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Sometimes, self-proclaimed gods like to visit with silly little prophecies that could be bullshit.

Hey writeblr! Here's a challenge: can you summarize what you're writing in one sentence?

tell us about a creature you made

Hyzenewts!

Ahhh I have so many!! I suppose we'll start with a fan favourite.

Hyzenewts are facultative biped creatures that belong to the Hyzen family. Like most hyzenrens Hyzenewts are fluffy soft creatures with sharp small teeth and large eyes. With large rounded disc-like ears that help them pinpoint sounds and small spikes lining their back, Hyzenewts come off as incredibly soft creatures. Believed to have originated from the Delefaye Vassago The Valiant, these creatures mostly live in icey tunnels surrounding Roassis's core. However, over the course of mining and interference from the Sentient species inhabiting the surface, Hyzenewts have started venturing into the mountains and interacting with other species.

Hyzenewts come in a variety of colours- mostly appearing with a base colour of grey or blue, their fur often appears to be a muddled mess of purple, pink, cream, and red stripes and spots. Over the course of joining the surface, these creatures' coats have become more muted variations of these colours to help blend in with their surroundings. During the Winter Rising Stars, all Hyzenewts, regardless of location, become pure white and void of any other colour alongside their eyes, becoming pitch black.

Hyzenewts are collectors and appear to not be drawn towards anything specific and more so seem to enjoy collecting things that other species need. While they store most of their collections in every nook and cranny they can find, Hyzenewts also occasionally store these items in their fur. These items mostly appear to be natural items such as leaves, sticks, and mushrooms. However, in recent years they’ve been seen decorating themselves in cooking utensils.

Hyzenewts are seen to be incredibly curious and gentle animals with a strong potential for domestication. Playful, excitable, and gentle they’ve shown to be able to get along with other animals very easily- particularly forming a bond with the more mysterious Wokwigs. Hyzenewts are incredibly family driven and often share their food and findings with injured and sick members while assisting them until they feel better.

Social interactions between Hyzenewts are incredibly common and seem to communicate through a variety of chirps, trills, clicks and whistles however they have also been spotted communicating through tapping their feet and bobbing their heads akin to dancing. Hyzenewts are formidable and highly cooperative carnivores, often hunting in groups of six up to twenty or more Hyzenewts.

There are over 7 billion people alive right now, and I can guarantee that for at least one of them, your book will be their favourite.

"How do you write such realistic dialogue-" I TALK TO MYSELF. I TALK TO MYSELF AND I PRETEND I AM THE ONE SAYING THE LINE. LIKE SANITY IS SLOWLY SLIPPING FROM BETWEEN MY FINGERS WITH EVERY MEASLY WORD THEY TYPE OUT. THAT IS HOW.

Yes yes yes!

I know adverbs are controversial, but "said softly" means something different than "whispered" and this is the hill I will die on.

Same here!

every time someone says "don't use said!" As writing advice i lose years off my lifespan

Real!

Something I love about writing is how characters will just do stuff. Of their own accord. Like, I have something planned out and a way in which things will happen, but then nope. We're doing it this way now. and I just have to go along with it because Well shit, sure okay. it's your story, I'm just the writer

My first ever tag game? How exciting (Terrifying)

Thank you, @the-letterbox-archives, for the tag! The question appears to be about character names/their origins, so here we go! Admittedly, my naming process is a bit whack, so I apologise in advance.

Fennic Ferris Etwile

Alright, my good old boy Fennic. His name mostly just exists because I thought it sounded nice? Fennec is stolen from 'Fennec Foxes' but make it special, Ferries from Ferris Buller's Day Off and Etwile was just my brain mushing names together. It's a very fantasy sci-fi sounding name so I'm pretty alright with it.

Next up are a few of the Delefaye... These guys are self-proclaimed gods. They needed big fancy names, I apologise in advance. I've only got three down here because, honestly, the other five are named purely based on the fact that I thought they sounded nice? I'm sorry 😭

Enzophilius "Nozo" Delefaye

Enzophillius is a combination of a few different names I enjoy. Enzo is a name that I find a bit sentimental for no particular reason. I wanted to figure out a way to include the name Enzo in a book of mine, yet I could never figure out a way for it to fit in. So I decided to mash it together with 'Xenophillius' (You know if you know) and got Enzophilius. Nozo came from the fact that I don't believe he'd enjoy Enzo as a nickname (I know it completely defeats the purpose of Enzo), but I couldn't imagine Vassago calling him Enzophilius. I think he'd hate "Nozo" a lot more than the nickname Enzo, but the lore behind Nozo is to cute for me to change it.

Leviathneer "Leviath" Delefaye

Listen - Listen. I can explain, I promise, I know it's an odd choice, but may I remind you that he's a holy being? I couldn't name him Bob - alright, maybe I could have, but this one probably has the most explanation out of all the Delefaye. He's the Delefaye of intelligence, extraterrestrial vastness, water, universal problems, and preciseness.

I enjoy the sea serpant Leviathan, and it seemed fitting due to Leviathan being a sea serpant that often does chaotic things. I also enjoy the name Veneer, and by combining the two, I ended up with Leviathneer and while I know it isn't everyone's personal favourite I quite enjoy it.

Freydarli "Darli" Delefaye

I mostly thought Freydarli was just a really cute name for a lovely character. I struggled quite a bit with her name, I still do, but mostly over if the spelling needs to change or not. For the longest time, I just had her called 'Freya' with her partner Vesselyn calling her darling. Eventually, the two names clicked in my brain, and 'Freydarli' was born. I do think it's a much better suiting name for her than Freya or anything else I could have come up with.

Have some mood boards I've made for some of the characters

Freydarli

Leviathneer

Vassago

I tag @strayedstarzz and anyone else else who wants to join in this game. Tell me your naming origins if you have any!

The Delefaye were supposed to be minor characters... Why do they have eight whole books centric about just them outlined 🤨 Am I Insane?

pls explain the delefaye 🙏

Thank you so much for your question! I'd love to explain the Delefaye for you :)

What are the Delefaye?

The Delefaye are a mysterious group of eight individuals who live just outside the three districts: Roassis, Soris, and Avitou. These eight individuals claim to be the founders of the districts and the creators of all known to man. Visiting once every lifetime and appearing in no visual media, it is unknown if the eight Delefaye are always the same or just different individuals acting under the same name. The Delefaye come bearing news of prophecies and requests that never seem to end the way most would expect.

Who Are The Delefaye?

The Delefaye consists of Vassago, Leviathneer, Enzophilius, Marilyness, Freydarli, Aeverie, Vesselyn, and Noralyn. Each of the Delefaye represent a mix of tangible and intangible things, adding to the disbelief surrounding if they are truly gods or a group of liars.

Vassago The Valiant, the one most well known for visiting the districts, is believed to have founded the Delefaye or at least to have pathed the way for creation. Representing Charisma, Pyromania/Fire, Treasure, Abundance, Chaos, and Love, he's quite the character.

Freydarli, the delefaye of Childhood Wonder, Imagination, Optimism, Trust, Compassion, and Forgiveness is arguably the most beloved by the district's people. She's never been seen visiting the three districts since standing with them to announce her status as a Delefaye but the district's hope to see her again one day.

Vesselyn, the delefaye of Forests, Nature, Serenity, Adventure, Creation, Discovery, and Luck is best well known for his relationship with Freydarli. Hiding outside of the districts, Vesselyn is also not one to visit. However, he's made a few appearances over history when new planets have been created.

Enzophilius is the Delefaye that is often seen the most accompanying Vassago with every appearance. Being the Delefaye of Virtue, Envy, Fidelity, Ice/Snow, Art,  Protection,  and Prudence, it's believed that Enzophilius does not particularly enjoy the world he's created and merely appears with the intention of cleaning up after Vassago and offering clarity on prophesies.

Marilyness, despite being the Delefaye of Time, Music, Dance,  Affection, Rivalry, Poetry, and Insanity has often shown to be one of the more serious down ones out of the eight. She appears only to oversee Festivals or assist Enzophilius in cleaning up whatever mess the others have created.

Aeverie, the delefaye of Flight, Astrology, Power/Force, Death, Selfishness and Humility she makes a force to be reckoned with. The creator of the only form of space travel used and the master of technology Aeverie is believed by many to be the most useful out of the eight Delefaye.

Noralyn, the delefaye of Anger, Light, Conscientiousness, Justice, Heroism and Mountains is the most mysterious out of the eight. Never making a physical appearance in any of the history books it's unsure if she even exists sometimes. Best well known for being the twin sister of Vesselyn it's often questioned if she's still a member of the Delefaye.

Leviathneer, the delefaye representing Intelligence, Extraterrestrial Vastness, Water, Universal Problems, Preciseness is often seen alongside VassagoEnzophilius when visiting the districts. It is believed that while Leviathneer holds a strong brotherly bond with Vassago, his bond with Enzophilius is slim, leaving the two often disagreeing.