World of THE GHOSTS – the stormsingers of New Kyre
The Imperial Magisterium of the Empire claims sole authority over the practice of sorcery, but there are other sorcerers in the world.
Chief among them are the stormsingers of New Kyre, the chief maritime power (and rival of the Empire) on the western sea. The stormsingers are masters of elemental sorcery, of the arcane sciences of wind and wave. The wind rises at a stormsinger’s command, the sea surges at their call, and the most powerful can summon the lightning itself. One stormsinger can destroy a fleet.
The stormdancers are perhaps even more dangerous. Though lacking the raw power of a stormsinger, the stormdancers use their sorcery to augment their martial skills. A stormdancer moves with the speed of a gale, and his blows land with the force of a river spilling over its banks.
Stormdancers have been known to mow their way through hundreds of enemy warriors.
A normal man cannot face a stormdancer and live.
“A normal man cannot face a stormdancer and live.”
And that’s the part where Caina comes in! 🙂
Stormdancers, stormsingers, New Kyre…I have not read all the Ghost books yet, did they factor into previous Caina stories, or are they a totally new foe? And speaking of these people, do they have a real life historical/mythological counterpart?
I like these lore snippets you have been adding prior to the release of the new Ghost book, will you be doing the same thing for Soul of Sorcery?
The Kyracians have been mentioned tangentially in the previous GHOSTS books. Historically (and mythologically) they are sort of a combination of classical Athens combined with Atlantis. I might have more lore snippets about them in the next weeks.
I’m definitely planning to do lore snippets for SOUL OF SORCERY, when the time comes.