Projects — Figment Forge

*Project Spearheaded by Mel and Niles Bontrager.*

Precious Hector: Corpse Collector

Precious Hector and his human, Mama Mabel, find themselves trapped in Purgatory, with no memories of what got them stuck between life and death. The Grimm Reaper offers Hector a deal he can’t refuse - help him harvest the over-abundance of lost souls tumbling into Purgatory, in exchange for power to uncover the mystery that has Hector and Mabel lost in Limbo. But, what happens when one grants a mischievous farm cat the power over life and death itself? Grimm is about to find out… the hard way.

Eldersire

A prehistoric world dubbed The Wilds by its inhabitants finds its clandestine way of life thrust into disarray when their ruling nation, the Therians, begin birthing a strange new generation of offspring. Capable of taking on different forms like the Moon herself, these mysterious new members of society are christened The Skyborne.

The Therians are wary of the growing population of Skyborne from the onset, but when a prophecy from a Deity previously alien to their kind is revealed to the Therians’ Seven Seers, panic engulfs the Tribes. The Seers decree that within four generations, the Skyborne will bring rise to the New Breed - Mankind - and that they will be the catalyst to the Therian Nation’s complete annihilation.

The Skyborne become pariah - killed upon birth or sight. Only one of the Therian tribes is known to serve as refuge for the detested Skyborne threat. The Kimora clan believe steadfast that a truce can be met between the races, and the Therians’ fate avoided through peace.

Skyborne lucky enough to find themselves under the powerful Kimora’s protection do not sit idly by. Making names for themselves amongst their Therian brothers, this small but growing community of Skyborne know that they must gather their people and fight for them if they ever wish to see it through the war. It is up to the Skyborne of the Kimora, lead by a precocious young Shaman named Remi, to shepherd their people through the potential fall of Therian Kind, and into the Era of Man.

*Project Spearheaded by Niles Bontrager*

Lotus Emblem

Rowen, a young girl living in the forest with her father, grows weary of the safety of their cabin, and strikes out to see her mother in the city of eternal flames--Ruddesh. She soon learns the world is not as easy as she thought, and her rush to do what she thinks is right gets her in trouble with locals and with the law. Eventually she makes it to Ruddesh with the help of a bumbling mailman and an eccentric researcher all bound on the same path.

Before long her mother, General Brea, reveals the emerging threat that has kept her at the castle in Ruddesh, watching over and preparing her military for a coming invasion. Another Mischling, a mixed breed like Rowen, has amassed a great army. But her duty to defend Ruddesh has kept Brea from her first mission as the Emperor’s Chosen. Suddenly Rowen finds herself thrust into Brea’s old position to be the uniter of the tribes. Rowen, now burdened with great responsibility, wants to prove herself to her mother and to the world. But how does one grow from spunky young outcast to a ruler of nations?

Garuda Rising

12 year old Terran-Born military brat Alexis McShane has spent her entire life dreaming of life courageously battling enemies of the Sol Union among the stars. 13 year old Sadiha Arden, only child of the captain of one of the most notorious space pirate ships in the skies, has never known anything but a nomadic life in space.

When calamitous attack upon the Lunar Union Outpost lands Alexis in the hands of Captain Tiago Arden and his crew of the Garuda V, she is quick to befriend Sadiha, and discover that life, adventure and courageous battle among the stars is wilder, more challenging, and far scarier than she ever imagined.

Aurae Domini

In the not too distant future, the lines of nations and states blur as the power over resources and production fall squarely in the hands of massive corporations. One of these ever-present superpowers is the militarized conglomerate OzmaCorp. One day a group of scientists working deep in OzmaCorp’s R&D lab make an amazing discovery... They are able to temporarily tear a hole between dimensions, one stable enough to pass a hand through and still come out unscathed.

On the day that Ozmacorp decides to present their discovery to the world, the scientists’ rip between dimensions destabilizes, blooming from the size of a dinner plate to an massive sphere that envelops the entire presentation hall. Among the unnatural ripples of light and deafening sounds, the visages of people’s gods, from multiple religions, can be seen staring back at the crowd. For a moment, both worlds stand still in shock. When the researchers regain their composure and rush to turn the machine down, one angry demi-god, the mythical fire-spitting Salamander, bursts through the rip and thrashes around the presentation hall.

In the madness Sandhiya, a young security guard, shoots down the beast; A beast that she knew from her own worship. With her heart torn over what she’s just done, she glues herself to the research team as they investigate what went wrong and examine the body of the Salamander. Their research reveals a shocking secret that puts them at odds with their employer. Unable to find common ground, OzmaCorp employees find themselves split dramatically into factions. Those who stand in staunch support of the survival of their gods decide to go through the rift themselves, destroying their research to prevent harm coming to their gods. But not all goes according to plan, and slowly a war front grows at home that must be answered. Hellfire and brimstone isn’t the only war being fought, though… How does one come to terms with seeing their gods, the gods of others, or the gods that they never believed in before, standing before them, living, breathing, and as powerful as one could imagine?