Realmgard Short Scenes: The Family Darkstone

You’ve already met Kat and Dunstana. Now’s your chance to meet the other of the Darkstones in and around Porthaven.

Kat & Dunstana
vs.
the Royal Aurorean Opera Company

Red stage curtains.
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Why does an opera take five hours? Why was everyone singing all the time? Why couldn’t they just talk?

Why did everybody die at the end?


Annie’s Favourite Bedtime Story

A stack of parchments.
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This being The Natalian Chronicle:

Hearken to these words and know this: Between the doom of the kingdoms of Archipelago and the days of Queen Antiocha…”


The Heist of the Century

A statue of a woman taking off her veil.
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“I don’t want to go to jail!”


A Princess of Elves?

The interior of the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, India.
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“Wait, wait, wait!” Kat exclaims to her aunt. “You’re royalty?


Dunstana & the Philosophy Trolls

A groundhog or gopher.
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“Philosophical?” Dunstana asks. “Like how much wood woodchucks could chuck if they could chuck wood?”


Hallvard the Circle-Farer Day

Art of Hallvard the Circle-Fater. Adapted from original images by D. Howard Hitchcock and Christian Krohg.
Adapted from original images by D. Howard Hitchcock and Christian Krohg. via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.

“And why is it Hal…pert Circle-Guy’s day today?”

“It was originally established to commemorate the Hrimfaxi Mercantile Association getting formal approval from the Prince,”


On the Origin of Sandwiches

Art of the historical chef Sandovech contemplating bread.
“Sandovech contemplates bread.”
Art by me. © Emona Literary Services™.

“Why are they called sandwiches? They’re not made of sand!”

“Or witches.”

“I know! It’s weird! They should be called, like, bread-hugs, or something. Who thinks up these names?”


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