Pathfinder Tales: "Killing Time" [RPG]

NO SPOILERS

Featuring Varian Jeggare and Radovan, Killing Time is a four-part series of free web fiction available on the Paizo website here.  Canonically, it fits after the Master of Devils novel and before Queen of Thorns.  It's a fantastic, dark story, and one that bridges the gap between the two novels nicely.  If you like any of Dave Gross' Pathf
inder work, you'll almost certainly enjoy this story.

SPOILERS

Killing Time consists of two unrelated plot threads--one for Varian, and one for Radovan.

For Varian, we get to see a part of his life that isn't often dwelled on in the novels: his life as a Pathfinder.  Set in the Grand Lodge just after his return from Tian Xia, the story involves tons of intrigue.  We get a member of the Decemvirate as a character (!), references to notables like Eando Kline and Ollysta Zadrian, a tremendously exciting battle in a library, and the first appearance of Prince Kasiya--which helps King of Chaos make much more sense.  I really wish I had read this story before reading that novel.

Radovan is such a delight as a character.  His story takes place in a brothel.  I won't go into details, other than to say the scenes are hilarious and surprising.

I would happily have paid to read Killing Time, and Pathfinder (or fantasy fiction fans in general) are in receipt of a real treat since it's free.