The original idea for this section went as follows: “The five mains have to solve a sphinx’s riddle to get an artifact for a quest, and manage to deter the Sphinx with a terrible outside-the-box answer that the sphinx has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At one point, we had outlined Gravedust’s destination as “Rendorr, the Human Capitol of New Icarun.” I no longer remember why we instead settled on “Gastonia” as the name for the human capital. After Penny and Aggie‘s “Belleville,” it’s the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Somewhat in contrast to later scenes, we do not get to learn what this ghost’s original story is. Gravedust usually offers a bit of grief counseling as he sends spirits on to the great beyond, but here it’s “whatever, I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Although we knew Gravedust’s purpose in going to Gastonia, I don’t think we had worked out the circumstances of his departure from his tribe. Parts of this read as if he had prepared specifically for this journey (“it was wise […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I forget our reason for moving this four-page segment to the end of the volume, but if I had to guess, I’d say that its geographical remoteness works as a kind of counterpoint to the other four sections, which are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
