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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Choices, Consequences and Chaos. Part 2: Love over Eternity</image:title>
      <image:caption>The prince was furious. He and the princess, though only a few centuries old, had been promised since their youth. Together, they had travelled across worlds, restoring balance, their synergy so deep they often moved as one. Even before their bond was formalised, they were inseparable. Elder dragons begged the king to reconsider. A pairing so strong was believed to be guided by fate itself. Breaking it could disrupt the flow of magic. The princess sensing a change in the magic that flows between worlds, returned to her home world, while the prince returned to his, seeking out his brother, the king. Only to find the home world of the empire in chaos.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Choices, Consequences and Chaos. Part 2: Love over Eternity - The black dragons were the first to act. To kill one of their own, on their land, was a declaration of war. The dragon clans turned on one another and attacked each other’s worlds. The blues fought the reds. The greens decimated the yellows. Worlds were abandoned. Others burned beneath dragon fire. King Astus no longer cared for balance. From world to world, he brought only ruin. The princesses words haunted him, for she spoke the truth, he had doomed his own kind and now accepted his fate. Blood shall be his legacy. Meanwhile, the black dragons rescued the imprisoned prince. With support from other clans, he reclaimed the empire’s home world. One by one, the other dragons surrendered to his cold fury.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Choices, Consequences and Chaos. Part 2: Love over Eternity - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Choices, Consequences and Chaos. Part 2: Love over Eternity - Today’s example is a little different. It begins as a riddle: At what point was there no turning back? Which of the many choices sealed everyone’s fate? And who delivered the fatal blow?</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Choices, Consequences and Chaos. Part 2: Love over Eternity - So, dear adventurers, at what point was the final blow struck? Was it the choice of a mad king? The defiance of a princess for love? Or the dragons’ decision to wipe out an innocent race? Perhaps it was all fated. But in the end, we all make choices—whether we believe them to be right or wrong. So instead, I’ll ask two new questions: Would you fight fate if it showed you your own demise? And what are you willing to do for love?</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Choices, Consequences and Chaos. Part 1: Political Power - Queen Maria’s belief in soul-bonds twisted from seeing them as a blessing from the gods, to viewing them as weapons to control the fate of others.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Choices, Consequences and Chaos. Part 1: Political Power - But how did Volmaria get to be so unstable, and under the rule of what other nations refer to as The Red Queen?</image:title>
      <image:caption>When Queen Maria was first crowned, she wished to marry someone from the most powerful family. One of the four duchesses of Volmaria had a son who was talented and held much influence even at a young age for his knowledge and skills. Queen Maria was obsessed and wished to marry him for both political power and for what she deemed was love. However, the son did not wish to marry her and feared that the queen’s obsession, which she defended as affection, was anything but love. Despite the duchess’s son refusing, there was nothing he could do to stop the Queen’s plans.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Choices, Consequences and Chaos. Part 1: Political Power - But what happened to the duchess’s son? The boy that fled a corrupt queen and abandoned his noble birth and duties, what happened to him? Guilt and madness.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Due to his choice, his family has been erased from history, and he can never return to Volmaria. After discovering the outcome of his choice, he went mad. How could he not descend into madness, knowing he was one of the reasons Volmaria's fate shifted so drastically? His family and countless others now stain his hands as well the soil of Volmaria.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Red Queen’s Demand. The Outlaw’s Refusal.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Update: Evelyn has returned! - Greetings Adventures!</image:title>
      <image:caption>It has been a while since I last made an appearance. I must apologise for the silence, life has a habit of throwing unexpected twists and turns our way. Today’s post will be a little different. Since I have been away for a few months, I wanted to share a quick update: where I have been, what’s next for this blog and my writing, and what you can expect going forward.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Update: Evelyn has returned! - I got married!</image:title>
      <image:caption>My husband and I celebrated our love and finally completed all the paperwork needed to seal it in the eyes of the law. We gathered with loved ones and created a dreamlike day full of laughter, magic, and shenanigans.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Update: Evelyn has returned!</image:title>
      <image:caption>Where did Evelyn vanish off to?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Krakens, Gods, and Humans: How Traditions and Superstitions Are Born - In Book One, the adventuring guild participates in an annual event known as the Kraken Hunt Festival. What began as wealthy merchants hiring adventurers for protection against krakens and sea monsters has evolved into an annual festival that boosts local commerce and tourism. It also attracts ambitious new adventurers seeking wealth and provides a great opportunity for rogue adventurers to be scouted by guilds.</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Kraken Hunt is now a week-long competition, sponsored by merchants who export goods from this part of the world. Afterwards, the seaport city hosts a festival to celebrate, feasting on krakens and other sea monsters.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Sun God, overseer of messages, letters, and announcements, loves the attention of the living and ensures everyone receives their news. He is as bright and joyous as the radiant sun, warm and caring as a summer day, yet cannot keep a secret to save his life. Anything said under the watch of the sun may not stay a secret for long. The Sun God loves to gossip and ensure everyone’s announcements are heard. It is said that if you wish to capture a large audience’s attention, you should speak at noon under the open sky, where the Sun God can listen and join in the fun. Yet despite his bold antics and joy among the living, he struggles to find the right words for the one who captured his heart.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Moon, his one true love, is more reserved and hidden away. She is rumoured to be the most beautiful of all the gods, yet few even amongst the gods can claim to have ever seen her. She likes to stay in the dark out of sight, listening to people’s whispers, secrets, and confessions. She helps protect people’s most private conversations or serves as a listener for those who pray to the night sky. For those who cry themselves to sleep, or stay up late worrying and working, she watches over and will whisper encouragement or guidance that can almost be mistaken as a gentle night breeze. She aids those who meet their lovers in secret or move unseen, as long as their intent is not malicious. She lets the gods of war and deceit take care of any that have foul play in their hearts. Though her heart remains hidden from the world, it overflows with love for those who dare to shine, be it beneath the moonlight or in the sunlight.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Morgana the Forsaken Harbinger, and Welt the Gilded Hero - Welt perfectly describes this during a discussion with Morgana:</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Necromancers are rare, and you hold no allegiance to any kingdom we visit. You have a remarkable talent for angering any nobility who presume to command you, yet you carry yourself with the composure and grace of noble blood. Your unwavering devotion to the guild and the care you extend even to your skeletal forces speak volumes. To me, you are Morgana, and that is all that matters."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Morgana the Forsaken Harbinger, and Welt the Gilded Hero - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog of a Chaotic Writer - Morgana the Forsaken Harbinger, and Welt the Gilded Hero - Morgana describes Welt as:</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Welt is a paradox. An unshakable strategist who thrives in chaos yet bears the weight of every decision as if the world rests on his shoulders. He has no magic, no divine favour, yet he out thinks and outmanoeuvres those who do, turning impossible odds into victories. Like most mortals, he has his troubles, overworking himself and has a nasty habit of drinking. But who could blame him? He is one of the strongest mortals I have ever known, yet he bottles up his needs and desires for the sake of the guild, convincing himself that everything will be fine if he just keeps pushing forward."</image:caption>
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