#im hyped for this
[ID: a digitally drawn banner. On the left, a man with light brown skin and dark curly hair holds a lute. A glowy red rose grows out of the lute’s sound hole. On the right, the text reads “The Spirit Well.” End ID]
WIP Intro: The Spirit Well (sequel to The Stray Spirit)
[spoilers for The Stray Spirit below]
Logline
A bard and a forest spirit form a band (badly) and get into politics (badly).
Blurb
The Auric Guild is not what it seems.
After saving the province from a magical apocalypse, Emry and Aspen move into the city as Guild members, hoping to live life as simple bards.
But when spirits begin to wake up all over the country, the Guild reveals its true mission: uphold peace between the provinces. Its old guard of musicians once doubled as spies, ambassadors, and propaganda artists, hiding their actions behind song and smiles. And as the world struggles to adapt to the existence of spirits, Emry and Aspen must take on the mantle.
They quickly pull together a rag-tag musical troupe and accompany Council aide Cal on a political negotiation across the border. Here, province leaders eye spirits as fresh pawns, spirit cultists claw for power, and a familiar scientist tempts both with a dangerous discovery about the source of the apocalypse.
And while this scientific revelation threatens to tear the provinces apart, Emry and Aspen come together with a dangerous experiment of their own: how far can the limits of spirit possession be stretched?
The Basics
This is the sequel to The Stray Spirit, making it book #2 in the Lutesong Chronicles! Expect more music, more spirit magic, and of course, more Emry, Cal, and Aspen.
New Characters
A Guild member is nothing without his troupe. Here are the three new musicians, hand-picked from the Vornik music scene.
Let’s hope they get along eventually.
Sage: she/they, singer & fiddler. Words flow out of her mouth as easily as breath- for better and for worse. Adores pastels, tea, and smiling.
Everett: she/her, drummer. Life of the party both on stage and off it. Life’s not much without booze and pretty ladies, amirite?
Ivan: he/him, bagpiper. Old, wrinkled widower, only happy when playing music and reading. Just leave him alone and you’ll get along just fine.
Themes & Tropes
Rivals to friends, magical science, imposter syndrome, sibling dynamics, & trust!
More Info
My pinned post will have links to the WIP intro page. I also have a taglist! If you want to get notifs for artwork, snippets, and writing updates, please ask/DM/reply to join.
Adding the TSS taglist here- will probably just turn into the series taglist, if folks are okay with it:
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