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The clouds yesterday reminded me starkly of the ones from Helldox, just not filled with acid rain.
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Helldoxian skys.
The clouds yesterday reminded me starkly of the ones from Helldox, just not filled with acid rain.

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Oz x Liam will always be my favorite pairing from Monster Prom
some inns at the edge of the world:
Bed, Bask, and Beyond: made entirely of thick frosted glass; itâs damp and muggy inside, full of tropical plants, with heat lamps hanging from the ceiling. staffed entirely by lizardfolk and yuan-ti. you swear you hear live mice skittering around but the bartender hisses and you mind your own business.Â
Emerald Bay Inn and Resort:Â a stereotypical tropical hotel with spa, hiking tours, a private (nude?) beach, drinks served in a coconut husk, etc. located in the frozen tundra. penguins huddle for warmth near the sauna.
The Thrifty Shifter: a rickety-looking tavern run by three doppelgangers: Joe, Moe, and Bobo. Joe is eager to please, offering all the innâs amenities and discountsâbut he seems sleazy. Moe is a buffoonish fellow, endearing if a little exasperating. Bobo is clearly running the inn as a front for the Fantasy Mafia.
Briggs, Briggs, and Bridger: run by a polyamorous triad: Briggs and Briggs are an orc and a dwarf, respectively, while Bridger is an elf. their bed and breakfast hosts drag shows every other Friday night and their crepes are to die for.
The Nestled Trollhouse: tucked under a woodland bridge, the Nestled Trollhouse is run by one exhausted, overworked troll named Greg. His true passion is baking, and he is always trying out new chocolate-chip cookie recipes. Tastings are free of charge. Theyâre usually burnt.Â
Inn & Out: has a Fantasy Yelp page, everyone is talking about it, and the food is incredibleâlike, five Fantasy Michelin Starsâbut itâs so popular itâs always booked solid. they have an open reservation for the honeymoon suite in eight months.
Wyrd Sisters Hotel and Casino: founded by a trio of witches five centuries ago, but youâre pretty sure no one with magical power actually runs the place anymore. the desk clerk offers to read your palm while you wait for the bellhop but she always predicts âbig winnings in your future.â Each room is decorated with a different Major Arcana card motif.Â
(as always you can steal any of these and modify them however you like for your own campaign!)
A Note on Writing
For anyone who hasnât tried writing a novel, a short story, a fanfic, writing is hard. Itâs not as simple as you would think. Youâre not only dealing with words and sentences, youâre dealing with emotions, characters that are so lively they could be real, youâre creating, youâre changing, youâre building...Â
Writing is hard. Because youâre not only trying to please those who are some day going to read it, youâre trying to please yourself. Which is one of the hardest things one can do. Artists of any genre are faced with that on a daily basis, every time they want to do something they love.Â
Writing is hard because itâs you and you against you. No one is going to write your story and tell it like you. No one knows the characters like you, no one knows your thoughts, words and emotions like you. Sure, you could share your work with others, but at the end of the day, itâs just you in the space of your head.Â
Writing is hard because characters are not just characters. They are friends, they are family. They are there when no one else it. Perhaps you can relate to them, perhaps theyâre a version of you that you want to be some day, or wish you could be. Perhaps theyâre someone you look up to, or perhaps they carry your flaws and every time you write about them, you have to read about yourself.Â
Writing is hard because every one is different. There is so much different advice to be found on the internet these days concerning writing that often writers loose themselves and their individuality. They loose sight of what is important in their own world, their own work, trying to please and conform to all the different âtips and tricks,â instead of focusing on their own voice.Â
Writing is hard because sometimes you donât feel like it, and you know you should be working on the next bestseller but you simply cannot bring yourself to. There will be days where the world will weight you down and youâll want to give up. There will be times where when youâre writing the words will touch you so deeply that it will be painful, or where youâll wish youâre there instead of here. There will be times youâll sit for hours in front of a blank page and write nothing, while other times youâll churn out 3000 words that you later find to be unsatisfactory. Writing leaves you open and bare to your own emotions and leaves you alone with your feelings.Â
Writing is hard because youâre not just you. Youâre all the characters in your book. You have to think for each of them, you have to react for every action and cry for every sorrow or joy. You have to split yourself up between the people on the pages and still keep yourself invested and interested in the plot even when you know who dies next.Â
Writing is hard because itâs hard. There is nothing easy about sitting down, alone, and opening yourself up to nothing but a blank page. Itâs hard because when it comes down to it, writing is a solidarity experience. When the discussions and tips and laughs and idea bouncing is done, youâre on your own.Â
So to all the writers out there who are working on whatever work it is, whether itâs poetry, novels, shorts ect... We know itâs hard. But just because itâs hard, doesnât mean you should give up. This is your story, write it. Itâs your poem, compose it. Itâs your screenplay, live it.
Yes, writing of any kind is hard, but where would we be without People of the Pen? Weâd have no books, or movies, or music or poetry. Weâd have no worlds to disappear into when life gets tough or songs to sooth ourselves with.Â
Writing is hard, but write on. Theyâre your words, use them. Itâs your story, tell it.Â
How do Helldoxians celebrate Christmas?Â
Helldoxians actually don't celebrate Christmas, they have their own version of celebration called Inorgris. It falls on the day of their current King or Queen's coronation ceremony. This can fall on any day of the year and is also taken as the beginning of their new year.Â
Each of the five Courts holds an individual celebration that includes dancing, feasting and festivities. Gifts are often exchanged, though it is not required. The night of Inorgris, a large ball and banquet is held at the castle known as Reguouxn, this is for the Governors, their Second in Commands, Higher Ups and immediate families of these Helldoxians. This lasts well into the late hours of the night and into the early morning.Â
The more loved the current dynasty is, the bigger the celebrations will be. It is to be taken as an ill omen if there are no celebrations at all on Inorgris.Â
The day after Inorgris is known as Pacigris. Not much aside from much needed resting and recuperation is done on this day. Inorgris and Pacigris are two of the days of the year that are honored as peaceful where no violence is allowed to take place. Should this tradition be broken, heavy punishment is dealt. After these two days of course.Â
On the day of Inorgris, Helldoxians greet each other with the phrase, Pacie Inorgris. It directly translates to; Peaceful Beginning.Â
Common traditions include:
-Festivities in the Market Places
-Games (relay races, treasure hunts, drinking competitions, cooking contests ect) more than likely incited by Warlocks.Â
-The closing of most of the stalls and stores (unless part of the festivities)
-Decorating of homes, the castles, shops, any available space (usually with decorations in the ranges of colour of the current dynasty ect Golds for Nexus, blues for Dragonstone
-Family time
-Wearing casual clothes (ugly sweaters are encouraged)
-Gift-giving
So there you have it! How do Helldoxians celebrate Christmas? They don't, well I mean... They kind of do.Â
(Up there is Caleb btw, he loves attention)

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Pride, power and honoring one's roots. The three cornerstones of Helldox's code, ruling system and beliefs.
If you look close enough, you'll be able to pick out the base of the Helldoxian symbol đ
When working on a book there are other things you can do as well...
Designing the symbol for Helldox seemed like a good choice
A little *dab* from Caleb to celebrate having to split Chapter 20 into two parts because he and Xanthus cannot stick to the script.
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Are you ready to find an unearthly bunch of fictional characters to fall in love with? Are you ready to meet Demons, Warlocks, Dark Angels, Spell-Binders, Tomb-Readers and powerful Governors?Â
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âDoes man not eternally create a fictitious world for himself because he wants a better world than reality?â
âF. Nietzsche, The Will to Power, §586 (excerpt).

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When you are writing a story and refer to a character by a physical trait, occupation, age, or any other attribute, rather than that characterâs name, you are bringing the readerâs attention to that particular attribute. That can be used quite effectively to help your reader to focus on key details with just a few words. However, if the fact that the character is âthe blond,â âthe magician,â âthe older woman,â etc. is not relevant to that moment in the story, this will only distract the reader from the purpose of the scene.Â
If your only reason for referring to a character this way is to avoid using his or her name or a pronoun too much, donât do it. Youâre fixing a problem that actually isnât one. Just go ahead and use the name or pronoun again. Itâll be good.
Someone finally spelled out the REASON for using epithets, and the reasons NOT to.
In addition to that:
If the character you are referring to in such a way is THE VIEWPOINT CHARACTER, likewise, donât do it. I.e. if youâre writing in third person but the narration is through their eyes, or what is also called âthird person deep POVâ. If the narration is filtered through the characterâs perception, then a very external, impersonal description will be jarring. Itâs the same, and just as bad, as writing âMy bright blue eyes returned his gazeâ in first person.
Furthermore,Â
if the story is actually told through the eyes of one particular viewpoint character even though itâs in the third person, and in their voice, as is very often the case, then you shouldnât refer to the characters in ways that character wouldnât.
In other words, if the third-person narrator is Harry Potter, when Dumbledore appears, it says âDumbledore appearsâ, not âAlbus appearsâ. Bucky Barnes would think of Steve Rogers as âSteveâ, where another character might think of him as âCapâ. Chekov might think of Kirk as âthe captainâ, but Bones thinks of him as âJimâ.Â
Now, there are real situations where you, I, or anybody might think of another person as âthe other manâ, âthe taller manâ, or âthe doctorâ: usually when you donât know their names, like when there are two tap-dancers and a ballerina in a routine and one of the men lifts the ballerina and then she reaches out and grabs the other manâs hand; or when there was a group of people talking at the hospital and they all worked there, but the doctor was the one who told them what to do. These are all perfectly natural and normal. Similarly, sometimes I think of my GP as âthe doctorâ even though I know her name, or one of my coworkers as âthe taller manâ even though I know his. But I definitely never think of my long-term life partner as âthe green-eyed womanâ or one of my best friends as âthe taller personâ or anything like that. Itâs not a sensible adjective for your brain to choose in that situation - itâs too impersonal for someone youâre so intimately acquainted with. Also, even if someone was having a one night stand or a drunken hookup with a stranger, they probably wouldnât think of that person as âthe other manâ: you only think of âotherâ when youâre distinguishing two things and you donât have to go to any special effort to distinguish your partner from yourself to yourself.
This is something that I pretty consistently have to advise for those I beta edit for. (It doesnât help that I relied on epithets a lot in the earlier sections of my main fic because I was getting into the swing of things.) I am reblogging this so fanfic writers can use this as a reference.
A good rule of thumb: a characterâs familiarity with another character decreases the need for an epithet (and most times you really donât need one at all).
Good writing advice.
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