Hey you beautiful people!

We are still bouncing back and forth between 5th and 6th this week. Right now we have 94 Unique Readers and we need 23 more Unique Readers to pre-order in order to get into the Top 3. The gap is widening, but I’m not going to be disheartened by it. As much as winning this contest would open a lot of life-changing doors or as much as I think my book is worth making it into the Top 3, it is definitely a matter of how many people you know and  I’ve almost reached the end of my network. I have a lot of maybe’s on the fence, but not 23 of them. I desperately need your help.

I can’t repay you with pre-orders, because I don’t have the monetary means to do that. But I can repay you with graphic design work like cover art, bookmark design, fliers, etc (excluding illustrated work). I can also repay you with recommendations and reviews on your work. Just message me! 

Anyway! Onward to some cool things. How would you like some history about one of the main characters? 

KELEIR AHRIMAN

Keleir was born cursed with the soul of a Rauke at war with his own. A Rauke is a creature forged from the excess matter left over at the birth of a universe, and can only exist by taking a human child as a host. Like all children born with a Rauke, Keleir was surnamed Ahriman, which means darkness. From the time he was born, until he turned five, his village tortured him in the hopes that it would save him from his curse, but it ended up unleashing another, more terrible one instead. He killed his father and brought a Blood Curse upon himself, which allowed the Rauke control. He fled and was taken in by the Adrid army, where he fought for them and earned the bloody reputation: Lifesbane. For thirteen years the Rauke was in control of Keleir’s body until Saran found a way to give his consciousness the reins again. Keleir has spent the last five years atoning for his sins by helping the rebellion he almost crushed and fighting to keep the Rauke at bay. Keleir Ahriman is a Fire Mage.

Second treat: A short, old bit of writing I did a few years ago |Click Here|. 

Next week I’ll have another character profile up and another random bit of writing for you to enjoy. Have a great weekend guys! 

At ease, Faoii. This updates more about fun than battleplans.

We have more warriors joining the ranks every day, and I wanted to give you all a bit of a reminder on what we’re fighting for.

So far you have seen our army’s first battle under Faoii-Kaiya-- our first true moment of unity. You’ve met Lyn, and have lived her torment--you know what we’ve lost and why we fight. You’ve seen that not all of our moments are of desperation and fear-- the interactions of Kaiya and her brother remind us of humor and camaraderie even during dark times. I’ve shown you an intercepted letter explaining our words and customs to outsiders. And you’ve seen the fall of the last monastery, the rise of the croeli, and the beginning of Kaiya’s story.

This is a good reminder of who we are, Faoii, but it is not all we are. As the Oath says, "We are the weavers of the Tapestry." It’s time to truly understand what that means.

This evening I will send you an excerpt of Kaiya’s experience with the Tapestry-- and you will see exactly how all of our lives are intertwined--how all actions are worth so much more than we realize in the moment. Be ready, Faoii. You are part of this war-- and your action or inaction has as much affect on the outcome of this fight as any other deed. Kaiya will show you.

Take care of yourselves and each other. 

Dismissed.
-Faoii-Tahani

Greetings..... The author of Waiting for Simone is seeking a book illustrator. Interested parties, please email: m.rios@minacommunications.org. Many thanks....   

Witherfist has a website. It may be small, but it’s there: http://www.witherfist.co.uk/

Check it out. Add it to your bookmarks. Make it your home page, if you like. I’ll be working to add content to the site over the weekend, so expect to see artwork, lore and more available on the site. Of course, I’ll be sharing all of that same content here on Inkshares with readers, but the website will be a handy place  to aggregate content and also make it easier to point potential readers offline towards this little corner of the internet.

Speaking of readers, there are 43 of you now. 43 readers! 

New Podcast! The Crooked Thimble Plays Iron Immortals Episode 001: Sudden Gendering

Together with some friends, we’ve started a Dungeon World game in the same setting as Seven Days a Servant. This week’s episode follows character creation and the building of the region where the game will take place.

The Crooked Thimble plays Iron Immortals using the Dungeon World System by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel.

In this session, we create characters and establish the world of Promise. Conversations about gender and the history of of names. Various nouns are thrown around. We establish that Texas is not Missouri.

Iron Immortals Class Sheets: http://crookedthimble.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DW_Iron_Immortals_Play_Sheets_Reduced.pdf

Game Master: Trick Dempsey (@trickdempsey on Twitter)
Players: Briana Dempsey (@BrianaNDempsey on Twitter), Bob Poteete (@RobertPoteete on Twitter), Hannah Garbacz.

Order Seven Days a Servant: https://www.inkshares.com/books/seven-days-a-servant

Support our Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/crookedthimble

Music Credit: Morning City by Sergey Cheremisinov - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/Dream/Sergey_Cheremisinov_-_Dream_-_01_Morning_City


Listen at The Crooked Thimble: http://crookedthimble.com/index.php/2016/09/01/iron-immortals-episode-001-sudden-gendering/

Here’s the podcast’s embed code, which I hope works:
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