Today's Author Notes:
Thank you, everybody, for all the comments and engagement with Dalliance Rather so far!
There's plenty to go, and I'm slowly but surely getting back into the swing of it, though I don't expect to go back to posting daily for a few months.
As of 2/14 (3:00pm), I've written up to chapter 40ish of book 2, and plotted to the 70's or . . . 80's? With sporadic chapters already written throughout the next 35 chapters. I've written eight to ten, somewhere in there, chapters over the last couple of weeks, but everything's been chaotic and I haven't been in the right headspace for socializing or engaging in the community, or editing.
Revised 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 -- and I'm certainly seeing where things needed more explanation. I'll pick up the revision pass after I get back to daily. Priorities.
Continue to feel free to PM me with specific issues you notice, if you like, or drop a comment.
As a side note (and a reminder to myself): I have forgotten the current banked XP for Dalliance as of book 2, and owe him an updated character sheet and stuff. Also, the number was 19, but it was probably wrong? (note to self).
Cast List: (in the order I think of them. So . . . doing this, I realized I have a very large cast) (to-do: update to volume 2)
Dalliance Rather: protagonist, scamp, F-tier student with dreams of wizardry.
Cadence Rather (Da): veteran turned homesteader, dark reputation.
Industry Rather: Older brother, carpenter, mixed relationship with Dalliance.
Whimsy Rather: Younger sister, closest sibling.
Chastity Rather (Ma):
Probity Rather: Distant brother of Dalliance. Farmer. They . . . don't really talk much.
Circuitous "Circe" Mallow: healer, F-tier student with dreams of heroism.
Holliday Mallow: healer, father of Circe.
Periphery Mallow: healer, mother of Circe.
Earnest Verity: best friend, dreamer, liar.
Topaz: faerie godmother.
Parsimony Pleasant: Court wizard, imperial auditor, womanizer.
Efflorescence Indulgence: Dalliance's cousin, whose cool chapter is written I just need to find where to put it.
Charity Troubles: future theologian, raised heterodox, seeker of moral truth.
Effluvia (Effie) Early: witchblooded, lightning magic, pragmatic.
Morality Best: Mister Best's daughter. Eleven, smart, ruthless.
Sterling Worth: Tall, imperial-looking, son of Sir Vigilance Worth. Prat.
Woebegone Lackey: Student, invests points primarily in Might.
Servility Immaculate: Outrider, future squire.
Zenith Dawn: Top of the morning
Sensibly Knot: Student who usually knows what to do
Prudence Matters: Student, little sister of Civility Matters
Civility Matters: Big brother of Prudence Matters
Steadfastly Pants: Mason's son
Prosperity Rotter: Student who runs off to become a soldier.
Mister Judiciary Best: Schoolmaster
Missus Golightly Best: Mister best's wife, Morality's mom, likes footwear
Miss Thicket Wimple: Cooks for and escorts students, has a wagon.
Potency Lord Troubles, Esquire: Charity's father.
Sir Vigilance Worth: Sterling's father, the local (landed) knight. Premier warrior of the region.
Lady Integrity Worth: Sterling's mother, a lady of distinction.
Fallowfield Scorn: a classmate
Cordial "Cordy" Monteberry: a classmate
Solidarity Rather: captain on the wall, uncle to Dalliance
Impetuous Rather: tinker, uncle to Dalliance
I'm sure I forgot some. Poke me if I did.
This is where the character sheets will go. I won't drop everybody's since some of the stuff is a surprise, and some of them don't really have anything interesting to show you.
Spoilers ahead unless you're up-to-date!
Hadn't updated this for 30+ chapters, so . . . my bad.
Removed minimums at reader request.
Prior:
[FAQ]
Could I have a basic rundown of the System?
Merry Christmas: yes, I shall be making one of those this week sometime. That's the plan.
Wait, I did. And I put it somewhere else. I'll trawl the comments and find what I've put out there already. When I remember.
I'm curious what people think of my first version of the cover art:
