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...
Magical Mastery
As a mind mage, Enigma is a difficult opponent to fight. For most people, drawing a weapon against him is a one-way ticket to getting themselves mind-controlled. Though he does not kill or permanently damage his aggressors, they will often be left in compromising positions,...
The Prodigal Adventurer
Looking back, even had he not been born a planeswalker, it seemed inevitable that the wolf known as Enigma would have become an explorer or adventurer of some kind. The son of traveling merchants, his parents took him all over the plane, encouraging and nurturing...
A Moment of Solitude
As a natural consequence of possessing the rare talent to travel between worlds, it is common for Planeswalkers to lead lives of relative solitude compared to ordinary people. Even the most well-meaning and open-minded people still have to cross the cultural barrier before they can...
Tools of the Trade
In the life of a detective, one often finds themselves intersecting with the wealthy and powerful, and there's no better place for that than at a lavish, ostentatious party. Nothing looses lips like a chance to brag about business successes, acquisitions, and the like. Well,...
Traversing the Blind Eternities
In the space between planes, known poetically as The Blind Eternities, lies a vast ocean of energy, from which all souls are born and to which they return. At yet, some are born with an excess of this energy, aether. Experts call this excess the...
The In-Between Adventure
It might be hard to believe, but even between teaching, adventuring, and detective work, there are moments where Enigma takes time for himself to relax and just enjoy himself in the present. Sure, he could choose to sojourn at a warmer clime in a faraway...
May I Have This Dance?
As a detective, Enigma knows that those of power and prestige are most at ease when attending galas, and other high-end parties. And if you want to learn about someone, you have to engage them in their element. So it was that he learned to...