Dylan West

What’s a Gorizen? The first page of Emolecipation has this: “He’d rather throw himself in the ocean than end up on another gorizen plantation. Gorizen. Now there was a corrupted fruit! One slip of the hand and its poison barbs could kill a man.” And Scribes’ Descent describes it further: “Two concentric shells and poison sap between them, all protecting… Continue reading Gorizen Sap is Dangerous (brutal botany)

What’s a siphonophore? In chapter 22 of Scribes’ Descent, Boxer says, “The glowy things’re in the shape of a box again. I wonder if they’re a colonial species, like siphonophores in the sky.” The word siphonophores is so unusual that many readers may assume it to be a fictional term, but these exist on Earth. Here are some photos: Stephanomia… Continue reading Siphonophores

Probe Swarms Chapter 3 of Scribes’ Descent says that Mallory’s mom writes code to help probes find another wormhole, but the book gives no further detail about it. If you’ve been wondering what programming code has to do with space probes, you’ve come to the right place! To search new areas of space for an undiscovered wormhole, the… Continue reading How Mallory’s Mom Searches for New Wormholes

Hello Earth Dwellers, this is Mallory Leighyan. For you new folks, I’m the main character of Scribes’ Descent. Unlike Boxer, who hijacked this newsletter two months ago, I got Dylan’s permission to write this month’s newsletter. I hope you don’t mind. I just arrived last week–Dylan plucked me out of the Scribeverse and set me down in your universe.… Continue reading Earth is weird

I see that Boxer helped himself to my newsletter last month. Don’t tell him I said this, but I was hoping he’d do that.  Maybe I’ll leave my laptop unattended for him again some other month. Gaming update: I’ve made many more art improvements to the game and am almost done changing all of Mallory’s animations… Continue reading Managing Water Level in an Underground Reservoir

Boxer here. Dylan left his laptop unlocked and walked away to pet his kitties, so I’m taking over his newsletter this month. Shhh! Don’t tell him. All 1,920 of you can keep a secret, right? Gaming update: Dylan has worked ’til the indecent hours of night to give you the biggest update yet–now you can fight the ragna… Continue reading Easter Eggs in Scribes’ Descent, Part 2

List of Easter Eggs in Scribes’ Descent –Chrono Trigger: in Chapter 21 (The Voice), Boxer scratches his back against a rock wall and says, “Ah, this is the stuff! Secret scratching spot revealed.” I got this idea from my favorite video game of all time: Chrono Trigger  By scratching a Nu in one city in the… Continue reading Easter Eggs Hidden in Scribes’ Descent, Part 1

In the last of three articles on Radianism, I now go over its point system, funeral rites, and sayings, all of which tie together in unexpected ways. How Radians earn merit points: -1 point for every $1000 you give toward an authorized research project that leads to a verified discovery. 1 point for every $10,000… Continue reading Radian Point System, Funeral Rites, and Sayings

Last month, I listed popular Radian scripture passages. Now I’ll go into their unusual customs, which are captured by Radianism’s three pillars: 1. Read Reality Two every day. Families are to exhort each other by quoting passages that relate to the day’s activities. See the previous newsletter for more details on this one. 2. Make Scientific Advancements and measure them with a merit sum.… Continue reading 3 Pillars of Radianism

Let’s take a break from science to talk about culture. But don’t worry–science photobombs even this picture 🙂 On the back cover of Scribes’ Descent, you’ll find the line “People worship technology on Planet Daishon.” And the opening chapters are bulging with references to Radianism and its fanatical devotion to science. If you’ve ever wondered what that’s about,… Continue reading Why do people worship technology on Daishon?