Nate appeared amidst the chaos of the camp as he followed the sense of Illusion he was feeling through Conceptual Insight. Kiri appeared a second later and together they took in the battle raging before them. Two bodies, identical as far as Nate could tell, were slipping in and o...
2025-01-09 19:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Come see me in my tent after this little party, Nathaniel. I’ll teach you the kinds of things that the young ladies attending the University haven’t even conceived of yet,” whispered Baroness Olithia before she drifted back into the crowd.
Nate glanced to his left as Kiri rejoined ...
2025-01-07 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe walk to the Princess’s tent wasn’t too far but Nate used the time to go over his Skill improvements and the results.
Conceptual Insight 51 > 53
Conceptual Material Shaping 34 > 38
Farsight of the Runic Artist 52 > 54
Conceptual Runic Mastery 51 > 52
Conce...
Nate leaned back in his chair, lamenting the lack of cushions. When they returned to the Capital, he thought idly that perhaps he should see about hiring an assistant. Someone to do errands for him. Most of those errands would be about procuring more of the creature comforts he was coming to ador...
2025-01-02 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe zone around the Asmuisillans supply tent was filled with violence. Unfortunately for Nate’s opponents, it was mostly martial violence, rather than magical. Teleporting away from a sword strike, he responded by using his Gravity Control rune to launch his attacker into one of his comrades wi...
2024-12-31 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“How?” demanded Morgane, and Nate sensed Hildi tense in the background.
Nate ignored her for the moment. He was sensing what had happened when he had made the connection and finally recognised the Concept emanating from the Princess. That moment of recognition had caused something to ch...
2024-12-29 19:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“It was a coordinated attack attempting to target the logistics officers,” explained Aisling.
Nate sat next to Kiri, with Coralie huddled up into a ball on the other side of his sister. Other Guild members who weren’t currently on duty sat around listening to their Platinum leader as ...
2024-12-26 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun had set and the healing tent Nate had been assigned to was in utter chaos. In the few spare moments he’d had to look over the tent and its occupants, he had thought it looked more like a slaughterhouse. Only with more screaming. The initial assault on the empowering enchantments had gon...
2024-12-24 19:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Reposted this chapter so they're in the right order!
Nate stood uncomfortably near one of the tables within Princess Morgane’s tent. With Kiri next to him it was bearable, albeit barely. Morgane was clearly sounding him out, trying to determine his feelings towards her plight,...
2024-12-22 22:15:34 +0000 UTC View Post
A/N: I put up the wrong chapter today so now everyone gets a double chapter. Happy early Xmas!
Nate stood in his tent, putting the last touches on his painting. The piece had taken him three days to complete, longer than most of his artworks. He could have completed the piece faster, but w...
Nate went over Morgane’s words in his head. With his enhanced intellect, his speed of thought let him mull over ideas and concepts in a fraction of the time it would take others to do so. She had stated she wanted Etrua to be more like Asmuisil. He didn’t know a lot about the different nation...
2024-12-19 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNate’s body froze at the Princess’s words. That she knew anything about his apparent feud with House Desmarais was cause for concern. His eyes flicked over to the Guard flanking the Princess. His glance didn’t go unnoticed and the tall swordsman frowned at him.
With a wave of her hand...
2024-12-17 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostNate’s enchanted paintbrush made gentle swishing sounds as the paint glided over his small canvas. A haphazard array of tents decorated the horizon with a miasma of dust circling above. The war encampment of Princess Morgane was not what he had been expecting and it was that image that he was t...
2024-12-15 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNate took one last look over his Status before he stepped into the Dungeon. True to his word, he had restricted his use of Conceptual Material Shaping to the bones below his waist, just as he had done for Britt. Those changes were reflected in his Status as a single line. 2024-12-12 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It's launch day! The Runic Artist - Painted Path is now available on: Amazon
As with every launch, it would be much appreciated if you would leave a ratin...
2024-12-12 18:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostNate enjoyed the slow, rolling motion of his alliram mount as it trotted south and east across the plains. Around him, on their own mounts or sitting in drawn wagons was the rest of the Adventurer’s Guild contingent who had accepted jobs posted to assist Princess Morgane. Kiri was nearby, of co...
2024-12-10 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNate wandered downstairs. Sleep had come quickly and unfortunately lasted just as long. While he could get by on just a few hours of rest for one night, multiple in a row would still wear him down. He’d need to go to bed at a reasonable hour tonight.
When he woke, Britt had already been g...
2024-12-08 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNate politely ignored Britt’s slight snoring as he channelled his Conceptual Material Skill into the metal plate. His girlfriend was asleep in his cloud enchanted bed, now situated in the corner of his workshop. When she had heard he was taking his leave of the Royal University...
2024-12-05 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAs it says, the Amazon link for The Runic Artist - Painted Path. Reviews and ratings always help so thanks for any assistance!
2024-12-05 18:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostNate tried not to laugh as the air slashes dissipated against his barrier. He wasn’t even attuning his Legendary Barrier bracer to wind attacks. His opponent, some son of a Baron from the middle of nowhere, finally gave up on making ranged attacks and tried to close the distance. Nate quietly a...
2024-12-03 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostNate ran his fingers over the detailed drawing that lay in front of him. His earlier rendition had been the first sketch. A guide he could use as he created a set of runes to be carved into Britt’s bones. The runes would be capable of enhancing his girlfriend, making her stronger, faster and mo...
2024-12-01 19:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostNate sat with his back against the sandstone fountain as he surveyed his latest artwork. He had chosen a shop specialising in building supplies this time. Cutter, the old sailor, had gotten up from his seat to get a closer look at the painting. Nate’s Brush of a Thousand Paints, fed on a steady...
2024-11-28 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostLuc sat across the table from Minister Elect Gloria and tried not to smirk. The Minister’s aides were inspecting Nate and Jacque’s creations along with a few extra goodies that Luc had picked up on the way.
In the past, he would have dragged the trip to Asmuisil out, spending some...
2024-11-26 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNate lay on his enchanted cloud bed staring at the ceiling of his room. The normally plain dark stone edifice was instead lit up with swirls of colour that he occasionally shifted into particular shapes. Ships, animals, sometimes just landscapes. The Illusion Shaping runic array was easy to contr...
2024-11-24 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNate sensed Avery’s approach, even as his eyes told him there was nothing there. Kiri sat beside him, watching the shouting match between the Guild Platinums, Prefects included. Luc, unsurprisingly, bayed for the blood of House Desmarais. Evindal half-heartedly tried to calm the man down. Nate...
2024-11-21 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNate stared out the third-story window of the Adventurer's Guild, wondering what his enemies were planning while he waited for his ostensible allies to decide his punishment. Kiri stood next to him as the pair waited to be called in for the tribunal. Frick was quiet, resting inside of the Familia...
2024-11-19 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostDuchess Charlotte Desmarais stared at the pieces of ribbon hanging from the wall. They hung from the painting of a great tree that covered most of the wall. The entire piece had been her design. A representation of the many leaves of House Desmarais. Each ribbon was connected to the soul energy o...
2024-11-17 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostKiri looked over her advancements. She had been teetering on the edge of evolution for multiple Skills and the battle had pushed them all over the edge. In addition, some of those Skills had synergised. First there were her levels.
Accrued Mana applied to Secondary Class.
Level u...
A/N: Book 2 will be going to Amazon soon, probably some time in the next month. As with the first book, I will be making the epub available for the Patrons (separate post, once I have the actual epub).
That's all, on to todays chapter!!
Nate sat on a block of earth he’...
2024-11-12 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe ambient mana in the air ignited around Nate as he activated Conceptual Insight. The mana had shifted towards space due to the overwhelming presence of his construct. But space wasn’t what he needed now. What he needed was life. He had considered using his Life Drain runic a...
2024-11-10 19:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post