Supporting cast

 Hello, my dear readers. I hope you're doing well.

Ever ystory has their main characters. And I have already introduced you to the four main characters in the Hidden Kingdom.

However, there is a multitude of side characters who are the ones to really bring the world to life.

And I want you to meet those, too. 

So, let's begin, shall we?

Aside from Humans (of whom we haven't met any yet), Elves and Drakya there is a fourth race which is human like, at least in appearance and only if they want to. Sounds difficult? It's quite easy, actually. They are the Elementals, otherwise known as Nature Spirits. Originally shapeless beings of pure magic and energy, they can take on any form they wish, humanoid or animal or even plant.

These two are friends with Althar and frequent guests in the gardens of his estate.

They go by the names Rishe (left, wearing green) and Yferrat (right, wearing brown).

They are basically Althar's neighbors, as they reside in the Spirit Forest, which begins just across the river from where the moon mage has made his home.

Rishe is a flower spirit, his element is earth. He has a friendly and bubbly personality but is also quite naive, since he never leaves the Spirit Forest, aside from the visits to Alther's gardens, and had never seen the world. But he is also curious and always willing to learn. He is very caring, but can stir up quite some mischief if the mood strikes him.

Yferrat is more of a broody type, at least at first glance. He, too is friendly and kind but can get really fierce if he senses danger.  His element is also earth, he is a dryad, a tree spirit. He actually is the guardian spirit of the Spirit Woods and as such can never stray far from it. Althar's garden is one of his favourite places to just hang and have fun. He met Althar first and introduced Rishe at a later time.

That shall be it for today.

Als always, dear readers, I wish you a good day or night, wherever you are.

Amber

Character introduction pt. 4

 Hello, dear readers!

I had to take a break from posting yesterday. Sometimes life happens and interferes with your plans.

But today we are back and I want to tell you a little about another important character in the story:

Cyrrick

Cyrrick is a Drakya, who are also known as the dragon people. They are considered the oldest humanlike race in the hidden kingdoms, even older than the elves, who are the biggest group in the population of the realm.

The drakya are a small band of tribes who live in the very north east of the realm, in a mountain range known as the Dragon Teeth. They stay to themselves but are usually welcoming to visitors as long as guests don't harbor any ill intent. The drakya posess very poweful magic, very primal and untamed, less refined than the magic of the elves.

Cyrrick has already lived for an impressive amount of years. He has gone through his life from hatching (yes, drakya hatch from eggs), adolescence to maturity. He is calm and exudes wisdom, but can get very playful, especially when with younglings. He hasn't chosen a mate, some instinct inside of him telling him that he still has some purpose and that there is someone for him out in the realm.

This someone is no other than Althar the moon mage. During the elfs stay with the drakya, those two fall in love.

Drakya go through one more stage of growth after reaching maturity. There is a ritual called the Ascend which every drakya goes through. It is a phase of transformation and once they have passed through, they are drakya no more. This final transformation turns a drakya into...

...a dragon.

Ther you have it, dear reader. That's it for this post. 

I wish you a good day or night, wherever you are.

Amber

Character introduction pt. 3

 It's time for the next character introduction.

Meet Althar, the red-eyed moon mage.

His road to becoming the mage he turned out to be, was a difficult one. Stigmatised by the fact, that his magic turned his eyes red instead of golden, he was a little bit of an outcast in his younger years.

That didn't impact his personality, though. Seeming distant but polite at first, he shows how much of a friendly and caring person he is to those who are close to him. He has always been very protective of Ayalynneah, his little sister.

He finally settled into his magic after being sent to the north of the realm, to stay with the Drakya (aka the dragon people). Althar rarely talks about what exactly hapened during that time, only one thing is known and he never hesitates to show: He fell in love.

Him and the male drakya names Cyrrick are bonded in more ways than one, but the most obvious one is the love they have for each other.

Althar doesn't like travelling all that much. He prefers to have one place to call his home and his estate in the south east of the realm is exactly that. Although he made it to the rank of archmage (which is one of the highest achievable ranks), he rarely actively uses his magic. He specialized in magic theory and focuses on research and refining of spells. In other words, he is quite the bookworm.

He is also called moon mage, because his magic has a cosmic association with the moon (similar to his sister with the sun).

He shares his estate with a few servants and a multitude of cats. He totally is what you'd call a (crazy?) cat dad.

There you have it, dear readers. Next up is the introduction of Cyrrick and a few facts about his race, the Drakya. So stay tuned!

I hope you have a good day or night, wherever you are.

Amber

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Character introduction Pt. 2

 New day, next introduction.

Today I'd like you to meet Orym. 

 

Like Ayalynneah he is an elf. But different from the powerful sun mage he has almost no magic abilities. He is mainly a fighter, a warrior skilled in the art of combat. His main weapon is the sword.

However, he does have a little bit of magic in him. And in a juxtaposition to his being a warrior, his magic focuses on healing spells.

Orym might be a fighter, but he has a kind heart and values peace. He loves nature and retreats to quiet places in nature to relax and recharge.

He has known Ayalynneah and Althar for many years and considers them good friends. Added to that he has a ginormous crush on Ayalynneah, but thinks our dear sun mage is way out of his league.

And that is all I will tell you about Orym for now.

Next introduction will finally feature the already often mentoned moon mage, Althar.

I might post something else inbetween, so stay tuned!

As always, my dear readers, have a lovely day or night, wherever you are.

Amber

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Character introducton pt. 1

Soooo...after I already mentioned one of the main characters in the previous post, I think it's time for introductions.

I'll go one by one, starting with the main characters and adding side characters bit by bit, depending on when they appear in the story and how much of a relevance they have.

We'll begin with the first character I created. She really just started out as a random scribble...one of the many times when I started drawing with no expectations, just going with the flow and surprising myself with whatever ends up on the paper.

Don't be fooled...this process is not always successful. More often than not I screw up at some point and end up with a pile of angrily shredded paper.

Anyway, let's meet her.

Her name is Ayalynneah and as her pointed ears might give away, she is an elf. She is a sun mage. She is bright and caring, always spreading positivity. She is a hopeless romantic and has been pining for a certain elven warrior (whom I will introduce in a later post).

While overall being a happy person, don't get her angry. Like her cosmic association she has a fiery temper and once enraged definitely is a force to be reckoned with.

 

Oh...remember Althar? I mentioned him in my previous post. Him and Ayalynneah are siblings, she's a couple of years younger than him. Not that it really matters, since elves at average live several centuries and hardly age once they reached maturity. 

 

So, there you go. Stay tuned for the next introductions, coming soon!

 

And with that, my dear readers, I wish you a good day or night, wherever you are.

 

Amber

 

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