Oren

Quest with no Name by Bromeliad

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<br--> A story about a guy named Oren Loper. By Bromeliad. Takes place in the same universe/continuum as Eivr.

Major Characters

Oren Loper

The main protagonist. A sheriff and a Vidder. Oren's a harried sheriff in Hearthback, a small frontier desert town bordering an expanse of desert called the Wastes. He can come off as gruff and has little patience for assholes, but he's a nice enough guy.

Squires

Nessie Squires is Oren's Deputy, sex buddy, and best friend since Authority Academy. She's entirely disorganized and a little ditzy, but she's fairly brave, friendly, and good with a sword and board. A good cop/friend.

Minor Characters

Ferdinand Blejwas, a bent cop from a different city. He and Oren don't really like each other.
The Undertaker, a creature of Dream that helps Oren out every now and then.
Orpheo, a cyclopean mage who doesn't try to blow Oren's face off.
A cyclopean mage who tries to blow Oren's face off.
Sofiya and Joseph, two hitmen. Joseph and Nessie sort of had a thing for a while.
Allen Arbock, a thaumaturge and former CEO inside a serial killer's body.
Celyne Arbock, sister to Allen Arbock.
Ordo Arbock, brother to Allen Arbock.
Mendel Parter, CEO of Windfall Industries, Arbock's biggest rivals.

Plot

This article contains spoilers! You were warned.

Chapter One

Sheriff Oren Loper and Deputy Nessie Squires investigate the discovery of the corpse of a young man who went missing a week ago with his brother. When they arrive at the scene they find him mutilated with a rune carved into his forehead. The body's in front of a large abandoned plantation. They investigate and end up going toe-to-toe with a murderous one-eyed mage, managing to escape with their lives thanks to the undertaker. They find the second brother, but he dies soon after.

Chapter Two

Oren's called away from Hearthback by Allen Arbock, a recently murdered CEO in the body of the Hatchtown Hacker, an infamous serial killer. He ends up solving the case thanks to interviews, reasoning, and several suspicious marks. He is hindered along the way by Ferdinand Blejwas, a bent cop with the city under his control. The criminal's eventually brought to justice, and Oren heads back to Nessie and home with a fuller wallet and a new enemy in the city.