And so we get to meet Arion’s sister Aliyana, and a little sooner than Arion thought! I’ve really enjoyed developing her character. She’s challenging to write for, but I’m excited for you readers to get to know her as well[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The character of Ardam (and the locale of Adrost) were both brought over to Black Rose from a high fantasy novel Brandon and I had worked on back in college. In fact, Ardam’s demeanor was primarily based on a college[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kadin Nelkan has no particular historical analogue, and has gone through some of the greatest changes amongst our primary cast during Black Rose’s development, though we always knew the sort of man he would be. From the script: “Balding and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…