Category: In Recent Years

In Recent Years: Dago

Please read In Recent Years: Introduction before reading this post.

Year 1478

Jobless Dago carouses the streets of Ellakar listlessly. In an alehouse in the lower town, Dago flirts at a length with someone he assumes is a woman of the night, only to be confronted by two muscular bouncers. The mercenary-by-trade follows them out into the street only to kill them; others soon restrain him however, and he is knocked out. When he awakens, Dago finds himself being held captive by that very woman, who is clearly more than she seemed before. Continue reading In Recent Years: Dago

In Recent Years: Arn

Please read In Recent Years: Introduction before reading this post.

Year 1478

On a hunt during the later months of the year, a hunter of Razaad named Arn joins the charge of his hunting band against the defensive reptiles that are so valuable to their tribe. Loklar, the chief of the hunting band, gets caught by vines over a stone precipice from which there is no way out. With no one around, Arn—true to his Razaad values—slices through the vines with his knife, sending Loklar to his death. Continue reading In Recent Years: Arn

In Recent Years: Aralim

Please read In Recent Years: Introduction before reading this post.

Year 1478

Aralim arrives in Lantern Town, a small island town on the southern edge of what most consider the “Known World.” The Walker of the Path—a devout pilgrim that believes in questing for sources of power and enlightenment—meets young Miresh, an orphan child whose parents have abandoned her, among the beggars in the streets of the religious town. She asks if she may walk the Path with him, and he agrees. Continue reading In Recent Years: Aralim

In Recent Years: Introduction

At last, after five years, I’ve finished writing the final entry in the Shadow Glyph series, Timeline. As I explained via social media, at the time, I had placed Lives of Gethra on indefinite hiatus until I finished the much-deserved conclusion to my print series… and now it is complete.

At no point was I less excited to return to Gethra, and that time is finally at hand! As I begin writing some of the upcoming chapters, I will also release some synopsis chapters. This will help readers bridge the 1+ year gap that has passed since our characters were last visited. This “In Recent Years” series will feature one update per character and will include spoilers. It is intended primarily for returning readers, but also to help new readers get on-board quick — if they don’t want to read the already existing 3 years of Gethra’s twisting story-lines.

Be sure to tune in soon! The world of Gethra, and its inhabitants, was left in the lurch of tumultuous times, and will face great struggle yet to come… not unlike our real world, it seems.

Everyone stay safe, and enjoy some reading if you have the time!

Yours,
N.A. Vreugdenhil