Odd Jobs: Chapter One by DrOfDemonology, literature
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Odd Jobs: Chapter One
ODD JOBS
Foreword
In the Universe, there are an infinite number of dimensions, an infinite number of realities where people of different species go about their lives, most utterly oblivious to the fact that such an infinite number of possibilities exist. For those who do know, this knowledge is more often than not considered to be too mind-bendingly overwhelming to think about and they do their best to ignore it, usually over a hot cup of tea.
But this story is not about any such people.
The ones in this story are completely unaware that they have lived many different lives, bein
Odd Jobs: Chapter Two by DrOfDemonology, literature
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Odd Jobs: Chapter Two
ODD JOBS
Chapter Two
There were shops and vendors located all across the Big Doughnut, but without question the largest concentration were in the Market Ward. The wealthy elite and their gold might be centred in The Lady's Ward, but where that gold was spent and exchanged hands, where trade and business, the pulsing heart of the city that made it work, was located, was primarily in the Market Ward. Anything and everything could be bought and sold in the planar metropolis. Anything. There was a saying: if you couldn't buy it in Sigil, then it didn't exist. Weapons, clothes, jewels, magic items, sex, knowledge, spells, slaves, even the souls
Odd Jobs: Chapter Three by DrOfDemonology, literature
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Odd Jobs: Chapter Three
ODD JOBS
Chapter Three
Ceraline had had her fill of walking, and besides, the establishment she had in mind was a long, long way from the gnome's shop. His welcoming tower was located deep in the Market Ward, an hour's walk or so from the Grand Bazaar in the direction of The Lady's Ward. They had to go at least a quarter of the way around the ring into the heart of the Clerk's Ward. The city was over six miles in diameter with a circumference of approximately twenty miles. Only leatherheads walked that kind of distance.
If you don't own a mount (not many do, there being so few places to stable them) and if you can't fly, then there ar
Odd Jobs: Chapter Four by DrOfDemonology, literature
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Odd Jobs: Chapter Four
ODD JOBS
Chapter Four
The second floor of the Sunken Treasure featured a spacious, carpeted lounge filled with plush divans, soft couches and large floor pillows where people could take it easy and mingle with the festhall's companions. It was where Ceraline found Jaalira after speaking to a barmaid. She explained the problem to the beautiful hostess.
"I'm sure we can accommodate him," said Jaalira pleasantly. "What type of girl does he prefer? We have all kinds."
"I don't know his exact preference," Ceraline admitted. "But she has to be gentle. He's not ready for, well, an aggressive type if you know what I mean. He needs someo