I kind of realized a while ago, but it crystallized re-reading what I'd done, as my style's changed, that I really need to introduce Arcadian as a character before the Epic Fantasy Adventure Quest^TM stuff begins. Even something that describes him in situ before the starting adventure kicks off would go a long way.

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The more I dig into my old notes, the more I realize how unworkable a lot of the stuff I wrote for my personal use is now. Not only has MLP canon changed in the intervening time, but more importantly, my skill, understanding, and desire for storytelling have morphed over the decade. Basically almost everything will change, except the heart of the overall narrative(s), which I still believe in. But the context, i.e. everything in the world, needs adjustment so that it fits together, fits with

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I am actually a HUGE fan of it. It's wonderful to hear your words read back to you, and it's not a terrible proofreading tool, not to mention the obvious inclusivity value. Very cool!

Self-explanatory; original names are too human-y to click, I think. I'm pretty happy with the ones I've settled on and my personal name-rules for this henceforth.

Wowie zowie. It's been too long since I logged in last.
Turns out, I still like that story. I'm surprised how much I still like it, frankly.

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Sorry for the long period of no update! The most current verse is a bugger to translate. Anything dealing with the minotaurs in old Capallian is a pain, partially because of the generally derisive nature of the verse which was, unfortunately, symptomatic of the larger anti-minotaur prejudice common to ponies and griffons both, but also partially because the poets always seem to want to explain the backstory of the minotaur tribe from which the new story takes its characters, and Reinhard the

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It's really quite an interesting task, researching these myths and legends. Sometimes you surprise yourself with the sorts of things you learn from it.

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