First of all, Henrik is all kinds of awesome in that picture. Fantastic work.
Second, Stokel's sabre looks rather piratical!
And, to the inimitable Admiral, third, thank you very, very much for the kind words and the links!! Though the story is strictly an "alternate continuity" (done to avoid "accidental spoilers"), it's the first serious piece of fiction I've tried writing in 15 years, and I must thank Love and War for the inspiration!
Next on the agenda: get more authors involved, so that Love and War gets its own category on FF.net, and not just "Misc. Games"!