Besides the usual Elves, Dwarves, Felinians, and what-not, there are, of course, humans on the world of Maldene. And just like on Earth, there are various sub-races of Human, though a few more than there are for your Earth. Some have a familiar appearance but with different names, others the difference might be more cultural …
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Amongst the many items of legend and myth circulating the world and stars of Maldene, there is one in particular that ranks amongst the most dangerous; dangerous because it is a very persnickety device, its origins murky at best. Its use is best exemplified by two particular cards of the Maldene Tarot. …
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Okay, so this is part writing tip, part rant. Generally I get excellent reviews for ‘Maldene’, but a couple of them also asked, “But where are all the character backstories?”, as if every character involved must have a backstory before Chapter Two. There’s just a few problems with that philosophy (besides ending up with things …
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Okay, it’s back to some more Maldene Tarot card images, though I do have images of other characters as well as of other worlds in the Maldene star system. Like Earth Tarot, Maldene’s has different suits, and court cards, though the arrangement is different. For Maldene it’s three suits– Gai (swords), Naib (orbs), and Trib …
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Well, today we have a bit of a theme centered around another card from the Maldene Tarot, specifically the Trib of Naib. This card is the third in the suit of Naib (or Orbs for you Earthers); a card that represents ‘distinction’ in its main meaning, ‘physical suffering’ for its left-corner, and ‘Dominion’ for …
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Welcome to the third in my series of helping you to visualize the worlds of my works, this time focusing a bit on the forces of Fate that intrude into that world. Let’s start with the Maldene Tarot for a bit, in that there is a relevant card: The Fates. Like all Maldene cards, this …
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This time the name I draw out of the Stein is “Lindel”: master of the bow! Unfortunately it seems as nearly everything he hits is immune to arrows.
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This time the random draw from the Stein has me talking about one character who is two; Lorel in one form vs Schanter in his other, but everyone just calls him Wacko.Character Talk: Lorel/Schanter
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Today on Character Talk the random draw from the stein has me talking about Blag-ak and Quickfoot; the big ogre and his little friend.
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