urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:phoenix_tale phoenix_tale phoenix_tale 2005-11-08T20:02:18Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:phoenix_tale:1178 2005-11-08T20:02:18Z 2005-11-08T20:02:18Z ....<br /><br />That damned counter is taunting me. "1887!" it says....it sneers. "You should be over 10,000," it says. The bastard. Give me a break, I added 300 words today. :P<br /><br />Not nearly enough, but eh. ;) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:phoenix_tale:870 2005-11-03T02:02:14Z 2005-11-03T02:02:14Z Woot, productive evening! 1,537 words!<br /><br />Though, I guess I'm writing the prologue here first, but I really didn't -plan- on writing it first. It just sorta happened that way. Funny how this thing is already taking on a life of it's own. And I honestly don't know if I'm writing a prologue or a first volume? lol It needs filled in so much! And detailed out, but the bones are there-I tend to think they're too simplisitic, though. Humph.<br /><br />And...I can't make up names to save my life. My main characters are going to be "Lord" and "Lady" till I can come up with something creative. Right now it makes it sound like I'm writing some sort of Anne Bishop fanfic with all the lords and ladies. Eeesh.<br /><br />Ok, off to plot...well..plot. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:phoenix_tale:713 2005-11-02T21:10:41Z 2005-11-02T21:10:41Z Ahhh, crap, it snuck up on me!<br /><br />0%, I have a lot to catch up on tonight! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:phoenix_tale:461 2005-10-21T02:20:53Z 2005-10-21T02:38:50Z I'm not cutting all of this because that's what this lj is for: JUST Nanowrimo stuff. :) What follows is really just brainstorming of characters, world, etc. Nothing final and still working.<br /><br />[EDIT: OK, so I will cut :P ]<br /><br /><b><a name="cutid1"></a></b><br />~Female<br />~Redhead, fair, blue (?) eyes?<br />~born with both sigils & one over left breast of Phoenix<br />~No birth prophecy or anything, no historical precedent for this, only day to day learning curve.<br />~Born to middle/lower working class family-hard worker-blacksmith daughter?<br />~She is sacrifice<br />~Caught between mages and focus'<br />~She is focus to stone dragon, and she has her own focus<br />~Cannot balance herself, though she has both powers<br />~treated oddly from birth, think she's against the natural order and balance of things<br />~very sweet, very kind, bitter and kind of angry at her situation-resentful<br />~solitary and sort of shy<br />~focus will draw her out<br /><br /><b><a name="cutid2"></a></b><br />~Nature-based magic-air, earth, fire, water<br />~born with muted ability<br />~marked with sigil inside left wrist (triskele)<br />~taught in Acadame after childhood<br />~designated tutors at Acadame<br />~certain age, search for focus by visiting recluses (?)<br />~Personalities run toward Passionate, exciteable, active, energetic, intolerant and impatient<br />~dark sides kept in check by focus<br />~more vulnerable to evil after death of focus<br /><br /><b><a name="cutid3"></a></b><br />~Purpose=to center mage<br />~Meditative, calm personalities-naturally, controlled, responsible, and patient<br />~born with personality traits needed<br />~marked with sigil inside right wrist (what symbol?)<br />~taught from childhood in recluse-similar to monastery or monkhood<br />~sought by mage at varying age<br />~focus has specialty that comes to surface after joined w/ mage<br />.......Elemental ability to enhance mage's abilities in that element<br />.......Unknown specialty until joined with mage-does not manifest early<br />~no magic in and of themselves<br />~spiritual strength and conscienceness<br />~power over mage-no subjugation, but ability to draw them back<br />~brotherly to Protagonist-no sexual attraction<br />~cannot be corrupted-only killed<br />~Honorable-do not turn<br />~Does not repudiate mage-kill, then suicide if dangerous?<br />~weapons training (staff & archery) because of eventual danger in their lives<br />~Healers rare, but occur.<br /><br /><b><a name="cutid4"></a></b><br />~Young mage taken on tour of recluses by Master?<br />~No "choice"-inborn pull one to another?<br />~Ceremony of trial-sigils burn?<br />~Parties resigned to choice, no problems accepting each other usually<br />~2 more years of training after joining <br />~sigils burn until focus is found<br />~causes pain, turns sigil to a colored scar after joining<br /><br /><b><a name="cutid5"></a></b><br />~Polytheistic based on nature and mother goddess<br />~Each branch of nature worshipped seperately<br />~Seasonal Celtic holidays (samhain/beltain/etc)<br />~1 central shrine in each town, containing 5 altars, one central for Goddess and then 4 surrounding<br />~Joint priest/priestesses at each shrine-independant<br />~No central religion head-cabinet of elders?<br />~Peasant children basically educated by priests/priestesses until early teens for only half days<br /><br /><b><a name="cutid6"></a></b><br />~immortal<br />~ensorcelled spirit warrior?<br />~encased in stone until needed again?<br />~can speak mind-mind w/ Phoenix & her focus after thier joining<br />~drives her crazy until she finds him<br />~brought forth physically only by sacrifice of Phoenix<br />~he will live with her soul within him until her soul is resurrected the first time.<br />~Acts as her protector while she lives in each life<br />~falls in love w/ her soul and waits for her in each reincarnation<br />~She dies in each lifetime to save his life or another's despite his best efforts whether she has or knows her power or not<br />~he is melancholy & determined - stubborn - moments of resentfulness<br />~each live and love tainted by the knowledge of her eventual death for him or another<br />~he knows each time she is reincarnated - moon to moon illness<br />~She always has the same eyes and sigil above her breast<br />~goes into seclusion after her death to await her return along with her focus who grows old with Dragon<br />~she will not always have power in life, but usually will<br />~collapses at her death for same reincarnation illness<br />~always appears young - around 25-28<br />~He will observe each reincarnation and protect through agents until she comes of age so as not to confuse her <br />~Marked with sigil - Spirit?<br /><br /><a name="cutid7"></a><br /><br />Phoenix- Protagonist - Female<br />Focus- Male (Healer)<br />Priestess - Female (archer)<br />Stone Dragon - Male - Immortal<br />Antagonist - Male - Nomadic - Destroy Focus?<br /><br />Master @ Acadame<br />Master @ Recluse<br />Family?<br />Acadame Friends?<br />Historian/Bard/Etc?<br />