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Blaire,

Was this what you were looking for? It’s the earliest record I could find in the archives, dating all the way back to the Age of Romanus. We don’t actually have anything written by the Veren themselves at all here, not even from more recent centuries – something that I can’t help but think is a terrible oversight, but (with the current situation in the Islands) one that won’t be rectified any time in the immediate future.

Here we find ourselves again, considering both how much and how little was accomplished over the previous quarter.

Lol it’s not actually that bad; let’s get into it!

Jesst Jachorien, intrepid biologist and explorer who travels the world cataloging dangerous and mysterious fauna from around the world of Gaia, returns with a new field notes entry — the snawfus!

For today’s blog I thought I’d share some fun behind-the-scenes facts about the writing of the Blades of the Goddess series. These are just some general, overarching facts — eventually, I’d like to do an annotated version of chapters 1-8 of Lost Blades, where I can share fun facts, inspirations, pictures, and whatnot, but that will be a far more granular project. For now this will have to do!

Gaia is a strange and wondrous place, home to hundreds of thousands of different types of fauna and flora. From the emerald forests of Espon, to the amber deserts of Dalmara, to the wine-dark seas and their depths, creatures both mundane and magical share our home with us.

Yet another entry from the field notes of Jesst Jachorien (who is keeping this blog afloat), an intrepid biologist and explorer who travels the world cataloging dangerous and mysterious fauna from around the world of Gaia!

Another entry from the field notes of Jesst Jachorien, an intrepid biologist and explorer who travels the world cataloging dangerous and mysterious fauna from around the world of Gaia!

Yay, time for the quarter 4 update!

…huh. I haven’t put out any blog posts since the quarter 3 update. Awkward.

Anyway.

The year is half over! Why? Why is it half over? I need it to be longer haha.

(I say that, but do I mean it? Unclear.)

Anyways, here’s a wrap-up of the last quarter!