Deepwoods Saga Series by Honor Raconteur

Siobhan Maley is the Guildmaster of Deepwoods, a small guild of ten people that serves the four continents as travelling escorts. She has no ambitions for a larger guild, either, as keeping track of those ten people is more than enough work for her. As long as she can make some money and keep Wolf and Tran from accidentally destroying any buildings, it was a good day... moreSiobhan Maley is the Guildmaster of Deepwoods, a small guild of ten people that serves the four continents as travelling escorts. She has no ambitions for a larger guild, either, as keeping track of those ten people is more than enough work for her. As long as she can make some money and keep Wolf and Tran from accidentally destroying any buildings, it was a good day. But Siobhan’s peaceful days take an abrupt turn when the Guildmaster of the city sends her out on a mission to go and rescue his missing daughter, Lirah Darrens. Siobhan sets out, expecting to find that Lirah was either ambushed by bandits and slain or that she was simply lost somehow along the treacherous open road. What she finds is much, much worse. The truth behind Lirah Darren’s disappearance is nothing that anyone expected. The more that she learns, the less sense it all makes. But Siobhan acts quickly—and that’s good, because she’s about to be embroiled in trade agreements, assassins, and mystery. Quite a deadly combination. less

“Well, let’s have it. Where do you think we should go?” “Saoleord.” Siobhan and Conli both froze. Saoleord? The city that no one ever visited and only natives could find? “Why?” Conli asked slowly, blue eyes studying Fei’s face. Fei seemed to take a breath before admitting quietly, “Because I think we’ll need help very soon.” “Fei, I’m lost. Why would you want to go home?” “I have seen this pattern before... more“Well, let’s have it. Where do you think we should go?” “Saoleord.” Siobhan and Conli both froze. Saoleord? The city that no one ever visited and only natives could find? “Why?” Conli asked slowly, blue eyes studying Fei’s face. Fei seemed to take a breath before admitting quietly, “Because I think we’ll need help very soon.” “Fei, I’m lost. Why would you want to go home?” “I have seen this pattern before. The last time that one country was pushed into an economical depression by another country, it led to war.” Siobhan’s blood froze. “War?” “Can a war even be possible?” Conli objected. “A skirmish I can see, one guild or one city attacking another is very possible. But to have a war, an actual war as you mean it, you’d have to get several main guilds to cooperate enough to fight in a united front. We can barely get them to agree on trade agreements.” Fei shook his head, mouth set in a grim line. “Orin is desperate. They will band together to pillage and loot, if nothing else. I tell you, the history that I learned showed this exact set of events happening over and over again. We are primed for war but we are not ready for it. If Orin pulls together an army and marches against us, they can destroy us city by city without anyone being able to stop them.” less

A Deepwoods Book - A Collection of Deepwoods Short StoriesAs Rune grows curious about his new fellow guildmates, he decides he needs to hear their stories in full. So he asks. Set in the midst of "Blackstone" as the group travels to Saoleord, learn with Rune how Deepwoods came to be. In true Wynnguardian, this is the story of Deepwoods.

“Siobhian-jia. Something is amiss?” “I don’t know. That’s the problem. Ryu Jin Ho-zhi. I need you to think like a strategist for a moment. If someone were to tell you about the situation in Fallen Ward, all the facts that we heard yesterday, what would you do?” Ryu Jin Ho’s dark eyes focused on her face in a penetrating way. “Is this question purely academic?” “No. Rune is missing and we don’t know where he went... more“Siobhian-jia. Something is amiss?” “I don’t know. That’s the problem. Ryu Jin Ho-zhi. I need you to think like a strategist for a moment. If someone were to tell you about the situation in Fallen Ward, all the facts that we heard yesterday, what would you do?” Ryu Jin Ho’s dark eyes focused on her face in a penetrating way. “Is this question purely academic?” “No. Rune is missing and we don’t know where he went. I suspect it has something to do with what he learned this morning, which was all about the condition of Fallen Ward.” “So what you are truly asking me is, if I were Rune, and I learned all of that, what would I do?” “Yes. You’re both students of Hyun Woo. Knowing strategy as you do, knowing Rune’s skills, what do you predict he will do?” Ryu Jin Ho didn’t even think about it for a full second before he answered her. “Assassinate the Guildmaster of Fallen Ward.” less

In a land where guilds rule all, war is unimaginable, unbelievable. Until it arrives. From the desk of Honor Raconteur comes the tale of one guild, who believes in the impossible, and fight with everything they have to prevent the war they see coming. ~ Contains all three books in the trilogy "Deepwoods," "Blackstone," and "Fallen Ward," as well as "Origins," the collection of short stories.

Sometimes, as is often the case with magic, things go awry. Sevana’s quite accustomed to magical explosions, fires, and curses in her daily life. People abruptly appearing inside of Big from a different planet? Well, she has to admit, that’s a first. Deepwoods Guild specializes in traveling, but with Grae at the helm, they’ve never had a path fail. Until now. For the first time in his professional career, Grae has no idea where they are or how to get them back home again... moreSometimes, as is often the case with magic, things go awry. Sevana’s quite accustomed to magical explosions, fires, and curses in her daily life. People abruptly appearing inside of Big from a different planet? Well, she has to admit, that’s a first. Deepwoods Guild specializes in traveling, but with Grae at the helm, they’ve never had a path fail. Until now. For the first time in his professional career, Grae has no idea where they are or how to get them back home again. But maybe, if the Pathmakers and Artifactors can put their heads together, they can figure it out. less