Character Portrait Tyler Reese
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill
The One Source
You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop. – Rumi
Who are the Goru
There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family. – Unknown
Who are the Esidrin
When the root is deep, there is no need to fear the wind. – African Proverb
Book Two: Destiny’s Shroud Prologue
Do not compare yourself to others. You have a unique destiny and mission that only you can accomplish. – Mariane Pearl
The Five Elements
The universe, nature and all the living beings are made up of five elements. So, how much different we are from each other in psychological aspects, we look the same in terms of what we are made of physically. Do not underestimate others as your understanding the power of these five elements! – Rashmi Bhumi Reddy
A Tale of Two Destinies
Now Everyone of Us Was Made to Suffer. – Annie Lennox (Walking on Broken Glass, 1992)
The Naru
Success is knowing that your contribution is what helps the collective. – Adrian Grenier
Cultural Spotlight TheVendari
History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes. – Paul Eldridge (1888 – 1982)
Character Portrait James Striken
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. – Aristotle
Origins: The Sha’ran Family
Every family has untold stories buried in the fog of the past. – Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Character Portrait: Akimoto Satoru
Loyalty, honor, a willing heart, I can ask no more than that. – Thorin Oakenshield (The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien)
A New Book Two: Destiny’s Shroud
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end - Seneca
The Sy’Arrian Legacy Accomplishments & What’s In Store For 2023
Success is not determined by the amount of accomplishments, but by the road traveled & how you handled the recovery of each failed attempt. – Behdad Sami
Character Portrait: Nicholas Krain
A writer should create living people: people, not characters. A character is a caricature. – Ernest Hemingway
Character Portrait: Patrice Mirriam
It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. – L.R. Knost
Blog Post Frequency
Change begins at the end of your comfort zone. – Roy T. Bennett
The Sy’Arrian Legacy 2022 Strategic Plan
A developmental overview of what is to come in 2022 for the Sy’Arrian Legacy and other content creation projects.
The Historians
Probably one of the most important types of characters in any story, the contrarian, one who provides an unlimited stream of sage advice often laced in some form of sarcasm, is the one who will keep your protagonist from straying too far from their intended purpose.
Character Portrait: Alexis Striken
He is the orchestrator of the Sy’Arrian massacre and main antagonist in The Cradle of Destiny who cares only about one thing; finishing what he started 200 years ago by annihilating his people once and for all.