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Windemere and Windemere: The Origins and Name Shares

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the things I run into the most online is the question of where I took the name Windemere from.  Many people think I snagged it from an existing place.  Specifically, a lake area in England that might actually … Continue reading →

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Dariana Revisited . . . Unless I Never Gave Her Origin to Begin With

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

The Spirit Well finally brings Dariana into the spotlight!  So, let’s meet her. I keep saying it, but I’ll repeat myself once more.  Dariana is a walking spoiler in terms of her origin and history.  In the game, she had barely … Continue reading →

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The Creation of Windemere

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

This post might be a little shorter than expected, but I was thinking about how every world has a creation myth.  At least, I think they should.  We have so many tales about the birth of the world that it’d … Continue reading →

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Where Did Ichabod Brooks Come From?

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Because I can’t say it enough, Ichabod Brooks & the City of Beasts debuts tomorrow.  As a pre-release treat, I’m going behind the scenes to show how this character came about.  Would you believe he first appeared on this blog … 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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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: 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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Origins: Drusilia

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a future character who might be showing up at the very end of Legends of Windemere.  She is the daughter of Queen Trinity, which doesn’t mean her mother lives or dies.  It only means her mother had sex.  … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Ryusuke Kuroyama

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve mentioned a character named Sin.  He is an wandering thief who really becomes more adventurer than criminal.  One of the things with his series is that new allies and enemies get introduced in every book.  There are a few … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Tam Connor

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ll get this out of the way: Tam Connor was designed during my high school years around the same time as Sin.  While Sin started as a boomerang-hurling boy with a fairy friend (Legend of Zelda), Tam was the female … Continue reading →

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