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> http://members.xoom.com/verneer/characters.html
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> I love Pawel's work (hear that, Pawel?) and especially Verneer. Ewan seems
> interesting, but he hasn't showed up much yet.
Thanks a lot. I created the three characters to have some kind of balance in my
kingdom, with Ewan being the conservative/smart/shy guy. Verneer is obviously a
carpe-diem individual while Prince Ian is a military strategist and the
overachieving son.
If we had scales, then Ewan and Verneer both would have a fighting ability Maxed
out. Ian isn't an incredible fighter himself, but being a military genius, he
doesn't need to have great fighting skill.
Ewan's skill comes from being a half-elf (as most of the forest archers will
be). His bow is magical and given to him by the forest fairy (with pictures
coming - she is pretty fly;) Ewan is unequaled in forest battle due to his bow
and his ability to blend and move silently in that environment. He, more so
than the others, minds his own business, and is the type of person that would
blush at a off color joke. In battle though, he is so fast that when his arrow
hits a target, it knocks them off their feet. The second arrow hits them before
they even hit the ground (That would look pretty awesome in a movie ... slow
motion and all). This quickdraw and stealth makes him almost unequaled in
battle. Ewan also is in love with the forest fairy about which she knows. She
toys with him all the time and it drives him nuts (I'll take some fun pictures
of that soon;)
His only equal in physical battle (for now and for me) is Verneer. Verneer is a
human and posesses dexterity, quickness, as well as ice water in his veins. In
battle he will jump between three enemies and with his two knives do some
serious hurt before they ever realize what hit them. He isn't really strong,
but is well toned and super quick. He has a certain cynical cruelness to him,
and because of that him and Ewan can't seem to stay together too long (which is
fine for Ian since they are the only two people in the kingdom that worry him).
Verneer's heart belongs with Katherine - a young village girl a year older than
he is (21). She has no plans on running away with him anywhere, and for the
sake of the village, wants to keep their romance (more so than a relationship) a
secret. Can't keep it forever from Ian's Dark Spies ...
Dang ... I can't wait to take some shots of this (all my equipment is at home
and I'm at college right now. I stink.)
-- pn
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Hi Pawel,
You don't know how long I've been waiting for this kinda stuff. I was just
waiting for the story behind the characters - the development, the action, the
drama...
In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
>
> > http://members.xoom.com/verneer/characters.html
> >
> > I love Pawel's work (hear that, Pawel?) and especially Verneer. Ewan seems
> > interesting, but he hasn't showed up much yet.
>
> Thanks a lot. I created the three characters to have some kind of balance in
> my
> kingdom, with Ewan being the conservative/smart/shy guy. Verneer is
> obviously a
> carpe-diem individual while Prince Ian is a military strategist and the
> overachieving son.
>
> If we had scales, then Ewan and Verneer both would have a fighting ability
> Maxed
> out. Ian isn't an incredible fighter himself, but being a military genius, he
> doesn't need to have great fighting skill.
Of course ;-)
>
> Ewan's skill comes from being a half-elf (as most of the forest archers will
> be). His bow is magical and given to him by the forest fairy (with pictures
> coming - she is pretty fly;) Ewan is unequaled in forest battle due to his
> bow
> and his ability to blend and move silently in that environment. He, more so
> than the others, minds his own business, and is the type of person that would
> blush at a off color joke. In battle though, he is so fast that when his
> arrow
> hits a target, it knocks them off their feet. The second arrow hits them
> before
> they even hit the ground (That would look pretty awesome in a movie ... slow
> motion and all).
I saw someone make some lego movies using the picture-sequence technique. It
was really cool but it takes LOTS of work...
> This quickdraw and stealth makes him almost unequaled in
> battle. Ewan also is in love with the forest fairy about which she knows.
> She
> toys with him all the time and it drives him nuts (I'll take some fun pictures
> of that soon;)
Cool! Is she a minifig with belville wings, or what?
>
> His only equal in physical battle (for now and for me) is Verneer. Verneer
> is a
> human and posesses dexterity, quickness, as well as ice water in his veins.
> In
> battle he will jump between three enemies and with his two knives do some
> serious hurt before they ever realize what hit them. He isn't really strong,
> but is well toned and super quick. He has a certain cynical cruelness to him,
> and because of that him and Ewan can't seem to stay together too long (which
> is
> fine for Ian since they are the only two people in the kingdom that worry
> him).
which, in turn, keeps the balance in the kingdom :-) I like it!
> Verneer's heart belongs with Katherine - a young village girl a year older
> than
> he is (21).
Is he 21, or is she 21?
> She has no plans on running away with him anywhere, and for the
> sake of the village, wants to keep their romance (more so than a
> relationship) a
> secret. Can't keep it forever from Ian's Dark Spies ...
Oooh... will Ian use the secret to take advantadge of Verneer?
>
> Dang ... I can't wait to take some shots of this (all my equipment is at home
> and I'm at college right now. I stink.)
I can't wait to see those shots.
(And btw, you don't stink... You left your stuff at home, I left my stuff in
ISRAEL. Hmmm... minor difference :-)
-Shiri
http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/
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Hi Pawel,
First things first. I love all of the work contributed so far by various
people to this Castle World. I hope some day (soon) I'll have the time (and
digital camera) to contribute too!
> If we had scales, then Ewan and Verneer both would have a fighting ability
> Maxed out. Ian isn't an incredible fighter himself, but being a military
> genius, he doesn't need to have great fighting skill.
The descriptions/stories of your heroes remind me of the characters created by
a certain author. If you are interested in a world with wonderful heroes and
powerful villains, I recommend R. A. Salvatore to you. He has written
various books, but there is one particular series that I am especially
interested in. This series follows the adventures of a character named Drizzt
Do'urden and his friends.
Just to give you a bit of background (and perhaps to entice you further):
Drizzt is a dark elf. This race lives underground and they are evil beyond
belief. The races that live above ground fear these elves because they are
very powerful. Anyways, Drizzt is a gifted warrior with many good virtues.
He has rejected the evil ways of the dark elves and has run off to the
surface. Obviously he is not welcome there...
Now on the surface he eventually encounters another character named Artemis
Entreri. He is a talented assassin, and he takes pride in his work. Drizzt
realizes that Artemis is the total opposite of himself. Their fighting skills
are equal; obviously they are mortal enemies. Drizzt hates Artemis because
Artemis is an example of what he would become if he remained underground. On
the other hand, Artemis hates Drizzt because the dark elf is the one target he
has failed to kill... (Artemis really reminds me of Verneer: cocky, proud, and
talented)
Enough of me spoiling the story. If you intend to pursue this further, I
suggest you look for:
-Dark Elf Trilogy:
Homeland
Exile
Sojourn
(3 books that follow the life of Drizzt starting with his birth) OR
-Icewind Dale Trilogy:
The Crystal Shard
Streams of Silver
Halfling's Gem
(adventures of Drizzt and his friends on the surface)
After you read any of these books, I guarantee you you'll be hooked and you'll
go crazy in search of the next book... In total there are currently 12 books
about Drizzt and his friends.
I also recommend this author to all other fans of fantasy.
(Follow-ups to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
Bryan
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In lugnet.castle, Bryan Wong writes:
> Hi Pawel,
>
> First things first. I love all of the work contributed so far by various
> people to this Castle World. I hope some day (soon) I'll have the time (and
> digital camera) to contribute too!
>
> > If we had scales, then Ewan and Verneer both would have a fighting ability
> > Maxed out. Ian isn't an incredible fighter himself, but being a military
> > genius, he doesn't need to have great fighting skill.
>
> The descriptions/stories of your heroes remind me of the characters created by
> a certain author. If you are interested in a world with wonderful heroes and
> powerful villains, I recommend R. A. Salvatore to you. He has written
> various books, but there is one particular series that I am especially
> interested in. This series follows the adventures of a character named Drizzt
> Do'urden and his friends.
>
> Just to give you a bit of background (and perhaps to entice you further):
> Drizzt is a dark elf. This race lives underground and they are evil beyond
> belief. The races that live above ground fear these elves because they are
> very powerful. Anyways, Drizzt is a gifted warrior with many good virtues.
> He has rejected the evil ways of the dark elves and has run off to the
> surface. Obviously he is not welcome there...
>
> Now on the surface he eventually encounters another character named Artemis
> Entreri. He is a talented assassin, and he takes pride in his work. Drizzt
> realizes that Artemis is the total opposite of himself. Their fighting skills
> are equal; obviously they are mortal enemies. Drizzt hates Artemis because
> Artemis is an example of what he would become if he remained underground. On
> the other hand, Artemis hates Drizzt because the dark elf is the one target he
> has failed to kill... (Artemis really reminds me of Verneer: cocky, proud, and
> talented)
>
> Enough of me spoiling the story. If you intend to pursue this further, I
> suggest you look for:
>
> -Dark Elf Trilogy:
> Homeland
> Exile
> Sojourn
> (3 books that follow the life of Drizzt starting with his birth) OR
>
> -Icewind Dale Trilogy:
> The Crystal Shard
> Streams of Silver
> Halfling's Gem
> (adventures of Drizzt and his friends on the surface)
>
> After you read any of these books, I guarantee you you'll be hooked and you'll
> go crazy in search of the next book... In total there are currently 12 books
> about Drizzt and his friends.
>
> I also recommend this author to all other fans of fantasy.
>
> (Follow-ups to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
>
>
> Bryan
wow, bryan! have you started on your own lego version of this for Castle
World!? it would be a welcome addition! nothing like a bunch of dark elves
running around to keep the foresmen, peasants, and knights on their toes! i
have a character called goblin boy who runs amock, but he can't be
everywhere at once!
later ~ craig~
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Craig Hamilton writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Bryan Wong writes:
> > Just to give you a bit of background (and perhaps to entice you further):
> > Drizzt is a dark elf. This race lives underground and they are evil beyond
> > belief. The races that live above ground fear these elves because they are
> > very powerful. Anyways, Drizzt is a gifted warrior with many good virtues.
> > He has rejected the evil ways of the dark elves and has run off to the
> > surface. Obviously he is not welcome there...
> wow, bryan! have you started on your own lego version of this for Castle
> World!? it would be a welcome addition! nothing like a bunch of dark elves
> running around to keep the foresmen, peasants, and knights on their toes! i
> have a character called goblin boy who runs amock, but he can't be
> everywhere at once!
No no Craig, the characters I was describing are creations of another author:
R. A. Salvatore. :) I was just recommending his books to anybody who is
interested in that kind of stuff.
I wish I could create such cool characters! :)
Bryan
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In lugnet.castle, Bryan Wong writes:
> Hi Pawel,
>
> First things first. I love all of the work contributed so far by various
> people to this Castle World. I hope some day (soon) I'll have the time (and
> digital camera) to contribute too!
>
> > If we had scales, then Ewan and Verneer both would have a fighting ability
> > Maxed out. Ian isn't an incredible fighter himself, but being a military
> > genius, he doesn't need to have great fighting skill.
>
> The descriptions/stories of your heroes remind me of the characters created by
> a certain author. If you are interested in a world with wonderful heroes and
> powerful villains, I recommend R. A. Salvatore to you. He has written
> various books, but there is one particular series that I am especially
> interested in. This series follows the adventures of a character named Drizzt
> Do'urden and his friends.
>
> After you read any of these books, I guarantee you you'll be hooked and you'll
> go crazy in search of the next book... In total there are currently 12 books
> about Drizzt and his friends.
>
> I also recommend this author to all other fans of fantasy.
There are also a couple short stories in the various "Realms of" anthologies.
Personally, I thought the writing and the story were good, but am I the only
one who dislikes Drizzt? I like Liriel Baenre better (I also prefer Elaine
Cunningham to Salvatore).
Oh, and I highly recomend the Finder Stone Trilogy (Azure Bonds, The Wyvern's
Spur, Song of the Saurials). :)
Jeff
http://members.xoom.com/aulddragon/
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