Jeffrey Dean

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Part 2, Chapter 7

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Previously: Qui and Sam visited a mechanic shop in the south end of Ottawa, investigating a murder. They surprised a Tzimisce vampire, resulting in a vicious battle. Sam helped Qui drive the murderous creature away, bu...

Haken: A Capacity for Violence Part 5

This story features forge master Haken and takes place between the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising' and 'Werewolves 3: Evolution's End.' 

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Haken groaned and put a hand to his head as he slowly came to, shifting about to work the kinks out of his back before he tried to sit up. Being forced into wolf form for an extended period of time had strained his system to its li...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Part 2, Chapter 6

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Previously: Qui and his ally Sam visited a mechanic shop in the south end of Ottawa, investigating a murder. Qui was forced to remove Sam from the situation for her own safety and rewrite a portion of her memory before...

Haken: A Capacity for Violence Part 4

This story features forge master Haken and takes place between the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising' and 'Werewolves 3: Evolution's End.' 

[If you haven't read part 3, click on the Collections tab and select 'Werewolves' to find the previous installment of this story.]

Present Day

"He should be awake by now," a disembodied voice said through the ether. "How much sedative did you give him?"

"Twice the recommended amount," came the nervous response. "I had no choice—h...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Part 2, Chapter 5

[Please note this is not an official World of Darkness licensed product. All chapters within this setting will be available free of charge and will never be behind a paywall.]

For previous chapters all in one place, visit the collections tab. New chapters on Mondays!

Previously: Qui and his ally Sam visited a mechanic shop in the south end of Ottawa, investigating a murder. Qui was forced to remove Sam from the situation for her own safety and rewrite a portion of her memory before...

Haken: A Capacity for Violence Part 3

This story features forge master Haken and takes place between the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising' and 'Werewolves 3: Evolution's End.' 

[If you haven't read part 2, click on the Collections tab and select 'Werewolves' to find the previous installment of this story.]

"I assume you didn't find any others on the shoreline?" Haken asked as the two werewolves trekked through the dense forest of evergreens. For once he was grateful to be in human form—the pine needles and branches would have playe...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Part 2, Chapter 4

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Qui lashed out like a serpent, gripping Sam's arm before she could open the door, tearing her away and pulling her out of the shop with supernatural strength and speed. He knew one thing very clearly at this moment–if Sam confronted ...

Haken: A Capacity for Violence Part 2

This story features forge master Haken and takes place between the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising' and 'Werewolves 3: Evolution's End.' 

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A wave of icy cold enveloped Haken's body. Strange. He'd always expected to be greeted by warmth in the afterlife, a reminder of summers in Yellowstone where he'd found true peace. And why the pain? Surely his spirit would be free ...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Part 2, Chapter 3

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Don't open up to her, Qui thought to himself. That never leads to anything but pain and death. He wasn't sure why he was letting down his guard with Sam; he needed to be more careful or he'd risk blowing his cover. He...

Haken: A Capacity for Violence Part 1

Forge master Haken ignited the spark of rebellion, instigating a war between the werewolves of Haven and their oppressors--the human military holding the pack hostage while performing cruel experiments on them. After the events of Werewolves 1: Haven Rising, Haken was nowhere to be found. What happened to him between the events of Haven Rising and his reemergence in Werewolves 3: Evolution's End?

A Capacity for Violence

Chapter 1

The weight on Haken's eyelids seemed like an insurmountable obstac...

Werewolves: The Gravediggers Combined Parts 1-9

I've compiled the previous 9 parts together her

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Part 2, Chapter 2

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"This car is something else," Sam said as she buckled up in the passenger seat of James's Celica. "It's very…orange." She chuckled to herself as her colleague sat down beside her and raised an eyebrow. God, he barely fit in here desp...

Werewolves: The Gravediggers pt. 9

This story features Dena's father, Jaci, and takes place several years before the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising.' 

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"That was close," Kaylen said as she stepped back around the shelf where Jaci was doubled over in a crouch. "You really do smell like hell, you know. Do you have showers in Haven?"

 "Yeah," he said. "But the water pressure is low. I ...

Parliament of Knives: The Original Pitches

I thought I'd upload these behind the scenes snippets just for fun before the next Werewolves chapter drops on Friday.

When I was approached by Choice of Games to write one of their first batch of Vampire: the Masquerade games, I was asked by my editor to make two one-paragraph pitches to sell him on. Here are the very first pitches I made. Guess which one made the cut!

Pitch 1: Your prince has felt the call of the Beckoning and left the city for the first time in almost a century, leaving his seneschal in power for the duration ...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Part 2, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

"Ottawa Resident Stabbed to Death at Local Mechanic Shop!" the headline read. "Violent Crime on the rise in the Capital!" 

The article had been photocopied and placed on every beat cop's desk...

Werewolves: The Gravediggers pt. 8

This story features Dena's father, Jaci, and takes place several years before the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising.' 

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Jaci stared at the recording on computer monitor in horror as Colonel Williams watched Sahale writhe in agony for several seconds before stepping closer and pulling the trigger again at almost point-blank range, putting his friend out of his mi...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Combined Parts 1-10

I've compiled the previous 10 parts together he

Happy Holidays Wherever You Are!

I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude to all of you out there not only for supporting my work, but for reading it and enjoying it. There's nothing that makes me happier than to have my stories read by people all over the world.

In the upcoming year I'll be posting new behind-the-scenes content as I work on Werewolves 4, scenes which will appear here before they do anywhere else, as well as information on another upcoming project that will have many of you very, very happy to hear about once I can openly discuss it.

S...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Chapter 10

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[I'll be taking a short break for the next week to celebrate the holidays. Regular postings of Qui's story will resume on Monday, January the 6th. Werewolves: The Gravediggers will resume on January the 3rd.]

Qui sto...

Werewolves: The Gravediggers pt. 7

This story features Dena's father, Jaci, and takes place several years before the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising.' 

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A growl rumbled in the back of Jaci's throat and he realized that he'd blown his cover. Gods damn it all... Sahale was dead and he was in deep shit.

"What the hell?" the tech mumbled to herself as she swiveled the chair in place to look d...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Chapter 9

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Qui tried his best to stave off panic. If the Prince knew who he was, then he knew his reputation—an assassin walking brazenly into the spider's web. He shot Arundel a look, but his escort seemed as surprised as he was.

"Y...

Werewolves: The Gravediggers pt. 6

This story features Dena's father, Jaci, and takes place several years before the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising.' 

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Jaci leaned back against the medical building's wall and watched Delsin get into the transport with his military escort. He had reverted to human form and his face was well hidden in the shadows of his camo-patterned poncho. The weather hadn't ...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Chapter 8 pt 2

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"This is Wellington St., right?" Qui asked, changing the direction of conversation. He pointed through the windshield. "That's Parliament Hill."

Arundel nodded. "Elysium's on the other side of the road. The gorgeous old Vict...

Werewolves: The Gravediggers pt. 5

This story features Jolon's father, Delsin, and takes place several years before the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising.' 

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"He's so beautiful," Tama said. She was standing in the open doorframe to Jolon's room. The boy was lying on his side, half-lit by the light of the moon peeking in through the window. "Sometimes I sit here and watch him sleep. I wonder what ...

8 years ago today, something was beginning...

8 years ago today, my short pitch for 'The Werewolves of Haven' was accepted by Choice of Games and I was given the green light to develop a full outline in my bid for a contract! Midway through development my editor suggested changing the name to 'Werewolves: Haven Rising,' and the rest is history!

The 'Haven Rising' book in the Claw Shadow & Sage story line was my very first professional publication. Before that, I wrote and self-published three traditional paperback gamebooks in the Westward Dystopia series which helped me catch...

Sheriff Qui: Back to Basics

Some of my patrons have asked for more info on our good Sheriff for use in fan art and stories. Now that we've had our poll on his official eye colour, I've added that too!

Sheriff Qui (AKA: James Coyle)

Clan: Nosferatu

Sire: Unknown, even to him.

Embraced: Late 18th century.

Known childer: Heather LaFlamme.

Height: 215cm, just over 7 feet tall.

Eyes: Light hazel.

Face: Pale with minor scarring on the jawline and cheekbones.

Hair: Long and jet-black, often swept forward to cover his scars...

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Chapter 8 pt 1

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Qui was surprised to find that Cranston was right about Arundel—the man was the definition of a charmer. And that wasn't the only thing she was right about, either. Qui enjoyed his company. Genuinely enjoyed it, just as she sugg...

Werewolves: The Gravediggers pt. 4

This story features Jolon's father, Delsin, and takes place several years before the events of 'Werewolves: Haven Rising.' 

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"Hey, Delsin!" someone called out through the night, nearly causing him to jump out of his fur. He hadn't been paying proper attention to his surroundings. "Getting back late, again? Tama sent me to look for you."

 Delsin groaned....

Qui's eye colour poll

So, an eagle-eyed reader noticed that there's a difference between my design doc for Sheriff Qui and the official artwork if you look very closely, so we're going to have a poll, open to all free and paid members:

What should Qui's official eye colour be?

'Qui: The Fall of Ottawa' Chapter 7

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"Good evening, James! How's the new apartment treating you?" 

Sam held out a piping hot cup of coffee and her new boss took it gratefully. She was surprised that she was able to come off so chipper considering last nigh...