Kitran Chronicles

Little has been recorded of the Deep Ones, Ar-kai, or Urreshi, though much has been said. It is difficult to separate what is reality from what is myth, what is legend, and what is just plain lies. An Ar-Kai with battle-blade. Most Ar-kai dwell or dwelled in Azmavor. Little news has come from that land since the Fall, so it is unknown how many, if any, still survive. The winged ones once numbered in the hundreds of thousands on the mountain peaks of Azmavor and Kaianor alike,

A map of Eastern Kaianor, showing the four major human powers of Hothir, Jafara, Travelers Forest, and Zargon. Aqbatana is controled and peopled by the Urreshi, while Ealdwode is under wood elf control. The Makao hold Barzhad, Thorzhad, and Valzhad, while the dark elves hold Tsa-Yanarion. Key Geographical and Political Features: Island of Kitra: Home to the headquarters of the Kitran Order of Cantirs. This headquarters, called the Tower of the Winds, was first constructed dur

Drall soldier with crossbow. There are of course the main Drall we are familiar with. Six-limbed with hooked appendages and covered in black, hardened chitin. But there are at least five other varieties. The hoppers which can jump twenty feet high. The stinkers which release chemicals that can put people to sleep, cause suffocation, and other maladies. Others have been known to fly, while another variety is said to drink blood. Their hive-leaders are thought to have eight lim

Dragons -- like their cousins, the sea snakes -- are hermaphroditic but usually use male pronouns. Each lay two eggs in his lifetime. Most were slain during the Fall. They are said to dwell in the deep places of the earth or in the sea. They can make powerful allies but most should be avoided at all costs. Dragons absorb ambient heat to expel as gusts of flame. Their wings enable them to fly. They are intelligent creatures, capable of speech, though incapable of singing and

Ayesha Khan, first and last empress of Edinniae Over a thousand years ago, Edinniae ruled as greatest of all human settlements. A wonder of bronze and stone. Chariots and legions of bowmen. She conquered much of Kaianor, even pushing into elf, Urreshi, and Makao territory. With the elven Cantirs’ superior magic, the Edinniaer forces were routed. But the Empress Ayesha called on the void for help. She was the first Dark Cantir. She opened the way for Xallax and his Drall to th

…water damage… Eriwen 606 – 684 Hyuri 686 – 1200 Atrea[1] 1200 – 1225 …water damage… Anaximander 1370 – 1387 Siara 1387 – [1] I’ll find a backup to this lineage somewhere, if it’s the last thing I do. Curse that insufferable acolyte of mine! -Gr. Atrea 1225

The high-elves, ruled by Elflord Fyori, dwell in Lananor. The dark-elves, ruled by Lady Yanara, dwell in Tsa-Yanarion. The wood-elves, following their shamans, dwell in Ealdwode. The wild-elves, following their tribal chieftains, dwell on the Ilrien Plains. The gray-elves, ruled by Bori, dwell in Azmavor. [1] [1] All record of the gray-elves has been removed from the Kitran archives. Who could’ve done this? Certainly, it was done before my arrival. -Gr. Eriwen 629 Third Age

The Practice of magic involves the contemplation of the gods and singing their songs back to them. These songs can have a variety of effects on the natural world. The three divine laws of magic are: I. Magic is Elemental II. Magic Must Harmonize III. There is No Magic Without Sacrifice The divine laws cannot be broken. The gods will not allow it. The laws of the Kitran Order are: I. Life Must Be Respected II.

This is the way of things, as taught to the children of Zargon. In the beginning, all was blue. And the blue was divided, above as below, the Skyking Azura and the Seaqueen Amaya. The Sky strove with the Sea to bring forth Grandmother Sarkan, firstborn of the gods. She was the World-Turtle, the lady of winter. Next came Vora the Unicorn, the herald of change and lady of spring. Narkin came next, lord of autumn and illusion. Orn the Sunbird came last, the lord of summer, ass

A Better Way That's not me up there. That's Dennis O'Neil. Dennis died in 2020. He was 81-years-old. He wrote a lot of comic books before he died. He probably did a lot of other things too, but the thing I know him for is the comics he wrote and the guide to writing comics he wrote in the year 2001. I'm not sure I read any of Dennis's comics, which is too bad because, like I said, he wrote a LOT of them. But I did read the guide he wrote, and the thing that stood out to me

Wait, wait! Let me explain. In fantasy fiction, I mean. You gotta have men. Humans. And then you gotta have fish-men. Bug-men. Hawk-men. You get the idea. I've always said, in addition to the normal races of fantasy, you've gotta have five basic races: • Cat-men • Bug-men • Fish-men • Hawk-men • Snake-men Strangely, wolf-men are completely optional. I don't make the rules. So, where does this leave Sarkan? Does anyone care? I sure hope so. That's the topic of today's post. Th

So, I'm standing in the toy aisle in Walmart like a normal, functional adult does on a Wednesday night, and it hits me. Everything I make, all my artistic endeavors. It's all just to feed this. It's all to serve this massive corporate sausage-making machine. So they can slap it on a lunchbox, turn it into a Netflix series, make it into a bad Hollywood adaptation with a terrible "based on" new book cover, a video game adaptation with crappy controls, and you know...I don't wan

As an heroic fantasy author, I'm also a bit of a history/English lit nerd. So naturally, I love Beowulf. I read it in high school and college, and while I don't own a copy, I will say that The 13th Warrior is one of my favorite movies, despite its much-maligned status.