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First of all, thank you to the folks at WelcomeToWriteblr for giving me an easy way to return to this blog! This is my last installment and I am very proud to have followed through and completed all the prompts!
I've decided to explore each of the prompts through the lens of a textbook written for preliminary students around age 7 - 9 in the country of Rosen. Vocabulary words and other important words will be bolded and there will be reading checks at the end of each chapter. Most importantly there will be pictures. Also, expect a sprinkle of religious dogma because it's Rosen so it cannot be escaped. I made all the "textbook pages" in Canva.
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There is a tribe of people living on Hunters Bog, right in the centre of the crags. Locals refer to them as the herons.
Their village is a patchwork of raised huts and shacks, perched on alder pilings driven deep into the bog.
The herons wade around their shacks on long stilts, wrapped in tattered lengths of the faded grey cloth they weave from bog cotton.
Every piece of pallid skin visible under their cowls is etched with spiraling blue tattoos. Birds' feathers, fish bones, and long intricate strands of pond weed decorate their faces and spindly limbs.
They subsist mostly from hunting and can often be seen thrusting thin spears at the eels and fish in the murky pools below.
They never step ashore. Never touch the ground in anyway. Their whole lives are spent among the rushes and willows of the bog, slipping in and out of the mists to trade with those from the city that brave the bog's dangerous edges.
Some say they're a form of goblin that can't stand the touch of solid ground, others that they were cursed and forbidden from both the water or earth, leaving them only the in-between place of the marsh.
I don't know either way, but If you ever need the poisonous teeth of a shade eel, have a taste for marsh trout, or need a bottled will-o'-the-wisp, Hunters Bog is the place to try.
First of all, thank you to the folks at WelcomeToWriteblr for giving me an easy way to return to this blog! I'll be hopefully completing this event for my WIP Hounds of Corduff.
I've decided to explore each of the prompts through the lens of a textbook written for preliminary students around age 7 - 9 in the country of Rosen. Vocabulary words and other important words will be bolded and there will be reading checks at the end of each chapter. Most importantly there will be pictures. Also, expect a sprinkle of religious dogma because it's Rosen so it cannot be escaped. I made all the "textbook pages" in Canva.
A heads up for this section, it's a little longer, but I wanted to explain all the Seeds as briefly yet thoroughly as possible. All of the Seeds are based on the book "Irish Trees: Myths, Legends, and Folklore" by Niall Maccoitir which was a huge inspiration for this magic system.
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It began with the birds. Seagulls and crows, at first, wheeling and shrieking down the Royal Mile, buffeting tourists and buskers alike. Then falcons and hawks and even eagles, clearing the streets of their normal bustling crowds.
Then followed the beasts of the dark. Badgers and foxes in packs, snapping and snarling, herding people into seried ranks along the sides of the thoroughfare.
A royal procession was next, of animals long since gone from Scotland. Lynxs, boars and even wolves. Joined by giant stags and towering mountain goats.
And finally, when the crowds had been bullied into silence, and the traffic had been forced to a halt, came the child.
A girl, no more than 10 years old. Auburn haired and pale skinned, barefoot and clad only in a shift of nettle cloth. She surveyed the people gathered all around, through calm hazel eyes. On either side of her walked two enormous grizzled bears. Ponderous and fierce, a royal guard for a wild monarch.
The trio made their solemn procession the full length of the Mile, from Holyrood Palace to the gates of the Castle, up along the switchback defensive road to the door of the throne room.
Some tour guide or attendant, a little more calm headed than the rest, had pulled the great oak doors shut. It made no difference in the end. The two great bears reared up, four heavy paws came crashing down and the ancient planks fell in splinters.
Into the throne room they swept, carried on a torrent of triumphant beasts and birds. The huddled crowds tried to scatter but were corralled by the antlers of the mighty deer.
In front on the eyes of this captive audience, the girl made her way to the great oak chair sat on a dais at the room's far end.
She had to climb up onto the seat and her stature meant that her legs stuck out in front, like two bare willow switches. Still, no one in the crowd made a sound, still less laughed. One man hesitantly raised a camera but a buzzard dropped from the rafters and dashed it from his hands.
Another bird, a grizzled raven this time, descend to perch on the back of the chair. The girl lent forwards and swept the room with an intent gaze. She opened her mouth to speak, but when she did so the words came not from her, but the old bird perched above.
"Your time is over. The Wild Queen has returned".
First of all, thank you to the folks at WelcomeToWriteblr for giving me an easy way to return to this blog! I'll be hopefully completing this event for my WIP Hounds of Corduff.
I've decided to explore each of the prompts through the lens of a textbook written for preliminary students around age 7 - 9 in the country of Rosen. Vocabulary words and other important words will be bolded and there will be reading checks at the end of each chapter. Most importantly there will be pictures. Also, expect a sprinkle of religious dogma because it's Rosen so it cannot be escaped. I made all the "textbook pages" in Canva.
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...all of the children were returned though some will reportedly now only eat raw meat and berries.
Next up, the weather.
Bright sunshine and blue skies today over Scotland, interspersed with heavy showers, particularly over the Midlothians.
Further north and west expect more cloud cover and lighter, more persistent rain.
Today's bones have predicted the Wild Hunt is likely to pass through the borders region overnight, so keep dogs and children in doors and refrain from spilling blood.
If you do have to venture into the hills or carry out incantations, please remember to wear the relevant wardings and keep mistletoe on you at all times.
And now, Listeners' corner!
We still don't know their names or what they are, but we sure do enjoy their cryptic pronouncements. This week Jill from Inverness has won the chance to be their mouthpiece. Jill, what have those unearthly voices been telling you...
First of all, thank you to the folks at WelcomeToWriteblr for giving me an easy way to return to this blog! I'll be hopefully completing this event for my WIP Hounds of Corduff.
I've decided to explore each of the prompts through the lens of a textbook written for preliminary students around age 7 - 9 in the country of Rosen. Vocabulary words and other important words will be bolded and there will be reading checks at the end of each chapter. Most importantly there will be pictures. Also, expect a sprinkle of religious dogma because it's Rosen so it cannot be escaped. I made all the "textbook pages" in Canva.
Since this section is much shorter I've made it more of a "break" in the middle of the chapters for the students and instead of having reading comprehension questions it has a place to draw their own symbol! Sorry for the quality of the pictures on this one, I drew them myself so they're a little blurry. They were originally designed for me by a friend of mine.
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The Knight of the Many approached the bank and leveled her lance at its shining glass doors.
“Vile dragon!” she cried. “Give up your ill-gotten hoard, lest ye face the consequences.”
“Dragon?” A befuddled manager addressed the knight. “We are a financial institution, good knight.”
“Yet you squat on a throne made of gold. You take homes from the desperate. You charge the poor for their poverty, and help the rich flee their duty. You burn the world in your pursuit of filthy lucre.”
“But we must protect our yields!”
“The only ‘yield’ I care for is that you yield unto me or be destroyed.”
“But the bonds we issue help the government with its debt.”
“And then you sell them at a loss and take the deficit from the public purse! *My* bonds of *chivalry* demand answer for your villainy.”
“I hardly think it is the place of a knight, sworn to the king, to take it upon themself to redistribute the nation’s wealth!”
“I have already deposed that foul tyrant and swear myself only to the service of the people.” replied the knight. “Now, you have one last chance to surrender or the next thing I redistribute will be *your health*.”
Burying the restless dead at a crossroads is the magical equivalent of landfill.
Great, it's not your problem anymore, but someone in the future is going to have to dig up a lot of shit.
Plus, many of those lonely crossroads are now busy urban thoroughfares.
Combine that with constant roadworks and 24/7 traffic and what do you get? Haunted mass transit systems, that's what.
This is a long winded way of saying that an 18th century highway man called me a bitch on the no. 8 to Muirhouse this morning.
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Not much happens in Whitebridge and what does is usually never good. When Avery Moore turns up dead by the river a year after graduation, everything she and her friends have done comes to the surface. Avery, Sophia, Genevieve, and Chloe once ruled their school-or so it seemed. The power may have shifted, but it always those four in the end. They were always wrapped up in something-drama, fights, worse. All of them had more than enough enemies long before they'd even graduated high school. But was anything they did really bad enough to warrant a brutal killing? According to most of Whitebridge, the answer is yes. Avery's murder forces Sophia to return to the town she swore she’d never see again, drags Chloe out of whatever hole she disappeared into, and leaves Gen struggling to hold together what remains of their shrinking circle. Because Avery left them something-a final, unexpected gift. One that might lead to her killer… if they’re willing to unearth the secrets they buried or die with their mouths sewn shut.
First of all, thank you to the folks at WelcomeToWriteblr for giving me an easy way to return to this blog! I'll be hopefully completing this event for my WIP Hounds of Corduff.
I've decided to explore each of the prompts through the lens of a textbook written for preliminary students around age 7 - 9 in the country of Rosen. Vocabulary words and other important words will be bolded and there will be reading checks at the end of each chapter. Most importantly there will be pictures. Also, expect a sprinkle of religious dogma because it's Rosen so it cannot be escaped. I made all the "textbook pages" in Canva.
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[Begin Image Description: from left to right, an clear eye with no pupil staring straight ahead with white smoke overlaid on top, the words Day Three - Mechanics written in grey-white scratched writing with two hexagons interlocking bordering it and a coin levitating above a hand with white smoke overlaid on top with the words Day Three - Mechanics written in black-grey scratched writing with two hexagons bordering it
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An excerpt from Introduction to the Classification of Psychic Abilities by Dr. Amelia Everett ->
Psychic abilities are divided into two main categories: receptive (meaning the ability presents itself internally with no external evidence) and projective (the ability presents itself in the physical world with external evidence) though some abilities fall into both categories. In terms of inheritance, generally children will inherit the abilities of their psychic parent, however there have been cases of psychics having their abilities evolve i.e a psychic with precognition develops the ability of retrocognition and vice versa. A psychic's ability can grow over time, becoming stronger though it can also diminish in power, particularly if a psychic chooses to suppress their ability though so far no cases of a psychic ability vanishing have been witnessed. Known Psychic Abilities are as follows: Telekinesis (classification: projective): The ability to manipulate matter with your mind, the most common variation of this is the ability to move objects or people, however there are sub-types related to the manipulation of elements such as fire, water, etc. One of the more common psychic abilities and easily the most dangerous, especially if a psychic becomes emotional. Psychics with this ability are called Telekinetics. Astral Projection (classification: receptive): The ability to separate your spirit from your body, allowing you to enter the astral plane. Psychics with this ability can also enter people's dreams or minds in order to communicate with them. Using this ability however puts one's body into an comatose state, leaving you vulnerable to attacks.
Empathy (classification: receptive and projective): One of only two abilities to be classified as both categories, it is the ability to sense and understand another's emotions, as well as even manipulate a person's emotions to make them feel a certain way or share another person's emotions with them. Psychics with this ability are called Empaths. Telepathy (classification: receptive and projective): The other ability classified as both categories, Telepathy is one of the most powerful abilities along with Telekinesis. This ability allows one to not only read another's mind (at its most powerful, without them even knowing) as well as communicate with them mentally. More skilled psychics with this ability can outright control a person and even modify or erase memories, making them one of the more feared psychics. Psychics with this ability are called Telepaths.
Clairvoyance (classification: receptive): Also called ESP, it is one of the more common psychic abilities with several other abilities falling under its umbrella. It is the ability to gain information about an object, person, place or event beyond normal means. A psychic with this ability might have a vision of what has already happened or is about to happen (Retrocognition and Precognition) or may see a location far away from them that they shouldn't be able to see even with the help of technology (Remote Viewing). They may also be able to tell what has happened to a person or object by reading them through touch or find a person by touching something that has belonged to them (Psychometry). Many psychics only show one of these abilities, but others might display some or all of these abilities though they can cause a great strain. Psychics with this ability are called Clairvoyants as a broad term, though other terms are used if their ability is more specialized (Seer for those with Retrocognition or Precognition). Mediumship (classification: receptive): The ability to perceive and communicate with both ghosts who walk on the mortal plane and those who have moved on to the afterlife. One of the more unique psychics, as many of them show abilities associated with clairvoyance but only limited to the dead i.e a medium might only sense the emotions of the dead. They can channel ghosts by offering their bodies as a temporary host, though it can be risky as the ghosts may refuse to leave. Powerful psychics with this ability can even repel or banish ghosts from an area, either temporarily or permanently. Psychics with this ability are called mediums.
CREATION — abilities where the user can conjure without relying on existing elements. usually, they constantly produce their own needed element. these types of abilities have always been the most sought after due to them being able to create and refine needed materials or to use as power sources.
↳ FIND MORE ON: electric, windmill, cultivator, architect, stormer
MANIPULATION — abilities where the user must have an existing element within a reasonable radius to use their ability, and the amount of that element nearby will affect how strong their power will be. this is the most common type of ability to find.
↳ FIND MORE ON: icier, flamer, metallier, flooder, dehydrator
RECONSTRUCTION — abilities where the user must rely on specific circumstances to use them on a living form. these circumstances are generally unique to each user but tend to be similar for the same ability. the rules governing these types of abilities vary more widely due to their inherently unique nature.
↳ FIND MORE ON: healer, controller, lung stealer, powerhouse
WTW POWER PROMPTS - DAY #3: MECHANICS
KNIGHTS ; the true empire of strength behind arkridge city ↳ the inner workings of the round table
The Round Table is an underworld criminal organisation and secret society created by the Clemonte family. The Table has existed since Arkridge City’s early founding years and is completely unknown among its general population outside of an urban legend centred around their reputation of grisly assassinations and political prowess. Each member of the Table is called a Knight. The Round Table has been crafting Arkridge’s elite playground for the rich and powerful for centuries and they pull the strings from within the shadows. Behind the facade of everyday politics and colourful metropolitan life, the Round Table rules Arkridge City from behind perfect masks and gilded thrones — King Arthur spearheads the multigenerational grand scheme of puppeteering the city’s political and criminal world as its unspoken corrupt backbone that helped build arkridge into the megacity it is now.
First of all, thank you to the folks at WelcomeToWriteblr for giving me an easy way to return to this blog! I'll be hopefully completing this event for my WIP Hounds of Corduff.
I've decided to explore each of the prompts through the lens of a textbook written for preliminary students around age 7 - 9 in the country of Rosen. Vocabulary words and other important words will be bolded and there will be reading checks at the end of each chapter. Most importantly there will be pictures. Also, expect a sprinkle of religious dogma because it's Rosen so it cannot be escaped. I made all the "textbook pages" in Canva.
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data found on ... KAE MULLER :// AGE: 36 REGISTERED FROM: belgium sector OCCUPATION: head of unsuper ABILITY: bloodbath VICTIMS: 137 confirmed THREAT LEVEL: maximum
data found on ... OLIVIA ‼~‱á◼◼^ :// AGE: unknown, presumed mid-thirties REGISTERED: unregistered. INFO DELETED. OCCUPATION: unknown ABILITY: undefined VICTIMS: unconfirmed THREAT LEVEL: high/maximum
data found on ... DIANA CONNER :// AGE: 26 REGISTERED FROM: estonia sector OCCUPATION: head of autumn powers in unsuper. PREV: wagmann meat company ABILITY: incinerator VICTIMS: 7 confirmed THREAT LEVEL: low
data found on ... MANAL BAKIR :// AGE: 22 REGISTERED FROM: switzerland sector OCCUPATION: head of summer powers in unsuper. PREV: flood floor worker ABILITY: flooder VICTIMS: 1 confirmed THREAT LEVEL: low
