Category Archives: Legends of Windemere

Core of the Champions: Nyx

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Nyx is a powerful sorceress and her love of fire shows that she used to simply be called the ‘Fire Hero’.  Wasn’t really sure how this worked in the game because she didn’t learn any fire magic until a year … Continue reading →

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Core of the Champions: Luke Callindor

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Back at the beginning, the ‘Champions of Windemere’ were based around the elements.  It still holds true to some extent with many of their abilities being based around this idea.  It is even mentioned that the prophecy is so old … Continue reading →

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The Compass Key Excerpt: Wrong Move (Possible Spoilers)

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

A chorus of guttural laughter is heard before a fist bursts through the wall, striking Delvin’s shield and sending him flying across the room. The attacker screams as her arm turns to ice and shatters up to the shoulder. A … Continue reading →

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Special Teaser: Fizzle and the Fallen Fae

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

(Here’s an excerpt from Legends of Windemere: Curse of the Dark Wind, which is still being worked on.  HOPING for a December release, but we’ll see what happens.  I’m thinking of doing excerpts once or twice a week, so let … Continue reading →

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What is the Law of Influence?

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

The Law of Influence is mentioned several times in the blog and the books.  This is the one rule of the gods and it was created when a mortal nearly destroyed them.  Prior to this event, the gods toyed with … Continue reading →

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What Is the Purpose of the Enhancer Gems on Trinity?

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This subject was brought up by Ionia Martin. For those that haven’t reached book 2 yet . . . what are you waiting for?  Seriously though, Trinity has enhancer gems that amplify her magic power.  There is one in each … Continue reading →

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Is There a City or Nation of Halflings in Windemere?

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This question is from zombiephreak and it’s rather cut and dry.  I’ll add in a little more about halfling society too. There are many villages for halflings, but they don’t have a central government since they’ve merged with the human/elf/gnome … Continue reading →

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How Did the Caster Swamp Come Into Being?

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

John W. Howell asked about the Caster Swamp, which is a central setting for several Legends of Windemere books.  It is a dangerous place where unique monsters roam and thrive.  It is also the home of the Lich who rules … Continue reading →

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What is Bard’s Memory?

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

In our world, this would be called photographic or eidetic memory.  I couldn’t really see those terms appearing in Windemere, so I came up with Bard’s Memory.  This is because bards are known to memorize a lot of lore and … Continue reading →

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How Are Windemere Vampires Different From Other Vampires?

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This is another question by L. Marie and I went into detail on this post.  So I’m not going to go too far into the origin of the vampires.  I’m going to compare the two vampire species of Windemere. Old … Continue reading →

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