Lorelight

[lorelightcreative]

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Hi there! I'm a fantasy writer, DND player, and DM who loves stories about healing, hope, and love. Many of my stories feature characters learning to live with mental illness. I'll be sharing lore from my worlds, homebrew content, story snippets, character spotlights, and random "life meets DND" thoughts. Excited to have you here!

[lorelightcreative]

"How's your day going?"

Well. One of my characters decided she only speaks in questions.

And she's the god of this world, so she can do whatever she wants.

I'm just the author. I just work here. So. It's a Wednesday?

[lorelightcreative]

"How's your day going?"

Well. One of my characters decided she only speaks in questions.

And she's the god of this world, so she can do whatever she wants.

I'm just the author. I just work here. So. It's a Wednesday?

[lorelightcreative]

"How's your day going?"

Well. One of my characters decided she only speaks in questions.

And she's the god of this world, so she can do whatever she wants.

I'm just the author. I just work here. So. It's a Wednesday?

[lorelightcreative]

I swear, me and my brain after midnight is like a hostage situation.

"Please, I have children."

You're not going to sleep until I give you at least two new worldbuilding ideas, one character trait, and one new scene.

"The kids don't sleep in. If I don't go to sleep now, I will be exhausted all day, and no good writing will come of it."

Pick up your phone and start taking notes or I'll make you forget everything good.

"Ok I'll do what you say, just please let me sleep after."

[lorelightcreative]

The energy in the air sizzled, almost the way it did just before a lightning strike, except this felt like a prickle against the inside of her skin instead of the outside. The sensation built around her, her shoulders rising with it. She shoveled the last bite of stew into her mouth, nearly threw the bowl onto the windowsill, and closed her eyes just as it hit.

The pressure broke, like the air cracked open but with no sound or movement, and Tanwen saw the inside of her house go dark from behind her eyelids. Her eyes snapped open, adjusting quickly as the crystal hanging from the ceiling began to shine with a bright orange light. She looked out the window beside her. Silver light from a black sky filtered through giant leaves onto the dirt path. She popped out of the chair and grabbed her deep blue cloak from the hook on the wall by the door, leaving her bowl on the windowsill. No time to waste on cleaning while there was darkness to be used.

[lorelightcreative]

The energy in the air sizzled, almost the way it did just before a lightning strike, except this felt like a prickle against the inside of her skin instead of the outside. The sensation built around her, her shoulders rising with it. She shoveled the last bite of stew into her mouth, nearly threw the bowl onto the windowsill, and closed her eyes just as it hit.

The pressure broke, like the air cracked open but with no sound or movement, and Tanwen saw the inside of her house go dark from behind her eyelids. Her eyes snapped open, adjusting quickly as the crystal hanging from the ceiling began to shine with a bright orange light. She looked out the window beside her. Silver light from a black sky filtered through giant leaves onto the dirt path. She popped out of the chair and grabbed her deep blue cloak from the hook on the wall by the door, leaving her bowl on the windowsill. No time to waste on cleaning while there was darkness to be used.

[lorelightcreative]

The energy in the air sizzled, almost the way it did just before a lightning strike, except this felt like a prickle against the inside of her skin instead of the outside. The sensation built around her, her shoulders rising with it. She shoveled the last bite of stew into her mouth, nearly threw the bowl onto the windowsill, and closed her eyes just as it hit.

The pressure broke, like the air cracked open but with no sound or movement, and Tanwen saw the inside of her house go dark from behind her eyelids. Her eyes snapped open, adjusting quickly as the crystal hanging from the ceiling began to shine with a bright orange light. She looked out the window beside her. Silver light from a black sky filtered through giant leaves onto the dirt path. She popped out of the chair and grabbed her deep blue cloak from the hook on the wall by the door, leaving her bowl on the windowsill. No time to waste on cleaning while there was darkness to be used.

[lorelightcreative]

One town, eight times

Some places on Evergreen defy its strange laws of physics--if they can be called that--contributing their own brand of chaos to the mix. While most towns stick to one spot in one realm, a powerful spell cast during the Portal Crisis detached the town of Athru from its original location and set it in infinite motion. Though the caster's plans were thwarted, the spell's effects endured.

Now Athru shifts through all the realms at unpredictable intervals and in no particular order. This way of life presents interesting challenges--cultivating crops that only grow in the dark, ready light sources for random shifts from Midday to Night, etc. But Evers are nothing if not adaptable, and having access to every realm does have its advantages. There are even those who have settled in Athru, drawn to its unique situation for their own reasons.

[lorelightcreative]

One town, eight times

Some places on Evergreen defy its strange laws of physics--if they can be called that--contributing their own brand of chaos to the mix. While most towns stick to one spot in one realm, a powerful spell cast during the Portal Crisis detached the town of Athru from its original location and set it in infinite motion. Though the caster's plans were thwarted, the spell's effects endured.

Now Athru shifts through all the realms at unpredictable intervals and in no particular order. This way of life presents interesting challenges--cultivating crops that only grow in the dark, ready light sources for random shifts from Midday to Night, etc. But Evers are nothing if not adaptable, and having access to every realm does have its advantages. There are even those who have settled in Athru, drawn to its unique situation for their own reasons.

[lorelightcreative]

One town, eight times

Some places on Evergreen defy its strange laws of physics--if they can be called that--contributing their own brand of chaos to the mix. While most towns stick to one spot in one realm, a powerful spell cast during the Portal Crisis detached the town of Athru from its original location and set it in infinite motion. Though the caster's plans were thwarted, the spell's effects endured.

Now Athru shifts through all the realms at unpredictable intervals and in no particular order. This way of life presents interesting challenges--cultivating crops that only grow in the dark, ready light sources for random shifts from Midday to Night, etc. But Evers are nothing if not adaptable, and having access to every realm does have its advantages. There are even those who have settled in Athru, drawn to its unique situation for their own reasons.

[lorelightcreative]

Today's writing session is brought to you by the letter P for Period:

Noun. That little dot we use when it's time to just move on from this stupid sentence already and yes I know it's bad and yes I will fix it later.

2. Noun. That other thing we don't talk about that females get and maybe they shouldn't read back their own writing when they do because they will probably hate it and seriously consider never writing again.

No, I am NOT talking about myself today, right now, this whole last week WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT

[lorelightcreative]

Tanwen placed her hands flat on the table on either side of the cutting board and leveled her scowl at the pale pink fruit, knife sticking haphazardly out of its thick skin. “Look, there’s only so much juice I can squeeze from you, and I’ll barely have enough as it is without wasting it on my hands.”

A drop of glowing juice fell from the knife wound onto the cutting board. “No, no, don’t cry. That’ll make it so much worse. I’m not angry. I’m just asking you to work with me. Okay?”

She gently scooped the fruit up and grasped the knife. She drew in a deep breath and, as she exhaled, pulled the knife around the fruit in a quick, controlled slice. The two halves fell apart cleanly into her hands, the flesh glowing happily up at her.

Tanwen grinned. “See? Not so hard.”

She squeezed the halves dry into the waiting flask and set to work on the other two glowfruits. Finally, the flask illuminated the table with pink light like a little lantern. She leaned down and squinted. About half full.

“Should be enough.”

[lorelightcreative]

Tanwen placed her hands flat on the table on either side of the cutting board and leveled her scowl at the pale pink fruit, knife sticking haphazardly out of its thick skin. “Look, there’s only so much juice I can squeeze from you, and I’ll barely have enough as it is without wasting it on my hands.”

A drop of glowing juice fell from the knife wound onto the cutting board. “No, no, don’t cry. That’ll make it so much worse. I’m not angry. I’m just asking you to work with me. Okay?”

She gently scooped the fruit up and grasped the knife. She drew in a deep breath and, as she exhaled, pulled the knife around the fruit in a quick, controlled slice. The two halves fell apart cleanly into her hands, the flesh glowing happily up at her.

Tanwen grinned. “See? Not so hard.”

She squeezed the halves dry into the waiting flask and set to work on the other two glowfruits. Finally, the flask illuminated the table with pink light like a little lantern. She leaned down and squinted. About half full.

“Should be enough.”

[lorelightcreative]

Glowfruit

Like a grapefruit that had a glow up

Found in the Evergreen realms of Twilight and Night, the glowfruit is highly sought-after by potion makers for its luminescent properties.

If you weren't raised in the Night Realms, you might consume these juicy fruits to light your way when traveling through them.

But remember, while your glowing skin helps you navigate, it may also draw unwanted attention in the dark forests of Evergreen.

[anxietyproblem]

[writingdose]

me: I should write

also me: let me play the scene in my head and fantasize about writing it instead