Solar Huntress

The Panthera Index

Oct. 19th, 2006 at 7:12 PM

As the title says, in this post I will be archiving all of my The Panthera Walkers 'verse information, and stories. This will be updated as necessary and will not include any brainstorming or plotting posts.

The Panthera Walkers is the working name for a trilogy of novels featuring a tribe of Panthera... the Walker tribe. I did the second book in the series, TPW: Peace, for NaNoWriMo 2005. For WriMo '06, I'm doing the first book, TPW: Freedom. (Again, all titles are working titles only and may be changed later.)

First, we have the prologue to The Panthera Walkers: Peace. It was the first bit of last year's NaNovel and explains the history of the world, Ykinde, as well as the origin of the Elderwar.

The world is called Ykinde by Avans and most humans, Aahu by Lupos and most Panthera, and Taerh by some human fundamentalists. It looks like this:

[map made here]
The Avans tend towards the yellow-brown areas, preferring open spaces and fairly dry climates for their cities, farms, and other settlements, whereas most Lupos are concentrated in the stark-brown areas (mountains) or green areas (forests). The Panthera tribe is situated in the middle of the Six Lakes region (slightly left of center on the map). The few Lupos cities that exist tend to be in the mountains. Humans are scattered everywhere, though they tend to build their own cities, ports, and centers of trade along the coastline. A few trading cities exist along the northern longitudes, however, along the border between forest and plains/mountains.

Here is a dissertation on the difference between Panthera Walkers, Panthera Hunters, and 'dancers. It contains MAJOR SPOILERS - you have been warned. Panthera Walkers are the original tribe of Panthera that were enslaved by humans and then escaped to establish themselves on Lupos territory; Panthera Hunters are an offshoot tribe that split from them (yet remained allies). Panthera 'dancers are not a tribe at all, but a minority of cultists, shunned and feared. For details, go to the link.

...

just a shadow on the water, just a shade in the grass,
father sun doesn't light me, unseen i-the-hunter pass.
we are alone in the wild but for the beasts near the bay,
all alone in the wild, and i am more beast than they...

--Pantheran beastwalker song

...

The first chapter, rough draft mind you, of TPW: Peace. Subject to change and/or total rewrite and/or deletion. But still a good read.

"This is war." A short piece by a Pantheran bloodwalker on the Elderwar. Gives a little insight on how the battles work.

There have been times when the spirits have not always dealt with the spiritwalkers; this is one such time.

Speaking of spiritwalkers... they aren't as normal as the rest.

One day, a concept for a character struck me... and his story naturally followed.

Some Panthera are wonderful artists; but none ever paint humans.

Just for a change in pace, I felt like doing a pre-novel ficlet featuring Khivetti, a main character who is an Avan. One day, he broke his fast with a noblewoman of the city.

And for stark contrast to that, a Lupos ranger talks to a Pantheran beastwalker.

At random, I wrote two very short pieces, the second of which featured two Lupos.

And for NaNo 2006, we have two pieces done before the month (and thusly not counted at all in wordcount): The prologue to TPW: Freedom and the first chapter.

Plainstalker defines beastwalkers, then and now. She also rambles about walking.

Once, even the well-known alpha Tehar Suncaller was young.

Newest...

Most Avan children are talkative and sociable... but Itteri was not normal, even in her youth.

Treestrong, beta male of the Tehar clan, had a mate and lost her. However, he did find another woman to love.

Tree was later chosen to escort a young ambassador to the Spire in hopes for peace between the Tehars and the Avans. He met his death there.

More to be added as it comes...

I feel so: accomplished
I hear:Drift & Die - Puddle of Mudd