Dear Trick or Treat Author 2017
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platinum_firebirdHi! First of all a strong and heartfelt thank you for being my author and/or taking a look at my letter. May the spirit of inspiration strike!
I’ve tried to give a few ideas and guidelines as to what I like here, but please don’t feel the need to stick rigidly to anything. I am also okay for you to use one, all, or any combination of the characters I’ve requested in each fandom, as the story guides you. If you have a story you just feel I’ll like, please go ahead with it! (If you do want clarification as to whether I like something, you can either leave an anon comment here or an anon ask over at my tumblr)
Links: I'm Burning_Nightingale on AO3, and darthrevaan on tumblr
Likes
I’m a fan of romance, adventure (especially quests!), casefic, plotty fic, fluff, gen, world-building and character studies. I am happy with any rating and any tone, from fluffy curtain fic down to pretty dark stuff. I usually prefer at least a bittersweet ending, though. I love fics that are realistic and I love stuff that’s tropey as all get out; go wild.
Celebrimbor: I'm so interested in how Celebrimbor is barely mentioned in the Silmarillion, though he goes on to be an important character later. I want to know what his life is like, following his father around for the first part, and rejecting him later. What leads him to that decision, and how hard is it to make? What's life like for him in Nargothrond afterward? As I said above, I'd love to know about his relationship with Finduilias. What does he think of Turin, as a leader and as the man Finduilias loves? I'd love to know where Celebrimbor fits in the politics of Nargothrond - whether he opposes or supports Turin's rise to power, and whether he can do anything about it if he opposes Turin. And how did he get out of Nargothrond alive? Did he leave early, or escape from the final battlefield? Where does he go afterward - presumably Balar? I'd love to read about him meeting Gil-galad. I'd also love to read something about his relationship with his many uncles - what's it like being the only grandson of Feanor?
Maeglin: I'm so interested in what Maeglin's really like. I've heard the theory that the Silmarillion is intentionally written as if from the point of view of a scholar of Gondolin (specifically Pengolodh), whose bias would automatically cast Maeglin as the villain. But what is he really like? Did he get short changed or is he actually not that great? I certainly feel some sympathy for him - despite his actions, he had a tough life, a very controlling and difficult father, his mother died tragically, and then to top it all off it got captured and tortured by Morgoth. I feel like, with all the heroic stories of the figures who stood up and defied Morgoth that we have in the Silmarillion, Maeglin's one is important - sometimes people aren't strong enough, and they break. It's hard to fault him for breaking under torture, but why, when released back to Gondolin and presumably free to warn Turgon, does he not do so? Does Morgoth do something to him that prevents him from speaking about it? Is he so lost in despair that the vision Morgoth planted in his head of him ruling Gondolin seems like the light at the end of the tunnel? Perhaps something just broke inside and Maeglin can't imagine not obeying Morgoth's orders, even if he's not there. So how does he fool people into thinking nothing happened? Does anyone suspect? What changed about him? If you want to write dark torture fic or a dark character study of post-torture Maeglin, why he does what he does, that would be amazing. If you want to write a fix-it where someone does notice and somehow gets the truth out of him, and how that changes things, I would love that. I'd also love something lighter, about when he first comes to city and how he fits in - something about his culture shock and the big difference between the forest and the city? Turgon seems to like him a lot, so a fic about them growing close?
Mablung: We don't get much info on Mablung, so I want to know more about him. What's his background? Sindar, Silvan, Avari? (I'd love an Avari Mablung, how he got to be in Doriath, etc.) I see him as a more sombre, solemn, duty-bound character, and I love him in counterpoint to Beleg. I'd really love to know about how their friendship began, and how it grew down the years (feel free to ship them, though I usually see them as friends who occasionally sleep together rather than a love for the ages). Honestly I'd just love anything from Mablung's life, though what life was like in Doriath before the sun and moon, before the arrival of the Noldor, is really, really fascinating for me. The Noldor seem to find Sindar/Silvan settlements in most of the lands they enter, so what's their relationship with Doriath? Do they truly see Thingol as their High King or do they just pay lip service to the idea? (They seem happy enough to join the Noldor and live under their rule, at least according to the Silmarillion, when the Sindar of Nevrast join Turgon in going to Gondolin) Do Doriath's military forces ever go out and help them against Morgoth? Some worldbuilding for what life was like before we see the Noldor come back in the Silm would be wonderful.
Original Dwarf Character: I. Love. Dwarves. All dwarves, any dwarves, male or female or anything in between dwarves, dwarves from the places we know about and the places we don't. We never get much detail on what Nogrod and Belegost are like, so some worldbuilding would be amazing. What's it like to live in these cities? What do they look like, what's the politics and social scene like, etc etc. I'd love to see how the dwarves interact with the outside world as well - a first meeting between the dwarves and any of the elves they make alliances with, seen through our original character's eyes? I'd love a fic about a dwarf who's a trader and goes into the outside world to visit the lands of Elves and Men and make trades with them. I like to think the relationship between dwarves and elves wasn't quite so sour as the Silmarillion sometimes makes it out to be (it's supposed to be a history, so it's probably somewhat tainted by hindsight, and they did help characters like Finrod out a lot, and allied with Maedhros, etc.) so a fic about dwarves and elves who are genuine friends with each other would be amazing. I'd also love to see something about what Moria is like in this period, far away over many hundreds of miles that most of the Silmarillion characters never cross. What trials are they dealing with? What joys? Feel free to make your original dwarf character whoever you like, from whatever walk of life you like.
Year In Hereafter
Requested Characters: Veeti Harmonsuo, Mikael Lapintaival, Jaakko Ilmarinen, Sakari Harmonsuo, Ieva Pajari
Veeti: I love this dude; he's probably my favourite character in this comic. I love characters who are focused on their duty, their job of protection. I'd love to see something about Veeti dealing with something supernatural, just an average day in the life. Equally, something about what it's like to wake up in the other world! How weird it is! And of course I really want to see a Veeti and Sakari reunion! Feel free to go sweet or dark with that, heheh.
Mikael: He's so cute! I wanna know more about what it's like being thrust into this strange world for a person who maybe only a day or two ago didn't even believe in magic. What's the differences between this and his home world? I'd be really interested in some kind of fic that compares the differences between the two worlds with the differences between the city and town that Mikael must have been thinking about when he arrived in the country. And what lies in store for him next?
Sakari: So, what the hell happened to land him in the other world? What went wrong? And what happened to him once he got there? I'd love to read something about him adjusting to the other world, how he fell in with his current friends, etc. I'm really interested in what happened on the mission (where everyone thought he'd died, but he actually got kicked into another world) - feel free to go dark with this one if you want to.
Jaakko + Ieva: Literally anything about the world they live in. We've seen so little of it and I'm so curious! I wanna know their backstories, what their lives are like, how the world works on the day to day. A story about their points of view when Sakari first arrived maybe? Something about how Ieva came to be in her position in the guards, or how Jaakko ended up working in the forge?
Destiny
Characters Requested: Ikora Rey, Mara Sov, Petra Venj
Note about spoilers: I haven't had time to play Destiny 2 yet, so please don't include any spoilers beyond what's been in the trailers!
Ikora: I love how Ikora is nearly always calm, practical, collected and in control. I also love that's she's powerful as hell and can kick ass! Something about her time before joining the Vanguard would be amazing. Like many of us I think, I'm intrigued by her years as a Crucible champion! And I'd also love to know how she first became a Guardian. Where did she wake up? When? What were her first years like? A fic about Ikora through the years would be awesome. I'd also love to see something about her on a mission, kicking ass and investigating something. Anything about warlock research, and what kind of stuff Ikora does would be amazing! And I'd love to know how she finally gained her spot on the Vanguard - who offered her the position? Did she have to think about it before she said yes? (I'm assuming she's not the first Warlock Vanguard - so what happened to that person?)
Mara: So I'm about seventy per cent subscribed to the idea that Mara somehow isn't dead, and has a bigger plan in motion. So, what's that plan? She must be planning to take down the Darkness somehow, right? (There's hints that she's been collaborating with Eris Morn, so include that if you wish!) I'd also love to know about her early life. How exactly does one become Queen of the Awoken? What were her family/parents like? And what is it like being Queen of the Reef? Who does she deal with, what decisions does she have to make? What kind of things does she hide from the Guardian Leadership (I'm assuming a few things)?
Petra: For Petra, I want to know 10000% more about the Reef! How do things work, what’s daily life there like? What was Petra’s childhood like? How were her first years in service? I’d love something about her relationships, especially to Mara, both before and after her exile. Something heart-wrenching about Petra after Mara’ssupposed! death would be fantastic; about her soldiering on, trying to keep up connections with the Tower, protect the Reef, and possibly also choose a new queen? (As I mentioned above, I’m about seventy per cent subscribed to the idea that Mara isn’t actually dead somehow, so what if Petra is pushing to find a new queen and the Techeuns keep blocking her, to the point where she gets curious/frustrated and investigates?) Also something about her and the Guardian main player character would be fun. Mission-fic perhaps? Petra as an actual companion on a mission with the player character instead of just a voice on the radio! I’d also love something concerning Petra’s life in the Tower in exile, how she deals with the people of the Tower, how she handles her loneliness and homesickness, what she thinks of the City, her feelings when she’s finally allowed home.
City of Hunger
Characters Requested: Any character
Please look up under the Stand Still Stay Silent entries for my thoughts on the characters as they are in the original comic.
My biggest question about this world is - what's changed? They're "in a futuristic world on a faraway icy planet", so what's different for the crew? Do they still lead similar-ish lives/have similar experiences to their SSSS counterparts, or are their lives totally different? I would love some worldbuilding for this fandom, some guess as to what the icy planet might be like, what the culture is, maybe what the story will be about? Anything you can come up with, really. I'm just really intrigued to see my favourite characters from SSSS in a new place and new circumstances, especially as I love sci-fi! I'd be interested to know whether the icy planet they're on is a colony world and they've come there from Earth or somewhere else - or maybe Earth has been forgotten/never existed and this is the only known place? And that title is intriguing - why might the game be called 'City of Hunger'? It sounds like something dark is going on, and the little bit of environment we saw in the preview looked run-down and was full of monsters, so I get the feeling this world might not be all that friendly. So how do our characters survive here? What's their mission? And speaking of monsters, where exactly did those snow spiders come from?
Some themes/tropes I really love include: characters fighting against/changing fate, everything about survival (what it means, how it changes you, the lengths you went to), the pressures and struggles of leadership, two people against the world together, found family anything, harsh/beautiful (or harshly beautiful) physical landscapes, gifts or gestures with intense or very personal meanings, anything where characters just get one another, characters who grapple with becoming evil or doing evil deeds, villains who believe they’re in the right, villains who just don’t care about morality, characters who are determined hope will prevail above all else, characters who really feel the weight of their heritage/someone's legacy and a pressure to live up to that
Specifically relationship themed tropes: Seemingly Unrequited Pining, Friends to Lovers, Fake Dating/Fake Marriage Accidentally Turns Into Feelings, Battle Couple, Everyone Can See It, Like An Old Married Couple
I am also very into AUs and fusions, including: fantasy (urban, high, whatever), coffee shop, post-apocalypse, sci-fi/space, superpowers, Pacific Rim fusions, espionage/spies, reincarnation, royal/arranged marriage
I am also very up for receiving porn! I really love porn that’s about the characters and centres their relationship. Emotionally charged, desperate, I-need-you-it-can’t-wait sex is fantastic! Sex that’s the culmination of a slow burn and/or a really intense bout of UST is my absolute jam. I’m pretty vanilla when it comes to things like BDSM, so anything beyond blindfolds and tying up wrists is a no-go for me. I’m not really into dom/sub dynamics, but a bit of dirty talk is great. A bit of rough sex – hair-pulling, pushing up against walls, not being 100% gentle all the time is also very good ;)
DNWs
Scat + watersports, excessive gore (injuries happening is fine, injuries dwelt on in loving detail is not), incest, under-age sex, character-bashing, non-con, dub-con.
Fandoms
Original Work
Characters Requested: Yuki-onna, Winter Witch, Forest Witch, Original Space Marine Character(s), Captive to Be Sacrificed to a Foreign God, The Captain of the Ghost Hunter's Guild, Half-Orc in Search of a Honourable Death, Loyal Knight, Long Abandoned Sentient Ship, Xenoarchaeologist Invesitgating a Dead Civilization
Yuki-onna: I've loved the legend of the Yuki-onna ever since I first heard it! Something from her perspective would really make my day. Is she really into tricking and killing her victims? Or does this particular Yuki-onna prefer to observe/talk to/otherwise interact with humans? There are several different myths about Yuki-onna, so feel free to incorporate whichever you like best. For a treat, perhaps a story about a Yuki-onna meeting/being friends with others of her kind? Or befriending humans? For a trick, a story about a group of travellers lost in the snow and hounded by the Yuki-onna?
Winter Witch, Forest Witch: I love witches and all the different legends/mythology surrounding them. I'd love to know about where these two witches live - away from civilization? In a little town or village? In the heart of the big city? Are they in the modern period or somewhere in history? Do they know each other? Who else do they interact with? Are they liked, or hated and feared? Do they use their magic for evil or for good? I could see the forest witch interacting with the fey of the forest, and perhaps making deals with them or helping them trick humans.
Original Space Marines: I have a soft spot for soldiers in space. I'd love to see something about their daily life, either on planet or on a ship. If on planet, what's it like? What do the locals think of the marines? Perhaps a story where the marines get stranded somewhere and have to get out? Or a rescue mission to save some colonists? I would also be fascinated by a story set on a ship, and what their life is like on board. How big is their ship - a huge, thousand-person capital ship, or a tiny frigate with only twenty people? Where do their missions take them - through the buzzing centre of the galaxy/universe, or out to the unexplored fringes? A space exploration yarn would be very much appreciated.
Captive to Be Sacrificed to a Foreign God: The idea of being ripped from your homeland and taken to a strange place to be sacrificed for a god you don't even believe in gives me the shivers. Make it a trick and have the story end fatally, or make it a treat and have the captive escape! I want to know where he/she came from, what the land they're taken to is like, and who is the god that demands blood sacrifices, and why?
The Captain of the Ghost Hunter's Guild: Who's the captain? How did they become captain? What's the Guild like - who founded it, where and how does it operate, who are the members? Is it a secret or do they operate openly? A day in the life of the captain would be great, either serious or hilarious as they try and deal with the hijinks the other ghost hunter's get up to. Or maybe the captain is called in to help hunt a ghost nobody else can handle? Go as creepy as you like with the ghosts.
Half-Orc in Search of a Honourable Death: My two biggest questions; why is the half-orc searching for an honourable death - and why do they feel they need to? Do they want to atone for a bloody past? Perhaps it's a cultural thing - the only good death is an honourable one, so this orc has decided they should seek honourable death out to make sure they die honourably? Or perhaps the half-orc is rejected from society, and seeks to prove the worth of half-orcs by dying honourably? I love characters bend on what they think is right, and doggedly and endlessly pursuing a quest, so something about the half-orc's travels and trials would be amazing. Also something about what it really means for a death to be honourable - and whether it even can be - would be fantastic.
Loyal Knight: The loyal knight is one of my FAVOURITE tropes, especially if he/she is loyal to a powerful Queen. I really love when the reasons for someone's loyalty are explored in depth, and characters with an unshakable loyalty are fascinating. Does the person they're loyal to value their loyalty, or exploit it? I would love to see both a knight loyal to someone who deserves their devotion or to someone who takes advantage of them. What makes them endlessly loyal, and how did they get there in the first place? Or perhaps their loyalty is tested, or reaches it's limits?
Long Abandoned Sentient Ship: What the hell is it like to be a sentient ship? Does the ship like its form or hate it? Does it have no trouble being abandoned, flying through space on its own? Perhaps its very content continuing to do a job/explore the universe. Or is it desperately lonely, wishing every minute to make a connection with someone, to find someone else? Perhaps it was a colony ship that suffered a terrible accident that killed all its passengers, and is now too far away from its home planet to send a signal? Or perhaps it's sent a signal and is waiting a terribly long time for a response? Has it gone mad waiting? (Feel free to take that one into trick territory). What happens when someone finds it?
Xenoarchaeologist Invesitgating a Dead Civilization: This is my absolute JAM. I love the idea of the xenoarchaeologist digging through the ruins of the the dead civilization, trying to figure out who they were and what happened to them. Who is the xenoarchaelogist and why are they investigating the dead civilization? For knowledge, or a more practical concern? Do they have a team with them, or are they alone? Where do they come from, who's sponsoring their mission? Are they paying for it themselves? Are they part of a university team? Perhaps they're on a last ditch attempt to find some technology that will help save their civilization/government/planet from a cataclysm/an invading army? And what kinds of thing do they find? Are they on a planet, an asteroid, a dead ship or space station floating in space? (Feel free to crossover with the sentient ship here). What does the environment they're exploring look like?
A Redtail's Dream
Characters Requested: Hannu Viitanen, Ville, Tuomi Kinnunen, Little Hare, Swan of Tuonela | Tuonelan Joutsen, Moose of Hiisi
Hannu + Ville: I love these two and their friendship so much! I love how Ville is always trying to make Hannu do the right thing when he's being lazy, haha. I'd love to see some fic of what happens to them after their little adventure in the spirit world. Do they see more spirits, or get involved in more shenanigans? I also love the idea of Ville getting really into myths and legends, learning more about the strange world they encountered. Of course, to do that he'll probably need to learn to read! Ville learning to do human stuff and equally failing and succeeding at it would be great! I'd also be interested in seeing them maybe encounter something more threatening from the spirit world if you wanted to do a trick. As for shipping, I don't mind whether you ship these two together or not - shipfic would be cute!
Tuomi + Little Hare: I just want these two to see each other again in the human world! Maybe Tuomi goes out into the woods now and then to compose music, and is joined by an inquisitive hare? Or Little Hare becomes sort of like a guardian spirit to Tuomi? Something about him being a guardian spirit throughout Tuomi's life would be very cute.
Swan of Tuonela: I love how the swan is serene and beautiful and then shows that terrifying other side to Hannu and Ville (worthy of someone who is essentially a death goddess!) I'm really interested to know about her paperwork - why she does it, if anyone's checking up on it. Does she do it just to have records, so she has proof if something goes wrong? Or is someone enforcing the rule of having to have paperwork? Alternatively, what kind of interesting people has she seen as they enter her realm? What do they talk to her about? And who among the spirits does she like/talk to?
Moose of Hiisi: This thing creeped me the hell out when I first read this comic! A trick story with the moose coming into the human world, potentially stalking someone through the woods or something would be great. I'd also love something about how the Moose is made - what goes into it, and how is it done? And why?
Stand Still Stay Silent
Characters Requested: Original Survivor Outside the Known World, Onni Hotakainen, Original Sami Mage Character, Mikkel Madsen, Emil Västerström, Sigrun Eide, Original Norwegian Mage, Lalli Hotakainen, Original Kade Character, Reynir Árnason
Mikkel + Sigrun: I love the relationship between these two so much! How Mikkel is (generally) the sensible one to Sigrun's almost boundless enthusiasm, and how they work really well together as a team! (I personally ship it like burning, so shipfic would be a.ma.zing, but you don't have to - their friendship is enough for me!) I'd love to see the first time they meet, or a moment hanging out together some time on the mission. Staying up late chatting while the kids are all asleep and Lalli's out scouting? Cute, especially with hot chocolate. I'd also love some post-canon fic about them visiting or working with each other after the mission (or happily ever after, if you're up for that!). Sigrun going out on a troll hunt and coming back to get healed up by Mikkel would be A++. I'd also love to know more about their backgrounds individually; Mikkel has apparently been through a lot of jobs, so, what kind of stuff? And how did his life start? I'm also desperate to know more about Sigrun and her life as a troll hunting captain. What's the job like, what kind of stuff do they do? A fic of a particular troll hunt would be aces.
Sigrun + Emil: These two! I get such a cute mentor/mentee vibe from them, and I'd love something to do with that. Sigrun probably knows a bit about training up new recruits, I'd just love anything about her taking him under her wing. If you want to do post-canon fic, maybe Emil visits Norway and gets talked into going on a troll hunt with her? Or Sigrun comes to Sweden and gets to see Emil's unit in action? Or I love the idea of either of them eagerly showing the other around their hometown. As for just Emil, I'd love to see something about his early days in the Cleansers, and how he discovered his love of explosives.
Emil + Lalli: Yeah, I ship these two as well. I love how Emil is always concerned for Lalli, and also just casually chats to him even though Lalli can't understand a word he's saying. These two sitting down and trying to teach the other their language would be fun! Or perhaps a fic about them picking up bits and pieces of each other's language along the journey? Where they are in canon right now could open the door to some h/c stuff, or perhaps a hypothetical about how they get back to the others? I would really love them getting stuck in some kind of sticky situation together (how and when is your choice) and having to get out of it by themselves. Post-canon fic of them together somehow would also be awesome!
Onni + Reynir: I lowkey ship this, as well! I would love Onni trying to sit Reynir down and explain some things about magic. My ideal would a fic where they finally meet in the real world! Assuming they make it home safe from their current mission, Onni will probably be waiting for them to come out of quarantine, right? A first (physical) meeting fic would be cute.
Team fic: If you want to write some kind of team fic/mission fic, I would love that! Something fun/adventurous/dangerous during the timeskip, maybe? I'm all ears! (Re: spoilers: I'm really sad about what happened to Tuuri, so if you want to fix-it fic that, I'd be happy with that. I'm also fine if you want to follow canon and deal with the fall out of that, too)
Original Survivor Outside the Known World: I'm incredibly curious to know if anyone survived outside of Scandinavia. Someone must have, surely? In a remote area of the world? Tell me about them, author! What's their community like? How did their ancestors survive the Illness? How do they keep safe and keep the Silent World at bay? And importantly, where in the world are they? I'd love to see any theories about where other survivors might be and what their survival looks like. A remote community on top of a mountain? Or in the desert? In a bunker? Perhaps they're nomadic? Are there people who live alone or in small groups, surviving on their wits alone in the Silent World?
Original Norwegian Mage: We know Norwegian mages are trained in Iceland, so I really want to know how this Norwegian mage feels about that! What's it like going from what some people consider a backwater to arguably the most civilized country in the Known World? How do people react to Norwegians in Iceland? What's the perception of Norwegian mages among Icelandic mages? Basically I'd love something about the culture shock and adjustment your mage has to go through when they arrive in Iceland. I wouldn't be adverse to them striking up a romance with an Icelander, either!
Original Sami Mage Character + Original Kade Character: I would really love some kind of tragic story about two mages, one of whom turns into a Kade and has to be hunted down by the other. What was their relationship before - cousins, parent and child, lovers, siblings? How and why did one of them turn into a Kade? I'd love something about the Sami Mage being on their trail for years, constantly missing them or otherwise being avoided by the Kade. What's their final confrontation like, and who wins? Also, can Kades survive in the Silent World, or not?
The Silmarillion
Requested Characters: Maedhros, Fingon | Findekáno, Finduilas Faelivrin, Mablung, Finrod, Bëor, Maglor, Original Dwarf Character, Celebrimbor, Maeglin | Lómion
Maedhros: Probably my favourite character in the Silmarillion, if I'm being honest! I mentioned I love characters who struggle with legacy, and that's something I think Maedhros struggles with in spades. How does he deal with what his father did, his family did, he did? I'd love to see something about building Himring, settling into Beleriand, beginning to organise themselves. For a treat, perhaps a fic about a cosy winter or cool summer at Himring? I love to see him interact with his brothers and other family, good or bad. I also ship him pretty hard with Fingon, if you want to go that route. Some happy shipfic? Or sad after all the tragedy? Either is good. I also love his complicated relationship with Maglor and the twins at the end of it all. I prefer to see him as not hostile to Elrond and Elros, though maybe he doesn't consider himself their adoptive father like Maglor does. I saw a theory after the first Hobbit movie came out that Elrond had learnt Ancient Dwarvish from Maedhros (since Maedhros had had that alliance with Azaghal) so something about that would be super sweet!
Fingon: I love Fingon's bravery, and how he's prepared to forgive even after what happened between the two halves of his family. I think the moment that made me love him was when he set out on his quest after Maedhros, so I'd love to see his thought process as he gets ready for that, what makes him decide to do it, how he manages to sneak out of the camp and set off, etc. Another moment I really want to see is when he becomes the High King. How do you deal with such a sudden attack, so much death, your beloved father essentially committing suicide, and on top of all that, now you have to be the King of your people? I really want to see something about how he steps into the role, and how he feels about it, good and bad. And as I said above I do ship him with Maedhros, so ship fic is always good, though not required if it's not your thing!
Maglor: I love the different interpretations people have of Maglor. People often tend to see him as the quiet, calm one, but is he? A depiction of him as perhaps slightly less calm and composed would be interesting, or if he is the sensible one in the family, does he work hard to act that way? Does he come to resent being the peacemaker? I think his closest relationship is with Maedhros, so something about them through the years would be great. I'd also love to see something about how he connects to his other brothers, maybe the ones who don't really get much focus in fic. What's his relationship like with Caranthir, for instance? And of course I'm always up for seeing him with Elrond and Elros; what moves him to take them in, what they learnt from him and him from them. And where does he go, after throwing that Silmaril into the sea?
I'd also kind of love to see the above three fall into a probably-drunk angsty or victorious post-battle threesome, and then be like "what?" afterward. There can be angst in the fallout but I'd prefer if they all remained on good terms and it ended happy or happy-ish.
Finrod + Beor: I admit, I ship it. I love that Finrod is the first to find the Men, and I love that he hangs out with them so long, teaching them things. I think he really likes them, enjoys their company, and is devastated the first time he sees one of them die of old age (I doubt Beor was the first Man he saw that happen to). Something about Beor explaining that it's natural, and maybe talking about what the Men's belief is about what happens after death would be amazing. I'd love to see anything from Finrod's year with the Men, what he teaches them, what he learns from them, discussions about culture. And I'd love to see Beor following him to Nargothrond - whether it creates tension and conflict with his people, whether they're happy to see him go, how Finrod feels about it and whether he tries to discourage Beor from coming or not.
Finduilias: I love this girl, and she got short changed massively in the book. If you want to write a fix-it so she survives and goes on to see later canon, I'd love that! Something about her escaping Nargothrond and going to Balar, meeting Gil-galad and Idril? (I'd rather not see Gil-galad as her brother) I'd also love to know about her mother - who was she? Where is she in the Silmarillion? Does she come to Nargothrond with Finduilias, and what happens to her? Finduilias also spent a lot of time in close proximity to Celebrimbor, so I'd love to know what their relationship is like. Do they like each other? Hate each other? Ignore each other? What does Finduilias think of his decision to stay behind in Nargothrond and reject his father? Perhaps a fix-it where they both escape Nargothrond together?
Fandoms
Original Work
Characters Requested: Yuki-onna, Winter Witch, Forest Witch, Original Space Marine Character(s), Captive to Be Sacrificed to a Foreign God, The Captain of the Ghost Hunter's Guild, Half-Orc in Search of a Honourable Death, Loyal Knight, Long Abandoned Sentient Ship, Xenoarchaeologist Invesitgating a Dead Civilization
Yuki-onna: I've loved the legend of the Yuki-onna ever since I first heard it! Something from her perspective would really make my day. Is she really into tricking and killing her victims? Or does this particular Yuki-onna prefer to observe/talk to/otherwise interact with humans? There are several different myths about Yuki-onna, so feel free to incorporate whichever you like best. For a treat, perhaps a story about a Yuki-onna meeting/being friends with others of her kind? Or befriending humans? For a trick, a story about a group of travellers lost in the snow and hounded by the Yuki-onna?
Winter Witch, Forest Witch: I love witches and all the different legends/mythology surrounding them. I'd love to know about where these two witches live - away from civilization? In a little town or village? In the heart of the big city? Are they in the modern period or somewhere in history? Do they know each other? Who else do they interact with? Are they liked, or hated and feared? Do they use their magic for evil or for good? I could see the forest witch interacting with the fey of the forest, and perhaps making deals with them or helping them trick humans.
Original Space Marines: I have a soft spot for soldiers in space. I'd love to see something about their daily life, either on planet or on a ship. If on planet, what's it like? What do the locals think of the marines? Perhaps a story where the marines get stranded somewhere and have to get out? Or a rescue mission to save some colonists? I would also be fascinated by a story set on a ship, and what their life is like on board. How big is their ship - a huge, thousand-person capital ship, or a tiny frigate with only twenty people? Where do their missions take them - through the buzzing centre of the galaxy/universe, or out to the unexplored fringes? A space exploration yarn would be very much appreciated.
Captive to Be Sacrificed to a Foreign God: The idea of being ripped from your homeland and taken to a strange place to be sacrificed for a god you don't even believe in gives me the shivers. Make it a trick and have the story end fatally, or make it a treat and have the captive escape! I want to know where he/she came from, what the land they're taken to is like, and who is the god that demands blood sacrifices, and why?
The Captain of the Ghost Hunter's Guild: Who's the captain? How did they become captain? What's the Guild like - who founded it, where and how does it operate, who are the members? Is it a secret or do they operate openly? A day in the life of the captain would be great, either serious or hilarious as they try and deal with the hijinks the other ghost hunter's get up to. Or maybe the captain is called in to help hunt a ghost nobody else can handle? Go as creepy as you like with the ghosts.
Half-Orc in Search of a Honourable Death: My two biggest questions; why is the half-orc searching for an honourable death - and why do they feel they need to? Do they want to atone for a bloody past? Perhaps it's a cultural thing - the only good death is an honourable one, so this orc has decided they should seek honourable death out to make sure they die honourably? Or perhaps the half-orc is rejected from society, and seeks to prove the worth of half-orcs by dying honourably? I love characters bend on what they think is right, and doggedly and endlessly pursuing a quest, so something about the half-orc's travels and trials would be amazing. Also something about what it really means for a death to be honourable - and whether it even can be - would be fantastic.
Loyal Knight: The loyal knight is one of my FAVOURITE tropes, especially if he/she is loyal to a powerful Queen. I really love when the reasons for someone's loyalty are explored in depth, and characters with an unshakable loyalty are fascinating. Does the person they're loyal to value their loyalty, or exploit it? I would love to see both a knight loyal to someone who deserves their devotion or to someone who takes advantage of them. What makes them endlessly loyal, and how did they get there in the first place? Or perhaps their loyalty is tested, or reaches it's limits?
Long Abandoned Sentient Ship: What the hell is it like to be a sentient ship? Does the ship like its form or hate it? Does it have no trouble being abandoned, flying through space on its own? Perhaps its very content continuing to do a job/explore the universe. Or is it desperately lonely, wishing every minute to make a connection with someone, to find someone else? Perhaps it was a colony ship that suffered a terrible accident that killed all its passengers, and is now too far away from its home planet to send a signal? Or perhaps it's sent a signal and is waiting a terribly long time for a response? Has it gone mad waiting? (Feel free to take that one into trick territory). What happens when someone finds it?
Xenoarchaeologist Invesitgating a Dead Civilization: This is my absolute JAM. I love the idea of the xenoarchaeologist digging through the ruins of the the dead civilization, trying to figure out who they were and what happened to them. Who is the xenoarchaelogist and why are they investigating the dead civilization? For knowledge, or a more practical concern? Do they have a team with them, or are they alone? Where do they come from, who's sponsoring their mission? Are they paying for it themselves? Are they part of a university team? Perhaps they're on a last ditch attempt to find some technology that will help save their civilization/government/planet from a cataclysm/an invading army? And what kinds of thing do they find? Are they on a planet, an asteroid, a dead ship or space station floating in space? (Feel free to crossover with the sentient ship here). What does the environment they're exploring look like?
A Redtail's Dream
Characters Requested: Hannu Viitanen, Ville, Tuomi Kinnunen, Little Hare, Swan of Tuonela | Tuonelan Joutsen, Moose of Hiisi
Hannu + Ville: I love these two and their friendship so much! I love how Ville is always trying to make Hannu do the right thing when he's being lazy, haha. I'd love to see some fic of what happens to them after their little adventure in the spirit world. Do they see more spirits, or get involved in more shenanigans? I also love the idea of Ville getting really into myths and legends, learning more about the strange world they encountered. Of course, to do that he'll probably need to learn to read! Ville learning to do human stuff and equally failing and succeeding at it would be great! I'd also be interested in seeing them maybe encounter something more threatening from the spirit world if you wanted to do a trick. As for shipping, I don't mind whether you ship these two together or not - shipfic would be cute!
Tuomi + Little Hare: I just want these two to see each other again in the human world! Maybe Tuomi goes out into the woods now and then to compose music, and is joined by an inquisitive hare? Or Little Hare becomes sort of like a guardian spirit to Tuomi? Something about him being a guardian spirit throughout Tuomi's life would be very cute.
Swan of Tuonela: I love how the swan is serene and beautiful and then shows that terrifying other side to Hannu and Ville (worthy of someone who is essentially a death goddess!) I'm really interested to know about her paperwork - why she does it, if anyone's checking up on it. Does she do it just to have records, so she has proof if something goes wrong? Or is someone enforcing the rule of having to have paperwork? Alternatively, what kind of interesting people has she seen as they enter her realm? What do they talk to her about? And who among the spirits does she like/talk to?
Moose of Hiisi: This thing creeped me the hell out when I first read this comic! A trick story with the moose coming into the human world, potentially stalking someone through the woods or something would be great. I'd also love something about how the Moose is made - what goes into it, and how is it done? And why?
Stand Still Stay Silent
Characters Requested: Original Survivor Outside the Known World, Onni Hotakainen, Original Sami Mage Character, Mikkel Madsen, Emil Västerström, Sigrun Eide, Original Norwegian Mage, Lalli Hotakainen, Original Kade Character, Reynir Árnason
Mikkel + Sigrun: I love the relationship between these two so much! How Mikkel is (generally) the sensible one to Sigrun's almost boundless enthusiasm, and how they work really well together as a team! (I personally ship it like burning, so shipfic would be a.ma.zing, but you don't have to - their friendship is enough for me!) I'd love to see the first time they meet, or a moment hanging out together some time on the mission. Staying up late chatting while the kids are all asleep and Lalli's out scouting? Cute, especially with hot chocolate. I'd also love some post-canon fic about them visiting or working with each other after the mission (or happily ever after, if you're up for that!). Sigrun going out on a troll hunt and coming back to get healed up by Mikkel would be A++. I'd also love to know more about their backgrounds individually; Mikkel has apparently been through a lot of jobs, so, what kind of stuff? And how did his life start? I'm also desperate to know more about Sigrun and her life as a troll hunting captain. What's the job like, what kind of stuff do they do? A fic of a particular troll hunt would be aces.
Sigrun + Emil: These two! I get such a cute mentor/mentee vibe from them, and I'd love something to do with that. Sigrun probably knows a bit about training up new recruits, I'd just love anything about her taking him under her wing. If you want to do post-canon fic, maybe Emil visits Norway and gets talked into going on a troll hunt with her? Or Sigrun comes to Sweden and gets to see Emil's unit in action? Or I love the idea of either of them eagerly showing the other around their hometown. As for just Emil, I'd love to see something about his early days in the Cleansers, and how he discovered his love of explosives.
Emil + Lalli: Yeah, I ship these two as well. I love how Emil is always concerned for Lalli, and also just casually chats to him even though Lalli can't understand a word he's saying. These two sitting down and trying to teach the other their language would be fun! Or perhaps a fic about them picking up bits and pieces of each other's language along the journey? Where they are in canon right now could open the door to some h/c stuff, or perhaps a hypothetical about how they get back to the others? I would really love them getting stuck in some kind of sticky situation together (how and when is your choice) and having to get out of it by themselves. Post-canon fic of them together somehow would also be awesome!
Onni + Reynir: I lowkey ship this, as well! I would love Onni trying to sit Reynir down and explain some things about magic. My ideal would a fic where they finally meet in the real world! Assuming they make it home safe from their current mission, Onni will probably be waiting for them to come out of quarantine, right? A first (physical) meeting fic would be cute.
Team fic: If you want to write some kind of team fic/mission fic, I would love that! Something fun/adventurous/dangerous during the timeskip, maybe? I'm all ears! (Re: spoilers: I'm really sad about what happened to Tuuri, so if you want to fix-it fic that, I'd be happy with that. I'm also fine if you want to follow canon and deal with the fall out of that, too)
Original Survivor Outside the Known World: I'm incredibly curious to know if anyone survived outside of Scandinavia. Someone must have, surely? In a remote area of the world? Tell me about them, author! What's their community like? How did their ancestors survive the Illness? How do they keep safe and keep the Silent World at bay? And importantly, where in the world are they? I'd love to see any theories about where other survivors might be and what their survival looks like. A remote community on top of a mountain? Or in the desert? In a bunker? Perhaps they're nomadic? Are there people who live alone or in small groups, surviving on their wits alone in the Silent World?
Original Norwegian Mage: We know Norwegian mages are trained in Iceland, so I really want to know how this Norwegian mage feels about that! What's it like going from what some people consider a backwater to arguably the most civilized country in the Known World? How do people react to Norwegians in Iceland? What's the perception of Norwegian mages among Icelandic mages? Basically I'd love something about the culture shock and adjustment your mage has to go through when they arrive in Iceland. I wouldn't be adverse to them striking up a romance with an Icelander, either!
Original Sami Mage Character + Original Kade Character: I would really love some kind of tragic story about two mages, one of whom turns into a Kade and has to be hunted down by the other. What was their relationship before - cousins, parent and child, lovers, siblings? How and why did one of them turn into a Kade? I'd love something about the Sami Mage being on their trail for years, constantly missing them or otherwise being avoided by the Kade. What's their final confrontation like, and who wins? Also, can Kades survive in the Silent World, or not?
The Silmarillion
Requested Characters: Maedhros, Fingon | Findekáno, Finduilas Faelivrin, Mablung, Finrod, Bëor, Maglor, Original Dwarf Character, Celebrimbor, Maeglin | Lómion
Maedhros: Probably my favourite character in the Silmarillion, if I'm being honest! I mentioned I love characters who struggle with legacy, and that's something I think Maedhros struggles with in spades. How does he deal with what his father did, his family did, he did? I'd love to see something about building Himring, settling into Beleriand, beginning to organise themselves. For a treat, perhaps a fic about a cosy winter or cool summer at Himring? I love to see him interact with his brothers and other family, good or bad. I also ship him pretty hard with Fingon, if you want to go that route. Some happy shipfic? Or sad after all the tragedy? Either is good. I also love his complicated relationship with Maglor and the twins at the end of it all. I prefer to see him as not hostile to Elrond and Elros, though maybe he doesn't consider himself their adoptive father like Maglor does. I saw a theory after the first Hobbit movie came out that Elrond had learnt Ancient Dwarvish from Maedhros (since Maedhros had had that alliance with Azaghal) so something about that would be super sweet!
Fingon: I love Fingon's bravery, and how he's prepared to forgive even after what happened between the two halves of his family. I think the moment that made me love him was when he set out on his quest after Maedhros, so I'd love to see his thought process as he gets ready for that, what makes him decide to do it, how he manages to sneak out of the camp and set off, etc. Another moment I really want to see is when he becomes the High King. How do you deal with such a sudden attack, so much death, your beloved father essentially committing suicide, and on top of all that, now you have to be the King of your people? I really want to see something about how he steps into the role, and how he feels about it, good and bad. And as I said above I do ship him with Maedhros, so ship fic is always good, though not required if it's not your thing!
Maglor: I love the different interpretations people have of Maglor. People often tend to see him as the quiet, calm one, but is he? A depiction of him as perhaps slightly less calm and composed would be interesting, or if he is the sensible one in the family, does he work hard to act that way? Does he come to resent being the peacemaker? I think his closest relationship is with Maedhros, so something about them through the years would be great. I'd also love to see something about how he connects to his other brothers, maybe the ones who don't really get much focus in fic. What's his relationship like with Caranthir, for instance? And of course I'm always up for seeing him with Elrond and Elros; what moves him to take them in, what they learnt from him and him from them. And where does he go, after throwing that Silmaril into the sea?
I'd also kind of love to see the above three fall into a probably-drunk angsty or victorious post-battle threesome, and then be like "what?" afterward. There can be angst in the fallout but I'd prefer if they all remained on good terms and it ended happy or happy-ish.
Finrod + Beor: I admit, I ship it. I love that Finrod is the first to find the Men, and I love that he hangs out with them so long, teaching them things. I think he really likes them, enjoys their company, and is devastated the first time he sees one of them die of old age (I doubt Beor was the first Man he saw that happen to). Something about Beor explaining that it's natural, and maybe talking about what the Men's belief is about what happens after death would be amazing. I'd love to see anything from Finrod's year with the Men, what he teaches them, what he learns from them, discussions about culture. And I'd love to see Beor following him to Nargothrond - whether it creates tension and conflict with his people, whether they're happy to see him go, how Finrod feels about it and whether he tries to discourage Beor from coming or not.
Finduilias: I love this girl, and she got short changed massively in the book. If you want to write a fix-it so she survives and goes on to see later canon, I'd love that! Something about her escaping Nargothrond and going to Balar, meeting Gil-galad and Idril? (I'd rather not see Gil-galad as her brother) I'd also love to know about her mother - who was she? Where is she in the Silmarillion? Does she come to Nargothrond with Finduilias, and what happens to her? Finduilias also spent a lot of time in close proximity to Celebrimbor, so I'd love to know what their relationship is like. Do they like each other? Hate each other? Ignore each other? What does Finduilias think of his decision to stay behind in Nargothrond and reject his father? Perhaps a fix-it where they both escape Nargothrond together?
Celebrimbor: I'm so interested in how Celebrimbor is barely mentioned in the Silmarillion, though he goes on to be an important character later. I want to know what his life is like, following his father around for the first part, and rejecting him later. What leads him to that decision, and how hard is it to make? What's life like for him in Nargothrond afterward? As I said above, I'd love to know about his relationship with Finduilias. What does he think of Turin, as a leader and as the man Finduilias loves? I'd love to know where Celebrimbor fits in the politics of Nargothrond - whether he opposes or supports Turin's rise to power, and whether he can do anything about it if he opposes Turin. And how did he get out of Nargothrond alive? Did he leave early, or escape from the final battlefield? Where does he go afterward - presumably Balar? I'd love to read about him meeting Gil-galad. I'd also love to read something about his relationship with his many uncles - what's it like being the only grandson of Feanor?
Maeglin: I'm so interested in what Maeglin's really like. I've heard the theory that the Silmarillion is intentionally written as if from the point of view of a scholar of Gondolin (specifically Pengolodh), whose bias would automatically cast Maeglin as the villain. But what is he really like? Did he get short changed or is he actually not that great? I certainly feel some sympathy for him - despite his actions, he had a tough life, a very controlling and difficult father, his mother died tragically, and then to top it all off it got captured and tortured by Morgoth. I feel like, with all the heroic stories of the figures who stood up and defied Morgoth that we have in the Silmarillion, Maeglin's one is important - sometimes people aren't strong enough, and they break. It's hard to fault him for breaking under torture, but why, when released back to Gondolin and presumably free to warn Turgon, does he not do so? Does Morgoth do something to him that prevents him from speaking about it? Is he so lost in despair that the vision Morgoth planted in his head of him ruling Gondolin seems like the light at the end of the tunnel? Perhaps something just broke inside and Maeglin can't imagine not obeying Morgoth's orders, even if he's not there. So how does he fool people into thinking nothing happened? Does anyone suspect? What changed about him? If you want to write dark torture fic or a dark character study of post-torture Maeglin, why he does what he does, that would be amazing. If you want to write a fix-it where someone does notice and somehow gets the truth out of him, and how that changes things, I would love that. I'd also love something lighter, about when he first comes to city and how he fits in - something about his culture shock and the big difference between the forest and the city? Turgon seems to like him a lot, so a fic about them growing close?
Mablung: We don't get much info on Mablung, so I want to know more about him. What's his background? Sindar, Silvan, Avari? (I'd love an Avari Mablung, how he got to be in Doriath, etc.) I see him as a more sombre, solemn, duty-bound character, and I love him in counterpoint to Beleg. I'd really love to know about how their friendship began, and how it grew down the years (feel free to ship them, though I usually see them as friends who occasionally sleep together rather than a love for the ages). Honestly I'd just love anything from Mablung's life, though what life was like in Doriath before the sun and moon, before the arrival of the Noldor, is really, really fascinating for me. The Noldor seem to find Sindar/Silvan settlements in most of the lands they enter, so what's their relationship with Doriath? Do they truly see Thingol as their High King or do they just pay lip service to the idea? (They seem happy enough to join the Noldor and live under their rule, at least according to the Silmarillion, when the Sindar of Nevrast join Turgon in going to Gondolin) Do Doriath's military forces ever go out and help them against Morgoth? Some worldbuilding for what life was like before we see the Noldor come back in the Silm would be wonderful.
Original Dwarf Character: I. Love. Dwarves. All dwarves, any dwarves, male or female or anything in between dwarves, dwarves from the places we know about and the places we don't. We never get much detail on what Nogrod and Belegost are like, so some worldbuilding would be amazing. What's it like to live in these cities? What do they look like, what's the politics and social scene like, etc etc. I'd love to see how the dwarves interact with the outside world as well - a first meeting between the dwarves and any of the elves they make alliances with, seen through our original character's eyes? I'd love a fic about a dwarf who's a trader and goes into the outside world to visit the lands of Elves and Men and make trades with them. I like to think the relationship between dwarves and elves wasn't quite so sour as the Silmarillion sometimes makes it out to be (it's supposed to be a history, so it's probably somewhat tainted by hindsight, and they did help characters like Finrod out a lot, and allied with Maedhros, etc.) so a fic about dwarves and elves who are genuine friends with each other would be amazing. I'd also love to see something about what Moria is like in this period, far away over many hundreds of miles that most of the Silmarillion characters never cross. What trials are they dealing with? What joys? Feel free to make your original dwarf character whoever you like, from whatever walk of life you like.
Year In Hereafter
Requested Characters: Veeti Harmonsuo, Mikael Lapintaival, Jaakko Ilmarinen, Sakari Harmonsuo, Ieva Pajari
Veeti: I love this dude; he's probably my favourite character in this comic. I love characters who are focused on their duty, their job of protection. I'd love to see something about Veeti dealing with something supernatural, just an average day in the life. Equally, something about what it's like to wake up in the other world! How weird it is! And of course I really want to see a Veeti and Sakari reunion! Feel free to go sweet or dark with that, heheh.
Mikael: He's so cute! I wanna know more about what it's like being thrust into this strange world for a person who maybe only a day or two ago didn't even believe in magic. What's the differences between this and his home world? I'd be really interested in some kind of fic that compares the differences between the two worlds with the differences between the city and town that Mikael must have been thinking about when he arrived in the country. And what lies in store for him next?
Sakari: So, what the hell happened to land him in the other world? What went wrong? And what happened to him once he got there? I'd love to read something about him adjusting to the other world, how he fell in with his current friends, etc. I'm really interested in what happened on the mission (where everyone thought he'd died, but he actually got kicked into another world) - feel free to go dark with this one if you want to.
Jaakko + Ieva: Literally anything about the world they live in. We've seen so little of it and I'm so curious! I wanna know their backstories, what their lives are like, how the world works on the day to day. A story about their points of view when Sakari first arrived maybe? Something about how Ieva came to be in her position in the guards, or how Jaakko ended up working in the forge?
Destiny
Characters Requested: Ikora Rey, Mara Sov, Petra Venj
Note about spoilers: I haven't had time to play Destiny 2 yet, so please don't include any spoilers beyond what's been in the trailers!
Ikora: I love how Ikora is nearly always calm, practical, collected and in control. I also love that's she's powerful as hell and can kick ass! Something about her time before joining the Vanguard would be amazing. Like many of us I think, I'm intrigued by her years as a Crucible champion! And I'd also love to know how she first became a Guardian. Where did she wake up? When? What were her first years like? A fic about Ikora through the years would be awesome. I'd also love to see something about her on a mission, kicking ass and investigating something. Anything about warlock research, and what kind of stuff Ikora does would be amazing! And I'd love to know how she finally gained her spot on the Vanguard - who offered her the position? Did she have to think about it before she said yes? (I'm assuming she's not the first Warlock Vanguard - so what happened to that person?)
Mara: So I'm about seventy per cent subscribed to the idea that Mara somehow isn't dead, and has a bigger plan in motion. So, what's that plan? She must be planning to take down the Darkness somehow, right? (There's hints that she's been collaborating with Eris Morn, so include that if you wish!) I'd also love to know about her early life. How exactly does one become Queen of the Awoken? What were her family/parents like? And what is it like being Queen of the Reef? Who does she deal with, what decisions does she have to make? What kind of things does she hide from the Guardian Leadership (I'm assuming a few things)?
Petra: For Petra, I want to know 10000% more about the Reef! How do things work, what’s daily life there like? What was Petra’s childhood like? How were her first years in service? I’d love something about her relationships, especially to Mara, both before and after her exile. Something heart-wrenching about Petra after Mara’s
City of Hunger
Characters Requested: Any character
Please look up under the Stand Still Stay Silent entries for my thoughts on the characters as they are in the original comic.
My biggest question about this world is - what's changed? They're "in a futuristic world on a faraway icy planet", so what's different for the crew? Do they still lead similar-ish lives/have similar experiences to their SSSS counterparts, or are their lives totally different? I would love some worldbuilding for this fandom, some guess as to what the icy planet might be like, what the culture is, maybe what the story will be about? Anything you can come up with, really. I'm just really intrigued to see my favourite characters from SSSS in a new place and new circumstances, especially as I love sci-fi! I'd be interested to know whether the icy planet they're on is a colony world and they've come there from Earth or somewhere else - or maybe Earth has been forgotten/never existed and this is the only known place? And that title is intriguing - why might the game be called 'City of Hunger'? It sounds like something dark is going on, and the little bit of environment we saw in the preview looked run-down and was full of monsters, so I get the feeling this world might not be all that friendly. So how do our characters survive here? What's their mission? And speaking of monsters, where exactly did those snow spiders come from?
