Crude Magic (The Hunger)

Description

From the world of The Hunger, Crude Magic is a short story about Meckule, a mage nobleman who needs to be the first to harvest a magical fossil from deep in the earth to prevent a war but can’t figure out how to do it in time. He has built his empire on harvesting the remains of ancient creatures, which his companies then process to create the materials needed for people everywhere to use magic, but times are changing and his failure could mean death to his entire industry. To complicate matters, he is being blackmailed by a shadowy third party who leaves cryptic notes affixed by daggers to his desk, causing him to push up his timetable even further.