History Literature / Morevi

Morevi, a landlocked kingdom shrouded by jungles and mystery, falls under the rule of Askana Moldarin, known in her realm as ?The Black Widow? following her swift and bloody ascent to the throne. In the dawn of this New Age, hidden traitors in her own regime threaten to destroy everything. Askana, independent of council, seeks help to reveal the conspiracy against her. Enter Rafe Rafton, captain of the ''Defiant'', an English privateer during the reign of King Henry VIII. In an unlikely partnership, the two attempt to further their own ends as far as the other will let them, and blow some things up in the process.

* BladeOnAStick: the ''shirai'' is the weapon for any maiden of Nadinath, although they are also skilled with the [[TheStraightAndArrowPath bow]] and the ''[[CoolSword ruiyilei]]''.

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Askana.

* BladeOnAStick: the ''shirai'' is the WeaponOfChoice for any maiden of Nadinath, although they are also skilled with the [[TheStraightAndArrowPath bow]] and the ''[[CoolSword ruiyilei]]''.

* TheLostWoods: the Tangled Southern Wood.

* DeadlyDecadentCourt: the Council of a Hundred Turi enthusiastically plays the Great Game, essentially a national BatmanGambit with each player trying to set themselves up for the best.

* OurElvesAreBetter: the denizens of Arathelle.

* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Lubria, often described as "the Fae woman" or similar, is somewhere between CatGirl and PettingZooPeople with a tiger motif. She's the only one of her kind we meet, and is supposed to have come from "between the mists."

Tee Morris and Lisa Lee's novel ''Morevi: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana'' was published in print by Dragon Moon Press in 2002. The book started out as a chance role-playing session between the two authors, spawning an intense, extensive exchange of material, and they eventually decided to turn it into a book. In 2005, Morris released an abridged version via {{Podcast}}, with narration and character voices performed solely by him; ''Morevi'' is widely regarded as the first {{Podiobook}}. In 2008, he returned to Morevi to podcast the complete novel, with the addition of guest voices and new music and sound effects, available [[http://www.teemorris.com/morevipodcast/ here]].

* ChessMotifs: the Morevian game of ''par-stern'' is both actually played and used as a metaphor for elaborate court intrigue. It is never described in detail but seems to be something like [[XMeetsY chess, Risk, and Go all rolled into one]].

* [[HeyItsThatVoice Hey It's That Voice]]: most of the voice actors in the {{Podcast}} are well known from other {{Podiobooks}} and/or their own projects.

* YouAllMeetInAnInn: Askana and Rafe meet for the first time in the Barrier Reef tavern.

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[[caption-width:200:Cover of the print edition.]]

* BladeOnAStick: the ''shirai'' is the WeaponOfChoice for any maiden of Nadinath, although they are also skilled with the [[TheArrow bow]] and the ''[[CoolSword ruiyilei]]''.