Mirian was examining the effect different glyphs had on air currents and considering how that translated into mathematics when Zhuan reentered the chamber.
“You’re a fool. They’re all b...
2025-10-26 17:51:29 +0000 UTC View PostMirian established the Gates as she had the last cycle, then went through the Jiandzhi Gate and flew south to retrieve Zhuan. Their contact in the Ominian’s Dream was periodic, but enough for the...
2025-10-22 22:34:10 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the later-than-usual chapter. Managed to get sick from something, not too bad, but enough to slow things down. Fortunately, I think I'm already on the mend.
Fun Tangent: 2025-10-20 00:44:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Late in the month of Merisheth, Mirian finished her calculations. She double checked her numbers, comparing them to Sio Jherica’s, then against Song Jei’s calculations.
She frowned. Even ...
2025-10-20 00:25:48 +0000 UTC View Post“You’ve been gone a wh—” Gaius froze mid-sentence. His jaw dropped, but he straightened himself and checked if Zhuan had noticed the changes to Mirian’s soul.
Zhuan was busy examini...
2025-10-15 14:36:25 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the current version of the map of Enteria. Akana Praediar still needs a bunch of trees added to the northern and western portions of the continent. Other places need some detailing. Most sm...
2025-10-12 18:17:39 +0000 UTC View PostFun Tangents:
At one of the Worldcon talks, Martha Wells, Paolo Bacigalupi, and several other authors discussed worldbuilding tips. A few I noted:
- Societies leave layers...
The expedition spent two full days in its new camp around the Gate while Mirian worked on getting new leyline data and organizing supplies. The Torrviol Gate could indeed be lifted up into the cour...
2025-10-12 17:35:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe usual practice for an expedition into the jungle was to be as stealthy as possible. There was, however, an alternate approach for when that was impossible: sound like a Godsdamned thunderstorm....
2025-10-08 22:14:10 +0000 UTC View PostFun fact I learned from a panelist at Worldcon: Shakespeare was very worried about disinformation.
In Shakespeare's time, a new technology had just become popular: pamphlets. And, as people q...
2025-10-05 17:47:03 +0000 UTC View Post“That was you watching me outside the Mausoleum,” Mirian stated. She turned from gazing out at the city far below to the other Prophet.
“Yes,” Zhuan admitted.
“Why?”
...
2025-10-05 17:08:48 +0000 UTC View PostMirian had gotten used to using the titan-catalyst for both arcane and celestial spells. It made it easier to be flexible. A Tlaxhuacan focus was better at manipulating plants; a Luminate focus, be...
2025-10-01 14:32:32 +0000 UTC View PostMore cool facts, remembered as best I could from my notes:
In places in Renaissance Italy, businesses would only accept payments in gold coins because they were the most difficult to counterfeit...
The next morning, Gabriel had already found a bottle of rice wine by the time Mirian stumbled on him in the archives. He was lounging in a large chair behind a counter that was supposed to have a w...
2025-09-28 17:08:10 +0000 UTC View PostThey waited in a restaurant for Gabriel to return from his task in the city. Jei continued to order new dishes for them to try, while Mirian and Ibrahim continued to stack bowls of finished food. I...
2025-09-24 19:02:07 +0000 UTC View PostMorrowind was one of my favorite games growing up, and to this day, it has my favorite worldbuilding. However, it also has an absolutely baffling error: the weapons are absurdly heavy. In ...
2025-09-21 17:56:22 +0000 UTC View Post“Move back,” Feng shouted, terrified, and Jei moved back along with the carvaneers. She was also terrified, but she was better at not showing it. Mirian and the strange Persaman necromancer she...
2025-09-21 17:30:14 +0000 UTC View PostFeng continued to lead the way, looking grim. Another oniwyrm howl echoed through the jungle. When Mirian glanced back at the lesser titan corpse, it was shrouded in abnormally dark patches. Li...
2025-09-17 20:40:38 +0000 UTC View PostAt Worldcon, there was a panel about arms and armor, and I had the opportunity to wear a chain mail shirt. That was really cool. If you're ever writing about chain mail, here are some chain mail fa...
2025-09-14 17:22:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe lesser titan looked at them curiously with its dozens of eyes. Then, the mouths on the sides of its body let out high pitched screams. Without hesitating, the beast charged forward. The bone tu...
2025-09-14 16:52:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Green mirage. We go around,” Feng said simply. “Stay close. You know combat spells too?”
Mirian kept a straight face. “I’m passable at them,” she said, glancing at Gabriel.
... 2025-09-10 16:18:10 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the chapters that got released this week:
Extra-Advanced Tier
Chapter 244...
Feng was at the head of the caravan, and called a halt as soon as they were out of the cavern. He looked around carefully, keen eyes surveying the endless green of the jungle. Mirian opened up her ...
2025-09-07 16:04:04 +0000 UTC View PostOn the 241st Loop, Ibrahim met Mirian in Mahatan as she finished her routine of opening the gates. By then, both of them had acquired fresh traveling clothes and supplies. There would be no researc...
2025-09-03 16:07:36 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! Dragoncon has kept me busy, so while both tier's chapters went out this morning, I couldn't schedule a post with links that didn't exist yet, and Mirian won't give me her temporal anchor, s...
2025-09-01 02:20:13 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn’t take long to figure out that one of the relics in the first Vault could be used to shape stone. The device was incredibly mana efficient, allowing an apprentice to move about a ton of s...
2025-08-31 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOpening the entrance door to the Vault took no time at all. Like the Frostland’s Vault, the instructions on how to open it were written in the glyphs. She read them like they were a language now....
2025-08-27 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAnother week, another batch of chapters! Again, I'll be at the upcoming Dragoncon, mostly wandering around and learning since it'll be my first time attending. I'm working madly on the next chapter...
2025-08-24 17:17:08 +0000 UTC View PostMirian started her attack with a barrage of spells, first opening up with greater lightning and then following it up with disintegration beam and force drill. The first s...
2025-08-24 16:51:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe next loop, Mirian opened the Gates, retrieved her father, then sent letters demanding explanations to both Jherica and Liuan.
Jherica’s letter arrived fast enough Mirian guessed they’...
2025-08-21 00:26:45 +0000 UTC View Post