I Read Stories: The Adventure of the Pyramid of Bacconyus
The Adventure of the Pyramid of Bacconyus by Caleb Wilson
Three tree-man* cousins desert a mercenary army in search of a legendary treasure. They’re sort of looking for wine, or possibly “wine”, without which their brains dry out and eventually they root to the spot. Traditionally they turn animals (including humans) into blood pudding. I’m not sure why.
Arriving at the pyramid they find it under new management and have a slightly strange adventure in which the beings under it transform into horrors, which for Tree-men include furniture.
It’s clever and strange and heavily worldbuilt. It’s also a little slight; our oddball adventurers go in search of a treasure and lie and fight their way to it.
Read This: For a fun, slightly offbeat, sword and sorcery adventure.
Don’t Read This: If magic and blood and guts are not for you.
This Isn't Actually About Broccoli: Although I'm sort of imagining the tree-men as broccoli-men, but really I've failed in my promise from the last post, sorry.
* There’s probably a joke about that in an Irish accent
Three tree-man* cousins desert a mercenary army in search of a legendary treasure. They’re sort of looking for wine, or possibly “wine”, without which their brains dry out and eventually they root to the spot. Traditionally they turn animals (including humans) into blood pudding. I’m not sure why.
Arriving at the pyramid they find it under new management and have a slightly strange adventure in which the beings under it transform into horrors, which for Tree-men include furniture.
It’s clever and strange and heavily worldbuilt. It’s also a little slight; our oddball adventurers go in search of a treasure and lie and fight their way to it.
Read This: For a fun, slightly offbeat, sword and sorcery adventure.
Don’t Read This: If magic and blood and guts are not for you.
This Isn't Actually About Broccoli: Although I'm sort of imagining the tree-men as broccoli-men, but really I've failed in my promise from the last post, sorry.
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