Since
setting up shop at home I’ve begun work on a D&D based story. The full
story and major characters are still in development. I’ve also decided to do
the same with my Lunar Revelations book as well. Some of the characters felt a
little under developed and as the main vehicles of showing the worlds that I’m
working on I wanted them to be a little more flushed out. I wanted them to feel
more real to you as readers of my stories. However, some major edits will be
underway with Lunar Revelations to cut out some of the backstory I placed in. I
don’t want to hit my readers over the head with a ton of backstory from the
beginning. The stories I aim to tell should focus less on the characters' backgrounds and more on the world they find themselves in and how the learn
about it and learn to survive in it.
However, I
wanted to give my readers a chance to meet my two newest characters. These two
adventurers will be the main stars of my D&D story. First, there’s Leslie
Williams. A 25 year old college student who finds herself pulled into an
amazing but dangerous fantasy world and fights to return back to the modern
world from which she came. As some of you may note, her first name is my own.
It’s for three reasons I gave this character my name. One, I like the meaning
of my first name. Boiled down it means strength and that’s the trait I want
this character to have. Two, I identify with this character. To be honest on
some level all my characters come from some part of my own personality. So,
this is an acknowledgement of such a connection. Three, it’s also a little
vanity. My first name is very rarely used and I love it. So, I at least wanted
one character to bear that name even if nobody really gets to see my work.
Leaving
the modern lead and going to the second, Kalandorl Rilynana is a drow warrior
that risks his life to flee the life he’s been leading in the Underdark. For
those who don’t know much about Drow or D&D, the Underdark is an
underground realm that exists in Dungeons and Dragons where many evil, banished
races live. The Drow are also known as dark elves. Their culture is cutthroat
and violent. Most drow tend to live only a few hundred years or so due to the chaotic
nature of their culture which is led by a tyrantical matriarchy that sees the
males of the race as a step above slaves. Kalandorl wishes to leave this world
of betrayal and bloodshed behind him.
Both
characters find themselves thrown together in an evil fey King’s dungeon and
must try to escape but more dangers await them outside of the castle. However,
to give you a taste of what these two characters are like here’s a little
information on both of them.
Leslie Williams
- Age: 25
- Race: Human
- Height: 5’ 1”
- Build:
Petite
- Skin tone: ivory
white
- gender:
female
- ethnicity: White
- identifying
features: pixie-cut dark brown hair and pixie-like features with
extremely dark eyes
- Profession:
College student/Medical Assistant (her other world profession ends up a being a ranger)
- hobbies: writing,
reading, gardening, video games, watching anime and tv, and art
- Habits: sleeps in
late (isn’t a morning person), keeps clean and organized room, quiet person
unless around the right person (ambivert tendencies)
- Faults: shy,
pessimistic, often fights depression, has trust issues (especially with
men)
- Clothes: At work:
medical scrubs and tennis shoes; At school: jeans, graphic t-shirt, and
converses; At home: loose t-shirts and shorts
- Body language:
eye contact level: eyes constantly scanning or focused forward on her
path or glued to her phone or writing journal; gait: smooth; carriage:
slightly nervous; posture: upright with head held straight and often
moving; hand movements: often flourishes hands when passionate, movements
can be jerky or smooth depending on mood; nervous ticks: bites lower lip,
often has a nervous laugh or messes with her hair when nervous
Kalandorl Rilynana
- Age: 126
- Race: Drow
- Height: 6’ 1”
- Build: slender
but well-muscled
- Skin tone:
Obsidian black
- Gender: Male
- Ethnicity: dark
elf
- Identifying
features: piercing lilac eyes that almost seem to glow in the dark and a
scar on his right cheek from an old duel
- Profession: Drow
warrior
- Hobbies: gambling, playing cards,
training physically, and music
- Habits: Sleeps
little (due to elven heritage), practices his fighting skills on a
regular basis to keep them sharp for battles with enemies (often other
Drow), often likes to gamble with fellows in his patrol to trick them out
of treasure he wants, only does anything musical when he’s alone but
enjoys what music he can find, constantly on the lookout for threats to
him
- Faults:
Distrustful of others due to the culture he grew up in, Defensive about
his hobbies that aren’t in line with the life of a warrior, has deep
rooted prejudices against other races from his upbringing
- Clothes: at “work”:
black leather armor, belts, and weapons with all tools he needs; At home:
a simple red tunic with leather belt and black cloth pants and leather
boots
- Body language:
Eye contact: Holds the gaze of anyone he sees as an equal except when it
comes to women were he looks away or down to show respect; gait: long
strides that are smooth and precise; Carriage: confident and proud;
Posture: stands up straight with shoulders squared as if in formation,
Proximity: keeps a fair distance between him and those around him; Hand
movements: deft and flowing but almost minimal when not fighting; nervous
ticks: glances around the room when nervous and often will mess with the
hilt of his sword
Hope you guys enjoyed learning
about these two! See you next week with another post!
~ChildofCourage~
