Spooktober 2025: Peril
Welcome to a Spooktober 2025 article that also celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the publishing of The Return of the King.
I'll be exploring the point of view of the Aleph Zero Syndicate, an adversarial organization in my world devoted to "demi-human" supremacy. They seek to return elves, dwarves, and men back to a place of dominance over the so-called rightful place o fdominance over the "lesser races."
For each prompt, I'm writing a bit of verse from the Aleph Zero point of view. I'm particularly focusing on the "Dark Fellowship", a dark reflection of Tolkien's heroes. I'm pairing them with a bit of pre-existing art, touching it up as little as possible.
You can find them all on my Spooktober 2025 Hub. I'd love to hear what you think!
Hair of gold and eyes of blue,
Ivory skin and voice so true.
Born of the finest, purest stock,
She holds the key, she culls the flock.
She smiles, and hearts turn feral,
She'll love you once, at your peril.
I mean, what's life without a little peril? Am I right?
I am super-vulnerable to peril and I have the divorces to prove it!
Learn about the World of Wizard's Peak. Visit my Worldember 2025 Hub as I work on 50,000 words in December!