thanks Sang!, ficlets, the original site, and those works stored there in the memorial, plus those references that only a few know about, will make this a bit confusing for readers. I apologize. Maybe in sequels, by those few who know, things will get clearer.
First of all, “Ficlinomicon” is awesome and hilarious. The beginning bit about the portal left me a bit confused, but the rest worked pretty well. I liked the whole metaphorical take on ficly and ficlets.
the tunnel and Krully’s cave, and the Ficlinomicon part is from a previous series on Ficlets and a chat log from the good ol’ days of role play with Ficlets folk. Really, only a few ppl would get that, so I apologize for the confusion. The portal at the end was just my way of tying the mythical Hawk Manor to the challenge.