Feast Fit for an Emperor
Once known as The Great Detective, Enigma's capture and subsequent rebirth at the hands of the titan Volpes had molded him into the image of perfection: Strong, cunning, ruthless, and dominant in all aspects. It was then that he knew what his mission would need...
A Series of Unfortunate Complications
It was supposed to be a simple job for a detective of his talents: Alarming disappearances from the local homeless population, going back at least several months. Trace their footsteps, see what threads each of the victims had in common, and use that information to...
I Think It Suits Me
On another plane, far from his home, the mind mage has taken on a freelance job to infiltrate a gala where many of its most successful and powerful people have gathered, to collect information on them. If nothing else, it was an opportunity to get...
Enigma, Psionic Titan
If my memory serves, the first draft of this card was designed soon after I had finished writing the story of Emperor Enigma. The idea was simply to mechanically represent this powerful tyrant who empowers and brainwashes others, but differently than Volpes. Where Volpes subverts...
Changing One’s Mind
This one is probably one of my most popular pieces, and given my audience and the circles they inhabit that's of no surprise. As Volpes so apt demonstrates, I have a fetish for muscle growth and accompanying mental/personality changes. While I was writing the Investigations...
A Bold New World
Owing to the vast and complex nature of the multiverse, some worlds have evolved and developed along completely different lines than their siblings. Case in point, this one that Enigma finds himself wandering into for the first time. By a stroke of luck, a fellow planeswalker...
Surveying the Mountains
To the Magistrum, and the plane of Crossroads as a whole, Planeswalkers are extremely valuable. Many of its inhabitants trace their roots to other planes, their ancestors summoned by the Planeswalkers of old, when they still possessed god-like powers. The Magistrum ever seeks to preserve and...
Investigations in Oplentis
In March of 2022, I had a few days off work, and I had begun to grow nervous about the writing I was doing. Specifically, I was afraid that I had fallen into the trap that many hobbyist writers and creatives do where they spend...
Stranger from Another Land
One of the trickiest aspects of life as a Planeswalker is not announcing yourself as an outsider. While none of Enigma's peers would ever mention it unless they had good reason, the truth is that they often don't have to. If a stranger shows up...
Great Minds Think As One
In the safety of his apartment, the mind mage sits cross-legged, athletic form still fully dressed in his uniform. His eyes closed, he calls out silently, wordlessly, to the Companion he shared his body with. Despite the intensely hostile nature of their first encounter, they...