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Brendan,
My characters are often born out of an emotional curiosity. I have always been interested in the concept of "The Messiah" and thought about how interesting it would be to revisit the Biblical account of the life of Jesus and give it an alternate ending. This was the germ that led to the creation of one of my most important and interesting characters.
In the case of my character Laris Goddaya, who is half-human and half-fairy, I wondered what it would be like if a character was born with the greatest power imaginable, but had never been shown any love. Laris is a teenager who is shunned by her mother's people because she has human blood. But humans hold her in contempt as well because she is part fairy. Unbeknown to anyone, Laris is really of divine origin and has been sent by the gods to save the world. But the cruelty shown Laris affects her deeply and makes her feel reviled and alone.
Laris possesses the most beautiful soul and is fiercely loyal. But the scorn she feels when she is around others begins to awaken the darker feelings within her, setting the stage for her to be corrupted by those who would seek to control her.
In the case of Laris I wondered, What if the world turned its back on its savior? What kind of repercussions would that have for the "chosen one" and the people who allowed her to become the unwilling victim of evil? What would happen if the world's "Messiah" was never given the opportunity to fulfill her destiny? What if the cruelty and bigotry of the world transformed the Messiah into the Antichrist?
That was the thinking behind the creation of Laris and the vehicle for one of the major story arcs in my fantasy book The Legend of Witch Bane (The Witch Bane Saga).
My characters are often born out of an emotional curiosity. I have always been interested in the concept of "The Messiah" and thought about how interesting it would be to revisit the Biblical account of the life of Jesus and give it an alternate ending. This was the germ that led to the creation of one of my most important and interesting characters.
In the case of my character Laris Goddaya, who is half-human and half-fairy, I wondered what it would be like if a character was born with the greatest power imaginable, but had never been shown any love. Laris is a teenager who is shunned by her mother's people because she has human blood. But humans hold her in contempt as well because she is part fairy. Unbeknown to anyone, Laris is really of divine origin and has been sent by the gods to save the world. But the cruelty shown Laris affects her deeply and makes her feel reviled and alone.
Laris possesses the most beautiful soul and is fiercely loyal. But the scorn she feels when she is around others begins to awaken the darker feelings within her, setting the stage for her to be corrupted by those who would seek to control her.
In the case of Laris I wondered, What if the world turned its back on its savior? What kind of repercussions would that have for the "chosen one" and the people who allowed her to become the unwilling victim of evil? What would happen if the world's "Messiah" was never given the opportunity to fulfill her destiny? What if the cruelty and bigotry of the world transformed the Messiah into the Antichrist?
That was the thinking behind the creation of Laris and the vehicle for one of the major story arcs in my fantasy book The Legend of Witch Bane (The Witch Bane Saga).
