How They Met

When he was sixteen, Taryn was a Mad Lad on the streets of Morg City. After he stole Sergeant Roth's supper one day, the Morg swore he would track him down and catch him. He finally cornered him in one of the City's dangerous sewers, and after they escaped, Roth convinced Taryn to join the army. Thus began the illustrious career that would lead him to becoming King Taryn, the first Human ruler of Morg City and overlord of Forlan. Roth looks particularly grim and his beard a little short.

Angel's Song: My Poetry

ANGEL'S SONG

 

Far lies the road that I must take,

Far, far the stars may roam,

But I have far and farther still

To go till I reach home.

 

My eyes were made to watch the course

Of star's eternal swing:

I listen in the audient void

While planets move and sing.

 

I was not made a common wight

Of blood or flesh or bone;

I dwelt within the Living Light

When Adam walked alone.

 

I moved the slow wheels of the world

Till Adam's time was full,

His kingship come, his rule fulfilled,

To steer the round world's hull.

 

But Adam fell, his song was stilled,

And still alone I bide.

I hold the reigns that were his right,

The wayward planet's guide.

 

Through aeon-turnings I have made

(An angel cannot weep)

I look towards Heaven even as

A steady course I keep.

 

Until a Man shall come again

To take from me the planet's rein:

Far lies the road that I must go,

Far, far the stars may roam;

But I have far and farther still

To toil, ere I reach home.

Adventuring in Ortha

Three things worth noting. The animation keeps trying to make 'ambiguous' pictures of Morgs into humans; also keeps giving the Ivra breasts; and gave Nolan those tattoos, which I consider a positive addition.

Drang It!

Roth confronts the Dragon Drang. This was planned to be, as it were, a 'boss' along the way in Goldfire, when they thought the Goldfire amulet was in his hoard. Lair destroyed, Roth thought lost in a 'Disney death,' yadda yadda yadda. I'm not sure at this late date what is the status of dragons on Ortha, but it was a Fantasy tale. Ya gotta have dragons.

The Ivra: Another Race of Ortha

IVRA: The Airish Folk

 

     The most mysterious and elusive of the races, the Ivra have bodies of an exceptionally fine and articulate nature, so that they can be invisible, ride on the wind, or pass through solid matter. When they do assume visible form, they are tall, thin, and beardless, of a regular and flawless body type that varies little from person to person.

     Although they have many attributes that are generally associated with spirits, they are incarnate beings that are born, are vulnerable, and die. Though they can pass through solid matter, it is accomplished by an act of will and is not a constant quality of their nature; enchanted objects or places guarded by spells are impassable to the Ivra, even by these acts of will.     

     Invisibility is a rule of their nature; they assume visibility for any business with other races. They are nourished on sunlight and water and have no need of anything else. As a consequence, they have little to do with the other races or even the earth. They have no artefacts of any sort.

More can be learned about the Ivra by following the short story Eye of Darkness on this blog.

The Journey Began

Others in Ortha

I was making a picture of Roth and Korm in The Desolation of Drang, when I suddenly thought I was focussing a lot on Morgs, to the detriment of my fellow humans. So I made Koppa's foster brother, renamed Yad for the rewrite I did (who turned out looking a lot like Sam Gamgee); General (later King) Taryn, Nolan the Smith, looking stereotypical as heck, and at last Fair Cop, memorializing an incident early in Goldfire.