I broke the string of consistent progress when I spent a day working on a record of the major engagements of the Darklands campaign in the Trident War. I’d already finished a similar record for the Notos theater and decided to continue the work. That didn’t leave me with any time for actual story progress, unfortunately. Yesterday I very nearly had no progress at all, but I managed to jot down a little on the mystery project I’ve mentioned in passing a few times earlier, a Cross Arc story of the Fifth Empire Cycle I’m tentatively calling Merkab as I haven’t thought up a proper title yet.

You know, before Square started making lateral sequels, I used to think it was a waste for them to build up a world for only a single game. However, I’m doing much the same in a lot of my Cross Arc stories and I have to say, my love of worldbuilding makes me not mind all that much. Of course, I always reserve the option to tell more stories in any given setting. I don’t know if I mentioned it here, but originally, the novels that would become the Tellus Arc were nearly all set on different worlds. (Direct sequels and prequels being excepted, obviously.) It wasn’t until I was digitizing my original notes in ’01 that I stitched the world map together. That’s why the current maps of the Southern Continent in the KoG series are aligned in such a way that the top of the map actually pointing eastward. I’ve repeatedly vowed to redraw the maps but have yet to make it happen.

Anyway, this new project should prove interesting. I’m including more fantasy elements than a lot of the Cross Arc stories, so that should be fun. We’ll see what I get into next. Stay tuned.

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