And since I finally got home to pull the card from the deck, here is the Magician card that might have subconsciously inspired Iofen.

However, she gets knocked back a fair bit, and there are quite a few big moments where she feels only despair and utter hopelessness. Those usually take someone else to break through to her (be it Ben, Iofen, Jake, or Wolf) and get her to keep trying.

Sounds like such a lovely place ☺️

Ooh, such a good scene 🔥 I like Alan already.

travel the portals by intuition). However, that magic can usually only be gifted by the Dark fae. Another magic he has reveals that he’s Az’gor’s son (the King’s exiled younger brother).

He’s a complex character with an interesting backstory. I promise it all makes sense in the end.

each time Cassie see’s him, while every other Fae witch/wizard she meets is blue;
b) Eifir treats him like her son, but he bears no resemblance to her at all.
c) Eifir is a royal Light fae and refuses to help, but Iofen defies her by gifting the magic of travelling to Nyx (meaning he can safely

Feno first brings Iofen and Eifir to try to help Cassie, Ben and Lily (who has lost much of her magic at this point) get back to Earth.
There are some unusual things about Iofen from the start: a) his aura of magic starts slightly green, and only gets more green

Iofen is a wizard with skill and power far beyond what it should be for his age.
However, he (big spoiler) made a bargain with seer when he was too young to know better. That is part of the reason for his skill and foresight, but the seer is manipulating him, leading to major plot events in book 3.

I can shamefully say I’d never known what iTunes Match did until now. You’re telling me, after all this time, that I don’t actually need to plug my phone in every time I want to rip a new CD to it??

The three animals are, by virtue, all leaning heavily to the chaotic side, but they are very different from each other.
Nyx is chaotic good. Wolf is chaotic neutral (and probably hardest to write for that reason). Cù Sìth is chaotic evil.

Cassie starts off as neutral good, but turns more true neutral as events of the plot get to her.
Ben starts off Lawful good, but goes veering off towards the chaotic side once he realises those making the rules are all just out for themselves.

In book 1, it’s when Shona shows her the family tree, and so discovers her mum is dead.
In book 2, it’s when they rescue a child from a burning home.
In book 3, there’s a few. A huge one is giving up most of her own magic so her sister can get hers back.

I can empathise with Fox - wonderful writing, but ew.

Spoilers for book 3.

Glaucus was one of those that exterminated the entire line of Changers, including betraying some that called him a friend, and grew to regret that with time. He has the opportunity to make up for it by helping the last of the Changers in the fight against the King of Fae.

🫂 sorry you’re not feeling great today.
Disability is hard.

My body is rebelling right now after the stress of a major health scare (not related to my existing disabilities but the aftermath in association with the effects of my disabilities is not fun). Sleep would help - if my body would let me.

Yay! Congratulations Jim, both on the birthday and the draft!

Commissioned art. All the art. Possibly plushies Nyx (the panther), Wolf, and Cù Sìth (though I’m not sure how the Harbinger of Death would feel about being turned into a plushie…)

Some of the older second-hand hifi separates can be more affordable, and still sound good. Both my speakers and amplifier are from the 70’s, and had just been sitting unused in someone’s loft. The turntable was busted, but I got a second-hand rega planar 1 from FB marketplace for much less than new.

This. It’s the getting up and turning it over when it reaches the end of a side.
Plus, I like physical media in general because there’s some good ones in my collection (both vinyls and CDs) that are old enough, and unpopular/niche enough, that they never made it onto the streaming platforms.