Thread: CASTING SHADOWS: Entire series Atlas {WIP} {spoiler warnings}

CASTING SHADOWS AUTHOR’S ATLAS


Directory: (catagories and subcatagories)

Places:

-The Kingdom of Solria
-intro
-the world stage
-origins (what inspired me)
-lore and legend (mythology)


-Thunek
-intro
-its place in Solria
-origins
-lore and legend

People:

Main Heroes:
-Jaklo Raedyn
-Kathrin Leon
-Cedric
-Trent Raedyn

Main Villains:
-Dusk Castor Kaedroc

Concepts: (basically thoughts and ideas on certain aspects of the book through my eyes)

Medieval towns:
-Dangers
-East meets West

Medieval Fantasy and Pokemon:
-basic ideals of mystical lands

Places

The Kingdom of Solria

The main setting of Casting shadows. It is the homeland of the majority of main characters including Jaklo and Kathrin. The Kingdom functions as the ,as you might say, “region” that the heroes travel through. It contains many small towns and big cities most of which are named for what kind of pokemon live near by. Thunek, Jaklo’s home town would have many electric types (this is one of many things I still need to weave into the story).

This Kingdom is very similar to the medieval styles of western Europe. It bares very much resemblance to Britain due to its use of Longbows and preference to large castle towns. I also want to use somethings that were common to Italy. I love Itlatian architecture, and I will incorporate it more into some of the later towns. I also plan to have a few hints here and there at french artwork.


People

Jaklo Raedyn

NAME: Jaklo Raedyn


AGE: 16


HEIGHT: 6’0”


WEIGHT: 135 lbs.


BIRTH DATE: April sixteenth


HAIR: Dark brown scraggy hair that covers his ears and the top of his neck


EYES: Hazel brown


BIRTHPLACE: Ayon city, Solria


OTHER FACIAL FEATURES/OTHER APPEARANCE DETAILS:


DRESS (Style, colors):


DESCRIPTION OF HOME:


DOMINANT CHARACTER TRAIT


SECONDARY CHARACTER TRAIT
(contrast with dominant)


BEST FRIEND: Kane


OTHER FRIENDS: Kathrin, Jason, Cedric


ENEMIES and WHY: dusk castors they are trying to kill him, killed his father, and are trying to destroy Soloria


FAMILY: Trent Raedyn, father. Alice Raedyn deceased.


What kind of person is character with others (name persons and describe interaction):


Sees self as:


Is seen by others as:


Sense of humor:


Temper:


Basic nature:


Ambitions:


Educational background:


Work experience:


Philosophy of life:


Habits:


Talents (when character looks good)


Hobbies/past times:


Choice of entertainments:


What trait will make character come alive?:


Why is character likeable?


Why is character loveable?


PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH CHARACTER
(responses in his/her own voice)


OCCUPATION: I’m a timberwalker


CURRENT HOME: where ever my quest takes me


MARITAL STATUS: CHILDREN: …you are kidding right?


NOBODY KNOWS I AM: just as afraid


I WISH I COULD STOP: running


THE WORST PART OF MY LIFE IS: losing my family


WHEN I FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF I: just shut down


NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE ME IF THEY SAW ME:


MY MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT: becoming Cedric’s apprentice


I CAN DIE HAPPY WHEN: I’ve saved Solaria


I'D REALLY RATHER: be back home with my father


MY MOST HUMBLING EXPERIENCE WAS:

Concepts

Medieval towns

DANGERS:

I enjoyed (in the sense of writing them) trying to make reference to the dangers of medieval towns. Many had only one well making fire a massive danger also town squares would be large enough to gather everyone into, and due to the capabilities of pokemon make them very easy targets.


East meets West:


The idea of trying to use Pokemon in a European style world is a bit hard since it is originally a Japanese creation. When writing I really had to go ahead and work in a whole new experience for the pokemon and people. I had to figure out how people in medieval Europe would act if they had access to almighty pokemon.



Medieval fantasy and Pokemon

Basic ideals of mystical lands:

I personally found that I based a lot of the kingdom on the same kind of ideas that other majestic fantasy worlds are set in:

I tried to make reference to the deep mystic reverence for mythical beasts in this case Pokemon.

I had to make people both fear and respect pokemon. If they were not feared then people wouldn’t care, but if they were too horrifying then people would cower at the sight of a Magikarp. Respect was important because if they were un-respected then people might end up seeing them as just another animal and eat them (survival of the fittest I guess) if they were to respected each Pokemon would be a legendary and the story would go no where.

People were divided by wealth, skills, and race.

You may notice the lack of high class people bumping into Jaklo. that’s because in those days if you were wealthy you were to good to bother with any one with less. Skills refer to “classes” like Timber walkers (basically the books Rangers, but more “flexible”) especially in the military troops were trained hard and long in very different settings. Race in our world mean basically skin color in Casting shadows it means Humans, Nyffs, and a few others I haven’t revealed.

Readers currently know very little of Nyffs even though they have met one if they have read all the posted chapters. Nyffs similar to Elves (wood elves mainly.) they are the worlds woodland humanoids. They bare remembering due to their future importance. Other wise here is more on Nyffs in a handy little spoiler.

Nyffs:

Physical:

Nyffs are somewhat like a combination between a human, an elf, and a nymph.

They grow to the same average height of a human, and look like them in most of their characteristics.

Nyff’s ears are pointed like an elves, but instead of pointing up they point back and are much longer then an elves.

All Nyffs have either brown or green eyes and none of them have red or white hair.

One characteristic that is all their own is their extended hooked forearm. A Nyff’s fore arm goes past its elbow and forms a boney hook. The hook can be used for climbing trees or even close quarters combat.

The Nyff’s hooked arm does not pass to half-bloods when a Nyff and non-Nyff breed.

Nyffs cannot survive temperatures below -20 or above 100 degrees F because their blood will freeze at -21 and coagulates at 101 (outside. They do have a lower normal body temperature then humans).

Cultural/personality/skills:

Nyffs are a woodland/forest species which takes special care of its land. A tribe of Nyffs will fight tirelessly against anyone who enters their domain with vial plans.

Nyffs are experts at close quarters combat using knives, rods/staffs, and martial arts.

Most Nyffs are stubborn and do not trust strangers.

I have plenty more things to say, but not at the moment so I’ll end here for now. I do work on this when I get the chance, btu that is becoming more and more rare since I'm feeling a bit blocked. I really wish to resolve my writers block soon, but you never know how long it might last.

I'm currently reorganizing this thread so I can better explain things.

I hope to be adding more here and to my fan fic soon.

Until then Jason Wolf, Over and Out!

any one think i should devide the sections into sperate posts? also I'm kind of bumping since i resurected my Fanfic.