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Why Paladin?
Well, my first web-page was posted by Tommyhawk, and on it I had a colored image of a young man with blonde hair praying in the snow. He was probably a cleric but Paladin seemed like a better name. And I picked it because it really doesn't indicate weather I was female or male which seemed important at the time.
Titos' Adventures
There were a lot of inspirations to the start of the Titos' adventures, and despite my recent trend of FanFiction, Lord of the Rings really was not one of them. Titos was, in part inspired by the book version of Conan. Not the specifics but the idea of a fairly independent guy moving about a fantasy world meeting people and getting into all sorts of unique situations. The elven characters stemmed from a combination of DnD games and settings I have played and read about, including Dragonlance.
And despite its horrible unedited and not wholly creative idea, the story Betrayed led to the creation and idea of Titos' Adventures.
Likes and Dislikes
Computer Gamer
It may not be obvious, but I do enjoy computer games a great deal, mainly strategy which is also a source of material for me at times. Games like Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and the old Quest for Glory series are amongst my favorite. Diablo 2 and Zoo Tycoon, even Ages of Empires 2 are other favorites. Just a little tid bit of extra info.
Anime
I am a lover of anime and also a hater. I love the incredibly unique characters, world and the free imagery animation has to offer, but I am not a fan of heavy angst and tragedy. Be that as it may, some of my favorite series are rather tragic like Fushigi Yuugi or Ai No Kusabe. Still simply fun action series like Fatal Fury and Street Fighter
Warning: Rant Ahead
Okay, so you have probably seen my recent update which talks about a deep level of betrayal. It is referring to an RPG I was recently involved with for around 6 months where I invested a lot of time effort and considered those who ran this game my friend. In the beginning of fall, I ran into some trouble and was literally living on boiled eggs and water at the end of each month. Fortunately, or not, my Internet was prepaid so I still had access. So while they find humor in the pain they caused me in throwing me out the game, telling me I was not worth the effort and declaring I was always a problem, even posting that they thought it was PMS... I was hungry, and tired because of it. I guess those as privileged as they are wouldn't understand. In fact the very day they threw me out and told me never to contact them again, I started a new job, a job that I had before and hated, but it paid the bills.
Not worry, I am okay now and in improving status.
I thought these people cared about me, because I cared about them. That when I was down, when I needed more understanding, more support than ever, friends would at the very least, understand and maybe point out how it was affecting my writing. Instead, I was blamed, belittled, kicked out and ultimately laughed at. There is no word adequate describing the pain that such a betrayal causes a person, and from experience, I can tell you that physical pain is easier to overcome than emotional. I've lost friends to leukemia, drunk driving, suicide, and none of these were nearly as shocking and devastating as this experience. The above, you come to realize is unfortunate, hurtful but ultimately you can come to peace with it.
The only good thing about the experience is that when you know pain, you write it better.
Well that's a bit about me. Not sure what else I could say except that I live in the northwest of the US, beautiful country, and I appreciate your time in reading my work and letting me know your opinions of it.