Here we go again....

Alright, the reason for such little posting of recent? I'm had to put down the chess pieces (well...that's not quite true, I play online, sooooo....) and pick up the school books again. Such is life at the moment, but I don't have that much longer to go!!

Anyway, purpose for writing here today is to give a short snippet of an update on the progress of the novel. So far, the progress on the actual storyline writing is zilch, but plots, characters and other aspects of the story are being fleshed out, along with the continually expanding language system (which, I will admit, is really only a shortcut of a language at the moment. Oh well, it will evolve soon enough out of that).

Time to tantalise those literary taste buds of yours. Yes, yes, I am going to tell of some of the aspects of my world, omitting names (you're not that lucky). In my world, there are three separate nations, two of which are totally human, the other which is...well...let's just say they're not your average humans. Now, the two completely human nations were once one, but were split by a political struggle between the east and west. The east emerged the victors and the west immediately withdrew to the western side of the rather expansive continent. Continuous raids by the east saw the west grow into a battle-hardened, military orientated faction whose population were predominantly battle trained, with the warriors and warlords being the upper class of society. The eastern nation, however, due to their superior numbers, continued in a Western-like culture of indulgence and capitalism. As the west slowly began to become more military orientated, the east realised the greater threat potential they now held, and a great arms race, a Cold War, began. For years, the tension trickled out in small skirmishes, with espionage and counter-espionage prevailing as each tried to gain supremacy. The west out of lost pride and for vengeance, the east to continue to gloat over the west. This war continued on for many years, and the original purposes were lost to most. Meanwhile, the other faction's geographic isolation and technological advancements were highly sought by the inferior technologies of these two warring factions. This other nation became a mercenary collection of warring factions, hiring themselves out for exorbitant prices as assassins and spies, as well as selling their superior tech to the other factions. This, my friends, was the beginning, and it is not by far, the end.

Hope that was tantalising enough, comment if you liked it.