My family is moving this summer, which proves to always be a major upset to my schedule. 😅

@lady-grace

Welcome back!

@rae

The worldbuilding you’ve done is quite interesting, especially concerning the shapeshifting metal aliens. You’re welcome to drop Igua Cloak (I keep wanting to add “na” to the end of his first name) into the…[Read more]

I apologize for not writing a post earlier. This summer is a bit more hectic than usual. 😅

CONROY

“Aha! The army has arrived!” screeched Rhianna with such force that Conroy nearly tumbled off the stage. He yelped, flailing his arms in attempt to regain his balance. He grasped the thick red curtains, pulling them around him to recreate…[Read more]

Cahira is my main character while Conroy is a side character. Conroy’s backstory had been pretty underdeveloped for a while, but once I started diving in, it got heavier (more than I intended). 😅

CAHIRA

The dramatic entrance of the young woman diverted Cahira’s attention, which was soon captured by the woman’s declaration of freedom.…[Read more]

We shall see if this works…

And may I just mention that Rihanna is quite the character (pun intended).

You’re welcome to come up with something different since the fashion show would probably work better with more characters. 🙂

Also, what characters do you plan on putting in the Castle? (If you need me to post my character’s profiles, I am more than willing to do so)

In addition to that I would like to mention that anyone else who is…[Read more]

Hi, Abrielle!

I am Inkhorn (as my username and tag both state xP), and it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance though it is through the Internet.

I’m not sure how many people are still active since SE has been pretty dead lately, but since summer has started, it might kick up again.

I’ll tag some of the others from the…[Read more]

If there was any planet that would try to take over the universe, it would be Neptune…

I bet Mia’s parents are really regretting going on that trip. XD But, you have an interesting concept going on with your story. (For some reason I really like the sound of a “sentient darkness”)

I have always loved Saturn. Something…[Read more]

Hi and welcome to Story Embers!

I’m Inkhorn, a former pantster who has recently converted to plotting as well as a major procrastinator (I try to justify it by saying that I’m planning out my chapters in my head when in reality I’m coming up with plot points that would only bring about numerous plot holes).

Now for questions…[Read more]

@calidris

Although the fashion show would be fun….but we also could save it for when more people are free.

It probably would be best to save it for later. I’m drawing blank on what challenge/activity to cook up next for our characters though…

Hi! I’m up for more castle craziness! These past couple of months have been packed, but things have slowed down a bit.

I’m going to start the next challenge!  We can still continue our character interactions, if you’d like 🙂

Sounds good!

@emily-waldorf

It’s great to see you back! And, I hope that ankle heals up well.

My two characters are Cahira Beckwith and Conroy Flinston.

Cahira (my MC) is a selfish, spoiled, arrogant girl who is also rath…[Read more]

The man turns and smiles. “And what other role would you suggest? I’m a good actor, you know.”

I freeze. What? This wasn’t- what was this?

I clear my throat and glare at him. “I, Cahira Beckwith, daughter of Lord Nial Beckwith, would suggest that you take upon yourself the role of a groveling servant whose desire is to avoid impriso…[Read more]

Kit is ready to bicker when Cahira is XD

XD I’m sorry I haven’t responded earlier, but I’ll whip up a response pronto!

I think it’s about time to start a new challenge!

Sounds good!

I’m actually going to be really busy for the next two days, but I think that should be enough time to allow everyone else to finish up!  Feel free to go ahea…

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I’m experiencing the same problem as well. All the groups keep on saying “No matching template is found.”

“Calix!” a woman screams from behind me.

I leap back, pressing myself into a dark corner. I like dark corners.

The lady stands only a few feet away. She looks really sad like she’s about to cry. She’s staring after a guy who’s running away, but she doesn’t move.

I scrunch up my face. Weird. But this entire place was weird, so it wasn’t…[Read more]

I’d love to! Eve will likely still be near the entrance, and I’m gonna write a thing with Calix here, so you can interact with either one of them!

Great! I’ll whip up post here shortly.

@e-nleonard

I just had to mention how much I LOVE your profile picture! The quill is especially lovely. 🙂

Oops, I didn’t see your post until I posted mine. Would you still like them to interact with Conroy?

Everything is super quiet. I’m all by myself.

No castles guys, no crazy giants, no screaming people.

Just me.

I wipe at my eyes. They’re watering. A lot.

“Hello?” I call out into the empty hallway. My voice echoes.

It’s dark in here. I don’t like it.

Where is everybody?

“Miss Val? Mr. Abirami? Is anyone here?” I cry more…[Read more]

Also…I have a rather cursed idea for the next challenge: the characters have to participate in a very difficult challenge, and if they refuse or fail they have to walk in a fashion show as punishment XD

@rose-colored-fancy was thinking that the challenge could involve making the characters give up something valuable to them – not nec…

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I actually had an idea that I could sub in Kit for that interaction instead, because he’s way more…umm…assertive than Val, with the added bonus of his own puffed up ego.  I think it would be funny to see them clash XD

Ooooh, that’s a good idea! I would love to write her reaction to him since she’s not really big on people seeing her as an equal.

The horns blare outside with that unrelenting force that I know will eventually pull every human in the city from their bed, except for me. I’m already awake and out of bed.

I meticulously study my reflection in the mirror. My birthmark is dull after powdering it but still visible which is quite irking for someone of my significance.…[Read more]

I’m going to go ahead and get started on that new challenge!

Great! I’ll follow your lead.

I’m really, REALLY looking forward to this next challenge XD

So am I. I’ve got some…interesting ideas.

@mamaauthoress

Your characters seem cool! I love sibling duos! (or trios)

My character in the castle is Conroy Flinston, an eight-year-old boy who just happens to be a spy. He’s had little training in basic manners (he will learn eventually XD) and is currently being held as a hostage by the castle and is in desperate need of being…[Read more]

I flew back, smashing into the wall. I glanced fearfully at the giant. Was he going to start another fight? I searched the room for a good hiding spot.

None.

If the giant attacked, I was as good as dead.

The giant drew out his sword.

I whimpered, pressing myself against the wall. Goodbye world!

But the giant didn’t attack. Instead, he…[Read more]

I’ve never actually seen it!  Is it good?

I, personally, loved the movie. 😀 I actually hated it for a while because it gave me nightmares when I was little XD

Incidentally, I actually introduced Kit because I wanted to explore that kind of dynamic in my own story!  And then he demanded a love interest, and then he demanded pink hai…

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*hands Ehud a box of napkins*

Idk…probably??

Poor kid.

@calidris

yeah, Basil’s interesting to me because his concept is dark and kind of disturbing, but he isn’t self aware enough to realize it XD  He certainly lacks awareness, but even if someone were to point it out to him he couldn’t care less.  I think that’s on…

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Oh no…poor Ehud! Has he told anyone that he took the ring? Or is he keeping it to himself?

I’m going to have to side with what @lady-grace said. Enydd would hate me forever if I let her die in here. XD

ENYDD: You were actually considering it! And after I’ve been so cooperative too!

ME: Irrelevant.

ENYDD: Irrelevant?! I swear that I-

ME: And into the book you go!

@calidris

That post was hilarious! (also rather sad…[Read more]

I’m going to pull Enydd out. She’s grown a lot here, and I don’t think I’ll uncover more about here. (Not to mention that she’d probably have a nervous breakdown at the beginning of the fight. XD)

@calidris

I feel for this new character of yours. XD

Your Character: Where exactly am-

Castle: Deepest regret! Go!

I was confused. The castle was flashing pictures on the screen. The things seemed bad, but why?

I looked at the people around me. They were broken.

An ache tugged at my heart.

I shook my head violently. That was their problem to deal with. Not mine.

I closed my eyes and covered my ears so that I could at least block out the hurt.

At…[Read more]

ENYDD

I watched in horror as regret after regret was revealed, my heart aching with each person. They all had suffered so much.

And now the castle was opening wounds, making them relive the experience. Was there no forgiveness? No grace?

“Enydd Skovgaard, it is your turn to tell of your deepest regret,” the…[Read more]

My heart was thudding in my chest.

Deep breaths. Deep breaths.

I’ve been attacked by bugs and swallowed by a giant worm. Seeing a fight that I wasn’t even part of shouldn’t be stressful.

Yet here I was, practically collapsing into a chair with every nerve worn thin. I leaned back into my chair, trying to think happy thoughts. Celebrating…[Read more]

It would be great to meet your characters!
The main problem with putting in four characters at the same time is that I’m not sure that there are enough open characters to interact with.

I do have one character who is not interacting with anyone right now, so if you want, one of your characters can talk with her (when you drop h…[Read more]

I step back.  I’m not sure what I’d do if he tried pulling that on me, but I don’t think it’d be pleasant.  Is it ok to slap a kid?  It certainly sounds awful, but so is touching people without permission.

XD Conroy does seriously need discipline.

@jared-williams

It’s so sweet to see Abirami slowly adopting Conroy. 🙂

CONROY…[Read more]

A woman walked up to me and gave me a small smile. I smiled back, making note of her curly hair, brown eyes, and how eerily similar her clothes were to an Extranei. However, there were multiple other people who were wearing foreign clothes as well. But then it could be to blend in. Or it could be to distract me the actual traitor.

“I d…[Read more]

Would you like to do an interaction between Val and Conroy?

That would be great! Though be warned, Conroy has been trained to constantly ask questions about everything he notices, and he isn’t exactly tactful about it. 😅

It’d be great to have a new character!

I’ll give you a quick rundown of my other character in the castle, Enydd.

Enydd is in her twenties and has a laidback personality that conflicts with the short spurts of anger that show up when she is under stress. She also is heavily burdened with guilt over a decision that cut her off from…[Read more]

I’m dropping in another character who was in the Character Castle 2.0. To those who were in that castle, he has gone through such a personality/pretty much everything change so that he is unrecognizable. XD

Conroy Flinston

Age: around 8-10 (I know, I know, he was in his twenties before, but plans change, drastically in this case…[Read more]

@calidris

I think I’m going too drop Basil in again sometime. He’s changed a lot since he was last in here – I’ve finally nailed his backstory and motivations, so that’s changed, but he’s no less of an annoying brat XD

I’d love to see Basil again (never mind that I saw very li…[Read more]

I think all the characters won’t be too keen on talking about their decision. I was thinking that maybe if they refused, the castle would either tell everyone what the decision was (basically narrating it in the most sarcastic, humiliating, guilt laying tone possible), or the castle would show everyone the character making his decision,…[Read more]

goodness that is a fantastic challenge!  I can’t wait!

Thanks! Now I’m desperately trying to figure out the premise of Enydd’s decision. XD Oh goodness…this castle is doing wonders for Enydd, meaning that as an author I now have even more work to do for her.

Enydd: I couldn’t let you get away with making me a joyful, wise character wh…[Read more]