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Added 2022-06-11 20:42:43 +0000 UTCIt took Candlepoint 3 hours to mostly-evacuate.
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Understood, sorry to intrude. You just keep on doing what you're doing; I'm sure I'll enjoy it no matter what at this point.
Collateral_ink
2022-06-19 03:54:37 +0000 UTCinteresting! thanks for the input, but i can't actually use reader suggestions unless i ask for them, and even then it's a bit iffy. so i err on the side of not accepting suggestions. Sorry! lovely idea, tho
Arcs
2022-06-19 03:29:54 +0000 UTCHad a thought about his government organization while rereading this (for like the fifth time). I know he toyed with introducing democracy(ish) to the Grass Travelers, but even he sort of acknowledged that was a bad idea, and would be an even worse idea for him in his current situation with the world looking for weakness. Yet, he needs to couch whatever structure he sets up in a way that is recognizable and (hopefully) not threatening to the other world powers. They are already not thrilled he exists; introducing more things they don't recognize/understand would just make it worse. I was thinking he could base the organization around the elements, which to this world would be universally understood. For example, he could have a cabinet or advisory body of six primary ministers, each associated with one of the six primary elements: The Stone Seat for Infrastructure, The Fire Seat for Guards and Defense, The Shadow Seat for nominal leadership of the city (since, originally, the Shadow was the lesser form of Darkness created specifically so the Darkness could interact with and lead his creations), The Light Seat for a representative of the gods, so on and so forth. To Erick, it would be recognizable as a Ministry or Cabinet, or such, but it might be more palatable to his new governmental neighbors. Lesser or more specific responsibilities could be assigned to esoteric elements: The Healing Seat for the one in charge of healthcare in his Kingdom, The Tree Seat (that was an element, right?) for the one in charge of Royal Rangers and Foresters, and so on. Thoughts?
Collateral_ink
2022-06-16 03:17:17 +0000 UTCNow we're thinking with portals your highness! as a form of full title address
thomas j walters
2022-06-13 10:35:01 +0000 UTCHis Benevolent Radiance
Lessthan
2022-06-12 22:05:03 +0000 UTCfixed!
Arcs
2022-06-12 20:31:16 +0000 UTC“Ernest.” > “Earnest.” Tftc!!
Robbs
2022-06-12 17:08:57 +0000 UTCI am surprised no one points out that Sundering doesn't necessarily mean to destroy in this setting. Souls are sunder to create more possibilities and mana. I imagine the same occurred to the old cosmology.
Jamie Idle
2022-06-12 11:28:45 +0000 UTCCan't wait for diplomacy to start with Treehome! Syllea had a cute side and there was a bit of a flirt going on... I'm curious about how that will evolve now, with everything going on
Seijax
2022-06-12 08:11:30 +0000 UTCUgh, I love these recent chapters so much but damn the world for being a place where Arcs can't just wave their hand and a fully complete web serial pops into existence, I need more.
HoodedHero
2022-06-12 04:50:35 +0000 UTCHe has an Angel theme with Ophiel, wields light, fell from another world... "The Light Bringer" after that fellow Lucifer. :-D
Ivo Havener
2022-06-12 04:07:46 +0000 UTCReally lovely, thank you.
Ivo Havener
2022-06-12 03:58:50 +0000 UTCThank you again Arcs for being a high point in my weekend
Wyatt
2022-06-12 03:42:32 +0000 UTCWhat will he name his land, though? Candlepoint is fine for the city name (though, renaming it something other than what one of the most horrible people ever named it might not be a bad idea) but I imagine that a large portion (if not eventually all) of the Crystal Forest will eventually be under his rule. People have tossed around things like the "Flattlands," which is fun, but I was thinking something more like Pandora. Erick is basically opening up the universe to mana and magic. If that isn't like opening Pandora's box, I don't know what is.
Collateral_ink
2022-06-11 23:53:13 +0000 UTCThe Apparent King is such a fairy tale name and I love it
Matei Bulgariu
2022-06-11 23:18:03 +0000 UTC: )
Arcs
2022-06-11 22:44:08 +0000 UTCThere have been a surprisingly few number of "we shall not suffer a wizard to live!" events since he announced himself. As in, not one. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally thrilled with Erick getting a chance to get his legs under him. I love the building and magic exploring aspects of this story; so yes, more of that, please! Still, it's a little strange. Pretty much from the moment of his creation of Call Lightning, everyone has been more or less adamant in stating that the moment a wizard appears, they get dead, because this entire world is paranoid about them. I get that the major powers have more or less agreed to let Erick be for the moment, but I still expected an immediate knee jerk, orbital bombardment-esque reaction from both the Kingdoms and the Republic because...well, because both of those places are pretty much utterly insane with paranoia and way to comfortable with genocide as a cultural pastime. Also, any thoughts on when we're going to dig into what the Sundering actually was? I've got my own pet theories/conspiracies. Top two are either Koyabez was involved somehow in some convoluted "I will bring peace to you all, whether you like it or not" plan (the fact that ONLY Veird survived is a little suspicious to me), or Erick actually did it/has not yet done it, because through Paradox nonsense in order for Benevolence to be born and all future Apocalypse to be banished the old Cosmology had to die first.
Collateral_ink
2022-06-11 22:41:34 +0000 UTCNice
enleed
2022-06-11 21:12:48 +0000 UTC
