BlogNomic: The First Dynasty of Desertfrog

Gripped by a sudden inspiration in the dead of night, Chivalrybean leaves his house, crossing the courtyard to check on the progress of the experiments in his laboratory. Deep in thought, he fails to notice the door already ajar, or the dark shapes balancing on the rafters above the stuffed crocodile.

The thump of an explosion awakens Zahndorf, and as the villagers look out from their bedroom windows, the alchemist’s laboratory begins to burn with pale, green-edged flames.

Chivalrybean the alchemist is dead.