Iconic characters
Filed under Writing Journal on October 25, 2004
Keywords: Forgotten Realms, Maiden of Pain
One of the guidelines in the open call was that iconic characters, i.e., NPCs that held positions of import or impact withing the Realms, were not to be killed or even made an integral part of the story. In my attempt to adhere to that rule, I chose Luthcheq as my setting, because none of the “big names” resided there. Even so, the Karanoks, ruling family of Luthcheq, had write-ups in both 2E and 3E. Therefore, I made every effort to be ambiguous about any final resolutions concerning the family.
That has changed with the revisions Phil gave me. I’ve been given the green light to shake things up for the Karanoks. In fact, Phil actively encouraged me to pursue a couple events I had set up to their logical conclusions.
He’s also allowing me to basically fill in the blanks on an “origin story” for one of the Karanoks. This is part of the revisions to the prologue I started this weekend. What was the second half of the prologue has been turned into Chapter One (subsequently bumping the previous Chapter One to Chapter Two, and so forth down the line), to be replaced by the origin of this member of the Karanok family.
I have to say that I am honored, and a bit surprised, at the impact my first book will have on the Realms. It’s no RSE (Realms-Shaking Event), but I have it from a reliable source that it does create a great lead-in to some future happenings planned for this part of Faerun.
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