{"id":846,"date":"2025-08-15T11:49:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/?page_id=846"},"modified":"2025-08-15T13:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:43:26","slug":"tales-of-iradathka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/tales-of-iradathka\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Tales of Iradathka<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Tales of Iradathka is a sprawling Sci-Fi Fantasy world with history and world building spanning tens of thousands of years. It is the primary world I&#8217;ve done any amount of work in and thus represents the bulk of my work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexander-Sigils1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"A bronze stage on a dual star field of dark bronze and forest green\" class=\"wp-image-847\" style=\"width:725px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexander-Sigils1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexander-Sigils1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexander-Sigils1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexander-Sigils1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexander-Sigils1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexander-Sigils1-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I stream myself working on my writing projects most Sunday mornings 10a Pacific Time. You can find me at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-1-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/redbreard\">Twitch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My debut novel <strong>The Raven Falls<\/strong> is still in beta draft but you can find an alpha version uploaded to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-1-background-color has-background wp-element-button\">Raven Falls &#8211; AO3 Draft Archive (Pending)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tales of Iradathka Blog Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fc57c17 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-807 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-toi category-writing tag-kae tag-toi tag-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/anniversary-plans\/\" target=\"_self\" >Anniversary Plans<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[This story no longer fits within the modern canon, although some version of this story will be] A sigh rose from the depths of the mountain of papers and pillars of books, blending with the &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-09-24T13:36:35-08:00\">September 24, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-793 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-patreon category-toi category-writing tag-kae tag-patreon tag-toi tag-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/15\/karvusan-over-voimanudath\/\" target=\"_self\" >Karvusan over Voimanudath<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Iradathkin Imperium Navy Cruiser Charcoaled Sun pushed back into real space on the inner edge of Aligoya Poxei. Forty minutes later, a still slightly bleary-eyed Lieutenant Kaewer Jirvaerka, 278th Kidorlus found herself sitting in &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-02-15T10:45:00-08:00\">February 15, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-770 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-patreon category-toi category-writing tag-kae tag-matr tag-patreon tag-toi tag-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/09\/operation-flooded-hammer\/\" target=\"_self\" >Operation Flooded Hammer<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">?? Plavurimtsu (2), 4269, 10. \u2014\u2014 The fresh fallen snow tried its hardest to crunch beneath Kaewer&#8217;s armoured feet as she slid through the frigid alien night but her own magic smothered the sound almost &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-11-09T16:13:55-08:00\">November 9, 2019<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-767 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-patreon category-toi category-writing tag-kae tag-patreon tag-toi tag-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/09\/cooking-for-relia\/\" target=\"_self\" >Cooking For Relia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Bang, bang, bang. Kaewer kicked the door of the luxury apartment hard enough to get Relia&#8217;s attention but soft enough to, hopefully, not leave a mark. The door opened with a soft woosh as it &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-11-09T15:05:16-08:00\">November 9, 2019<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-150 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-toi category-writing tag-toi tag-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/22\/prolouge-of-highlords-war\/\" target=\"_self\" >Prologue of Highlord&#8217;s War<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8212; This a very old sample of writing &#8212; From above, the city lay silent. Hundreds of miles of custom-built habitat stretched across the world&#8217;s face like a massive stain. Every inch of the city &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2012-02-22T20:47:25-08:00\">February 22, 2012<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self-Published Tales of Iradathka Shorts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In an effort to learn about how the Amazon Self-Publishing works, two of the shorts avaiable in the blog above were also put on Amazon in 2015 and can be found there<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Short 1: A Jirvaerka Anniversary<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>A brief look into Aroven Jirvaerka life on the night of his wedding Anniversary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?asin=B00W43DNWS&amp;asin=B00W43DNWS&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_koksxb4T1TNVQ\">https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?asin=B00W43DNWS&amp;asin=B00W43DNWS&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_koksxb4T1TNVQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Short 2: Project Implacable<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Human Systems Federation newest Admiral arrives at his new command to find it is not what he expects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?asin=B00W3CG33Q&amp;asin=B00W3CG33Q&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_WiksxbGN3RJ67\">https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?asin=B00W3CG33Q&amp;asin=B00W3CG33Q&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_WiksxbGN3RJ67<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Writing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yarns of Doverynn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JH6dqTGm21EJQ6cNqkVWxY-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-896 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JH6dqTGm21EJQ6cNqkVWxY-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JH6dqTGm21EJQ6cNqkVWxY-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JH6dqTGm21EJQ6cNqkVWxY-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JH6dqTGm21EJQ6cNqkVWxY-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JH6dqTGm21EJQ6cNqkVWxY-2048x1229.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JH6dqTGm21EJQ6cNqkVWxY-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>An in-development TTRPG setting by co-authored by me and a friend, the world bible is available on WorldAnvil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldanvil.com\/w\/yarns-of-doverynn-redbreard\">https:\/\/www.worldanvil.com\/w\/yarns-of-doverynn-redbreard<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Writing Samples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fc57c17 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-595 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-the-musings category-writing tag-blog tag-other-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/11\/an-i-love-you-swallowed\/\" target=\"_self\" >An &#8220;I love you&#8221; swallowed<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This is reminiscent of some of my other blog posts on an ancient blog from high school. I know it&#8217;s melodramatic but I hit a real rough moment and needed to process it. Writing has &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2017-04-11T17:37:34-08:00\">April 11, 2017<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-220 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-writing tag-keep-writing tag-other-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/24\/the-third-week-of-the-prompt-a-week-writing-challenge\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Third Week of the Prompt a Week Writing Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I want to give a thanks to Dennis Mckieran for the god&#8217;s names and to Kill bill for show me what a chain fight might look like (other several other more&#8230; accurate youtube videos) I &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2013-01-24T17:05:21-08:00\">January 24, 2013<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-200 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-writing tag-keep-writing tag-other-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/20\/the-second-week-of-prompt-a-week-writing-challenge\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Second Week of Prompt a Week Writing Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Righto I&#8217;m a day late been a busy week! I&#8217;d like to apologize I&#8217;m not the best accent writer and i ran a little longer than I meant to because I had to set up &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2013-01-20T08:50:05-08:00\">January 20, 2013<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-199 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-writing tag-keep-writing tag-other-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/08\/the-first-week-of-prompt-a-week-writing-challenge\/\" target=\"_self\" >The First week of Prompt a Week Writing Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Prompt: Week 1: Write a haunting description of the eldritch beauty of an abandoned elf kingdom. (Inspired by The Lord of the Rings) Story: \u201cWe\u2019ve arrived.\u201d Alexander glanced up to see the blessed end of &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2013-01-08T14:03:42-08:00\">January 8, 2013<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-139 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-writing tag-other-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/01\/139\/\" target=\"_self\" >Description Writing Work<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">She remains a mystery yet, shrouded by quiet and veiled in the tantalizing gossamer of horded stories. I will be the first to admit that with such a mysteries even the most brilliant writings will &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2012-02-01T13:18:38-08:00\">February 1, 2012<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-121 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-writing tag-other-writing tag-writing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talesofalexander.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/14\/a-christmas-short\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Christmas Short<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I drummed this one up for my friend Katelyn for Xmas and I&#8217;m gonna share the first bit here: It was a perfect spring day. It was the sort of day which shamed hard work &hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2012-01-14T23:15:24-08:00\">January 14, 2012<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tales of Iradathka Tales of Iradathka is a sprawling Sci-Fi Fantasy world with history and world building spanning tens of thousands of years. 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