L. Cyrus Whelchel
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🖋️ Librarian & Fantasy Author || Worldbuilder || Chaotic Library Wizard || Level 37 Gamer - Current WIP: Ballad's End (Faumen War Chronicles 3) I write books, play tons of RPGs, & gush about cats. 🔗: https://linktr.ee/lcyruswhelchel
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Welcome to #CreativesConcourse, a new weekly thread for creatives of all types to share their work!

Today's theme: Names! Who's the most recent OC you've named, & is there any deep significance? Artists, you may share an OC you recently did a comm of!

My answer is below🔽
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Theme: OC Names
Question: Who is the most recent OC you've given a name to? Does this name hold any significant meaning?
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If you see this post a random picture from your device without explaining it.
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Super excited for the Ballad’s End cover reveal tomorrow! My whole body is trembling.

Just out of curiosity, what are y’all expecting as readers from this thrilling finale to a passion project that has been 5 years in the making?
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#PlotTober Day 13

Fateweaver is intended to start relatively quick, with Zelora enjoying her day off before being pulled into what turns out to be a rigged game against Amaro, owner of the Crystal Nugget casino.
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#PlotTober Day 13: Story beginnings

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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13. Let's begin brainstorming the main plot points of our WIPs. Knowing what you know of your main character(s), what are a few potential ways you could begin their story?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!
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#OctoberWorldbuilders #WritingCommunity Day 13

Raivo, king of Freina during the events of Fateweaver, gained notoriety as a young prince by playing goalkeeper for a professional paddlepod team for two seasons.
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Quote with 2 female video game characters you like!
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Amaro serves as the main obstacle for Zelora, sending his hired thugs out to kill her and retrieve the coin he lost.

A smaller obstacle at first is Zelora & Cedari’s personality differences, causing them to butt heads early on.
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#PlotTober Day 12: Antagonists

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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12. What could you use to represent obstacles that try to stop the main character(s) from achieving their goals and from growing into the person they could potentially be? Consider other characters, forces of nature, difficult circumstances, etc.

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!
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#OctoberWorldbuilders Day 12

In paddlepod, teams wear protective padding under their uniforms, though goalies usually wear thicker pads and wide-visored helmets.

A small ball about the size of a cantaloupe is used, along with a goal fashioned from an elevated net.
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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 12

Zelora thinks Amaro is an unnerving sleaze who’s too slick & confident for his own good.

Amaro thinks of Zelora as a silly girl who coasts through life on luck alone & isn’t aware of the dangers in getting on his bad side.
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In Tail-Wing Trackers, Veldandi is the eldest of 4 children, her younger siblings being Tyrhelm, Rowan, & Cordelia.

The Travaldi siblings are routinely quite shocked there’s not *more* of them, considering their parents remain amorous well into their 40s & 50s! 🤣🫣
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- Kai Travaldi (Faumen War Chronicles)

- Veldandi Travaldi (Tail-Wing Trackers)

- Caston (Garden of Levot)

- Toma Relkut (Bonds of Honor)

- Zelora Revelt (Fateweaver)

- Lysander Ozol (Brumewalker Archives)

- Gino Ouromat (Lowborn King)

- Cacovis (Rising Winds)
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Time for another #writingq! If you had the skill or money for it, what’s a dream art piece you’d want commissioned for your work?

I’d love to get a set piece showcasing all the MCs of my various works together, standing on a plateau or mountain pass!

Below is the current roster as of now: ⬇️
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#OctoberWorldbuilders Day 11

Paddlepod is one of the most popular team sports on Nixtral. Combining elements of hockey, lacrosse, & soccer, it pits 2 6-person teams against each other in an effort to score the most goals in 2 30-minute halves.
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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 11

Today’s snippet comes from Ballad’s End, where Kai suggests his plan to halt the Liberation Army’s advance on Whistlevale.
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Today I tried making a recipe found in one of my books! Dimlox is a dish native to the eastern continent, Uzura, with a grilled fish fillet smothered in a mushroom cream sauce & served on a bed of seasoned rice.

It actually came out quite good for my 1st attempt! 😋
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Just posted the recipe as a reply to the OP!
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For those interested in making their own dimlox, here is the recipe!

The nice thing is the sauce is very versatile, allowing you to add whatever veggies you like. For veggies that require longer to cook, like potatoes, make sure to account for the extra cooking time!
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Today I tried making a recipe found in one of my books! Dimlox is a dish native to the eastern continent, Uzura, with a grilled fish fillet smothered in a mushroom cream sauce & served on a bed of seasoned rice.

It actually came out quite good for my 1st attempt! 😋
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#PlotTober Day 10

Zelora's childhood wasn't *too* traumatizing despite having her parents divorce due to her father Endil's alcoholism & gambling addiction. If anything, her parents' struggles taught her the importance of staying positive in the face of adversity.
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#PlotTober Day 10: MC backstory & traumas

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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10. What are some potential backstory or contextual reasons for your main character(s) having this kind of personality or behaving this way? In other words, what could have caused them to be the person they are at the start of your WIP?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!
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Gotta love those Grilled shenanigans 😁
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Zeppleball is a competitive 1-on-1 sport created in the eastern continent, Uzura, where two competitors must use their hips and feet to kick/strike a ball through one of a set of elevated goal posts.

The 1st player to 15 points is the winner.
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Kai and his ladies Maple & Orelia form an interesting dynamic but they play off each other well in making one of the most influential triads in Nixtralian history.

Kai is the self-deprecating realist of the 3, while Maple is the cheerful optimist and Orelia is the sassy voice-of-reason.
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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 10

Free Friday #writingq: Is there a legendary lost place considered by many to be a fairy tale?

The Garden of Levot is such a place, a cavern hidden in the mountains filled w/ magically enhanced medicinal plants exponentially stronger than normal.
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It will always be The Cat Returns!

My friends are probably seeing this and going, “Yeah, that tracks.”
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As for how they found their happiness together, you’ll have to read the Faumen War Chronicles to learn the saucy details.

The trilogy’s finale, Ballad’s End, will be given an official release date in the *very* near future!
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Kai and his ladies Maple & Orelia form an interesting dynamic but they play off each other well in making one of the most influential triads in Nixtralian history.

Kai is the self-deprecating realist of the 3, while Maple is the cheerful optimist and Orelia is the sassy voice-of-reason.