Tales from the Here-After
A Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Series by Ryan Pretz
The One find you and keep you safe. The Here-After does not take kindly on the unwary nor the weak. By His hands the Four Kingdoms are strengthened and through His providence salvation is just a paladin away.
The World of the Here-After
The world before was destroyed. Mountains were razed, whole lands swallowed and reformed. Plagues, wars, famine, the very world of the There-Before turned against the men and women that became too complacent in their safety.
But from the rubble, a remnant. Four men rose to create the Four Kingdoms.
Untold generations later, the thriving bastions of civilization felt the pang of rediscovery. Now the Here-After is a world in recovery, but that doesn’t make it a safe place.
Beasts of wonder and danger have made home in what was abandoned. Many choose to live in peace with humanity, others that would appreciate the human snack.
Marauders, slavers, and ne-er-do-wells of all sorts are ready to take a piece out of anyone unaware. Strength respected more than humanity.
Many choose to fight only for themselves, but a few, very few, choose to fight for those that cannot protect themselves…
“We are not knights. Knights fight for a land or a duke. We have no land, we have no banner that we swore allegiance to. We go where The One calls. We fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. And, while we may end up with an extra broken limb and less blood than when we started, He hasn’t let us die yet. I chalk that up as a win.”
— Paladin Solomon
