Category Archives: Character Origins

Character Origins: Yola Biggs the Goddess of Chaos

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s only right that I talk about Yola Biggs before Merchant of Nevra Coil is released next month.  She causes everything that happens and gets a good evolution as well as revealing more about the world of the gods.  So … Continue reading →

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Questions, Questions, So Few Questions

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

First off, this is going to be Sticky Posted for a few days or the whole week.  All new posts will appear below it.  So I’m still active, but this is going to help me keep blogging in August. I … Continue reading →

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End of an Era Revisit: Origin Week! Charles E Yallowitz . . . Wait . . . What?

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s one from February 2013.  It’s the last one unless I get enough people wanting more, but next week will be the last full week of posts from me.  Try not to celebrate until my back is turned.  No idea … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Raksha and Melanie

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

I guess I’ll scream SPOILERS here even though these characters are so minor that Sari’s skirts and Nyx’s eyes are more essential to the story.  People might know Raksha from Book 5 and Melanie debuts in Book 6.  That’s all … Continue reading →

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Destined Champions of Windemere: A Delicate Origin

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the most difficult things about pitching or explaining Legends of Windemere is that it involves the concept of destiny.  I get a lot of complaints about how my heroes are prophesied and this takes away the tension.  Typically, … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Delvin Cunningham the Mercenary Prince

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Been a long time since I did an origin post for a character, but this one has been a long time coming.  Delvin Cunningham is a scourge to my spellchecker because Word refuses to believe it’s a name.  This really … Continue reading →

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Afterlife in Windemere

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

The afterlife of Windemere has yet to come up because it really isn’t a focus of the Legends of Windemere series.  There is an interesting history about it, but that appears more in a later series.  Key point: The God … Continue reading →

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Origins: The Krypters

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

For anyone who has read the blurb for Family of the Tri-Rune, you’ve heard of the Krypters.  They are the ravenous undead that appear around Hero’s Gate and cause a lot of trouble.  This is their story . . . … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Thumtax Elrich

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This is another major character from The Elysium Saga and has an odd origin.  For those who forgot, this is the series based off the D&D game I ran in college and it’s currently get a major plot overhaul.  This … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Lord Highrider

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

With the looming debut of Legends of Windemere: Family of the Tri-Rune in late February or early March, I’m going to introduce some of the new cast.  A big part of this story is the introduction of 2 new main … Continue reading →

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