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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Maps Are Possibly A Bit Too Entertaining
I think I have a problem: ever since I decided to make my own world-maps, I haven’t been able to stop. I’ve always had a detail-oriented personality, which is why I still have reams of world-information needing translation into a … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, World Info, Worldbuilding
Tagged fantasy, linguistics, maps, science, worldbuilding
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Book 2 Cover Process #1
Back to the fun thing I like to call ‘nitpicking my artist until she drives across state lines to stab me with a kitchen knife’! Previously, on The Cover of Book 2:
The Halion Calendar
I’m always tinkering with the details of my world, whether consciously or in the back of my mind, and I always knew that it did not have the same length of year/month/week/day as Earth. I just recently formalized that idea, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Maps, World Info, Worldbuilding
Tagged art, culture, fantasy, maps, worldbuilding
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Deity Profile: Kherus Morgwi the Shadowlord
Name: Kherus Morgwi, the Shadowlord. Other Names: Ker of Shadow (general use), Kurr Morgri (ogres and skinchangers), Mhozri dya Shrodak (Zhang). Apotheosis/Awakening: The first moment of the universe. Domain: Oretcht’ke, the City and Spindle/The Shadow Realm.
Halion Critters 2
Since my artist friend sketched up a few more images of my creatures, I’m sharing them here with blurbs like last time.
Posted in Art, World Info, Worldbuilding
Tagged art, biology, d. d. phillips, fantasy, spirits, worldbuilding
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Akarriden and Spirit Blades
The world of Halci is home to a variety of magics, each of which lend themselves differently to the practice of crafting magical weapons. While the most unusual might be the akarriden blade, the others bear mentioning if only for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Magic, World Info, Worldbuilding
Tagged art, d. d. phillips, fantasy, magic, spirits, worldbuilding, wraiths
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Influences: Nine Inch Nails (and other Industrial/Synthpop)
I have to admit that only some of my influences are book-based. I love books, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes a song provides so much more inspiration than a block of prose, so I really can’t leave this side … Continue reading
