Radiant G

Producer, Voice Actor & Marketing @ Blackfield Entertainment | Site Lead & Writer @ Press SPACE to Jump | Producer, Creative Director, Narrative Designer & Character Artist @ Himbo Hunter & Coaster Kisser | Lead Developer @ Pitfalls TTRPG
15k+ on Bluesky50k+ across all social accountsIndustry Star Award WinnerSafe In Our World Charity Ambassador


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Indie Game Developer. Producer. Voice Actor. Streamer. Game Journalist. DEIBA. Marketing. Public Speaker. Character Artist. UI Artist. Tabletop & TTRPG Developer & Performer. Narrative Designer & Writer. Singer & Lyricist. Cosplayer. Drag Artist. Gamer.




Game Develpopment

Working on video games in a plethora of different roles.

Ink Inside new promo art

Ink Inside

PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One

Princess of Worlds End promo image

Princess of World's End

PC/Steam Exclusive

Wunderling title card

Wunderling

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch

Note: Radiant G also develops tabletop games. For more info about those, click Tabletop & TTRPGs!


Crowdfunding Marketing

Marketing for Kickstarter & BackerKit Campaigns

Monsterhearts Welcome to Drowned Lake Promo Image

Monsterhearts Welcome to Drowned Lake

Marketing Lead & Organizer - 450% Funded

CHAMP promo image

CHAMP

Marketing Lead - 105% Funded

Princess of Worlds End promo image

Princess of World's End

Marketing Lead & Organizer - 153% Funded

Romancelvania Promo Image

Romancelvania

Content Creation - 108% Funded


Journalism

Digital gaming and tabletop gaming-centric media coverage


Author Pages:


Consulting Work

Radiant G's Award-Winning Work in
Diversity • Equity • Inclusion • Belonging • Accessibility

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🍄Currently / Project Mushroom🍄

Accessibility Consulting & Documentation Writing

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🌈Qweerty Gamers🌈

Inclusion Consulting

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👩The GameHERS👩

Inclusion Consulting &
Roadmap Creation

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🎮Diverse Gaming Coalition🎮

Brand Owner


The Essential Inclusive Character Creator (TEICC)

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About Radiant G

Radiant G is an indie game developer who has created games self-taught by hobby for 23 years, and started making his transition into the professional sphere in 2018. He has experience speaking and exhibiting at major conventions around the United States such as PAX and GDC, and a big goal of his in the industry is to ensure that gaming is inclusive, creative, and accessible.Currently, Radiant is the producer at Blackfield Entertainment, as well as a voice actor and marketing for their game Ink Inside. He is Site Lead for the worker-run, minority-majority games journalism website, Press SPACE to Jump. He is also the Producer, Creative Director, Narrative Designer, and Character Artist for the upcoming narrative game, Himbo Hunter and currently out game, Coaster Kisser. Radiant is the owner of two orgs: Diverse Gaming Coalition, which boosts marginalized creators in the games, comics, and animation industries, and Talks & Events, which brings marginalized voices to stages around the country. And lastly, he is part of the Safe In Our World Industry Star Award Winner and Ambassador.His work has a strong focus on inclusivity, and he believes that everyone from every walk of life regardless of race, gender, religion, age, ability, sexual orientation and/or romantic orientation should be able to see themselves on screen, comfortably work in the industry, and enjoy the experience of playing.Radiant also does freelance work including, but not limited to: production, creative direction, narrative design, voice acting, singing & songwriting, journalism, DEIBA & sensitivity consulting, fiction & game writing, concept art, character art, graphic design, & UI art.🔷


Current Availability & Contact

Panels, Events & Actual Plays: Available Now
Freelance, Contract & Temp Work: Available Now
Full-Time Work: Available Now
For hiring or collaboration, please email radiantgbusiness@gmail.comFor PR or press emails, please email radiant@pressspacetojump.comFor connecting, networking, or anything else, please DM him on Bluesky🔷


Special Guest, Speaking, Exhibiting & Media

This list may not list every event, it is just major highlights.

Upcoming Event Appearances
PAX Unplugged TBA
Past Major In-Person Events
PAX East 2018 - Special Guest - 1 Panel
PAX East 2019 - Exhibitor
Anime Central 2019 - Panelist - 2 Panels - 3 Photoshoots
PAX East 2020 - Special Guest - Exhibitor - Media - 1 Panel
Covid Quarantine
GDC 2022 - Paid Core Speaker - 2 Panels
PAX East 2022 - Exhibitor - Media
PAX Unplugged 2022 - Media
PAX East 2023 - Special Guest - 4 Panels
PAX West 2023 - Special Guest - 2 Panels
PAX Unplugged - Special Guest - 2 Panels
PAX East 2024 - Special Guest - Media - 2 Panels
PAX West 2024 - Special Guest - 3 Panels - 1 Game
MCM Comic Con / EGX London 2024 - Exhibitor - Media
PAX Unplugged 2024 - Special Guest - 1 Panel - 1 Live Show
Boston Festival of Indie Games 2024 - Exhibitor
PAX East 2025 - Special Guest - 3 Panels - 1 Game
MCM Comic Con London 2025 - 1 Live Show - Media
UK Games Expo 2025 - Media
PAX East 2026 - Exhibitor & Special Guest - 2 Panels - 1 Booth

Other Notable Locations
Code Coven
Northeastern University
Harvard University
Clark University
Anime NYC
Twitch Pride
LudoNarraCon
Gayming Live
ItsGetsBetter Campaign
ThroughOurEyes
StreamforaCause
Big Bad Online
Alton Towers Resort
Sea Life Brighton

Recorded Talks:

Tabletop Development & Performing

Card Games, TTRPGS & Actual Play!


Pitfalls: The RNG TTRPG

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2-6 Players. Pitfalls: The RNG TTRPG is an upcoming improv & random number generation based TTRPG created from a game Radiant and his best friend Ash made in high school.Pitfalls is currently playtesting in a closed beta. Keep an eye on on Bluesky for when the next application opens up.


WerdLinx

WerdLinx card back

2-10 Players. WerdLinx is an upcoming card-based word association party game.For more info, read this thread, though note the release date has been moved while Radiant focuses on Pitfalls.


Actual Play Credits

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GM & Drave Alexei
Midnight Vampires (Pitfalls)
PAX Unplugged 2024
1 Live Show

Edward Swimmerhands

Edward Swimmerhands & Squishy
Pathfinder Zelda: Jewel of the Indigo Isles (Pathfinder 2e)
Game Sandwich
10 Episodes

Todd

Todd
A Toad's Tale for Mar10 Day (D&D 5e)
Qr0wnTV
1 Episode


Art Portfolio

These images are not to be reposted, duplicated or edited. They are shared as examples only. Thank you! Enjoy.




Fan Art Raymond from Animal Crossing
Art of Sue from #SteamNextFest Arcade Spirits collaboration
GREEN SCREEN

Voice Acting Reel

This reel is not to be reposted, duplicated or edited. Thank you! Enjoy.


There are pictures of Queen Princess, Cat Hat, and Edward Swimmerhands. There is yellow text reading: Radiant G. Voice Actor, Actual Player & Improv Singer/Comedian. Twitter: @RadiantG_ Bluesky: @RadiantG Twitch: @RadiantG

Radiant G is a Voice Actor (VA) for video games and animation, Actual Player (APer), and improv singer/comedian. You may know him most as the VA for Queen Princess and Cat Hat in Ink Inside from Blackfield Entertainment, as Grin Barrett (Voice 1) & Hell Froze Over in Coaster Kisser, and as the Zora Bard Edward Swimmerhands (and his pet Frox, Squishy) in the Zelda Pathfinder 2e AP Jewel of the Indigo Isle on Game Sandwich.


2D Graphics Portfolio

These images are not to be reposted, duplicated or edited. They are shared as examples only.


Press PLAY to Watch branding


Press SPACE to Jump branding

visit pressspacetojump.com to see more


Blackfield Entertainment Marketing Assets

*Note I did not make the logos


Wacol Studios Marketing Assets

*Note I did not make the logos


Blood on the Clocktower Stream Assets


Game UI Art

Tropic Victor
Emblem

Palmtree
Emblem

Heartbreaker
Emblem

Heartbroken
Emblem

Winter's Wrath
Emblem

Snowflake
Emblem

Witch's Staff
Emblem

Fairy's Wand
Emblem

Jump Wings
Emblem

Novice Crafter
Emblem

Mother of Pearl
Achievement

Grass is Greener
Achievement

Health
Power-Up

Time
Power-Up

Dash Burst
Power-Up

Accuracy
Power-Up

Valor Heart
Badge

Homebrew Blood on the Clocktower

Use of these images for your BOTC game is welcome with credit to Radiant G. If you are making money on your Actual Play content, a donation to him is appreciated, but not required.


Note from Radiant: Images, Names, and Suggested Abilities may be subject to updates and changes even if a script is marked as Complete. I am a creative who is always looking to improve my work as I gain more knowledge about how these characters play. If an image link in your .json is broken, please return to this page to obtain the new one. Thank you, and enjoy!


🧪New / Experimental🧪

These additional homebrew characters are not currently on a script.


Townsfolk


Outsiders

⚠️Coming Soon ⚠️


Minions


Demons


🎪Cities & Sideshows🎪

A traveling show has come to the city, but there's something wicked afoot amongst the laughs and the merriment. Everyday people must team up with circus performers to take down the Demons amongst you.


Status: ☑️Compete


Townsfolk


Outsiders

*Recommended Additional Outsiders: Drunk & Mutant


Minions


Demons



🔮Fortune Teller's Gambit🔮

Is this your token? This in-progress homebrew script showcases the Fortune Teller Townsfolk!
Updates coming soon.


Status: ⚠️In-Progress


Townsfolk

*Recommended Additional Townsfolk: Fortune Teller, Fool, Magician, & High Priestess


Outsiders

*Recommended Additional Outsider: Hermit


Minions

⚠️Coming Soon ⚠️

*Recommended Additional Minion: Witch


Demons

⚠️Coming Soon ⚠️

*Recommended Additional Demon: Fang Gu


Alignment Alts

Writing Excerpts

These excerpts are not to be reposted, duplicated or edited. They are shared as examples only. Thank you! Enjoy.


Apex Legends Spec Scene for Respawn Entertainment
Wattson & Bloodhound By Radiant G
FADE IN:INT. WORLD’S EDGE - DROPSHIPWATTSON and BLOODHOUND are sitting side by side in the dropship. The ship is bustling as other Duos teams are moving around and jumping out around them. Most of the teams are landing in Fragment East or Epicenter, which isn’t usual. This team of two, however, is waiting for the right moment to drop.WATTSON
(Trying to make small talk)
You ready for this battle today?
Bloodhound stays silent and is looking down at their axe, tracing the raven detailing opposite the blade with their gloved finger. Their mind is clearly somewhere else, but that is lost on Wattson.WATTSON
Duos isn’t my forte, but I think between my fences, and your scans, we can bring that je ne sais quoi, no?
Wattson begins to fidget too, fiddling with a small Nessie charm she had clipped on to her Energy Reader. She is getting frustrated that the type of small talk she’d practiced so many times isn’t working on Bloodhound like it does on most of the other Legends. Wattson isn’t great at carrying convention, and she prefers to not make eye contact. That said, while reading facial emotions wasn’t her bag, at least seeing a face could sometimes help.WATTSON
Why do you wear that mask all the time?
It was perhaps a question too blunt and out of place for most to ask, but Wattson wasn’t most. If she wanted to know something, she asked about it. And it was that exact bluntness that catches Bloodhound’s attention. They don’t look away from the Raven’s Bite, but they do offer an answer.BLOODHOUND
…I have been through more than you know.
Bloodhound says the sentence as if it is a complete statement, but Wattson turns toward them, eagerly awaiting more information. Bloodhound doesn’t often open up about their past. They look around to make sure they were the two last bodies in the Dropship.BLOODHOUND
Many moons ago, I fought ríkir. I made the gods proud, and stand with my Hrafnbita as a noble fighter of the Allfather. But I wear the scars of battle, on lung, limb, og andlit.
Wattson listens, and tries to sympathize, but it is something about the last statement, even in another tongue, that stings in all the wrong places. She brings a hand up to her cheek, feeling the raised abrasion from her own scars.WATTSON
…What wrong with scars on your face?
BLOODHOUND
Wait, I didn’t-
Wattson turns her body away from Bloodhound as the Dropship slows to the end of its route over World’s Edge, just Southwest of Thermal Station.WATTSON
(In a monotone voice)
Last chance to drop. Allons-y.
Bloodhound nods, and the two of them drop from the dropship in silence. There is no one else at Thermal Station, or even at another point of interest on that side of the map. Just Bloodhound, Wattson, the patters and clicks of feet and looting, and an awkward tense silence hanging around the two Legends.FADE OUT.


BARKS COMPLIATION
This compilation has two sections, Apex Legends barks and various general barks.
APEX SPEC BARKS
These are imagined in-game voice lines within the Apex Legends universe. Some lines have multiple variants.
PROMPT 1:
New lines for pinging Crypto’s drone.
CRYPTO (Friendly Drone)
-Leaving my drone here.
CRYPTO (Hostile Drone)
-That drone’s not mine. 조심해. Watch your backs.
BANGALORE
-Surveillance drone here. Not standard issue. Armed with full body scan and EMP.
MIRAGE
-Whoa, whoa. That kid’s drone thing-y is here. Let’s kablam-boozle it. (Aside, to self) …Kablam-boozle? Do I like that one?
PROMPT 2:
Kill Quips for a new Halloween event.
VALKYRIE
-Night of the living dead? Seems right. ‘Cos I’m living, and you’re well… you know…
-Night of the living dead? Right, right. ‘Cos I’m living, and you’re dead! …Oof. Sucks to suck.
MIRAGE
-You just got bam-BOO-zled… get it? Get- …yeah, yeah, you definitely got it.
WATTSON
-Look on the bright side: if you like ghost stories, you get to star in one now!
PATHFINDER
-Wow! What a great costume. Sorry for messing it up, friend.
PROMPT 3:
Kill Quips (general)
RHAPSODY
-On the count of three, Rowdy! One, two, three!
-They say all the world’s a stage, and your show just ended.
-They say all the world’s a stage, and you just took your final bow.
FADE
- It’s nothing personal. I have a goal, and you got in my way. That’s all.
ASH
-Hm. A pitiful death for a pitiful life.
-(glitches) A pitiful death for a pitiful life.
PROMPT 4:
New lines for ranking up/down
LOBA
-Ooh, Diamond. My favorite.
-I get my own rocks. Diamond look great on me.
-It’s a woman’s world. I’m an Apex Predator.
PATHFINDER
-Now I’m Silver! Soon I’ll be the best!
-I’m a high roller now. That’s what I call Apex Predator. Woo-hoo!
RHAPSODY
-Just like my last album. Platinum.
-Ugh. I was supposed to beats, not ranks. Let’s fix this, Rowdy.
VARIOUS BARKS
These are barks and other one-off lines for various character archetypes. These were written for both games and animation. If you want to hear these lines voiced, feel free to refer here and read along.
QUIRKY SCIENTIST
-If I find strength in the stars, I can get us to Mars!
-There is power inside me, I know it… Do you?
TEEN SIDEKICK
-Hey! I know you. It’s been a while.
TRAGIC ROYAL
-Oh no. What have you done?!
-I can’t even believe it!
TOUGH MERCENARY
-Nothing can be cut out. It’s like my skin is made of steal.
-Heh. Not this time.
-Fully charged.
HIGH-RANK KNIGHT
-We are a team. This is our legion.
WICKED ROYAL
-Look at me. Look me in the eye! Don’t refer to me that way.
TRYHARD HOPEFUL
-I think I’m stronger than anyone.
-If you try to hold me back, I’m going anyway!
-That’s wild.
SCI-FI PROTAGONIST
-We do fend for ourselves.
-I’ve never been to space before.
HIJINX FEMME
-Let me at ‘em, let me at ‘em! (giggles)
-Oh, you’re goin’ down.
-Y’know (laughs) …Life is such a fragile thing.
HOT-BLOODED SOLDIER
-Let’s get outta here.
-You ready to fight?
-Don’t look at me. (laughs)
STUFFY TECHWIZ
-According to my research, we’re not going to be able to hit peak velocity.
-I don’t know what you’re trying to do here, but it doesn’t line up with- No. No. We are not doing that.
FANGIRL SHIPPER
-Oh my gosh. Squee! I just. I can’t-even-believe-it.
-My OTP. They kissed. And I’m just I’m-having-a-moment.
FANBOY SHIPPER
-I just read the most recent chapter.
-Oh my goodness, I didn’t they were gonna-get-together. …and they did. My ship. Is canon.
-I don’t even know what’s going on right now. I had to call you.
TOXIC FRIEND
-…That’s ok. I didn’t expect you to say yes. I mean, I thought maybe you would say yes. I hoped you would say yes. But i-it’s fine. It’s okay.
MEAN TEEN
-Ooh burn.
-How pathetic is it that you’re still the ugliest girl in school, even when you’re trying?! It’s just… it’s embarrassing. Like, I feel sorry for you.
GUY NEXT DOOR
-You still owe me for last time.
-Hey. You comin’ by to watch the game?
-Yeah, sure. I’ll be right out.
UPSET KID
-(crying) I’m lost. I don’t know how to get home.
-Can you help me?
SORE WINNER
-Alright, alright. I don’t just say this to be the center of attention, but I did get the highest score of the night tonight. And that shouldn’t be overlooked because… well, uh… (laughs) we’re all a little competitive right? And… I won. J-just saying.


From: Coaster Kisser (2025)
Genre: Visual Novel, Paranormal Fantasy
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NARRATOR: What's that?
NARRATOR: Is that the sound of a catchy jingle?
Allen Park! When you're here, you're having fun! Since 1892.
NARRATOR: Yes, Allen Park. The most popular theme park on Amusement Island.
NARRATOR: Full of food that's delicious, themes that stand out, and roller coasters that are alive.
NARRATOR: Wait...
NARRATOR: ...What was that last bit?
NARRATOR: Yes, what sets Allen Park apart from the other theme parks is that the rides are the operators.
NARRATOR: And the operators are the rides.
NARRATOR: And no coaster in this park is more well-known than... you!
You can customize a few things about Grin Barrett's identity.
Please remind the narrator exactly who you are.
[Character Customization Screen Here]
GRIN BARRETT: SMILING THROUGH LIFE
NARRATOR: You're Grin Barrett, the world-record holder for the most inversions on any coaster at 27 or something.
NARRATOR: Though I think you're embellishing just a bit.
NARRATOR: But why do we join you on this journey today?
NARRATOR: Well, today, as is so with most great stories, is the day that everything is about to change.
NARRATOR: For you, Grin Barrett, awoke to a letter from Mr. Allen Park himself.
GRIN BARRETT: I DID?!
NARRATOR: YOU CAN HEAR ME?!
GRIN BARRETT: I hear a lot of voices, buddy.
NARRATOR: Yeah, but the player can't even hear me.
GRIN BARRETT: Don't underestimate me, pal!
GRIN BARRETT: Now show me this letter!
NARRATOR: A letter on ornate parchment with perfect penmanship lies before you.
GRIN BARRETT: Oooooh fancy.
ALLEN PARK: Dear Grin Barrett,
ALLEN PARK: As you know, you are a long-time world-record holder. Which is why I am bestowing on you a great honor.
ALLEN PARK: We are going to be adding a new roller coaster to the park! Yes! Fantastic news! And I want you to design it.
ALLEN PARK: Of course, I would like you to get feedback from others in the park first, but I value your final decision greatly.
ALLEN PARK: You'll pick the theming, and the color scheme, to create a brand-new coaster.
ALLEN PARK: ...or update an existing one.
ALLEN PARK: I'm counting on you, Barrett.
ALLEN PARK: We all are.
ALLEN PARK: Sincerely, Allen T. Park
GRIN BARRETT: This friggin slaps!
GRIN BARRETT: I'm honored.
GRIN BARRETT: Wait.
GRIN BARRETT: I need to get started!
GRIN BARRETT: Hm... So I have a few ideas, but I don't know if the others will like them.
GRIN BARRETT: I should talk to D'eath Drop. He always knows what to do.
NARRATOR: The closest coaster to you is D'eath Drop.
NARRATOR: Both in proximity, and in terms of friendship.
NARRATOR: He was the first dive coaster and first (almost) vertical drop in the world, and has been there for you since you were built.
NARRATOR: Though you still aren't sure if D'eath is said like Death, or like Dee-eth...
NARRATOR: ...but at this point you're afraid to ask.
GRIN BARRETT: Howdy, neighbor!
D’EATH DROP: Well, well. If it isn't the crown gem of the park.
D'EATH DROP: TRENDS FADE, FEAR IS FOREVER
D’EATH DROP: To what ends do I owe the honor?
"Oh, shush. I'm not royalty.":
        D’EATH DROP: Has anyone dethroned your inversion record yet?
        GRIN BARRETT: ...no...
        D’EATH DROP: Royalty~
        GRIN BARRETT: You can't be joking around! Today is serious!
        D’EATH DROP: Oh? How come?
"Help me make a new coaster pleaseeeee.":
        D’EATH DROP: Okay, I think you're at least four steps ahead of me.
        D’EATH DROP: ...what?
GRIN BARRETT: Allen Park wrote me a letter this morning.
GRIN BARRETT: We are getting a new roller coaster and he wants me to help design it.
D’EATH DROP: Oh, wow. That's... exciting.
D’EATH DROP: Good for you, Barrett.
D’EATH DROP: Seriously, congratulations.
D’EATH DROP: I mean, we ain't got a new coaster since Wicked Scarecrow.
D’EATH DROP: That's... big.
GRIN BARRETT: I know.
GRIN BARRETT: But I can't do it alone.
D’EATH DROP: Do you have any ideas?
GRIN BARRETT: A couple, but I want to run them by everyone first, you included.
D’EATH DROP: ...Thanks.


From: Wren & Heila’s Survival Rules
Genre: Survival Horror, Female Protagonists
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“Do you need some water?”
Dirt & dust circled in the harsh, tawny-brown air of the wastelands as Heila asked the question. It circled around the small camp still in the process of being set up, a lion toying with its prey. So far, all that stood firm in the soon-to-be makeshift home was a sole burlap tent and the rusted metal spikes begging to be strong enough to hold down the fabric as the wind picked up.The scene was lit by only one lone lantern, which swung in the shaky hand of one of the two travelers. Just another day in paradise.The hand that wasn’t holding the lantern was much steadier as Wren hammered down the last spike of the tent with the handle of her sword. She had to ensure that her travelling partner was safe while she sat inside, looking out into the elements and occasionally at Wren through the front flaps. Wren returned the blade to the sheath on her back, and she wiped her forehead with the side of her hand, which was equally covered in sweat and dirt.She looked over at Heila, who was holding a small metal canteen of warm, dirty water in her hands as she spoke to Wren from the tent’s entrance. She gave Wren a half-smile, which was about as much as anyone gave these days. Wren shook her head and shooed the canteen away with her free hand.“We should wait until the night comes. You have our collection, right?”Heila nodded causing her curly hair to bounce a little, gesturing to the burlap sack in the tent behind her. It was full of the wood scraps the two of them had managed to gather on their journey.On the nights they are able to, they start a campfire so they can boil the water before they drink it. Rarely, they find and cook an animal carcass, though it is usually a little rotten by the time they track it down.Recently dead things were near impossible to come by, and living things? Don’t press your luck.
Things weren’t always like this. Heila was too young to remember how things used to be. Wren, however, was six when the atmosphere shifted. When the climate reached its breaking point. When once standard technology met its end. The world spiraled into complete shambles and stayed that way ever since. Wren was the last surviving member of her family, and Heila of hers. Growing up, Wren took care of Heila, and in some ways that never changed.
“Wren… Wren… Wren!”Wren jumped up and snapped out of her reminiscing, rejoining the present. She saw Heila standing outside of the tent, out in the elements with her.“Sorry, I was just thinking about something, what?”Heila squinted at Wren with her all-knowing hazel eyes, “The Shift again?”Wren didn’t bother lying, she thought about The Shift all the time, and it was rarely healthy. Maybe it was easier for Heila, since she didn’t know life as it was before all was lost.“I know, I know. It’s not healthy. I need to focus on the here and now. On trying to survive. I just… I know our resources are running low, and it seems we are striking out everywhere we look, and-”“Wren. Come here.”Heila takes a few steps backwards, beckoning Wren with her hand, encouraging her to break one of their survival rules. Nevertheless, she turned around asking for some Follow the Leader.Rule #9 – Never leave an active campsite emptyWren was about to stop her, but as her attention shifted between the tent she’d just set up, and Heila, she sighed and shrugged her shoulders.“Fine. But make this quick.”There was nothing but wasteland and empty craters for miles, right? Wren couldn’t fathom what could possibly be so important Heila was willing to leave their only supplies alone, but Wren couldn’t always be the one calling the shots anymore. She also had to trust Heila’s judgment and let her do what she says is best for the two of them.Wren followed a few meters behind Heila and watched her stop, turn and grin when she got to the edge of an extremely narrow crack in the ground. She pointed behind her at a downward angle.“Look.”


From: Fire at his Feet
Genre: High Fantasy, Male Protagonist
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Haden was nervous as hell. Showing up to a lesson without any books was big no for him, but he didn’t even know where to start. He arrived at high mage Alister’s study and knocked on the door. It mustn't have been closed all the way, as when he hit it, it opened. …and there he was. Alister sat behind his desk, studying a few scrolls and similarly magicked artifacts.
“Am I early?” Haden asked, wondering if he was intruding on something.Alister looked up and Haden noticed he was wearing a pair of thick black rim glasses. They seemed to fall in line with the wrinkles on his haggard face.I’ve never really seen him up close before, Haden thought, His eyes are grey. I always assumed they were hazel or green, but no. They’re slate grey. Stunning. As if he borrowed them from the goddess of war herself.Haden shook himself back to reality. He knew who Alister was and had seen him around, but this… well was going to be hell. Working so closely with a mentor he was most definitely attracted to. Haden was growing extremely self-conscious and the few seconds between his words and Alister’s reply felt like years. He felt himself beginning to sweat and shake.“Oh, no. You’re right, in fact, I lost track of time. My apologies for keeping such a diligent mentee waiting. Please. Make yourself comfortable, I- what are you wearing?” Haden’s under-dressed figure came into Alister’s vision as he took his reading glasses off and set them on the desk.Haden flushed. Looking at Alister’s regal mage robes and jewels made his grey knit shirt and slacks seem like a joke, “I, uh-”Before Haden even had a chance to explain himself, Alister stood up and left, leaving a flustered and confused man looking around the room wondering what to do. Alister had told him to make himself comfortable, but he didn’t even see any chairs. He awkwardly sat down on the floor a distance from Alister’s study desk that still allowed him to see over it and he awaited Alister’s return.-------------------Haden closed his eyes, growing tired. Disappointed. Not knowing if he should just get up and leave at this point, after making such a fool of himself... But it was just as he was ready to give up that Alister returned holding a deep blue, ornate, traditional mage’s uniform. Haden looked at the robe and it’s gold-trimmed intricacies and then back at Alister, who extended the robe like an offering.“It’s amazing… I don’t deserve this,” Haden stammered as he stood up, “I don’t even know if I’ll be able to cast any of the spells you teach me.”Alister stared with his goddess-given eyes, and placed the robes into Haden’s arms, “Even if you fail today, put these on after you leave. Maybe you’ll feel the part, and come back tomorrow. There is more energy in you than you know.”Every word he said held so much wisdom within. And power. Alister exuded power.“Yes… High Mage Alister, sir.”I’m not sure what I’m supposed to call him, Haden thought as he set the robes aside for the time being, but he’s giving me a slight nod, so I think I addressed him properly? I hope?Haden was getting stuck in his own head again, but snapped back as his mentor finally spoke.“Haden,” there was something about the way he said his name, “Let's try some magic.”