A third of the way through with book three, and thanksgiving is just around the corner. That leaves me with just 7 months to finish book three in order to achieve my goal of a book a year.
Today I would like to show a bit of the timeline for our story, this should answer some of the questions people have about the books or events leading to particular events in the books.
2,000bce-500bce Humans and fantasy creatures are living in harmony
500bce-100bce Humans start to look at the fantasy creatures as demons
100bce-100ce Fantasy creatures go into hiding to avoid being attacked (lost ones leave their kin)
100ce-1900ce Fantasy creatures remain hidden from humans
1940ce Testing of a new weapon kills first dragon in over 2,000 years
1942ce ElraNoch is destroyed by a fiery bomb poisoning the remains of the city
1943ce Thousands of Elves, Dwarves and Trolls are killed as the humans wage war with each other
1974ce Hundreds of unicorns are slain as jungles are set on fire
2000ce Elves and Dwarves hold council to decide how to stop the killing of innocent creatures
2012ce Dragons and trolls join the council meeting for survival
2013ce War between magic and technology begins
2520ce ElraDrest is destroyed by poisonous gas
2823ce ElraSae is destroyed using long range weapons
3453ce ElraFre and it's forests are killed off by the humans
3674ce Large groups of humans start to side with the Elves
4713ce ElraMont is finally destroyed by technology
4713ce After their victory the forces of technology drink too much and are slaughtered by Trolls
5123ce-01me Technology is officially destroyed
1430me ElraNoch returns to the world of man
1442me The great spell destroys all life in Elranoch and The Heart of The Forest is stolen
4213me The Heart is returned to its resting place and the Elvin goddess restored
This is a basic timeline of how things happened leading up to book two, of The Draken Trilogy. As I work on book three, I will continue to flush it out some more.
Here you can find some short tales and other tidbits of information regarding my various writing projects.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Dragonkin what are they?
Having studied dragons for many years, I finally met my first dragonkin today. He himself does not know what he is, but one of these days he will discover the truth. When I talked to my Dragon friend and asked about the crossbreeding of dragons with other races, he laughed and answered that it was possible but rare.
You see it takes a very powerful human spell to change the shape of a dragon, and even then the dragon must be unaware of its being cast, or willing to make the change. Once the spell has been cast the dragon must maintain control of his emotions, or run the risk of breaking said spell. This happens most rapidly when they are changed against their will, usually the caster dies shortly after this as the dragon tears him to pieces. The other side of the coin are the dragons that willingly make the change, they sometimes go years without anyone knowing they are a dragon, even forgetting it themselves.
Once a dragons shape has been changed into that of another creature though, it has the ability to breed with others of that creature type, usually humans for some reason. The dragonkin I met today was interesting, he never met his father, and his mother died at birth, leaving me to believe that it was his mothers death that caused his father to return to dragon form. Sadly this young man has a spell on him that hides his nature, but I can see that spell is weakening and soon he will break free of it and discover what a great gift he has.
You see, dragonkin have an unnatural strength, making them much stronger than they appear. They are a touch taller than normal members of their non-dragon race, and tend towards the lean side, often appearing weak due to how thin they are. They have very fine scales that cover most of their body, rarely over on the neck or face. The scales themselves are just like dragon scales, being highly resistant to fire and very good armor. The teeth are a bit sharper than a humans, and their finger nails are more like claws.
Most of the time when a dragonkin is born, the dragon parent will take it to the elves to be raised, as the long lived people swore long ago that they would protect any dragonkin they came across. If the humans discover a dragonkin they normally will kill the child, if they can, and then proceed to kill its parents. The end result of this is the dragon breaking the spell holding it in its altered shape, and an entire village or city being destroyed.
Upon investigating the matter a bit more, I was surprised to find out that there are a few human kingdoms being run by dragonkin these days. One would think that after being hunted by humans for most of their lives, they would be tyrannical rulers, but for some reason they are very loving rulers instead. Currently I know of two kingdoms that have dragonkin kings/queens, both of them adored by their subjects for the most part.
If the one I met today is any indication of his kind these crossbreed children of the dragons have a very forgiving nature, but a very strong sense of justice.
I also asked why a dragon would change willingly into a human, and got an interesting response.
"Love, pure and simple. Whether it be of a human or a village, invariably it boils down to love."
I guess that is why they always return to dragon form when their spouse dies.
I must thank Roult for taking the time to answer my questions, if anyone reading this should have any question, please feel free to ask them.
Signed,
Valarious the Historian
You see it takes a very powerful human spell to change the shape of a dragon, and even then the dragon must be unaware of its being cast, or willing to make the change. Once the spell has been cast the dragon must maintain control of his emotions, or run the risk of breaking said spell. This happens most rapidly when they are changed against their will, usually the caster dies shortly after this as the dragon tears him to pieces. The other side of the coin are the dragons that willingly make the change, they sometimes go years without anyone knowing they are a dragon, even forgetting it themselves.
Once a dragons shape has been changed into that of another creature though, it has the ability to breed with others of that creature type, usually humans for some reason. The dragonkin I met today was interesting, he never met his father, and his mother died at birth, leaving me to believe that it was his mothers death that caused his father to return to dragon form. Sadly this young man has a spell on him that hides his nature, but I can see that spell is weakening and soon he will break free of it and discover what a great gift he has.
You see, dragonkin have an unnatural strength, making them much stronger than they appear. They are a touch taller than normal members of their non-dragon race, and tend towards the lean side, often appearing weak due to how thin they are. They have very fine scales that cover most of their body, rarely over on the neck or face. The scales themselves are just like dragon scales, being highly resistant to fire and very good armor. The teeth are a bit sharper than a humans, and their finger nails are more like claws.
Most of the time when a dragonkin is born, the dragon parent will take it to the elves to be raised, as the long lived people swore long ago that they would protect any dragonkin they came across. If the humans discover a dragonkin they normally will kill the child, if they can, and then proceed to kill its parents. The end result of this is the dragon breaking the spell holding it in its altered shape, and an entire village or city being destroyed.
Upon investigating the matter a bit more, I was surprised to find out that there are a few human kingdoms being run by dragonkin these days. One would think that after being hunted by humans for most of their lives, they would be tyrannical rulers, but for some reason they are very loving rulers instead. Currently I know of two kingdoms that have dragonkin kings/queens, both of them adored by their subjects for the most part.
If the one I met today is any indication of his kind these crossbreed children of the dragons have a very forgiving nature, but a very strong sense of justice.
I also asked why a dragon would change willingly into a human, and got an interesting response.
"Love, pure and simple. Whether it be of a human or a village, invariably it boils down to love."
I guess that is why they always return to dragon form when their spouse dies.
I must thank Roult for taking the time to answer my questions, if anyone reading this should have any question, please feel free to ask them.
Signed,
Valarious the Historian
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Trolls and Dwarves
"Believe it or not my friend Trolls are not your enemy. Yes they can be very violent, but nowadays they are not quite as violent.
What happened to them you ask? Well let's see if I can explain it. Back when the Dwarves and Elves went to war against man, we signed a truce agreement with the Trolls so they would fight alongside us. As many of our forefathers said, we finally had a use for such violent creatures. The war lasted quite a long time, and during that time the big, thick skinned beasts learned to listen to the orders us Dwarves gave them.
After the war, we figured they would go back to fighting us, but instead they turned to our leaders and asked for guidance. Needless to say our leaders didn't take long to say yes and started teaching them. Granted, they are not very intelligent, but they know how to follow orders and can adapt very quickly if a situation turns bad. The Trolls also have shown to be the most loyal allies my people have ever had, they so much as see an enemy come near one of our farms and they rush forward to protect it.
Pardon me, but I must get out to the field in order to assist in bringing in the harvest."
THE TROLLS SIDE:
"Dwarves? Ah, you mean friends. They nice, tell us where go, feed us, and make good drink. Always take good care us, but not good fighters. You want fight? Me show you how fight."
Well, as you can tell after talking to a Dwarf, and quite a few Trolls, the relationship is working out nicely between the two races. I will admit, I didn't quote the troll perfectly, as he was very difficult to understand.
Hopefully the next time I visit I will be able to get into the Dwarven city a opposed to doing my research outside in the rain. I am really quite curious as to the activities in one of their cities, but being as secretive as they are I will just have to be patient.
Signed,
Gregory the Grey
What happened to them you ask? Well let's see if I can explain it. Back when the Dwarves and Elves went to war against man, we signed a truce agreement with the Trolls so they would fight alongside us. As many of our forefathers said, we finally had a use for such violent creatures. The war lasted quite a long time, and during that time the big, thick skinned beasts learned to listen to the orders us Dwarves gave them.
After the war, we figured they would go back to fighting us, but instead they turned to our leaders and asked for guidance. Needless to say our leaders didn't take long to say yes and started teaching them. Granted, they are not very intelligent, but they know how to follow orders and can adapt very quickly if a situation turns bad. The Trolls also have shown to be the most loyal allies my people have ever had, they so much as see an enemy come near one of our farms and they rush forward to protect it.
Pardon me, but I must get out to the field in order to assist in bringing in the harvest."
THE TROLLS SIDE:
"Dwarves? Ah, you mean friends. They nice, tell us where go, feed us, and make good drink. Always take good care us, but not good fighters. You want fight? Me show you how fight."
Well, as you can tell after talking to a Dwarf, and quite a few Trolls, the relationship is working out nicely between the two races. I will admit, I didn't quote the troll perfectly, as he was very difficult to understand.
Hopefully the next time I visit I will be able to get into the Dwarven city a opposed to doing my research outside in the rain. I am really quite curious as to the activities in one of their cities, but being as secretive as they are I will just have to be patient.
Signed,
Gregory the Grey
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