CHaracter post

Starting today I’m going to introduce you to all the characters of note in my latest book, “Repercussions Abound.”  Today we lead off with the most important character and protagonist in the book; Linvin Grithinshield.  He was twelve when his father learned that his son was meant to use the mighty Red Sapphire.  Linvin was sent away to train with Sedemihcra, the Master Trainer of Combat and Warfare.  When he came of age Linvin joined the Valian Army.  He moved up quickly with his knowledge of tactics and combat.  By his mid to later twenties Linvin was named Supreme Commander of all Valian forces.  Then a sudden message from his mother forced him to resign his commission and ride for home in haste.  Upon arriving he was told his father was missing and the family business needed Linvin’s guiding hand.   After setting the retail conglomerate on sound financial ground Linvin settled into his new life as a merchant.  It was to be short-lived.  Assassins killed his mother and were coming for Linvin.  He, his uncle Anvar and his cousins Bander and Rander had to flee and search out the mythical gem.  They found it and Linvin’s Life changed forever.  In finding it he made a bitter enemy of Lord Mandrean of the Mandrean Empire.  Seeking revenge, Mandrean kidnaps Anvar as bait to lure Linvin into a trap.  Knowing that’s what it is Linvin had no choice but to go anyway.  Along the way Linvin stops to help some helpless farmers being attacked by bandits only to be cracked on the head by a shovel.  When he awakes his memory is gone.  He loses the red sapphire and seeks to help the family set up their new farm.   Meanwhile Anvar waits in a prison cell for his nephew to come to his rescue.   Will Linvin have his memory restored in time?  Can he save Anvar even if he does?  It’s him and his experience against the empire.  The odds are not good.