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By: jceberdt on Thursday, May 22, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #34
On the Road Again By now, the caravan was ready to go. Myrthe got up in the back of the rearmost wagon again. Ala decided to ride Fulgor for a while, just to warm him up and give him some exercise. He seemed refreshed after a good night’s rest and enough food. Myrthe pulled a … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #34
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, September 18, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #51
Maiden’s Tower They all mounted up and continued down the road in the same formation as before. Though they were with fewer men, it didn’t change the way they conducted the advance. The wounded cultists had been gagged and tied securely into the supply wagons. Ala had no expectation of being able to make them … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #51
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, March 27, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #26
A Half Elf? Bernard was in his late eighties and she had been in the village for something less than a century and a half. That was as close as she could work it out. She’d been as interested in what year it was as most of the other villagers for her first few decades … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #26
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, July 24, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #43
The Duke’s Court After the meal they walked to the Duke’s Court, which was always held in the Great Hall of the central keep. There seemed to be a lot more guards about than Ala had seen before. The Guard Captain obviously wasn’t taking any chances. She nodded a greeting to Brugor, he was among … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #43
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By: jceberdt on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Organising In-Setting Excerpts
I’ve started the effort of organising my In-Setting excerpts for Tales of Vatan (sections of text written as if they’ve been extracted from some work that exists in one of my settings). I’ll expand this section in future, but there’s some things there already. In-Setting Excerpts
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, August 28, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #48
Martha’s Tale Caerel was sitting at a long table chatting with Myrthe, which Ala had noticed was the case more often than not. The serving girl, Alissa, Ala’s friend whom she knew from previous visits to the Inn, had just finished refilling their goblets with wine. She nodded to Ala with a smile when she … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #48
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #42
A Night in and Out of Gaol After having mader their way back up to Peyrepertuse, she bid Gladiuth thanks and goodbye and went back into the depths of the dungeon. Myrthe was still watching over Matt, but it was obvious that she had set the matter straight as far as the dungeon keepers were … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #42
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By: jceberdt on Monday, September 8, 2025
Continental HWD System Complete
La Coruna, 2059.181.1700 (Mon 30 Jun) The festival celebrating the completion of the European High Water Defence (HWD) system kicked off today with a full week of revelry in the historic city of La Coruna in the member state Spain. The festival includes performances by famous artists such as Marrakesh Mike, The Space Donkeys and … Continue reading Continental HWD System Complete
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, July 3, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #40
Revanche Matt was thrown in the dungeon together with the remaining hired man, a still unconscious Abe, and the moustached thief. Myrthe made sure he was in the least uncomfortable cell and that he wasn’t with the other prisoners. She decided to stay with him to make sure things didn’t go wrong. Ala was left … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #40
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #21
Sitting it Out Put like that, Ala really couldn’t do anything but acquiesce. The Westmarch men that were sent to the army ended up taking part in a big battle in Taladaria. It eventually became known as the Battle of Vanidil after the fief that lay closest to the battlefield. The orcks never came south … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #21
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By: jceberdt on Sunday, November 16, 2025
Newsletter Changes
I’ve posted the entirety of the draft version of The Half Elven Orphan and sent all the accompanying weekly newsletters. So, I’m changing the frequency of the newsletter. The draft version will remain accessible until the end of the year, but I feel it will only cause confusion if I leave it in place now … Continue reading Newsletter Changes
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, March 13, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #24
Acting Captain Life continued mostly unchanged for Ala. As Bernard got older groups of bandits and raids from Oakharrow seemed to become more frequent. After the Battle of Vanidil, trouble always seemed in the north of the March. It had not taken long after that first encounter with Oakharrowers in 955 for raiders to learn … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #24
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, June 12, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #37
Spar They went back out to the practice yard where the afternoon’s matches were still in full swing. Myrthe was chatting merrily with Caerel, laughing infectiously even though Caerel was clearly still recovering from his exertions. Caerel glared at Ala when he noticed her approach. To his credit he was obviously trying not to, swiftly … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #37
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, April 10, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #28
Nothing Lasts For Ever Bernard died a decade later at the spectacular age of one hundred and one years. The old warrior’s death came peacefully, in his sleep. Ala found him lying peacefully in his bed. His expression was calm, perhaps even content. Despite her grief, Ala was forced to consider what to do. She … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #28
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, November 13, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #59 (End)
Return to Duilhac “Hey Taff, look what’s coming up the road…” Taff was Edgar’s senior on today’s guard duty. Guard duty, at this post at least, was the tedious business of standing by the Duilhac west gate and looking out for anything suspicious or illegal. It was a bit silly really, he was sure almost … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #59 (End)
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By: jceberdt on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The Right to Bear Arms
This page accompanies this Vatan Companion Page From the Encyclopedia Royalis Iurraka (edition of 975) On the Right to Bear Arms The following is excerpted from the writings of Annette de Baerle (801–864), last Marchioness of the Westmarch. Though her marriage to Ivan de Duilhac, Duke of Taladaria, brought the Westmarch formally into Iurrak, she … Continue reading The Right to Bear Arms
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By: jceberdt on Monday, December 8, 2025
Publishing Mystery
The Half Elven Orphan is the first book I’ve published and I’ve done it independently, so everything is a new experience. First off, it looks like I’ve actually sold some books. Not enough to buy more than a junk food lunch, but it’s not zero. My primary channel is Ingram Spark and they have a … Continue reading Publishing Mystery
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, October 23, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #56
War Council The following day, the Count of Oakharrow’s forces still hadn’t made an appearance. Everyone was beginning to find the lack of pursuers strange. Ulfberht’s kinsmen had prepared their expedition into the mountains. Ala and Myrthe convinced Caerel to write them a letter giving the Duke’s permission for them to conduct their search for … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #56
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, June 5, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #36
Peyrepertuse The horses were safe and comfortable in Guanshiyin’s stables, so they decided to walk up to the castle. It was a stiff walk up the hill along a winding trail, most of it with high walls to either side. Ala couldn’t help but think of Bernard’s countless explanations on how to build defences. The … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #36
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June 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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I've released the weekly episode (nr 9) of The Half Elven Orphan on my website: jceberdt.eu/the-half-elv...

There's also a teaser for Dropship Down available that was released two days ago. #booksky #jceberdt #TalesOfVatan #Alagariel #TotalWar #DropshipDown #sf #sciencefiction #fantasy #sff
The Half Elven Orphan #9 – JC Eberdt
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By: jceberdt on Monday, August 18, 2025
EV-722 “Oie” Dropship (aka Droopy)
I’ve made a much more expansive post with more pictures describing the Droopy dropship that plays an important part in the first book of the Clausewitz series, ‘Dropship Down’. The page can be found here.
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By: jceberdt on Sunday, October 12, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan itch.io release!
I just released The Half Elven Orphan on itch.io. You can find it here. I decided to go with itch.io first for a number of reasons. First off, it allows me to give epub readers a pdf version with the cover art and a map. Second, I can update things in future and buyers can … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan itch.io release!
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By: jceberdt on Friday, September 19, 2025
The Royal Customs Service of Iurrak
This is linked to this Vatan Companion Page From the Encyclopedia Royalis Iurraka (edition of 975) On the Royal Customs Service The Royal Customs Service is one of the Crown’s most indispensable instruments, tasked with the oversight of trade, the collection of the Royal Tax, and the maintenance of His Majesty’s economic authority throughout the … Continue reading The Royal Customs Service of Iurrak
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, November 13, 2025
Available November 15th (Amazon)
The amazon page is now up. The print-on-demand version will be a few more days I expect as there was a problem with the cover and they’re very busy at Ingram Spark. Anyway, it’s beginning to look like I may have published a book… It’s a little poetic that this coincides with the release of … Continue reading Available November 15th (Amazon)
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By: jceberdt on Thursday, March 20, 2025
The Half Elven Orphan #25
Gabriel As the practical day to day leader of the militia she couldn’t really hide. Suitors started to call on her. They were all magnanimously willing to overlook her half elven heritage for a tumble. She turned them all down. She did continue her efforts to speak to travellers and caravanners, still attempting to learn … Continue reading The Half Elven Orphan #25
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March 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM