The Roadside Noticeboard · Updated October 18, 2026
A new question, an object worth keeping, a road worth checking. Browse the latest additions and leave with something to argue about over supper.
World dispatch ·
A place to read, wander, and bring a question.
Book One is ready to read online, with the maps and people of the roads close at hand. The world codex gathers its first places, objects, and uneasy questions. Pick a companion, follow a connection, and see where your attention takes you.
Open Book One from the cover →Object dossier ·
Unless the thing you are keeping cannot be bought again.
Ekrius keeps an ordinary leaf through years on the road. Read the feature and the moment from the prologue, including Mera’s response to a would-be buyer.
Read the complete leaf feature →A question from the road ·
Lanternwood makes a welcome sound feel less reassuring.
The forest’s old guide posts offer one kind of direction. Recognition offers another. Explore a glimpse of Lanternwood, then ask which companion you would want beside you when your instincts and the landscape disagree.
Look between the trees →Your turn
A medicine delivery, rising water, and a queue waiting for someone else to decide. What would your company do?
Try the roadside dilemma →Bring your own questions
Tell Joel which companion you would travel with, which place you want to know better, or what you think a protective promise should cost. Reader responses can help shape what gets explored here next.
Send a reading response →New additions will be dated here. The notices are editorial extras; the novel remains the source for its events.
A world by Joel Lomnick. Book One begins the planned six-book journey.
An independent fantasy passion project inspired by tabletop roleplaying. Character and cover artwork created with AI assistance under the author’s direction.