I like to think of myself as a character-focused writer. As such, I started Untold Tales' development with the protagonists, and aim to construct a world around them which challenges, yet compliments them

The main protagonist is a birdfolk scholar named Axus Caine. Sharp of wit, keen of mind, and slight of build, Axus is driven by an endless desire for knowledge. Not content with leaving mysteries unsolved, he often leaves his study to conduct his own investigations, usually stirring up trouble in the process. Despite his efforts to chronicle the world's untold wonders and best-kept secrets, his peers often ridicule him, criticizing the legality of his methods and the credibility of his finds.

Axus is aided by Desna Hawthorn, a capable (if somewhat beleaguered) secretary with a remarkable memory and a knack for problem solving. When Axus' eccentricity can't win the day, Desna can be counted on to work out a rational solution to the problem at hand, winning her battles with laws and regulations more often than with traditional methods - that is to say nothing of her spellcasting prowess!

Both Axus and Desna are accomplished Order Mages, belonging to the land's largest and most prestigious mage's guild. I'll write more about the universe's magic system in a separate journal

Three more protagonists will yet join Axus; I have plans for all of them, and will write more as I introduce them through their diary entries.