sojournerwolf
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some clarification on the direction of the thread
First of all, let me say I really am enjoying the writing that is going on here. The way different characters are being defined, their feelings and thoughts and motivations growing out of the current situations they find themselves in as well as their pasts and the way that is being melded is very much what I was hoping for when I started the thread. (Some, but by no means all, examples of this are the characters of Faith and Jesse, David and Vince, Allison and Alexandra, Jack, etc.)
I would like to clarify a few things about that original vision.
when first conceived, I was looking at mingling a bit of the paranormal (something a little more subtle than standard supernatural horror stuff) with crime noir genre...and, of course, lots of steamy sex (which I must say, has been showing up very nicely and am looking forward to more!) The subtlety is what I thought would make it unique. (Originally, this idea was influenced by "The Shadow" with stronger emphasis on the psychological than overt supernaturalism such as garden variety vampires, your everyday werewolves, standard zombies, commonplace demons, etc.)
This is not to say there's no room for elements of the paranormal in other characters than Raven. On the contrary, the Summoner for one is a character who sounds intriguing and I look forward towhat she is going to do. Likewise, the telepathic powers of Shirley Vanderbilt, Priscilla's "secret", and the possibility that Pamela Fox has some sort of "immunity" to the Raven also show a lot of potential. Heck there may even be a ghost or two show up from time to time, though not the cliche chain rattling sort of thing. And there is certainly room for these and related twists and turns not found in standard supernatural/horror stories.
Raven, as a creature, does have certain powers rarely found in most humans. Even those powers are limited. For example, Raven's attack on "the Tailor" was basically taking the Tailor's nightmares and feeding them back to the criminal. It was an extreme measure that has left Raven exhausted. Raven is not really a "supernatural" being, but rather part of a race that co=exists with humans, though there are far fewer of Raven's race. The powers Raven has are common for Raven's kind. And Raven is by no means omniscient nor omnipotent; the creature has its vulnerabilities.
Even when Raven "feeds", he/she will not be "forcing" his/her victims. It is going to be a little more different than that and will be explained by example in the thread soon.
It is the psychological/noir elements that really were in mind when I started this thread with some twists and turns. (Another example, and there are many in this thread, is the character developed by PetePumpkinEat, which sounds wonderfully psychotic and still very mysterious. Also, the character of Santiago.)
I hope this helps a bit with the direction of the thread as we all interact with one another. Any questions, comments, suggestions, concerns, please post here to help all of us develop the story.
(One final note: again, the Raven will seldom, if ever kill, though it has the power to do that.)
thanks for listening!
First of all, let me say I really am enjoying the writing that is going on here. The way different characters are being defined, their feelings and thoughts and motivations growing out of the current situations they find themselves in as well as their pasts and the way that is being melded is very much what I was hoping for when I started the thread. (Some, but by no means all, examples of this are the characters of Faith and Jesse, David and Vince, Allison and Alexandra, Jack, etc.)
I would like to clarify a few things about that original vision.
when first conceived, I was looking at mingling a bit of the paranormal (something a little more subtle than standard supernatural horror stuff) with crime noir genre...and, of course, lots of steamy sex (which I must say, has been showing up very nicely and am looking forward to more!) The subtlety is what I thought would make it unique. (Originally, this idea was influenced by "The Shadow" with stronger emphasis on the psychological than overt supernaturalism such as garden variety vampires, your everyday werewolves, standard zombies, commonplace demons, etc.)
This is not to say there's no room for elements of the paranormal in other characters than Raven. On the contrary, the Summoner for one is a character who sounds intriguing and I look forward towhat she is going to do. Likewise, the telepathic powers of Shirley Vanderbilt, Priscilla's "secret", and the possibility that Pamela Fox has some sort of "immunity" to the Raven also show a lot of potential. Heck there may even be a ghost or two show up from time to time, though not the cliche chain rattling sort of thing. And there is certainly room for these and related twists and turns not found in standard supernatural/horror stories.
Raven, as a creature, does have certain powers rarely found in most humans. Even those powers are limited. For example, Raven's attack on "the Tailor" was basically taking the Tailor's nightmares and feeding them back to the criminal. It was an extreme measure that has left Raven exhausted. Raven is not really a "supernatural" being, but rather part of a race that co=exists with humans, though there are far fewer of Raven's race. The powers Raven has are common for Raven's kind. And Raven is by no means omniscient nor omnipotent; the creature has its vulnerabilities.
Even when Raven "feeds", he/she will not be "forcing" his/her victims. It is going to be a little more different than that and will be explained by example in the thread soon.
It is the psychological/noir elements that really were in mind when I started this thread with some twists and turns. (Another example, and there are many in this thread, is the character developed by PetePumpkinEat, which sounds wonderfully psychotic and still very mysterious. Also, the character of Santiago.)
I hope this helps a bit with the direction of the thread as we all interact with one another. Any questions, comments, suggestions, concerns, please post here to help all of us develop the story.
(One final note: again, the Raven will seldom, if ever kill, though it has the power to do that.)
thanks for listening!
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