People have started to nag about me not having blogged in a while. . I didn't realize until I checked just now that I haven't actually updated in almost two weeks!
Time really does fly sometimes.
We'll cook dinner soon enough, so I'll keep this short. We'll make some yoghurt marinated chicken thighs with homebaked naan. Yeah baby! Yesterday we had wok with roasted sesame seeds, and drinks both before and afterwards, as Longhaired Roomie in her benevolence let us have some of her sparkling wine. I mixed some ruby red drinks for dessert.
Bro and his girlfriend will be visiting in a week, we'll have to come up with something nice to eat then. We've invited over two friends from school next wednesday, we'll have to make them some nice food too. And the friday after Bro's visit another friend from uni will come over, so we'll have to cook something nice again.
Gosh, that's a lot of cooking.
Aside from food, I've been doing this and that, here's something concrete, just a fun little project. I found a challenge on the web about drawing 100 of one's original characters, and I started digging in my old stories:
Bigger version
here.
Here's some notes on the characters (I wrote all of this late one night, and haven't checked for typos. . .). Feel free to skip. (copied from my deviantART page)
So, I decided to take on the 100 OC challenge. All characters
included here are created between 2004-2010, I think. Every character is
quite significant, (if I'd include super minor characters I'd probably
fill another one, but it wouldn't really be that interesting), but then
I've always been creating stories, so these fellows naturally just pile
up.
The biggest character groups are from (in order of character appearange in dump. Top to bottom:
Treebone
A
story about a pirate crew. I finished one story arc and printed a book
(160 pages) a couple of years back, started drawing on the next arc. As I
still haven't finished the first chapter after the book, it's safe to
say Treebone is slightly stalled.
Treebone had a predecessor,
Ferdinand Fiskmås (Ferdinand Gull) drawn in a much cuter and simpler
style. Many characters (almost all of the main cast) are originally from
Ferdinand Fiskmås, and some haven't moved on to Treebone (yet). I
created one finished story (35 really full (tiny panels) pages or
something) that one 3:rd price in a competition.
Tales of Korulia
I
think that was the name of the thing. This was going to be my epic
fantasy novel. Or computer game. Or both. It featured quite an
impressive main cast. The story is a bit foggy nowadays, I can only
recall some bigger events, but not even the main plot.
The Golden Sausage (Den Gyllene Korven)
A
fantasy saga (hey, it has two parts!) created as two different
assignments in Jr. High (one was to write a fantasy story, and a year
later we were supposed to make a book).
So, it's about a girl,
Trinda Alfonsson who travels through a lunch-porridge portal to a
fantasy island - Sitnalta (this story is downright littered with
reversed words, just because I could). She beats a great evil with the
help of the mythical artifact: The Golden Sausage. End of story. Then
she travels back in the second part, makes some new friends and beats
the great evil's brother, through combining The Golden Sausage with
another magical relic - The Silver Mustard.
Forest Comic
It
hasn't got a name yet. It's my most recent comic project, about a dryad
that ventures out of her forest out of curiosity (a rare trait among
tree spirits).
Laure in the Wastes
This
comic thingie hasn't got a name either. Laure is looking for something,
or many things, really, and is trevelling far and wide. In the beginning
of the comic she's in a desert, hence 'wastes'.
(can you tell, perchance, with which one's I'm trying to withhold information?)
Please note that I've taken some liberty in rewamping these characters as I revisited them for this challenge. It was fun to do.
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THE LIST:
They are not in exact order, you'll need to download to see the numbers I've given them, and will be using in the list.
Treebone= (T)
Ferdinand Gull= (FG)
Tales of Korulia= (K)
Golden Sausage= (GS)
Forest Comic= (F)
Laure= (L)
1. Teq,
not featured in the first Treebone book, she's a main character in the
next arc. Her father always wanted a son, and she's an only child, so he
raised her as a son instead of a daughter.(T)
2. Ferny,
formerly known as Ferdinand, the titular character of Ferdinand Gull,
now a member Treebone's main cast - deckscrubber and allrounder in Long
Don Pilsner's pirate crew. Quite a wimp.(T)
3. Walbert, also from FG. Chef in Pilsner's crew. If the need arises, he can deflect cannon balls with saucepans. (T)
4. Figg, from FG. Look-out in Pilsner's Crew. Skilled martial artist (frog-jutsu).(T)
5. Meg, takes care of the rigging and sails in Pilsner's crew. Likes knives.(T)
6. Aburo Kan-Zoh,
prominent member in a powerful pirate clan. Extremely agressive, he
prefer's vanquishing his opponents entirely if confronted, so that no
one could call him weak or cowardly.(T)
7. Sarami Kan-Zoh, Aburo's sister. More balanced and peaceful than his brother, though still a skilled fighter.(T)
8. Juny Kan-Zoh
a young, not yet fully initiated member of the clan. Somehow she's
ended up on Mirasha Goldfox's ship. The clan is looking for her. She
play's a great role in the next Treebone adventure.(T)
9. Heni, crew member on Mirasha Goldfox's ship. Best friends with Otan. Looks after Juny.(T)
10. Otan, first mate on Mirasha Goldfox's ship. best friends with Heni. Looks after Juny. He's an old friend of Long Don Pilsner's.(T)
11. Whubi, half of the dreadful first mate duo on Volmer Blue's ship.(T)
12. Dubii, the more mysterious half of the first mate duo on Volmer Blue's Ship.(T)
13. Volmer Blue, pirate captain and main antagonist in the first Treebone book.(T)
14. Mirasha Goldfox, pirate captain. Houses Juny Kan Zoh on her ship. Has some unfinished business with Pilsner.(T)
15. Jeff, a mysterious person from Meg's mysterious past.(T)'
16. Chuck,
originally from FG. First mate and navigator in Pilsner's crew. Wears a
folding stick-weapon as armor under his shirt. Has known Pilsner since
he was a kid. (T)
17. Tug, also from FG, now weapons master in Pilsner's crew. Knows his way around most weapons and explosives, great and small.(T)
18. Long Don Pilsner, captain of the crew of main characters. Experienced seafarer with a love for beer.(T)
19. Bero,
mainest main character in my epic fantasy story. Bowman. His mother
died when he was young, his father is somewhere. Race: Tigrite.(K)
20. Simol, Bero's adoptive brother. Javelineer. Usually better than Bero at most things - he big brother, so to say. Race: Skulv.(K)
21. Nenora, somekind of warrior - adventurer. Tigrite (K)
22. Joe, powerful gryphon, who's friend's with the boy, Seth. Joe's real name is really complicated.(K)
23.Seth friends with Joe the gryphon. Has a huge sword that houses the spirit of a warrior that Seth believes to be his father.(K)
24. Bilowai, seasoned centaur mercenary.(K)
25. Shamina, mysterious magician. Race: Shadow being.(K)
26. Slipp, a talking frog.(K)
27. Marlon, friend from Bero's and Simol's home village. Race: Birdman(K)
28. Fauvo Simol's and Bero's father (only father Bero knows of). Hunter. Skulv. (K)
29. Deberia lives on the streets. Somewhat skilled at thievery, lockpicking, dirty fighting and other "shadowy" arts. Human(K)
30. Cael, houses a demon in his body. They don't get along too well. Human (mostly).(K)
31. Simol's and Bero's mother. (only one Bero knows of, again). Skulv. (K)
32. Nogard guardian of the Golden Sausage. A good guy, he helps Trinda in her quest.(GS)
33. Krad Drol, main antagonist in GS. Race: Dragoneagle.(GS)
34. Dno-Gnuk, main antagonist in next part of GS, Krad-Drol's little brother.(GS)
35. Urbano, the Gandalf of this story. Race: Lizardman.(GS)
36. Baldo, Urbano's nephew or something. Aids Trinda in her second quest. Lizardman(GS)
37. Duddel, aids (and betrays, as he's really Dno-Gnuk in disguise for most of the story) Trinda in her first quest.(GS)
38. Lycken, Trinda can summon this luck-falcon (yeahyeah, looks like a pigeon) with a magical mirror and some sunlight.(GS)
39. Alma, somekind of otter-archer, aids Trinda in her second quest.(GS)
40.Trinda Alfonsson, protagonist of The Golden Sausage. On Sitnalta she's really Andrit, the Saviour.(GS)
41.
Birdman knight. He aids (and betrays) Trinda in her second quest. He's
so tough, he's actually able to fly in all that armour. (GS)
42. Myskofinkus, old hairy magician, knows stuff about the Silver Mustard.(GS)
43. Jhä-Vul, a demon that inhabit's a cave Trinda has to pass through during her first quest.(GS)
44. He helps Trinda in her second quest. Race: Tarpat - somekind of underground-tapir-rhino(GS)
45. Olmer
is from a fairy tale we were supposed to write back in Jr High. He's an
owl who's so bad at owly things he wonders if he isn't really something
else.
46. Olmer's grumpy squirrel friend, trying to beat some sense into him.
47. Dog in a town(L)
48. Jane, gets shipwrecked with her friend Kathy in another Jr High school assignment: The Voyage.
49. Kathy, gets shipwrecked together with Jane.
50. Guardian of a treasure.(FG)
51. Guardian of a treasure.(FG)
52. Ursula Unk, stinking cook on a trading ship(FG)
53. Baron Von Lutra despises pirates, and hatches a plan to destroy crews.(FG)
54. Kurt Blond, Von Lutra's secret agent number 1. He can blend into the surroundings.(FG)
55. Babo originally from FG, helmsman on Pilsner's ship. (T)
56. Babo's laid back brother. (T)
57. He's helping some people on an island.(T)
58. Thito, Teq's friend and bodyguard.(T)
59. Governor Quillaw Teq's father.(T)
60. Teq's mother(T)
61. Carnos, for some reason he fights with a whip. Maybe he's worked as a torturer? Race: Bearwolf.(K)
62. Dust, dragon hatchling. Follows Nenora around.(K)
63. Young dryad, goes out on an adventure.(F)
64.-67. Hamadryad (old dryad) who takes an interest in the young dryad's attempted journey.(F)
68. Dryad with the ability to fly.(F)
69. Fall, Wad's pet crocodile-thing. Understands speech.(T)
70. Wad, helps some of Pilsner's crew members out, for a great price.(T)
71. Glasseye Volmar, legendary pirate (deceased)(FG)
72. (I think his name is Orvar Crookleg), rival pirate captain.(FG)
73. Nervous lad, newcomer in an odd military squad.(L)
74. Kemuri,
(i think that means smoke) one-armed captain of the squad. Always has
an unlit cigarette in her mouth, so that she can smoke it when it's her
time to die. (L)
75. Viking, medic in the squad(L)
76. Laure, wandering around aimlessly, trying to find something(s)(L)
77. Daughter of Dhana, circulates newspapers in the village.(L)
78. Son of Dhana.(L)
79. Mechanic and repairman in the village(L)
80. Kid in the village(L)
81. Dhana, let's Laure stay at her place when she reaches the village.(L)
82. Dhana's husband. (L)
83. Laure's sister. Whereabouts unknown. (L)
84. Mr Timmer, runs the village(L)
85.
and 86. couple from a story in which they're forced to move out of
their home and find a commune with lots of curious residents to live in.
87. Iwa, Wad's tough little sister. Takes care of him after he loses his legs. (T)
88. Leader of the hunters from Wad's and Iwa's (former) tribe(T)
89. Captain of a trading ship. (FG)
90. Crew member on a trading ship (FG)
91. Member of a pirate clan.(T)
92. Crew member on a trading ship (FG)
93. Bero's biological father, a wizard (it's the paw-pads, I tell you). Tigrite(K)
94. Rebel warrior. Race: Kob. (K)
95. Bero's biological mother. Tigrite.(K)
96. Unfortunate guy in a short comic.
97. Carl Roger, he tries to be tough, but it's not always easy. Especially when you're 13.
98.-100. Carl Roger's tough friends.
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I really need to go to sleep now, please ask if you've any questions.
Who's your favourite?? 
Tomorrow we'll go to London with another Finnish Friend, she's on an exchange year, and currently studies in Bournemouth. who knows, maybe I'll find jelly beans somewhere. . .
