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...
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...