Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy)

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Watch out, there's a big blue griffin about.

Erin, a nineteen-year-old orphaned and paralyzed after a tragic accident three years ago, finds solace in vivid dreams that take her to a breathtaking ocean world called Emerrane, where griffins soar and merlings wage wars. When she finds herself trapped in this dream world, she struggles to accept that it's not just a figment of her imagination. Terrified of losing anything else in her increasingly small world, she narrowly avoids ruining this new life she's been given in her efforts to hold on to the past. Letting go of her uncle Desmond and embracing her future as a griffin rider is her first big step in growing up and accepting her new reality.

Upon waking in Emerrane, she meets Leslyn, a young man seeking a new life in the city of Nilvar. Right away, he is accused of stowing away on a prince's ship, mistaken for Erin's lookalike uncle, and nearly gets eaten by a giant blue griffin named Wrath who definitely holds a grudge after Leslyn accidentally helps to capture her. To achieve his goals, he must navigate his way through the citizenship politics of Nilvar and learn to cope with his (thankfully) temporary master, the reckless prince who's always putting his own neck on the line. He never expected to become a griffin rider, and certainly didn't expect (or want) to be swept up into the business of the Queen and her doomed quest.

Appointed by a god long absent from their world, the Queen is a generational figure who appears when calamity strikes. For the last four centuries while the merlings have ruled the seas and prevented sailing to distant lands unreachable by griffin-back, the Queens have been unable to fulfill their divine mission to search out their five knights and complete the ritual that would restore Emerrane. The planet remains divided and in turmoil, its broken moon a constant visual reminder of their failure. Will Erin, Leslyn and their friends be able to help Katharesa, the Queen of their generation, to succeed and finally break the cycle of failure and destruction that has persisted for four hundred years?

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What to expect:

Dragonriders of Pern (but with griffins) meets Final Fantasy X. There is griffin-riding and a world-spanning pilgrimage requiring "unlocking" of new and differing locations that hold more storyline and sidequesting. Low magic in the form of racial abilities such as shapeshifting, no casting spells or system. Not a litRPG by any stretch, but might have some breeding sim elements in later arcs.

[x] Slow burn with a tight-knit cast (following MCs for several years)[x] Baby griffins (estimated average: one clutch per arc)[x] Griffins everywhere in general[x] Multiple and varied cultures and locations[x] Tons of character growth/relationship/interaction[x] Consequences for actions

[_] Number go up[_] Power fantasy[_] Sexy times[_] Earth-based profanity[_] Immortality (someone important definitely dies, but it's foreshadowed so often that they may as well have a flashing neon sign over their head)

Arc 1: Chapters 1-39Intro to the city of Nilvar and the main cast. Minor touch on the main plot regarding the Queen, but she's not quite done cooking yet. MCs receive baby griffin keets under very unusual circumstances and later learn the hard way why these griffins are so integral to Nilvar's culture. *Time frame: Approximately two months

Arc 2: Chapters 40-??Intro to the merling people and their culture, bringing on Coyrifan as a guest POV character. Putting literally every citizen of Nilvar at risk, Prince Koben launches his most reckless plan yet in hopes to help Queen Katharesa and possibly ally with their sea-dwelling mortal enemies as a welcome side effect. The Queen is baking quite nicely and getting crispy around the edges. With the truth of their relationship and Erin's identity finally brought to light, Erin and Leslyn figure out what they really are to each other. *Time frame: ?

Tentatively outlined so far: 7+ arcs (~300+ chapters)

Initial release schedule: Monday/Friday/Saturday.

Cover Art by ttazo.

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Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 75 Chapter 75 - A Stupid Girl Comes Clean RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 74 Chapter 74 - Turning the Tides RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 73 Chapter 73 - At Long Last RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 72 Chapter 72 - Escape to the Nilvar Shallows RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 71 Chapter 71 - Only Time to Act RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 70 Chapter 70 - The One Who Was There All Along RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 69 Chapter 69 - Her Perfect Plan RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 68 Chapter 68 - A "Reward" Most Inappropriate RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 67 Chapter 67 - The Slabbet Recommends Sky Jellies RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 66 Chapter 66 - Connecting the Dots RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 65 Chapter 65 - That Was Awkward RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 64 Chapter 64 - Elsewhere in Emerrane, a Merling Steps in It RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 63 Chapter 63 - The Cursed Slab Reveals All RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 62 Chapter 62 - A Grudging Alliance in the Making RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 61 Chapter 61 - An Uncle Gets the Bad News RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 60 Chapter 60 - This is Not My Native Environment RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 59 Chapter 59 - Too Late, She's Gone RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 58 Chapter 58 - If It Sounds Too Good to be True… RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 57 Chapter 57 - Another Battle, Wear Those Saddles! RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 56 Chapter 56 - Why, Exactly, Am I Here? RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 55 Chapter 55 - Where it All Started RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 54 Chapter 54 - Swept Away to Something More RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 53 Chapter 53 - Caught In the Act RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 52 Chapter 52 - Contrary to His Name RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 51 Chapter 51 - The Renegades RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 50 Chapter 50 - Griffin Basic Training: Day One RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 49 Chapter 49 - An Uncle's Concern RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 48 Chapter 48 - Life's Rough, And a Merling's Gotta Eat RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 47 Chapter 47 - The Brightest Spark RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 46 Chapter 46 - Too Close for Comfort RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 45 Chapter 45 - No Spoilers Allowed RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 44 Chapter 44 - A Queen, a Beast, a Dragon, and a Griffin RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 43 Chapter 43 - Terms Accepted RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 42 Chapter 42 - Leverage RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 41 Chapter 41 - Warm or Cold? RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 40 Chapter 40 - No Need For Boats RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 39 Chapter 39 - Not What I Signed Up For RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 38 Chapter 38 - A Stupid Girl Finally Faces Reality RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 37 Chapter 37 - No Dodging the (Ever-Increasing) Consequences RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 36 Chapter 36 - Clearly, There Was a Miscommunication RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 35 Chapter 35 - When She Wants Something Done Right, Wrath Does It Herself RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 34 Chapter 34 - All According to Plan RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 33 Chapter 33 - To Spare Another Flamewing RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 32 Chapter 32 - Two Would-Be Captains Take Charge RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 31 Chapter 31 - A Threat Greater Still RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 30 Chapter 30 - Flood Season Means Blood Season RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 29 Chapter 29 - When the Bells Ring, the Griffins Take Wing RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 28 Chapter 28 - A Stupid Girl and a Short Boy Also Face Off RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 27 Chapter 27 - A Big Jerk and a Stupid Girl Face Off RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 26 Chapter 26 - The Rift Between a Captain and His Son RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 25 Chapter 25 - Haste and Feckless Plans RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 24 Chapter 24 - The Dragon, Goma Gomok RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 23 Chapter 23 - Valiant RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 22 Chapter 22 – Rumors Continue to Abound RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 21 Chapter 21 - Everyone is a Chosen One… Well, Almost Everyone RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 20 Chapter 20 - The Crimes of Captain Arrex RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 19 Chapter 19 - The Ugly Truth RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 18 Chapter 18 - A Promise is Kept RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 17 Chapter 17 - Wrath Gets What She Wants RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 16 Chapter 16 - A Very Smart Girl Refuses to Settle RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 15 Chapter 15 - Wrath's First Choice RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 14 Chapter 14 - Desmond's True Feelings RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 13 Chapter 13 - Children's Lessons RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 12 Chapter 12 - A Little Griffin, a Flirty Queen, and a Big Jerk RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 11 Chapter 11 - Somehow, Erin Checks the Wiki RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 10 Chapter 10 - The Honor of a Griffin RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 9 Chapter 9 - The Keets Arrive RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 8 Chapter 8 - No Longer the All-Powerful Author RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 7 Chapter 7 - So Much for First Impressions RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 6 Chapter 6 - Onward and Upward To the Aerie RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 5 Chapter 5 - I'll Get You For This RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 4 Chapter 4 - Battle in the Air RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 3 Chapter 3 - Wrath RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 2 Chapter 2 - Stop Calling Me That RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 1 Chapter 1 - The Death of Her Old Life... RoyalRoadL
Emerrane (Slow-burn Portal Adventure Fantasy) 1 Chapter 1.5 - …And the Birth of Her New Life RoyalRoadL