This is actually going to be for an idea that I've written some for, but I don't have everything planned to a degree I could have it planned to. (I usually get mired in planning if I don't start writing first.) Feel free to talk to me, ask me any questions you might have about the idea, and I'll answer them to the best of my ability.
So, the idea. The working title is Balance (the first chapter is posted on here, and I'm currently working on chapter 2), and there are going to be three main characters overall - Wen-li Xiaohuan, Tian-lo Jazai, and Atheera of the Southern Empire, Third Son of the Highest and Holiest, the Esteemed Prince Dasharaj (try to fit that on a business card).
A summary: Magic in the world is waning, and many magical creatures are being hunted to extinction for their value as reagents and decor; this is the time of the scavengers, people who can find anything for anyone, for a price, and if they can't find it, they'll fake it. A certain southern prince is looking for something quite simple: the very source of magic.
If Atheera can find this font and return it to his parents, he has a very large chance of being named the True Prince and the Face of the Triplicate, and inheriting the power of the Southern Empire - and keeping it out of his siblings' hands. In his quest (and a sort of self-enforced exile from the south after being sent to the north), he has employed the scavenger Jazai, one of the most effective in the northern capital of Sai Thi, with the hope that ce will be able to aid him. He has kept cer employed until he finds a window of opportunity to leave Sai Thi on a progression through the countryside, when he can tell cer what his quest truly is and how ce will be of use to him.
And vague vague vague trailing off because we don't want to spoil the whole thing at this point in time, now, do we? Also because I'm still finalizing later details of the plot and trying to figure out where the journey will lead.
(Answer to the inevitable question: no, Atheera is not the main viewpoint character. Reasons: One, he is insufferable. Two, he is insufferable and I doubt anyone would read past page one with his attitude. Three, he is insufferable and I don't think I could find a good way to open up with him as a viewpoint character.)
I do have quite a bit of planning done, but having it all in one place and having some kind of encouragement to actually do more planning and think things through might do me good, since it (hopefully) won't keep me from writing.
My hopes? To actually get something done through this thread. Let the procrastination begin.
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