R. T. Jenkins
@rtjenkinsauthor.bsky.social
He/him. Writer of (mostly grimdark) fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Clinical psych Ph.D. by day. I don't respond to most DMs (nothing personal). Cheerful nihilism (though less of that first part lately). There will also be pets.
Oh, I hate when that happens, hahaha
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I hate when that happens, hahaha
Oh, good, glad to see it!
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Oh, good, glad to see it!
..."Medieval Stasis" trope in a lot of fantasy settings).
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
..."Medieval Stasis" trope in a lot of fantasy settings).
...with some nations like the Kingdoms of Hroth and Valestra being remarkably less likely to use new technologies. That said, one components we are trying to weave into Karnassia stories is that technology is advancing in the background across the stand alones and RoV series (as a contrast to the..
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
...with some nations like the Kingdoms of Hroth and Valestra being remarkably less likely to use new technologies. That said, one components we are trying to weave into Karnassia stories is that technology is advancing in the background across the stand alones and RoV series (as a contrast to the..
...an Industrial Revolution. As far as advancements, the printing press has just made it onto the scene recently, steam power is beginning to emerge in Atmoriel, and the Grey Plague prompted the invention of an initial antibiotic. Technology is dispersed rather unevenly outside of this, though...
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
...an Industrial Revolution. As far as advancements, the printing press has just made it onto the scene recently, steam power is beginning to emerge in Atmoriel, and the Grey Plague prompted the invention of an initial antibiotic. Technology is dispersed rather unevenly outside of this, though...
...of the honey nonieled plant which is prized among the Atmorals, as well as several other drugs that ultimately are the lifeblood of two different criminal enterprises that take shape in Karnassia (and the main topic of the Rise of Villainy series in this setting).
December 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
...of the honey nonieled plant which is prized among the Atmorals, as well as several other drugs that ultimately are the lifeblood of two different criminal enterprises that take shape in Karnassia (and the main topic of the Rise of Villainy series in this setting).
...honest living at it, Val'Sai is able to use alchemical tools and properties to synthesize illicit substances, creating a synthesized version of quickdust (a naturally occurring substance that the Avendrals use in both warfare and their Carnival of the Wastes celebration each year), a synthesis...
December 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
...honest living at it, Val'Sai is able to use alchemical tools and properties to synthesize illicit substances, creating a synthesized version of quickdust (a naturally occurring substance that the Avendrals use in both warfare and their Carnival of the Wastes celebration each year), a synthesis...
...alchemists in the history of Karnassia (with rippling effects happening when it comes to the ability fight infection and infectous disease in general). On the more infamous side, Val'Sai is the son of a Tri'Sai, an alchemist of some skill in the Vizrani Empire. While Tri'Sai mostly makes an...
December 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
...alchemists in the history of Karnassia (with rippling effects happening when it comes to the ability fight infection and infectous disease in general). On the more infamous side, Val'Sai is the son of a Tri'Sai, an alchemist of some skill in the Vizrani Empire. While Tri'Sai mostly makes an...
...(The Grey Plague), Patlid Liberas (of the University of Atmoriel) works to distill mangrove tinctures based upon his animalcule theory of disease, thus creating a treatment for the disease (and all other bacterial forms of illness), and as a result earns his place as one of the most famous...
December 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
...(The Grey Plague), Patlid Liberas (of the University of Atmoriel) works to distill mangrove tinctures based upon his animalcule theory of disease, thus creating a treatment for the disease (and all other bacterial forms of illness), and as a result earns his place as one of the most famous...
Now this is the Gnosticism-influenced worldbuilding I was making sure to keep an eye out for!
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Now this is the Gnosticism-influenced worldbuilding I was making sure to keep an eye out for!
I love this approach!
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I love this approach!
...current Karnassia stories at least).
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
...current Karnassia stories at least).
...country that we don't necessarily like, kind of thing). As far as what /actually/ happened, and particularly how the various humans (Hrothians, Vizrani, Cyrans), ral (Atmorals, Valestrals, Avendrals, Lacrals), and the Beadaoga might all be related is an unanswered question (at the time of the...
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
...country that we don't necessarily like, kind of thing). As far as what /actually/ happened, and particularly how the various humans (Hrothians, Vizrani, Cyrans), ral (Atmorals, Valestrals, Avendrals, Lacrals), and the Beadaoga might all be related is an unanswered question (at the time of the...
...for those who are more explicit around them often (e.g., Hrothians, Valestrals) often focusing more on a certain xenophobic ethnocentrism (i.e., here is the story about how the gods made our people but it was actually the demons who were responsible for making the people of our neighboring...
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
...for those who are more explicit around them often (e.g., Hrothians, Valestrals) often focusing more on a certain xenophobic ethnocentrism (i.e., here is the story about how the gods made our people but it was actually the demons who were responsible for making the people of our neighboring...
...made up of people who settled in the distant (but vaguely remembered past), many of these myths focus less on the creation people and more on where they came from (e.g., Viz'Ruh travel from the old continent, Hroth's escape from the tragedy that sank Old Melgan), with creation myths often...
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
...made up of people who settled in the distant (but vaguely remembered past), many of these myths focus less on the creation people and more on where they came from (e.g., Viz'Ruh travel from the old continent, Hroth's escape from the tragedy that sank Old Melgan), with creation myths often...
Yeah, sadly, psychopathic techbros aren’t the only negative out there, they just seem the most salient to me at least during the present moment…
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Yeah, sadly, psychopathic techbros aren’t the only negative out there, they just seem the most salient to me at least during the present moment…
The absence of psychopathic techbros sounds like such a wonderful thing that I actually, audibly sighed in relief
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The absence of psychopathic techbros sounds like such a wonderful thing that I actually, audibly sighed in relief
Okay, well that’s good, because I thought I was not reading closely enough or retaining enough, but I will keep an eye out for your responses when it comes to questions on religion/myth/religious systems moving forward, for sure!
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Okay, well that’s good, because I thought I was not reading closely enough or retaining enough, but I will keep an eye out for your responses when it comes to questions on religion/myth/religious systems moving forward, for sure!
...like any other and thus is less experimental and more following recipes (with the exception for those who are fairly talented, reckless, or both). Trying not to get too far ahead of myself here for day 3, though so I'm going to stop blabbing now.
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
...like any other and thus is less experimental and more following recipes (with the exception for those who are fairly talented, reckless, or both). Trying not to get too far ahead of myself here for day 3, though so I'm going to stop blabbing now.
...The Rise of Villainy series. Outside of this research, the protochemistry of alchemy is also practiced in the Vizrani Empire, but it is not about research and more about the trade of developing tinctures and tonics for sale, and thus is seen less a scientific endeavor and more a trade or craft...
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
...The Rise of Villainy series. Outside of this research, the protochemistry of alchemy is also practiced in the Vizrani Empire, but it is not about research and more about the trade of developing tinctures and tonics for sale, and thus is seen less a scientific endeavor and more a trade or craft...
...mainland of the continent. Such science at this point in the Karnassia stories is mostly a mixture of a more natural philosophy approach with some protochemistry, though the Atmoriel's are are in the early phases of beginning to harness steam power for mechanical uses by the time of book 2 in...
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
...mainland of the continent. Such science at this point in the Karnassia stories is mostly a mixture of a more natural philosophy approach with some protochemistry, though the Atmoriel's are are in the early phases of beginning to harness steam power for mechanical uses by the time of book 2 in...