Revisionary work is a great process for improving your work, as well as discovering your voice and your strengths. Both through reading the works of other students and through submitting my own for review, I gained a greater understanding of how storytelling in fiction can be done in a way that entertains, tantalizes the mind,Continue reading “The Guild of The Hunter God, Revised”
Category Archives: KINGDOMS
The Journal of Brek
652 ME, September 23 My first new entry upon my return from the Dark Dimension. I wish my feet were on Alteris soil under better circumstances. After having tracked my prey for countless years across the shadow plains, it escaped, back into this world. What’s worse, the techniques for tracking the being do not appearContinue reading “The Journal of Brek”
The Story of Onsen Island
There is an island on the far eastern edge of Tandavar, nearest the Korudo Sea. It is known as Onsen Island, and it is one many imperial colonies of Udai throughout the Tandavaran Archipelago. The island has a long and storied history in the empire, dating back into the Fall Era. Long ago, the colonyContinue reading “The Story of Onsen Island”
The Bushido of Udai
The empire of Udai has seen many battles. While there have been several rebellions within the empire, there have been no instances of what would be called a civil war. Most of Udai’s conflicts have been with foreign nations, almost always on the defensive. Udai is a land rich with natural resources, and others haveContinue reading “The Bushido of Udai”
The Magician’s Crusade
In the last years of the Fall Era, a powerful magician rose up among the peasantry of Silg. This magician went on to nearly conquer the entire known world, until he was stopped by the great hero Alkanet, who came from the islands of Tandavar. This conflict is known as the Magician’s Crusade, and isContinue reading “The Magician’s Crusade”
The History of Filenfoe
Once, long ago, Filenfoe was home to the first hastu civilization. Under the guidance of their goddess Tset, the hastu built many cities, fortresses, and great structures; they were carved into the mountains, and from the mountains. Places like the canyon city of Gawir, the monolithic accomplishment of Ziggurat, and Kolong, the city beneath aContinue reading “The History of Filenfoe”
History of Mul Debbon
The nation of Mul Debbon has deep roots in the world of Alteris. Its origin stretches into prehistory as the first independent human nation, and the first fortress against their gods during the Second Dragon War. Some texts suggest the name is derived from the names of their first king and queen, Mul and DebbaniContinue reading “History of Mul Debbon”
The History of Silg
In ancient times, scargs ruled over most of what is today called Alteris. In those days, the lands had different names: Heroc referred to the lands north and east of the center of the continent, Dolceca the lands south, and Secuba the lands east. The land of Heroc was among the first to fall toContinue reading “The History of Silg”
The History of Udai
The empire of Udai was founded in the year 71 of the Fall Era. But the history of its people goes well into the ages of antiquity. In the Dawn Era it is said that near the end of the Second Dragon War a collective of human and fordrin entered the region, intermarrying and formingContinue reading “The History of Udai”
Gods of Alteris
In ancient times, the world of Alteris was peopled by the scargs, their mighty race spanning the entirety of the known world. They were powerfully connected to earth magic, called the Harken, which flowed through all things as the undercurrent of life itself. Many of these scargs transcended their mortal lives, achieving something they referredContinue reading “Gods of Alteris”