not necessarily the same as the date it was posted, because I tend to go back and update or tweak old chapters, to fix typos, plant or remove hints, and do other maintenance-type things to them.

Planar Strife, Chapters 1-55

  • 001: Prologue Part 1 - 2007-01-16
    There was no doubt about it. The glowing sphere in front of him was not a figment of his imagination....
  • 002: Prologue Part 2 - 2007-01-16
    As Erik looked over the five, they returned the favor. Standing in front of him, Erik could see the probing...
  • 003: The Council Assembles - 2007-01-16
    I looked around the crowd to see their reaction to the arrival of the woodsman Erik and his 5 guests....
  • 004: Position and Opposition - 2007-01-16
    The room remained silent, and the five mysterious travelers walked to the front of the council meeting room. The men...
  • 005: Repast in the Tent - 2007-01-16
    "Kelf!"      I turned around at the sound of my name. It was Lieutenant Merisse. I couldn't help noticing that her light...
  • 006: Trouble Brewing - 2007-01-16
    "What is it?" I asked, not really wanting to know the answer.      "There's trouble. Something's going on in Norvam, but nobody...
  • 007: The Scene at Norvam - 2007-01-16
    As we rode into Norvam it was starting to snow. Our breath was visible in the brisk winter air and...
  • 008: Deliberations, Disunified - 2007-01-16
    King Fernas rose again, sternly calling the Council meeting to order, and still with that same surprising vitality I had...
  • 009: Other Concerns - 2007-01-16
    Thulius' words were not loud, nor were they rude like yesterday; no, today he spoke with a slow, deliberate, contemptuous...
  • 010: Interlude I: Awakening - 2007-01-16
    She entered the room in a daze, stumbling and bracing herself on a piece of furniture that it took her...
  • 011: Trouble Indeed - 2007-01-16
    I blinked drowsily, back in my tent. The rest of the day's meeting had been a bore, with Resta and...
  • 012: Interlude II: Temptation - 2007-01-16
    She stumbled around the corner to find herself facing another long hallway, again with no doors on either side. It...
  • 013: Reflections and Preparations - 2007-01-16
    I kept my silence after Greos finished, to try and absorb the news that, in less than an afternoon, Norvam...
  • 014: Interlude III: Arrival - 2007-01-16
    She screamed with anger and frustration and despair, at the top of her lungs. With nobody else around to stop...
  • 015: Discussion - 2007-01-16
    The council meeting was over, and it was time for a meeting more my style: I had called my top...
  • 016: Interlude IV: The Name - 2007-01-16
    The doors slid open before her fingers, elusive to her touch, as if they were squeamish. As they groaned and...
  • 017: Visiting the Visitors - 2007-01-16
    I had, following the midafternoon meeting, gone to see Joan of Cannebra to procure the information of where to find...
  • 018: Devastating Revelation - 2007-01-16
    I wondered what Venli and Kildam would think of my request; I could see that Kildam was slightly troubled, and...
  • 019: Smirks and Matches - 2007-01-16
    And, I reminded myself, they're the ones that have come to us from another world, seeking our aid. Yet, if...
  • 020: Interlude V: Emptiness - 2007-01-16
    Reawakening, she stood again, looked around. The room she was in was a huge amphlitheater, and she was standing center...
  • 021: Goodbye, for Now - 2007-01-16
    It was getting darker, cloudier outside; I expected a thunderstorm soon. The fire was blazing well now, and we had...
  • 022: Interlude VI: Emergence - 2007-01-16
    Mirai stepped out of the shade of the colosseum, and into a mystery. Looking around her, everything seemed wrong. The...
  • 023: I Had a Plan - 2007-01-16
    I had a plan. It was risky, but I was interested, and it was worth a shot. Besides, since when...
  • 024: Child among the Ruins - 2007-01-16
    We set out early and made good time; by midday we were more than halfway there and we had seen...
  • 025: Interlude VII: Exploration - 2007-01-16
    Mirai looked around warily as she walked. The trees were not thinly spread, and there were no paths, not even...
  • 026: A Long Winter - 2007-01-16
    I rode out through the burning city with the child Naota, who was now so exhausted that he had stopped...
  • 027: The Battle Begins - 2007-01-16
    After an uneventful night in camp, we were ready to set out again. Morale was not exactly soaring, but I...
  • 028: The Duel - 2007-01-16
    We stood for a moment, staring each other down, not an act of intimidation but one of respect for the...
  • 029: Interlude VIII: Dreaming - 2007-01-16
    She was surrounded in a glowing storm, floating in the air and looking out over a turbulent vortex of shapes...
  • 030: Aftermath - 2007-01-16
    She was beautiful: a slender, surreal figure, smooth-skinned and pale, wearing a cloak of pure white, her hair long and...
  • 031: Into Norvam - 2007-01-16
    We had finished the sombre task of cleaning up after the battle. It was time to move on, though I...
  • 032: Soaring Serpent - 2007-01-16
    It was one of the most blood-curdling experiences I had ever had. The dragon was enourmous: it towered over the...
  • 033: Escape - 2007-01-16
    The arrows went flying, and a good number of them hit it, gouging its nostrils, or lodging themselves somewhere on...
  • 034: Interlude IX: Awareness - 2007-01-16
    It was an odd journey for Mirai through the empty forest, and a dull one. Her steed seemed to have...
  • 035: Second Inquiry - 2007-01-16
    There certainly is no rest for the weary. As one of the weary, following my somewhat unsuccessful exploration of Norvam,...
  • 036: Good Luck Charm - 2007-01-16
    "A dragon?" repeated Venli incredulously. "Like the..."      "A monster of our legends. Huge, serpentine, flying."      "I did not believe in such things,...
  • 037: Refuge on the Ramparts - 2007-01-16
    I reached the outside air, which was blowing with a cool, icy wind and thin air. On that wind I...
  • 038: Digging In - 2007-01-16
    The sun was getting lower, and it was hard to see out into the distance now, as sundown drew nearer,...
  • 039: Interlude X: Into the Town - 2007-01-16
    The town was not very big; there were a couple of houses on the outside, with patches full of vegetables,...
  • 040: The Volunteer - 2007-01-16
    A gadgeteer, who was overseeing a group polishing the Aernavis and tightening bolts, rose to greet me. "General Icaris. How...
  • 041: Unease - 2007-01-16
    It was a relief having the problem of the Aernavis solved, though only time would tell whether the machina would...
  • 042: The Gates are Lowered - 2007-01-16
    My preparations were over. The Aernavis had a pilot and the message to General Jarvok had been sent. My sword...
  • 043: The Flickering Arrow - 2007-01-16
    At the outermost trench, I met up again with Hemphley, who was talking to a few lower-ranking soldiers making sure...
  • 044: Interlude XI: Meeting - 2007-01-16
    The door opened before Mirai. Inside was a fair-sized room, with smooth hardwood floors, the kind that spoke not of...
  • 045: Good Luck - 2007-01-16
    The N'rith'k poured into the outer ranks of the army in a frenzy. Tearing, biting, clawing at cloth and flesh,...
  • 046: Countertactics - 2007-01-16
    Standing on the ramparts, I saw the battlefield in all its savage glory. It did not look good.      The N'rith'k were...
  • 047: Return to the Battlefield - 2007-01-16
    " 'Times like the-these,' is it?" wheezed the old man. "It's hardly been a week. But, when there's an attack,...
  • 048: Whatever It Takes - 2007-01-16
    "What?! How could he have gotten it up here?"      "One of them made it up here," Hemphley said grimly. "Killed another...
  • 049: The Lighting of the Pyres - 2007-01-16
    It was a long night.      The first of the light-pyres was lit as the final fading remnants of the light were...
  • 050: Searching for Respite - 2007-01-16
    Feeling a little tired myself, I decided to go back inside the city and see if there was a place...
  • 051: Breaking the Fast - 2007-01-16
    "Merisse," I mumbled, too tired to give her a more suitable reply. "Lemme sleep."      "But, I mean, I wanted to talk......
  • 052: The Second Wave - 2007-01-16
    The bugle's melody was unmistakable: it meant an incoming attack. Leaving the last few spoonfuls of porridge where they were,...
  • 053: A Deadly Flight - 2007-01-16
    The Aernavis' wheels creaked, as if it were screeching a battle cry before takeoff, and it rolled with increasing speed...
  • 054: Rescue - 2007-01-16
    "What?!" said Rumfoord incredulously. "You're injured. You can't go through that!"      "I have to," I said. "You said it yourself; we...
  • 055: Rescue, Part 2 - 2007-01-16
    I called out to him. "John? Are you there!"      A pained moan returned. "Yeah, I'm here. I guess I don't make...