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    Cradle ()
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    Tievel

    Oh hey Will, out of curiosity (unless it's a spoiler of course), did Lindon steal any of the dream tablets, or did Dross save their info?

    Will Wight

    The dream tablets were bolted down, so unfortunately they could not be removed.

    September 2018 - December 2018 ()
    #1522 Copy

    Terrible

    Wei Shi Kelsa let her spirit reach out, touching the image of her brother that had stepped out from behind the tree. Grief after Lindon’s death had often caused her White Fox madra to slip from her control and twist into his form. Her spirit, worryingly, felt nothing, none of her own madra, or any madra, emanated from her “brother”. She grunted, and started walking again. Living in the woods was evidently taking its toll on her mind. The hallucination opened its arms, like it expected a hug. She kept walking, planning to stride clean through it. A moment later, she let out a pained gasp as her face struck the illusion’s chest...and found it solid as rock. Kelsa stumbled back, tripping over a tree root. She stared up at the solid image, holding her throbbing nose. “No. My brother is dead.”  

    Will Wight

    That was a really good Kelsa passage

    Well played

    September 2018 - December 2018 ()
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    Ruff

    I like that Idea.... I personally want to see Lindon get into Underlord soon

    Will Wight

    SPOILER: THE FOLLOWING IS A SPOILER. AVERT YON EYES, YE WHO ARE SPOILER-ALLERGIC   ...not Underlord this book. I'd like to title a book "Underlord." And that might be book six.   THE SPOILERS HAVE ENDED   GO ABOUT YOUR DAY
    Footnote: "this book" is referring to Ghostwater.
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    Cradle ()
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    Questioner

    What kinds of madra do the great schools of sacred valley use other than Heavens glory. I think they were Falling leaf, Golden blade and Divine wind.

    Will Wight

    Holy Wind: a strange Path of wind, light, and dream techniques that create zones of unnatural weather.Golden Sword: a Path of sword madra that uses Enforcer techniques on their weapon. The name of their Path comes from the goldsteel swords they use more than from their techniques.Fallen Leaf: focused on using life madra to guide the growth of spirit-fruits and sacred herbs.

    September 2018 - December 2018 ()
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    Icoret

    I'm rereading the books right now, and I've got a question about Sacred Beasts. Sorry if this was in the books already and I missed it, that happens a lot for me. Eithan mentions that when he was young he had a breeding pair from a lineage of sacred beasts. Does this mean all sacred beasts have kids that are also sacred beasts?

    Will Wight

    I wouldn't say all, but in general yes. Snowfoxes from Sacred Valley started off as one fox that lived long enough to advance, but now it's a whole race of little snowfoxes that are sacred beasts from birth.

    Cradle ()
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    Questioner

    Oh by the way is Akura Mercy a refiner or is studying to be one, or did she just have easy to use healing/medical elixir with her in the Skysworn exam.

    Will Wight

    She just keeps some on her in case of emergency.

    For the record, I'm still CONSIDERING doing a story in Sacred Valley after Lindon left. I just have to be careful how I do it, to avoid the dreaded spoilerinos.

    As for before Lindon left, that's not a bad idea. Or even before Lindon was born.

    Cradle ()
    #1533 Copy

    Questioner

    Wait, so Elder Whisper is a level above Underlord?!! That is CRAZY AWESOME!

    Will Wight

    No no, Whisper isn't THAT strong. He's several levels under Li Markuth, it's just that Markuth would be relying solely on the brute force of his spiritual senses to find Whisper, whereas Whisper has hundreds of years of experience as an illusionist for running and hiding.He is, however, by far the strongest active being in Sacred Valley.

    September 2018 - December 2018 ()
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    Polycore

    Hey Will, we were wondering how would Lindon's Iron body stack against Bai Rou's madra? and can you tell how a Highgold Lindon (how he will be in the future when he reaches that stage) would fare against him?

    Will Wight

    Lindon's Iron body would help against Bai Rou, but not entirely, because Bai Rou's madra has a dream component that would attack the mind. It would be difficult for Lindon to defend himself, so he would have to rely on overwhelming attack.   Which would be possible, thanks to Blackflame, which Bai Rou can't do very much about. Except that Bai Rou is a Truegold in Skysworn armor, so he would be able to defend himself, counter, and beat Lindon with his counterattack.   As for how Lindon will fare at higher advancement, you'll just have to wait for Ghostwater, won't you?

    September 2018 - December 2018 ()
    #1535 Copy

    Your Benevolent Dictator

    how many references are in cradle

    Will Wight

    I have no way to answer that

    Your Benevolent Dictator

    i know of 1   lil blue

    Will Wight

    Little Blue is absolutely a TFS reference   Can confirm

    Your Benevolent Dictator

    HUSH LITTLE GREEN

    Your Benevolent Dictator

    NAAAAAIIIILLLL

    Your Benevolent Dictator

    lol   I DRAAAAAAAANK IT

    Will Wight

    There are a bunch of references, but I tend to toss them in as I think of them, so idk how many.   They're mostly just jokes for me.

    Your Benevolent Dictator

    you should throw in something about a family of racoons

    Will Wight

    I'd like to, but I'm not sure raccoons are native to the area they're in

    Your Benevolent Dictator

    have a forigner say something

    Will Wight

    That's true, Eithan could say something

    Your Benevolent Dictator

    ohh true Eithan is the most badass janitor of all time

    Will Wight

    He would certainly say so

    September 2018 - December 2018 ()
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    RekTer

    Wow. Why is it that Elder Empire gets amazing art like this, yet Cradle just gets some scribbles for the covers?

    Also I should probably just bite the bullet and read Elder Empire. I haven't yet because the "simultaneous stories" hook really doesn't excite me, but with art like this how could I not enjoy it?

    Will Wight

    "Some scribbles" = I'll kill you. I like that art.

    But the reason why Elder Empire gets full paintings while Cradle covers are done in photoshop is because there are way more Cradle books and they come out more frequently. There's no delaying a Cradle book to wait on the cover art, and there never will be!

    Cradle ()
    #1537 Copy

    Puppet Master

    Are there any major ascendant groups that draw on the power of the Void? Additionally, what does the power of the Void do? Also, it's appreciated that you take time to answer questions. A lot of authors ignore their fan base, so hats off to you.

    Will Wight

    Yes. I will answer this thoroughly in the books, but I can't answer it now without spoilers. Read on and find out! Now I feel guilty for not taking the time to do this for almost two months.

    Cradle ()
    #1538 Copy

    Questioner

    Why has the fact that Lindon's new arm has six fingers never been brought up since he got it put on?

    Will Wight

    Because it doesn't anymore. If I recall correctly, during the scene where they're altering the arm, he said he tweaks it to make it more like a human hand. I didn't specifically mention that he meant a five-fingered human hand, but I should have.

    Cradle ()
    #1539 Copy

    Questioner

    Early in Blackflame, Cassius mentions that his father sent him. Later on we learn that only Cassius and Eithan have the Arelius bloodline sensing ability, I assume that means that Cassius' mother was the Arelius blood member and that she is dead? In which case I would love to hear more about Cassius' story and how the Arelius family survived before they had an underlord.

    Will Wight

    No no, Cassias and Eithan (and technically Cassias' son, but he's very young) are the only bloodline Arelius in the city at that time.