#history #fantasybooks #worldbuilding Throughout Of Shade and Shadow, there are frequent mentions to "The Great War". This is referring to a nearly ten year conflict that had concluded mere months before Astra and Louko's story picks up. But this conflict did not start out as a war. It all began with a bloody coup, led by Second Prince Euracia against his own brother, King Judican. With the help of beings known as Screechers, and supposedly backed by Lower Prince Tyron, Eurac

#fantasyworld #writing #fantasybooks Nodroits are one of the less aggressive beasts found in Litash's Forest of Riddles, but still are quite lethal if provoked. They travel in pairs--mating for life--and if one of their pair is threatened the other will do anything to protect it. Their fur ranges from dark green to a motley lichen; depending on what area of The Forest they reside and what works best for camouflage. They are omnivorous and night-walkers, usually hunting smalle

#fantasybooks #fantasy #writing #authors Bordering all of Litash, The Forest of Riddles is a place of danger and mystery. During The War, Entrais and Astra used it as the site of their rebel camp to help hide from enemy forces, but while it was a great place to hide...it also had a good reason for being avoided. The Forest was created by the Dark Gifting over a century ago to isolate Litash and cut it off from the surrounding countries. Indeed, it did for over a hundred years