Author's notes: Sorry for the huge gap in stories, life's been busy. I'm not sure how often I'll upload in the future but I still plan to write. As always, feedback is welcome!
Story Tags: Tentacle, monster, nonhuman and aphrodisiac
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Orthar prepared a firebolt spell as he stood at the threshold of the mansion. He and his adventuring partner, Jerald, had been hired to investigate the elegant estate. The townsfolk suspected that the owner had been experimenting with dark magic before he died. Being humble adventurers, the promise of gold and chance of finding magic items was far too alluring to resist.
Orthar was a younger adventurer with a relatively frail body and long black hair. His clothing was tattered and muddy from traveling with Jerald, while the cleric's armor was in pristine condition. Jerald was tall, for a halfling, standing about 4 foot 2. His plate armor gleamed in the evening light. His curly brown hair was covered in an expensive plate helmet. He had a stocky build, leading most people to assume he was a dwarf.
The door creaked open as Jerald pushed the door open, the cleric was ready to face the horrors that could dwell within the rumor shadowed manor. Instead of blood-covered walls, candles arranged in pentagrams or ancient relics of antediluvian evil, was a Victorian style foyer. A dark crimson rug covered the floor below an ornate chandelier. Several paintings of nature and prominent local figures covered the walls. Strangely the room gave off a pleasant and homely feeling.
"Orthar, you want to check the ground level? I'm going to check upstairs." Jerald phrased the question like a command.
"Split up? Are you sure?" The young wizard asked.
"Oh please, it'll be fine. I'll just be upstairs. If you find any monsters, just scream and I'll be right down. If I find anything, just listen for the sounds of terrified creatures." Jerald said with a cocky smile.
"O-Okay." Orthar stuttered.
The cleric marched up the stairs, his plate armor clanging with every step. Orthar loathed his partner's arrogance. Jerald's parents were renowned adventurers and had paid for all of his equipment. He, on the other hand, had to claw tooth and nail for his gear. Magic did not come naturally to him. He was too scrawny to even lift a great sword. In fact, Orthar barely grasped the many concepts of magic. However, he had learned enough to get him accepted at a mage's guild which saved him from living in the slums.
The two had ended up as travelling companions by mere chance. They had both stumbled on a family in a covered wagon being attacked by wolves. While Orthar didn't like Jerald's attitude, he didn't like getting injured more. At least Jerald could take a few more hits and keep most enemies distracted.
Orthar grumbled to himself as he searched the kitchen. Finding only a couple coins, he went further into the house. The owner had died a few weeks ago, yet people claimed to hear bizarre animalistic noises coming from within the house. Oddly, nothing was disturbed to indicate monsters but there was also a lack of dust so it appeared as though the mansion was still in use.
Then the young wizard opened a heavy wooden door. It must have been the owner's personal study. The walls were covered with hand carved, wooden bookshelves that held ancient tomes. A leather, high back chair was facing towards a massive fireplace. A small table of red wine and an empty wine glass rested on the fireplace mantle. A bearskin laid in front of the fireplace. Orthar immediately went towards the books and looked at the titles. This was much closer to what he was expecting, studies in dark magics, necromancy and occult rituals, but one book piqued his interests. The tome was titled, "Mimic Taming". Orthar scoffed, knowing mimics couldn't be tamed. Nevertheless, he pulled the book from its place. Sitting down in the high back chair, he opened the book and sipped the wine from the bottle. The book certainly had interesting theories that Orthar hadn't ever considered.
"Mimics, or Mimicus Bolaria, are known for disguising themselves as chests, doors or other everyday objects people are drawn towards. However, most believe mimics eat the victims...while in reality, they drain the victims of semen before releasing them after they've had their fill. As such, if someone offers a mimic seed regularly, they can be tamed..." Orthar read aloud.