nwillmott8897
Scribe
Part of the story I'm currently planning takes place partly in our world. During these few chapters my characters come into contact with certain characters of historical importance. To help you fully understand I feel I should explain further:
John Dee (1527-1609) was a consultant the Queen Elizabeth the First. He was also a mathematician, astronomer and occultist, among other things. And cording to his partner and him, he was spoken to by God and told to take note of the language of angels: Enochian. And also to take note of the rituals and magical spells that came with this language. My characters come into contact with this man while he is on his death bed, where he tells them how to progress along their journey, etc.
Of course in real life he was talking a load of nonsense and he never met 8 half-demons that needed his help, and obviously everyone knows this. But do you think it's okay that I've changed history like that?
And I suppose that kind of brings me onto another question that is relatively similar...
Can I take a term that is commonly used to describe one thing, and have it describe another? In my book I have creatures called Nightwalkers/Vampyr (depending on who says it.) but they're kind of like a mix between Zombies AND Vampires, so can I really call them Vampyr? Whereas my main characters are the children of fallen angels and mortals, so I've called their species Nephilim, which is true to the mythos of Nephilim.
I realise these questions (or similar) have already been posted, but I can't seem to find any threads like this, and its really bugging me.
Thanks for all the help in advance!
Nathan.
John Dee (1527-1609) was a consultant the Queen Elizabeth the First. He was also a mathematician, astronomer and occultist, among other things. And cording to his partner and him, he was spoken to by God and told to take note of the language of angels: Enochian. And also to take note of the rituals and magical spells that came with this language. My characters come into contact with this man while he is on his death bed, where he tells them how to progress along their journey, etc.
Of course in real life he was talking a load of nonsense and he never met 8 half-demons that needed his help, and obviously everyone knows this. But do you think it's okay that I've changed history like that?
And I suppose that kind of brings me onto another question that is relatively similar...
Can I take a term that is commonly used to describe one thing, and have it describe another? In my book I have creatures called Nightwalkers/Vampyr (depending on who says it.) but they're kind of like a mix between Zombies AND Vampires, so can I really call them Vampyr? Whereas my main characters are the children of fallen angels and mortals, so I've called their species Nephilim, which is true to the mythos of Nephilim.
I realise these questions (or similar) have already been posted, but I can't seem to find any threads like this, and its really bugging me.
Thanks for all the help in advance!
Nathan.