Princess Cabiria and Castus meeting under the full moon to celebrate their forbidden love and dream about escaping together!

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Princess Cabiria and Castus are characters from our campaigns in the Theomachy setting! Here is their story:

The Story of Princess Cabiria Artia of Kalas and Castus Liber

As the youngest daughter of the Emperor of Moredus, Princess Cabiria Artia had everything she wished for except for her freedom. The night Princess Cabiria Artia was born, the Emperor decreed her engagement to Lord Norbanus Cimber, the most powerful wizard in the empire.

Lord Norbanus was as powerful as he was evil. Deep into his imposing castle, dark experiments took place and slaves toiled in anguish as the dark wizard sought to unlock the secrets of eternal life. One of those slaves was Castus, a half-demon the dark wizard had collected off the streets of Vandis, the imperial capital, for his rare blood.

Seeking a chance to escape, Castus spied on Lord Norbanus and copied his magic in secret. The moment he lay his eyes on Princess Cabiria during one of her arranged meetings with Lord Norbanus, he fell madly in love with her. Castus knew the evil of Lord Norbanus as much as the Emperor, and he couldn’t let the dark wizard harm her.

Castus followed Princess Cabiria in secret and confessed his love for her under the full moon, warning her about lord Norbanus. Princess Cabiria ran away scared, her heart beating faster and stronger than ever before. She didn’t tell anyone about her meeting with the peculiar half-demon, and she could not get him out of her head or her heart since. She eagerly arranged another meeting with Lord Norbanus the next month so she could see Castus again under the full moon.

Their forbidden love bloomed in the moonlight. Princess Cabiria promised Castus love eternal, and Castus vowed to end Lord Norbanus and claim Princess Cabiria as his wife. A month before the princess’s arranged marriage to Lord Norbanus, Castus struck him down during a dark ritual, claiming his freedom and the surname “Liber”.

Every full moon since then, Princess Cabiria leaves the imperial palace, pretending to mourn Lord Norbanus’s death. Instead, she meets her forbidden lover, Castus, to plot how to leave Vandis together and escape the Emperor’s wrath.

Unbeknownst to them though, Lord Norbanus’s ritual had succeeded, and the dark wizard was not truly dead…

About the Theomachy setting:

In Theomachy, vengeful gods fight each other for ultimate control of the universe, while the mortals of Naam struggle for power on a dying world. Divine magic is a force without expressed will that the warring gods hoard and wield against each other, threatening to undo the entire world. Clerics and paladins are either devout followers of the warring gods or theomachists. Theomachists fight against the gods, liberating divine magic and using it against them.

What do you think? :)

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OWS 12 Days of Indies, Day 2

Hello Lovelies,

Welcome to day 2 of 12 Days of indies! For those who aren’t familiar with how this works, each day we will have a list of indie books priced $2.99 or less with a brief description and a link to buy. We encourage our readers to buy at least 1 book each day and let us know in the comments which book you think we should buy and review for next year.

We have some cool giveaways for…

Please help us give a very warm welcome to author L. Penelope – our newest KT Literary client!

L. is the author of paranormal romance novels ANGELBORN and ANGELFALL.

Next summer, Macmillan will be launching her epic fantasy Earthsinger Chronicles with SONG OF BLOOD AND STONE. We’re so excited to have her on board and to share these incredible books with readers!

Check out her website at: www.lpenelope.com

Say hi and welcome aboard on twitter @leslyepenelope

and read the official Bio here: The ‘L’ stands for Leslye. I was born in the Bronx, but left before I could acquire an accent. I skipped kindergarten, went to five elementary schools in six years, and after living in DC and New Jersey, settled in Maryland, which I consider home.

Writing has always been my first love — I’ve been doing it since I could hold a pen. However, the idea of making a living off the stories I wrote seemed far-fetched, so I went off to study filmmaking in college (because that is so much more practical). I’m equally left and right-brained and had to balance the artsy with a healthy dose of computer programming. This all led to a graduate degree in Multimedia and a career in website development, but I never stopped writing.

I’m a two-time VONA/Voices alumna and a member of Romance Writers of America and Maryland Romance Writers. I live in Maryland with my husband and two furry dependents: a pit bull so vicious she’s a registered therapy dog and a semi-feral cat.