Encounter-a-Day

These entries are all adaptations of the word done by Ian Toltz, also known as Asmor, in his Encounter-a-Day-blog. Used with permission.

Encounters of the day
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1,An ancient metropolis, original inhabitants long gone, whose ageless guardians still enforce the draconian laws of their masters. 1,The river that flows through all the worlds and the souls of the dead it sweeps along. 1,An order of monks who believe the world to be controlled by a divine storyteller, trying to keep everything in control. 1,A mirror that reveals the muses and talents of people, making them vulnerable. 1,An arbiter of the dead and a murderer making an appeal for someone she killed. 1,A man kills himself to frame another of murder. 1,A monastery inhabited by monsters, claiming to have given up their bestial ways. 1,A cursed military fort that slowly makes the inhabitants insane. 1,A guild of messengers dabbling in smuggling, protective of their monopoly. 1,A wounded beast in a trap, more formidable than it seems to be. 1,An innocent but monstrous witch and the merchants who want her property. 1,A person of virtue and compassion destined to be the next grim reaper, unwilling to accept the role. 1,A hole in reality, withering hope and self-esteem of those near it. 1,A dwarf, dead and with an expression of great terror, and a list of names he carried. 1,A band of mercenaries from the distant north, riding armoured bears and prone to wanton destruction, unless given a great treasure. 1,A mad alchemist brewing potent substances in his lair, where a monster is about to break out of its cage. 1,A flight of small drakes, unparalled in the accuracy of their flaming breath, loyal to any who feeds them. 1,A hero exiled by her people, driven by the will to die on the peak of her lofty mountain home. 1,A mighty berserker too easily provoked, but with good intentions. 1,A young elven rebel seeking to change the world, opposing the wise elders. 1,An elite order of assassins, each member devoted to single mark, waiting for the sign to strike. 1,A city living of art and wine, ruled by artists and wintners, with demagogues preaching about the power of the common folk. 1,A city run by a trio of vampires, vying for total control of the city and other lands. 1,A noblewoman who buys the masterpieces of little-known artists, presenting them as her own and arranging the deaths of those whose work she claims. 1,A tower that grants great power to the one serving and living in it, but takes away all freedom. 1,Host of angelic beings ruling over a city where all evil is punished, harshly. 1,Fey who takes on the shape and memories of a target, feeding of despair and fear. 1,Five men burying alive a young woman who remembers nothing. 1,Tavern-keeper whose brews are made of sentient creatures, responsible for the disappearance of some guests. 1,Petty thief running from authorities, unfortunately meeting old "friends". 1,Inn serving a foreign nation with trained prostitutes and ways to spy upon the most secret of meetings. 1,Town known for its hunting dogs is approached by the lord of canines, displeased with the misplaced devotion of the townsfolk. 1,A plague that keeps the diseased conscious but kills their bodies. 1,Grove of sentient trees, surrounded by their sapling and guardians. 1,A pirate captain whose reputation is due to masquerading as a woman, successfully. 1,An underwater city built that can support land-dwellers, abandoned for unknown reason. 1,A changeling finding out his true fey nature at puberty. 1,A pot of gold stolen from a fey who seeks revenge. 1,Monstrous animals that clear the path for dawn, attacking anything that might compromise their task. 1,An expensive tavern where the rich patrons watch the poor, paid with food, fight and brawl. 1,Every night the doors are barred and windows covered, for something goes bump in the night. 1,A ship whose decks are littered with dead birds for no apparent reason. 1,Mountain guarded by an ancient dragon and the monastery on the top of the mountain. 1,Fae with ivory masks, quick to take offense for the least significant transgression and terrible in their wrath. 1,Cute wild creature and the ferocious parents searching for it. 1,Secret underground harem and two warriors, blades glistening, in there. 1,Skeletons, flame-born, originally forge-workers, now with a spark of intelligence and ambition. 1,A marketplace that appears at night, disappears upon dawn, and where every purchase has an unusual price. 1,A culture of pyramid-builders who bury the dead with great treasures and carefully guard their graves. 1,Infertile race that abducts females and raises them as their own, using males as slaves and brutes. 1,Artificers inspired by a mad god, building slaves to do its bidding. 1,A room where everything turns invisible, including the treasure and guardian therein. 1,Terrible beast bursting through city streets on a day of great celebration. 1,Child of a noble following a great hero, now blamed for kidnapping the child. 1,Ruby, the owner ow which is cursed by terrible misfortune. 1,Secret society fighting against the end of the world as prophecied by a book that ever changes. 1,Zombies pouring upon unsuspecting treasure-seekers, driving them towards a deadly pit. 1,Chaos spirit who exhanges the values possessions of people. 1,Mute, illiterate girl, far from home. 1,Lonely kobold threatened by a pack of wolves. 1,Donkey possessed by a demon, sometimes peaceful, sometimes succumbing to the evil within. 1,Former servant opposing a diabolical master, in spite of the odds. 1,Chamber smells of ozone, for a reason, and is guarded by a golem. 1,Mighty sorcerer disdaining the traditional tools of the trade, defeating every challenger with merely a look. 1,Noble, drugged but in expensive clothes, vengeful towards any witness. 1,Religion build around harmony, with a cult seeking destruction of that falls short of their standards. 1,Breeder of monsters now dying and the creations escaped. 1,Giant, berserk animals running free, their master in hiding. 1,Friendly family offering shelter from the weather, ensorcelled to slay any visitors at night. 1,Desperate storycrafter seeking inspiration by hanging on the gallows, alive, for now. 1,Number-obsessed cult, seeking to have everyone conform in face of their immutable reality. 1,Regiment of forgotten soldiers from a war no longer waged, still guarding the passage as ordered, eager for news. 1,Pregnant princess, soon in labour, hiding from her family.
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1,Explorers slinged into unknown space with no means of contacting the civilisation. 1,Biological and experimental weaponry in a sealed suitcase lost in Russia, with mafia and international spies seeking it. 1,Solar system in the middle of the universe with various factions plotting to conquer it. 1,The remnants of an alien spaceship, carrying powerful artefacts and a deadly disease.
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