Indigo Stories

music, links

• Stories -- Set in a modern era fantasy melieu, these are stories about Indigo, a pre-hellenic era minoan girl lost out of her time into the present, and her friends. She seems like just another kid starting college, but she isn't. Latest. For a magna style start, begin with Amber's stories. Or, Ariel's stories.
• Sketches -- These are sketches, for use in designing FRPG scenarios.
• Settings -- These are links for those interested in the settings .
• Beastiary -- A central link for many descriptions and encounters (significant updates).
• Heroes -- About heros and heroquesting and game rules.
• Shattered Norns -- A complete fantasy setting for FRPG use.

Stories

• Starting the story -- My first day at college // Semesters (updated 2005)
• College -- So this is a dorm? 
  • Indigo
• Weekend Camping Trip 
  • Meeting Tindalasse (third person background)
• Manticores
• Another Day
• Thanksgiving, The City in the Sand (meeting Wolfie)
  • Storyline expansion material
• Getting Ready for Christmas Break 
  • Teal's talk with Tindalasse/Rukh's Visit to Sidhe Court
  • Just thinking
  • A quick pre-break adventure
• Winter Break
  • The Weavers -- A Rescue
  • Snow Day /Other Adventures (end of current editing pass)
• Five Islands/Prequel.
  • Through the gate (Wolfie illustrated).
  • Port Town Visit (background details at Ostend).
  • Five Days in Ostend
• Surprise!
• Strange Paths (Dragon Snake illustration,  Amber & Ariel illustations, this part of the story, done!)
• Interludes (Ariel and Amber on their own, updated 2005, as marked)
  • Part:  1 (finished July 21, 2003/2005); 2 (finished July 24, 2003/2005); 3 (finished July 31, 2003/2005); 4 (finished August 22, 2003/2005) ; 5 (finished September 15, 2003/2005);
  • 6 (Finished October 1, 2003/2005, with Tindalasse story);
  • 7 (Finished October 4, 2003/2005, the rest of Tindalasse's story, two illustrations of the city in the sand);
  • 8 (Finished October 5, 2003/2005); 9 (Finished October 16, 2003/2005); 10 (2005); 11 (the confrontation with the old bitter king/2005); 12 (the kids buy a couch/2005); Sailing (the old story and the new one, Finished October 16, 2003/2005) ...
• Stories Continue/Beastiary (Finished November 15, 2003/2005)
• Lord of Misrule -- Halloween (Finished November 23, 2003)
  • Out of this world .. . perhaps to dream (Finished December 24, 2003)
  • Deeper into the maze of sleep (Finished January 4, 2004)
• Finals, Christmas Vacation, Surprises (Edited and updated May 1, 2004)
• A house, Visits, Rescues 
• Visiting the Weavers Again (July 17, 2004, many illustrations)
  • Confusion, chaos, blood and smoke. (August 2, 2004)
  • Bloodsuckers, demons, fire and disaster (finished July 18, 2004, illustrated August 2, 2004)
  • Fountain of Waters (August 28, 2004, finished, final graphic September 3, 2004)
  • Conflicts, here and beyond, a quick look (September 3, 2004, illustrations, just a quick transitions, final October 2)
• The City in the South (October 3-8, December 4, 2004, 2004, illustrations)
  • Decisions (October 9, 2004, November 28, text only).
  • Amber Posing (November illustration)
  • Twin Directions (November 21, 2004, short update material)
    • Creatures: Kjjtthi, Shalgathi, Kar Manta, Demons and Dreamstuff (work in progress -- updated 2005)
  • On the Hunt (two illustrations).
  • Outline and some text for the missing 2004 stories (so that things can pick up in 2005, massive update January 2005).
  • Homecoming 2004

Characters

• Indigo (Illustrated)
• Parakile (Illustrated)
• Tindalasse (Illustrated)
• Persephone/Kore (Illustrated)
• Robert-Etienne "Wolfie" (Illustrated, old and new form, human and garou looks)
  • Robert-Etienne "Wolfie" (Illustrated, old form)
• Ariel (Illustrated, before and afer the dreamland transformation)
• Amber (Illustrated)
• Jean  "John" (Illustrated) & Marie after the dreamlands transformation (Illustrated as she is now) (the cousins/twins/cousins)
  • Marie after first transformation (Illustrated as an elf)
  • Marie as she started.
• Michael, a Lightwalker (Illustrated)
• Thalia/Lyra, (Arilindalle) (Tindalasse's new fiancee, the Joyous King's daughter).
• Teal

Settings

• StarStrands // FRPG Project Outline
• What about a computer FRPG?
  • familiars (completely rewritten in Issaries heroquest terms November 23, 2003)
  • beastiary (includes link collection -- This will be my central link collection for beastiary entries, such as A fell troll, trolls, greater shadows, blood worms and other creatures) 
  • extra skill trees
  • spirit shirts
  • dragon scales, snake wire
  • blood gems
  • star shrines
  • glyphs & grimoires
• Compare with King of the City // Compare with "Regular Folks" // Shattered Norns, Mistworld, Shadow Wars, Etc
• Artists who do character work (& credits)
• Need more creatures -- buy a copy of Anaxial's Roster: Creatures of the Hero Wars from Amazon.com -- used copies available.
• Need more creatures -- buy a copy of S. Petersen's Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands from Amazon.com -- used copies available.
• Great rules and information for Dreamworld adventures.
• For Cthulhu with great adventures .
• Order Greg Stafford's Heroquest (finally available).  My review here.
• Great video -- animated but aimed at the audience for the original Star Wars, not pre-teens .  One more Disney financed animated movie that missed its market, which is really too bad.
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