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Poppy 7, page 10

In which Lam was kicked out of art school for her inability to draw realism.

Worldbuilding Wednesday #6: Dragon Slayers of Egon

As long as there have been dragons, there have been people who really hate dragons. They're remorseless, spiteful creatures that offer nothing to their environment and destroy everything they touch, it's to be expected.

But no one hates dragons more than the Order of Egon, who dedicate their lives to snuffing out the beasts wh...

Poppy 7, page 9

In which Hallia gets professional.

Poppy 7, page 8

In which kids say the darnedest things.

Worldbuilding Wednesday #5: Winter and Snow Thanks

The Floran calendar is comprised of six months, each roughly 63 days long:

Jebuary, Marple, Jay, Julgust, Sectober, and Wintember.

It has the same set of four seasons that we do, but one of them is given an obvious importance over the others, Winter. The season itself runs from the Middle of Wintember to the end of Jebua...

Poppy 7, page 7

In which I think we've all fantasized about having a stupidly big bed at least once in our lives.

Poppy 7, page 6

In which Kit regrets asking questions.

Worldbuilding Wednesday #4: Species and Magic

Magical aptitude is based on a number of variables, such as the strength of the sun's radiation present when exposed at birth, but the most immediately obvious factor is species. Since magical output is directly tied to a person's biology, such as their metabolism and heart rate, certain differences in species can create more id...

Poppy 7, page 5

In which Kit's lungs are still a force of nature.

The Poppy Snow Thanks Special - Part 1

The first of four updates of a short holiday horror story titled, "The Holiday Spirit Knows No Mercy" just went up and can be read now on the Poppy site at the included link. 

Part 2 will go up on next Friday, ...

Poppy 7, page 4

In which Poppy just wanted to have a nice dinner.

Poppy 7, page 3

In which dinner is had.

Worldbuilding Wednesday #3 - History of the Fenneclands

Aries

Before it was the Fenneclands, the homeland of the sheep and goats was known as Aries. A land of proud mountaineers and plainsmen, they guarded their borders fiercely with a tight ring of warrior tribes, each led by a mighty Ram. The interior of the country was the king's domain, but the ring was for the...

Poppy 7, page 2

In which Poppy is way too casual.

Poppy 7, page 1

In which Kit goes casual.

Worldbuilding Wednesday #2: Witches and the Three Braches of Magic

The Mothers of Magic

Since the beginning, all creatures that descended from the Trees of Life had the ability to manipulate magic, but for a long time, they only knew how to do so unconsciously. It was a silent force, shaping the world around them in subtle ways, and those who were blessed with overt power by ...

Poppy 7 Cover

In which Poppy gets Political (but not "real world" political, because EESH).

Friedrich Intemission, page 13

In which Lila shows off real magic.

Worldbuilding Wednesday #1: Magic and Anti-Magic

On this first volume of Worldbuilding Wednesday, I'll be discussing the nature of Magic in detail. Some of this information will reappear in the plot itself, but following WW updates or other supplementary info is not crucial to understanding Poppy as a whole. I will also not be giving any information that will obviously spoi...