Rubies and Rivals (2025)

Rubies & Rivals – Tale of the Stephador Clan

The legend of King Richard begins in blood… It’s Stephador versus Wavire in a war that will reshape Gemotroplis.

In the shadows of the Ruby Nation, nineteen-rot-old Richard Rallian rises from the ruins to legend. Drowning in grief after the Night of the Long Spears, Richard becomes a cigar-smoking rebel and the fierce leader of the Stephador Clan—named after his mother’s bedtime tales of the fabled Topaz gemotro.

As Emperor Maroon tightens his grip and prepares for the Second Ruby War, foreigners are disappearing at the hands of Ruby Guards. The emperor’s realm is in a state of fear and martial rule. Richard, full of revenge, launches a series of rebellious acts to disrupt Maroon’s war plans. Using clever tactics and relentless determination, he strikes at the heart of tyranny and redistributes wealth, food, and happiness to the starving people of the Ruby Nation.

Set in the 3rd Era—a time when treated crimson oil bombs, secret inventions, and the magical Heart of Gemotronia reshape the game of war—Rubies & Rivals is a fast-paced, fiery novella about loyalty to one’s clan, and a young leader who is ready to ignite a revolution and carve his name into the pages of Gemotroplis.