((OOC Thread))

Alysia · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:59 am Post subject: ((OOC Thread))

Comments, questions, and explanations about the posts in Tales of Rhilshen.

Alysia · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:05 am Post subject:

Ring of the Midnight Eye is a “back story” bit of writing. It details how Alysia met Javan, who was later adopted into her family and even later became Rhilshen’s Master of Assasins.

The events occur in the first year of Alysia’s assumption of the throne in Rhilshen and during The Whirlwind Stone (for those who have read it).

The first three posts were written by leoshades, with some refining for the sake of continuity by me.

Alysia · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:24 am Post subject:

The Whirlwind Stone was my (unfinished) NaNoWriMo project for 2005.

When I started thinking about what I could write about, it occurred to me that i should develop a character that I was less familiar with than Alysia.

Javan Ratt, aka PuntRatX / PuntRat / JavanSkye, was initially a PC in the Red Dragon Inn Forum on AOL manned by a number of people. He ended up a NPC manned by me when those people lost interest in freeform RP or otherwise ditched AOL. As I spent more time fleshing out Rhilshen, Javan became a key figure, kind of a power behind the throne.

So, when I began my NaNoWriMo project in November of 2005, I thought about where Javan came from. How did he become a were-rat? Why did he choose the path of an assassin? How did he end up in Rhilshen Fortress? I made it about a third of the way into the story before the month ended and I was burnt out.

It's still not finished.

Hopefully by posting the story here, I'll be motivated to pick up the threads I dropped in 2005 and start weaving them back into a semi-coherent pattern.

Alysia · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject:

The Judgment of Karthalan was originally written toward the end of 2006. It takes place shortly after Alysia was almost successfully assassinated in Rhydin. After she broke exile and returned to Rhilshen, she became aware of the pervasive problems with 'corrupted' Guardian Priests, which probably stemmed from their leader, Karthalan.

Lilithiel · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: The Judgment of Karthalan

Great writing. But the last bit of writing on poor Karthalan so far was read as something completely different to my caffeine deprived (only one cup) mind:

Alysia · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:00 am Post subject: Re: The Judgment of Karthalan

Alysia · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:13 am Post subject:

The Coming Twilight was originally posted at Dragon’s Mark, starting in April of 2006. It takes place shortly after the events of Exile - Hunted

Alysia · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:38 am Post subject:

To clarify timelines a little bit and to minimize confusion, I’ve marked posts that occur well before the present time as (Archive).
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I unearthed Prophet and Madman from a June 2002 entry to my Rhilshen LiveJournal. It was a collaboration between LeoShades and myself, originally posted in the Rhilshen Fortress folder in the Red Dragon Inn Forum on AOL. It's refined a bit, 'cause some of the original was very cringe-worthy.

Prophet and Madman, which introduces Karthalan, takes place a couple years after The Whirlwind Stone and Ring of the Midnight Eye, almost immediately after the ‘death’ of Alysia’s Dragon God.

Eve · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:19 am Post subject:

Demonspawn was originally written in July, August and September of 1997. OLD! It was probably originally posted on either the Rhilshen Fortress board or the Keep de LiVed board back on AOL. Maybe both, since it was intended to tie together some storylines between the two boards.

I saw some parallels and similarities between this situation from long ago and the more recent You are now my enemy, so I dragged it out and dusted it off. I've fixed some typos, reworded some of the dialogue, and added a few paragraphs to improve the clarity. Most of it's still very self-indulgent and cringe-worthy, though.