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This series is a deep dive into specific elements of Laénara’s grammar, focusing on specific topics in an easy to understand way.
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This tale is fundamental to the cultures of the mainland Alcrést, and tells the story of how the four winds came to be. It hints at a greater mythology, and is one of the oldest epics known. The poem here in both English and the native Laénara.
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Distant Tales is a compendium of legends and myths passed down among the Asékén people of Alcrést. The legends range from creation myths to the tales of the exploits of gods and men.
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Alcrést is a vast continent on the ocean planet of Téléra, with varied geographical features and climates. It has many kingdoms and countries and is seeing its first republics amidst older, feudal systems and a dominant empire.
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There are four humanoid races on the continent of Alcrést, each with distinct characteristics and traits, but they are essentially the same species. For all they have in common, there are vast differences in culture and interpretation of historical events.
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Magicka is one of three metaphysical powers used by the peoples of Alcrèst. It is used in everyday tasks, but most commonly used in warfare. The following treatise is from the in-world text “Precursory Arcana: a Primer.”
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Alchemy is one of three metaphysical arts used by the peoples of Alcrèst. It is specifically used for materials fabrication and production. This Treatise is a part of the in-world text Rath’s Principal Coordinate.
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Ricky Marlowe
| writing stories and creating worlds since 1986
Sea Glass in the Gray is now available on Kindle!
For seventeen-year-old delinquent Alex, life in riverside town of Sugarsand Shores is a blur of gray. His days are spent skateboarding on the sun-baked streets, getting into fights and navigating his toxic relationship. But when a visitor named Natalie arrives for one week, she’s like finding a rare piece of sea glass in the sand— a vibrant splash of color in his monotonous life.
Over six days Natalie is immersed in his world of fire pit parties, small town politics and shared secrets, forging a connection deeper and more intimate than either of them has ever known, burning like a supernova in the cosmos of their lives. But this bond has an expiration date, and the end of the week looms over them. When the supernova inevitably fades, what is left of those who witnessed it?