Fjelldal City Map
I love maps. Old maps, new maps, maps of actual places, maps of places that only exist in the mind. It could be an obsession. It is a requirement for me to write. Maps keep my mind straight about where…
Stephenie’s Father’s Coat-of-arms – part 5 of 5
All this talk of family leaves me feeling nostalgic, at least until I think of my mother. And unfortunately, I cannot leave her out. She has shaped so much of my life and that shaping has not been pleasant. They…
Stephenie’s Father’s Coat-of-arms – part 4 of 5
The white hawk on my father’s coat-of-arms was added as another honor to his mother and her father, Duke Urlas Vercima of Esland. My father said he saw a painting of him when they had traveled to Esland for Kara’s…
Stephenie’s Father’s Coat-of-arms – part 3 of 5
Ted’s given me the whole week to talk and today I wanted to mention my grandmother Kara, from my father’s side, for whom, my oldest sister was named. My Grandmother died when she was young; just twenty-eight, which frighteningly enough…
Stephenie’s Father’s Coat-of-arms – part 2 of 5
Hi, Stephenie again. Yesterday I mentioned a few members of my family, including my great, great, great-grandfather, King Stemin. It is through his father that my family still holds the throne and so we keep the black wolf as a…
Stephenie’s Father’s Coat-of-arms – part 1 of 5
Hi, I’m Stephenie from Ted’s novels Mother’s Curse and Daughter’s Justice. Ted and I have been discussing the importance of family and friends and I thought it might be fun to share a few things about my family that you…
Henton’s Family
Henton is the third son, and “a second spare” as he likes to refer to himself. While he does not hate his family, he has kept only a distant relationship with them stemming from events around his fifteenth birthday. In…
Stephenie’s Grandfathers
Stephenie’s grandfather on her father’s side was King Morgan of Cothel. Morgan was an energetic man who enjoyed many distractions. He ruled during a very prosperous time and spent money not quite as quickly as he earned it. His fortunes…
Cothel’s Royal Family
I know it has been a while since I added any details here. I have been busy working on Book 2, Daughter’s Justice, and have simply not added anything for too long. Therefore, today I will talk a little about…
Cothel’s Commerce
Cothel is a fairly diverse country. Much of the land is covered by forests; however, the central and southern regions do have rich farmland. The north eastern part of the county has more bogs and marsh land, but many people…
