Bear in mind you may be introducing a lot of new characters, but half of them immediately died. 😉
In seriousness, many other books have a "cast o' thousands," but you can trust your readers. Mostly. Author Larry Niven is one who often had a list of "Dramatis Peraonae" at the top of the book. Usually sorted by either faction or location of origin.
Just cuz Callahan and Yannick told us Koth were problems doesn't mean they were right.
Although, damn, weed mellows ME out! I'll NOT have whatever the koth had.
Ha, true, the survival rate of characters so far has been fairly low.
Yeh, one of the complexities of the triverse is that there are significant physiological differences across the dimensions, which means that substances in one can have wildly different effects on the inhabitants of another. Disease transmission between dimensions was a significant risk in the early days, too, though that's evened out somewhat in the two centuries since Kaenamor's experiment.
"The world was a bin on fire and they were standing in it."
Oh, I like that line, maybe because I've had that feeling myself sometimes.
Since I started in the middle I caught the use of "they" for the koth; I'm fascinated by this herb though. Is it a Mid or Max thing? Who supplied it? Questions, questions, questions!
Thanks for reading!
Bear in mind you may be introducing a lot of new characters, but half of them immediately died. 😉
In seriousness, many other books have a "cast o' thousands," but you can trust your readers. Mostly. Author Larry Niven is one who often had a list of "Dramatis Peraonae" at the top of the book. Usually sorted by either faction or location of origin.
Just cuz Callahan and Yannick told us Koth were problems doesn't mean they were right.
Although, damn, weed mellows ME out! I'll NOT have whatever the koth had.
Ha, true, the survival rate of characters so far has been fairly low.
Yeh, one of the complexities of the triverse is that there are significant physiological differences across the dimensions, which means that substances in one can have wildly different effects on the inhabitants of another. Disease transmission between dimensions was a significant risk in the early days, too, though that's evened out somewhat in the two centuries since Kaenamor's experiment.
*Files background note away.*
A rotating stable of characters, many of whom don't make it, done right can keep the tension rolling. "Nobody is safe" can be quite effective.
"The world was a bin on fire and they were standing in it."
Oh, I like that line, maybe because I've had that feeling myself sometimes.
Since I started in the middle I caught the use of "they" for the koth; I'm fascinated by this herb though. Is it a Mid or Max thing? Who supplied it? Questions, questions, questions!
Really engaging story so far and the writing voice is spot on for the prose, narration, and characters. Great job!!
Thanks, Winston! Really pleased that you're enjoying it. You're in for a wild ride. :D
Sally. The koth's name was Sally.
Poor ol' thing likely deserved better, so I'll hope whoever set them up will be brought to justice as the narrative continues.
Or you'll kill the perp, like everyone else in the story.