A Dungeon In Orvale

To save his village, a Hearthwarden must break a city.

Christopher Brown and his battered caravan have survived the brutal wastelands of Atrilles, finally arriving at the glittering, magical gates of Orvale. They came seeking a cure for the Voidblight poisoning the frontier town of Stonefield. Instead, they find a golden cage.

Orvale isn't a sanctuary; it's a parasite. Ruled by the tyrannical High Artificer Vane and the sociopathic "hero" Damon Cross, the city’s elites eagerly steal the caravan’s hard-won monster salvage, revoke their citizenship, and exile Christopher and his friends to the rain-soaked slums of the Lower Ward.

With no money, no guild protection, and Stonefield’s clock ticking down, Christopher realizes he can't play by the city's rigged rules. Teaming up with Emma, a disgraced caravan master, and a cynical dungeon-delving rogue, Christopher sets his sights on the Undercity. Buried beneath the immaculate streets lies the Architect's Oubliette—a forgotten, trap-filled labyrinth hiding pre-War artifacts that could save his home.

But deep in the dark, Christopher uncovers a horrifying, systemic lie. Orvale’s "pure" magic is being refined from a living Voidblight tumor, and the toxic runoff is being pumped directly into the wastelands. Worse, high above in the cosmic Deep Weave, the desperate gods who summoned him are being silenced by ruthless overseers preparing to execute a universal "Hard Reset."

Armed with a legendary star-metal chisel, stolen blueprints, and raw entropy, Christopher must make a choice. He can take his loot and run back to the safety of his hearth… or he can crash the Guild's Grand Gala and tear their corrupt machine apart from the inside.

Fixers usually build things up. But sometimes, you have to break the pipes.

Brace yourself for:

• Urban Heists & Deadly Dungeons: Descend into the Architect's Oubliette to battle mutated mana-swarms, ruthless gold golems, and mind-bending dungeon mimics that weaponize your deepest desires.

• The Fixer’s Magic: Christopher continues to evolve his unconventional Hearthwarden class, relying on structural blueprints, probability manipulation, and percussive maintenance to dismantle magical infrastructure instead of trading fireballs.

• Corrupt Systems & Dark Truths: Explore the grim, industrial reality behind a "utopian" magical city, where indentured casters are used as batteries and the elite will do anything to maintain power.

• Escalating Cosmic Stakes: The desperate gods who brought Christopher to Atrilles fight a terrifying, losing battle against the "Silent Ones," forcing an ordinary man to face a universe scheduled for deletion.

Come for the brutal dungeon delving and high-stakes sabotage. Stay for a hero who realizes the only way to protect his hearth is to burn the enemy's castle to the ground. If you crave gritty progression fantasy where the protagonist uses his brains, his tools, and sheer defiance to change the world, grab your copy of A Dungeon In Orvale today!