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G.L. Walker - needing a non-flaky beta
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Author of a to-be published series of novels with a JRPG feel.
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I've japanese voice cast most of my characters because it's how i hear them talk to me. Imagining Akio being whiny/flirty with Kal "ハンサム～" always makes me smile XD

and playing the Calard arc of the kiseki games is fun because Shizuna and Van would be Loke and Magnar
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16 character avatars with their ideal japanese vocal cast listed below the images
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
glwalkerauthor.bsky.social
I also built Loke and Kal into BG3 (because of course I did)
November 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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more like tradition more than anything else. She (and her parents) broke a lot of typical traditions, so it's one thing she tried to tell the kids. Mahoe decided to keep the hair in Mahana's stead. Kal is really good at braids though. Here's post-cut Kal with his faux-hawk
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Kalua's older sister has a lighter blue hair (the mint influenced it a bit) that's longer and the twins have hair Loke's color, but due to events in book.... 4.5 or 4.6 (i have to renumber), her hair got cut and now Mahoe is the one with the longest hair.
chibi asta in farm clothing with twintail braids Mahoe and Mahana. Mahoe has a long braid and Mahana has shorter, chin length hair
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Loke's hair is long and mint green. Women in her family typically kept their hair long.

Kalua keeps his short, though until he was about 15/16 he kept it at shoulder length, but because of *plot* Asta cut it for him and he's liked it short ever since. Also, it's blue like his dad.
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colored close up image of Loke's face to show her hair color pencil sketch of Loke's design to show her long hair with longer bangs chibi Kalua reading a book to show his short blue hair
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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crap, forgot the alt text. Now with alt text!
He crouched down before Muu one last time. “Muu, it's very important that you listen, alright?” Muu nodded and he continued. “There are two letters here. One is for now. I tried to make it easier for you to read, but it might be a little hard with my vocabulary. You can ask for help or you can read it and continue to try and understand it as you learn more words. This second letter I've addressed to you at age sixteen. By then you'll understand the language and the concepts I've explained within it. Don't open this or let anyone else read this until you're old enough, alright? Do you understand?” “Yes.” Muu's eyes were burning red from the hot tears that had been streaming down her face. “I promise I'll keep them safe.” “That's a good girl.” He lightly stroked her hair and took a deep breath as he stood up. “It's time Muu. I can feel it. Take my hand?” The time particles that had eluded Kalua the entire time he was in this era were buzzing around him. The skin on his body prickled and he knew he had to go. Muu held the letters against her chest with her left hand and took Kalua's left hand with her right and squeezed it tightly. Kalua turned toward the door and pulled it shut. Once he'd reach out to lock it, he knew he'd be gone. “I'm very glad I got to meet you, Mukazi.” his hand reached toward the broken lock and he was once again standing in the bright room with a soft carpet under his feet and the warmth of a late summer hitting him like a hot breeze. He looked down at his left hand, unsure why he had the urge to do so, but he also suddenly felt overwhelming loss and fell to his knees weeping.
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Last night I finished up this year's "book" and it emotionally hurt me so hard i sobbed for 2 hours as I wrote it. So, uh, here's the sad part near the end that broke me so you can be sad with me. 🥲

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November 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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wasn't something i set out to do, but just kinda happened.
Betti: 9'
Kalua: 6'3"
They're also like, every shipping trope. Age gap, sunshine/clouds, etc. i love these boys
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Dias has some observational skills :)

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“Well, Magnar, I can tell you that while you have a generally neutral dialect, some of your vowels give you away as from Caax. The farming thing was a guess by your choice of weapon, your build, and your tan. You seem to have your wits about you, which is good. But not every situation is risky or dangerous. The young lady over there was able to sense that there really wasn’t a risk even if she was acting defensively, but you two were quite nervous inside, weren’t you?”
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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I couldn't do this with 300 characters today. But yes, Loke was very unhappy and dumped boiling water on him the next day. :) she doesn't appreciate being stripped down without consent (Although she *did* rationally agree he did the right thing)
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“You’ve got to be kidding…” Magnar mumbled under his breath and announced that he was going to open the door. He cracked the door and peeked in, seeing her on the floor, unconscious with water flowing from the wall over her body. “Blu, grab me a blanket!” Magnar ran in, flipped the lever on the wall for water and as Blu came in with a blanket, wrapped Loke in it and carried her out. “She’s going to hate me for this later, but there’s no choice.” Magnar was mostly talking to himself as he got her out of her clothes from the ritual and into something he could get on her easily, but all he had at hand was one of his shirts. At least it was big enough to keep her well covered. He dried her off and got her dressed and put her to bed.
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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apparently it's another aurora day in places it really shouldn't be.... it's faint and camera only (and neighbor 2 houses down now has some too bright lights, ugh)
faint green aurora just over trees in a residential neighborhood with electric wires across the middle and some streetlights that take away from how nice the aurora should look
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Philly lost one of the best citizens today. This hurt a little too hard. Thanksgiving will never be the same. Miss you Pierre!

Live your life so people talk about you like they talk about Pierre.
October 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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not costume but we have ritual clothing! Here's Magnar in it :) art by NiandNi (though they have fallen off the internet and that makes me sad. anyone that knows if they're out there somewhere, i've been looking for them!)
’t exude confidence.” “Because I’m not confidant. The instructions are minimal and if I mess up, you’ll suffer. And you didn’t seem to have anything else to say on the matter either.” Loke paused, and stared at her supplies. “I have a lot of preparations to make. You should take this time to make sure you’re ready as well. And ask anything else you need to ask soon.” Loke set the thin ritual clothing beside her and dug through the bag for her small pouches of herbs. “Right, that whole silence thing. Then, let me go through things one more time. I dig a hole, lay in it, and wait for you to push the dirt on. That’s it?” “Yes. Your end sounds simple, but it will be mentally taxing, so be ready for that. This ritual is outlined to be very time consuming, so that is why I’m encouraging you to make sure you’re ready when you begin. Also, you’ll need to wear this.” She handed him a small handful of tan cloth that was similar to what Dias wore as an offering to Lusaa. Magnar unfolded it and grimaced. “I have to wear this?” “Yes. Is it a problem?” Loke tilted her head not sure why he cared what he wore to be buried. Magnar scratched the back of his head. “Yes, well, no, but it isn’t concealing very much.” “Dias didn’t have a problem and you’re making a big deal out of nothing. It’s the same fabric that I wear.” Loke wondered if he was stalling. “But yours is more than a loin cloth.” dakimakura art of Magnar. full outfit with long red jacket on the left, only a loincloth type covering on the right.
October 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness. 🥰
Large, happy blonde man with blue eyes and scruff in a red outfit with a white flowy shirt and brown hat with a long green feather holding an uncomfortable blue haired young man in black
October 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Betti! he was a persistent annoying antagonist in Novel 1 and by novel...6? he's one of my MCs. I'm glad to have largely written like 10 books before book 1 gets out because now i can flesh him out more for when he comes back better :D (the giant blond) (Image by @atomicmarshmallow.bsky.social)
Large, happy blonde man with blue eyes and scruff in a red outfit with a white flowy shirt and brown hat with a long green feather holding an uncomfortable blue haired young man in black
October 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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oh. NOW I know where Kalua gets his awful sense of humor. He really is his mother's child ><

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Magnar liked to think Loke was trying to encourage him though he was certain she was mostly placating him. He wasn’t even sure why she cared what his thoughts were since now he is supposed to be a bodyguard, but he did appreciate her sharing what geographical information she did have. “So, what’s your plan?” “As much as I hate getting up early, most caravans will start before dawn. We should see if we can’t attach ourselves to one. Next time we burn down a significant portion of the landscape, we’ll use horses to make our getaway.” “I agree with the horses, but can we not burn anything else down?” Magnar crossed his arms and stared at her across the table. Loke frowned. “I was joking.” Pushing her dry attempt at humor aside, Magnar leaned back in the chair, still crossing his arms. “So we try and get aboard a caravan is plan A. I’m on board. What about plan B?”
October 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Quote with 2 female video game characters that you like!
Karlach from baldur's gate 3 Elaine from kuro no kiseki
October 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Sorry I'm not able to play with more prompts right now. Working too much :/

but have some supporting characters :D

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Votan interrupted Loke and Magnar’s bickering. “Before that, I think we should be careful. I don’t think we’re alone here. I always heard rumors in Nakbe about this being a place for bandits to use as a base.” “What, they didn’t have any thieves' guild or something you could have joined?” Colel was extra sharp to Votan. They had been civil lately, which meant that Votan likely said something inappropriate to her recently. “I told you, I’m not doing that anymore! Just that one time in the dungeon so we could all get out of there.” Votan was visibly upset, but his expression changed to suspicion quickly as he pushed Colel forward, causing her to fall. “What did you go and do that for?” Colel yelled at him, but as she turned to look at him, she quickly realized that he pushed her out of the way to protect her. Votan pulled the throwing knife out of his shoulder and tossed it aside. “I think we should go somewhere else.”
October 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Wiil is mostly isolated from other countries, though they do trade because they have to. but they have really high costs and their government is... iffy. That gets covered more in book 4... or 5 (i'm rearranging).

anyway, attaching chibi image of my 8 party members by Sarah Forde
October 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Since it's the first paragraph of ch 1 (there's a prologue), i figured I could show what things will look like when I finish maps for the entire book and what each chapter start will have. I have so many maps to make. Can I freeze time around me?
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An overview map of the city of Teo followed by text: Chapter 1 - Teo The overcast autumn weather matched the grim mood Loke was feeling as she and Magnar were trying to push through the dense crowd to reach the front of the city square. There were occasional cheers and a few people loudly wailing that would cut through the murmur of the gossiping populace. They heard about it in Nampa – the priest and priestess of the village were arrested and taken to Teo for a public execution. They hadn’t missed it but Loke was worried she wasn’t going to be able to do anything about it.
October 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Unsolicited pug pic!
September 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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swiped from @kiraofthewind.com

I'll answer for Loke since over 10 or so books, i've written most of her life. Reserving the right to [redact spoilers]

feel free to specify a number if you're curious, otherwise, I'll go in order. 1 ❤️= 1 answer

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September 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Reminds me of this meme going around. Like, yes. Yes please. More of this.
September 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Most of page 200, because why not. Ezra doesn't show up all that often and when he does, he's... A LOT. this is roughly half way

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During the wait, Loke seemed to be shopping with a purpose, but she wouldn’t disclose what she was looking for. She wasn’t actually sure of it herself. Afew moments after everyone was once again together, they heard a familiar voice cut through the crowd, straight toward them. Loke’s blood ran cold and Magnar hung his head in exasperation. “Loooooookeeee!” Ezra came charging toward them, arms spread wide to try and embrace Loke, who dodged him easily. “I came as soon as I heard you’d be here!” “Did you write to this guy?” Magnar was confused. He thought they’d settled the situation between him and Loke but he didn’t know how Ezra would have known to come here otherwise. “No. I have no idea how he’d know I’d be here.” She kept dodging Ezra’s attempt for a hug and eventually stepped behind Magnar. “Regardless, I think this is an acceptable option.” Dias was also trying to figure out how he knew to come here and how long he had been here. “Ezra, why are you here?” Loke asked from behind Magnar. “I was back in the coastal village getting ready to head home when a woman came up to me and said to come here since you’ll need my help at some point. But, uh, who’s this guy?” Ezra pointed to Votan, already suspicious of yet someone else near his beloved. Votan was insulted by Ezra’s tone and was immediately defensive. “Me?” “Yeah, because I would like to know who’s coming on my boat. Plus, I would like to know what sort of riff raff is getting close to my priestess.” Ezra folded his arms and waited for an answer.
September 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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#SeptemberWorldbuilders

The group visits docks a few times here or there and there aren't any obligatory beach scenes, but in the fishing village of Lanta, Loke meets with an old friend and we learn that she should never, EVER be given wine

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#SeptemberWorldbuilders prompt list. day 15: Tell us about a seaside scene.
September 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM