Friday, June 19, 2026

Galt of Melikot


Galt, First Minister of Melikot. From Episode Six of The Wizard the Prince, The Warrior, and His Son, "The Changeling." Forlan is made up of a loose alliance of city-states, most holding allegiance to the King in Morg City (more formally known as Mog-Sel-Tyr). The King in turn is pledged to send military assistance in times of emergency. Most cities began as colonies of Morgs which then attracted the more nomadic tribes of Humans to settle down within. Melikot is on the more northerly borders of Forlan, almost against the forbidding Knash Mountains from which (especially in the bad old days) used to come regular Ogre raids. The populace of Melikot these days is 1/3 Morg and 2/3 Human, which is perfectly reflected (mainly by accident) in their present Council of Three, where Galt is joined by his Human fellows, Hod and Padram. They are numbered not by rank but for convenience of reference. Most of the city-states of Forlan are governed by these kinds of executive councils; there are maybe two or three proud or tetchy cities that claim a 'King,' usually a hereditary sinecure. Galt is past his 200th year, which puts him in late middle age for a Morg.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

It's Gotta Happen SOMEtime Or Other


Another (Imaginary) Country Heard From


Roth and Hannu, Morg City's favorite power couple.


Breklir:


Barda:


Zin:


Rotha and Hannu are from The Peculiar Wooing of General Roth (which see on this blog). Breklir, Barda, and Zin are all characters in my proposed series, The Wizard the Prince, the Warrior, and His Son. And now, for a bit of whimsy, A. I. Al unexpectedly pops into Ortha:


Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Fleshed Out











Vintage line illustrations, turned into 'photorealistic' images. I don't know why, exactly, but I find this sort of thing endlessly fascinating.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Kren


Kren, from the short story Kren, available on this blog.

Our Daily Presentation: A Series of Shorts






A scene from Sergeant Roth; some of the cast of A Friend You Haven't Met; and scenes from Bob's Book Two, featuring Philo the Frog-Boy.

Monday, June 15, 2026

Our Morgs and Morg City



Morg City, featuring the famous Sun Tower. And Taryn lifts Roth's bird and bottle, instigating the main events of Sergeant Roth, which see here on NOT.