#illthdar

[guardians-of-las-vyxen]

It's been a minute since I've seen a picrew cross my dash so I found one myself!

I made a cartoon me!

And a Vyxen from the Illthdar book series!

Make yourself and your favorite character/OC! (if you want!)

Tagging~

@jesseoftheorder @illthdar @silver-wield @otomelavenderhaze @oarliy @chiptunecookie @raemina-gaurdian-of-the-night

and anyone else who see's this and would like to do it. And oomph, it's been awhile since tagged people so if you'd like me to not tag you in my nonsense anymore, let me know. If you would like to be included in my nonsense, also let me. Always looking for more people to fling picrews and weirdness on. xD

#I haven't made anything for Vyx in awhile and that is a travesty and a crime #I tried to make Seth from illthdar in this maker BUT THEY DON'T HAVE HIS HAIR #picrew #funsies #illthdar #vyxen allaway #me if I was a cute anime girl

[illthdar]

For a fun Valentine’s Day special, I’ll be joining my older brother on Twitch. Be there for siblings shenanigans, feral banter and a walk through a dumpster fire post-apocalyptic world of its own design: Vintage Story. In between that, I will happily answer spoiler free questions about the Illthdar series.

#illthdar #guardians of las #illthdar guardians of las #dark fantasy #fantasy #books #new books #fantasy books #gaming #vintage story #streaming #valentines #valentine’s day

[silver-wields-a-pen]

@illthdar inspo?

#writeblr #writeblr community #illthdar #guardians of las #writing #fantasy #dark fantasy #books #fantasy books

[ettawritesnstudies]

Illthdar: Guardians of Las Review

[Image ID: A photo of Illthdar: Guardians of Las next to my sketchbook with a fanart drawing of the main five characters (to be described below), laying on a quilted bedspread. End Image ID]

Review for Illthdar: Guardians of Las by Rachel E Garcia

(more info for the book can be found on the blog @illthdar! FeedaRead link.

Rating: 4.5/5

Background: I’ve been following Rachel’s blog for a while now and really wanted to read Illthdar, but kept getting horribly distracted from reading anything by school and covid and stuff. As soon as I finished final exams, I ordered it, and I’m sorry I didn’t earlier because it’s SO GOOD

Things I liked:

The characters! They’re such a wonderfully diverse and somewhat eccentric bunch, and I had a lot of fun reading all of their arcs/developments over the course of the story! I think I related most to Vyxen and her desire to go home and be with her family the most: I have a big family myself and grew up in a rural area (though nothing as extreme as Alaska), so I really felt for her and how desperate and homesick she was to find a portal back. They’re all wonderful though, and I really enjoyed learning all the backstories over the course of the story, meeting the other members of the order and the guys they become friends with, and I was really rooting for their friendships by the end of the story. If I talk about it all this will take all day but I WILL talk about them all if you give me the opportunity. 

The worldbuilding was also really interesting! My absolute favorite part was the new year festival that takes a large focus in the end of the book - all the lore and history and how that transfers into customs and traditions and day-to-day societal quirks was absolutely fascinating. I would personally not enjoy being dragged to a party because I am an Introvert (tm), but it was a TON of fun to read about, and I loved reading all the descriptions of the scenery and outfits

In terms of writing style, Rachel’s descriptions are all really wonderful and vivid and put me straight into the world of Illthdar. The dialogue and banter between the friends can be fun too - the guys have a brotherly dynamic between them with the standing up for each other and swearing at each other in the same breath and I love that.

And I have to mention the representation - there’s a wonderful diversity of people, but I really appreciated the disability representation especially, with Abaddon’s blindness and how the characters accommodate them without a second thought. Illthdar might be a hellscape but the friends make it more like home, and ableism Shall Not Stand!

What I didn’t like:

Not much. The first few chapters were really hard to get into because I was really confused about how Illthdar worked and I kept trying to fit it into logical boxes and it felt rushed, but to quote the characters “that’s Illthdar,” and once I got used to how the Order worked, the rest of the book picked up and I really enjoyed it. I also have a suspicion that was an intentional choice on Rachel’s part so you’re just as confused as, and therefore relate more to, Zercey who’s just been thrown headfirst into the chaotic world and so well done there. The only reason I don’t like it is because then it slowed me down on reading the rest of the great book. If you’re picking it up for the first time, just be patient, because it gets really good!

This point comes with the huge disclaimer that I am aroace so I don’t understand romance that well, and have absolutely 0 clue about sexual innuendo, and those bits between the characters (Scy looking at you), was a little weird because it took me a few rereads to figure out what was going on and then rolled my eyes at it, but that’s what I do in real life anyhow, and Nymia’s similar reactions were Much appreciated so honestly I can’t complain about that, and I enjoyed the endgame romances in the end so...? that’s on me, Rachel wrote it well, and anyone else who has a basic comprehension of social cues would probably really enjoy this!

Final thoughts: Definitely check out Illthdar! You won’t regret it, I really enjoyed this story and I’m REALLY looking forward to reading the rest of the series when it comes out! I like the characters so much, I asked Rachel if I could do fanart of them, so that’s below along with an image description (Abaddon would use a screen reader). Thank you for letting me practice my doodles on your ocs! I hope I did them justice :)

[Image ID: The fanart I drew of the main 5 characters in Illthdar: Guardians of Las. From left to right, we have Abaddon, Nyima, Zercey, Scyantha, and Vyxen. Abaddon is tall and muscular. They have red skin, and red horns, silver-pink short hair, and is wearing a grey tang top and khaki cargo shorts. They are smiling softly and holding an axe over one shoulder. Their other hand his held in front of them in a fist.

Nymia has blue skin and blue hair twisted into a braid that’s covered in jewlery, and she’s wearing a wrap dress with long slits in the skirt with a brown belt at the waist. she’s smirking and holding a hand in front of her suspending ice sparks in the air. her other hand is behind Zercey

Zercey is shorter, has tan skin and green hair. She’s wearing a plain green shirt and jeans, and is smiling out the page. She’s holding a book, as if she’s been studying and you just interrupted her.

Scyantha stands with her one hand on Zercey’s shoulder. She’s taller, has pale skin, bright red hair and eyes. She’s wearing a white ruffled top, red corset, black pants, and knee high boots. She’s got a knowing smile, and her other arm is extended behind her with mana gathering around her hand.

Last is Vyxen, the shortest, facing towards Scy, and leaning on a bow. She’s got white hair and silver eyes, light brown skin, she’s wearing a purple crop top, blue mini skirt, and sandals. She also has a quiver strapped around her shoulder, and she’s got a mischievous grin. End image ID.]

#book review #illthdar #Illthdar Guardians of Las

[lost-cheshire-cat]

Birthday gift (a bit late >.<) for the talented writer and lovely @silver-wields-a-pen 🎉 .I love Nyima, she’s such a beautiful character, I hope you’ll like this version of her 😊. I wish you all the best 💙

#our girls are having a party in a cave !! #they had fun and ate cakes in your honor #illthdar #oc #nyima #guardians of las #original story #edit #eldarya #guardian #gardienne

[the-overgrowth]

Tell us about your OCs for the WIP? Who is the cinnamon roll, is there a disaster child, a himbo?

Man, I wish I had a himbo in this WIP but the tone doesn’t really leave any room for a himbo :/

There are a couple of cinnamon rolls, Sinéad being the main one.

As for disaster children, I’m tempted to go the cliché route and say all my OCs are disaster children, but I think Lin qualifies best. Not because they’re a disaster, but because they like to cause disaster and bring it to others. It’d be more of a title than an epithet.

I could tell you more from scratch and more in-depth if you’re into that, but if you’re new here and just want a summary, I have a character page right here > Bloop. Don’t think it works on mobile but there ya go!

Thank you for the ask!

#blog stuff #ask #also i do plan on updating the character page #for the billionth time #mostly add some characters #change some descriptions #they're still mostly accurate tho dw #illthdar

[rae-writes-the-thing]

#illthdar #rachel garcia #guardians of las #interview #series #book series #writing #writeblr #e s barrison

[raevenlywrites]

WBW! Is there a system or pattern to street names in your WIP?

Trees! Most of the street names down by the river are tree names. Uptown is a little more named after important people--mostly people who have donated to the college. Surprisingly, most of the nubmers/grid system is in the newer part of town, as the developer is fairly type A

#worldbuilding wed asks #illthdar #asked and answered

[archersandsunsets]

STS! Tell me about the characters in your most recent WIP?

oooh - wait what is an sts?

and my most recent WIP... fanfic or original?

#answered #illthdar #send me another ask or reply to this and we can keep this going. i just need to clarify! #storyteller saturday

[pluttskutt]

STS! What is footwear like in your WIP? What are people putting on their feet?

Woo, happy STS!

Footwear is often made of leather and other sturdy material. They tend to have little or no heel, mostly no heel. Most shoes are slip-on and resemble sneakers. Everyone goes to a witch to get theirs enchanted for better grip, quiet steps, water repellant, and so on. The new generation has begun to bring in new shoes, such as boots, for fashion but those can not be enchanted. It must be a handcrafted shoe from the town for that to work.

Thank you for the ask! 

#sts #illthdar #pluttis answers

[guardians-of-las-vyxen]

Saw this Picrew and couldn’t resist making me a little character sheet! Why not turn it into a tag game!?

I tag: @jesseoftheorder, @illthdar, @silver-wields-a-pen, @raylenequinn, @soul-write, @vanillaamoursucrethings, @howdywrites and everyone else who sees this. I would love to see other peoples, so please don’t hesitate to tag me if you make one!

Link: https://picrew.me/image_maker/1524872

#cannot be arsed to make that link look pretty #picrew #I thought this maker was so cute #and they have a black cat #binx is in my inventory #probably hissing and having a fit

[illthdar]

Illthdar: Into The North

It's on its way to online bookstores! Are you ready for the second installment to the Illthdar series?

#illthdar #guardians of las #illthdar guardians of las #dark fantasy #fantasy #books #new books #fantasy books #high fantasy #illthdar into the north #into the north

[silver-wields-a-pen]

OMG lookit the surprise I got in the post ❤️❤️❤️❤️

It looks so good beside the first one ❤️❤️❤️

@illthdar thank you so much! Much excite!! So happy!!

My niece just called the rathe a Pegasus and my inner Date corrected her 🤣🤣🤣

#illthdar #guardians of las #fantasy #dark fantasy #books #fantasy books #illthdar guardians of las #writeblr #writeblr community

[violetcancerian]

WBW! How does time work in your WIP?

Happy World building Wednesday once again!

Okay…so time is a bit weird, especially if you’re in the fae world. Which…time is already different on its own, there. Several hours can result in a day’s lost, several days in weeks or months and so on, and it really depends on how long the Others or the Unseen (as they are called in Tirinth) want to keep you there, they can also warp time and adjust it if you fall on their good graces and decide to help you.

#hobbit talks #hobbit answers #worldbuilding wednesday #world building wednesday #illthdar #wip: tales of tirinth #fae

[inspirited-goddess]

STS! Does your WIP feature makeup? Who uses it? How is it used? What is it made out of? Do any of the ingredients have other uses?

Happy STS!

Makeup is a thing that exists in my world but I don’t make a big spectacle of it lol. Some of my MCs use it and it’s made of whatever the people in our world make it from (idk what makeup is made of lmao)

Thanks for sending this in!

It’s Storyteller Saturday!

#storyteller saturday #ask #ask me #about my writing #illthdar

[incorrect-illthdar]

"If I don't respond to your insult it means what I wanted to say was too mean and I decided to let you live."

Date Toshiiro

#Writeblr #writeblr community #Illthdar #guardians of las #incorrect quotes