~ Hello, I'm going to showcase two pieces of artwork that I've created on my computer. I hope you like them, it was my first time drawing on a computer after all...
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Story Characters and Set-up
~ Hello, this post is to introduce you all to my new story. It will follow the spoilers that I had written earlier on. Basically what I'm going to do is write a brief description on a few of the main characters in the story so that you all get the basic concept and hopefully excited on what's to come. I hope you'll enjoy it! ~
Friday, March 7, 2014
A Possible Blog Update
~ Hello! This is going to be a quick post regarding a possible update for this Blog. I'm currently still adjusting the whole set up of the Blog and I thought it might be interesting to add some music on a little playlist somewhere for everyone's use. But that depends on two things.
1.) I can or can't manage to make the playlist.
2.) Popular Vote decides weather or not I should do the music idea. So basically. Leave comments below telling me weather you want to see a playlist with music (most likely from certain games) or not.
As well, I've been playing with some other things on my Blog such as the wallpaper and a new header. I'm not sure how long I'll leave it up. But tell me what you all think.
Also, please note that your comments will be moderated by me so they wont show up instantly. ~
~Sincerely, Umbra...
P.S Check out my House on Paige's Page.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Blog Post III: An Intro. to KingsIsle Games...
~ Hello. As I stated in my "Introduction" post; I would be talking about gaming. And since I'm beginning to build up my Blog I decided it's time I talk about two games I like to play. They're both owned by a company called KingsIsle. If you're interested in viewing their games click on this link to go to their Anyways, back to the subject of the post. The games are called Wizard101 and Pirate101. (You can view both Pirate101's and Wizard101's websites by clicking on the titles above.) While both games are awesomely fun I'd have to say both games have their Pros and Cons.
Wizard101, the first KingsIsle game I ever played is extremely fun for those into the whole "Magical Experience." Especially when you get to see awesome spells like so...
Such as the Immortal Spells...
(Video belongs to Blaze LifeHammer)
I also enjoy chatting with my friends and occasionally meeting many people from around the world. And speaking of "around the world" Wizard101 is great in that category too. They've created many different Game Worlds based on real-life places. Such as Zafaria which is based on Africa. These game worlds also have interesting characters all designed perfectly and giving off a nice cultural vibe. I also enjoy decorating my many Houses. One which is to be showcased on an official Wizard101 Fan-site. However, even though I enjoy this game a lot. I also dislike certain things in it. I don't wish to ruin the Wizard101 reputation but I feel like they could do more things to improve the current Community within the game. And clear up some of the young wizards that harass others in the Commons of Wizard City. Aside from that I also dislike the plot. It isn't focused on the original goal and often wanders off. Anyways, it's time to move on to Pirate101.
Pirate101 is another magnificent game. And just like Wizard101 it's set in the same universe. Which is known as the Spiral. This Spiral also holds many more game worlds with beautiful culture just like Wizard101's Zafaria and Wizard City. But what I really enjoy is how realistic Pirate101 is when it comes to their combat system and the plot. However, it also has some cons as I mentioned earlier. Yes, the game is new. But there's some things that Pirate101 should make similar to Wizard101. Such as the position of the chat box and the ability to use the "AFK Dance." Also, Pirate101 has a somewhat consistency to send you back and forth a lot.
But now it's time that I tell you about the best thing about these two games. And that's the Community. No, not the Community you find stalking the Wizard City Commons. It's the Fan-sites and amazing Twizards and Twirates on Twitter. Such Fan-sites are...
A Wizard101 site for documenting Pets, their Talents, and much more. Petnome is awesome for learning the secrets and preparing your first generation Pets.
Possibly one of the largest guides in the Wizard101 Community. Cooperating with young Wizards all over the Spiral Wizard101 Central has grown large and provides information on nearly every topic in the Wizard realm.
A more different Fan-site. This site provides news about every week via Podcasts and online. Tune in when you can if you're ever in the need for some Wizardly entertainment.
A Fan-site that assists young Wizards with Questing and Dungeons. Check it out if your ever in the need of assistance.
Another blog that provides an interesting view from an Ice Wizard. It's always up to the date with the latest happenings in Wizard101 and can be quite resourceful for a guide.
A Fan-site for both Wizard101 and Pirate101. It generally assists young Wizards and Pirates with dueling techniques and is helpful for any inexperienced duelist on the road to Warlord.
This Fan-site is always busy. Aside from the many contests that they host they also ask they're also communicative with their members and lots of interesting activities for Wizards to participate in.
Ditto is the funniest and friendliest monster in the Wizard101 and Pirate101 Community. He makes awesome videos about has adventures throughout the Spiral so I suggest you check some out.
The Friendly Necromancer is a Blog that is owned by the Pirate101 Community Manager One-Eyed Jack. It's pretty interesting to view his posts and see his aspects on a game that he helps make fun.
These two links above go to the same Fan-site but one is for Wizard101 and the other Pirate101. Run by Kelsey FireHeart; the blog provides many guides to assist any young Pirate or Wizard that is having trouble with finding specific attire, completing quests, and much more!
Probably my most relatable Fan-site. Paige Moonshade is a kind woman that loves to decorate. Check out her Fan-site for all things housing!
A new Fan-site for both Wizard101 and Pirate101. Check out Alura's fantastic artwork and even share your own!
The sister-site for Pirate101. Pirate101 Central is working its way to become the largest the Community Guide.
Another sister-site for Pirate101. Much like Wizard101's Mercenaries for Hire this site offers assistance to young Pirates that need help Questing and with Dungeons.
Yet another sister-site for Pirate101. This site offers similar information like Wizard101's Petnome. But documents Pirate101 pets without the Talents and such.
Similar to the Spiral Radio; Skull Island TV provides lots of news and information for the Pirate101 Community.
The last sister-site for Pirate101. Much like Legends of the Spiral, Stormgate Pirates offers lots of Community fun such as contests, events, and many more interesting features!
A Fan-site for adventures Pirates. It provides databases and fun Blog posts about all you need to know in Pirate101.
A Pirate101 Fan-site for contests and fun. Stay updated and participate in everything they offer. But also don't forget to read their posts about new Pirate101 content.
A Blog written by Edward LifeGem. On his blog he posts unique posts about his experiences questing in the Spiral.
A Blog written by Johnny. On his blog he posts everything about recent updates in the Pirate101 Community.
I'm a member of this blog. All though fairly new I can say I'm excited to be posting there. And I hope to see many young Pirates viewing my posts as well as the other Bloggers.
This Blog inspired me to create my own blog. Swordroll is an official UK Fan-Site so if you're looking for UK fun he's the blog to stalk. And even if you're not a UK Wizard you can always stay updated with his Concept101 Posts and much more!
Another Fan-site I really love to stalk. Run by FrostCaller, he provides stunning visual banners for each of his posts and talks about the latest interests in the Community.
Thank you to all that read this Post and I'd appreciate it if you continued to check my Blog daily. Because pretty soon I'm going to be writing out my Story which will showcase my future Ambitions for my own game that I'd love to design, from the point of view of a 15-year-old boy.
Well, that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed this post. Leave a comment below if there's anything I should add, change or remove. See you around! ~
~Sincerely, Umbra...
P.s If anyone has a game that they'd like to share with me to try out I'll try it out when I get a chance and share a Post about it with everyone. Thanks...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Beginning; A Story's Spoilers
I've decided to write a story. But before I do I want to do the "Spoilers" about it. Just some simple history on the whole Universe that the story takes place in. If you want to read the story but don't want to hear about the Spoilers then DON'T CONTINUE READING. Thank you.
((I've finished for now, sorry I had to cut the Immortal names short. I don't have them all planned out yet and I don't want to spoil the surprise. But I do hope you enjoy my story coming up possible later tonight.)) ~
~Sincerely, Umbra...
~ A world made up of Shadows consumed the First Existing Being. It was a female, alien and distorted like the First World. She floated in emptiness, she wasn't alive nor was she dead. She was non-existent mentally but physically she had a body. Made up of black-matter and wisps of Pure Aura. She floated in the Shadows before the Occurrence came. And when the Occurrence came she was alive. Her mind was slow at first but as she began to become aware of her talents she was able to move about freely. All though unsure what her purpose was or why she was even present in nothing but the Shadows she decided to explore. And as she explored she came across an urn. It was made from an unphysical material and it wasn't decorated. It was a plain urn filled with contents that peaked her curiosity. She reached down and grasped the urn. At her touch the urn evaporated. Without the emotions of sorrow or confusion she decided to proceed further on. She crept though the Shadows until she came across another object. It was a wisp of Pure Aura. She stared at it with curiosity and watched it move about. She watched it for a long time until at last the wisp stopped, it seemed to be staring back at her. And so she slowly crept towards it grasping at it. Once her hands touched the wisp it fused with her body giving her pain. She then began to cry, crying tears of fire. She had experienced pain. And it was the pain of childbirth. At the moment she touched the wisp it instantly passed through her body and came out as a child. The child was strange to her. Its skin was different then hers and it was just alien. She had never experienced anything like this yet. Little did she know she was experiencing color. She was looking at a creature with rich black skin. Its face was also odd. The creature had a nose like her and eyes like empty pits filled with Pure Aura. But it had what is known as a mouth, the lips a lighter black. The creature stared at her with wonder on who it had come into a world without an understanding of why it was here. Strangely, the creature also had the urn from earlier in its hands. It reached inside, curiously, and grasped at its contents. Pulling out more Pure Aura It began to play with it. As It did a shape was made from the Aura. It was a shape similar to It's mother but one thing made it different. It could be defined as a female and had a mouth. And then the creature began to animate. Moving about slowly as if stiff. Her body was glowing with color, a rich white distorting the Shadows. The creature decided to give his creation a name without reason. It called her Light. And Light was lonely so she asked her creator to use more Pure Aura to create another creature. And thus It created a being similar to Itself. And unlike Itself it could be defined as a male. And then the creature began to animate as well. And with another sudden urge to name the creature Darkness. And Darkness emitted a much darker vibe then the Shadows. His body a dark black, darker then his creator. Together Light and Darkness watched their creator grow. He grew about half the size of his mother but quicker. His children soon began to grow a short while after. And as the grew they began to experience new emotions. One emotion more powerful than anything before, it was Love. Yinzarus(Yin-Zar-Us); have giving himself a name decided to split his creations apart from each other. He banished Darkness beneath him and Light above him. Then with his newfound strength created a barrier to separate them. However, the barrier wouldn't last long. Light and Darkness began to become depressed. And as they developed more depression they found strength. And together they worked together to break the barrier that separated themselves. When they finally broke it there was a sudden impact. The impact released all the Pure Aura and it absorbed them as well as Yinzarus. As the chaos settled down their prison began to take shape into a sphere colored grey. As it rested in Shadows the First Being now known as Celeste began to create something magnificent. It was Fire. She released the Fire into the Shadows and it soon began to swirl around the prison. The fire released gases. The gases then began to turn into breathable Air, and the air then began to form an atmosphere around the Prison and the fire. Next Celeste created Water which flowed freely in the atmosphere. The water occasionally interfering with the wind and fire. Meanwhile in the Prison Yinzarus died and his body and spirit left the Prison. But Light and Darkness remained inside, loving each other all the way through. They loved each other so much that they began to mate and soon eggs were being created, hosting children inside. At the same time the fire and waters began to take physical form. Spawning as feathered Dragons and scaly Leviathans. Enraged by the past chaos the Dragons began attacking the Leviathans. And in retaliation the Leviathans struck back. As the two species fought the Dragons began to die off. Their bodies turning into rock by the touch of water. And they then died creating small shards of rock. During this event the winds began to envelope the rocks making more atmospheres. Later on what were now planets began to change. The earth having developed over time were blessed with the dying life force of the Dragons creating a new species. The Golems. These creatures also inheriting the hate for Leviathans began to attack them with crystals that had grown on their backs and hands. The Leviathans seeing the threat fled from the inhabited worlds and created worlds made entirely of water. And there they lived, meanwhile, the Dragons seeing no further threat retired in the upper realms of their environment. There they created their own empire. The first empire and began developing the first weaponry, languages, buildings, and culture. As well, the Golems began making their own empire underground focusing on mining. As for the Leviathans. They also had the same idea and began advancing in an empire of technology. Everything seemed peaceful until the Prison that contained Light and Darkness began to break. As it did another impact occurred. Light and Darkness's physical forms began to spread out and create rings. The rings protected their eggs that were now globes of light or darkness. There were thirty-one eggs and overtime they turned solid again and each egg was a different shade of grey. However, there was one egg out of the thirty-one that was different. It rested in the center of the rings and was made of Pure Aura. It provided warmth for the surrounding offspring. And while the eggs developed Celeste was creating two new beings. She named one Mythos whom was a male and the other a female; Legarious (Le-gar-i-us). She commanded them to watch over the Dragons, Leviathans, and Golems so that she may rest. And they did as they were told, watching the creatures as they developed their cultures. And as they studied the creatures they saw something magnificent and alien born. It was the first real Magic ever. The Dragons created what they called Fire Magic, the Leviathans;Water Magic, and the Golems; Earth magic. As the creatures evolved they passed on their magic to their offspring and all seemed fine. But, eventually something would go wrong. And it happened in the realm of the Dragons. The eldest Dragon, also the first Dragon; Father Drake, was having trouble with his empire. The Dragons had created the strongest army ever. And they wanted to prove it by striking down the Leviathans and Golems. But when Father Drake refused they began to disobey their king and enraged the Leviathans. This was the start of the Hundred-Year-War. Throughout the battle many Leviathans, Dragons, and the occasional Golem perished. More worlds were created from the bodies of the fallen. And eventually; Father Drake seeing he would loose sooner or later he decided to create his own Judgment Day. Casting all of his life force into the Eternal Flame he made it self-destruct consuming the Dragons, killing them all and hiding their World in fire. Meanwhile the Leviathans were weakened by the power of the Eternal Flame and many began to slumber. As for the Golems, they continued to build up their Empire. During the Hundred-Year-War the eggs had fully developed. Every egg but the middle one began to hatch. Releasing winged beings with the shape of their parents. Soon after their birth they began to grow and develop. During their growing period which lasted only for an hour of time they had began to talk to their parents. All though Light and Darkness didn't have physical forms they existed as sound in the Heavens. They communicated with their children and welcomed them to the world. As they listened to their parent's stories they became aware that if they wanted to survive they'd have to make themselves a home. But not just any home, a home to protect the odd egg that hadn't hatched. So they got to work. They created a garden around the egg, sinking it in a lake made of Pure Aura. Then they created a complex city of towers, houses, and other buildings around the garden. The city was built upon a mountain with the garden on top. Soon after the city was made their parents gave them names based on their abilities. Their names were also based upon their attitudes towards good and evil, as well as the color of their egg. And so they were named; Death. Whom was a winged skeleton, Mortalus (Mortal-Us) a male-human with Black wings, Dralos (Dray-Los) a female-dragon with purple skin and wings made of mirrors shards. Forge; a muscular winged man with red skin, eyes or fire, and brown facial hair. The other beings whom called themselves the Immortals all lived together in the city. That was until the egg began to hatch....
~Sincerely, Umbra...
Monday, March 3, 2014
Introduction:
~ Hello. I'm Umbra; and I've recently created this Blog for one purpose. I wanted to share my Stories, Artwork, Ideals, and Adventures. Now I know it may not be of importance to all of you about what I do in my life. But! There's another reason I created this Blog. It's not only for me but it's for you. The Creative and Gaming Community. I wanted to create something where everyone could converse about their own adventures. And so, I hope everyone does contribute their daily adventures, artwork, stories, etc. ~
~Sincerely, Umbra...
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