Blood and Ashes: A Foreworld SideQuest

Written by Scott James Magner

SideQuests are stand-alone stories or novellas that chronicle the heroes, villains, and adventures in The Foreworld Saga across numerous eras and ages. They can be read in any order with or without prior knowledge of The Foreworld Saga.

As Mt. Vesuvius rumbles ominously, Pompeiian Councilor Valerius needs assistance in performing rituals to protect the city from the wrath of the fire-god, Vulcan. But his agenda is far from benevolent, as he cares less about quieting the volcano than taming it and taking the power for himself.

Now it’s up to Horatius, a former legionnaire and gladiator, to prevent Valerius’s sinister rites from coming to fruition. But with Vesuvius looming over the city—and the dead rising to defend the corrupt councilor—the warrior might have fled a troubled past only to have entered a doomed future…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Apr 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781480597785

Scott James Magner

Scott James Magner is a writer, editor, designer, developer, and worldbuilder. His work appears in tabletop and online role-playing games (most notably Dungeons & Dragons, Aion, Lineage II, and TERA), card games, miniatures games, and board games. He has a passion for movies and classic science fiction, and spends his days tweaking and twisting new universes. This is his second SideQuest, following Hearts of Iron.