Lori's first instinct was to build a stand to put prototype on to satisfy her aesthetic impulses. However, in practical terms all she really needed was the prototype to conduct her tests and experi...
2023-03-16 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostNow, for Volume 3 I'm thinking of doing something a little different.
I'm thinking of having regular POVs who are NOT Lori.
Crazy, I know. It will mean more work for me, but I thought I...
2023-03-16 05:07:14 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this month's Patron Exclusive is in the can. Normally, I'd post it ASAP, but this chapter is sort of a direct continuation of another chapter that's still to come out, so I've scheduled it to r...
2023-03-16 04:28:23 +0000 UTC View PostWhen it was time for lunch everyone put aside their tools, and the forge was banked to save on fuel. Lori wordlessly gave the die form she'd made to the coppersmiths, who wordlessly accepted it and...
2023-03-14 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe smithy was… probably warm, but Lori couldn't tell. It had lightwisps in the ceiling to brightly illuminate the workshop, with sliding covers should the smith need relative darkness t...
2023-03-12 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostRudimentary Bound Tools
"Huh," Rian said. "Look at that." He sounded merely like he'd seen something he'd been expecting rather than impressed or excited. Which, giv...
2023-03-11 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAfter dinner—and beating Mikon in chatrang again—Lori took her chatrang board back to her room, then accompanied Rian—and the other three—back to his house to get the notes. The lightwisps ...
2023-03-09 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt turned out the smiths were currently busy doing maintenance on the metal tools the demesne had. Lori decided it was best not to interrupt them, but she had Rian arrange for them to be free to as...
2023-03-07 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Huh," Rian said. "Look at that." He sounded merely like he'd seen something he'd been expecting rather than impressed or excited. Which, given he'd done the initial white Iridescence experiments w...
2023-03-05 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWarm Weather Bead Experiments
"It's always fun seeing you do that," Rian said, a wide smile on his face as he watched the river water wash over the Iridescence beyon...
2023-03-04 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostLori's Hat
A mass produced leather hat with a soft lining and a wide brim. Of a style common to Taniar Demesne and surrounding regions. Useful for keepi... 2023-03-04 05:30:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Lori ruined a perfectly serviceable jar by softening the earthwisps comprising its sides, and then slowly spreading out the material to make a vaguely bowl-shaped… thing. It was lopsided, but ser...
2023-03-02 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThey did manage to try using warm Iridescence to make beads by laying it out in the sun and using lightwisps to concentrate the heat of the sunlight to warm the sample. This this meant they didn't ...
2023-02-28 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post"It's always fun seeing you do that," Rian said, a wide smile on his face as he watched the river water wash over the Iridescence beyond her demesne's borders. "A pity you don't have much reason to...
2023-02-26 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi, everyone! Just here to update you all about the coming month and then some.
First and foremost, unless something happens, I will be on break on the last week of March AND first week...
2023-02-26 11:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostQuestionable Assistance
After breakfast, Lori inspected the reservoir. She needed to deactivate the bindings on unseen light so she wouldn't hurt or blind herself. T...
2023-02-25 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNAME PRONUNCIATION GUIDE!
So, I figured I'd drop this here. Lori and everyone else pronounces Rian's name 'REE-Anne'. REE as in 'scREAm', and 'Anne' with an emphasis...
2023-02-24 09:20:12 +0000 UTC View Post"So, did you manage to read all the notes I left you?" Lori asked at breakfast the next day. She carefully watched Rian's face.
"I tried, but no," Rian said. For some reason, he was giving he...
2023-02-23 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Rian, I believe Shanalorre has informed you of her findings and conclusions."
Rian sighed. Now that Lori was actually looking, he did seem tired. He also wasn't smiling or any form ...
2023-02-21 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostShana considered it an accomplishment when the last of the children from River's Fork were finally able to receive their own bath bucket and shoes. It was a modest achievement, but it was something...
2023-02-20 07:46:19 +0000 UTC View PostAfter breakfast, Lori inspected the reservoir. She needed to deactivate the bindings on unseen light so she wouldn't hurt or blind herself. The thought of being blinded made her shudder, even if Sh...
2023-02-19 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostUnder Serious Consideration
"Now, some of you have been understandably concerned about the new houses that her Bindership started building some weeks ago," Rian said...
2023-02-18 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostYou… want me to be your lord?" Rian asked.
2023-02-17 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLori knew this probably wouldn't last.
At some point, she'd have to go back to River's Fork again. Perhaps to build something, perhaps to fix something. Perhaps someone would do something so ...
2023-02-16 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLori's hand made a satisfying impact as she slammed it palm-down onto the metal table, which reverberated after the initial strike. The one sitting next to her, opposite Rian, actually jumped in su...
2023-02-14 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSo, the poll is finished, and a Shana POV wins by a hair, with the dirty option coming in third. Look forward to it next week or so!
I'll be taking a vacation next month or so, around late Ma...
2023-02-13 08:11:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe air started to get a little bit warmer as the days passed.
The next time they went to River's Fork, the brat and Shanalorre accompanied them, the former carrying three sharpened sticks as...
2023-02-12 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLori hated it when Rian had a point.
However, as she thought about his proposal while she ran the curing shed, she found that she couldn't really refute his points. And if she was being hones...
2023-02-09 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe woman—Lori checked her hand, where she'd written a name in lightwisps—Vanessa had been amenable, at Rian's prompting, to enclose her… well, it was technically a smithy, since it was used ...
2023-02-07 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Now, some of you have been understandably concerned about the new houses that her Bindership started building some weeks ago," Rian said. It was before breakfast, the kitchen almost ready to start...
2023-02-05 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post