Tag Archives: heroes

August Interview: Ichabod Brooks the Adventuring Family Man

If you had the choice of any occupation, what would you actually like to be? . I’m good at carving things up, so maybe a butcher.  Not one that owns livestock since I can barely keep a pet turtle alive.  … Continue reading

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August Interview: Sari the Playful Gypsy

If you had the choice of any occupation, what would you actually like to be? . I’d still be with my clan, but that’s only if this choice means they’re still alive.  If not then I’d be a wandering thief.  … Continue reading

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August Interview: Luke Callindor the Forest Tracker

If you had the choice of any occupation, what would you actually like to be? . Well I never had any skill in the forge and I always liked being in nature.  I think I’d enjoy being a regular tracker … Continue reading

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August Interview: The Lich . . . No Other Description Needed

If you had the choice of any occupation, what would you actually like to be? . I believe my undead existence prevents me from most jobs.  Given that I am trying to help my master rule Windemere, I’d say an … Continue reading

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August Interview: Delvin Cunningham the Mercenary Prince

If you had the choice of any occupation, what would you actually like to be? . Something relaxing and low stress.  Maybe one of the griffin riders in Gaia, but that’s still going along a warrior’s path.  Something that isn’t … Continue reading

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Switching Focus from Story to Character

(The image has nothing to do with this.  After 20 minutes of searching, I picked a random thing in the Yahoo image search that made me smirk.) I’m not sure where the change happened with Legends of Windemere.  Not with … Continue reading

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Methods in the Madness?

There are some villains that are very close to being heroes or simply consider themselves heroes.  A good example is Venom who used lethal methods to get to Spider-Man, who he considered a bad guy.  Eventually, he went the anti-hero … Continue reading

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Powerful Characters with Restrained Personas

I’m not going to get into spoilers and share one of the few Legends of Windemere things that I’ve kept off my blog.  The topic here is characters who are high-powered, but don’t use them to the fullest due to … Continue reading

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Coming in with a Reputation

I’ve been doing some thinking about heroes and their reputations.  Mostly how I work with them in my books.  I’ve always found it interesting when a character considers the long term affect of their adventures.  Even if they don’t think … Continue reading

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Questions, Questions, So Few Questions

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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