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By Paul Leone. The Doloire’s crew were perhaps still dazed from the encounter with the ætherokhelone. Its roar was legendarily and literally deafening, even to those men cursed with manning the cannons, themselves hardly whispering weapons. Or perhaps they did not expect the smaller, less heavily armed ship to swing about and come straight towards them. Whatever the case might have been, it took a few seconds for the pirate ship to react when the Tranquilla did just that. The

By Paul Leone. The Doloire fired first, but with Fortune’s bane upon her. The subtle currents of the æther could be overcome by captains and creatures, but had a way of hindering inanimate objects such as cannonballs. And the Tranquilla’s hull was painted midnight black. It was a liability in combat by day, but at night, it served to hinder enemy aim. (The aquamarine crystals on the masts were another matter, but had the advantage of being slender targets unless the foe was a

By Paul Leone. Captain’s Log April 23, AD 1529 It is Saint George’s Day today. Friar Mateo marked the occasion with Mass and a thoughtful lecture on the glorious crown of martyrdom. It was perhaps not a topic I would have chosen for a crew likely to meet battle soon enough, but I am not a preacher. The men seemed roused by his words, and I am glad for that. There is a certain monotony to long æthereal voyages, especially during the daylight hours when so little can be seen th

By Paul Leone. The Tranquilla was, by the ever-rising standards of worldships, a humble vessel. Its design was that of the sea-going caravel, adapted to the great golden ocean of the æther, and it had a crew of twenty-five odd souls. One of those odd souls was in the captain’s quarters some hours after the affair with the sirens had concluded. Rosy evening light shone through the three large portholes, casting a warm glow through the captain’s room. There, unbothered by the s

By Paul Leone. Captain’s Log March 17, AD 1529 We are now five days out of Port Vitruvius and making steady time through the æther. The mist had a particularly fine and thin quality today, with a rose hue at dawn brightening to a golden color by the eighth hour. The Orrery indicates we should be approaching Vulcan’s wake soon and will reach the world by morning: just on schedule. Commendations to Mr. Yim, as usual. It – A sequence of yells on deck interrupted Captain Letizia

By Paul Leone. Keziah was just finishing the paperwork for a search warrant application when the phone on her desk rang. She answered it...

By Paul Leone. The question of the hour – “Who on earth is Clifton Reeves?” The answer, at least the official answer contained in the...

By Paul Leone. Kavanagh, confused and curious, followed Keziah across the street to the ragged house that had the lights on earlier. They...

By Paul Leone. “Quia anima carnis in sanguine est,” Cat murmured as she looked down on the flesh and blood that had once been a living...

By Paul Leone In our world, this show does not exist - but in another world, you can find DVD boxsets right next to Aella the Amazon and...

By Paul Leone In our world, this show does not exist - but in another world, you can find DVD boxsets right next to Aella the Amazon and...

By Paul Leone In our world, this show does not exist - but in another world, you can find DVD boxsets right next to Aella the Amazon ...

By Paul Leone. This month, our vignette is from the 73rd vignette challenge, which had as its theme: “Occult.” This was from Paul Leone,...

By Paul Leone SLP runs a monthly vignette challenge, the latest of which is on the subject off Lawman and can be found Here. Not all...

By Paul Leone. Figurine of an Amazon on horseback on display in the Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University. The Amazon and horse were...

By Paul Leone. Alexander the Great meets Diogenes (without his barrel), by Gaspar de Crayer. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons....

By Paul Leone The Sea Queen. Possibly. There aren't many photographs of the original. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Continuing our...

By Paul Leone. Two Amazons battle two griffins. Bas relief from the British Museum. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Continuing our...

By Paul Leone. The first Myth of the Week: Plight of the Pegasus. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Reviews of books, films, and...

By Paul Leone This is not how Aella the Amazon normally dresses. Laetitia Casta in civvies. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Reviews...