: In the sci-fi novel Galaxy Visitors: City of Maraud , the town of Maraud is gradually overtaken by aliens who appear friendly but have a hidden knack for finding gemstones.
"They're here," Kaelen whispered, more to himself than to the sleeping village. maraud
Kaelen sat by the hearth, his hand resting on the hilt of a rusted shortsword. He was only nineteen, but his eyes held the weary weight of someone who had spent every autumn guarding the granaries. When the harvest was high, the "Shadow-Walkers"—a desperate band of outcasts from the northern wastes—would begin their descent. They didn't come to conquer; they came to maraud. : In the sci-fi novel Galaxy Visitors: City
: The term has been used to describe the "swashbuckling scallywags" of the Age of Sail, such as pirates and privateers who raided coastal towns. I'd Buy That For A Dollar: SLASH MARAUD #1 (November 1987) He was only nineteen, but his eyes held
With a sharp whistle from the ridge, the invaders retreated as quickly as they had arrived. They left behind broken gates and empty larders, but they took only what they needed to survive another month in the wastes.
He stepped into the cold night air just as a torch flared in the distance. The marauders moved with a terrifying, practiced fluidness. They didn't stand and fight the town guard; they split into shadows, darting through alleyways, snatching sacks of grain and livestock before vanishing back into the mist.