Tanni and the Dark Souls

Tanni and the Dark Souls is a journey of discovery for an aspiring young Elvish creature from the realm of Hashii. The short story highlights the mighty game of Maul, and one younglings desire to be the next Scavenger in his team the Dark Souls, and play on the hallowed ground of the Mord.

MAUL is the most significant event of the calendar for any Rogue or Orca!
The fiery contest between the eternally embattled clans serves to both allow control of the mines for the following season, and cull the ever expanding numbers of inhabitants in two realms. The opposing nations found the only fair way to deal with this was by having a tournament of their most glorious champions. The blood-shed was just a bonus...

For as long as can be remembered, every year teams and thousands of their supporters would arrive at the Feudal Mord Plains to witness the carnage.
The tournament of Maul is split into three fast-paced rounds, where opposing teams have compete to keep possession of a Detonator for long enough to explode a bomb. If successful the opposition team will have a few less cheers, as a swathe of supporters in their crowd are vapourised!

You might ask why on Draego’s Underearth would any being go to support this, however the only privilege greater than being left standing at the end of Maul, is to be vapourised before then. There is no shortage of supporters to wear the brand, or spread the ashes of their fellow villagers for that matter.

In an ongoing series of stories readers will discover the stories of Maul's greatest heroes!