Character Portrait: Hrothmund
Character Portrait from Choices Meant for Gods
The God Hrothmund
Character name: Hrothmund
Status: god
How Kora knows character: her uncle; just legends
Defining characteristic: self-sacrificing
Hrothmund in a nutshell: It almost seems sacrilegious to speak of Hrothmund as merely a self-sacrificing god from Mahriket, but my fantasy author, Sandy Lender, says it’s acceptable to write whatever comes from my heart. Yet Hrothmund was so much more than just a god who gave up everything to save the world. If not for his ultimate act, Onweald and all of the mortal world would have been cast into oblivion during the Second War when Julette attacked Mahriket and forced the battle to spill over onto the continent beneath the Sincfage Mountains.
This event takes place more than 2500 years before the story of Choices Meant for Gods, thus I never met Hrothmund. But stories of his heroic deed are told to children in Mahriket while they’re still in their cradles. He will never be forgotten. I wonder if that ever grates on my father’s nerves…
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Character Portrait: Katherine Fair
Character Portrait from Choices Meant for Gods
The Lesser Goddess Katherine Fair
Character name: Katherine
Status: lesser goddess
How Kora knows character: just legends
Defining characteristic: self-sacrificing
Katherine in a nutshell: Because we started this series of character portraits with a goddess, why not just continue with one? I never got to meet the legendary Katherine Fair, but, oh, how I wish I could have! She’s an absolute legend in Mahriket. No one realized she had grown tired of her existence, or so the story goes. She had a beautiful, grown daughter and a gaggle of admirers hanging off her skirts everywhere she went, but beauty and popularity don’t buy happiness. She had grown weary with centuries of immortality, and she sought a grand cause to support in her final moments of life. She looked around and saw The Southlands at war. (This is the southeast region of the continent of Onweald in fantasy author Sandy Lender’s novel.) So, a little more than 500 years ago, not long before I was born, she appeared to the warriors, and became their champion. All of them.
She took her own life. But, you see, when a god or lesser god commits this act, such power is released in the release of his or her geasa that tremendous things can happen. In Katherine’s case, she separated the warring factions of The Southlands (the Lenors and Lorens) and split the earth with a quake that separated the very land itself. Thus the war ended. Countless lives were saved.
This event takes place more than 500 years before the story of Choices Meant for Gods, but it’s relevant because the Lorens and Lenors will play a role in the war my dear Chariss must wage.
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Character Portrait from Choices Meant for Gods
The Lesser Goddess Mia
Character name: Mia
Status: lesser goddess
How Kora knows character: surrogate mother & friend
Defining characteristic: practical
Mia in a nutshell: I probably should begin this series of character portraits introducing you to my father or to Chariss herself or to my wonderful son, but I want to begin with my dear friend. And my fantasy author, Sandy Lender, said that would be just fine.
Mia is a lesser goddess from Mahriket and my best friend. When my lovely mother was killed 500 years ago, Mia stepped in to be my caregiver. She is my rock and my fortress and my center. Every woman needs a friend that she knows she could leave her children with if the unthinkable should happen, a friend that will see her through any and every trial life might bring, and Mia is that amazing, wonderful, constant supporting friend for me.
In the epic fantasy novel Choices Meant for Gods, Mia comes to my aid during an attack by Julette, the very Dragon herself. Then Mia stays at the estate to help with my important guests. She is a true friend, and I value her above diamonds and rubies.
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