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Grits
post Aug 3 2011, 01:46 PM
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Hi folks!

My characters are getting unruly, so I thought I’d make a place where I can hide from them while they fight it out. I mean, while I figure out what to do. The first time this happened, I posted Home for the Holidays, a very short story about Abiene’s Saturalia visit to Leyawiin in the year 3E432. I should have made this thread then, but at the time I still thought that every word I wrote would be the last. Someday I hope to make an offering at The Temple of Lore, but for now I’m still too guilty of undisciplined sprawling. I’ll start a story in the next post.

As always, comments and discussion are very welcome! smile.gif

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post Aug 12 2011, 12:31 AM
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A heart pounding episode until Rhano was safe! You beautifully maintained what felt to be a most appropriate pacing as Jerric flew here and raced there. Necessarily your descriptions had to be light, but they nevertheless unobtrusively and fully immersed us into what was happening.

Then, as much as I love Jerric and Rhano, Master Relas stole the show! I heartily echo Rider's praise for how perfectly you portrayed him here. Wow!

Master Relas' explanation of the atronach birthsign, in terms that were both encouraging and appropriate for a ten year old, was magnificent and it was truly beautiful of him to fill the young Nord with reasonable hope and expectations.

I loved how Rhano was so sober and quiet that nothing could get him talking. . . UNTIL the possibility of Jerric becoming a mage rose its horrifying head!

I have no problem distinguishing alchemy from the other magical disciplines. I can see where rangers, foresters , wood elves, thieves and even farmers might perhaps become quite skilled with it. In fact I can see that those who would eschew spellcasting might readily embrace alchemical alternatives. Plus, escaping that water cave was notably more important than healing a clean ankle fracture. Although I see wise ghastley's point, it was certainly not a concern for me as written. smile.gif


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Grits   Postcards from Tamriel   Aug 3 2011, 01:46 PM
Grits   Tides, Part One Anvil, Summer of 3E414 Jerric a...   Aug 3 2011, 01:57 PM
haute ecole rider   Oooh, I loved seeing Jerric and Rhano as boys...   Aug 3 2011, 02:13 PM
ureniashtram   Oh no! The three bullies! Those were the s...   Aug 3 2011, 03:38 PM
Acadian   A day in the life of young Jerric and Rhano. Boyz...   Aug 4 2011, 12:45 AM
Destri Melarg   I couldn't stop thinking of Tom and Huck as I ...   Aug 4 2011, 09:30 AM
mALX   Oooh !!! The backstory to Jerric and ...   Aug 4 2011, 01:51 PM
treydog   “Your other lip, dummy!” Grits-re...   Aug 4 2011, 04:08 PM
SubRosa   Was this inspired by the Morrowind character creat...   Aug 4 2011, 10:48 PM
King Coin   :rofl: I never thought Jerric was going to get a ...   Aug 5 2011, 03:23 PM
Grits   Thank you so much everyone for the warm response t...   Aug 8 2011, 04:05 PM
mALX   ARGH !! Tales from Homer's Iliad and ...   Aug 8 2011, 05:09 PM
haute ecole rider   What a fun little adventure! I always loved ex...   Aug 8 2011, 08:36 PM
SubRosa   Here is some music to read by. Eels like dark pl...   Aug 8 2011, 11:40 PM
Acadian   This was great fun to read. Humor, adventure, bre...   Aug 9 2011, 12:22 AM
Destri Melarg   First there was this: Now I know from this that t...   Aug 10 2011, 01:18 AM
Grits   mALX: It has been so hot and dry here, I keep thin...   Aug 11 2011, 12:59 PM
haute ecole rider   Ooh, I luuurve Master Relas in this! He is jus...   Aug 11 2011, 02:01 PM
mALX   @ Grits - I don't have time to read this righ...   Aug 11 2011, 04:31 PM
ghastley   I'm not quite seeing how a water breathing pot...   Aug 11 2011, 05:02 PM
Destri Melarg   I'm not quite seeing how a water breathing po...   Aug 12 2011, 05:05 AM
mALX   So this is the beginning of Jerric's interest ...   Aug 12 2011, 06:22 AM
SubRosa   Running away from shouting adults was a good way t...   Aug 12 2011, 07:54 PM
Grits   The story is over, and thank you for reading it...   Aug 12 2011, 09:45 PM
King Coin   That fun adventure sure turned sour. :blink: I wou...   Aug 13 2011, 02:47 AM
treydog   This was simply a wonderful break- as well as show...   Aug 14 2011, 01:08 AM
Grits   Jerric’s Story has accumulated a lot of char...   Jul 15 2012, 08:06 PM
mALX   Jerric’s Story has accumulated a lot of character...   Jul 15 2012, 08:12 PM
Grits   . Appendix One: The People of Jerric's World ...   Jul 15 2012, 08:18 PM
mALX   Holy Cow, there are some names I don't recogni...   Jul 15 2012, 08:33 PM
King Coin   That's quite a list Grits! :blink: I'd...   Jul 15 2012, 10:58 PM
Grits   Exactly, I am utterly failing to keep track of the...   Jul 15 2012, 11:12 PM
mALX   Exactly, I am utterly failing to keep track of th...   Jul 15 2012, 11:20 PM
Acadian   Thanks for the wonderful listing! I know what...   Jul 16 2012, 12:15 AM
SubRosa   Very neat to see the Who's Who of the Jerricdy...   Jul 16 2012, 01:28 AM
haute ecole rider   So Pappy was in Julian's Legion in Skyrim...   Jul 29 2012, 12:33 AM
ghastley   I'm not sure if this little episode belongs on...   Sep 16 2012, 11:32 PM
Grits   :rofl: If she said her hovercraft was full of eels...   Sep 16 2012, 11:48 PM
King Coin   Love the nonsense dialog. :D   Sep 21 2012, 06:50 PM
Grits   In an attempt to organize my scribblings I have wr...   Oct 7 2012, 09:29 PM
Grits   . [size=4]Appendix Two: Terms and Expressions In ...   Oct 7 2012, 09:31 PM
mALX   That Shen shi nui's Koocha has Treerats!   Oct 7 2012, 10:39 PM
Grits   ROFL! Holy skitt, pass the akkvit!   Oct 7 2012, 10:48 PM
mALX   Is that Treerat Skitt on that Ran alai or are thos...   Oct 7 2012, 11:22 PM
Acadian   What a treat! Another guide to Jerric’s world...   Oct 8 2012, 01:04 AM
Grits   For Aravi, a little scene from between the worlds:...   Dec 4 2012, 10:20 PM
King Coin   OMG I love it Grits! Icy Dip :lol: I can see ...   Dec 4 2012, 11:39 PM
Acadian   Speaking for an elf who has been similarly gifted ...   Dec 5 2012, 01:26 AM
mALX   * http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq67/Maxical...   Dec 5 2012, 01:57 AM
mALX   * http://images.uesp.net/thumb/8/88/OB-npc-Uriel_...   Dec 5 2012, 02:07 AM
Grits   * http://images.uesp.net/thumb/8/88/OB-npc-Uriel...   Dec 29 2012, 08:26 PM
mALX   * http://images.uesp.net/thumb/4/47/OB-npc-Neruss...   Dec 5 2012, 05:24 AM
Grits   Between the worlds, Saturalia preparations continu...   Dec 14 2012, 07:08 PM
King Coin   Lildereth looked appalled. “You’re gi...   Dec 14 2012, 08:48 PM
McBadgere   That's just funny right there that is... :D...   Dec 14 2012, 07:18 PM
mALX   * http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq67/Maxical...   Dec 14 2012, 08:32 PM
Acadian   This was a joy to read! Such wonderful intera...   Dec 15 2012, 01:19 AM
Grits   Here’s a day in the life of Sonstra and Kjel...   Dec 29 2012, 08:27 PM
Acadian   What a beautiful and oh so relevant short story...   Dec 29 2012, 09:19 PM
mALX   I am back home, but without a working PC. Will co...   Dec 29 2012, 11:08 PM
ghastley   Kjelling grunted a reply, eyes on his meal. Then h...   Dec 30 2012, 10:04 PM
King Coin   ghastley hit the line I liked the most! Thanks...   Dec 31 2012, 09:26 PM
mALX   Loved this little detail thrown in, you couldn’t...   Jan 1 2013, 10:22 PM
ghastley   This thread needs a bump, so I hope Grits doesn...   Jun 3 2013, 09:33 PM
mALX   I LOVE this! Not only is Simplicia one of my ...   Jun 3 2013, 10:05 PM
Grits   mALX said it for me too, it’s great to see Clark’s...   Jun 4 2013, 12:57 AM
SubRosa   I have a postcard from Cyrodiil. This is a scene t...   Jun 19 2013, 01:02 AM
ThatSkyrimGuy   What a great postcard! Aela seems to possess w...   Jun 19 2013, 02:20 AM
Grits   An Aela postcard, yay! What a fantastic idea t...   Jun 19 2013, 03:33 AM
Acadian   SubRosa, nice to see a snip from Aela’s fic! ...   Jun 19 2013, 07:43 PM
haute ecole rider   A delightful episode on a lovely island! I alw...   Jun 20 2013, 06:28 PM
SubRosa   ThatSkyrimGuy: Aela also appears in the TF, though...   Jun 21 2013, 08:18 PM
Darkness Eternal   Postcard! An excerpt from one of my stories ti...   Apr 1 2014, 10:45 PM
haute ecole rider   Umm, from the frying pan into the fire? :blink: ...   Apr 2 2014, 12:13 AM
Grits   Hmm, I think I recognize the giant Imperial. We sh...   Apr 2 2014, 01:27 AM
treydog   Yes- well... (shuffles feet and looks around). Fi...   Apr 4 2014, 02:25 AM
haute ecole rider   And so Trey (and our little hot-diggety-dog doggie...   Apr 4 2014, 05:17 AM
McBadgere   I do loves that "Not-a-Story"(tm) hugely...   Apr 5 2014, 10:45 AM
Grits   My heart ached for Trey by the end of the first pa...   Apr 12 2014, 02:53 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   Small, bare feet ran through the cobblestone stree...   Apr 12 2014, 06:11 PM
SubRosa   Vae Victus! That was a nice little piece, whic...   Apr 12 2014, 07:02 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   I only read a little bit of Teresa. I know she was...   Apr 12 2014, 07:26 PM
Grits   I was reminded of Teresa, too! Fortunately for...   Apr 12 2014, 07:44 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   Samara is in "At My Feet," but sea much ...   Apr 12 2014, 07:48 PM
Grits   (This is just a page from the Darnandex, a supplem...   May 12 2014, 05:06 PM
Grits   . [size=4]Appendix Four: Geography [center]Change...   May 12 2014, 05:25 PM
Darkness Eternal   Hmm. New places. Cyrodiil is never a small place, ...   May 21 2014, 03:07 AM
Grits   (Still adding to this...) . [size=4]Appendix Five...   Jul 24 2014, 11:47 AM
Acadian   As soon as I saw Jerric's birthday, I raced to...   Jul 24 2014, 12:47 PM
Grits   :lol: Thank you for being such a wonderful and sup...   Jul 24 2014, 06:15 PM
SubRosa   And if you want a quick reference of which birthsi...   Jul 24 2014, 06:44 PM
Acadian   Oh I completely forgot about the birth signs. Jer...   Jul 24 2014, 10:08 PM
Darkness Eternal   Great stuff Grits. Peaked my curiosity. Subrosa, ...   Aug 11 2014, 03:32 PM
SubRosa   Great stuff Grits. Peaked my curiosity. Subrosa,...   Aug 11 2014, 04:27 PM
ghastley   Signs to months is in the in-game book The Firmame...   Aug 11 2014, 06:11 PM
Darkness Eternal   Hmmm. Can't believe I missed that. I've re...   Aug 12 2014, 03:28 AM
Acadian   * * * My dear Jerric, ...   Nov 20 2014, 01:55 PM
Grits   , 20 Sun’s Dusk Whiterun Jerric breezed t...   Nov 22 2014, 03:42 AM
SubRosa   Happy birthday to Jerric, and his stones. When I w...   Nov 22 2014, 04:41 AM
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