[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
Nuri, an [Assistant Glassworker], only has a single Skill. It's really not fair.
He's worked in the hot shop his entire life, following in his father's footsteps after his parents passed away, but he's stuck. Despite possessing above-average talent as an artisan, he still hasn't shed his [Assistant] status, gained a second Skill, or even leveled enough to reach the first Threshold. Besides, he's bored; most days he daydreams of adventure and becoming a hero, or pines for the renown that's sure to be his if he evolves his Class into a [Master Glass Smith], but nothing ever changes—until suddenly, fate strikes, and nothing is ever the same again.
These days, Nuri sees more magic, prestige, and adventure than he can handle as he gets swept up in realm-shaking conspiracies and desperate fights for his life. Maybe a boring life wasn't so bad after all.
Disclaimers: 1) Names were mostly chosen through random generators and aren't necessarily final. If they seem derivative or boring, blame RNG. 2) Skills, Classes, levels, and the entire system is currently a work in progress; please be kind if it's not very well fleshed out yet. 3) This is the first full-length novel I've set out to write without a single plot point ready. I had nothing in mind other than a recent visit to a hot shop. Molten glass is pretty awesome. 4) Related, I know much less about glass than I'd like. I did some research, but mistakes are bound to happen. If you have a correction, thanks! Please be polite about it. 5) The prose is my experimental attempt at first-person, present tense. I realize it may not be everyone's preference, but I hope you'll give it a try anyway!
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Delicate as Glass | 47 | Chapter Forty-Seven: The Scalpel | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 46 | Chapter Forty-Six: The Capital | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 45 | Chapter Forty-Five: A Shadow of What's to Come | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 44 | Chapter Forty-Four: Revelations | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 43 | Chapter Forty-Three: Encounters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 42 | Chapter Forty-Two: The Hand, the Furnace, the Straight Face | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 41 | Chapter Forty-One: The Mimic Mage | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 40 | Chapter Forty: Preliminaries | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 39 | Chapter Thirty-Nine: Training and Tactics | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 38 | Chapter Thirty-Eight: Lady Evershed - Part II | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 38 | Chapter Thirty-Eight: Lady Evershed | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 37 | Chapter Thirty-Seven: Old School Glass | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 36 | Chapter Thirty-Six: New City, New Problems | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 35 | Chapter Thirty-Five: Grand Ile | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 34 | Chapter Thirty-Four: Aftermath | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 33 | Chapter Thirty Three: Mirrors | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 32 | Chapter Thirty-Two: Smoke | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 31 | Chapter Thirty-One: Crab Fight | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 30 | Chapter Thirty: Knives at Dusk | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 29 | Chapter Twenty-Nine: Mana Imbuing - Part II | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 29 | Chapter Twenty-Nine: Mana Imbuing | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 28 | Chapter Twenty-Eight: Challenge at Vicario's | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 27 | Chapter Twenty-Seven: Life on the Road | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 26 | Chapter Twenty-Six: Escape: Redux | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 25 | Chapter Twenty-Five: Imprison the Body, Free the Mind | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 24 | Chapter Twenty-Four: The Great Escape | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 23 | Chapter Twenty-Three: Never Underestimate the Power of Research | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 22 | Chapter Twenty-Two: An Unusual Proposal | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 21 | Chapter Twenty-One: Friend or Foe? | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 20 | Chapter Twenty: Court Comes Calling | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 19 | Chapter Nineteen: The Front Lines | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 18 | Chapter Eighteen: The First Threshold | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 17 | Chapter Seventeen: The Gang Gets Back Together | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 16 | Chapter Sixteen: Nobody Expects the Royal Inquisition | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 15 | Chapter Fifteen: The Cracks Begin To Show | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 14-2 | Chapter Fourteen: Mother of Pearl - part two | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 14 | Chapter Fourteen: Mother of Pearl | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 13 | Chapter Thirteen: Of Magic and the Mundane | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 12 | Chapter Twelve: The Illusion of Control | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 11 | Chapter Eleven: The Cost of Power | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 10 | Chapter Ten: Looting the Labyrinth | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 9 | Chapter Nine: Disintegration | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 8 | Chapter Eight: Beware The Depths | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 7 | Chapter Seven: Heavy with the Threat of Violence | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 6 | Chapter Six: Scouting Ahead | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 5 | Chapter Five: Magic Seashells | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 4-3 | Chapter Four: A Painful Education -- part three | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 4-2 | Chapter Four: A Painful Education -- part two | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 4 | Chapter Four: A Painful Education | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 4 | Future Plans - poll #4 | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 3 | Chapter Three: The Iron Lunk | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 3 | Future Plans - Poll #3 | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 2 | Chapter Two: A Fighting Chance | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 2 | Future Plans - Poll #2 | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 1-2 | Chapter One: Cats at the Gate -- part two | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 1 | Chapter One: Cats at the Gate | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | 1 | Future plans - Poll #1 | RoyalRoadL | |
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Delicate as Glass | Cutting room floor & a reading recommendation | RoyalRoadL | ||
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Delicate as Glass | Retrospective: 'Ritathon, Rest, Recommendations, Reviews | RoyalRoadL | ||
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Delicate as Glass | Prologue: Through a Glass, Darkly | RoyalRoadL | ||
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Delicate as Glass | Interlude: Shattered Realms | RoyalRoadL | ||
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Delicate as Glass | Poll and State of the Story discussion | RoyalRoadL |