#19

  A more horrific article than most of those I have submitted for Spooktober. I have had this idea of various fantasy races being descended from ancient humans and this is a fun little bit of world building for a truly horrible group.

Hallo all! We're done with the month of April, which has been a busy month for the red panda, since he's officially started his on-call rotation for his IT position (midnight lockout tickets, anyone?). As a result, his sleep schedule has suffered somewhat and along with it, some of the time and focus that are usually reserved for writing. But he's begun to adjust, and a little time and adaptation should be everything that's needed to get things back on track. We've rounded up the episodes he's produced this last month, and hope that we'll have more to bring you next month!
  Dreaming Draught #19: Cheritza
A simple draught, often used as an introductory drink for those that are new to Dreaming draughts.
  CURSEd #35: Media Meltdown
Still reeling from the Nova Incident, CURSE struggles to find their footing in the media firestom to follow.
  Dreaming Draught #20: Pumpkin Spice Raccoon
A draught that happens to be a particular favorite of the Syntaritov family.
  Valiant #46: Defined In Opposition
Despite their victory, tensions remain high among the Valiant in the wake of the Nova Incident.
 
  And if you'd like to start from the beginning, the link to Valiant: Season 2 is below!
 
  Stay frosty,
-Syntaritov

Maha Aehir, how are you doing? Join me on my secret -bumpy- path towards authorship & life as a self-employed creative. This is a 2 weekly update about my writing & worldbuilding projects and life too!   In this edition you'll find:
> Why NovelEmber went poorly, but also great ^^
> How a workshop taught me how to inspire younglings to write creatively
> Ever heard of a detective story quiz? (funny pictures featured :p)
> Find me on Twitch every Thursday <3
> Walk, walked, walking... What inspires you?

Read the new Wednesday 2 Weekly post here <3
Hoping to see you there!   May Maha guide you!

I feel like I'm slowly approaching the day I will have time to work on my world again. Still busy as hyuck, but it's coming alright.   In the meantime, I had the idea to start listing some of the biggest inspirations for me while writing the setting, themes, and people of my world. I do obviously take inspiration from some fantasy-genre conventions since this is the first major world I'm creating (not really, but kind of). Still, I try to break away from the tropes-conveyer belt with other forms of art that define better how I want to present Album.   This will be a long list, so I will unveil them gradually, probably at random order, and once every few articles I publish on here.  

Inspiration #1939 - Attack On Titan (Shingeki No Kyojin)

    As some of you may have noticed, I indulge rather much in politics when crafting my articles. Hey, my latest one was literally on a xenophobic, misogynistic nationalist influencer who established a cult and led pogroms on witches.   I cannot deny the fact that this show has captivated me since 2013. Mysterious giants called titans (theme of cannibalism) roaming a germanic fantasy world (like another show I love) and spiderman-esque fighters trying to fend them off and reveal the hidden ancient secrets of their world. I was hooked from the first second.   Then the author (Iseyama, the mangaka) managed to elevate it with his sympathetic and intimate treatment of soldiers and especially child soldiers who are thrusted into an unjust war they didn't start.  

"The world is a cruel but beautiful place"

— Mikasa, Attack On Titan

  When the third season aired, I was completely floored by the BIG REVEAL. It somehow managed to exceed the expectations the big secret had fostered until that moment, which is insanely rare in most such stories.   But BOY OH BOY, was I not ready for the final season (part 1) that finished airing last month. I was - more than once - shaken to my core by the choices the author made for the story direction and specifically the main characters. It certainly struck a personal chord with me and rattled my world view.   The show didn't shy away from clear parallels to real-life horrible events from - quite recent - history. AND I LOVED IT FOR IT! It is actually saying some worldly truths through brilliant storytelling and characterization.   Most of all, however, I just wish to be able to produce half of the EPICNESS feeling this show's world-defining moments generated.   I have taken major inspiration from those elements when writing some of my articles, and I will surely implement more in my future world-building efforts.   I recommend to anyone who clicks with everything I just described to give this anime a shot and get some 'inspiration juice' like I did.