Bringing rest to the unquiet dead is not an easy or simple task. It requires compassion, wisdom, patience, strength of arms, and suicidal courage. Paladin Cole, a warrior sworn to the god of death, has these qualities. Surviving in a land ruled by blood-thirsty monsters is also not without difficulties. To live beneath the shadow of undeath takes intelligence, caution, determination, and the occasional moment of extreme daring. Natalie Striga, a barmaid born and raised beneath the vampires' boot, knows these truths. But saving a town and potentially the world from an ancient nightmare will take everything this unlikely pair has and more.
The vampire-controlled mountain town of Glockmire has barely recovered from a series of recent calamities when the holy knight Cole arrives. Tasked with putting the many varieties of undead to rest, Cole has grimly resigned himself to a lonely existence…until he meets a clever young woman named Natalie. Events push the pair together as Cole investigates the lurking horrors within and without the town's walls, while Natalie hopes to get revenge on the undead monster responsible for her mother's death.
A gruesome discovery in a ghoul's lair adds new context to Cole's hunt and Natalie's tragedy as hidden schemes and squabbles among the vampire nobility threaten to bubble over into a disaster. As the pair unravels a series of mysteries, Natalie slowly realizes there is much more to the world than Glockmire, and much more to Cole than meets the eye: despite being a divine champion tasked with fighting undead monsters, Cole might be even less human than the vampires he hunts.
What to expect- High Fantasy with strong horror elements but never hopeless or pointlessly grim. Heroic male MC who firmly believes in his mission and purpose. Clever female MC who is trying to do her best in a bad situation. Lots of monsters, both classic and new. With worldbuilding taking a lot from real-world mythology and traditional fantasy.
What NOT to expect- Any Lit-RPG or Isekai elements.
Chapters- Every Friday, typically 4-6k words in length.
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The Homunculus Knight | 1 | Book One Epilogue | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 155-2 | Side Story: Better Left Buried (Part Two) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 154-1 | Side Story: Better Left Buried (Part One) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 153 | Book III: Epilogue | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 152 | Book III: Chapter 55: Picking up the Pieces | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 151 | Book III: Chapter 54: Answers among the Wreckage | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 150 | Book III: Chapter 53: Webs and Chains | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 149 | Book III: Chapter 52: Battlefield Surgery | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 148 | Book III: Chapter 51: Souls and Shadows | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 147 | Book III: Chapter 50: Knives | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 146 | Book III: Chapter 49: Denial | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 145-3 | About the HK World (Part 3) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 144 | Book III: Chapter 48: Bargaining | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 143 | Book III: Chapter 47: A Helping Hand | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 142 | Book III: Chapter 46: Red Right Hand | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 141 | Book III: Chapter 45: Cold Dead Hands | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 140 | Book III: Chapter 44: The Ties that Blind | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 139 | HKB3 Chapter 43: Eye for an Eye | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 138 | Book III: Chapter 42: Predator or Prey | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 137 | Book III: Chapter 41: Help | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 136 | HKB3 Chapter 40: The Deeps | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 135 | Book III: Chapter 39: Descent | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 134 | Book III Chapter 38: Coincidence and Negotiations | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 133 | Book III: chapter 37: Arrival | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 132 | Book III: chapter 36.5 A Little Privacy | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 131 | Book III: Chapter 36: Links, Laughter and Lies | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 130 | Book III: Chapter 35: Fear, Respect and Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 129 | Book III: Chapter 34: New Plans | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 128 | Book III: Chapter 33: Cruel Hungers | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 127 | Book III: Chapter 32: Nasty Revelations | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 126 | Book III: Chapter 31: A Bevy of Schemes | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 125 | Book III: Chapter 30: Cold Truths | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 124 | Book III: Chapter 29: Killers | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 123 | Book III: Chapter 28: Simmering Down | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 122 | Book III: Chapter 27: On Time to the Victory | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 121 | Book: III: Chapter 26: Early to the Battle | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 120 | Book: III: Chapter 25: Late to the Tragedy | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 119 | Book III: Chapter 24: Justification | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 118 | Book III: Chapter 23: Chains | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 117 | HKB3: Chapter 22: Illumination | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 116 | Book III: Chapter 21: Sorrows | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 115 | Book III: Chapter 20: Learning Experiences | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 114 | Book III: Chapter 19: New Friends | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 113 | Book III: chapter 18: Harm and Help | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 112 | Book III: Chapter 17: Plan of Action | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 111 | Book III: Chapter 16: The Sage's Stone | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 110 | Book III: Chapter 15: Ritual Work | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 109 | Book III: Chapter 14: Blood Soaked Answers | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 107 | Book III: Chapter 13: Divine Intervention | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 106 | Book III: Chapter 12: Strange Medicine | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 105 | Book III: Chapter 11: Triumvirate. | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 104 | Book III: Chapter 10: A Costly Cure | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 103 | Book III: Chapter 9: Flies | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 102 | Book III: Chapter 8: Under the Knife | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 101 | Book 3: Chapter 7: Desperate Measures | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 100 | Book III: Chapter 6: Crossroads | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 99 | Book III: Chapter 5: Knowledge of Suffering. | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 98 | Book III: Chapter 4: Reversal of Fortune | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 97 | Book III: Chapter 3: The Storm of Blood | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 95 | Book III: Chapter 2: A Variety of Presents | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 94-2 | About the HK world (Part 2) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 94 | Book III: Chapter 1: A Belated Birthday | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 93 | About the HK World | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 80 | Book II: Chapter 37: Secrets within Secrets | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 79 | Book II: Chapter 36: Aftermath and Abomination | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 78 | Book II: Chapter 35: Bone and Blood | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 77 | Book II: Chapter 34: Falsehood and Knighthood | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 76-2 | Book II: Chapter 33: The Ball (Part 2) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 75-1 | Book II: Chapter 32: The Ball (Part 1) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 74 | Book II: Chapter 31: Before the Ball | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 73 | Book II: Chapter 30: Investigation | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 72 | Book II: Chapter 29: Intrigue | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 71 | Book II: Chapter 28: Insights | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 70 | Book II: Chapter 27: Cold and Cruel | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 57 | Book II: Chapter 26: Skin and Sigils | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 43 | Book II: Chapter 43: Dead Dreams | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 42 | Book II: Chapter 42: Aftermath | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 41 | Chapter 20.5: Grave Goods | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 41 | Book II: Chapter 41: Downfall | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 40 | Chapter 20: Goodbyes | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 40 | Book II: Chapter 40: Besieged | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 39 | Chapter 19.5 Memento Mori | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 39 | Book II: Chapter 39: House of Lies | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 38 | Chapter 19: Red Lilies | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 38 | Book II: Chapter 38: The Rotten Truth. | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 37 | Chapter 18.5: Frozen Blood | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 35 | Chapter 17.5: Vampire | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 34 | Chapter 17: Varcolac | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 33 | Chapter 16.5 Restbringer. | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 32 | Chapter 16: Alone Again | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 31 | Chapter 15.5: In the Blood | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 30 | Chapter 15: Illusion of Normalcy | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 29 | Chapter 14.5: The Tomb of the Alukah | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 27 | Chapter 13.5: A Promise and a Problem | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 25 | Chapter 12.5: Cruel Smiles | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 25 | Book II: Chapter 25: Geas and Guests | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 24 | Book II: Chapter 24: The Tongue! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 23 | Book II: Chapter 23: A Date? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 23 | Chapter 11.5- Drowning your Sorrows. | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 22 | Chapter 11: Soaking the Soul | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 22 | Book II: Chapter 22: About that... | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 21 | Chapter 10.5: Threats to Body, Mind, and Soul | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 21 | Book II: Chapter 21: Tips and Tricks | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 20 | Chapter 11: Drowning your Sorrows | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 20 | Book II: Chapter 20: Choices and Consequences | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 20 | Chapter 20: Grave Goods | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 19 | Chapter 19: Memento Mori | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 19 | Chapter 10: Arts and Crafts | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 19 | Chapter 9.5 Paths Backward | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 19 | Book II: Chapter 19: Silver and Gold | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 18 | Chapter 18: Blood Inheritance | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 18 | Chapter 9: Paths, both forward and backward | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 18 | Chapter 9: Paths forward | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 18 | Book II: Chapter 18: The Chase | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 17 | Chapter 8.5: Death is the Strength of Mortals | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 17 | Book II: Chapter 17: The Council | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 17 | Book II: Chapter 17.5 A Night Together | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 17 | Chapter 17: Cold as the Grave | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 16 | Chapter 16: Evolution and Entropy | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 16 | Book II: Chapter 16: The Anchorite | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 15 | Chapter 7.5: Tragedy and Teeth | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 15 | Chapter 15: In the Blood | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 15 | Book II: Chapter 15: Black Cat | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 14 | Chapter 14: Depths of Treachery | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 14 | Chapter 7: Taxonomy and Tension | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 14 | Book II: Chapter 14: Blinding Light | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 13 | Chapter 13- Doors and Windows | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 13 | Chapter 6.5: Guilt and Grief | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 13 | Book II: Chapter 13: Beast Blood | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 12 | Chapter 12: Shades of Treachery | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 12 | Chapter 6- The other side of the Coin | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 12 | Book II: Chapter 12: Riot | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 11 | Chapter 11: Drowning your Sorrows | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 11 | Chapter 5.5: The Temple of Glockmire. | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 11 | Book II: Chapter 11: Demon | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 10 | Chapter 10: Arts and Crafts | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 10 | Chapter 5- Uncertain Times | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 10 | Book II: Chapter 10: Hellspawn | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 9 | Book II: Chapter 9: Dreams and Mysteries | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 9 | Chapter 4.5: A Drained Corpse | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 9 | Chapter 9: Paths, both forward and backward | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 8 | Book II: Chapter 8: Love and Circles | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 8 | Chapter 4- Stories on the Road | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 8 | Chapter 8- Buried Bones | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 8 | Chapter 8- Buried Bones | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 8 | Book II: Chapter 8: Love and Circles (NSFW) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 7 | Book II: Chapter 7: On the Water and among the Towers | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 7 | Chapter 7: Taxonomy and Tragedy | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 7 | Chapter 3.5: Coincidence is Their Domain. | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 7 | Chapter 7: Taxonomy and Tragedy | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 6 | Book II: Chapter 6: Knights, Nights, and Nightmares | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 6 | Chapter 3- Possibilities once Impossible | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 6 | Chapter 6- The other side of the Coin | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 5 | Book II: Chapter 5: Passion, Predators, and Prose | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 5 | Chapter 5- Uncertain Times | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 5 | Chapter 2.5: Rot and Ruin | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 4 | Chapter 4- Stories by the Pyre | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 4 | Chapter 2: Preparations and Problems | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 4 | Book II: Chapter 4: Miscommunication, Mercy, and Misery | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 3 | Chapter 3- Coincidence is their domain | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 3 | Chapter 1.5: Collared by Scars | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 3 | Book II: Chapter 3: Crimson Flames | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 2 | Chapter 2: Preparations and Problems | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 2 | Chapter 1: Stranger at the Gate | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 2 | Book II: Chapter 2: Scarlet Snow | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 1 | Book II: Chapter 1 | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 1 | Chapter 1: Collared by Scars | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 1 | Book II: Chapter 1: Red Dreams | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 2 | The Bogatyr and the Bog (Pt 2) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 2 | The Velvet Rose (Part 2) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 1 | The Bogatyr and the Bog (Part 1) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | 1 | The Velvet Rose (Part 1) | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Homunculus Knight | Book III: Prologue: Coming to a Boil | RoyalRoadL | ||
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The Homunculus Knight | World Glossary/Encyclopedia | RoyalRoadL | ||
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The Homunculus Knight | Book II Epilogue | RoyalRoadL | ||
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The Homunculus Knight | Book III: Chapter: A Belated Birthday | RoyalRoadL | ||
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The Homunculus Knight | About the World of Vardis | RoyalRoadL | ||
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The Homunculus Knight | Ethical Necromancy | RoyalRoadL |