Corvayne, a warrior exiled from his desert village, ends up in the backwater colony city Cascadia. He meets a strange girl, jumps through a portal to another world, and starts a journey to protect her and discover the secrets and treasures waiting in the mysterious rifts they call 'Towers'.
Follow Corvayne as he fights throngs of monsters and explores totally-not-Seattle with Wick, his foul mouthed girlfriend. Along the way Corvayne will accumulate a rotating party of friends and misfits, journey into through dungeons full of dangers and loot, and learn to use a bevy of strange powers as he faces threats inside the mysterious 'Towers' and through the city of Cascadia, which hosts secrets of it's own, all while trying to unravel his tangled past.
Updates: Mondays + Whenever I feel like it.
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This story features:
-A cast who are mostly good friends and mostly good people, despite exploring weird and dangerous worlds.
-A mix of dungeons, dragons, and exploring the pine scented city of Cascadia.
-Very light LitRPG elements that slowly seep into the story. Learning the system is a challenge that takes the characters a long time.
-A strange universe with a mix of both standard magic and powers that twist reality itself. Some wizards know how to cast fireball, but a few can curse someone to be lost for eons.
-No explicit sex scenes. Warning is for implied sex scenes and some nudity.
-Lots of blood, mostly monster blood.
-A long planned story and long character arcs. I have the ending in mind as I write.
-Single character PoV, with plans to add bonus chapters for other characters.
[A winner of the Royal Road Writathon challenge.]
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Cascadia | 131 | Chapter 131.5: In which the girls talk about numbers | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 131 | Chapter 131: Empathy | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 130 | Chapter 130: Routine | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 129 | Chapter 129: Young Rich Mistress | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 128 | Chapter 128: We Got Tricked | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 127 | Chapter 127: Prisoner Policy | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 126 | Chapter 126: Friends old and new | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 125 | Chapter 125: The Adept Awakens | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 124 | Chapter 124: The Die is Cast | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 123 | Chapter 123: Dark Milkshake River | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 122 | Chapter 122: Bloody Buisness | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 121 | Chapter 121: The Spider's Lesson | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 120 | Chapter 120: Speedrunning Towers | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 119 | Chapter 119: Ticking Time Bomb | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 118 | Chapter 118: Pain and Understanding | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 117 | Chapter 117: Spider Vs Cultists on a Lost Temple | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 116 | Chapter 116: Stalker in the Dark | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 115 | Chapter 115: Live Bandits Don't Smell Great Either | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 114 | Chapter 114: The Source | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 113 | Chapter 113: Monster of the High Plains | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 112 | Chapter 112: Probably Just Swamp Gas | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 111 | Chapter 111: Nel Ferral | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 110 | Chapter 110: To boldly go where he doesn't remember going before. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 109 | Chapter 109: Big Rig Tour | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 108 | Chapter 108: Car Chase | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 107 | Chapter 107: More questions then answers. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 106 | Chapter 106: Gifts With Tentacles. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 105 | Chapter 105: Finding Home | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 104 | Chapter 104: Longer Than You Think, Corvayne! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 103 | Chapter 103: Slimed Out of Our Minds | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 102 | Chapter 102: SCP: Strawberry Containment Place | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 101 | Chapter 101: Searching for Spears | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 100 | Chapter 100: The Quest | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 99 | Chapter 99: An Overdue Return | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 98 | Chapter 98: In Which Our Heroes Do Not Slip Away Quietly | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 97 | Chapter 97: I Hate That Name | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 97 | Chapter 97 In Which Our Heroes Do Not Slip Away Quietly | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 96 | Chapter 96: S S S Shopping Spree! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 96 | Chapter 96: I Hate That Name | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 95 | Chapter 95: S S S Shopping Spree! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 95 | Chapter 95: The Fellowship of The Collar | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 94 | Chapter 94: The Fellowship of The Collar | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 94 | Chapter 94: It's Not Even a Mount, Guys! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 93 | Chapter 93: Into Murky Waters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 93 | Chapter 93: It's Not Even a Mount, Guys! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 92 | Chapter 92: Into Murky Waters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 92 | Chapter 92: Don't Bring a Gun to a Spear Fight | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 91 | Chapter 91: A Long Walk off an Infinite Peir | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 91 | Chapter 91: Don't Bring a Gun to a Spear Fight | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 90 | Chapter 90: Into the Land Locked Docks | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 90 | Chapter 90: A Long Walk off an Infinite Peir | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 89 | Chapter 89: Into the Land Locked Docks | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 89 | Chapter 89: And where have we been? (Recap) | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 88 | Chapter 88: And where have we been? (Recap) | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 88 | Chapter 88: Where we are going. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 87 | Chapter 87: Where we are going. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 87 | Chapter 87: What's Eating Anastasia Wick | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 86 | Chapter 86: What's Eating Anastasia Wick | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 86 | Chapter 86: A Bike Ride | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 85 | Chapter 85: A Bike Ride | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 85 | Chapter 85: Excuse Me, Princess | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 84 | Chapter 84: Excuse Me, Princess | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 84 | Chapter 84: Meanwhile... | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 83 | Chapter 83: The End of the Line | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 83 | Chapter 83: Meanwhile... | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 82 | Chapter 82: A Little Help From Our Friends | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 82 | Chapter 82: The End of the Line | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 81 | Chapter 81: A Little Help From Our Friends | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 81 | Chapter 81: One To Be Feared | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 80 | Chapter 80: One To Be Feared | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 80 | Chapter 80: To Not Be a Burden | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 79 | Chapter 79: To Not Be a Burden | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 79 | Chapter 79: The Battle of Copper Mill Road | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 78 | Chapter 78: The Battle of Copper Mill Road | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 78 | Chapter 78: Dress-up Disasters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 77 | Chapter 77: Dress-up Disasters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 77 | Chapter 77: The Argyle Report | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 76 | Chapter 76: The Argyle Report | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 76 | Chapter 76: If It Bleeds We Can Kill It | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 75 | Chapter 75: The result of the attack! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 75 | Chapter 75: If It Bleeds We Can Kill It | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 75 | Chapter 75: Rainy Day | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 74 | Chapter 74: Rainy Day | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 74 | Chapter 74: At the Clinic | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 73 | Chapter 73: At the Clinic | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 73 | Chapter 73: Walking the Dog | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 72 | Chapter 72: Walking the Dog | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 72 | Chapter 72: Ko-Ban | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 71 | Chapter 71: Ko-Ban | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 71 | Chapter 71: In Cash | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 70 | Chapter 70: In Cash | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 70 | Chapter 70: Sometimes Villians Have Bad Ideas, Too | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 69 | Chapter 69: Sometimes Villians Have Bad Ideas, Too | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 69 | Chapter 69: Run Corvayne Run | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 68 | Chapter 68: Run Corvayne Run | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 68 | Chapter 68: To the Chase | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 67 | Chapter 67: To the Chase | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 67 | Chapter 67: Tower Power's First Issue | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 66 | Chapter 66: Tower Power's First Issue | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 66 | Chapter 66: The Capital 'I' Inn | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 65 | Chapter 65: Firewall Floor | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 65 | Chapter 65: The Capital 'I' Inn | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 64-2 | Chapter 64: Ball Pit Run Part 2 | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 63-1 | Chapter 63: Ball Pit Run Part 1 | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 62 | Chapter 62: House Hunters Cascadia | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 61 | Chapter 61: Unwelcome Guest. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 60 | Chapter 60: Having a Moment With a Drow Cosplayer | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 59 | Chapter 59: Complications | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 58 | Chapter 58: Flow Like Water | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 57 | Chapter 57: Not Quite a Homecoming | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 56 | Chapter 56: To the Tenth Floor. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 55 | Chapter 55: To Last Bastion | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 54 | Chapter 54: The Stairs to the Stars | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 53 | Chapter 53: Detour on Floor 9 | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 52 | Chapter 52: Caution and Recovery | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 51 | Chapter 51: Uncomfortable Poking Sensation | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 50 | Chapter 50: Uhh No, That's Crazy Talk! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 49 | Chapter 49: To the Next Level | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 48 | Chapter 48 Building Bridges. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 47 | Chapter 47: Walking the Robot | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 46 | Chapter 46: There Goes the Neighborhood | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 45 | Chapter 45: Asking the Right Questions | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 44 | Chapter 44: More Then We Signed Up For | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 44 | Chapter 44: More Than We Signed Up For | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 43 | Chapter 43: Adventures in Adultsitting | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 42 | Chapter 42: It's One of THOSE Deals | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 41 | Chapter 41: To the Bitter End | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 40 | Chapter 40: Trouble Follows | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 39 | Chapter 39: Sparring | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 38 | Chapter 38: Freeloaders | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 37 | Chapter 37: The One that Got Away | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 36 | Chapter 36: Corvayne's wild ride. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 35 | Chapter 35: The Mine Over Matter | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 34 | Chapter 34: Arrival at the Mine | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 33 | Chapter 33: Desert Garage | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 32 | Chapter 32: On the Trail | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 31 | Chapter 31: Stiff Competition | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 30 | Chapter 30: Close Encounters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 29 | Chapter 29: Too Many Goodbyes | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 28 | Chapter 28: One for the Birds | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 27 | Chapter 27: No Easy Way Out | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 26 | Chapter 26: The Three Room Problem. | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 25 | Chapter 25: Should Have Named it 'The Drunken Elf' | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 24 | Chapter 24: People of the Tower | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 23 | Chapter 23: King's Crossing | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 22 | Chapter 22: Hunter and Hunted | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 22 | Chapter 22: Hunter and Hunted | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 21 | Chapter 21: Bad Times and Broken Hoofs | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 21 | Chapter 21: Bad Times and Broken Hoofs | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 20 | Chapter 20: What We're Here For | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 20 | Chapter 20: What We're Here For | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 19 | Chapter 19: Matryoshka Dungeon | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 18 | Chapter 18: The Old Up and Down | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 17 | Chapter 17: The Dungeon Provides | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 16 | Chapter 16: Have I got a deal for you | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 15 | Chapter 15: Here we go again | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 14 | Chapter 14: Grunt, Love Doctor | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 14 | Chapter 14: Grunt, Love Doctor | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 13 | Chapter 13: A Well Earned Meal | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 12 | Chapter 12: Dungeons and The Other Word We Don't Say | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 11 | Chapter 11: The Fifth Floor | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 10 | Chapter 10: Over the River | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 9 | Chapter 9: Opening Chests | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 8 | Chapter 8: Stranger Still | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 7 | Chapter 7: Second Floor | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 6 | Chapter 6: A Strange Realm | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 5 | Chapter 5: A Walk in the Park | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 4 | Chapter 4: The Goods are Odd | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 3 | Chapter 3: Making the Rounds | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 2 | Chapter 2: A new City | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | 1 | Chapter 1: Exile | RoyalRoadL | |
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Cascadia | Prologue: The Razor's Edge | RoyalRoadL | ||
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Cascadia | April fools bonus: The result of the attack! | RoyalRoadL |