James
James asked Patrick W. Carr:

Hey so I have read all your books and I found it very interesting that there are many things that parallel the bible and some religions. Such as the trinity, blood atonement, and other things. So I am wondering are you a Christian, Mormon, or a Catholic? Also I am kind of wondering about material that Errol's staff was made of. i assume that it was created by the malus, but is there more to it? Thanks!

Patrick W. Carr James,

I would consider myself an orthodox Christian, which would be an umbrella term that would include Catholic, Anglican, Greek, and other Eastern Orthodox communities. As you can tell, it has a pretty big influence on my writing because the history is so rich.

The staff Errol used against the malus is a titanium alloy. The malus had that technology, but people didn't. I introduced it for what turned out to be a pretty nerdy reason: I needed a staff that would conduct electricity and wood is a poor conductor, right? Like I said, pretty nerdy.

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