Warders of the World
Several entries have come in for the Warding Contest, but in the interest of preserving my sanity (and making progress on The Daylight War), I have been limiting my blog posts a bit. So let’s take a trip around the world.
First off, let’s visit the UK for a delicious entry from Melanie:
Hi Peat,
So I was baking cupcakes yesterday and came onto your site whilst they were in the oven. I was looking at some of the other entries and came up with the idea of warding them. So after battling with the icing a little bit, I finally managed to get 6 wards which are (hopefully) recognisable – warding with icing is not easy! Anyway, my cupcakes are now safe from corelings which is all that really matters.
Melanie
And a really impressive pair of entries that probably stung a bit from Carol:
Hi,
I have an entry for your warding contest. Sorry its a bit of an obvious choice but I love tattoo’s so I had to ward myself. These photo’s were taken just after (Saturday 5th June) so they still look a little “sore”.
I had always intended to put Japanese writing against the dragon down my spine but was worried about translation, your ward symbols were perfect. I chose the palm symbol because of its lovely shape and wind, flame, water and rock to represent the four elements. I also had the palm ward done in colour on my shoulder, I was so impressed with it and have booked in to have the other side done next Sunday.
I read The Painted Man a couple of weeks ago and loved it. The story was fantastic and the characters really came alive. I’m so looking forward to The Desert Spear – just waiting for the Postman to deliver it.
Thanks for writing such a fantastic book and allowing the symbols to be used.
From Carol
Then a great one from Bill who forgot to include his address, but I’m pretty sure he’s an Aussie. I love his warded dream catcher:
Peat and Lauren,
My warding needs some work but this idea got stuck in my head after reading TDS and and getting a taste of the mind demons. I couldn’t shake the idea of a mind demon invading someones sleep to create some havoc! Granted mostly people hiding at night are at risk but why give the corespawned even an inch! So I made this “Mind Catcher”. I’m a huge fan and waiting for more!
Bill
And not to be outdone, the USA has a slice of the awesome pie with this kickass entry from Vinny in OH:
Hello Peat,
When I heard about the warding contest I knew that I absolutely had to enter. Not only was it a chance to win an epic prize, but it also gave me a chance to do something totally fun involving one of my favorite books. At first I was unsure what I was going to ward. I was thinking of maybe making a giant warding circle in my backyard, but that seemed to be overdoing it. Then, I re-read The Desert Spear and an amazing idea hit me. I thought about Renna and how much I loved how her character evolved. When I got to the part where she was warding her knife, I decided that I too wanted a warded knife. I’m a weapons enthusiast, so this fit in perfectly with my interests. What’s better than making a weapon deadlier
So, after buying a fixed bladed knife, grabbing a sharpy and some industrial strength solvent, I set to work for roughly an hour warding my knife(slicing my thumb once in the process). I used the wards on your website and the description given in The Desert Spear as my guide. Since you didn’t have a piercing ward on your list, I decided to use one of the miscellanious wards, it seems to fit pretty well. I’m no artist, which is why the warding is far from beautiful, but I think the wards will still be effective against the corelings tonight.
Your friendly amateur Warder,
Vinny K
