Translation convention is a great device and I love it (and use it) to bits. But sometimes it just causes issues. So — something of a language rant incoming 🙂 Both in the webcomic and in prose, I use English to represent the PoV language. Both Bereghins and Halcians in…
The ninth month of the year on Halqueme, the one that ends with the Day of the Autumn Sun on the autumnal equinox, is called Harvest-month. Being the time when the summer of hard work finally starts to pay off (or not), it’s associated with the lerale of Justice. There…
Monthly meditation on the 15th of the Pasture-month: fire, and courage. The Lore The eighth month of the year on Halqueme, the Pasture-month, belongs to the lerale of fire. The lerale of fire — which could, perhaps more accurately, be described as the lerale of heat — is the most…
I just realized I missed this month’s monthly meditation. Whoops. This time I do have something of an excuse, though—I’m neck-deep in a new novel that I’ve taken up for this July’s camp NaNoWriMo. It explores life on the Bereghin Verge, where the human Realm of Bereg borders the mysterious…
The first month of the year, the one that follows the solstice and sees the increase in daylight, is generally called the Sun-Month. The lerale to be aware of in this month is Fate. Her symbol—which doubles as a symbol of the sun—is a wheel. There are two main ways…
In keeping with the traditions of Halqueme, the 15th is the day to reflect on a given topic. ~*~*~*~ After the playful eleventh month—the Mist-Month, the time of games and the lerale of Chaos—comes the twelfth month. It’s the last month of the year, the one which ends with the…
I’m working on a new character for the webcomic. Her name is Olminita, and she’s not going to actually show up on page for a while yet, but I thought I’d document the process just for fun. If you’ve been wondering how I make the characters for At War’s Edge…
I did not make that word up. I feel compelled to point that out because I do make words up. Sometimes. Not that one. This here thing is really called a vihuela (pronounced bi’wela if you’re Spanish) and is basically a 15th century precursor of the guitar. Or a close…
Colonel Breiden and Dr. Orgerd are having a… conversation while awaiting the return of Reg’s unsanctioned patrol. And I’m having heck of a time trying to pose Breiden 😀
Started a new location today. It’s a bit of a challenge because it’s one of those locations I hadn’t world-built at all beforehand, so the reference search was long and painful, albeit educational and eventually rewarding. I had no idea Dutch houses in 17th century had ceilings this high 🙂…