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The Callindor Name

I may have mentioned parts of this story and the entire thing in earlier posts.  Since the Callindor family is appearing Allure of the Gypsies, I’m going to share the story of how they came about.  At least, how the … Continue reading

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Origin Week Finale: The Four

I think every artist has a favored character, painting, role, or whatever it is that they make.  This could be the first character you ever made or the most successful.  For me, there are four characters that I always gravitate … Continue reading

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Origin Week: Aedyn Karwyn

I was going to do Sari (sounds so wrong and dirty given the character), but I wanted to be able to stay near the computer after her origin post.  So, my date with Sari will be delayed until Thursday when … Continue reading

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Fritz Warrenberg

Fritz was played by my friend Nate.  Beyond that I’m not really sure where to begin with him.  He is a gnome who is an inventor, illusionist, monster chronicler, and purveyor of fair maidens’ affections.  In the actual game, there … Continue reading

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Fizzle

This is a character that I cannot take a lot of credit for.  Fizzle was created by Mike (gamemaster of the game that the series is based on) and the character remains very similar to his original form.  In the … Continue reading

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Nyx

I’ve introduced and talked about this character, so I’m going to end the non-Legends of Windemere posts with an explanation of how this character came to be: Back in 1999, a young woman with a chip on her shoulder and … Continue reading

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Stiletto

This dog might appear to be a very minor character and I fully admit to forgetting about him time to time when I first wrote Beginning of a Hero. Truthfully, he barely showed up once the first chapter was over. … Continue reading

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Game vs. Book: Difference in the Details

At the age of thirteen, I was introduced to Dungeons & Dragons, which opened the door to several other dice-based roleplaying games. This hobby lasted through college and a few years beyond. If you think I’m outing myself as a … Continue reading

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Luke Callindor

I was thinking that since tomorrow’s post is about the difficulty in converting D&D game characters into book characters and Luke makes his website debut on Friday, I should talk about him. Luke Callindor was created in my freshman year … Continue reading

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