Without a doubt, the most dangerous location in all of the Kingdom of Cheshire (aside from the Royal Magistrate's Office) is the Forest of Souls. The stuff of nightmares, only the foolish dare to enter its borders. The ones that return are forever marked, haunted by what they see. The ones that return alive at … Continue reading Chord’s World Tour – The Forest of Souls
Chord’s World Tour: Elves
Ahh, elves. Are there any creatures more beautiful, elegant and deadly than the elves? One could argue fey, but technically speaking, elves are descended from those magic folk too. While they no longer have ties to the fairy realm, a touch of magic still resides among the race. The elves of Duir'Aion are a varied … Continue reading Chord’s World Tour: Elves
Chord’s World Tour – Cheshire (part 2)
Cheshire is my favorite of the human kingdoms to visit. It just might be my favorite kingdom to visit period. The primary reason for that is that I'm not shot at as I'm approaching. Even without my reputation preceding me - and you can take that anyway you desire - Cheshirans while cautious tend to … Continue reading Chord’s World Tour – Cheshire (part 2)
Tale of a Minor Chord (Preview)
The short story featuring the fierce and proud skald Chord is currently at the editors. It should be available for sale in July. I am very proud of it, even though the style is more experimental than I normally do. But the challenge of writing of writing the story in first person was fun. Here's … Continue reading Tale of a Minor Chord (Preview)
Chord’s World Tour – Hammon
*Not sure why I hadn't thought of it before, but I really like using Chord to tell the stories of the various things in my world. Hope you guys are enjoying it too.* The kingdom of Hammon sits directly above Cheshire, along with Vorlaria, pinching the upstart kindgom of Cerak between the three of them. … Continue reading Chord’s World Tour – Hammon
Chord’s World Tour – Dragons (part 1)
Welcome to the another edition of Chord's World Tour. As always, I, Chord the Ivory Bard, am your humble host and tour guide to the world of Duir'Aion. I have traveled a great many places in this wondrous world of ours, and still have yet to scratch the surface. There are so many stories to … Continue reading Chord’s World Tour – Dragons (part 1)
Chord’s World Tour – Cheshire (part 1)
Cheshire is arguably the most powerful of the Great Kingdoms, a collection of kingdoms in the south east portion of Tanaraq. The other kingdoms are Vorlaria, Hammon and Cerak. Cheshire is ruled by the noble and just King Cedric Armer XI. King Armer XI is married to the beautiful Selene Armbrose, niece of the Duke … Continue reading Chord’s World Tour – Cheshire (part 1)
A question of character…
Duir'Aion is populated by a myriad of characters. Heroes and villains dot the landscape, and the innocent and not so innocent are usually unfortunate collateral damage in the battles they fight. I believe strongly in character, and before I ever start writing I'm nearly always figuring out the villain first, and the heroes second. Why? … Continue reading A question of character…
The Ivory Bard
So the Ivory Bard actually has two origins. The character and the concept. It wasn't until I married the two that Chord, The Ivory Bard was born. The character existed in one form or another throughout my games. He was a throwaway character. If he had ever died, I wouldn't have used him again. He … Continue reading The Ivory Bard
Duir’Aion Atlas
Someone asked me how large my world actually was. So I figured I'd show you all. It's fairly massive. I drew this map years ago, before I even decided to write for a living. Well I'm not writing for a living yet, still in the hobby stage. Hopefully though I can quit my day job … Continue reading Duir’Aion Atlas
A Darkness Rising 