Writing - The Lamplighter
Working on the Lamplighter's Inn. She still doesn't have a name yet, and that bothers me slightly. She represents the idea of destructive behaviors used for good.
Originally planned for her to be simply a sorceress, but refined it down to Pyromancer, since that's largely what I find myself writing her with.
What started this was the idea of her power being tied to this little bottle or flask, kind of like a Dark-souls Estus Flask type of thing but only when its open...
Writing - The Lamplighter 3/?
Pyromancers are well-liked by the general populace, despite their potentially destructive powers:
"Blessed Is The Lamplighter, Who Shows Us The Way Home."
"Blessed Is The Hearthkeeper, Who Tends To Our Need."
"Blessed Is The Forgemaster, Whose Craft Defends Us."
Titles given or adopted based on what the Pyromancer predominantly occupies themselves with: lamplighter, coalburner, etc.
Writing - The Lamplighter 4/?
Rise of Magic, Conflicts Within Society:
Charcoal burning is predominantly done by Pyromancers (Coalburners) at this point, as they can control the char of wood to such a fine degree that 'traditionally-made' woodchar and charcoal is determined to be inferior. Traditional charcoal burning, as an occupation, has died out.
Likewise, coalburners of exceptional skill are learning that mineral coal can be 'coked' in a very similar way, accelerating the steel industry.
Writing - The Lamplighter 2/?
The flask contains a spark, which is actually a tiny sliver of its owner's soul, in the form of an intense memory, designed to provoke powerful emotions.
I'm fixated on this metaphor of bottling and unbottling one's emotions, and each being unhealthy and destructive unless managed properly. One builds up pressure until it becomes a bomb, and the other consumes like unchecked wildfire...