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StaciaJoy — An Unlikely Guide

Published: 2013-05-18 04:50:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 630; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 0
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Description Up, up the mountainside Pierstov lead Kilter, over slippery scree, through banks of early snow, and under ponderous pines, all the time the wind growing stronger and colder and clearer, the smoke reek of the city fading away like a bad dream after waking. Kilter's chest ached as he climbed, and not only because of how out of breath he became. For the first time in his life, he was not just looking at, but was surrounded by the frightening beauty of the blue, sharp outlines of mountains, the shifting trees, and fiercely flashing ice caps, all stretching so far in his sight they melted into indistinct mist at the horizon. Then, at last, Pierstov stopped in an open area, where juts of rock hung out over dizzying space - only sky above and the green fog of the trees below. With one gloved hand he pointed down to the grey smear, the open sore of machinery and smoke, marring the borderless land.
"Look, and tell me now how powerful and mighty is the city of Istravol."

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Welp, I started this at the beginning of the semester, and, now that the semester's done, I have finally finished it! And look! Scenery. O.o

Everything is (c) of me, from my WIP novel The Phoenix Thief. Read some of it here: [link]
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AndreaSilva60 [2015-08-07 12:05:33 +0000 UTC]

Lovely sketches indeed

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JesnCin [2013-05-25 12:35:31 +0000 UTC]

Wow, wicked work on the details of their clothing the detailed folds are so mesmerizing *__*
this picture works as a great way as an opening into the city, and establishing bits of the character's personalities good one!

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StaciaJoy In reply to JesnCin [2013-05-27 00:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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JesnCin In reply to StaciaJoy [2013-05-29 02:14:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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fiarcurrin [2013-05-20 03:41:19 +0000 UTC]

aww sweet so you're gonna be posting the actual story? I will definitely have to read it on a rainy day! (because what isn't good on a rainy day?) And great picture by the way

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StaciaJoy In reply to fiarcurrin [2013-05-20 03:47:41 +0000 UTC]

I'll be posting some of it here, yes. I'll probably put more on my Wattpad account. But that'll be a while before it's up!

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fiarcurrin In reply to StaciaJoy [2013-05-20 04:40:57 +0000 UTC]

right well I'll look forward to it!

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GingerOpal [2013-05-19 03:21:17 +0000 UTC]

The dude with the weapons is incredibly awesome-looking, just sayin'.

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StaciaJoy In reply to GingerOpal [2013-05-19 04:06:48 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thank you!
Originally, this was just a design sketch of him. But once I got close to finishing it, I was like: No. Pierstov and his weapons deserve more.

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sobreiros [2013-05-18 10:06:46 +0000 UTC]

You should post more of this story. The snippet you posted the other day made me want to read "The Lies of Locke Lamora", which is full of steampunky goodness as well, but a friend of mine has it and now I'm frustrated.

Also, that crossbow is WAY cool.

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StaciaJoy In reply to sobreiros [2013-05-18 13:13:57 +0000 UTC]

I'm still working out some details and such that need to be determined before I can write any more. But hopefully now that my school is over for the summer I can really get going on it!

Heh. Wouldn't it be awesome to just stroll down the street with like: "I gotta weapon, and I don't know how to use it. You got a problem with that?"

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sobreiros In reply to StaciaJoy [2013-05-18 13:28:19 +0000 UTC]

YAY

Way awesome, that would be.

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