#fallenstars

THE NEW AND UPDATED ✨WIP SLIDESHOW✨

by yours truly, theroseempress (you can call me Rose) (kind of a comic sans WIP intro, but multiplied) ((multi-WIP slideshow idea credit to @ettawritesnstudies)

~~~

FIRST CATEGORY

MAIN PROJECTS

~~~~

WISHWIP

(I really need to give this an actual name)

Probably my main WIP as you're reading this! Probably.

status: working on the script for it! format: comic

worldbuilding/info

how do Creators, a Guide-

-basic concept is ‘what if art but superpowers’.

-less basic concept is; People who can use this world’s magic system are called Creators. There are 4 types of Creators; Withdrawers, Imbuers, Enhancers, and Invokers. Being a Creator is genetic, though it’s a recessive gene (like green eyes) so parents do not have to be Creators for their child to be.

-Imbuers are the most common and also the type general society is most unbothered by. Imbuers can embed special properties into anything they create, for example a sword that cannot break, a necklace that enhances the wearer’s hearing, or a food that heals. 

-Withdrawers are the second most common, but the type regarded as most dangerous by general society. Withdrawers can bring things they create to life/into existence; said things can be controlled by their creator and are made out of whatever they’re created with.

-Enhancers are regarded as the least common type, and unlike the other two types of Creator, most Enhancers live in their own nation and do not interact with outsiders. Enhancers can enhance the art they perform, for example turning singing into a siren-like spell.

- Invokers are the most rare type of Creator, most people don’t believe they exist. Invokers can force things to happen by writing them down.

featuring-

~hard magic systems my beloved

~everyone  in the cast being slightly unhinged with varying energies and at varying times

~wish trying to solve problems

~song creating problems

~rhythm ignoring problems

~lyric being involved in problems because he knows the previous two people on this list

~quite a lot of mysteries that won’t be elaborated upon until the fourth arc

~Shenanigans™

~a plot that I am overall quite proud of

characters

WISH- -the main character-doing her Best -looking for someone -badass -Withdrawer -very normal,  not oddly powerful at all. -very polite -certainly does not have a Backstory

(STORMSONG) SONG- -a scholar -Not Being Chased By Anyone -A Very Normal Girl -has a pet dragon (Booklet) -high int low wis characters my beloved -disaster -non-Creator

LYRIC- -also looking for someone (his brother/cousin) -very friendly -Imbuer -canonically can’t read since his native language doesn’t have a written form and he hasn’t learnt to read any others yet (he can speak one though).

RHYTHM- -definitely not the brother/cousin Lyric is looking for -busy researching something I can’t elaborate on for spoiler reasons -Enhancer -tunnel vision 1000

SOME OTHER PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP LATER-

RED -menace to society -i love her -Enhancer

JUNIPER -’what do you have’ ‘A KNIFE  -Damask’s sister -Imbuer

DAMASK -nerd -(also badass) -Juni’s brother -Imbuer

GLADIOLUS -i love him  - v fun to write -[spoilier] -Withdrawer

PATTERN -[spoilers x10]  -Imbuer

MERIT -an Angsty Rebellious Teen™ -Invoker (ooo)

ACCENT -just a nice guy, he’s here too -Imbuer

COPPER -[spoilers x100]

ZEPHYR -[spoilers x100]

~~~~

LIBRARIES

(it’s called this because it’s about libraries)

comment

status: status: rotating in my mind with the occasional note being taken format: either a book or web serial idk

worldbuilding/info

so, what are the Libraries?-

~in essence, they’re… well, libraries.

~Specifically, cool fantasy libraries that don’t actually let you check out books.

~I suppose that would make them more of archives? IDK

~Anyway, the Libraries are run by Librarians, who have magic powers because this is a fantasy universe and I can do what I want. 

~specifically, the Libraries’ founder figured out a way to make it so that the staff of each Library can use all the Gifts belonging to the Librarians of that particular Library.

~They also serve as sanctuaries in the same way that cathedrals used to.

(sidebar; what are ‘Gifts’-

~Basically, a long time ago, Something Happened.

~that made what are called Rifts; IE places where the world doesn’t quite… work right.

~Plants and animals that grow/live near the Rifts are Kind of Funky.

~as are people! This is how magic. Magic is called Gifts- you have one specific Gift; ie super-strength, flight, etc. Like superpowers, but fantasy. Ok sidebar over).

featuring-

~Sori doing her absolute best to deal with The Plot

~Mikka being very helpful and supportive of her.

~Firefly being… he’s Doing His Best alright, it’s not HIS fault (much).

~sort of the typical fantasy aesthetic that I’ve been failing at writing for quite a while! Finally it made it into a project. Woo!

~my general love of books

~flying library! No I don’t know how that works. Magic. Don’t ask me.

characters

SORI- -the main character! -Librarian -i would be unsurprised to discover she is autistic -no Gifts aside from the ones she gets from being a Librarian. -[REDACTED] -just vibing until the plot hits and she turns into the This is Fine meme (it is not fine)

MIKKA- -another main character -traveling mercenary who has been staying at Sori’s Library for a while now -considering becoming a Librarian himself -Sori’s best friend. -also non-Gifted. but he has a sword. -generally just a chill guy -absolutely could kill you though. But why would he. That would be mean.

‘FIREFLY’- -that’s totally his real name dw guyss -arrives at Sori’s Library and stays there for No Particular Reason He’s Not Hiding From Anything Trust Me Guys -also non-Gifted, but he is an alchemist. -(that probably means something different from what you’re thinking) -he might not be succeeding but he sure is Trying

MORE PROTAGONISTS (WHO GET HERE LATER ON)

TAI -Nin’s sister -bark is bigger than her bite -non-Gifted but not exactly a normal human either (catgirl)

NIN -Tai’s sister. -bite is WAY bigger than her bark yikes -has the Gift of decay

CARO -traveling scholar -nothing else to see here (or is there)

ASHE -nobleman -has the Gift of emotion sensing -the only person who has ever called themselves ‘an empath’ and not been being dramatic

RENNA -Red Paladin -*loud sigh*

~~~~

FALLENSTARS

(I should probably make an actual name for this but I kinda like fallenstars NGL)

The probably-prologue of this is on my Wordpress (carolinaauthor.wordpress.com) if you want to read iiiit~

status: hmmformat: mmyeah web serial

worldbuilding/info

so why is this called fallenstars?-

~Long long ago, the stars fell from the sky

~Significantly less long ago, Rekha and Ven found them.

~Or at least, they THINK they found them.

~An expedition is being had to figure out if they are right.

featuring-

~shenanigans. many shenanigans.

~me trapping Vivian and Arielle in a cave-in for the simple reason that that is the ONLY WAY to get them to HAVE A CONVERSATION

~Jai being a Little Guy (who could kill you).

~did I mention names have power? because they do

~everyone in this project has a whole handful of names that they use for different purposes

‘magic’ system-

~With either training or immense peril, a human can connect to the aether.

~Once they’ve done that, they fit into one of three categories, and then can Do The Magic In That Category.

~Also there’s Elders.

~Elders are people who have managed to gather a lot of power in one way or another, and now can do special things. Also they live for 1000 years; hence the Elder part.

~Elders can ‘sponsor’ people if they have their names, which means they can grant them some abilities and what-not.

~Also, names hold power. Be careful.

characters

VIVIAN- -the protagonist -short -water coded -a Seer (this means she can see magic, also emotions) -(this is rare) -sponsored by an Elder! you may call him Sapphire. he finds Vivian very entertaining. -has History with Arielle

ARIELLE- -the deuteragonist -tall -air coded -a Channeler (most relevantly this means she can make forcefields. there’s more to it but I don’t have space to explain) -(this is the most common type) -former Warrior (this means she’s badass) -has History with Vivian

JAIREN/JAI- -other member of the main four -fire coded -an Enhancer (this means he can enhance or mute magic/any process) -(this is rare) -(& also very desirable) -Namebound. -(that means he’s effectively a magically-enforced slave) -cinnamon roll of a boy

MIRREN- -other member of the main four -earth coded -glyph user (this means he can do stuff if he has the correct symbol written down for it) -(kind of between rare and common) -has been trying to break into the Academy for a year or so now -wanted criminal, legally

REKHA -you may remember her from the last page -ADHD coded

VEN -Rekha’s partner -autism coded

SAPPHIRE/SAPH -the youngest Elder (for now) -you may recognize him from Viv’s profile

~~~~

THE GOLDEN CITY

(has an actual title 👍) (I might change it though)

the oldest WIP in this slideshow!

status: being rewritten format: text 👍)

worldbuilding/info

featuring-

~me having done way too much worldbuilding that will probably never show up

~Seriously I literally know the different countries’ burial practices When will this be useful.

~Felix responding to being in dangerous situations by either miraculously wriggling out of any consequences whatsoever, or making things significantly worse for himself.

~Felix being mentally unstable and trying to convince himself This Is Fine

~Helen having both my and Felix’s complete and utter adoration. she’s great I love her

~heists! a quest!! adventure!

~Valentin just generally being a stand up good chap

~the plot expanding and elaborating on itself with a rapidity that both surprises and intimdates me

here have some random worldbuilding info 

-there are 4 countries, Solace, Ketra, Shyi, and Amora. Amora is not technically a country. It’s complicated. There is also Tali, which is conquered by Solace and technically not a country but that’s also complicated to be honest.

-Solace is the most relevant because that’s where the protagonists are. The capital of Solace is Solace. It is also called The Golden City because that is confusing.

-Solace and Shyi do not get along. Solace and Ketra have a treaty and generally get along. Shyi and Ketra do not get along (Shyi is mad because they tried to conquer Ketra and it didn’t work). The Amorians do not get along with anyone, though this is rarely their fault.

-A few decades ago, Solace had a civil war wherein they swapped out their old royal family for a new royal family. This part is very relevant to the plot.

characters

FELIX ROSE- -~the protagonist~ -Look it’s not HIS fault he wound up getting into a contract with the Shady Underground that is as a result getting him blackmailed to start a civil war -OK, maybe the first part of that might be a little bit his fault. -He’s Doing His Best, alright. -chronic charmer -dating Helen (one of his greatest achievements)

SHANNON ROSE- -Felix’s younger twin brother -scholar -busy Doing Research -bit naive to be honest.  -we love him anyway -just a Little Guy -can really hold a grudge -really looks up to Felix, good thing Fe isn’t, say, hiding any incredibly big secrets that have the potential to shatter their relationship, right? :)

HELEN WHITEHALL- -a goddess among women -(alright maybe I’m being a little dramatic) -Dating Felix. -pureblooded Solite noble -not supposed to be dating Felix, who is half Amorian. currently ignoring that. -significantly more prone to shenanigans and mischief than anyone really guesses -i love her

BRICRIU CALLAN -friend of Felix’s -morally grey af -great fun to write

VALENTIN -cinnamon roll of a boy -baffled by the plot but doing his best anyway

TAYLOR/TAY -Shadow Guard researcher -spends most of the plot side-eying Felix suspiciously

MARIN CINDER -Shadow Guard, Tay’s partner -has a sword

RAZ LAMORA -oh you sweet summer child -i apologize in advance

NIKOLAI CAHILL -The Prince -generally a nice guy

~~~~

MERCY CITY

(no real title yet)

status: hmmmmmmmmmmmm format: web serial probably

worldbuilding/info

i explain affinities to you-

~So basically, everyone in this world is born with what is called an Affinity.

~This means they can manipulate a little bit of the world (which little bit depends on the affinity).

~list of affinities; fire, water, air, earth, growth, decay, light, animal, aether, sight, humanity, city, fortune, and enhancement.

~Affinities are heriditary and not recessive (IE, if your parents both have fire affinities, so will you), except for the Family Affinities.

~’but Rose what’s a Family Affinity’ 

~Basically, there’s four families (Solena, Lune, Maris, and Itris) who hav affinities that belong only to them. Within the families, they work as above, but once you get a generation removed from the main bloodline, their affinities (humanity, city, fortune, and enhancement) mysteriously just. Stop appearing. Nobody knows why that is.

~I reiterate, everyone has an affinity!

~except sometimes they don’t.

~except sometimes they have aether (can manipulate everything) which is actually VERY BAD.

~this brings us to the plot.

The Plot-

~meet Felice and Kiseki, they’re the protagonists and also twins

~Felice has No Affinity!

~(Felice does not need an affinity, she has a gun)

~(this is surprisingly effective because nobody thinks about guns when they have, say, Magic Fire)

~(Magic Fire is quite a bad defense against being shot, unfortunately for People Who Are Not Felice)

~Kiseki has Aether! This is bad. It means he is probably going to explode, and should really already have done so

~Felice would like that not to happen, thank you very much.

~They are on the hunt for an artifact that is supposed to help with Kiseki not exploding

~They arrive in Mercy City on their search, and are immediately sidetracked by the ridiculous amount of people with agendas in this book.

characters

FELICE VENTURA- -hey remember her she’s the main character -as previously mentioned, No Affinity -this does not make much of an effect on her in any way concievable -it does make it a bit of a pain to get through customs though, as she has to convince them she’s not hiding an affinity in her pants somehow. that usually takes a bit. -knows how to pilot a bunch of things

KISEKI TERRIS- -hey remember him he’s also the main character -as previously mentioned, has Aether -this means he can manipulate the aether. this means a lot of things. -most relevantly, this means he should really have exploded by now since the human body isn’t designed to handle that much energy -constantly wears affinity surpressors, which is very uncomfortable for him -also a pain to get through customs

CADEN SOLENA- -i love him dearly & want to put him in a blender <3 -charming bastard -heir to the Solena family, has the Solena affinity of Humanity. -this means he can heal and/or brainwash people.

SOPHIE LLYR -Caden’s braincells & moral compass -scholar -has the affinity of Air -she can fly!

THOMAS DARIS -Joy’s bodyguard. -very nice -has the affinity of Fire -former soldier. really badass.

JOY ITRIS -heir to the Itris family, has the Itris affinity of Enhancement -this means she’s basically an enhanced version of a human -little menace /affectionate

some Other People- Vega Maris Addison Maris Hope Lilia May Lily Fleuria Itri Stellarion Asteria Cortia Wynn Diamis Prism Ilia

~~~~

SKY PIRATES

(this was called ‘chasing butterflies’ in an earlier draft, and I do really like that name so I’m probably going to use it again)

(this is pretty much exactly what it says on the tin 👍)

status: currently not working on this one format: book with illustrations

worldbuilding/info

featuring-

~post-apocalyptic setting with the wrecks of modern cities scattered about.

(post-apocalyptic is a very fun word to say)

~people called scrappers who go into the ruined cities and collect useful stuff to bring back to the new cities

~a majority of scrappers are teenagers since being a scrapper means you need to be small and agile, and more teenagers fit that description than adults.

~it’s been a while since the Cataclysm (the apocalypse part of post-apocalyptic) so there’s a pretty thriving society set up with a rather baffling mixture of technologies

~the main cast are a scrapping crew

~they live in a flying ship! with wings! (thank you @cloudsthatglowinthenightsky)

~also there’s the Mist. It’s… well it’s mist. But like. Magical mist. It’s concentrated around the old cities for some reason.

~spending time in or near the Mist isn’t good for humans. It makes you a bit funky (and also kills you if you stay in it long enough)

~most scrappers are a bit funky

~Lute is Oddly Normal when you consider that. I’m sure that doesn’t mean anything

~also there’s pirates. forgot to mention that. they steal things from scrappers mostly

rapid-fire chaotic description of the plot-

~the cast is just vibing

~they stop at a port to get supplies

~Lute goes for a little walk

~SURPRISE SUDDENLY THERE’S A GIRL

~the Sudden Girl is running away from the soldiers

~Lute can appreciate that, so he helps

~crew is now +1 Mysterious Girl!

~Mysterious Girl can manipulate the Mist????

~she needs to go to some Old Ruins for Magic Reasons???

~there are three different factions who want to kill and/or enslave her

~OK WE’RE GOING ON A QUEST NOW I GUESS 

characters

LUTE- -the main character! from the last slide. you remember him right -one of the three actual scrappers of the crew -artist (I plan to use this blatantly to put illustrations into the book) -so normal that it might actually be suspicious at this point

VANYA- -the ship’s captain -about ten seconds away from a mental breakdown on a good day -one of his hobbies is pretending He’s Fine -he has done so successfully enough to that he also believes He’s Fine. -He’s Not, Actually. -’ship in a bottle’ by stefan argus coded

?- -the Sudden Girl from the last slide -I. I haven’t named her yet. im sorry -can manipulate the Mist -comes equipped with a Backstory and Motives -she’s fiiiiiine

BLAKE- -the ship’s pilot -also pilots various drones (used for looking for useful things to scrap) -also fixes the ship when required -considers himself very underappreciated for how much he Does Around Here

ROBIN- -the ship’s medic -also one of the actual scrappers -also cooks -if anyone hurt her the rest of the crew would Kill Them Immediately -will absolutely beat you up if you don’t pay attention to her Medical Instructions

CHESS- -third scrapper of the crew -lifts heavy things -(lute and robin are both short, so you can imagine they require assistance on that front) -he’s here to have a good time not a long time

currently unnamed pirate captain -you know how some characters/people you just post a picture of and the entire comment section is just ‘not to be a lesbian but’ and ‘step on me’? yeah that’s her -also she’s evil. btw.

~~~~

OK THAT’S ALL

HOPE YOU ENJOYED