tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60159199803051419552024-03-05T23:24:17.184-05:00The Guardian of WorldsSolomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-52115349246774019312012-09-10T21:30:00.000-04:002012-09-10T21:30:00.328-04:00Of Villains and Enemies<br />
I was going to post something else but it’s taking longer then I originally realized it would, so something else.<br />
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For reference for this article some definitions;<br />
Villain: n. 1. A wicked or evil person : Scoundrel. 2. A fictional or dramatic character typically at odds with the hero 3. Obs. A vile brutish peasant 4. Something said to be the reason for a particular trouble or evil.<br />
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Villainous: adj. 1. Viciously wicked or criminal. 2. Highly objectionable : Obnoxious.<br />
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Villainy: n. 1. Viciousness of action or conduct. 2. Baseness of character or mind. 3. A vicious or treacherous act.<br />
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Lately I’ve noticed more people are trying to create villains who are not Villainous. While this is in part an attempt to be original in some way and not to create the feared “cardboard cutout” villain it also creates a sympathy for the villain and while in the right story such as Star Wars’s Vader it can work, but at the same time he was actually only an underling to the real villain the Emperor. <br />
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A villain is not a sympathetic person, they are about themselfs or their ideas, at their core they believe they are right and anyone who expresses otherwise is an enemy. If anything a villain should rarely if ever care what has happened to his victim, empathy will imped a villains actions, and while one can argue that it would add conflict, in the real world (and more importantly the reader’s mind) it would get harder and harder for a person with a conscience to do despicable things. If they did they would need justifications, to understand why dehumanizing would be the simplest and at the same time not asking the reader to use suspension of disbelief.<br />
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Think of the lead villains of other popular media, Cobra Commandeer, Megatron, the Joker, Lex Luther, Sauron, the White Witch, the Shredder, Magneto, the Borg Queen, and the Devil (note the Devil isn’t fictional, but I’m placing him here since he and his allies have been used in fiction.) With the exception of the Joker who is considered insane most of the time, all the others are not only quite sane but are exceptionally intelligent, charismatic, charming, and completely power hungry & treacherous. They are also complicated individuals (yes even the Borg Queen) with long histories. <br />
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Consider the character Magneto with his tragic past, to protect his kind he chooses to act like his former oppressors the Nazis, mutants are superior and non-mutants should get out of the way, treating them as the proverbial second class citizen. And while Magneto’s creator Stan Lee may not consider his creation a bad guy, as the old saying goes judge some one by their actions, and by his actions he is a villain, plain and simple.<br />
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Then consider the Devil, the consummate example of evil. He rebelled against God believing himself equal. Cast out from Heaven he rages against God and his creations (namely us) seeking to corrupt all. And in the pursuit of this has inspired many horrible acts both real and in fiction.<br />
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And while some would point out that if the villain does not think of themself as a villain they are not a villain, that is in truth a moot point. If Hitler thought what he was doing was right, does that mean he was not a villain? The answer is No. Evil would try to place themselves in the place of the right with arguments that reasonable people would clearly see through, and as history has shown those with wicked intent can be quite creative in their arguments for why to do something. But often their arguments hinge on people thinking in gray areas if one thinks on a more right and wrong perspective the argument of exterminating and euthnizing people on the augment that they are a burden or “lower then the beasts of nature” (you should look that one up, it’ll give you chills) becomes harder to do. <br />
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The Twentieth Century has provided us with more then a few examples of villainy, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Che Guevara, and on & on I can go but these are some good ones to examine. Consider one of the worst Adolf Hitler, a charismatic antichrist type who took Germany to the height of power and evil, his very book Mein Kampf could be considered a scriptures of evil and when things started to fall apart he wanted Germany to be wiped off the face of the Earth for “their” failure, to him. Hitler of course is an extreme example and as my definition of him as an antichrist reflects the fact he was possibly evil to the core. <br />
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Stalin himself once said “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.” Justification in his mind to do what he wanted to do. He also said “Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.” This goes to prove a villain’s mind set is what is just as important as his actions.<br />
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Lastly before I get to what they are creating enemies, I wish to kill a very stupid idea and quote, “One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.” The mistake often made by this quote is to assume that the world is only of greys not of good and evil. Killing civilians is NOT what a true freedom fighter would do. Guerilla tactics against an invading or occupying army is one thing, but blowing up a nightclub full of civilians is terrorism, attacking an invading armies supply depot is legitimate, attacking a crowded mall is terrorism, attacking an occupying army’s camp at night is legitimate, and on & on I can go. The problem in the end of this “magical thinking” is you start justifying horrible actions with a false mask. And with that mask you could end up justifying something as horrible like the Holocaust.<br />
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Now to the last bit what people are really creating are enemies, or to a lesser degree rivals. They are not outwardly evil, this does not mean they can’t be ruthless if necessary, but world domination isn’t their interest just their own little corner. They also probably enjoy braking the rules but unlike a villain who sees them as impediments the rival/enemy is more of a rebel. This doesn’t mean a enemy or rival could become a true villain or vice versa it means there needs to be a good story of why. How Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader and how the Grinch has a change (or growth of) heart.<br />
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Of course each writer has to go his own course on things and it does not mean you can’t make something work. Just don’t do something to be different, be you.<br />
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David<br />
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P.S. I should note that this is all about individuals and groups (even nations) as villains not things like the weather, environment, or inanimate objects with out intelligence. Just in case someone wanted to bring that up.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-21249318106152501122012-09-08T07:11:00.000-04:002012-09-08T15:37:29.746-04:00Journal Entry - September 8, 2012<br />
Well it's been a while since I've done what I intended to with this blog, so starting this weekend I'm going to return to working on it as a complement to my stories as well as (sometimes) the stories themselves.<br />
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I'm hoping to get some feedback on on some of the stuff I do and have done. <br />
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A little later today I'm going to redo an old post with a few extras and a new perspective.<br />
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Thanks to any who view<br />
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David<br />
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P.S. By the way I haven't really stopped working on my stuff.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-23253049192267144952012-09-03T23:41:00.002-04:002012-09-08T00:46:38.049-04:00technorati claim code; updatedThis is a quick post for the technorati claim code to register this blog to their site.<br />
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Some General information:<br />
Khimaira is a bit larger then North America. Also on the globe of Solomus it sits roughly where North America does on ours. It has a cultural make up that is similar to European, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean cultures.<br />
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On Geographical Regions:<br />
Khimaira has a range of features; deserts, mountains, plains, swamps, forests, grasslands, ect. <br />
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One of the main features worth talking about, is the in the north central part. The large circular mountain range is actually the caldera of an extinct super-volcano with a large fresh water sea that formed after its last eruption. There are still some active volcanoes in these mountains.<br />
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On the West Coast there is a great plains/grasslands. <br />
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Due to its size you might want to use <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tMQ-lI35eMDCVsT5J9N_URwwYZsii6N0bTsE3ZS-srVLISjT5WsQlEUtVdPJjEIPZOcXmIvsCoo2YeLKc68TY-P-ppUcftGbejbGtuFrMC53l6AFPLIHdgs-2ocQX0_TnEnsBzELVpQ/s1600/Khimaira+Full+Cv4.jpg"><i><u><b>this</b><b> link</b></u></i></a> to see it better, in it's full glory.<br />
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© Copyright 2012 David S FlytheSolomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-52920512740536820092012-06-29T18:48:00.001-04:002012-07-01T22:36:28.263-04:00The Continent of KhimairaThe Continent of Khimaira is for my Solomus stories, The Dragoons of Solomus & A Princess’s Adventure. I'm still working on the map but its complete enough to share. <br />
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Some General information:<br />
Khimaira is a bit larger then North America. Also on the globe of Solomus it sits roughly where North America does on ours. Its cultural make up is similar to European, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean cultures.<br />
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On Geographical Regions:<br />
While the bulk of this is still a work in progress, the main feature is worth talking about. In the north the large circular mountain range is actually the caldera of an extinct super-volcano with a large fresh water sea that formed after its last eruption.<br />
<br />Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-82416512618997897582011-08-08T15:50:00.000-04:002011-08-08T15:50:40.447-04:00A Princess’s Adventure, Chapter 2: The EscapeChapter 2<br />
Escape<br />
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After the “festivities” finally came to an end and the servants started cleaning up the mess, Rosalia excused herself in the most refined princess-like manners she could to make her father and mother believe she had changed her demeanor due to her mother’s speech. Because the last place she wanted to be was locked in the tower, and forced to marry someone she really did not like.<br />
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Once out of sight of anyone who would tell her parents about her behavior she stomped off to the castle library to rant to herself in peace and think of a way to get out of the castle. Once in the library she headed for the most secluded area and started blowing off steam, or at least tried to.<br />
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“What are they thinking? The last person in the world I want to marry is that sniveling weasel. He does not even stand up for himself when he should!”<br />
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During one of these rants she managed to knock over a stack of books covered in thick dust that had been sitting on a shelf. “Just great! Now I have a mess to clean up!” She thought as she coughed and sneezed from all the dust in the air. Picking the books up in frustration an old map fell out of one of the books.<br />
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"What is this?" She said looking at it she quickly recognized it as a map of the ancient catacombs under the castle, but she had not heard of anyone ever mapping them successfully.<br />
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The castle was built on the foundation of an ancient fort that had once been situated on the hilltop the castle now sits upon. The fort was from a different age when the evil dragons terrorized the world, and when the region was ruled by a great empire. The catacombs had served as both a sewer for the fort bringing in fresh water and draining out the waste. Which it still does just not as elaborately as it once had. As well as a secure storage for supplies and arms, but no one in the history of Anglicia had ever successfully mapped the labyrinth of tunnels, for they had been designed so that only those who built them and those of that military would be able to navigate them to enter or exit the fort or get to the secured supplies. There were rumors though. That supposedly the descendants of those solders stationed at the fort kept the knowledge of how to navigate the tunnels. Even passing on actual maps of them. Now it seemed those rumors where<br />
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Looking over the books that the map had been stashed away in, Rosalia recognized who they had belonged to. Sir Christopher, he had always treated her as a little sister and an equal when she showed interest in the techniques of the knights and told her the legends of the Dragoons, especially of the female Dragoons, and their battles against the evil dragons & dragon halflings and their protection of the people, the young good dragons, and the outside world. Much to the chagrin of the Queen. It had always been rumored that Christopher’s ancestors had been officers in charge of the fort. Now it looked like those rumors were likely true. This was the answer to her prayers. She could escape from the castle unnoticed, and no one would realize how she escaped the castle. When they finally did she would be halfway to the border (in disguise of course) away from her father’s agreement, the castle, and the life of a princess.<br />
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Rosalia tidied up the mess she had made and then hid the map in her clothing. After that was done she left the library with her godsend. Keeping one hand on it at all times to make sure she did not lose it. Once she made it to her chambers and found no one there she quickly hid her map before Augustina came to help her remove her dress. A few minutes later Augustina entered her room.<br />
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“I am sorry about the news Rosa.” Augustina said with a sad look, “I know how much you dislike the prince.”<br />
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“Well, there is nothing you or I can do about it.” She did not want to tell her friend about the map. Not that she did not trust her friend, but that out of her concern for he safety she would be bound by duty to tell her parents about any escape plans.<br />
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“Perhaps you can change him?”<br />
“That will happen around the same time as when the Price of Darkness renounces his evil ways and reconciles with God.” She said sarcastically.<br />
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With that they spent the rest of the time with small talk about other things going on in the castle. Once alone in her room she took a closer look of her map. Studying it late into the wee hours of the night. Trying to figure out where all the entrances and exits of the catacombs were located on a general map of the realm. As well as trying to figure out what the map’s symbols indicated, and what the important spots were that were marked. As she finally climbed into bed she giggled and thought, “Now I have a way out. All I need to do now is prepare to get out of here.”<br />
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In the morning she decided that one key piece of information she would need to know was when her father had planed her “arrangement” to be. After wandering around the castle for awhile she found him alone in the castle’s conference room looking over recent reports from the knights in the far reaches of the realm on deamon activity. Entering the room she over heard him say to himself “Why are they increasing in activity after all these years?”<br />
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“Father, I was wondering when my marriage is to take place?”<br />
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He looked up and sighed, “And why do you want to know that now?” he asked.<br />
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“I just figure that I should know the date of my own wedding.”<br />
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“I suppose so,” he put down the reports he had been reviewing, “It will be two months, after your ceremony.” He looked back down at the reports and then back at her, “Is there any thing else?” he asked.<br />
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“No, that’s it.” she said rather cheerfully trying to act like she didn’t have a problem with it, and it worked.<br />
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“Good.“ He was relived at the apparent change in her attitude, “I have some important matters I must discuss with my council later, so go inform Sir Simon I need to speak to him and to come here, and after that stay out of trouble like a good girl.”<br />
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“Yes, Father.” she said before leaving the room, “I have no intention of going through this whole absurdity.” She thought to her self as she headed to the knights’ training room where Sir Simon was usually at this time of day over seeing the instructing of new knights and the castle soldiers. “Sir Simon, my father wishes to see you without delay.“<br />
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”Thank you princess.“ He said with out looking away from those he was watching during instruction, “Now run along. This is no place for a princess.”<br />
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Rosalia bit her tongue after hearing that remark.<br />
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“Of course, Sir Simon.” she spoke maintaining her composure to keep up the image. Once he left she snuck back in and smuggled out one of the backpacks the knights used for long trips.<br />
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“No place for me!” she thought as she grabbed it, “I have half a mind to tell him off, but that would only blow my cover to mother and father once he told them. Now I need a hiding place for this.”<br />
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She temporarily stored it in her chambers. Until the answer came to her in a spark of inspiration while looking at her map of the catacombs that evening.<br />
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“Right inside of the catacombs! Just after the guards post at the entrance! Right after the night guard falls asleep!” During one of her late night wanderings, she discovered the night guard to the only full sized entrance to the catacombs in the castle, had developed the habit of sleeping during his first hour or two of night watch, and only she knew of this.<br />
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That night while the guard slept, as he usually did, she quietly slipped past him, and checked out a spot just a few ways into the catacombs that was marked on the map. It was a small alcove. Just large enough to hold the backpack, and anything else she would need, and it was well out of sight from the guards.<br />
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For the following week after that she gathered the other things she would need to get through the catacombs, and the journey afterward. She took some of the presoaked torches, a lamp and a couple of small jars of lamp oil from the castle storerooms. As well as some of the miscellaneous gear the knights tended to use on trips. She also took a small dagger and some light armor, some maps of the local and regional areas, and documents she might need from the castle’s library. On last day she gathered food and rations from the castle’s pantry.<br />
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Once everything was ready, she made one more trip around the castle picking a small pouch of gold coins from the castle treasury. Despite being the princess her parents avoided giving her any money knowing what she might use it for. She also took any small nondescript items she could to sell to merchants for gold coins, and additional equipment later. That night before she left, she left a sealed letter on her desk for her parents, it read,<br />
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“Dear Mother and Father, forgive me but I cannot do what you wish me to do. I know it will cause you pain, heartache, and anguish, but I have to do what my heart and soul tells me to do. I wish I could have stayed and been the daughter and princess you wanted me to be but we are all made as He desired us to be. And I must be the woman, I am meant to be.”<br />
Deeply your daughter,<br />
Rosalia Tudor<br />
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After everyone had gone to bed, she sneaked down to the entrance of the catacombs, and past the sleeping guard. She gathered her gear together and finished organizing it before continuing. Once she had everything together and was out of sight of the light from the entrance lamps she lit her lamp, and started to follow the map to a spot marked as a way point on the map, at least that’s what she thought it meant.<br />
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As she made her way deeper into the maze she followed the markings on the map and walls, and avoiding and temporarily disabling the traps marked on the map designed to confuse her. While she was scared by the silence of the tunnels she was glade the only thing crawling around in this part of the tunnels where bugs and rats. For a good hour and a half she kept navigating them until she made it to the spot on the map. Here she found what looked like a solid wall but after searching for a spot the map pointed to in a drawing and pushing a lever hidden as<br />
a brick on the wall, and it opened with a long creaking sound revealing a large room.<br />
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When she entered the room she realized it must have been part of the old fort’s armory. Scanning the room with her lamp revealed the weapons had long rusted and rotted beyond any blacksmiths ability to repair.<br />
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Then just before she was going to turn to leave she noticed a wooden door. With curiosity getting the better of her she went to open it. It fell backwards and shattered into splinters. While she was startled by that, it was what she saw next that shocked her back to her senses, and had her questioning them. It was a suit of armor that was made for a woman and a pair of swords that were in pristine condition. While the frame that had supported them looked as if a colony of termites had held a festival with the wood and the metal of the frame had rusted to dust the armor and swords looked as new as the day they must have been made.<br />
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“Well,” she said to herself “No one will mind if I borrow these.” Powerless to stop herself as if controlled by an outside force she took off the light armor she had been wearing and tried on the suite of armor. It was similar to the heavy full-plate armor the knights used, yet this armor seemed to be extremely light, and yet still hard and resistant to blows. On the chest there was a strange symbol that she assumed belonged to the long forgotten empire. It was a large white dragon grasping a large ornate cross. Once she had the armor on she strapped on the belt for the swords, and after practicing with her new equipment for a few moments put her backpack back on, and grabbed her lamp.<br />
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“Got to get moving. I have wasted to much time here,” she thought. Although in the back of her mind she really felt it had been worth it.<br />
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She continued to follow the map north toward the exit. The tunnels started to change as she walked. Now the floor’s channels no longer had stone coverings like the center ones had, and she could hear and see the flowing water. By the smell in this part of it was fresh water. The remainder of her trek was fairly uneventful other then the occasional small monster that would startle her when she turned a corner. She was easily able to dispatch them with her new swords. Then there were the various harmless creatures that made this part of tunnels their home. A few fluttering bats that had not left the tunnels would occasionally fly by her. She knew they were harmless, but they still gave her a fright when one would fly a little to close to her head.<br />
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As she neared the exit, she heard the sounds of something. Something that made her skin crawl. She quickly turned out her lamp, and hide in a small cove in the side of the tunnel before whatever was making the sound detected her, and there she resisted in the dark continuing to hear the sound. It was a scraping against the walls combined with a low moaning. She stood there waiting until her eyes had adjusted enough to the darkness to make out what was making the<br />
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“An armor deamon?!” she thought. “Sir Christopher told me about those a long time ago. Vile creatures not from our world if I remember correctly. Not the kind to give a person a fair chance if they can help it. And what is he doing here so far in the kingdom?” As she continued thinking and watching him.<br />
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The armor deamon was preoccupied with what it was doing for if he knew she was near by he would have attacked her. Tearing at the tunnels he was trying to mount some kind of altar. The low light from a torch he had shoved into a crack in the wall danced around revealing his ruddy skin, red horns and the crimson colored armor he was wearing.<br />
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She continued to watch it wanting to make sure it had not detected her. “Good. He has not noticed me, yet. To get out of here I have to get past him. Which means I am going to have to kill him.” Without thinking she lit one of her torches and pitched at the deamon catching him completely off guard, she then drew both her swords and lunged at him, piercing his armor and chest killing him instantly.<br />
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“I can not believe I just did that.” She said breathing heavily.<br />
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She started to withdraw her blades from his chest, thinking about what she just did. And while she did not like to have had to kill him she had no choice. Most of the deamon race had long ago given themselves over to the Prince of Darkness. They were frequently causing trouble in most places where people lived. Then she felt a new feeling, one she had not felt before. A strange sense of satisfaction. Not the satisfaction of a kill but the feeling of good over evil.<br />
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It was at that moment she finally knew her purpose in her heart. To help the people by fight against evil that sought to destroy or corrupt. Somehow she had been drawn to the armor and swords as a moth is drawn to a light without knowing it. She stood there cleaning the blood off her swords, thinking of names.<br />
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“Rose...? Rosette! And...? Christopher! Rosette Christopher will be my new name in this life I have chosen.” It was at this moment Rosette Christopher was born.<br />
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It was at that moment she decided, one that would be familiar while at the same time different. To hide herself from her parents who might want to stop her, and to honor her friend who in the end, lead to her escape and to discover her destiny.<br />
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This is only the end of the story for Princess Rosalia Tudor of Anglicia, but this is only the beginning for Rosette Christopher, who has just become a heir to a legacy bigger then she can even begin to imagine.<br />
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© Copyright 2011 David S FlytheSolomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-88461360831355835402011-08-08T15:37:00.000-04:002011-08-08T15:37:17.551-04:00A Princess’s Adventure, Chapter 1: The Age of Issuance<br />
Chapter 1<br />
The Age of Issuance<br />
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Princess Rosalia’s seventeenth birthday was only three weeks away, so was her age of issuance. Not that she made much of it. Unlike most princesses, she was not spoiled; Despite her parents’ efforts. She seemed to have a natural affinity towards common sense. Rosalia always had an interest in things princesses were not supposed to be interested in. At least not openly. Such as how the knights trained, debates with her father’s advisers and council, in scholarly pursuits, and<br />
in events outside of the castle and kingdom. Rosalia’s interests had always irritated her majesty, the queen to no end, who never understood her daughter's interest in the concerns of commoners nor her interest in martial and academic concerns.<br />
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But now the king was making a major announcement ahead of her turning seventeen, when she was to be recognized as a direct heir to the throne of Anglicia by tradition. Rosalia was distressed, as it could only mean he had something arranged for her, something that could only mean trouble for her. She was going to find out ahead of time what it was. She knew well enough that her father would never tell her, but her knight friends might know something, even if it was just a rumor.<br />
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She slipped into the knights’ training room when none of her father’s sycophant advisers were not around. Wasting no time, she went to one of the knights there: Sir Wilson, a castle knight and a friend of hers.<br />
“Do you know what my father is up to?” she asked.<br />
“No, I am afraid I do not know, but what I do know is this: the King has been keeping his plans secret known only to himself and his most trusted advisers.”<br />
This bit of news made her nervous, but what he said next scared her.<br />
“Not even the servants, who are often ‘over hearing’ things have heard a word, and that means he is being extremely vigilant with his plans for you.”<br />
Seeing the concern creep over her face like a dark shadow he quickly tried to cheer her up. “But do not forget most of us are on your side. We all know you well and support you, you want to be yourself, not what the King and Queen wish for you to be.”<br />
“Thank you.” She felt somewhat better, but not completely.<br />
“You better get moving. You do not want the King to find out you were here again, or he will throw in the tower for sure this time.”<br />
Rosalia thanked her friend again and quickly left the knight’s training room before any of her father’s close advisers caught sight of her there.<br />
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She sighed as she entered her personal chambers closing the doors securely behind her. “I guess I have no choice but to wait for him to make his announcement tonight,” she thought.<br />
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A little while later there was a knock on her chamber door, it was her lady-in-waiting, Augustina. She was the youngest daughter of a lesser noble family who was sent to be trained at the castle a few years ago. Because of their closeness in age she was Rosalia’s best friend and the closest thing she had to a sister.<br />
“Princess, may I come in?”<br />
“You may.”<br />
Entering the room she noticed Rosalia sitting at her desk drumming her fingers.<br />
“May I ask what is wrong Rosa?” She asked.<br />
“Ugh, it is my father’s planned announcement tonight. I just know it will be something a do not agree with.” She looked at Augustina and continued, “I have to tell you I am jealous of the fact you do not have to deal with this kind of thing from your parents.”<br />
“You should not say something like that. The king and queen care a great deal about you. They are just looking out for your best interests.”<br />
“You mean their best interests.” She interjected.<br />
Augustina took a moment to think about what she said next, “Well, you are partially right about that, but as their only heir they have to do both.”<br />
She did not answer, in her heart she knew Augustina was right. They did have her and the kingdom’s interests in mind. Still she could not shake the feeling that this was all wrong. That there was something else she was intended to do or be.<br />
Sensing that Rosalia was reflecting on what she had said she concluded to move on from what they were talking about. “Now. You should start to get ready for the party tonight.“<br />
Still thinking, Rosalia nodded her head in acceptance. Augustina removed from one of the wardrobes a beautiful dress made from a golden-yellow silk with deep purple accents. It had cost over six hundred golds to buy from a foreign merchant. As she got ready for the festivities that night she tried to prepare for the potential shock of her father’s “announcement.” She had Augustina announce all kind of things she thought her father might say. Unfortunate it did not work. If anything it was distressing her even more. Especially with every tug of a string as<br />
Augustina laced up her dress. To the point she just wanted to run and hide somewhere. Somewhere in the castle where no one would find her, but as much as she wanted to do that she could not do that no matter how much she wanted too. She was not the type to run and hide.<br />
“I am sure everything will be fine” Augustina said trying to cheer her up as she finished braiding Rosalia's long fuchsia colored hair just like her mother's.<br />
“Sure.” Rosalia thought to herself as she left her room.<br />
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The festivities began with the standard for an Anglician royal occasion. It started before the sunset as the noble families arriving in the great hall in their finest garments. First with the best minstrels and performers from around the kingdom singing the glories both recent and long ago of heroes, the dragoons, knights and the enemies they faced. With the performers reenacting these events during the songs. Then the beginning of the banquet was brought in extravagant<br />
food cooked by the best cooks the land could offer. And during the feast a well known wandering bard who had been convinced for the right price played for that night’s feasting; recounting recent tales from far away lands. Before the king’s announcement the court magician preformed a few dazzling tricks with a few low level fire and lightning spells.<br />
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Once the magician’s performance was over the king stood up and thanked him for his show. He then announced that he would now reveal the good news for his daughter. This was the moment Rosalia had been dreading all day and night.<br />
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“We are met here tonight for the celebration of my daughter’s reaching the age of issuance, or more specifically the good news for her and the kingdom’s future. I have kept these plans secret, from even my closest advisers, until I had secured, with certainty, a momentous opportunity for the kingdom. That will greatly increase our potency.” The king had a well known and earned habit of making long speeches with long words. If it was not written down he could keep going for a while. Fortunately this was not one of those nights, “I have reached an accord<br />
with our friend to the south, the Kingdom of Vestal, that our daughter shall marry the youngest prince of that Kingdom and he will come to live here with us.” The crowd of nobles cheered the announcement, yet the servants and knights flinched, for they knew what was about to happen.<br />
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It was at that moment Rosalia couldn’t contain her anger any longer.<br />
“I will do no such thing!” It came forth like the eruption of a long dormant volcano in the middle of a quiet night. Now while the residents of the castle knew well the princess’s tendency to disagree with her parents’ wishes and to argue with them over it, the nobles were not. They found the princess’s behavior scandalous in their minds.<br />
“I will not marry anyone! I do not wish to marry! I don’t care what accord you have come to with anyone! I didn’t agree to anything, and won’t go through with it!”<br />
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Now while the King was angry at his daughter’s behavior, it was the Queen who responded.<br />
“That is enough! It is time you stop acting like some commoner’s daughter. You have an obligation to the kingdom and us, and to do what is best for it. We have tolerated your behavior long enough, and it is time for that to end! We will lock you in the tower until your appointed days if that is what it will take.”<br />
While Rosalia had heard anger in her mother’s voice before this was different, and she knew if she continued to protest she would be locked in the tower and let out only for functions she was needed for, and then with an armed guard to keep her in line. She promptly sat down, and became as quiet as a small slime hiding from a cat, but that didn’t stop her from planning. She knew she had only one option now, escape.<br />
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© Copyright 2011 David S FlytheSolomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-23514130844290446942011-08-08T15:34:00.000-04:002011-08-08T15:34:03.610-04:00A Princess’s Adventure, Prologue: The Distant Past<br />
Prologue<br />
The Past.<br />
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“Are you sure they will be safe down here?“ Iulianus asked<br />
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“It was her last order, so we do not have any other option.” Cyriacus responded, “Nevertheless it will safe down here, only our people know how to navigate these tunnels.”<br />
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The two traveled further in to the tunnels in quite until in frustration Iulianus asked a question out loud to himself, “How did it come to all of this? The emperor dead, his only heir dying facing one of those things, our military destroyed, and our civilization in ruins!”<br />
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Cyriacus turned and looked at him for a moment with a disapproving look, “That is a stupid question! You know well enough what happened.” In his head he continued what he had started saying, “They came once again, five hundred years after their master was defeated they rose up again looking for the keys to free him from his prison. They attacked us so quickly we did not have a chance to fight back, we did our best but it was not enough. Even the princess with her mothers armor and swords could only do so much, though she did take down their leaders.”<br />
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“Sorry, I am just so frustrated.” Iulianus has stopped and was now shaking, “when they attack here I just hid, I fought so many of the empire’s enemies with courage, but when they showed up I just ran.”<br />
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Cyriacus actually felt sorry for him, “Not everyone can face a dragon, when a dragon landed at the palace I saw veteran solders who have faced countless enemies and deamons run, men and women who had never thought of running before in their lives could do nothing but run. While the princess who had never even trained in any of the martial arts put her mother’s armor on and welded her swords as if she had always done that very thing.”<br />
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“I suppose, but it still disturbs me that I just ran when my friends, my comrades were being killed by them.” he just stood there for a moment, then slammed his fist in to the stone wall making a loud thud that echoed through out the tunnel.<br />
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Cyriacus did not say anything to Iulianus, not that he did not want to just there was nothing he could say. “We should put these in the vault, and then we can discuss these thing afterwards.” Iulianus nodded in agreement and they continue deeper in to the tunnels eventually coming to the spot Cyriacus had been looking for, “Magic Storage Vault” he silently read to himself then touched a spot on the wall and it separated quickly and quietly.<br />
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“I had heard of this place, but never seen it before, the special vault where they stored all of the magicly enhanced equipment.” as Iulianus looked in wonder only to be disappointed by the mostly emptied shelves, “What to all of the equipment!?” it was at this point that Cyriacus filled him in on what had happened in the last two weeks while he was in hiding.<br />
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When the dragons and their minions attacked most of the empires military was scattered, but after the princess rose to the occasion at the imperial capital and slew a dragon, word spread faster then a dragon could fly and soon many of the soldiers who had ran returned to ask for her forgiveness, which she gave and they gave their renewed loyalty in a commander who had slain a dragon. The marched to the fort, finding it destroyed as well they descended into the tunnels and retrieved all the magic equipment to arm them against the dragons’s army. A week later they clashed with the dragons’s army with the princess leading the charge, she single handedly slew the three dragons that had been part of their force before facing the commander of that army a small dragon-halfling who called himself Krastle, despite his small size he was powerful and immune to the damage of even the magic weapons they had, the only thing that could harm him was the swords the princess welded. The battle was long and hard, eventually she managed to get the upper hand but it cost her, in her last strike Krastle managed to deliver a mortal blow of his own. While the solders tended to the princess the best they could all that could be heard over the now quite battle field was Krastle wines, cries and curses at how he could fall to a human girl. Her last request was that Cyriacus place her armor and swords in the vault to keep it out of the dragons hands, she also gave one last command to her troops that they were to keep the magic arms and armor to protect the land from the dragon’s minions.<br />
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“And I hid like a coward this whole time, while the princess was fighting to protect us all.” Iulianus said in anger focusing it at himself.<br />
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“If you want to do something for her, you should live, live and do not run again when you can fight your enemy. But again do not blame yourself so much, for when I first saw the dragon at the palace even I froze, I over came that fear when I saw her do what I could not, you did not have that benefit here, when we arrived here we found everyone long dead, if you had you would be part of them.”<br />
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With that a fire seemed to be lit in Iulianus’s eyes that perhaps he was meant to do something more, have an effect on the world. “Alright let us finish what you came here to do, then I am going to watch over these ruins to make sure these are safe until they are needed again.”<br />
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“That is good to hear! We will place them in this chamber here, they will be safe until one of us retrieves them.” They placed the armor and swords on the stands in the room and locked the door behind them, they would latter return to stock the vault with regular weapons for future use, after they finished the closed the vault’s door, and went their way, but not before they made complete maps of the tunnels for their future use.<br />
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Iulianus settled down near the ruins of the fort, eventually marrying and having a son whom he named Christophorus. As for Cyriacus he stayed around the region for a while watching the ruins with Iulianus but eventually he decided to head east before he did he left his copy of the map with Iulianus to do with what he wished. Cyriacus eventually settled down in a new town out east he helped found, Corsica.<br />
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© Copyright 2011 David S FlytheSolomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-75997506868476321992011-08-08T15:23:00.000-04:002011-08-08T15:23:38.659-04:00Cakes & CircusesCakes & Circuses<br />
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You show us what you want us to see,<br />
not what we need to see.<br />
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You tell us what to believe,<br />
because you think we are dunces.<br />
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You can hear what we are saying,<br />
but dismiss us as fools.<br />
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We can see an evil rising,<br />
only you see an ally.<br />
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We can feel the alarm bells ringing,<br />
warning us of your deceit.<br />
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You were once relevant,<br />
now you have become refuse.<br />
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You have become corrupt,<br />
and you mean us no good.<br />
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© Copyright 2011 David S FlytheSolomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-45362310272055862532011-06-29T02:54:00.001-04:002011-06-29T03:13:34.896-04:00An Essay: Never Lie Too MeAn Essay: Never Lie Too Me<br />
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first the (mostly) negative review, a little note the origional review was made privet by senders choice so their identity shall not revealed (unless they wish to come out by their own choice.) Also I have not changed any of their writings below;<br />
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While the writing itself was of good quality, I was very disappointed with the story itself, which was extremely unbelievable, and read like a fairytale for small children, where we have an inexperienced 16 year old boy somehow killing an enormous magical, fire breathing dragon, not to mention various other monsters. It seemed to actually insult the mainstream fantasy genre, in which drgons are extremely formidable, and NOT something a boy can kill the first time he picks up a sword. This is exactly the kind of "dragonslayer cliche" that was satired in the film "Shrek"<br />
where instead of being slain by a hero like in nonsensical bedtime stories, the dragon defeats countless numbers of trained knights...... because as most any adult would know, this would be the logical outcome of such a one-sided battle, which is comparable to the absurdity of a mouse trying to kill a cat. It was hard to discern if this was intended to be a serious fantasy or an attempt at a comedic satire. The dragon's stereotypical villainous "mwa ha ha" laugh certainly made me<br />
think the latter until I continued reading.<br />
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I had the impression that you have no understanding of real human and animal capabilities, or how toactually fight with swords, for if you had, you would have known a boy with no battle experience would not be able to fight such a creature, which, with the greater reach, fiery breath and sweeping tail would have every advantage.. Claiming this story was for and audience of "13 plus" seemed a contradiction, for few people over the age of ten would take the noton seriously<br />
of a boy killing a giant magical dragon.<br />
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While a spelling check was used, there a a number of words which are not correct for the sentences. For example, "clime" instead of "climb", disparate, instead of desperate, etc.. There are also sentences that do not make sense that seem to have words left out of them.<br />
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The story seems to have a Judao Christian religious slant, with several Biblical placenames being used, and the boys' calling on "God" to help him avenge his family. But the boy's obsession for revenge is contradictory with the Christian doctrine of forgiving your enemies. Also the boy practices magic, which the Bible also denounces. I wonder if the author is also aware that the God of the Bible is described breathing fire from his mouth, smoke from his nostrils, has great <br />
wings and claws, hoards gold, demands lambs and calves, and is given 32 virgins in the Book of Numbers. He seems to be as much a dragon as the one in your story!<br />
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Apparently dragonslayers in this story are referred to as "Dragoons". While this may be a term used in anime and video games, in the English dictionary, this is merely a term for a type of cavalryman also trained to fight on foot as infantry. The word originated in France because the original firearms they carried were called "dragons", but has nothing to do with killing dragons.<br />
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I doubt I would read any more of this story because it is so predictable and unbelievable. The hero has already killed the dragon once, without any experience whatsoever. Can there be any doubt that he is going to kill it again? There doesn't seem to be any twists or surprises in this story and the author has turned a 16 year old boy into an indestructable superhero.<br />
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One of the talents of a good fantasy writer is to make the reader believe his story could have really happened, but it is impossible for me to do so in this case. I think you have the potential to write a good story, but it is wasted on just another unbelievable dragonslayer cliche' . Now if the story took a different direction, like having the dragon and boy having to work toether for some reason, and the boy overcoming his hatred, and realizing he could never kill the dragon in the first place, then you have the potential to have a great story people would actually be interested in reading.<br />
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Good luck with your writing in any case.<br />
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First I wish to apologize ahead of time to anyone who feels I might be to hard on the reviewer, but as someone who was bulled in school to the point I dropped out I have learned its far better to confront an issue or problem head on then to avoid it.<br />
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First I want to point out something, this line he wrote; “ I wonder if the author is also aware that the God of the Bible is described breathing fire from his mouth, smoke from his nostrils, has great wings and claws, hoards gold, demands lambs and calves, and is given 32 virgins in the Book of Numbers. He seems to be as much a dragon as the one in your story!” <br />
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I also Wonder if this author is aware HE JUST LIED! Never lie to me in a review especially when it is my holy book because I will check, and I will check the text surrounding it (as you will see below) and if you lie to me I will respond and in full force. I ran a blog for awhile and I always check everything I posted (at least to the facts issue) and what people said in response. When you lie about one thing I and others are free to take every thing you wrote and throw it OUT! The first red flag for me if he didn’t include the particular verses that would prove his point, I’ll give a great example.<br />
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By the way I want to apologize ahead of time if anyone doesn’t care to read about a debate on Christian doctrine, but if you fire on a battleship when you’re a frigate expect to be sunk!<br />
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Take this line for example “But the boy's obsession for revenge is contradictory with the Christian doctrine of forgiving your enemies.” my simple comeback is this Luke 22:35-37 35. And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36. Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. 37. For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was<br />
reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. Wait what’s that? “and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.” I am sure your head is spinning let me explain using a little recent history, I think the Holocaust will work. If someone is trying to kill you, you have the right of self defense. Its a little hard to forgive someone when you're dead.<br />
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When Christ was talking about the often off quoted live by the sword die by the sword here is the full passage in context, Matthew 26:51-54 by the way note verses 53 & 54. 51. And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. 52. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53. Thinkest thou that<br />
I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54. But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? <br />
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Oh and as to the “Also the boy practices magic, which the Bible also denounces.” Have you heard the phrase “artistic license?” You think I didn’t already know that? By your standard I’m sure you think J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were hypocrites too. Particularly Tolkien who created an entire creation story for his stories.<br />
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Oh and on hypocrites I want to do it again, Matthew 7:1-5, 1. Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4. Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5. Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. <br />
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Also you seem to think I am writing the dragon as a pure magical creature. There is a phrase on assumption. If you wish to place the dragon as a god fine, but as the above states I am free to judge you at the same level. I just won't at least not on this point. <br />
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As to this “Apparently dragonslayers in this story are referred to as "Dragoons". While this may be a term used in anime and video games, in the English dictionary, this is merely a term for a type of cavalryman also trained to fight on foot as infantry. The word originated in France because the original firearms they carried were called "dragons", but has nothing to do with killing dragons.” My style is to develop a world and story that doesn’t necessitate the use of the historical context ours does. If you have a problem with that then just say so. The fact that I call the story “The Dragoons of Solomus” should tell you it doesn’t happen on Earth. And while we are on the subject of original meaning why didn't you look up Orochi? After all why would the dragoon in the beginning be called dragoon of Orochi, which is a legendary 8-headed and 8-tailed Japanese dragon. Wait could I possibly have something up my sleeve? Yes, yes I do.<br />
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Lastly I don’t mind the first to third, the sixth or part of the seventh paragraphs they are legitimate opinions and I respect that, just do not insult me and expect me not to respond. And just to be honest I don’t think you will ever find my stuff interesting because I am coming at my writings and worlds from one direction, while yours are from a totally different one, and that is not bad. But just as matter and antimatter can not meet with out destroying each other, it becomes an issue when you would seek to destroy the way I look at things. I will not review your stuff, because I have nothing positive to say other then your work is well done, but outside of that I come back to my first point you lied to me, and that I can not nor will I ever respect. I thank you for the kind words that you did give me, but you negated any help they may have had with point number one.<br />
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If any one wishes to comment on this please fell free to do so, I don't mind hearing what others think on this or my points. I will not attack anyone for having a different opinion.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-90506223120745448832010-06-16T11:08:00.001-04:002010-06-16T11:08:00.098-04:00Woman Builds Home From AirplaneSometimes you want to do things but you just don't get the chance to, until I can finish some posts for this blog here is something for writing inspiration while I work on other posts.<br />
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A woman has built her home from a retired 747 jet, this would be good inspiration for a several types of fiction, especially the post-apocalyptic types. <br />
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It will be interesting to see it when it is finished. <br />
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by The Guardian of Worlds.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-68736024503087340812010-05-24T00:14:00.001-04:002010-05-24T03:31:46.544-04:00My Star Systems/Solar Systems and NotesWhile in most fiction it is not necessary to create/compose a star system for a world in fiction it can add to its realism. For example take the ancient knowledge of the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn this knowledge can be used and play in the language, beliefs, time, and many other things, things like the Antikthera Mechanism. And this knowledge can fit in a setting from the ancient world to the Medieval to Renaissance period or a setting with a culturally advanced civilization. Of course such knowledge in most science fiction is almost mandatory.<br />
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As to the make up of such star systems, you will notice the ones I have composed follow a pattern mimicking Earth’s, this is intended. I have my own theory on the importance of a star systems make up and life, as a Christian I see patterns that get my gears turning. With all the star systems being detected with Hot Jupiters this leads me to a theory, Earths Solar System seems unusually suitable, for example recent evidence suggests that Jupiter, and possibly Saturn, may play a roll in protecting Earth from strikes from asteroids, comets, and meteors. This would place the need for an alien world that supports life to have a star system similar to Earth’s or similar in function, but not identical.<br />
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One last creative example to help one, you can also be creative in an alien star system, while I did not use this one could put together a dual star system, one with two stars. One like our sun and a similar or smaller star along the lines of a Dwarf that could act as Jupiter would.<br />
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by The Guardian of Worlds.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-71285787684773456932010-05-12T19:58:00.005-04:002010-05-13T23:23:57.063-04:00Personal Thoughts - The Terraforming of VenusNote: About half of this was written two months ago, 3/12/2010. <br />
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This isn't related to any of my writings, but it is a small related to one I read the other day the idea of terraforming Venus, first I'm going to start with some Venusian facts, <br />
<a name='more'></a>assuming you haven’t already looked it up, it’s 243 Earth days long, that’s 5,832 hours long. Venus is also 25% closer to the sun, and Venus is still volcanically active, more then here on Earth. And then there is the famous clouds we should all know about, which has become the whole point of the Greenhouse Effect argument. The problem is Venus is Venus, and Earth is Earth, Earth has a moon and Venus doesn’t, and if the current moon formation theory is correct, the Earth before was a completely different planet. One last thing that is important is Venus’s retrograde rotation, what this means is Venus rotates the opposite of Earth, put simply while the Sun sets in the west and rises in the east on Earth on Venus it sets in the east and rises in the west, and as I pointed out earlier its day is 243 Earth days long while its year is only 224.7 Earth days long.<br />
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To further explain my point lets look at Mars, now while mars an alien world it has characteristics that are similar to Earth’s, its day is a little over twenty-four hours, it has seasons similar to Earth’s although longer due to Mars’ being farther from the sun then the Earth is by about 50% making its year twice as long. There is so much more I could go into, but I want to get to the next part of this.<br />
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Now before I go on I want to point out that terraforming is a technological process that is a long way from being something we can anytime in the near future without some technological breakthrough. <br />
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Now on to the problems of terraforming Venus, first is the Venusian day as I pointed out earlier rotationally it is 243 Earth days long, while a solar day is 117 earth days, a solar day is from one sunrise to the next, we’re still looking at a daylight period 58.5 earth days long and that is planet wide not just at the poles. Venus also suffers from a lack of a planetary magnetic field for protection against solar and cosmic radiation. And one last thing that I personally think might be important is how volcanically active Venus might still be, if we were to assume at the moment that Venus is still quite volcanically active this would be a major problem for terraforming Venus, for example there are some 167 giant volcanoes that are over 62 miles across which is about the size of Washington, D.C. Even if you could cool the surface down to an average of 60<br />
degrees it would be problematic if these giant volcanoes active, one would have to find a way to control volcanic activity. Of course most of these problems could be, in theory, solved if the technology level is high enough. <br />
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One of the benefits of science fiction is one can think of solutions to problems not yet discovered or not even contemplated at this time.<br />
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by The Guardian of Worlds.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-63129566220802851972010-05-11T17:31:00.004-04:002010-05-11T17:32:37.730-04:00Journal Entry - May 11, 2010Well two months ago I "thought" I would have more time to work on this blog, but others in my personal life just keep pestering me, and the worst thing about it is no matter how much I tell them that they aren't helping me by being a constant pest they just won't quit. And incase you're curious they want me to get things done, and when I do something it's not enough for them, at this point strangers are kinder to me then them, also they are not a partner/spouse kind of thing. <br />
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Anyway I will be trying to work on this and my writings when I can.<br />
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by The Guardian of Worlds.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-76739524748256271062010-03-11T14:44:00.001-05:002010-03-11T14:44:00.252-05:00Journal Entry - March 11, 2010I haven't had the time to work on this blog for a while due to the interference of someone else and distractions, but I think that will be over now.<br /><br />I will have more later.<br /><br />by The Guardian of Worlds.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-36246489532874506072009-12-14T21:37:00.001-05:002010-05-11T18:58:46.060-04:00Personal Thoughts - most post-apocalyptic science fiction - December 14, 2009My Personal Thoughts tagged postings are about subjects related to my writings in some area such as a common theme in post-apocalyptic science fiction that is BS. Now to my Personal Thoughts on most post-apocalyptic science fiction.<br />
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A common theme I find in most post-apocalyptic science fiction is one of several misconceptions; mutations, radioactive fallout, what weapons and tech are available after the apocalyptic (whatever it might be), and how society will react to the fall and what sectors of society will slide backwards.<br />
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Now I want to start with the radioactive fallout and the urban legend of how the earth will be uninhabitable for hundreds of years, this is false for the most part, all nuclear weapons work on the same basics, they will explode in the air over the target and consume most of the fuel in the explosion, also when a nuclear bomb explodes in the air it generates less fallout. Now this is important since radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb is different from something like Chernobyl (nuclear accident) or a nuclear dirty bomb because all of the radioactive isotopes are generated at once and only once, so that after about six weeks the area of the fallout is generally safe for travel, due to the isotopes generated being short-lived and decays exponentially relatively quickly with time. In other words it decays from something highly radioactive to something relatively safe in a mater of weeks or months. In many post-apocalyptic science fiction stories that involve nuclear war, such as the 1959 film On the Beach, misrepresents just how much of an effect fallout would have, as a roaming cloud of death. Now if you were to spread out the radioactive matter like what happened with Chernobyl then you would have a problem.<br />
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Now as to uninhabitably of the earth afterward, I really don’t have to go into to much except to look up "a year with out a summer" and you will understand the mechanics of a nuclear winter and how fast it could clean itself up.<br />
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Next is about mutations, now in most modern science fiction today, few mutations from radiation produce anything, unlike the films and fiction of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. We have become more sophisticated and usually expect a mutagen that is something like that of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. What is really possible is up to the imagination and the future. As for mutations after a nuclear war it would depend on the mutagens that would escape afterwards.<br />
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Now as to what tech and weapons would be available after a nuclear war, as to tech it would depend on how much of it was exposed to an electro magnetic burst, and what groups were to maintain technology. As to weapons most guns would be valued and anyone capable of fixing them would be an important member of a survivalist community.<br />
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Lastly on to what sectors of society would slide backwards, most people who live in a urban community would be the most effected by the loss of technology and civil services, and would be the most likely to regress to a tribal lifestyle after a significant period of time. The rural areas would be the most likely to hold on to civilization due to their remoteness to the larger urban cities and heavy reliance on self-sufficiency.<br />
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by The Guardian of Worlds.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-5965927103747398032009-12-14T16:34:00.001-05:002010-05-11T19:05:20.063-04:00More on Azurmus - Azurmus’s Solar System - 00002<div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;">The Azurmus Solar System </div><br />
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Azurmus’s Solar System</div><div align="center">()<br />
Star\Sun Urbana</div><div align="center">(star name still a work in progress)<br />
Star Class G2 MS<br />
star dimensions; diam 1 M 1 V 1 D 1.41 g 28.41 ST 9,959F L 1.25<br />
diam 110 M 331,000 V 1,303,000 D 1.41 g 28.41 ST 9,959F L 1.25<br />
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Morrison<br />
0.28AU from Star<br />
NoM<br />
diam 0.22 M 0.05 V 0.05 D 5.54 g 0.26 AT 366F<br />
Class E Planet<br />
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Wythe<br />
0.63AU from Star<br />
NoM 1<br />
diam 0.99 M 0.93 V 0.94 D 5.36 g 0.97 AT 166F<br />
Class V Planet<br />
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Arzamus<br />
1.03AU from Star<br />
NoM 1 - Rosa<br />
diam 1.05 M 1.12 V 1.16 D 5.52 g 1 AT 61F<br />
Class T Planet<br />
1 Arzamus year = 377 days, 1 Arzamus Day = 24.15 Hours<br />
TSA 206,900,000 - WSA 67%- 138,525,000 - LSA 23%- 68,375,000<br />
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Moon Arzamus<br />
Rosa<br />
1.03AU from Star<br />
NoM 0<br />
diam 0.28 M 0.05 V 0.08 D 3.95 g 0.38 AT 10F<br />
Class Rt Moon<br />
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Neros<br />
1.75AU from Star<br />
NoM 3<br />
diam 0.75 M 0.43 V 0.47 D 4.26 g 0.53 AT -93F<br />
Class R Planet<br />
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The Boris Asteroid Belt<br />
2.89 to 4.94 AU from Star<br />
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Lytton<br />
6.39AU from Star<br />
NoML 3<br />
Unknown number of small moons<br />
No Ring System<br />
diam 12.73 M 329 V 1484 D 1.35 g 2.49 AT -246F<br />
Class J Planet<br />
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Quistis<br />
8.53AU from Star<br />
NoML 6<br />
Unknown number of small moons<br />
Large sized Ring System<br />
diam 10.28 M 100 V 789 D 0.88 g 0.97 AT -309F<br />
Class S Planet<br />
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Rikku<br />
24.84AU from Star<br />
NoM 1<br />
Unknown number of small moons<br />
Small sized Ring System<br />
diam 4.6 M 16.7 V 72 D 1.42 g 0.78 AT -365F<br />
Class U Planet<br />
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Rydia<br />
37.58AU from Star<br />
NoM 2<br />
diam 0.34 M 0.09 V 0.10 D 2.5 g 0.24 AT -360F<br />
Class I Planet<br />
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Vogler<br />
39.06AU from Star<br />
NoM 0<br />
diam 0.16 M 0.004 V 0.010 D 2.2 g 0.05 AT -406F<br />
Class I Planet<br />
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Star Class F5 MS<br />
star dimensions; diam 1.43 M 1.52 V 1.47 D 1.43 g 32.91 ST 11,061F L 1.40<br />
diam 143 M 525,550 V 1,911,000 D 1.43 g 32.91 ST 11,061F L 1.40<br />
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Metaxas<br />
0.555AU from Star<br />
NoM 0<br />
diam 0.42 M 0.16 V 0.16 D 5.55 g 0.42 AT 444F<br />
Class C Planet<br />
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Reina & Saloma<br />
0.92AU from Star<br />
NoM 0<br />
Reina; diam 0.94 M 0.89 V 0.93 D 5.15 g 0.86 AT 274F<br />
Saloma; diam 0.94 M 0.90 V 0.94 D 5.25 g 0.94 AT 74F<br />
Double Planet<br />
Reina; Class V Planet<br />
Saloma; Class Vt Planet<br />
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Oceanus<br />
1.5AU from Star<br />
NoM 2 - Tifa & Aerith<br />
diam 1.12 M 1.12 V 1.12 D 5.50 g 1 AT 69F<br />
Class T Planet<br />
1 Oceanus year = 567 days, 1 Oceanus day = 24.0 hours<br />
TSA 220,850,000 - WSA 77.4%- 170,749,750 - LSA 22.6%- 50,100,250<br />
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Amerigos<br />
3.05AU from Star<br />
NoML 3 NoMS 7<br />
diam 2.55 M 2.17 V 2.25 D 4.69 g 1.00 AT 42F<br />
Class Re Planet<br />
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Zeno<br />
5.19AU from Star<br />
NoML 3<br />
Unknown number of smaller moons<br />
Very Large Ring System<br />
diam 10.24 M 103 V 789 D 0.89 g 0.98 AT -225F<br />
Class S Planet<br />
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Tacitus<br />
13.5AU from Star<br />
NoML 5<br />
Unknown number of smaller moons<br />
Medium sized Ring System<br />
diam 8.41 M 89 V 746 D 0.66 g 0.88 AT -298F<br />
Class S Planet<br />
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Polybius<br />
26.82AU from Star<br />
NoML 1<br />
Unknown number of smaller moons<br />
Medium sized Ring System<br />
diam 3.4 M 14 V 60 D 1.34 g 1.10 AT -355F<br />
Class U Planet<br />
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Ireton<br />
32.68 AU from Star<br />
NoM 0<br />
diam 0.20 M 0.009 V 0.012 D 2.4 g 0.09 AT -360F<br />
Class I Planet<br />
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Otto Asteroid Belt<br />
38.36 to 41.28AU from Star<br />
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This is also the name of Oceanus’s Great Ocean, often just called the sea or great sea.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-81165987074312508992009-12-14T13:23:00.000-05:002009-12-14T13:33:21.204-05:00More on Xeen -Xeen's Solar System- 00002<p align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Xeen’s Solar System<br />Croix, Crux<br />Star/Sun Kreuz<br />Star Class G2 MS<br />star dimensions; diam 1 M 1 V 1 D 1.44 g 29.91 ST 10,425F L 1.10<br />diam 112 M 333,300 V 1,330,000 D 1.41 g 29.36 ST 10,425F L 1.10<br />()<br />Alpha Asteroids Belt<br />0.44AU from Star<br />()<br />Krile<br />0.69AU from Star<br />NoM 2 - Emerald - Sapphire<br />diam 1.05 M 1.01 V 1.02 D 5.52 g 1 AT 69F<br />(Class Vt Planet)<br />()<br />Xeen<br />1.08AU from Star<br />NoM 4 - Cretatas - Thalassinus - Ignis - Lunas Procul<br />diam 1.5 M 1.5 V 1.5 D 5.52 g 1 AT 57F<br />Class T Planet<br />TSA 295,200,000 - WSA 71.1%- 210,000,000 - LSA 28.9%- 85,200,000<br />1 Xeen year = 394, 1 Xeen day = 24 hours<br />()<br />Beowulf<br />1.65AU from Star<br />NoM 1 - Drago<br />diam 0.86 M 0.93 V 0.96 D 5.26 g 0.9 AT -10F<br />Class R Planet<br />()<br />Beta Asteroids<br />2.57 to 3.89AU from Star<br />()<br />Ishmael<br />4.76AU from Star<br />NoML 2 -<br />Unknown number of smaller moons<br />no ring system<br />diam 10.12 M 305 V 1,294 D 1.47 g 2.59 AT -200F<br />Class J Planet<br />()<br />Caneghem<br />6.51AU from Star<br />NoML 7<br />Unknown number of smaller moons<br />Large Ring System<br />diam 11.14 M 139 V 817 D 0.84 g 1.02 AT -225F<br />Class S Planet<br />()<br />Van Jon Asteroid Belt<br />10.37AU from Star<br />()<br />John Paul Jones<br />18.78AU from Star<br />NoML 6<br />Unknown number of smaller moons<br />Small Ring System<br />diam 7 M 53 V 86 D 1.46 g 0.89 AT -333F<br />Class N Planet<br />()<br />Vespucci<br />36.5AU from Star<br />NoM 2<br />diam 0.28 M 0.09 V 0.18 D 2.52 g 0.2 AT -355F<br />Class I Planet<br />()</span></p><br /><br /><p align="center">P.S. Solar System only refers to Earth's, but its easier then saying<br />something like Extrasolar system or Kreuzal System, and<br />everyone automatically knows what I am talking about when<br />I say solar system.</p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p>Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-26982124670983249612009-12-14T13:17:00.000-05:002009-12-14T13:17:51.396-05:00Earth’s Solar System<div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">This is the standard template for a solar system based on ours.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span> </div><div align="center">Earth’s Solar System<br /> <br />Sol/Sun<br />Star Class G2 MS<br />star dimensions; diam 1 M 1 V 1 D 1.41 g 27.94 ST 9,940F L 1<br />diam 109 M 333,000 V 1,300,000 D 1.41 g 27.94 ST 9,940F L 1<br />()<br />Mercury<br />0.39AU from the Sun<br />NoM 0<br />diam 0.38 M 0.06 V 0.06 D 5.43 g 0.38 AT 333F<br />Class E Planet<br />(Possibly C Class Planet)<br />()<br />Venus<br />0.72AU from the Sun<br />NoM 0<br />diam 0.95 M 0.82 V 0.86 D 5.20 g 0.91 AT 867F<br />Class V Planet<br />()<br />Earth<br />1AU from the Sun<br />NoM 1<br />diam 1 M 1 V 1 D 5.52 g 1 AT 58F<br />Class T Planet<br />TSA 197,000,000 - WSA 70.8%- 139,500,000 - LSA 29.2%- 57,500,000<br />1 Earth Year = 365.25 days, 1 day = 23.934 hours, 0.997258<br />()<br />Earth Moon<br />Luna<br />1AU from the Sun<br />NoM 0<br />diam 0.27 M 0.01 V 0.02 D 3.34 g 0.16 AT 0F<br />Class L Moon<br />()<br />Mars<br />1.52AU from the Sun<br />NoM 2<br />diam 0.53 M 0.11 V 0.15 D 3.93 g 0.38 AT -81F<br />(Class Rt Planet)<br />()<br />Main Asteroid Belt<br />2.06 & 3.27AU from the Sun<br />()<br />Jupiter<br />5.2AU from the Sun<br />NoML 5<br />unknown number of small moons<br />very small ring system<br />diam 11.21 M 318 V 1,321 D 1.33 g 2.36 AT -227F<br />Class J Planet<br />() <br />Saturn<br />9.54AU from the Sun<br />NoML 7<br />unknown number of small moons<br />very small ring system<br />diam 9.14 M 95 V 764 D 0.69 g 0.92 AT -285F<br />Class S Planet<br />()<br />Uranus<br />19.2AU from the Sun<br />NoML 5<br />unknown number of small moons<br />very small ring system<br />diam 4.0 M 14.5 V 63 D 1.32 g 0.89 AT -355F<br />Class U Planet<br />()<br />Neptune<br />30.1AU from the Sun<br />NoML 2<br />unknown number of small moons<br />very small ring system<br />diam 3.9 M 17.1 V 58 D 1.64 g 1.12 AT -355F<br />Class N Planet<br />()</div><div align="center">Pluto<br />39.5AU from the Sun<br />NoM 3<br />diam 0.18 M 0.0022 V 0.006 D 2.0 g 0.07 AT -369F<br />Class I Planet<br />() <br />Eris<br />Highly Eccentric Orbit 37.9AU to 97.56AU from the Sun<br />NoM 1<br />diam 0.22 M 0.0028 V ? D ? g ? AT -384F<br />Class I Planet</div><div align="center">()</div>Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-71917794595412359922009-12-14T12:57:00.000-05:002009-12-14T13:11:26.262-05:00Worlds Solar Systems GuideUse this legend with my Solar Systems that I post.<br /><br />Worlds Solar Systems Guide<br /><br />Astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance between the earth and the sun--about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers). This unit is used to measure distances within the solar system.<br /><br />Light-year is the distance light travels in one year--about 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers). Astronomers use this unit to measure distances outside the solar system.<br /><br />Diameter, diam : The Diameter of a planet is the measure of the planets equator.<br />1 = Earth diam 7926 miles<br /><br />Mass, M : The total Mass of a Planet. Mass is the quantity of matter anything contains; the property of a physical body which gives it inertia. Mass is a constant not dependent on gravity and is obtained either by dividing the weight of the body by the acceleration of gravity or by comparing an unknown mass with a known mass, as on a balance.<br />1 = Earth M 6.95x10{<span style="font-size:78%;">21</span>}<br /><br />Volume, V : The total Volume of a Planet. Volume is the space occupied, as measured in three dimensions; bulk, size, or dimensions expressed in cubic units.<br />1 = Earth V 2.6x10{<span style="font-size:78%;">11</span>} mile{<span style="font-size:78%;">3</span>}<br /><br />Density, D : Density is the amount of matter to a unit of bulk; the ratio of the mass of a given volume of a substance to that of an equal volume of a standard substance. Water is the standard for solids and liquids, and hydrogen or air for gases.<br />1 = water<br /><br />Gravity, g : Gravity is the natural force that causes objects to move or tend to move toward the center of the earth, & Gravity causes objects to have weight, & the natural force that makes objects move or tend to move toward each other; gravitation.<br />1 = Earth<br /><br />Surface Temperature, ST : Surface Temperature is the Temperature for the surface of a sun.<br /><br />Average Temperature, AT : Average Temperature is the average temperature on the surface of a planet.<br /><br />Average Surface Temperature, AST :<br /><br />Number of Moons, NoM : This is the number of moons a planet has if any. NoM<br /><br />Large, NoML, A Large moon is any moon {equel to or greater then} that has a Diameter of 0.10 or more.<br /><br />Small, NoMS, A Small moon is any moon {equel to or less then} that has a Diameter of 0.09 or less.<br /><br />Luminosity, L : Luminosity the amount of energy in the form of light emitted by the sun or a star.<br />1 = to the Luminosity of Sol, the Sun.<br /><br />Main Sequence, MS : Main Sequence is where a star will be when it begins hydrogen fusion; its brightness and surface temperature typically increase from this point with age. Stars usually enter and leave the main sequence from about when they are born or when they are starting to die, respectively.<br /><br />Planet : What is a planet? A planet is a large object in orbit around a star that meets the following criteria, my criteria, (1) the object is spherical in shaped, (2) the object orbits directly around the parent star not in orbit around another planet or object &, (3) is not massive enough to initiate fusion of hydrogen in its core, (AKA, is not a star).<br /><br /><strong>Planet Types</strong><br /><br />Terrestrial : A terrestrial planet (or telluric planet) is a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks.<br /><br />Gas Giant : A gas giant or Jovian planet is a large planet that is not primarily composed of rock or other solid matter. Gas giants probably have a rocky or metallic core—in fact, such a core is thought to be required for a gas giant to form—but the majority of its mass is in the form of gas or gas compressed into a liquid state, mainly hydrogen and helium.<br /><br />Ice Giant : A sub-class of gas giants, ice giants or Uranian planets are mostly composed of ice, rock and gas, unlike the traditional gas giants. However, they share the same qualities of the lack of the solid surface; their differences stem from the fact that their proportion of hydrogen and helium is lower.<br /><br />Asteroids : Asteroids are predominantly rocky bodies orbiting a star in groups or singular, that is much smaller than planets and are not spherical in shape, irregularly shaped.<br /><br />Moon : A Moon is a spherical planet body that orbits around a planet.<br /><br />Natural Satellite : A Natural Satellite is an body that is not spherical in shape that orbits a planet, Natural Satellites are usually Asteroids, Comets, or Meteorites that have been captured.<br /><br />Major Planet : A Major Planet is any Planet {equel to or greater then} that has a Diameter of 0.10 or more.<br /><br />Minor Planet : A Minor Planet is any Planet {equel to or less then} that has a Diameter of 0.09 or less.<br /><br />Star : A star is a large body, a ball of gas, in space that burns a fuel source by fusion usually hydrogen that provides light and warmth to a solar system with planets, if there are any.<br /><br />Comet : A comet is an object that is made-up of ice, gas &, rock that when it comes close to its parent it develops a tail.<br /><br />Total Surface Area, TSA : The total surface area on the surface of the planet.<br /><br />Water Surface Area, WSA : This is the total water surface on a planet.<br /><br />Land Surface Area, LSA : This is the total land surface on a planet.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-54612834345249267932009-12-13T22:00:00.000-05:002009-12-14T13:19:50.887-05:00Steller and Planetary Classes<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">This is a refrence to my Solar Systems that I list.<br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br />Star Classes<br /><br /><strong>Star Class O</strong><br /><br />The O & B class of Stars are the largest and brightest stars but also have a short stellar<br />life time, making them unsatiable for long term life. Class O stars are very hot and very<br />luminous, being bluish in colour; in fact, most of their output is in the ultraviolet range. These<br />are the rarest of all main sequence stars, constituting as few as 1 in 32,000. O-stars shine with a<br />power over a million times our Sun's output. Because they are so huge, Class O stars burn<br />through their hydrogen fuel very quickly, and are the first stars to leave the main sequence.<br /><br /><strong>Star Class B</strong><br /><br />Class B stars are extremely luminous and blue. Their spectra have neutral helium and<br />moderate hydrogen lines. As O and B stars are so powerful, they live for a very short time. They<br />do not stray far from the area in which they were formed as they don't have the time. They<br />therefore tend to cluster together in what we call OB1 associations, which are associated with<br />giant molecular clouds. The Orion OB1 association is an entire spiral arm of our Galaxy (brighter<br />stars make the spiral arms look brighter, there aren't more stars there) and contains all of the<br />constellation of Orion. They constitute about 0.13% of main sequence stars -- rare, but much<br />more common than those of class O.<br /><br /><strong>Star Class A</strong><br /><br />Class A stars are amongst the more common naked eye stars. As with all class A stars,<br />they are white or bluish-white. They have strong hydrogen lines and also ionized metals. They<br />comprise perhaps 0.63% of all main sequence stars. The Star Class A is the first star class that is<br />a feasible star with a habitable planet in orbit around the Star.<br /><br /><strong>Star Class F</strong><br /><br />Class F stars are still quite powerful but they tend to be main sequence stars. Their spectra<br />is characterized by the weaker hydrogen lines and ionized metals, their colour is white with a<br />slight tinge of yellow. These represent 3.1% of all main sequence stars.<br /><br /><strong>Star Class G</strong><br /><br />Class G stars are probably the best known, if only for the reason that our Sun is of this<br />class. They have even weaker hydrogen lines than F, but along with the ionized metals, they have<br />neutral metals. G is host to the "Yellow Evolutionary Void". Supergiant stars often swing<br />between O or B (blue) and K or M (red). While they do this, they do not stay for long in the G<br />classification as this is an extremely unstable place for a supergiant to be. These are about 8% of<br />all main sequence stars.<br /><br /><strong>Star Class K</strong><br /><br />Class K are orangish stars which are slightly cooler than our Sun. Some K stars are giants<br />and supergiants, such as Arcturus while others like Alpha Centauri B are main sequence stars.<br />They have extremely weak hydrogen lines, if they are present at all, and mostly neutral metals.<br />These make up some 13% of main sequence stars.<br /><br /><strong>Star Class M</strong><br />Class M is by far the most common class if we go by the number of stars. All the red<br />dwarfs go in here and they are plentiful; over 78% of stars are red dwarfs, such as Proxima<br />Centauri. M is also host to most giants and some supergiants such as Antares and Betelgeuse, as<br />well as Mira variables. The spectrum of an M star shows lines belonging to molecules and<br />neutral metals but hydrogen is usually absent. Titanium oxide can be strong in M stars. The red<br />color is deceptive; it is because of the dimness of the star. When an equally hot object, a halogen<br />lamp (3000 K) which is white hot is put at a few kilometers distance, it appears like a red star.<br /><br />Class Temperature Star color Mass Radius Luminosity<br />O 30,000 - 60,000 K Bluish ("<span style="color:#000099;">blue</span>") 60 15 1,400,000<br />B 10,000 - 30,000 K Bluish-white ("<span style="color:#66ffff;">blue-white</span>") 18 7 20,000<br />A 7,500 - 10,000 K White with bluish tinge ("<span style="color:#ffffff;">white</span>") 3.2 2.5 80<br />F 6,000 - 7,500 K White ("<span style="color:#ffff99;">yellow-white</span>") 1.7 1.3 6<br />G 5,000 - 6,000 K Light yellow ("<span style="color:#ffff00;">yellow</span>") 1.1 1.1 1.2<br />K 3,500 - 5,000 K Light orange ("<span style="color:#ff6600;">orange</span>") 0.8 0.9 0.4<br />M 2,000 - 3,500 K Reddish orange ("<span style="color:#ff0000;">red</span>") 0.3 0.4 0.04<br /><br /><strong>Planetary Classes</strong><br /><br />My detailed planetary classification system was inspired from a lack of any classification<br />of planets like there is for stars. Like a star class there are different levels for each class (not listed<br />here) for example the Sun or Sol is a G2 star, the Earth would be a Class T3 Planet. A level 3 in a<br />planet class is the closest to the original planet that inspired the class. A planet’s Surface<br />Temperature & Astronomical units doesn’t matter in its levels only in its class and Astronomical<br />units do not necessarily change a planets class.<br />There are five levels, level 1 is a planet that varies from the original in one of several<br />ways for example a T1 class Planet would be an earth like world but it would different in these<br />areas its gravity, diameter, mass, or volume is between 50-75% lesser then a T3 planet. Level 2 is<br />a planet that varies from the original in one of several ways for example a T2 class Planet would<br />be an earth like world but it would different in these areas its gravity, diameter, mass, or volume<br />is between 25-49% lesser then a T3 planet. Level 3 is a planet that is the closest to the original<br />planet that inspired that class. Level 4 is a planet that varies from the original in one of several<br />ways for example a T4 class Planet would be an earth like world but it would different in these<br />areas its gravity, diameter, mass, or volume is between 25-100% greater. Level 5 is a planet that<br />varies from the original in one of several ways for example a T4 class Planet would be an earth<br />like world but it would different in these areas its gravity, diameter, mass, or volume is between<br />125% or greater then a T3 planet. For moons the term planet is replaced with moon.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Class A</strong><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><strong>Class B</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>Class C</strong><br /><br />The C class of planets are the hypothetical Chthonian planet type, is a hypothetical class<br />of celestial objects resulting from the stripping away of a gas giant's hydrogen and helium<br />atmosphere. Such atmospheric stripping is a likely result of close proximity to a star. The<br />remaining rocky or metallic core would resemble a terrestrial planet in many respects. Some<br />scientists suggest that Mercury is a Chthonian planet due to its high density and metal-rich core,<br />but other than this possibility no known Chthonian planets have been discovered.<br /><br /><strong>Class D</strong><br /><br />The D class of planets are what are also classed Devil Planets, these D class of planets<br />have a Sulfuric atmosphere are typical hot planets, D class planets also have a volcanically active<br />geology. D Class planets also tend have liquid mercury rivers and/or molten Sulfur rivers, lakes,<br />& seas. There is no known planet that would fit into this class it is just another hypothetical<br />planet class.<br /><br /><strong>Class E</strong><br /><br />The E class of planets are planets similar to Mercury, an E Class planet usually will have<br />no atmosphere or a very small and negligible atmosphere & has a geologic similarity to Mercury.<br /><br /><strong>Class F</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Class G</strong><br /><br />The G Class of planets is a class for gas giants that do not fit into the other classes for gas<br />giants. This is another hypothetical planet class for any gas giants that would not fit into the J, N,<br />S or U Classes.<br /><br /><strong>Class I</strong><br /><br />An I class planet is a planet similar to Pluto, The I stands for Ice most I class planets are<br />ether in a far orbit from there star or orbit a Gas Giant Planet<br /><br /><br /><strong>Class J Planet</strong><br /><br />A J class planet is a planet that is similar to Jupiter, J class planets are similar to Jupiter<br />they are Gas Giants, they are usually larger than any other gas giants in a solar system, they also<br />don’t ordinarily have a ring system although it is possible.<br /><br /><strong>Class L</strong><br /><br />The L class planet is a planet similar to the moon or Luna, low gravity, low or no<br />geologic activity, no atmosphere or a negligible atmosphere.<br /><br /><strong>Class N</strong><br /><br />A N Class planet is a planet similar to Neptune.<br /><br /><strong>Class R</strong><br /><br />R class planets are planets that are similar to Mars, R class planets have a dry small<br />atmosphere, they frequently have signs of once having had liquid water flowing on the surface of<br />the planet. These R Class planets have similarities to a T class planet in there sessions and<br />planetary rotation & axis tilt. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong>Sub-Classes</strong><br />Class Ra; These are R class planets that are even more similar to a T class planet, they<br />have thicker atmospheres, geologically active, & has flowing water on its surface. Theoretically<br />this sub-class would be half way between a T and R class planet.<br /><br /><strong>Class S</strong><br /><br />A S class planet is a planet that is similar to Saturn, S class planets are similar to Saturn,<br />they are Gas Giants they are usually about the size of Saturn or larger, they also frequently have a<br />large ring system stabilized by shepard moons, theoretically any type of gas giant could have a<br />ring system stabilized by shepard moons.<br /><br /><strong>Class T</strong><br /><br />The T class of planets or Terrain Class planets are that are similar to Earth, they have<br />atmospheres, a varied Climate, Geologic activity & ecosystems.<br /><br /><strong>Class U</strong><br /><br />The U class of planets are planets that are similar to Uranus.<br /><br /><strong>Class V</strong><br /><br />The V class of planets are planets that are similar to Venus, V class planets are similar to<br />Venus, they are hot planets, volcanically active, & their atmosphere is usually a thick Carbon<br />Dioxide atmosphere with a atmospheric pressure that is usually over 20 times the earths.<br /><br /><strong>Sub-Classes</strong><br />The Sub-class is a small letter next to the capital letter of the planet class (Example;<br />Class Re Planet) these denote that there are similarities to other planets classes.<br /><br />d, This is a special sub-class it only relates to V class planets, it has similarities to the D class of<br />planets.<br /><br />e, This letter indicates a planet has similarities to T class planets to the extent of a thick<br />atmosphere, geologic activity, and flowing water, (also weather patterns?)<br /><br />r, This letter indicates a planet has similarities to R class planets, a good example would be a Vr<br />class planet this planet would have a thinner atmosphere, as well as possible frozen water at its<br />polar caps if it has any, as well as V class features as very geologic activity.<br /><br />t, A planet with this letter denotes a good capability to be terraformed in to a planet similar to a T<br />class planet.<br /><br /><strong>Terms</strong><br /><br />Star - A star is a large body, a ball of gas, in space that burns a fuel source usually hydrogen that<br />provides light and warmth to a solar system with planets, if there are any.<br /><br />Planet - A planet is any large spherical body that orbits a star, there is also what is classed as a<br />rouge planet this is a planet that was ejected from its original star system by ether natural forces<br />or unnatural forces(ie intelligent interaction).<br /><br />Asteroids - Asteroids are irregularly shaped bodies that orbit a star in belts, groups, alone, or<br />around another body that orbits a star.<br /><br />Moons - A moon is any planet or asteroid that is in orbit around a Planet orbiting a star </div><br /><div align="center"><br />Astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance between the earth and the sun--about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers). This unit is used to measure distances within the solar system.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Light-year is the distance light travels in one year--about 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers). Astronomers use this unit to measure distances outside the solar system.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></span></div>Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015919980305141955.post-32399613568577271292009-12-13T18:56:00.001-05:002009-12-13T19:41:15.160-05:00Notes - the Multi-Universe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMW2EXsNyTZqt3YF9TBfra_s_NSo0_ldiunTgO7s9AzIDDJ45u9yYjODevQRX7NKcSLv090Z6wDFRHFPBDrKNd3xucb0GgCnzv285CvdRe71qaKnNaP4U3rG3l47J_HcEhM8OfLh6Up8/s1600-h/The+Multiverse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMW2EXsNyTZqt3YF9TBfra_s_NSo0_ldiunTgO7s9AzIDDJ45u9yYjODevQRX7NKcSLv090Z6wDFRHFPBDrKNd3xucb0GgCnzv285CvdRe71qaKnNaP4U3rG3l47J_HcEhM8OfLh6Up8/s400/The+Multiverse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414879665040315298" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Click on the image for full size.</strong><br /><br />This is my Multi-Universe.<br />Each universe is listed from highest to lowest, <br />with one overlaying and two pocket universes.<br />The underworld is like the clearing house for spirits and souls.Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029834280425745127noreply@blogger.com0