Ethereal Chronicles

Author: jasmineecer

  • The Wild Hunt; Army of the Living Dead

    The country had been left in ruin by a war that came unanticipated. Fields once lush with crops and wild growth were now muddy and barren, fertilised only by the bodies of the dead that covered them. Villages and towns lay depleted, their people anxiously waiting for men who would…

  • Bannik; The Haunting of the Banya

    I was offered a job that spring; an opportunity I gratefully accepted, desperate to ease the strain of my current circumstances. My town was a bustling yet forgotten place, tucked deep within the shadow of the surrounding mountains. Only one Banya belonged to the area, nestled near a winding river,…

  • The Fetch; Irish Doppelgänger 

    My days as a scholar had scarcely embarked before I encountered a sorcerer along my travels. The destination I sought lay deep within the thick of the mountains, far from my hometown. I had dabbled in the skill of magic myself from time to time, as befits an academic of…

  • The Scarecrow of Borrowed Faces

    Isolde lived on a farm that was neighbour to an old, whistling field. How strange it seemed, that though the surrounding land grew lush and full of bloom, the field remained barren, untouched by the passing seasons, and utterly devoid of life. A lone figure sat at the field’s edge…

  • Umibōzu; the Sea Monks

    Off the coast of home lay a scattering of islands, seldom visited and rarely spoken of by our people, who favoured the safety of our familiar mainland. Perhaps they did well to leave the islands alone, because one in particular carried a harrowing past. The island was home to an…

  • The Nachzehrer’s Curse

    It was on a cold Christmas Eve when tragedy crept into a snow coated town. Amongst the quiet kisses in homes that flickered with laughter, the clink of cutlery at family dinners, one house stood silent. No sound came from within, only the shuddering gasps of Elsa as she cradled…

  • Plague Maiden

    Wulfram had been chasing the taste of adventure when he arrived at the old village. In his future loomed an arranged marriage, and the inheritance of a kingdom he did not care for. He desired one final taste of freedom before he committed to a life of duty. Just before…

  • The Wisp of Fogrest Hollow

    In a small, fog cloaked town at the edge of a marshy lake, a young fisherman named Thomas lived with his mother, Sarah. The town was buried in strange customs and whispered superstitions, most of them surrounding the large number of Fair Folk said to dwell in the wilds beyond…

  • Her Eye of Silver

    Jonas and Vera were still early in the tender closeness of their married life when, one day, Vera discovered something forgotten at the threshold of their cottage. Judging by its intricate carvings and the glint of gold trim, it must have belonged to someone of great wealth, though the glass…

  • The Siren

    The moon hung high over the sea as Elen wandered down to the sandy shore near the old lighthouse. The air was thick with salt, and from the far end of the beach came the faint murmur of voices from a group of men gathered in shadow. Elen walked barefoot,…