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Pirateship Down: Stories from the World of The Sentinels of New Orleans

The Grootslang is one of the most ancient and powerful of all legendary beasts.

I’d hoped that when the black hole of the Donald Trump presidency ended, redirected energy might allow for a cultural efflorescence. So far that hasn’t happened.