Avery Calhoun

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I say ... woot.

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This song makes me think of the Inquisitors for some reason, in general, no one specific.

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Those are stories with great bedrock themes that transition across most genres, specifically the first two and last two. If anyone is ever interested these are some steampunk books I have on my shelf that tend to be a bit darker, though you are right LJ, the genre as a whole has a lighter more imaginative flair but there is some twisted and devilishly dark/creepy stuff out there.

Homunculus by James P. Blaylock
Heart of Veridon by Tim Akers
The Giving Mouth by Ian R. MacLeod
The God-Clown is Near by Jay Lake
The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down: A Dime Novel by Joe R. Lansdale

It is interesting how we have all been presented the same body of info and background and how we all see it through differing lenses.

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Warhammer 40K is an awesome reference for this as well, especially with the religion infused world of the Imperium of man. I have no shame in my influences, read the Omestri history and culture and then read about the Eldar and Dark Eldar schism and you can see where a lot of that came from.

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As much as it would be cool to see LJ's idea get launched into something like that I wouldn't know if I could watch/read it in that format. I am not an anime/manga fan, nothing against it... it is just that something in my brain hurts when I see it. I am drawn more to that vibe LJ (I think) is going for, that sort of gritty, decaying steampunk, dystopian, grist mill grinding world and as dark as animation can get I think it loses something in the animated nature of it.

I have always drawn my inspiration for the Inquisitors from the Grammaton Clerics in the movie Equilibrium or the sort of setting from the movie Dark City or almost a steampunk Blade Runner if ya know what I mean.

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Thanks, I enjoy creating stuff like this, maybe one day it will all coalesce into an actual novel or series, who knows.

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I think that format would be capital LJ, seems the best way to organize a restart.

Congrats again Orion, I've made it to 29 without a child yet and my wife is of the same opinion but I am excited that you are finding that sort of worn out new child joy. Good for you and the Mrs.

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It could make sense to have those that have dropped out and that will not be taken over as another persons 2nd character or NPC to be called away, after all an empire must have great need for people like Inquisitors.

If we are sticking with the canon already written (Ha, LJ you have allowed us all to help you create a monster with its own canon now) the original cast were the currently graduated Inquisitors. We were the only ones left after the 12 years of training, the final Conclave. To integrate any new characters and stick with that canon we would have a few options.

1. Fudge the cannon and say the new people were graduates too.

2. Say they were the year that graduated before our characters and have been seconded to this mission because the other have been called away. Though giving new-comers Inquisitor characters that would technically be senior to ours kinda irks me if I am being honest.

3 Say the new comers are final (11th) year Neophytes commissioned to aid the Inquisitors because the others were called away. Like Scout said they could be a sort of an apprenticeship status, promised that if they return they would then be ordained. That could be a good option to foster not only a mentor / mentee relationship but also could breed some interesting conflict.

I am in favor of option 3 than 1 in that order but that is just my two cents.

BTW LJ, I sent you the Omestri second draft.

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Omestris first draft sent.

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I will also, if LJ approves, begin work on writing out the Omestris history today since both Motya and The Red Seminary foundations were built around that culture. It is going to be a lazy Saturday for me since I am trying to overcome about 26 hours of collective jet lag. LJ I'll start a private convo with you here soon and so that I can keep any ideas you had for the Omestris and send the stuff I write to you for approval.

Scout, you are just expressing a bit of what we all feel, not really whining. I know I wish all of the original cast would have stayed but at this point I think a bit of change is what is needed to ramp us all back up into the story again and Zeph's point about LJ's screening process is, like you said, a good compromise. Someone may even bring in a character that meshes well with Kass's story. I am hopeful that good times are ahead.