Connacht Disaster Zone

The dwarves of Ireland, or the Fir Tollán to use their own tongue, have always been centred in the rugged, windswept hills of western Connacht. For centuries, their cities flourished underneath the quarzite and granite peaks of the Twelve Bens, the Maumturks, the Sheefries and Mweelrea. For centuries, the mountain homes of the Fir Tollán remained independent of British rule, as solid as the hills they had carved out. Dwarven stonemasons and engineers who cut their teeth on the rocks were widely sought out for building fortifications and monuments. Their homelands seemed unassailable.

Until the 1850s.

Some say that it was caused by an attempt to generate electricity by splitting particles of air. Others that it was divine retribution for unspeakable acts. Nobody knows for certain what really happened, except that the very fabric of reality was torn asunder. What was once a series of impregnable cities became a nightmare where gravity could suddenly reverse, where the unfortunate could take another step and burst into flame, where one could turn a corner and vanish into thin air, only to reappear months later with no warning. Where the humans and dwarves disappeared, to be replaced with the Fomorians. The ‘orcs’.

Welcome to the Connacht Disaster Zone.


Self-Published Short Story Collections

Over 35 stories, spread over five books. Full links via their respective pages (click the images to visit)!

Selected Artwork

These are some of my best bits in the series. More are available here.

Story Tasters (excluding Fomorians In Their Own Words)

  1. A-F:
    • A Useful Politician
    • Arrival
    • Big Head Mode Is Not Conducive To Effective Scouting
    • Board Report
    • First Date
    • Fomorian Fantasies of The Future
    • Fomoritis Confirmed
  2. G-R:
    • In Which The Kingdom of Scandinavia Plans To Troll The British Navy
    • Infiltration
    • Interception of An Enciphered Message From Orc-held Territory
    • Maladaptive Vigilance
    • Negative Colours
    • Night Shift
    • Nightmare
    • Of Snakes and Birds
    • Porter
    • Rage Against The Mirror Self
    • Receiver
  3. S-Z:
    • Samples
    • Seeing Through The Wire Skin
    • Serpentoid Site Scouts
    • Site Reconnaisance
    • Slave Hunt
    • Snakes Should Be Sexy (According To Drunken Orcs)
    • Stop Poking Me
    • Submarine Drop-Off
    • The Dwarven Inquisition are Expected
    • The Dwarven Tea Machine
    • Unforseen Consequences
    • Washing-up Wrangling
    • Why Do Humans Constrict?

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