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NOW THEY CALL ME THE PLAGUE: BONUS BOOK / 1

Tahir "Trance" Das: chaotic neutral, self-inflicted disaster, tattooed softie.

Check out his tattoos (and passable attempt at painting) as the first entry in the NTCMP Bonus Book!

This is the first of the Macabre Marketplace's monthly bonus vials from the still-brewing Now They Call Me the Plague, exclusively available for Ko-fi members.

Ooo thanks for the ask! I'll be answering for Now They Call Me the Plague, a gothic historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of the golden age of piracy.

Back during Eda's sailing days, she quickly came to care fiercely for her crew but regarded others with a general air of suspicion. She never lost her care when she decided to make permanent port at Thredfrost but still generally only bothers with those close to her heart. She'll likely do her darndest to get them to safety, but I'm not too sure about the rest.

Trance, on the other hand, is an absolute bleeding heart. I don't know how successful he'll be - he's not exactly the most convincing orator - but you will not be able to question his effort.

As the fright death sweeps the land, leaving a trail of lifeless sacrifices, a Dream desperately claws their way back to the Dreaming, having spent eternity trapped in the conscious realm.

The infestation’s merciless wake piques Trance’s macabre curiosity, spurred forth by his discovery of a ship that sails across the tumultuous currents of Nightmares and Dreams. They drag Eda, their retired-from-the-seas best friend, along with them as they set sail on the adventures of multiple lifetimes, unwittingly getting themselves irreversibly entwined with fates and forces far beyond their comprehension.

Thanks for the ask! I was on holiday so I'm just getting to it now.

Hmm, I think I'll answer for Now They Call me the Plague. My protagonist is Tahir Das (he/they). He was given the half-mocking nickname “Trance” by Eda due to his affinity for sleight of hand magic, but they liked it and decided to go by it, much to the former’s annoyance.

Eda. Eda is his best friend and there's nothing he wouldn't do for her. They're absolute ride or dies for each other and have proved that several times over.

Trance is endlessly, and sometimes dangerously, curious. If there's an itch in his brain, he needs to scratch it, even if it would probably be better left alone.