Husks

Husks, a novella in six parts written by Dave Gross, was serialized in the Jade Regent Adventure Path from August 2011 to February 2012 and as an eBook in July 2012.

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Teleported halfway around the world in pursuit of a magical pearl, Pathfinder venture-captain and master detective Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard Radovan find themselves stepping out into a crime scene. Their contact has been murdered, and only by joining Inspector Takeda and the serving girl Kazuko do the foreigners have any chance of finding the murderer and finishing their mission. But as the body count rises, and the mysterious tattooed gangs of Minkai begin to turn on each other, both men may find themselves seriously out of their depth.

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Chapters

1. The Flayed Man - The Brinewall Legacy (74)

2. The Felicitous Moon - Night of Frozen Shadows (76)

3. Flower and Willow Pavilion - The Hungry Storm (76)

4. The Raccoon Dog - Forest of Spirits (74)

5. Crimson Strings - Tide of Honor (74)

6. Mantle of Stolen Flesh - The Empty Throne (76)

Characters

Husks features the following characters:

Chronology

The events of this novella take place between those recounted in the short story "A Passage to Absalom" and the novel Master of Devils. Husks marks the sixth chronological appearance of Radovan Virholt and the seventh appearance of Varian Jeggare.

Index

For an alphabetical listing of all the relevant terms in this story, please visit its Index.

Plot summary