Bookended by Cats was named after Milo and Otis. They are the short, orange, and furry brothers who, upon entering our lives in 2003, often bookended us on our couch. And who are we? We're a geek couple living in PA. We love music, movies, TV, comics, books, and comic cons. And, from time to time, we'll share our thoughts on these nerdy things.

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Update – Advent 2025: The Darkness of Blighted Hearts

Posting a quick update on The Darkness of Blighted Hearts 2025 DnD Advent Calendar Story. This is also an explanation for why I have not posted since Day 7. 

The Calendar's story is quite involved, and I have not found it easy to summarize the happenings and progress. But I have been documenting that progress by copying from the calendar site and pasting excerpts into a Google doc. As of today, up through Day 21, I have just under 50 pages of content. This includes the story notes, my dice roles and choices, and the results of said rolls and choices. So, while I stopped the daily posts, I have kept up documenting along the way.

Anyway, since Day 7, I have gained a familiar (Yrsa, the bear), traversed the Bifrost, journeyed through Niflheim, battled giant icy hounds on the bridge called Gjallarbrú, exchanged words with Módgudr and Nott, uncovered Sigyn's potential treachery, skirted the roiling center of Hvergelmir's waters, pulled a great black fang (of Jormungandr) from the eye of the maelstrom, and descended the Eversteps where I found the glittering Seed of Ygdrassil

Phew!

Along the way, I've received various dice as my daily gifts from the Calendar. As well as three more non-dice gifts:

  • Day 15: Bear figure
  • Day 20: Warrior figure
  • Day 21: Mjölnir pin

Bear, Warrior, and Mjölnir for days 15, 20, and 21

Only a few days left to complete this Calendar ... and its epic story.

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