It’s very easy to dream up a weird name and a sketch of an alien monster for a science fiction story. But if the creatures are going to be part of the story, not just some throw-away excuse for a battle, they need to be placed in a setting, with a culture. Otherwise they’re simply cardboard cut-outs.
Continue reading “Meet the Yrmaks”Meet the Yrmaks
The Yrmaks aren’t just scaly brutes. They’re a matriarchal, clan based, star-spanning species with their own faith, politics, rivalries, and traditions, from ceremonial spears to blood feuds that cross worlds.
