The Quest for Rinaria

In August of 2012, Stahlfeld began writing a series of short stories, which she posts on her blog. The series follows Zuryzel, Dejuday, Shartalla, and four other pirate crews as they follow mysterious clues to a city that was lost before the Dark Ages for unknown reasons. The series was completed on January 12, 2014.

Secrets of Old
Zuryzel, Dejuday, Una, and Eneng and Winterblade, brother and sister pirate captains, discover an old manuscript hidden in the otherwise-abandoned dungeons of Darkwoods, and learn that the writing hold directions to the lost city of Rinaria.

The Riddles
After a narrow brush with Snowhawk, a mercenary pirate in Mokimshim's pay, Zuryzel, Dejuday, Eneng, and Winterblade share the manuscript with Shartalla, Korep, and Ksheygha. They make plans to sail in search of Rinaria, following the cryptic clues.

The Dragon's Nested Clutch
The pirates are following different leads, searching for what the clues call ''The Dragon's Nested Clutch. ''Shartalla, with Zuryzel and Dejuday, looks for it in a marine rock formation known as Serapis.

The Whale's Eye
The searchers are now on the second riddle, assuming they guessed the first one correctly. The search leads them to Mauggiak Island, a whaling community, where Eneng is troubled by the next line in the riddle.

Where the Sea Nymphs Rise
As Korep struggles with the clue about sea nymphs, he also struggles with his best friend's inexplicable distance.

The Gray Shore
Even though Ksheygha thinks she's figured out a line in the riddle, something about it makes her uneasy.

Through Gray Water
Winterblade leads the way as the pirates navigate the most dangerous ground any of them have ever set paw on.

The Icy Cliff
After Winterblade was badly burned, her brother races against time to get help for her, along with a creature he never thought would help his sister.

The Hidden City
The clues are running out, and the pirates are about to discover if they followed them correctly or not!

Characters

 * Zuryzel - the Wraith Mouse princess, second in line for the throne
 * Dejuday - Zuryzel's mate, a brave and practical Wraith Mouse
 * Mokimshim (mentioned) - Zuryzel's older brother; there is antagonism between the two
 * Shartalla- Zuryzel's best friend, a pine marten, an adventurer, captain of the Wynraser
 * Eneng - a ferret, the son of a famous pirate, a mercenary, captain of the Searaider
 * Winterblade - a ferret, Eneng's younger sister, a raider, captain of the Seawraith
 * Korep - a ferret, smuggler, captain of the Oceanflower
 * Ksheygha - a ferret, Korep's oldest friend, first mate aboard the Wideprow
 * Snowhawk - a ferret, mercenary in Mokimshim's pay, captain of the Nygoan 
 * Una - a raccoon, Zuryzel's friend

Places

 * Serapis - a ring of rock in the sea, hard to get into (only Shartalla's managed it)
 * Scattered Stones Keys - a place of relaxation, lush and sub-tropical
 * Ribasco Island - a barren, rocky island with little growing on it
 * Mauggiak Island - a whaling center
 * Pelleck Island (mentioned) - home of many pirates' families, port of origin for many pirates
 * Myanka - the southernmost Cliff Mouse city
 * The Gray Shore - the island where Rinaria lies