If you've been on almost any of my social media handles, you've probably seen me mention ferfs. Ferfs are imaginary creatures that live on the planet Keldar. They look like slugs with arms and horns. I was inspired to make these creatures after years of being a fan of uglydolls. I originally decided to create a blog series about a family of uglydolls living in Uglytown. Then it came over me that maybe it would be more interesting to write about something original. The first uglydoll that popped in my head at that moment was Uglyworm. Soon I had drawn a map of their world and the three physical genders ferfs could be. Most my characters are male. I have Olina, Amaya, and Mala as my females and Joaline and Hugsies as my gees. Yeah, lots of books and movies have male main characters, but I wanted to make mine very different from the stereotypes. Two of them Jip and Joll, they're into fashion, a topic usually thought of as a female thing. Another, Peak IV, is good at reading people's emotions and Peak III is the brains of the family. Another thing that inspired the Keldar Chronicles was family. I always loved stories that used family as an important topic and I thought, why not use it in my own story? If you've read any of the posts on the Keldar Chronicles, you can tell that Jak's family is pretty dysfunctional. Even so, they somehow stick together and wade their way through troubles. Family can be difficult to deal with and I wanted to show that no one is free of those troubles. The style of the blog is fairly new to me. I've never done a blog series before, but I've seen them. I wanted to create a story in a new format. Within the blog, Jak will write his posts in screenplay form as well as webcomic style. Occasionally, he'll provide lyrics to his songs or even describe his life through songs.
Finally, I'm writing this blog series with my sister H, or Hunter Fawkes. Most of the posts will be written by me, but I may ask her for help with the drawings or have her peer edit. I have other people that also will occasionally provide feedback or assist me in writing, but the blog will be H's and my baby. Well, I hope you understand the Keldar Chronicles now and enjoy reading them. You can find them at http://thekeldarchronicles.weebly.com. I hope you check it out! Thank you.
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AuthorI'm Darcy Ridge, creating stories that all revolve around family and identity in a myriad of ways. In the past, I have shared multiple stories and published a novella online. You can find me on Wattpad and many other social media websites. They/them [Image Description: black background with the words "Social Justice and Mental Health Resources" in white in the center /end ID]
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