The Hand of Taeranon

It turns out elves aren't very nice after all.

Richard's life as a novelist was collapsing before him. His most recent offering had tanked and his publishers had torn up his contract. His sister gave him an 'ideas generator' a fantasy tragic had built to help novelists who'd run out of ideas create unique storylines and then give them a virtual experience to help with the creative processes.

Richard couldn't find a combination of plot elements he found appealing. A grime covered button in a briefcase with a neural net, never before pressed, read 'Let it Roll'. It draws Richard into a world where things were simply not how they were supposed to be.

He meets people, and creatures and takes on a role in this strange world he could never believed he would be called upon to fill. But Taeranon was full of surprises. And so, it seems, is Richard.