User blog comment:SalemtheCruel/The Blademaster's Tale/@comment-7737896-20130425015232

I thoroughly enjoyed this tale. It had all the strong points of a good story; conflict, suspense, brave heroes, a little sorrow, a touch of humor, and best of all, good food!

There were a few bits with the formatting that was confusing, especially how it will jump from place to place without warning. There were few misspellings or grammatical errors.

Here is a little about some of the characters:


 * Armuk: Somewhat intelligent, but not enough to realize that his haughtiness will become his downfall.


 * Addison: Too loyal for her own good. The seer who must survive by the skin of her teeth, like a game of Liar, Liar. Sometimes her visions are true, sometimes not, but her survival lies upon Armuk not calling her out.


 * Feryn: A simple soul, he only wishes to be in the Long Patrol and to fight evil. He is a bit shy in his love for Venya


 * Gabe: A stereotypical hare, a lover of food above all things with the surprising knack of a tracker. I was saddened by his death.


 * Venya: Spunky and brave, I like how she comes off in this tale. She is not giggly or flirty and holds her own with the adoring males, but just as easily she will stand firm by your side in battle.


 * Alex: I kind of feel bad for the poor ferret. He seems to not have a good idea of where he stands in the world. He only lives for food or by fears. It's good to see that in the end, he didn't turn out such a bad beast.


 * Brang: He seemed the most like he is in The Sable Quean. Firm, but not too much, if a little bit lax on some beasts.


 * Gorath: His end was definitely not one I would have thought of, or hoped for. I really liked him and it was too bad he went the way he did.

Zanna: Ferocious and sly, I had the feeling she would knock off either Armuk, his father, or the both of them, but I suppose she may have been more loyal than I had surmised.

Zwilt: I really didn't like him. He wasn't portrayed anything like he was portrayed in the Sable Quean (I liked him a lot then), but maybe he had some growing up to do before he became truly "the Shade"...

Ephraim and Bones: I like this pair of dastardly villains. They compliment each other. I was amused with their antics, but I wonder why they didn't just poison Armuk and take over the horde? Maybe they were more of loners, not really preferring the company of beasts but themselves.

My favorite characters from this tale would have to be Venya and Addison.