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For fans of noblebright, slow-burn, character driven, high fantasy with plenty of magic, elements of romance, and mecha-like god battles. Epic world building is a major focus, making this series an immersive and memorable journey of growth, progression, and self-discovery. Volume One, Inclusions is complete. Volume Two, Whims of Gods launched on March 17, 2025. Volume Three, Heaves of Storm is coming in early summer 2025. Tendil Bascombe is Human and he''''s reminded of it at every turn. Representing the notorious Hard Coast Company in trade negotiations, he is living among the reclusive Gray Elves in their home in the ancient Taliswood for a time. His job, to secure the lucrative amber concession and incredible wealth for his employer. To gain it, he must contend with other Elves, the exotic Gnolls, hyena-headed people from the Eastern Waste, and the despotic Swalesians from the South. He is quickly sucked into a world of magic, war, palace intrigue, treachery, existential threats, and romance, eventually challenging the gods themselves. Along the way he makes friends in high places and secures the aid of a ruthless crime syndicate, but, in the end, it is his duty to himself to prove he is equal to the situation.