February 2022 - Side Stories Spoilers! (Patreon)

Wait, are there spoilers to be had this time...? Maybe just author's notes in advance. Here goes.

Ailendamus and Rabbiteater - Also Ryoka and Ailendamus. And Tyrion and Ailendamus. And Eldavin and...this is the biggest arc by far. But it's going down and if you read that thing with the words, you know there's a lot going on.

Expect battles! Interpersonal drama! [Princesses]! [Singers]! And lots of immortals. This is probably closest to...Wistram? High-level individuals deciding to wade in. Plus Ryoka. And Rabbiteater. [Knights] and chivalry, remember. It'll be something.

Look forwards to some big battles and high drama.

Hectval and Ants - I actually envision this as one chapter. So it'll probably be 3. It'll be the entire scope of the war...which yes, I think I can do in one chapter. So it'll probably be 3. BUT I THINK--

Anyways. This is another war arc and I'm realizing we have a lot of battles and it can be exhausting. But this isn't about the fighting.

It's about the Antinium. And so imagine this in a different light. It's a war chapter, but it's mostly about how they see it.

Expect Antinium drama, new kinds of classes, leveling, and probably sadness. Also, strategy?

Forgotten Wing and Fraerlings - This one isn't about battles--wait. This one isn't about a war. At least, a big war. 

Think of it more as spycraft, especially because you have Fraerlings abroad and they don't like being seen or sat upon. However, also expect Fraerling-level of magictech, so this is one of the two most slice-of-life options. 

I'd say you vote for this if you want to see Baleros, Luan, Fraerlings in general, or figure out how it's going to go down on this end. If you like stories about the Lilliputians or someone fist-fighting a beetle...I can't promise that, but that's the kind of stuff.

Adventure and intrigue and technology and generally smart people?

Oteslia and Rafaema - This one's actually not just in one location. Time to move on and move out--but how are they getting out and who's going where? Siege is boring, and they all have missions--but how are they getting out?

Rafaema and Lyonette. Saliss and Mivifa. Magnolia and cups of sugary tea. Classic combos. Still, this isn't battles so much as slice-of-life...and journeys. Quests. Some classic hatmen, but I'm actually pushing part of the plot back to Volume 9 so we don't have to take 2-4 more chapters with it. So expect movement no matter which option wins, but this is less fighting, more...

Travel.