Hi everyone.

After combing over the submissions for the upcoming short story I finally settled on a winner. Well...Several winners. Everyone had such amazing characters that it would have been impossible to narrow it down to just one choice so I changed the formula up and chose FOUR of you lovely people. Even narrowing it down to the four finalists was nearly impossible. I saw so many possibilities with so many characters that I literally had to force myself to move on and pick.

Please, don't be discouraged if you didn't make the cut. This is just the first of many stories to come and I really hope you guys stay tuned in to see what I have in store for the future. There will definitely be a next time!



Now on to the winners!




I had a main bad guy all thought up and ready to roll, but when glancing through all the submissions, there were two characters that I felt would be a better fit than my own creations.



Big congratulations to 's character Lily who will be the right hand of our group of villains, essentially acting as an enforcer and a second in command.



Also congrats to 's character Malcolm who will be playing the main antagonist, a ruthless and cold blooded leader of the band of baddies he calls "The Angels".



Enough about those bad guys, how about we cheer for the good guys now?

Congrats to 's baby Cyrr for sealing the deal as the leader of the settlement our main cast calls home. She does everything she can to keep her small town away from the chaos and violence of the Deadlands outside the walls, even if it means making deals with some less than reputable characters...




And now for the biggest congrats of all!
For our main protagonist I decided to go with 's character Missy. (And trust me it wasn't an easy decision with so many amazing offerings from you guys.) I won't give much away here about the role she will be playing, we'll save all that for the story itself.

So, that's it. Again, it was far from an easy decision to even narrow it down to these four. I really look forward to writing this story out, and thank all four of you especially for giving me the shot to create a world with your characters!

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Now that bad part.

Very early this morning Kammy and I lost a puppy. She was a very dear part of our family and it has put us both in kind of a rut. Although I have my cast and the setting ready, I'm not feeling the vibe to create just yet so I'll be starting a little later than I planned. Anyone who has ever lost a pet knows that it's a hard pill to swallow, and I'm not sure it's set in just yet for me. I don't really want to elaborate on the details at the moment, but ask that you guys please be patient with me and while we process this loss.

Thank you guys for understanding.