Magic Bleeds Excerpt

Magic Bleeds Excerpt

By admin on February 13, 2010

Magic Bleeds

Atlanta would be a nice place to live, if it weren’t for the magic. When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it rose.
Kate Daniels works for the [...]

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Kate Daniels

Kate Daniels

By admin on July 30, 2009

Appearance
Age: 26
Gender: female
Height: 5′7″
Build: lean, muscular
Hair: dark brown, long
Eyes: dark brown, almond shaped, slightly elongated
Skin: 16 on von Luschan’s scale
Distinguishing marks: Tattoo on left shoulder, Raven holding a bloody sword with words Dar Vorona (Raven’s Gift.)
Affiliation
Order of Merciful Aid, agent
Mercenary Guild, member
Speciality
Killing things, with much bloodshed.  Talking trash, infuriating authority.  Driving Beast Lord crazy.

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Curran Lennart

Curran Lennart

By admin on July 30, 2009

Appearance
Age: 31
Gender: male.
Height: 5′11
Build: Muscular, defined, gives off a sense of coiled strength about to explode.
Hair: Blond, typically cut short except during the flare when it grows into a mane within a few days.
Eyes: Grey, luminescent with gold when excited or angry.  Curran’s gaze is extremely difficult to hold.
Skin: naturally pale, but he tends to [...]

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World FAQ

World FAQ

By admin on July 29, 2009

Is Atlanta the only place battered by the magic waves?
No, the whole world is affected.
What caused the magic to start flooding the world?
I’ll let Kate explain, since I already wrote it once and I’m lazy: “Theory said that magic and tech used to coexist in a balance. Like the pendulum of a grandfather clock that [...]

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The Neo-Cults

The Neo-Cults

By admin on July 29, 2009

The Neo Cults worship pagan gods, some ancient and some new.  Some are benevolent, like the Druids, and some are malevolent, like Children of Mephisto.  The cults have no central authority.  They are not actually a faction, but just a convenient way to classify practitioners of religious magic.
Greek, Celtic, and Scandinavian pantheons command the largest [...]

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The Covens

The Covens

By admin on July 29, 2009

The covens of Atlanta are numerous. They serve many gods and goddesses and have little in common.  A typical coven consists of a limited number of members, usually thirteen.  Some covens are exclusively female, while others allow male members.
The proper terminology for a female or male coven member is a witch or practitioner [...]

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The People

The People

By admin on July 29, 2009

The People defy categorization. Part cult, part corporation, part a scientific institution, the People concern themselves with necronomy and necromancy: study, raising, and care of the undead. Like the Order, the People have a national presence, with bases in most major cities.

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The Pack

The Pack

By admin on July 29, 2009

The Pack is the largest shapeshifter society in the South, possibly in the nation, rivaled only by the werebuffalo Herd in Texas and Ice Fury Pack in Alaska. By the latest official count, the Pack includes twelve hundred shapeshifters and is constantly growing. Organized with military discipline, the members of the Pack value loyalty, obedience, [...]

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