Celestialhost

Jatariel and Breena sat on the deck of the Hound of Tinlanding. As ever, the cleric of Umberlee was giving her young pupil her lessons. "So you have read the contract. What does it entail?" the sun elf asked Breena. "It was written in very difficult language, Mother. It says that we are to travel on this ship for six consecutive voyages to provide protection against storms, pirates and sea monsters," answered the human girl. "And what else?" asked Jatariel. "That was the complicated part. The Church of Umberlee has agreed to a deal with the Church of Waukeen that is to last two years. We are to protect all their shipping. As part of that

Graham Warwick MP was due to leave his London flat in just five minutes. Hannah stood by the Jaguar that was waiting to receive him and return him to his constituency in the north. Hannah was on bodyguard duties today. The Labour member of parliament was doing a bang on job of shutting down Yellow Sign front operations and he had got their attention. The Department knew an assassination attempt on Warwick was imminent. The Department agent pushed a strand of pink hair away from her face. Her pink hair and nosering were her only concessions to individuality. Senior Agent Scrivener was a stickler for the Department's dress code and she was ex

"We thrashed them!" yelled Jess, punching the air. "We did indeed," agreed Emily Coulson, otherwise known as Britannia. She had been coaching the Hanover Soccer team for months. "You did fantastic girls," praised the British vigilante. "You really pushed yourselves to do well and when you got on the pitch, you took the whole game to another level." "But to be fair, we are an all-female institution," pointed out Nurse Nora. "Arkham Asylum has mixed male and female staff, so less female players to choose from." "Come on, no modesty here," insisted Emily. "You have to be tough to work in Arkham Asylum. Those Arkham nurses and security guards

Shakti Hunzrin was amazed at how easy it had been to become Sos'umptu's favorite student. All it had taken was to write a particularly impressive essay on the infernal hierarchy of Lolth's servants. Not that the essay was Shakti's own work, of course. Shakti had copied the essay from one of her classmates. To ensure that she had not got caught, she burned the original essay and drugged the poor girl so that she missed the deadline for completing that particular assignment. Shakti was not bothered in the slightest that her classmate had been given a flogging as a punishment. Sos'umptu had asked Shakti to stand before the assembled students of

The Elven King was sat in his council chambers. With him were the most senior his highborn lords and ladies. At the King's side was Venatriel, his only daughter. Seated next to her was her faithful Brownie bodyguard and companion, Lady Melkanen. "Our spies report that the child is healthy," said an elf in a grey robe. "They also report that King Heinrich has left his kingdom to visit the Flower Islands. He has been involved in a long-standing dispute with the Kingdom of Nalbia over the Islands' independence. The birth of a son to King Heinrich and his Brownie queen Trasifen was of concern to the lords of Elvendom. Such a child would be a h

Shakti Hunzrin was amazed at how easy it had been to become Sos'umptu's favorite student. All it had taken was to write a particularly impressive essay on the infernal hierarchy of Lolth's servants. Not that the essay was Shakti's own work, of course. Shakti had copied the essay from one of her classmates. To ensure that she had not got caught, she burned the original essay and drugged the poor girl so that she missed the deadline for completing that particular assignment. Shakti was not bothered in the slightest that her classmate had been given a flogging as a punishment. Sos'umptu had asked Shakti to stand before the assembled students of

The Highborne Night Elves concentrated on the magical energy of the Well of Eternity. With their combined power they had opened portal to worlds beyond Azeroth. The portal crackled and seethed with green fire. Queen Azshara, Daughter of a Thousand Moons and Flower of Life watched the efforts of the Highborne. She could sense the presence of a being of great power from beyond the portal. This being could give her the strength to cleanse the world of decay and imperfection, to make it her heavenly realm. When this great god appeared she would offer himself to him, to be his queen, wife and consort. She could only imagine the glories that she w

"So you are saying that you acted on the information you had been given, information fed to you by the Republic Security Bureau?" asked Wendy Moo. "Yes, I acted as any senior officer would have done in the same circumstances," replied Kathy Tenka. The admiral had been called by her attorney to take the witness stand in her own trial. "So having planned to seize control of the government, an objective you felt necessitated by circumstances, what would have been your course? Would you have remained in control of the Republic?" asked Moo. "No, I would have called new elections at the first opportunity," said the admiral. "No further questio

The female gnome gave Mallow Blacknickel II a very cheeky grin. She beckoned him with her finger. The gnome was dressed in a low cut lace dress and a pointed pink cap. Her lips were full and sensuous and her features soft and rounded. "You really need to get up, Mallow," said the gnome. The accent didn't sound Lantan to Mallow, but then he had lost his own accent, after so much travel in human lands. "We have to go soon, Mallow," said the female. "Why must we go?" pleaded Mallow. Then something horrible happened. The skin of the gnome went black. Her eyes turned red. Mallow found himself staring into the red eyes of a drow. The drow re

Zashariel entered the dinner hall. She was wearing one of the gowns provided by the sisters. Previously she had always worn her own dresses; a privilege she had forfeited as a result of the ill-fated escape. Behaviour had been deteriorating in the asylum over the past year, and there were few inmates left who were still allowed to wear their own clothes. There was talk of the sisters withdrawing this privilege altogether. Zashariel sat down at the table facing Tirarna. The former elf queen looked utterly miserable and despondent. "It is good to see you again, my love. It has been too long that we have both spent isolation," said Tirarna. "

Name: Queen Cirtalia of the underwater city of Nymphica Appearance: A woman with blue skin and silver hair Bio: Queen Cirtalia ruled the underwater city of Nymphica. Her powerful fleet of submarines left neighbouring cities in terror. Investigating evidence of underwater combat, Stingray was attacked and disabled by one of Cirtalia's submarines. Troy Tempest, Phones and Marina were taken prisoner and brought to Nymphica. Cirtalia instantly fell in love with Tempest. Determined to marry the handsome captain, she put him under her hypnotic spell. She ordered that Phones and Marina be executed as a sacrifice to the might sea god Teufel, who w

Name: Jane Scalia Appearance: An attractive blonde woman in her thirties. Bio: An American and former secret agent for the World Government, Jane Scalia was an expert in scuba diving and stealth operations. After resigning from the intelligence service, she decided to use her scuba skills for profit. She trained up a team of female divers to carry out acts of piracy in the pacific ocean. Scalia and her team were hired by supporters of the jailed dictator El Hudat. They attacked the yacht of the retired, but luckless Admiral Carson, taking him hostage, along with his wife. Scalia then demanded that the WASPs free El Hudat. Stingray interven

"I have no idea what possessed Albert to marry that hussy Talphenia," said Lady Hilda of Little Fold. Lady Hilda and Dame Salvia were sipping mead in Hilda's castle while their husbands were out hunting in the forest. Lady Hilda was baroness and liege lady of Little Fold, the smallest, but also the proudest fold of Foldland. "You know I visited Talphenia in her castle at Copper Fold once," continued Hilda. "She made me take off my shoes and walk about in my hose just to keep her precious carpets clean!" "Yes, Aunt Hilda. She did the same thing when we Dawn Guard wives were invited to the royal castle. Still, we were impressed with the beau

"I'm calculating an exit window," said Tyna to Saturnette. "Hopefully we will be able to leave Earth's atmosphere in less than half an hour." One of the pirate girls pointed to the saucer's window. A red and blue object was approaching. "It's Wonder Woman! She can fly!" shouted one of the Saturnians. "You fool, Sealtida," snapped Saturnette. "She can't fly; she's in her invisible aircraft." Tyna's heart sank as she remembered all the kind words of encouragement the Amazon princess had given her. Wonder Woman was a beautiful and noble Earthling. "Incoming radio message," announced Tyna. "Saturnians, surrender!" came the voice of Wonder W

Lt. Penelope Grecian was in her room in the Lunar Colony when the strange vision came to her. It was a woman appearing in a halo of bright light. The woman was wearing an Egyptian dress and wore a crown shaped like a disc. "Penelope, ancient one, I charge you with the work of the gods," said the woman. "Gods? Gods of Egypt?" guessed Penelope, based on the appearance of the woman who had appeared. "I am Hathor, daughter of Ra. My sisters have gone to Pluto and are working to fight a great evil. You must go and assist them," she commanded. "Yuggoth! My daughter-in-darkness is there!" cried Penelope. Penelope was aware that Margaret had set