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The Tides of Epic Conflict Saga
by Paul S. Thompson
Books
The Tides of Epic Conflict Saga was originally released as three separate shorter novels under the names Tides of Sicklemire, Hopebane's Gambit, and Return to the Epic Sicklemire Dilemma. Eventually they, along with a seemingly unrelated short story entitled The Winds of the Ultracraggoths, were released as a single 1184 page masterpiece under the name The Tides of Epic Conflict Saga.
Criminally underappreciated, the ToECS enjoys only limited popularity among the greater ELotH fanbase, though it does have a committed group of fans who claim it's 'just as good' as Mr. Brahe's Epic work. Interestingly, it received largely better reviews than ELotH:TES did, though this is largely attributed to annoyance among the greater critical body of Mr. Brahe's supposedly-undeserved success. Although many see it as another cheap attempt to cash in on ELotH, most see it as a welcomed, but slightly inferior addition to the ELotH canon.
The saga takes place entirely within The Sickle, during the years between 11,384 and 11,396, chronicling the period of Eldritch Treachery and Epic Intrigue that took place in the events leading up to Hopebane's Bane and the Pax Hyacinth with the restoration of the Throne of Cream.
Elemenstation on The Sickle
The Sundered Era saw a rise of the codified common use of common low Elemenstation on The Sickle. Perhaps this was influenced in some in perceptable way by the distant activities of Harbinger Portent on The Shield. Elemenstors from this period were relatively powerful compared to any Low Elemenstors from a previous or later era, although not as powerful as the later High Elemenstors who had access to the teachings and discoveries made from the great Unsunderers study of the Starborn Gem. They did however discover, perhaps independantly of any other group, the art of Transchanting, and so Furniliars were not uncommon in this era. After the Unsundering there remained little trace of this Elemenstor culture. It is possible that these arts were largely lost in the long Pax Hyacinth.
Characters
Blacksmith Smithy Blackfinger
Duke Amalgum
Duke Hopea
Hondana
The Hyacinth Emperor
Frolick the Fureater
The Kapiten
Kettletrop Longerdunger
Lady Ambivilia
Lady Arisa
Lopae of Hopea
Lord Hopebane
Morris Tenkalluns
Percy Mulligan
Scarbora Bane
Sir Fennelton
Skizzlefrok
Ulstin Hopwee
Yam-Eaters
Comments (2)
Anonymous said
at 7:49 pm on Jul 5, 2006
Okay, I think I have filled in all the Broken Links with in 2 steps of this page (minus pages that don't directly deal with ToECS). If people see broken links in this section please tell me in the comments here, otherwise I think ToECS has been mostly fleshed out. Still people can feel free to add more.
Tim said
at 2:32 pm on Jul 6, 2006
wow... nice one. I think that its time for publish the official guide to ToECS
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