Tales of Arvia

Giant mythic monsters

A most unlikely duo

Impossible odds

Fantasy adventures with colorful characters, witty dialog, understated humor, creative conflict resolution, and rooting for the underdog.

Darin, a human: On earth he dreamed of a world where he could charge into a dungeon, swinging a magic sword and casting fireballs at his foes. Yet when finally given the chance by an unscrupulous dimension broker, he’s completely out of his league on a world filled with giant man-eating mythical monsters. Wits, diplomacy, and the friendship of a certain harpy keep him alive.

Rinloh, a harpy: Curious, accident-prone, energetic. Actually ‘energetic’ isn’t quite the right word. Imagine a ball of lightning, drenched in jet fuel, topped with a triple espresso. That would be Rinloh on a slow day. At a mere 35′ tall, she’s the smallest of her flock. Her refusal to participate in that time-honored tradition, the human hunt, puts her at odds with most other harpies.

	Harpyness Is Only Skin Deep	Finding Your Harpy Place
What does it mean to show humanity on a world where humans themselves are an insignificant race? In the first book of Tales of Arvia, our human character, Darin, accepts a deal from an unscrupulous dimension broker, finding himself completely unprepared for the harsh realities of Arvia, a world crawling with fantastic predators commonly exceeding …     Read more…			Darin and Rinloh return for a second adventure, venturing through regions, beautiful and dangerous. A magic artifact casts a shadow, mysterious and dark, revealing perilous paths for both. Their quests lead them to a village of goblins deep in a swamp where monstrous insects ruin more than just your picnic. A tropical island paradise seems …   Read more…