Combat Artificer - Posting Delay(s)
Hi everyone, I'm not dead! I am, however, in the midst of reclassing my MOS for the army, so I've been very busy lately and unable to write. Things are normalizing somewhat as I fall into a better routine, but I'm still left with relatively little free time.
Just wanted to let you all know that I am picking the story back up though, and will not be letting it die on the vine, but updates will be slow, at least for this year, as I navigate through my course. I'll likely take some time after this post to create the next arc in my head and then write it out, see where it takes Xander and the team. So hopefully I can get at least a couple posts out in the next month. But no promises. As always, thank you for your support, engagement, and for reading!
Additionally, I think I'd like to maybe commission some art for the story, does anyone have any good recommendations for artists to contact, or happens to be an artist who enjoys the story? Obviously, I'll be paying and not asking for freebies, and you will be credited for your work. I’d like to maybe commission a couple ‘book covers’ as well as some character art of the team.
Now I need to come up with approximately another one hundred and twenty words so that my post doesn’t get auto deleted. Tiny lore post?
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The method by which reagents are collected from dragons varies from species to species, and even by individual. While there is, of course, the stereotypical method of killing a dragon and harvesting the body, this is not the only way one may attain alchemical or other crafting materials. Should one find an old nest, for example, shed scales may be obtained. Reagents such as the substances that dragons excrete to create flames can also be gathered from skill users who have managed to bond a dragon into their service, though this is rare. Most noteworthy, however, are the rumors of trade cartels who have entered trade deals with larger, older, and more intelligent dragons themselves. It is unknown how many such dragons exist, or how many have entered into agreements with various nations or merchants, as the knowledge is not disseminated to the public, but the high price of any reagent derived from a dragon would indicate that either, there are few, or they demand a high price for their services, or both.