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Introducing: Ussan Adder Kraus
Ussan is the heir to the Erisow crown, the kingdom of the surface Drow. He's the twin of Casimir and the eldest of four siblings (even if it's only by two minutes). Within his first story, The Silver Spirit, he takes on the persona of a benevolent fae myth in order to expose corruption in his kingdom-- corruption that his dad is aware of and has allowed to continue for the sake of a content court. This is not how Ussan plans to continue his family legacy, and there's only one

J.T. Menges
Aug 121 min read


Introducing: Piam Bertram
Piam Bertram is the sunny second prince of the Dyvinian bloodline, and what he lacks in common sense he makes up for with both charm and luck. He thrives on a life of drama and elegance, and when a life of responsibility and danger is thrust upon him, he begins to make mistakes—and wishes for nothing more than the guidance of his older brother. How will Piam learn to step up after over 250 years of riches and revelry? Piam enjoys: · Glasses of dark red wine ·

J.T. Menges
Jul 241 min read


Introducing: House Cidrell
The opposing merchant company in power and profit to House Vandermeer, House Cidrell is cunning and manipulative to both the people of Allengare proper and those on their trading routes. While the Vandermeers trade in Drow finery, the Cidrells trade in the poisons of society, and they make a killing doing it. Their eldest son, Cilas, has already taken over the family and the company, his father long passed. The younger son, Barris, is a brute, and does anything he wants with

J.T. Menges
Jun 251 min read


Introducing: Dallon Vandermeer
The youngest of House Vandermeer is Dallon Arconious. Dallon was raised into the Drow trade-based society with his family at the forefront of their merchant culture. With his older brother, Iseul, seemingly permanently missing, Dallon was raised as the heir to their trading company. Dallon is poised; trained in manners and strategy-- he is not an ignorant man. When he heard of the possibility of a Drow named Iseul assisting Ozias in his godly heroics, he quickly found hope an

J.T. Menges
Jun 71 min read


Introducing House Vandermeer
House Vandermeer is one of the two most regal households in the Drow country of Allengare, rival to house Cidrell. Malcom Vandermeer, head of the house, married Elenor very young—spurred by honest love. The controversy of her being half-giant had the Vandermeer Merchant company lose some support on their routes, making House Cidrell the default most used company on the south coast of Erocotia. Malcom preferred to be married to Elenor over caving to pressure just for business—

J.T. Menges
Apr 291 min read


Introducing: Lyrabelle Elowyn
Lyrabelle Elowyn comes from a long line of Dyvinian scouts, though most associate her with her father, Telver Elowyn. Her mother died when she was rather young but left her the oldest of 11 half-siblings, a severe rarity among elves. While her father was away at work, she was left to raise them. Overall, the Elowyn siblings lead very different lives. She found solace with simply getting to be a kid when she was with Ozias and Piam, all three of them with so much pressure on t

J.T. Menges
Apr 101 min read


Introducing: Laurel
Laurel was raised in the orphanage of the Temple of Kalla, which is where he met both Ozias and Maxim. His instincts are driven by being well-liked and this leads him to not having the best judgement, hurting a lot of people. The biggest victims of his friendship with Maxim were Ozias, Iseul and Ozias's sister, Isodora. For much of his youth, Laurel trailed after Ozias, wanting to be part of his world, of his family. As they grew older, he developed an infatuation with Isodor

J.T. Menges
Mar 281 min read


Introducing: Brood/ Iseul Vandermeer
Iseul has a complicated past, and even through the first book of the Dyvinian series, Of Dusk and Honeycomb, he isn't really sure who he is. We meet him when he's indebted to Laurel after 200 years of being tied to a thieving ring. Laurel and Maxim are incredibly cruel to him, though he eventually joins Ozias's troop due to the likes of Piam. Throughout the series, our stoic Giant-Drow discovers more about his family, what it means to be a brother, and what it means to heal--

J.T. Menges
Mar 31 min read


Introducing: Ozias Conlead
Ozias is the main character of the Dyvinian series, starting with the first book Of Dusk and Honeycomb . He grew up in the Temple of Kalla with his mother Sonora, the high priestess, and his sisters Isodora and Nel. As the son of the high priestess he grew up alongside Laurel, an orphan being raised by the priests of their temple, Lyra, the daughter of their head scout, and Piam, the second prince of their land. Through his life, he grew to become a templar, n

J.T. Menges
Feb 91 min read


Welcome to My New Website!
Honestly, being an indie author is so much work that you do for essentially free and on your own time, so finally having this website put together is so valuable and thrilling to me. I hope you enjoy the worlds I created through both words and images, and that you keep coming back for more! As of now (1/22/26) my writing hasn't reached a huge audience, but it's something I really love to do and that I care about. Officially, thank you to the friends that I have dragged into t

J.T. Menges
Jan 231 min read
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