REETINGS!
Ye Lighthearted Lads and Merry Maidens,
It's about time for my monthly *annual* update on my book (the first one). (Just in case you were wondering). All the time I don't spend writing, I generally spend thinking! Ah thinking...what a dangerous habit! ;) So I've made several changes/decisions to the plot/characters that I thought were worth sharing.
Without further ado, I present. . . some changes!
1.) The characters will have very consistent personalities throughout the books. This does not mean they cannot do something out of the ordinary (for their character) every once in a while, but overall, their diction (the way they speak), their dispositions (personality) and how they interact with other people will be the same throughout. I have noticed that authors of great always make their characters consistent in word, thought, and deed and, therefore, so must I!
2.) The central villain *insert evil thunderclap* will be Oritain, the good (and rightful) king's greedy twin brother. However, in each individual book there will be a minor villain to defeat or serious problem to overcome so that that reader can feel some kind of resolution at the end of each book. The central villain, Oritain, will be the root of most problems, but he will not necessarily appear in every book in person.
3.) Noting the above change, the villain of the first book is a dolus, a type of demon belonging to of the Order of Calvio. The Order of Calvio is a class given to only eight terrible creatures, and the Dolus Dreya (my protagonist) must face is one of those.
4.) The Dolus is sending evil dreams to Dreya, messing with her mind, making her hallucinate and see visions of terrible things all while she is traveling. All of the visions seek to deter her from her journey to destroy the Dolus and free the (good) king. It senses throughout the book that she is coming closer and closer, so the visions/dreams increase as time passes. The Dolus, in short, fears her, because it can sense it's own impending doom.
5.) Aurora can only transform three times a day (midnight to midnight). This causes some limitations to her power.
6.) Aurora's dark magic (which enables her to assume the forms of animals), and her fairy magic (of the Earth-Clan), which she was born with, are constantly at war within her. As a result she does not eat, or sleep, and is often pained. The magic within her becomes her sustenance, and keeps her alive. She hates it, but never complains. Yet she is constantly searching for a way to rid herself of one of the abilities she possesses, to find some peace.
7.) Dreya does not know about her immortality at all until Simwen tells her the day before she dies.
8.) Dreya is NOT immortal, though readers will be unsure throughout the series. She will have some kind of mark on her, that her immortal mother Leonie also possessed. This leads Leonie's friends to believe that Dreya is immortal--hence, the dangerous assignments she gets once she joins the rebellion. I have yet to decide what this mark will be.
9.) Dreya's father will not appear in the first book.
10.) Jed will become like a father-figure to Dreya. She misses her father, and he has a daughter her age.
Other changes are sure to come soon. I'll keep ya posted! Just wanted to update for those interested!
Pax!
-Kathleen
Love them!!!
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