heyy! im tee, and i am an aspiring author from texas. writing has always been an escape for me. When I am not writing
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college student studying criminal justice with a concentration in juvenile justice and a minor in social work
I love fantasy and murder mystery books
likes: writing, stardew valley, reading, sims, listening to music, rainy days, matcha tea, chocolate, painting, spending time with family, scented candles taking pictures, animal crossing
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what to expect;
dark fantasy, urban fantasy, murder mystery, and paranormal. black mc's and diverse casts. strong female leads with epic love stories. exploration with people excepting the love they think they deserve and learning their true value. Characters with magic and tragic pasts.
tropes & themes;
poc characters, found family, morally grey characters, mc's going insane, monsters, racism, war, violence, isolated small towns, the reality of death, immortal characters, enemies to lovers, slow burn, astrology, obsession, fated mates, prophecy’s, gods, magic based sicknesses/epidemics.
WIPS;
✨she who owns tragedy dark fantasy
a girl made of destructive magic meets a boy made of shadows. their fates are tied together by destiny and their meeting can either end or save the world. (more info coming soon)
GENRE | dark fantasy.
TARGET WORD COUNT | 90-100k
STATUS | first draft; first book of a series.
POV | dual first person pov (kinda wanna change it to third person)
THEMES | black mc's, diverse cast, inherited magic system, cult/hidden society, prophecies, fated mates, sacrifices to gods, traumatic pasts, all living things possess magic, forest setting, morally grey characters, bloodlines & lineage, fate & free will, race of people is persecuted, destructive magic, feuding gods, identity.
TRIGGERS | blood, violence, mentions of war, abuse, forced relationship, mental abuse, obsession, depressive thoughts, mentions of child abuse, mentions of human sacrifice, mentions of genocide, manipulation.
SYNOPSIS |
In the kingdom of Azurani, people are mysteriously going missing, nights are lasting longer, and something dark has begun to seep into the soil. Something that is tar black and smells of death and decay. Something that will send the entire kingdom into chaos. Followers of the Old Faith called it the Dawning, and they said it would end the world. Not many in Azurani believe in the Old Faith anymore, as its followers have been driven into hiding by the High King, but those that do fear the Dawning.
But the Sages spoke of a prophecy. There is a land where the rivers flow with the blood of the Goddess, trees sprout from the ashes of the ancient war, and spirits of those who perished reign. There is a land where a sleeping army has resided for a millennium. They have been slumbering for too long. And a girl made of destructive magic running from an obsessed man and a ruthless heretic made of shadows lives are tangled together by cruel fate. They hold the key to saving the world or destroying it.
SETTING/HISTORY |
When the goddess created Azurani, she created the Mundanus to give life to her new world. She fell in love with a Mundanus man, and when she birthed her first son, she created two kinds; those who could and those who could not.
Namari loved her creations equally, but her blood flowed through one and not the other. Kimenas were gifted with shards of the Goddess's powers. The Mundanus grew jealous and demanded their own powers, but the ones she gifted them paled in comparison to the Kimenas. They took this as favoritism.
A millennium ago, the Mundnus raged war against the goddess and her people. And a new God rose from the darkness and bloodshed, proclaiming himself the High King, gifting his most loyal warriors their own lands and allowing them to do as they pleased with the Kimena. The goddess had perished, and her children fled the palace going into hiding. Some kept their bloodline pure, while others found it better to breed with the Mundanus. Now the Mundanus rule with an iron fist, and Kimena are forced to hide their magic or be persecuted.
CHARACTERS |
Nezi'a Vasily; end bringer, soul guide, soul eater, the golden one
is sewn from tragedy, a melancholy girl with gold-speckled skin and a heart that does not beat. Her fabric has been ripped at the seams.
Zyon Almatsi; the king of shadows, umbraki
is made of shadows and carved from stone. he is ruthless divinity; the stars are jealous of how bright his anger burns.
Mazu Atelier
is undeniable beauty and sharp teeth, she is a creature grown in dark, cold water, a seductress with a heart of gold. she hides behind confidence and a sharp tongue.
Nox Tempest
is a vagabond whose home is a girl he should hate; the son of a fabled pirate king, he bleeds gold and controls his loyal crew with an iron fist.
Karro Vasily
is a shattered mirror whose pieces cut him too deep, leaving his palms bloody and his spirit broken. regret ravished him. he felt too much, so he decided to feel nothing at all.
Cipher Skash
is a righteous man, loyal and damaged. hier to a throne he deserves but does not want, he follows his heart even if it is slowly breaking.
Selah Ajea
is made of ice and envy. she is a master of poisons, that wants what she knows can never truly be hers. violently brought into the world, she is beautiful and deadly.
Amar Duman
is made of darkness that consumes him. he is a weapon, cruel and merciless, hiding behind his web of lies and handsome face.
Nezi'a was a Kimena in Mundanus clothing. Living two lives, both as tragic as the other. As she’s grown older and seen the worst of the world, she found that the stars are the only constant. They are always there when she needs them, always twinkling and shining. She hates them, and she loves them, but at least they never leave her.
Sadad Hael
Sadad is driven by want. As a prince, his every wish was granted until he met a girl immune to his charm. Driven by hate that he thinks is love, he takes and takes from her until she is a shell of her former self, weak and trembling under his stare. In his mind, she belongs to him, and he will do whatever it takes to keep her trapped in his golden cage.
I came across this while doing research on funeral/burial traditions to give to one of the groups of people in SWOT. It is also known as celestial burials and is a tradition for Tebtan people. After a person has died, their body is cut into pieces by a Burial Master and taken to an area of high elevation. This is because the course is meant to be eaten by vultures. After the vultures have consumed the body, the belief is that they take the body away to the heavens, where the soul of the deceased person remains until they are ready for their next reincarnation.
Hanging coffins in Sagada
This is the tradition of the Igorot tribe, an indigenous group living in north Philipines. It is over 2000 years old. Sagada people believe that by placing the coffins on the side of a cliff, the deceased would be brought closer to heaven/their ancestral spirits.
So my first tagline was "You can never truly trust a god," but now I don't think that really goes with this first book since none of the characters really have any interactions with the gods. They will be in later books, though. This new tagline is a direct quote from the book and is something that the main character struggles with from start to finish.
rules: share the name of an oc -- or ocs -- and tell us what the name means
Im gonna copy @darthenra and also names + titles because my character names don't really have meaning. I just liked how they sounded.
Kimena
(Ky-me-nuh) – Descendents of the goddess born from her relationship with the mortal/mundanus man; Have a higher concentration of Soulaan than all other living beings.
Nuri
(Ner-e) - Resilient one or strong one.
Nezi'a
(Nez-i-uh) - in the fictional language in SWOT (doesn't have a name yet), Nezi'a means "one who causes storms" or "forwarding of storms". She was given this name because she was born during the worst storm of her birth year.
Zyon
the name Zyon has origins in Hebrew and is traditionally spelled, Zion. It means "highest point" and is the Hebrew name for Israel.
Dasi
Halfblooded Kimena; have very little Soulaas but still more than the mundanus and are skilled apothecaries.
Mundanus
Inhabitants of Azurani before Namari; Are not born with powers and have very little Solaas.
Dima’te
Pureblooded Kimena; Most powerful of the Kimena and have honey/amber-colored eyes
ill tag @mariahwritesstuff @@ls-daydreams @saintedseraph
Nezi'a - in the fictional language in SWOT (doesn't have a name yet), Nezi'a means "one who causes storms" or "forwarding of storms". She was given this name because she was born during the worst storm of her birth year.
Zyon - the name Zyon has origins in Hebrew and is traditionally spelled, Zion. It means "highest point" and is the Hebrew name for Israel.
Cipher - traditionally spelled Cypher, means "code".
Selah - so the internet says this name has many meanings, but I chose it for its meaning "rock or Bolder".
Amar - means "immortal one" or "eternal". I honestly picked this name because it was the name of a boy I went to high school with that was just a really fake and opportunistic person.
Karro - The name Karro has aboriginal origins and means blood.
Nox - Nox is the Roman goddess of night. I picked this name because Nox is a pirate and is dark and mysterious.
Mazu - is the name of the goddess of the sea among Taoists and Chinese Buddhists. I picked this name because I thought it was really pretty and because Mazu is a siren.
