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Reigliff, Isi, and Independence

  • Post published:July 3, 2019
  • Post category:On Isfalinis

On this, the eve of our own country’s day of independence, it seemed appropriate for me to discuss freedom in “Tears from Iron” as well.  But I’m going to take…

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Isfalinis: Beginnings

  • Post published:January 14, 2019
  • Post category:Lore/My Journey/On Isfalinis

If you’ve ever wondered how a fantasy author came up with their story setting, here is some background on my own world-building experience. In this series of articles, I’ll discuss…

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Teaser: A Treatise on Creation and the Lost Age

  • Post published:August 30, 2018
  • Post category:Lore

Before there was life and breath, death and birth, Isfalinis, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the Etyni, there was His Highest Above and naught else.  There was no…

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