Vastus

Abigail Ruiz Strilic Velur

Born: El Cuervo

Parents: Admiral Wade Strilic and Captain Valentina Ruiz

Spouse: Param Velur

Weight: 49 kg

Height: 161 cm

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Title and Skills: Engineering Commander, Mechanical Engineering Prodigy, Resourceful Inventor, Talented Pilot, Peace Bringer

Quotes:

“Rebuilding this relic is going to be exciting!” Flight to Bern Village

“We’re human engineers. Our own species labels half of us with emotional disorders in a vain attempt to understand us.” Dragon Warriors

“Gail swung around in the pilot’s chair, watching numbers flash in front of her. If Gail constantly adjusted the numbers to prevent her engines from exploding, she could increase the ship’s speed. Countless disasters could turn her one-week buffer into two hours. She would push El Cuervo as quickly as she safely could.” Dragon Warriors

“There is always a way to escape.” Carcer

“With each passing minute a warhead zoomed closer to Lavi.” Carcer

Carcer will be part of the Vastus universe, but can be enjoyed on its own. Though reading the Vastus series is not necessary, Carcer will contain spoilers for the Vastus series. It occurs six years after Hidden City and primarily follows Calix, a dragon warrior and a healer. I am working on edits now.

I started a new page for characters. Here is one of the character descriptions:

Artwork by: Justin Donaldson

Born: Glanton, Peace Island, Indago Solar System

Weight: 71 kg

Height: 179 cm

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Green

Titles and Skills: Dragon Leader, Healing Director, Hidden City Warrior, Master, Warrior, Healer, Aurium Archer

“Darian gaped at Elaina. ‘You’ve been holding out on us, Elaina.’

Elaina shook mud off her shoes. ‘I wasn’t allowed to use a shield before.’

‘And I was concerned when I heard about you walking in the forest with Davu after you arrived.’ Louie’s lips curled up in a smile.

‘Dangerous animals do live in the forest.’

‘Dangerous animals or animals in danger of attacking you?’”

From: Dragon Warriors

This was one of the cover ideas Harkale Linai presented for Hidden City. I loved it and wanted to use it, but also loved the other covers she presented. It was a tough choice. After much deliberation, I decided to put this image on the spine for the Hidden City paperback.