So I am in the process of doing world building for the fantasy novel “The Seer of Grace and Fire” which takes place on the world of Arenth. There are certain Fantasy tropes that most Fantasy books deal with. I wanted to create a legend for the book that would drive the back story for the characters. I am in the process of getting the notes for the story written at this time. So I wanted to share a little about this Fantasy world. Lets start with some of the main characters. I also am creating a map. Nothing fancy but it will give you the basic layout of the areas around Kannon where the Jahnae capital resides and the high court of the throne.
Today’s character is Ethesian.
Ethesian is male. This is a key thing about him because he dresses like a female all the time and has long hair. This is important because he is supposed to be in hiding. The only person that knows Ethesian is actually male is his mother Eanna. Not even his older sister Sienae knows. The legend in this story had to do with the Valkyris gaining power. Ethesian has long chestnut brown hair that he highlights with red plant based dye. He wears elaborate robes and has been training in the female magical art of the lyre harp. Ever since he turned 17 he has been having prophetic dreams which fortell the future. He most of the time does not understand these dreams which he tells to his mother when he has them. Ethesian sits at high court with the rest of the royal party and plays the harp like his sister for those convened. He studies dance, the Elven language and he is a Jahnae, which is a member of a Faerie race that resembled high elves.
The legend states that at the time of choosing, in the age of power, the evil rose across the land unchecked. The Valkyris brought her hordes of demon spawn into Kannon and killed all the newborn male children in order to break the line of royal lineage and raise her to power in the South. She ruled unchecked for 17 years in the South and is now looking to extend her power into the North through Itheria where the capital city of Kannon resides. Having killed all the male children, the throne of the King Ailon will be abandoned when he dies leaving a rift in the line of succession. An Elven legend states that two male children survived the massacre and would return from hiding and take back the throne which would banish the Valkyris to the deep dark due to the magical spell that she cast when the newborns were killed that brought her to power.
Eanna, Ethesian’s mother had hid Ethesian and his twin brother since their birth. Ethesian has been “female” for all his life. He does not know any different.
The Seer of Grace and Fire refers to Ethesian in the title.
Will he come to know his fate? Will the lineage of the royal throne of Itheria be restored? Find out as we start the journey of writing this novel from chapter 1. I have a paragraph so far and we are still world building so I hope you will stick around as we go on this journey into the new Fantasy world of Arenth.
