The evolution of Ashlyn
Ashlyn Dark has changed at least three times whilst I've been experimenting with the character over the time I've been planning this small series of novellas.
Her first iteration was a young woman who was murdered, then crow-like she returns bound to a demon, a revenant destined to punish demon kind in the world.
Her second iteration was a young demon hunter, again bound to the demon and using the power of the demon to transform her weapons infusing the demon into a sword, or a knife, or even a simple wrought iron poker.
The third and more popular (with me) iteration is the Daughter of the Mark, a bonded warden of a living prison where a demon lord or king is trapped in the body of a human.
The Order is a mysterious group that has protected the world for centuries, all taking the bond and becoming a jail for incredible power.
The bond protects the demon hunter from death, for the demon inside knows that if the demon hunter dies so too does it...and that means it will do everything in its power to keep the demon hunter alive. Of course it'll give them horrible nightmares, influence the world around them and generally make their life a living hell.
The Order Noctis looks upon this as an essential and small price to pay to gain insight, power and a modicum of control over demon kind enough to use it as a weapon in their endless war.
Humanity vs. the Demon Lords and Kings.
There are no elves, dwarves or anything of the like in Amarra. I wanted to a story world that was more like Howard's Conan and if there are non-human races they'll be different to those presented in the usual fantasy stories I often write.
I'm hoping to explore more of Amarra as 2014 progresses and write at least two more novellas for Ashlyn. I'll be focussed on getting Fate's Hand part 2 together at some point and as much as I'd love to tell a longer/deeper story with Ashlyn, that will probably come after Fate's Hand part 3, providing Fate's Hand does well enough.
I'll also be talking more about the world of Amarra in the coming months.
Her first iteration was a young woman who was murdered, then crow-like she returns bound to a demon, a revenant destined to punish demon kind in the world.
Her second iteration was a young demon hunter, again bound to the demon and using the power of the demon to transform her weapons infusing the demon into a sword, or a knife, or even a simple wrought iron poker.
The third and more popular (with me) iteration is the Daughter of the Mark, a bonded warden of a living prison where a demon lord or king is trapped in the body of a human.
The Order is a mysterious group that has protected the world for centuries, all taking the bond and becoming a jail for incredible power.
The bond protects the demon hunter from death, for the demon inside knows that if the demon hunter dies so too does it...and that means it will do everything in its power to keep the demon hunter alive. Of course it'll give them horrible nightmares, influence the world around them and generally make their life a living hell.
The Order Noctis looks upon this as an essential and small price to pay to gain insight, power and a modicum of control over demon kind enough to use it as a weapon in their endless war.
Humanity vs. the Demon Lords and Kings.
There are no elves, dwarves or anything of the like in Amarra. I wanted to a story world that was more like Howard's Conan and if there are non-human races they'll be different to those presented in the usual fantasy stories I often write.
I'm hoping to explore more of Amarra as 2014 progresses and write at least two more novellas for Ashlyn. I'll be focussed on getting Fate's Hand part 2 together at some point and as much as I'd love to tell a longer/deeper story with Ashlyn, that will probably come after Fate's Hand part 3, providing Fate's Hand does well enough.
I'll also be talking more about the world of Amarra in the coming months.
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