Koria
Scope
The motivation behind building Koria
As a german author/writer it is a challenge to get new readers and if you are willing to go international, you have different obstacles right in front of you.
Koria sprang into my mind with the idea of the Spiral and several other ideas right behind it. Stories of characters, of loss, success, betrayal and war. Of magic, of raunchy affairs and of love. Of monsters, hatred, affection and the pure will to survive on your own.
Koria is my international project where I want to entertain my readers, tell my stories in different kind of ways and - most importantly to myself - to get them out of my head. It started with the Caretaker's Inn and the first stories of the creation.
The goal of the project
As I mentioned above, this project is for my stories. Right now I'm aiming to create three books worth of shorter stories (I can't do short stories) which are called "Tales of Koria 1-3" with a fourth book dedicated to more blue topics.
My goal with the experience is to pull the readers into my world, let them see the world in all of its horror and beauty. I want them to enjoy the trip and grieve when the road comes to an end.
Koria's Unique Selling point
I do not try to make something out of the ordinary (sex-fluids elves? I got you covered!), but I want to create something which is solid, original on its own, captivating and sometimes surprising.
This world is special to me because I can bring out a lot of ideas I have accumulated throughout the years and now I can fit them all together in a seamless world.
Theme
Genre
It is a mix of High and Dark Fantasy with a hint of horror into it. Most technology is medieval, but we do have Steampunk-ish orcs (they are the engineers of my world, can you believe it?!) and alcohol-brewing fiends. Oh, and Dragonborns, a former slave race, artificially created by two beings with the blood of real dragons and humans.
Koria is on the (slow) way to industrialisation, powered by muscles and magic.
Reader Experience
Koria is - at least in my mind - something between Middle-Earth from Tolkien and the Four Corners of the world from Rothfuss. Old, ravaged by war, knowledge and technology lost to time. It should have a more melancholy feeling like my lost city of Oldrir, home to the Longardir and location of a few stories of mine like "The Selkie and the Princess".
Reader Tone
Koria is, as I mentioned above, something in between Middle-Earth and The Four Corners. Normally most people do have a normal and more-or-less easy live, but there are places where unusual things happen to ordinary people. Not only horror, but also wondrous and beautiful things.
I mean, when was the last time you were the guest of honour at the Nox Vael? See? :)
But you are always in the danger of getting enslaved or torn apart from different things.
Recurring Themes
My main themes are those:
- War - The screams of beings clashed against each other on the behalf of more powerful people (or beliefs)
- Rain - The smell of used magic, the smell of breaking the veil
- Love - Be it directly between the sheets (or grass or water or...) or be it the strength someone musters when protecting the ones he love. Be it a family or an entire kingdom. This also includes different ways of showing love incl. kinks.
Focus
All text, ideas, plots and articles in this world are created by CrazyEddie & Morbvs. All media (pictures, videos, music and all variants of it) belongs to their respective owners unless stated otherwise. (Version of 1st January
2024
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