Sea of Spheres: A Question of Conscience - Part One

 

Today sees the release of Part One of my second Sea of Spheres story, A Question of Conscience. This story takes us far from the bustling metropolis of Icon and instead takes place on the dusty wasteland of The Basin, a massive concave, bowl-like landmass.

Once again a big thanks to Windlass, for not only the accompanying artwork but also giving me feedback on forming the direction of the story.

As with No Route to Guide You, this story takes inspiration from all fields and genres, but is heavily influenced by works like Dune, The Witcher and, as ever Planescape: Torment.

The details follow:

Oleanna Pathox once served in the Special Intelligence Corps, the secret police of the ancient kingdom of Arcadia. After a lifetime of watching, and having to administer, violence committed in the name of a kingdom that claimed it had a divine right to rule, it didn't take much for Oleanna to defect. With no real rebellions to throw her weight behind, the Anarchists became her choice almost by default.

However, when a contingent of Arcadians set down on the Basin for unknown reasons, Oleanna is forced to take a journey and ask herself what she really stands for, and where she really belongs.

You can read part one here. Part two will be coming, next Sunday.

Jack's May Update

 

May has come round again, and with still no clear sign of when conventions and events can really start again, I've just been continuing to work on my projects and get out what I can. Here's a few details.

- As you can see by the artwork from the ever great Windlass, my second Sea of Spheres story, A Question of Conscience, is on it's way. The text just needs one more read through and it should be good to go. Expect it this month.

- Like I mentioned previously, my comic book beer guide is ready to go, I'm just holding it back for a more opportune time, but with the pubs beginning to re-open that time could be soon, but as ever, it's uncertain, so we'll have to wait and see.

- Last November I decided I would spend the month doing quick, black and white artwork of characters from small independent comics. I've decided to revisit that idea this may, so all month I'll be putting up illustrations that celebrate smaller and lesser known comics. You can follow along in this twitter thread here.

- The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven is going to be re-opening this month with a brand new exhibit on John Paul Jones, which is a fine opportunity for me to plug my John Paul Jones comic, The Whitehaven Siege, which you'll be able to buy print copies of there if you decide to visit.

Other than that I'm cracking on with several other projects that I'll reveal in due time, and as every doing my best to try and become a published writer. To keep up with what I'm putting out, be sure to follow me on Deviantart, Tumblr or Twitter.

Thanks for reading.