Comments on: The Mercenary

By: Cynwise of Stormwind

Cynwise of Stormwind — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:29:42 +0000

Thanks, everyone! I had to step away from this story for a few days to get some perspective on it, but I am pleased with how it turned out. I would love to see where this goes.

To be honest, I am a little surprised at how Cynwise develops in a very short period. I have always thought of her conflict as being between ambition and peace, not good and evil. She is very much about the ends justifying the means, which is perhaps why I chose her as my avatar to talk about PvP. But she’s more complicated than just a catchphrase, and I’m glad I got to see that side of her.

I found Arrens to be very interesting to write. I went through two drafts with him before felt I’d captured something close to right. The first hurdle is always respecting someone else’s character, but the second is making sure they’re on equal footing with the ones you *do* know well. I ended up playing off the differences between the two, which worked out ok.

And yes, she’s probably going to take the job.

By: Arrens

Arrens — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:58:42 +0000

Thank you, both. But I assure you, this was all Cyn’s doing. She captured Arrens’s mannerisms very well, methinks.

By: Anea

Anea — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:12:02 +0000

Oooooh. I think the phrase “something evil this way comes” is quite appropriate here.

Great writing!

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:10:12 +0000

Good stuff, you two.

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The Mercenary « Cynwise's Battlefield Manual — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:45:21 +0000

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