Red Moon

     Dave here with the final character blog befor the release of the book and it’s a doozy! This is the last character blog but there’s much more still in the book.

     This character file is the ancient animal sage, The Colotal.

     In Red Moon, Mox and Daeden must seek this mystical sage to find answers to Mox’s visions of destruction. As you can see this is not your garden variety animal sage.

     The Sages are known in the animal world as Masters of Regions. They oversee the happenings throughout their region and help guide the lives that live within, settling disputes and advising group decisions that would otherwise disrupt the balance of nature.

     The Colotal was once a normal millipede — thousands of our years ago — until she was chosen in a very special way to be the Master of the Yurru Region, the land between the East and West Oceans, south of the frozen Regions of Barrah to the north and north of the tropical Regions of Tihree on what we know as the North American continent.

     Being chosen as Master of a Region brings special benefits. Colotal is not as affected by age as most living things are, it is slowed and nearly imperceptible. Growth however, is not. As a Sage she continues to grow until her reign as Master is over. She continually adds segments and now has an uncountable amount of legs. Her most notable asset though is a honing plate that has grown from the back of her head. It heightens her senses and abilities beyond that of a natural being.

     All Masters have special abilities unique to each individual; Colotal’s is healing. She can mend bones, remove wounds, strengthen flesh and, in rare cases, revive a lost soul… if soon enough after passing.

     But her abilities are only a back-up when her immense knowledge is not enough to help the situation. She was an intelligent millipede to begin with, but the thousands of years experience has made her almost infinitely wise.

     Find out what Mox and Daeden discover when they encounter the mystic Sage Colotal on their journey in RED MOON.

Dave

     Dave here with another character profile. As Mox and Daeden go on their journey they get help here and there along the way. Sometimes by the animal sages themselves, sometimes by the animal sages’ helpers. One of those helpers is a little 17 year cicada named Kitch.

     A 17 year cicada is a flying insect, often confused with a locust or grasshopper, that lives mainly in the northeast and midwest states of the US. They are the insects that make the loud buzzing noises in the late summer and leave their shedded skin-shells hanging on trees. They are called 17 year cicadas (there are also 13 year cicadas and then some non periodical cicadas who’s lifespan is just one season.) because once born, the larvae drop from the tree branches they hatched from to the ground where they bore down and feed on the roots and nutrients of the tree… for 17 years. At the end of this cycle they rise up out of the ground, attach themselves to the nearest tree trunk or other vertical surface, molt like a butterfly into the flying insect that we know. Over the next few weeks they mate and then die. Entomologists don’t know the significance of this lifespan.

     That being explained, Kitch is a bit different. He’s been the assistant of The Master Sage of the Third Region for dozens of his brethren’s life cycles. One of the perks of the job is, ironically, a lengthened lifespan. He’s humble yet strong. He’s very well-mannered and proper. Plus, over the years he has gathered an abundance of knowledge and insight by being a Master’s assistant.

     He’s not a Region Master but he’s the next best thing. He’s an extra set of eyes and ears. He’s a keeper of records and a holder of laws. He’s a messenger and a leader.

     One of the most interesting facts about Kitch is that when the Master of the Third Region asked him to be her assistant, he was nearly twice her size.

     That, of course, is very much not the case anymore.

Dave