Within Thalenra
Welcome to Thalenra, a fantasy world where energy flows, spirits live beside us, and shadow always lies just below the surface.
This is the place to start if you are following my work set within Thalenra. Enter a world where Thaumic threads and Spiritual flows combined to create a multitude of narrative possibilities.
If you are need an explanation for any of the terms used Within Thalenra, then please take a look at the glossary (Currently covers up to the 4th July - Best to Avoid the Narrows).
In the Shadow of Ribbons
A novel set in the Velcirra, capital of Thaymia, and Gethia, the capital of the Gethian Kingdom. As Marnie and Erian uncover memories, and Meliath hunts Telvor Belaine and the Order of the Pale Eye, a request from an old friend will lead them all to a dark future.
Part 1: Where the Ribbon Leads - A Name, A Memory, A Hidden Weave
In which Marnie is rescued, a friendship is formed, and a request comes from Gethia.
Marnie Nab: Waking up Free - Marnie wakes, expecting an annual ritual, and instead finds potential freedom
Erian: Finding Marnie - While acting as a consultant for his brother, Erian explores a renegade's house, and finds an imprisoned girl
Meliath: Renegade Investigation - While on a routine CCD investigation, Meliath must deal with inept City Guards, and his brother picking up strays
Marnie Nab: New Surroundings - Marnie wakes at the CCD team base, and finds lots of new things
Meliath: Hidden Archive - A tip from Marnie reveals hidden evidence
Erian: Infused Objects & Swirling Ribbons - In which a tour is started; and promptly forgotten
Meliath: A Formal Introduction - A tense moment ensues when CCD Cell Xaelin encounter Marnie
Marnie: Assessment Time!-Session 1 - Where the basics are explained and limits are explored.
An evening of rest is prescribed. Nobody listens.
Marnie: Written Tests & Amethyst Mist - Where Marnie has an evening to herself to get some rest. Or she could do anything but that.
Meliath: A Late Night Conversation - Meliath and Erian share a conversation, and something more.
Erian: Assessment Day 2-Concerns & Trust - The second Assessment session has commenced, and Marnie's 'random quirks' need to be discussed.
Erian: Assessment Day 2-Exploring Mindscapes - The assessment continues as Erian and Marnie visit each others minds, and Erian sees the Boundary.
World Lore and Tales
From the collection of Tales of the Phoenix and the Light
From the past of Gethia, tales told of awakened Spirits, and those chosen to guide them.
The Dark Light & the Lady - Gather close as Kaela tells her son a tale from her childhood in distant Gethia.
The Lost Light & the Hollow Path - Where false prophecy is followed, and a light must be rescued by the Phoenix and the townsfolk. (Written for Prompt 5 of the 30 Days of Fantasy, hosted by Luna Asli Kolcu)
The Thaymian Archives
Historical documents on Thaymia’s past, as recorded by the Archivium
She Was The First - Fragment IX from the Sundering Cycle: The First Unspoken. (Written for Prompt 10 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
Long Was The Battle - Fragment XIII from the Sundering Cycle: The battle of the Seven. (Written for Prompt 11 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
Deliberations on Empaths - A look at a pivotal moment in Thaymia's history, 1031 TCE (Written for Prompt 19 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
Character moments and memories
Gretham Gets Pranked - An extra novel scene, set between 'Renegade Investigation' and 'New Surroundings'. (Written for Prompt 2 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
The Nabs Find Togs - A look at Marnie's past with the Nabs. Also, lots of socks. (Written for Prompt 9 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
What are stars, father? - Erian, aged eight, asks his father the important questions. (Written for Prompt 15 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
Empathic Awakening - Erian, aged eleven, has a an important moment in his life, under a Spirit Moon (Posted for Prompt 23 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
The Order of the Pale Eye
Excavation at Belvor Stand - Where digging into the past has a catastrophic outcome. (Written for Prompt 3 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
Tick Tock. Tick - When the Weavers come you won't remember. (Written for Prompt 7 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
A Memory Accepted - Where afternoon tea becomes much darker than it should. (Written for Prompt 8 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
Memories Sought - A Message appears, and Lancel follows to the dark places it leads. (Written for Prompt 13 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
Missing Time - A young student begins a journal to record those missing moments (Written for Prompt 18 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge)
Stories of the Seven Dragons
Velcirra Academy’s Adept Showcase - Find out about previous antics of two of the Seven Dragons, Jaerin & Alton. (Written for prompt 16 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
The Seven Dragons - A bunch of misfits face a ball of rock and fire (Written for Prompt 6 of the 30 Days of Fantasy Challenge.)
An Ambitious Patrol - Team Dragon returns with a plan to tackle the most dangerous Anomalies and get some Achievement to their name. It doesn’t work. (Written for Prompt 20 of the 30 Days of Fantasy Challenge.)
Moments from Gethia
A Change Unspoken - A moment from Gethia, where a community comes together. (Written for prompt 1 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
A Heartbeat Offering - A moment from Gethia, where familial bonds are gifted and names are shared. (Written for prompt 12 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
A Lesson on Travellers - A Lecture is given by the Eldest of the Wrights, Keeper of Lore & Memory (Written for prompt 21 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
Among the Thaymian Commonborn
Best to Avoid the Narrow - A fisherman tells of fishing around the coast of Thaymia (Written for Prompt 4 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
Milly Gelton v The Harvester - Milly has a really good plan to beat the too hot days in Claybank Waylet. (Written for prompt 17 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
Milly Gelton v The Snack Table - While the adults are meeting in Claybank Waylet, Milly has a plan to feed her hungry troops. (Written for prompt 22 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
When Spirit Doesn’t Flow - The farmers are worried in the settlements of Thendrall, where the crops no long give sustenance. (A response to ‘Milly Gelton v The Snack Table)
Bits and pieces
A Prompt Response - Several Thalenra moments of watching & waiting, in this post of appreciation for the Challenge prompts. (Written for prompt 14 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
The Flowers of the Lindall Tree - Part One - Kaela must write an essay on Spirit Wielder history, but Arvon has a different plan for their night (Written for prompts 24 & 25 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)
The Flowers of the Lindall Tree - Part Two - Arvon and Kaela watch the Tree bloom, and exchange remembrance under the rare sight of a Spirit moon’s night-time visit. (Written for prompts 24 & 25 of the 30 Days of Fantasy challenge.)