Investigations in Oplentis
In March of 2022, I had a few days off work, and I had begun to grow nervous about the writing I was doing. Specifically, I was afraid that I had fallen into the trap that many hobbyist writers and creatives do where they spend...
Leap of Faith
One of the things I was most adamant about was making it clear that although he was the primary antagonist, there were sympathetic qualities to Volpes. This piece from Marsel-Defender back in April of 2022 was a perfect vehicle to tell a story showcasing this. Like...
The Captain’s Cunning
This piece from Marsel-Defender back in March of 2022 illustrated another chapter in The Case of the Titan Syndicate, where Azurium begins to assist his Master Volpes in the takeover of the city guard, acting in his capacity as a double agent. Can you tell I...
A Father’s Lost Pride
This piece from LittleBadWolf was actually one of their YCHs, but also served as the perfect piece to complement the chapter I was writing for The Case of the Titan Syndicate, which details how Captain Azurium turned traitor and joined Volpes. It's also the piece that...
Volpes’s Deal
This piece from Marsel-Defender in November of 2021 was the perfect compliment to an concept I had already been writing out, to help explain how an organization rooted in the slums, and opposing the wealthy, nonetheless has the funding necessary to run free clinics and...
A Harvest Day’s Reaping
Harvest Day is an annual holiday to the people of crossroads, celebrating the bountiful harvest born from the fruits of the refugees left behind in the wake of the old Planeswalker wars. In those days, untold horrors were seen all around as Planeswalkers-of-old conjured any...
The First Recruit
Another chapter in the saga of Volpes, illustrated by the wonderful Novra aka BeefMcCat back in October of 2021. What I am most happy about with this piece is how it illustrates the manipulative nature of Volpes, which also setting the stage for Edmund's father and...
Silent Contemplation
Another piece from LittleBadWolf back in back in August on 2021, delving once more into the psychology of the villain Oplentian rebel, Volpes. What can I say? I enjoy writing about the quiet moments. Once more, the scene replayed itself within his head. He remembered the feeling...
The Methodology of Volpes
This piece from Marsel-Defender back in May of 2021 was the perfect compliment to a short story I had already intended to write for Volpes. I had already said in broad strokes that he manipulates people into drinking his potion, and once they do they're...
The Birth of a Savior
This YCH from Marsel-Defender, back in March of 2021, came at the perfect time for me. I had already been outlining something the story of how one seemingly innocuous fox could become Volpes, and this pose and scene was perfect to illustrate that story. A wry...