John Sandbach

Capricorn 19. In the night, someone peering into a dark window. In ancient Peth the unknown was a faceless God who was said to stalk at night and peer into…

Capricorn 18. A forgotten painting stored in a vault. A painting of the ruins of a castle in the outskirts of Peth, a masterpiece by the landscape painter Coron had…

Capricorn 17. A man stretching slowly and carefully in many different directions. Having been carved out of stone and then imbued with life by Eusebius Grandor, a master alchemist, a…

Capricorn 16. An invisible skull reveals a living human brain, its surface flickering with rainbows. A certain Alchemist of Taruz had to power to make both his face and his…

Capricorn 15. An angelologist explains the sacred hierarchies. Timar Azod, Peth’s greatest authority on angels, says that the angelic kingdoms, like fire, manifest in a tremendous array of magnitudes.  And…

Capricorn 14. A woman restoring an ancient textile. Shizar Arami is an alchemist who specializes in the restoration of ancient tapestries.  Her work is of an incomparable perfection in all…