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ajbrooks-writes · 4 years

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Character Intro: Ryvaeryn

Role: Protagonist WIP: Blood Ties Trilogy (high fantasy, adventure, romance) Appears in: For The Crown (book one), For The King, For The Country WIP Intro for For The Crown - link

Basics:

Age: 26 Nickname/alias: Ryn, ‘Lady Ryvaeryn’ Species: shapeshifter (bengal tiger) Home: Fiska’s Crossing, southern Terrana. (population 57) Profession: bookbinder (apprentice), masquerades at court as Lady Ryvaeryn of Merrana (a fictional estate) Identifies as: female, bisexual (she/her) Family: none known Relationships before trilogy: Lowe, long term girlfriend Relationships during For The Crown: Elthian (love interest and confidant), Kalen (best friend), Corri (close friend), Skye (friend), Pab (mentee) Alignment: Chaotic Good

Excerpt from opening scene:

The ship jolted and I stumbled back, barely gripping the port window frame in time. My throat tightened. Sure crashes were few and far between, but there were precedents. I had more important things to discover than how loudly I could scream.

“First time?” The man asked, unaffected by the sudden movement. I nodded. Casting a wary glance out the window again, I watched the city slide out of sight, replaced by an endless oceanic horizon as the airship began to angle toward the base.

“Don’t worry,” he flashed a smile, “they’ll help you prepare for landing, and the guards at the base are very friendly to newcomers.”

I stiffened, swallowing hard. With my best attempt at casual interest, I asked, “are there a lot of guards at the base?”

He turned his head to me and his eyes flashed gold. I blinked, was that the rising light outside? I pulled back my mind regardless, my best impression of someone who could guard their thoughts.

“Several, but they’ll mostly be checking the supplies coming through,” he gestured to the piles of assorted goods, “so you won’t have any trouble once you get to your seat.”

“Oh.” I bit my lip, then remembered my plan and cleared my throat. “Thanks for the warning.”

“Of course.”

Silence fell between us, and I felt the slow descent shudder up my legs and churn my stomach. I clutched at it. That sensation was not natural, and I’d rather climb every tree in my forest before feeling this again.

Entrance:

Ryn enters the story in an airship cargo hold, after stowing away there in order to reach Mantha, the main setting, where she can discover more about her family. Having lost both parents at ago one, and raised by her human grandparents until their deaths when she was 15, she doesn’t know where her family is from, but has recently discovered a book that indicates there may be answers in Mantha’s library. She has come with a half-baked plan and a burning determination to find answers.

Journey:

When she is denied access to the Cossalier City Library on grounds she is not Manthan, she looks for other ways in. She breaks into the castle library, then the city library, being caught both times, and finally is given the choice to pretend to be a noble and join the court, or go home. With assistance from a new friend, she manages the former, and when the court takes off on a tour of Mantha, she joins them, knowing that any mis-step will mean her ejection from the country, or worse.

Relationships:

Over the first installment, Ryn meets the fixtures at the court. She forms a companionable relationship with Elthian, each finding the other’s company refreshing, and this slowly transitions into more than friendship. She also becomes close to Kalen, Skye, and Corri, and develops a strong distrust of Joal, Elthian’s best friend.

The more she becomes embedded in the court, the more she becomes a suspect to the antagonist. Her identity, relationship with Elthian, and the lies that got her there make her a target, and in addition to discovering her identity, she must dodge their attempts to end her, and control her own deep seated rage, borne of generations of injustice to her family.

Writing Ryvaeryn:

I knew writing Ryn would be fun, but I didn’t think it would be this fun. She is funny, naturally kind, easily distracted, wonderfully impulsive and embodies chaos. She acts on half-baked plans often, is defiant, determined, and reckless confident enough to throw herself into a situation she knows nothing about. Ryn is a reasonably good liar, and her sheer will makes her a force to be reckoned with.

Links to: Character Intro - Elthian (MC) Character Intro - Joal

(Taglist below the cut)

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ajbrooks-writes · 4 years

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WIP Re-Intro: For The Crown

Book One of the Blood Ties trilogy

Heyo! Exactly what it says on the tin. A new and improved For The Crown with special edition features and up-to-date info! Also now with an official trilogy title: Blood Ties. Incredibly accurate.

Book One: For The Crown

Two young shapeshifters uncover generations of blood crimes as they attempt to change their own destiny. Masquerading amidst power plays and fickle allys, the prince and the pretender learn the meaning of family in a tale of love, loss, and the cost of challenging the stars.

Elthian and Ryvaeryn are from very different worlds, tied together by a bloody past. They are each given a single chance to attain their goals, but to do so must navigate a court full of lies, a country full of secrets, and a foe determined to keep both in the past.

Basics

Stage: Complete Structural Overhaul Review

Estimated Length: 135k

Genre: New Adult high fantasy

Themes: found family, adventure, self-discovery, romance, challenging status quo, challenging destiny.

More info

Orphaned as an infant and raised by humans on the continent, Ryn has never known another shapeshifter. A bookbinder by trade, she masquerades as a scholar and runs to the island country of Mantha, where she meets our team, and her resolve is tested when she is discovered and has a choice: go home to safety or join the court and risk it all.

Growing up in the castle with his father, brother and best friend, Elthian has known he would be king since he was a child. A planner by passion, Elthian’s progressive ideas clash with his father’s traditional values, placing them increasingly at odds. When his father threatens to change his successor, Elthian must choose between sacrificing the crown for his values and work, or sacrificing his values for the crown and power.

Ryvaeryn and Elthian’s journeys intertwine as they work towards their goals. Among the trials of their individual paths, they realise their growing friendship might be more than that. Now they must weigh their loyalties and, when discovered, understand that one false step could tear them apart forever.

Read on to learn about some of the characters and the next two books! Also cool graphics.

Welcome to part two!

Characters

Protagonist. Age 29, lion shapeshifter. Idealistic, compassionate, creative, naive. Elthian has a rocky past, but has landed on his feet with a father he idolises, an older half-brother he loves unconditionally, and a best friend he could not do without. His brother’s protection has left him naive to their father’s nature, but kept him from losing that idealism and compassion their father is so blatantly missing. Elthian’s biggest struggle is his own self-doubt, but his brother’s line “There are some things in this world you just can’t change.” kickstarts his determination to do exactly that. I love my son, but not make it easy.

Protagonist. Age 26, tiger shapeshifter. Impulsive, defensive, determined, kind. Safe in seclusion with her long term girlfriend, Ryn gives it up to journey to Mantha and find others like her. She is quick to defend herself and slow to reason, and so desperately wants to know who she is and where she came from that she will risk everything to find answers. This is made difficult when she becomes to target of assassination. See her right eye pictures above? That may or may not emerge intact . I love her, and I forge her fortitude in fire.

Secondary. Age 30, wolf shapeshifter. Quiet, perceptive, loyal. Joal spent half his childhood as a crown ward, becoming Elthian’s best and most loyal friend. His official role is Royal Historian and Heritage Law Consultant, and he lives at the castle. He is the first to realise Ryn isn’t a scholar. Joal isn’t ‘in touch’ with his emotions, which quickly creates a rift between him and Ryn. Joal has the largest role in Blood Ties after Ryn and Elthian.

Secondary. Age 32, human. Optimistic, intuitive, honourable. Kalen is the ultimate best friend. He is a great hugger, great listener, and gentle soul. He left the army to pursue music, specifically the flute. Kalen is aro-ace, and his and Skye’s QPR is the most precious and pure dynamic I have ever seen. He becomes close friends with Ryn, we call him K, and I would die for him.

Tertiary. Age 35, lion shapeshifter. Discerning, protective, adventurous. Orrian paints himself as rebellious and unreliable, allowing him to pursue his interests in peace, and as a bonus giving his father frequent headaches. Orrian runs a shelter for homeless or orphaned boys and young men, mostly shapeshifters, and basically has a dozen adopted sons. He is also investigating his father, whom he loathes. Orrian has a much larger role in the next two books.

Tertiary. Age 21, crane shapeshifter. Shy, observant, attentive. Skye is very close with Kalen, and Ryn first meets her in a courtyard where Skye is playing violin. She struggles with anxiety and PTSD, and attempts to create a support network in this book, which unfortunately backfires. Skye’s role will change a lot over the trilogy as she develops and grows and discovers her strength.

Tertiary. Age 24. human. Sarcastic, charming, realist. Corri meets Ryn early in town, and they become friends quickly. She loves to have a good time, and encourages Ryn to do the same. If the cellars are stocked, right? Corri has a brief, secret fling with Joal in this book. She also frequently makes time to spend with the children at the castle - much better company than nobles.

Tertiary. Age 64, lion shapeshifter. Assertive, determined, commanding. Parthian rules with iron, currently with his third wife. He pushed Orrian to abdicate, and has spent the last decades grooming Elthian to be a more worthy successor. Parthian is struggling under the weight of (subjectively) poor past choices. His sons take more from him than they’d like.

Side. Age 34, human. Calming, authentic, passionate. Lowe and Ryn were together for three years, and lived together for most of that. She knows Ryn’s aspirations, fears and hopes and supports her move to Mantha. Lowe will have a larger role in the next two books, but will crop up a few times in this one, too.

Side. Age 9, shapeshifter. Shy, curious, adventurous. Pab is an orphan, and has lived at the castle her entire life. She is friends with Corri, and becomes a loyal friend of Ryn’s after a vandalism mishap. Pab will climb literally anything. She scales two storeys of old stone to break into Ryn’s room. Ryn and Pab’s bond strengthens over the trilogy, and we learn more about her family later on.

The World:

For The Crown takes place primarily in Mantha, an island country about the size of France. It has several smaller ilsands scattered around it., and across a strait is a mainland spanning an area close to that of Russia, which is where Ryn is from. Skye and Joal are from the North and South islands around Mantha respectively..During this book, the court travels around the country to various estates, under the guise of a ‘royal tour’, in which Parthian speaks to the leaders and the people and try to assure them that the monarchy has their best interest’s at heart. It gives Elthian the opportunity to find the progressive among them, and Ryn the opprtunity to explore different libraries and estates, including a ruined city, searching for answers.

Mantha is a feudal society originally settled by shapeshifters, which Parthian encourages, because they are easier to control. The continent, all humans, is meanwhile approaching an early industrial age; they have a direct democracy, with all the people having a voice. Mantha works with alchemy, whereas the continent works with technology. They have minimal overlap, but for trade and transport, things like air travel crosses their cultures.

This means I can have steampunk airships flying over my feudal farmland. The dream.

If you would like to know anything else about their culture, feel free to shoot an ask my way!

Rest of the trilogy:

For The King

After the bittersweet end to For The Crown, Ryn and Elthian try to recover the trust of the Manthan people as Elthian begins a shaky rule. But when the new king is kidnapped, it’s up to Ryn, Orrian, Kalen and Joal to race across the continent to save him, finding help from old friends along the way. Meanwhile, in a deep underground prison, Elthian meets new allies and foes as his captors attempt to break him, and he plans a daring escape or three. For The King is significantly darker, and ready to be drafted. You can read this wip intro here.

For The Country

Following a narrow escape, Ryn, Elthian, their new allies and remaining friends journey back to Mantha only to discover it has been overrun! With Elthian’s confidence shattered and Ryn struggling to stay afloat, For The Country has them and their team racing to rally their people against an approaching enemy while they battle fire, uprising, discord and disease. In the conclusion of this epic fantasy, everyone comes together for the battle that will decide Mantha’s future.

Final comments:

Can’t believe I managed, finally, to finish this intro.

I’m going to try and participate more in wip and OC related things, and post more about my story when life allows. I hope you enjoyed it, congrats on getting to the end, and have a great day!

For The Crown tag list:

@trigwrites @jessicacaseyauthor @mfackenthal @mushwrites @b-works-074 @gardeningourmet @apocalyvse @jcckwrites @writingisdivinetorture @purpleshadows1989 @thatwritergirlsblog @betwixtofficial @pen-in-hand @whynotwriting @bookish-actor @sunlight-and-starskies @jcckwrites @half-explored @watermelons-writings @purpleshadows1989 @crazycoffeemermaid @summerflowers

Blood Ties taglist:

@whisperswritings @stand-inthe-rain @fantasy-shadows @halrose @romanticatheart-posts @hopefulmoonobject @angelolytle @albarnesauthor @fantasy-penman @ofinscriptions @jynecca @venomouspen @k-nazario @raenawrites @s-n-o-w-p-i-e-r-c-e-r @the-starlight-chills @crazycoffeemermaid @ardawyn @bookish-actor @waterfallofinkandpages @the-writister @thewriteblrarchives

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Blood Ties MCs: Songs

For anyone seeking clarification...

My son

My daughter

At their core in For The Crown.

Full WIP playlist:

Blood Ties taglist: @stand-inthe-rain @romanticatheart-posts @fantasy-shadows @albarnesauthor @fantasy-penman @ofinscriptions @jynecca @jc-shay @venomouspen @k-nazario @the-starlight-chills @crazycoffeemermaid @ardawyn @bookish-actor @waterfallofinkandpages @the-writister @kryskakikomi @theredscreech @ardawyn @jcckwrites @kryskakikomi @brookswriting @merielxwritings

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We Ship Them

One of my favourite ships, prior to events in For The Crown, that may require fanfic and headcanons.

Flat on her back in the wet grass, Ryvaeryn held her breath and reached out, helpless. The world was blank in the dead of night but for the glitter of a star studded sky. Each with their own story, but no matter how much she focused, they wouldn’t change for her.

She flinched at an impact nearby and a long sigh, turning her head to the sound, though she knew the scent better than her own. Reflecting the stars were the dark eyes of a small, exhausted woman in a grape stained tunic and pants, her belt on the grass beside her.

“Any luck?” Lowe asked, raising an eyebrow. Ryvaeryn rolled onto her stomach, claws digging into the slope, and shook her head. Lowe linked her hands behind her head and wriggled into a more comfortable position, sinking into the grass. “Maybe next time.” She closed her eyes.

Ryvaeryn watched her for a moment, then shuffled and rolled until she was resting the back of her head on Lowe’s stomach. Lowe groaned and tried to push her off, but Ryvaeryn batted her hands away with her paw.

“Urgh Ryn you are really heavy.” Lowe tried to complain but Ryn heard her biting back a laugh. Closing her eyes, she breathed in, exhaled, and felt her body twisted and shrunk from animal to human. She shivered as the hair on her body retracted.

“Happy?” she asked. Lowe ran her fingers through Ryn’s wavy hair, teasing out a few knots.

“Always.” Lowe stroked the top of Ryn’s head, other hand still behind her own. Ryvaeryn watched the stars again, smiling, until the damp cold of the grass began to seep through her skin.

“When did it get cold up here?” she asked, feigning disappointment.

“When you shifted back from a furry thing to a human.” Lowe chuckled, and Ryvaeryn smiled at the reverberations.

“Right. Clothing. That’s a thing humans use.” Ryvaeryn grinned, then stood and stretched. She caught Lowe watching her, one eyebrow quirked, and biting her lip.

“Yes it is, love. So shift back to a tiger or come here.”

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Blood Ties taglist:

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