somewhat disillusioned geek, who has had too many hobbies over the years.

As usual, I claim no ownership for others' characters I write about from games or other media, but I'm glad I can borrow them for a while. Some side characters are mine, until they dig their way out to freedom. Many of my stories come from wondering why one of the characters does something out of character, figuring out why it really isn't.

Comments or notes welcome, especially about my finished tales.

-- Anesor

Here is an internal timeline for many of my stories, while some of the short ones are intended more as stand-alones, they are usually part of the overall story:

"Storms" takes place during the early OC near Old Owl Well, while our future KC heroine is elsewhere, passing through Highcliff and cleaning up the docks.

The OC has little changed before the destruction of the bridge. Changes are not on camera, as the camera catches the big booms, not little things.

"Riddles" took place at various times during the OC, during slower times like night watches.

"Sing a Song of Sixpence" is either very late OC, after the war, or during the winter of Choices I, your choice.

Choices, Chapter 1, takes place immediately after the OC. (I have a serious philosophical objection to friends being treated as disposable, let alone whichever love interest has been selected...)

"The Rest of the Story" all chapters of this take place during chapter 1 of Choices, and overlap each other heavily. Each can be taken as almost completely independant to the others, as I wanted to feature the other characters in the aftermath of the war. They are all competant in their own ways, and needed a chance to shine, as it were. Some of course will shine more than others.

Choices, Chapters 2 through 35.

Choices II: Aftermaths, which is in some ways a long side story, mostly taking place in a bit over a tenday. It is an example of how simple hopes and plans can go awry.

Choices III: Machinations, now being published, approximately weekly. It will be a much longer story than any of the others, due to the large cast. There's something rotten in the state of Neverwinter when a false member of the Neverwinter Nine has disappeared after failing in his goals... --Publication is slowed a bit due to a NaNoWriMo project--

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"This Was Your Life", "Fear and Loathing", "Broken Circle", and "You Bet Your Life" are not in the main storyline.

Note that I do pull in things from the pen and paper game, including earlier PnP editions than NWN2, and as some magics in myth and fictions just can't be done by a computer game. Or else the game would let us have teleport and the more versatile spells like illusions and reduce. I also consider the white wolf games' idea of nature and demeanor to help reconcile our favorite characters.

So, criticize spelling, grammar, or other story things if you wish, but some parts of FR universe I change or ignore deliberately...

Commercial stories that I think best get the viewpoint of paladins or gods-ridden: David Weber's Oath of Swords, War God's Own and Wind Rider's Oath; Lois McMaster Bujold's Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls, and Keith Francis Strohm's The Tomb of Horrors. All of these authors have been a huge influence on how I see paladins. Miller/Lee's Agent of Change, and Carpe Diem influenced my views on the wreck of an assassin's life. I'm afraid I don't have quite as many specific fictional or dramatic inspirations for the other characters I feature.

Authors: Miller/Lee, Bujold, Heinlein, Brust, Gardner, Weber, Duane, Heyer, Zelazny, MZB, Asimov, Ward

Informational TV: Mythbusters, Jeopardy, Good Eats/Feasting on Asphalt, Warriors (History Channel... especially the knights one), Modern Marvels, Cities of the Underworld, Antiques Roadshow, History Detectives, Connections

Dramatic TV: Babylon5, ST:OS, MASH, Numb3rs, Buffy/Angel, CSI(New York), the Mentalist, the Forgotten