Fir & Fireweed - IF Author

Hello, and thank you! I loved that you played through multiple times. Ferret’s rebellion ending is my favorite, too!

And you never have to worry about a bad ending from me, because I don’t like writing them, lol. There may be some angst and close calls along the way, but I like happy endings. 🥰

I don’t mind fanfic if you wanted to continue with these lovelies on their journey. I only ask that you credit my original work and don’t collect any money off it.

Thank you again for giving my stories a try and for your kind words!

Hi anon! You must have missed the choices. The immediate next passage after you confirm your attunement is where you see the skin and eye color options.

The colored and italicized words are actually links. If you tap/click on them, they’ll rotate through your options.

Hope that helps!

Hello, anon!

First and foremost… THANK YOU for asking my permission. I very much appreciate you doing so, and the respectful and delicate way in which you did it. I might add, you don’t expressly need my permission, but I deeply appreciate that you asked for it.

Second, you said stories so I’m assuming you meant traditional stories and not an IF? If you meant making your own IF that’s a blend of mine, that makes me a little hesitant. But if you meant a different media like a linear story, then that’s fine. And if you were thinking more along the lines of fanfic, a story set in my universe, then that’s fine, too.

Third, inspiration can be a loaded word. In most cases, no, I don’t mind at all. Viatica was itself inspired by works like “Fahrenheit 451,” “Anthem,” and “1984.” I think you can take inspiration from something and make it your own.

Cantata was inspired by the video game Jade Empire. In the game, the PC is the last of a line of monks who worshipped the Water Dragon and were wiped out by a power hungry emperor. See the parallels? 😉 But I took that idea and it evolved into what Cantata is today. So drawing inspiration is fine, as long as it doesn’t venture into plagiarism.

I do have 2 requests though. One, that you credit/tag my original works in some way. Two, that you don’t make any money off of this.

I would love it if you shared with me, I really appreciate the offer. 😊 Thank you again for asking me first!

Hello, and thank you! I saw your second post about Viatica, I’m just still catching up on asks, lol.

Nox/Sowa sounds wonderful and he can most definitely burn the empire down. 💪🏻 Or go full on big bad wolf, too, lol.

Thank you for giving my story a try! I especially love hearing from readers who aren’t familiar with my previous work. 🥰

Hello again! 👋 I confess, I’ve only got some vague thoughts on this right now. 🥴

You’re right, everyone is human so there’s no different species. At this time, everyone else is either Salestian (a citizen of Saleste) or Tinebaillese (citizen of Tinebaille). Saleste is an enormous empire, and that includes other conquered peoples and lands. The empire has a strict policy of assimilation, repressing and denying the cultures of conquered peoples. The Iredicci are unique due to their magic and their dominant genes; the empire can’t assimilate them as they have done other races. But that uniqueness is what made them a target.

There will be instances when other nationalities/races come up. There was a nation on the eastern plains, for instance, that will come up that I haven’t named yet. And Thaleia is descended from a southern (as yet unnamed) desert country.

I do plan to introduce these cultures eventually, as the resistance grows and the cracks in the empire begin to show. So stay tuned!

I usually pick music if there’s an option for that, go figure. 😁

I love that description of your MC, it suits him! I also love hearing the thought you (and other readers) put into creating your unique MCs. I’ve really tried to include more customization options this time around so it makes me happy to see the results! ❤️

Yay! A Calliope romancer! ❤️🙌🏻

Tinkering is more Calliope’s job than a hobby, but she enjoys doing it so I guess that counts as both? She enjoys cooking, too, though she’s exceedingly bad at it. She’s also a voracious reader.

Corinne likes playing chess. She’s also a history buff, particularly military history, and her office is filled with books on the subject.

Vicente is an artist, like his mother before him. He prefers pencil sketches over painting, but is actually quite skilled at both.

Bayram is a very active and physical guy, so his preferred pastime is swimming or sailing. He also enjoys music, and plays a wooden flute popular among his people.

Hello anon! I haven’t thought about this beyond generalities, nothing specific. So we’ll be discovering that together as I write the IF. 😁

But generally speaking… Calliope likes hard candy, as you’ve already seen in Chapter 2. It’s not just the sweetness of it, it’s also that she’s constantly doing something, and that includes always having a hard candy to suck on! She likes sweet drinks, too.

Corinne really likes baked goods, like pastries, cookies, and sweet breads. In those rare moments of downtime, you’ll find her in her office with a cup of tea and some kind of doughy goodness.

Vicente doesn’t drink alcohol but they do enjoy a good cup of coffee. They prefer savory over sweet foods; not necessarily spicy, but lots of flavors and herbs going on.

Tinebaillese cuisine is rather spicy, so Bayram does prefer spicy food. Their cuisine is also more appetizer like: a variety of small dishes shared by many people, rather than single big meals.

And thank you!

Hi anon! There’s going to be moments that trigger grief, like you saw in Chapter 2. For example, seeing the imperial soldiers for the first time in 5 years triggered the MC’s nightmares.

I can’t honestly say whether there will be a full on breakdown moment if that’s what you’re asking. I don’t plan one, but moments of grief usually happen organically in my writing as I’m constructing a scene. I can tell you there will be more moments where the grief returns, but how impactful those moments are, I can’t say.

Hope that was clear. A lot of this story is writing itself at this point and I’m discovering it along with you! 😁

Hello, and thank you! I love when readers introduce their MCs to me. It is lovely to meet Irama, too! I love all the thought and meaning everyone is putting into their names!

Calliope will definitely be your best friend! I’ve already written a brief scene where she and Eva tag team as your wingwomen and it’s cute! I do have to be careful when writing her, though; it’s easy to slip too far into best friend territory with her and I don’t want everyone friend-zoning her, lol.

Bayram, unfortunately, is the one RO who doesn’t return in Chapter 3, but I can promise in Chapter 4 and beyond you will have as many opportunities for awkward and playful interactions as you want! 🥰

Thank you for your kind words! This was a lovely ask to receive!

Not as flashbacks or full scenes, no. As you interact with and get to know the ROs, they’ll open up about their past. The glimpses will be similar to the one you already had for Calliope: seeing her bond with her father and learning that they tinkered on projects together. Expect little bits like that.

Thanks for the ask!

Hello! The hobby was mentioned in Chapter 2, although briefly. You engage in your chosen activity for a quick moment of relaxation in the scene at home, after returning from town seeing the imperial soldiers.

The hobby will also come up in interactions with the ROs and moments of downtime. There may not be much of the latter in the next few chapters, as events will start happening quite rapidly.

Keep in mind, we’re only 2 chapters in to an IF that will probably be close to 15 chapters (rough estimation, don’t hold that as gospel). But the point is, there’s plenty of time for many things to occur. 😊

You can eventually, but not for a while. There are two planned opportunities for attire changes: at one point you will go to Tinebaille and you can choose to wear their native clothing; and after your secret is revealed you’ll be able to choose whether you want to wear traditional Iredicci garb.

Those are the only 2 costume changes planned for now, but I may add in others as the story evolves. Thanks for the ask!

Barrel? What barrel? MC was a total angel, no one saw a thing. 😎😇

Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! I know it was just a brief introduction, but there’s plenty more in store!

I hope you have a great day/night, too!

Aww, I’m glad you thought so!

I characterize Vicente as ruthless, which is really a loaded word. While some people might think it synonymous with cruel or evil, I think of it more as single-minded or unrelenting in his pursuits. He’s not ruled by emotions, not brutal just for brutality sake like his father. There’s a purpose and rational thought behind it. He was only 17 when MC met him, too, so his personality wasn’t hardened completely.

I can’t wait for you to see the characters grow! Thank you for the ask!