Tag: book-review

  • Rayne Stormborne The Shadow

    Rayne Stormborne The Shadow

    Some betrayals are born from hatred.
    Rayne’s are born from love.

    He is the brother who watches everything.
    Who listens to what is not said.
    Who sees the shape of the world before others realize it is shifting.

    Rayne does not swing the heaviest sword.
    He does not command armies.
    He moves in quiet influence, whisper, negotiation, pressure, timing.

    And sometimes the choice that saves the world
    is the choice that breaks his brother.

    Identity & Role

    Archetype: The Shadow / The Knife in the Dark

    What he stands for: Strategy, consequence, balance

    His purpose: To act where others refuse to

    His burden: He is always seen as the betrayer

    Rayne is the one who understands that:

    To prevent ruin, someone must be willing to be hated.

    And he carries that willingly.

    Even when it destroys him.

    Strengths

    Keen intelligence and deep foresight

    Ability to see outcomes before they unfold

    Adaptability in changing political landscapes

    Unmatched skill at infiltration, negotiation, and persuasion

    Rayne doesn’t read rooms.
    He owns them.

    Wound

    He will always walk behind his brothers.
    Never beside them.
    Never in front.

    Taranis inspires armies.
    Drax shapes kingdoms.
    Lore carries memory.
    Draven guards the living world.

    Rayne is the one who:

    Sees the danger coming first

    Understands what must be done

    And makes the decision no one else will make

    Knowing they will hate him for it

    His tragedy is simple:

    He betrays to protect.
    And no one thanks him.

    Whispers Across History

    Rayne appears not in legends
    but in footnotes and political outcomes.

    There are hints of him in:

    Counselors who changed the course of kingdoms

    Spies who vanished before wars began

    Treaties signed at the last moment

    Disappearances that prevented worse bloodshed

    Rebellions guided by unseen hands

    He is the presence behind curtains,
    the voice in the private hall,
    the man no bard sings of.

    Yet history bends around him.

    How Others Speak of Him

    “He does not lie.
    He simply speaks the truth you did not want to hear.”

    “He loved his brother more than any man I have seen.
    And that is why he broke him.”

    “There are men who save the world in daylight.
    Rayne saves it in silence.”

    This Is Only the Surface

    Rayne’s story is not one of villains or heroes.
    It is a story of the cost of understanding too much.

    To follow Rayne’s thread,
    you must look not at what is celebrated
    but at what was prevented.

    His truth is found in the empty spaces
    where disaster should have been.

    StormborneLore holds the fragments.

    If you can read the shadows,
    you will find him.

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  • Good Afternoon, God eftermiddag, Prynhawn Da, Buenas tardes, Guten Tag, Добрый день (Author note)

    Good Afternoon, God eftermiddag, Prynhawn Da, Buenas tardes, Guten Tag, Добрый день (Author note)




    Thank you to everyone who took the time to read yesterday’s Authors Note.

    just a warning : This is NOT EDITED in anyway so there will be spelling mistakes and grammar issues., structure issues.

    Why am I doing this?

    The reason I’m saying hello in English. German, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Welsh (I do apologise if I’ve spelt or wrote anything wrong)

    The reason for it is those are the top countries in my stats for viewing my site.

    THANK YOU

    Thank you and USA youre number one. Thank you, and last night’s authors note had more likes than any other piece.

    AI and Me

    Well I’ve tried AI and still think even with all the errors. My writings probably better, than ai even though I use it to Polish my work it feels wrong.

    Less human! Less capable of putting in what it takes to make the reader feel. SO after talking to my child who is a one of the biggest book nerds I’ve know. Someone who states don’t use AI they steal from other writers.

    They are right but my stories are mine and double checked even triple checked not just through grammarly. But I also paste anything that I’m suspicious of direct into search engines manually check. If something worth doing it’s worth doing right !

    The Plan Today

    What’s on the plan today is easy 4 pieces.

    This authors note

    1 story – Three houses of Caernath part 7

    1 poem – based on the eternal lords

    1 article

    1 recipe. Inspired by the bronze age

    Where is my world based?

    Someone asked me where are my stories / world based?

    Worcestershire.

    The House of Flame – Ignis.

    Infact Emberhelm is based on the Malvern Hills and surrounding areas. Where I walked every weekend as a child and teen. An area stepped in history and folklore from Roman Britain to today.

    Shropshire, Welsh marches and Staffordshire

    The houses of Lore and Drax

    Tempestas (house of storm) and Umbria (the house of shadow)

    While Drax guards the marches with his armies of tempestas. Lore works his charms throughout his lands of Umbra. Taranis sits in the main house of Ignis. Soon to be joined by two others.

    Again I spent hours walking not just around my village. But Cannock chase and Tettenhall woods, Walsall woods, cannock woods. I listened to historians, folklorists, read books on mythology, folklore, hauntings of the areas.

    Other areas

    I’ve walked Glastonbury Tor. (The hard way even ended up crawling at the top. But worth it and I proved to myself I can achieve the impossible. )

    I’ve walked the long mynd (shropshire)where a village is said to have disappeared. The walks beautiful but not for those with mobility issues.

    I’ve visited Wales (let’s face the truth at one point most of England was welsh). so when I include Welsh it more of a nod to ancestral heritage. My favourite place in Wales is Pembrokeshire.

    Everywhere I go I’m learning not just the history but any folklore people are willing to share.

    Growing up in Staffordshire gave me an opening to learn the Lore. Of not just my village but cannock chase and many other areas.

    I was told “never put rough articles on your blog”. but when you don’t have funds for an editor for your articles where do you go?

    Many indie writers told me once Grammarly but that’s ai isnt it? If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.

    I’m learning and slowly starting to use my own raw writing on this site.

    Have a good day, and to those in war torn areas or going through tough times. blessing and positive thoughts go out to you.

    Please try to stay safe.

    © StormborneLore. Written by Emma for StormborneLore. Not for reproduction. All rights reserved.

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    I wrote this directly into wordpress so absolutely no editing.