Kay Pow is a red squirrel who has styled herself as an unofficial crime-fighter. By night, she dons her black gown and hood, blending in with the shadows or perching high above Havenburg, striking hard and fast at wrong-doers. The dark pink belt about her waist contains all sorts of devices...
10,000 years ago on Aurah, when humans and the lesser anthro races had mostly faded into history, herbivorous and carnivorous castes existed in widely dispersed settlements, sometimes in cave systems and sometimes in crude dwellings. Herbivores' settlements were not often well-defended and...
After all that dull and complex geography, a look at the principal city in which the action of my story takes place.
Havenburg is one of the largest and proudest cities on Aurah. Straddling several islands at the mouth of the Hartman River, it is the SNV's largest seaport, as well as an...
During the Second Great Aurahn War, the great Inannan nation of Umtanga landed many troops in Western Demeta, to wrest it back from the North Vlaksgarders. After the War, they maintained these nations as satellites, ostensibly to discourage Violan or Gallish incursion towards their lands. They...
Baron Moneybags has recently learned of a mineral named desmodium, which emits radiation that weakens supers. It is thought that the element came down as part of a meteorite, irradiated by a star similar to Theta Proxima. The Baron is seeking this nefarious substance avidly and hopes to use it...
North Viola is another land of contrasts. Coniferous forests line its north coast and stretch deep into the continent. High mountains bisect the continent north to south, creating great drainage basins on either side. Along the east coast broadleaf forests predominate, progressing to...
Whoops! Numbered these the wrong way round!
South Viola is the second smallest of the continents of Aurah, but it is rich in natural wonders. The continent is dominated by the tropical forests of the Sofia Basin, although there are grassy plains, high mountain ranges and deserts along the...
The first name in old money, silver-backed jackal James St John Rawlings Fortescue is the foremost criminal in Havenburg, although very few would have guessed it. To them, he is an extremely wealthy, if slightly private, stockbroker dividing his time between the stock exchange on Bastion Street...
This is a hero I may use, or may not.
Pocus
Thomas Wildwood (European badger) was an unpopular child at school and as many of them are wont to do, he retreated into the world of his imagination. He read widely and developed an exceptional imagination. As he reached adulthood, he...
Admiral Lepsidon
120 years ago, the Violan Civil War cost thousands of lives as the SNV (States of North Viola) tried to subdue separatists who wanted to establish a new nation, the IRVS (Independent Republic of Violan States) in the south of the country. The southern states were slowly but...
Again, I may use these characters or I may not.
Ophidia, the Red Witch
Sandra Egillsen is a sable and a popular stage magician... to the world at large. In secret, she is a member of the Shreelander Fraternity, who are responsible for regulating supernatural events and the use of magic on...
Mayor Reuben Dyer
Mayor Dyer is an efficient and shrewd wolf who has transformed the city of Havenburg through the hiring of Aurah's best town and transport planners. He is sensitive in private life, loves his family and loves his golf. Yet he has a pet peeve; the super community. All to...