Treasures of yore, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. My collection of old books is steadily growing one book at a time. Each one is carefully selected for its content, age and condition. These new additions were also purchased as props for use in one of my Lucian episodes. My goal was to find books that [...]
Read On No CommentsLucian the Seeker, The Props, Part 4, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Lucian descends from a very respected and old clan of warriors and chieftains know as the Decebals. His ancestor fought in many glorious battles defending their home country of Sarmasius from the ravaging invaders of the south and east. Due to their strict [...]
Lucian the Seeker, The Props, Part 3.2, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. As mentioned previously here are the descriptions of the items used to illustrate Lucian’s promissory notes. First though a quick overview of the history of paper money. One may think that banknotes are not very Fantasy-like and a rather modern invention. I thought [...]
Lucian the Seeker, The Props, Part 3.1, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Lucian’s journal holds many secrets, not just written ones but also these promissory notes. As a well versed traveler Lucian carries a relatively small amounts of coins on him, enough to pay for food and smaller items. For extensive travels he relies on [...]
Lucian the Seeker, the props, Part 2.2, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. This picture illustrates that the items listed in the previous post do indeed all fit into the bowman’s pouch.
Lucian the Seeker, the props, Part 2.1, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Lucian’s travel pouch is tightly packed with all sorts of items aiding him in his travels, several of them relating to his medical profession. All of these items were carefully chosen, are either antique or handmade and represent exactly the function and style [...]
Lucian the Seeker, the props, Part 1, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Following up on a recent post I am continuing to show further props that I acquired for my story-in-progress “Lucian the Seeker”. These items serve as visual aids for me to connect with the character and help me define the overall look and [...]
The world of Lucian the Seeker, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. I’ve decided to give Lucian’s world more depth, determined to further expand upon him and his environment as well as the depth of the overall story. In this regard I have spent the past several weeks acquiring “props” that I will be using in [...]