New month, new theme! ... Well, kinda XD new theme begins early.
It's being a struggle to keep up with all my social activities, but I'm slowly getting there, one comment at a time. The next step is to send out a few applications, and then finally delve into the first chapter of the digital painting course... So looking forward to that.
Without further ado, presenting the next theme...
Erjin
I had no pics. Hence, 3-min quick doodle <<
Who is Erjin?
Librarian extraordinaire and occasional book destroyer, Erjin works at the Great Library of Malmern as an information gatherer. What does that entail? Well, she is one of several whose job it is to read and cross-check facts and information to discover more about the world they are living in. Erjin has a keen mind; very clumsy when it comes to physical activities (like walking), but very astute when it comes to comprehending ideas and creating links between them.
She hails from the main agricultural town in Malmernian (=the country), north of Malmern: Telli. In her eyes a small-minded, closed community she's only too happy to have left behind. She didn't belong there anyway, as she'd been adopted by a rather kind person who rued the day she accepted to take this handicapped child into her family. No one in Telli misses Erjin, and Erjin misses no one. Malmern is her home now, a complex and fascinating home that isn't without its dangers...
Erjin and the novel
Erjin is an interesting case. Back when I didn't quite know what to do with my website (which is still in the works (2017 edit to new website)), I had a couple of blogs. One was just a regular one, which I eventually deleted after deciding to go a different way; the second blog came with a revamp of the site, and for the occasion I created Erjin as the writer of said journal. The idea was to look at the world through her eyes and write bits and pieces of information she'd come upon. The idea was sound; the production, not so much... as I realized, after a few months, that I wouldn't be able to keep it up due to lacking certainty what I wrote was also accurate. So, I stopped the blog, but not before having written a few entries that led to larger writings, and eventually to important scenes that inspired a part of the novel. In French we say: rien que ça :p
And so Erjin made herself a spot into the novel. She's definitely going to appear: I'm going to need her for information and relations' sake, to set in motion what will likely be the dawn of comprehension of what's going on in the world (again: rien que ça (which basically translates as a sarcastic 'oh yeah, only that')).
The other reason is that I love that character. She's pretty recent compared to others like Devon or Aneskia, but she's already managed to make herself comfortable in my brain and to exist. She's the kind of character any story needs: comic relief through insecurity and devotion. She's a very kind individual, much like Aneskia, however Erjin struggles with this kindness because there are people you just don't want to be kind to. She's very insecure because of her handicap and her clumsiness (which is a handicap too), but she tries, nonetheless... a bit like me ;) but far worse. I can hold a hammer: she'd just slam the wall and/or break a nearby lamp.
So, this all said: Erjin is a fun character. Looking forward to writing her into the story. ... That's gonna be tons of fun. XD
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