Welcome Adventures,
to Character chat. In this new article I’ll be talking with
characters from newly released and soon to be released books. Today’s
guest is Prince Mannok from Akrad’s Children
Welcome, so tell
my adventurers about your world.
Welcome, brave
travelers to Tarka, the city Kapoks and Kupannas, beautiful
princesses and brave warriors, wise priests and crafty merchants,
dynastic struggles, betrayals and heroic deeds. Tarka is the seat of
my father Rokkan Kapok son of Martal Kapok, son of Tellek Kapok, Lord
of Tamra and Shanta, Overlord of Tarka, mighty jaguar of the North,
Protector of widows and orphans.
Our land has been
torn apart by years of war and betrayal. With the ending of the siege
of Nakri and the subsequent battle at North Pass, my father has
brought peace to our land. Yet there are still those who seek to
destroy us. In the north are the fierce Nolmec who conquered our
sister realm of Mokka. And after the events at Eagle Rest, danger
might be closer to home and harder to detect.
Some say that strange mythical creatures live in the huge forests in
the East, including the Adelphi or shapeshifters. Some even suggest
the Adelphi killed the sorcerer, Akrad, at the battle of North Pass,
but I have never seen any evidence of such fantastical creatures.
What are some of
the places you’d recommend my adventurers see in your world?
The royal city of
Tarka is the central point of our realm. High in the White Mountains,
it sits between the slopes of the Twins and overlooks a fertile
valley fed by glacial streams. Tarka is well worth a visit with its
massive city wall, bustling merchant district, the red-walled Golden
Palace and the Great Temple nestled between the snow-capped peaks of
the Elder and Younger Twins. The surrounding areas have high
waterfalls, stunning views, and clear mountain lakes which reflect
the light of the two moons.
The Mist forests on
the eastern mountain slopes are full of brightly covered birds,
jaguars, and other wild life that make good hunting. In the south,
there are the ruins of Shanta and the realms of Silisea and Limar. To
the west, across the dry grasslands, the Endless Ocean whose great
waves crash against the cliffs around the port city of Akra.
Tell my
adventurers about some of the technology in your world.
Our metalsmiths make
weapons and tools of bronze, as well as wood and bone. We have
spears, knives, clubs, and shields. Our masons build great cities,
walls, strongholds, palaces and temples in stone. The Golden Palace
in particular has arches, skylights and large casement windows that
allow air and light into our halls. The mountain slopes are terraced
and irrigated to allow us to grow crops. We have stone roads and
bridges (most of rope and planks) connect the realm. An ancestor
established wayhouses for travelers to stay along the roads. Our
transport is by foot, horse or yarma trains, though the well-born
sometimes travel by palanquin. We are famous for the beauty of our
woven cloth and tapestries and of our golden ornaments and vessels.
We are a literate people and the Great Library in the Golden Palace
is perhaps the best in the known world.
How would you
describe your fellow characters?
Mostly loyal, though
my father distrusts our cousin Haka (who is next in line to the
throne). Papa can be rather arbitrary at times and its hard to live
up to his reputation as a brilliant general, daring warrior and
accomplished scholar. My age-mates are mostly a good bunch, though
the half-Nolmec Dinnis is rather moody, and I often think he is
joking at my expense. Ista, Akrad’s great-grand daughter, on the
other hand is intriguing and beautiful. I only wish my mother, the
Kupanna, didn’t treat her quite so harshly.
Thank you for
coming to talk with us, and can’t wait to read all about you.
Akrad’s Children
Book 1 in the
Akrad’s Legacy Seires
Four
young lives, a realm ravaged by war, a haunting legacy
Four
young lives are bound together in friendship, love, rivalry and
tragedy. A realm ravaged by civil war, a ruler scarred by betrayal, a
legacy that haunts them all.
Caught
between two cultures, a pawn in a deadly power struggle, Dinnis longs
for the day his father will rescue him and his sister from the
sorcerer Akrad’s clutches. But things don’t turn out how Dinnis
imagines and his father betrays him.
Does
Dinnis have a future among the Tamrin? Will he seek revenge for
wrongs like his sister or forge a different destiny?
Currently 99c on
Amazon for a short time
https://www.amazon.com/Akrads-Children-Legacy-Book-ebook/dp/B075BK8436/
Bio
Jeanette
O’Hagan first started spinning tales in the world of Nardva at the
age of nine. She enjoys writing secondary world fantasy, science
fiction, poetry, blogging and editing. Her Nardvan stories span
continents, time and cultures.
Recent
publications include Blood Crystal Heart
of the Mountain, The
Herbalist's Daughter and Lakwi's
Lament.
You can find her other short stories and poems in anthologies such as
Futurevision (pub Sept 2017), Glimpses
of Light, Another Time Another Place
and Like
a Girl.
Jeanette is also writing her Akrad’s
Legacy Series—a
Young Adult secondary world fantasy fiction.
Jeanette
has practised medicine, studied communication, history, theology and
a Master of Arts (Writing). She loves reading, painting, travel,
catching up for coffee with friends, pondering the meaning of life.
She lives in Brisbane with her husband and children.
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Thanks for a fun interview.
ReplyDeleteA great idea to interview one of the characters from the novel. I enjoyed the sneak peek I had at Akrad's Children. Looking forward to more in this amazing series.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nola. Character interviews are fun to do 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo'Anne - looking forward to hearing your reactions :)
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