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fascinating! Are they kind of patterned after will-o-th'wisps? And do they have bodies? And what does their voice sound like?

Are they just gleaming orbs? What do they live off of?

Ooooo that's creepiness itself!

Sounds to me like you wouldn't want to follow any of them
unless your situation was otherwise hopeless!

I like that you made them beings and not spirits.
I think there are lots of things that we still don't understand
in our own world and it only makes sense
that there would be mysteries in fantasy worlds as well.

~Raven

What happens if you catch one? Are they capable of violence?

Griffin wrote:

What happens if you catch one? Are they capable of violence?

No, actually, they aren't violent. However, it is 1) incredibly difficult to catch one and 2) even harder to keep one (they're basically little balls of light).

However, it is possible to befriend them (I haven't figured out the process yet). But a main-character-who-is-not-in-the-book befriended one in the past and asked it to reside inside a pendant for several years, which it has.

Elestar wrote:

Griffin wrote:

What happens if you catch one? Are they capable of violence?

So they can inhabit solid matter?

I think I see, but does that mean they have a different form in the other dimension?

Author:	Elestar [ December 29th, 2009, 4:29 pm ]
Post subject:	Lith
Another clip from my glossary. Lith: The lith are lights that float around and, sometimes, lead travelers astray. Some believe they are spirits, but they are actually beings. Some are mischievous, but many are benevolent. They have often led those who are lost back to the path. Most of them, though unable to see the exact future, have feelings that something is supposed to be. They can speak, though few humans know it. And they can be captured, for the piskies use them in their lanterns. Singular: Lithe.

Author:	Willow Wenial Mimetes [ January 7th, 2010, 4:21 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
fascinating! Are they kind of patterned after will-o-th'wisps? And do they have bodies? And what does their voice sound like? Are they just gleaming orbs? What do they live off of?

Author:	Mama Raven Mimetes [ January 8th, 2010, 10:26 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
Ooooo that's creepiness itself! Sounds to me like you wouldn't want to follow any of them unless your situation was otherwise hopeless! I like that you made them beings and not spirits. I think there are lots of things that we still don't understand in our own world and it only makes sense that there would be mysteries in fantasy worlds as well. ~Raven

Author:	Elestar [ January 9th, 2010, 9:16 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
Mindy E. wrote: fascinating! Are they kind of patterned after will-o-th'wisps? And do they have bodies? And what does their voice sound like? Are they just gleaming orbs? What do they live off of? Yes! I love the idea of will-o-the-wisps, but I wanted something else, something that fit my world. No, they don't have bodies (I hate to refer to the Original Star Trek series and their many energy beings, but it is something like that, only I don't think it's energy.) As far as I and anyone else knows, they are just gleaming orbs. And, I don't know what they live off of. I haven't really thought it out that far. White Raven wrote: Ooooo that's creepiness itself! Sounds to me like you wouldn't want to follow any of them unless your situation was otherwise hopeless! I like that you made them beings and not spirits. I think there are lots of things that we still don't understand in our own world and it only makes sense that there would be mysteries in fantasy worlds as well. ~Raven Thank you, Raven! Yes, your last paragraph is exactly how I mean it to be. There are a lot of things in my world that do not have explanations, because we don't have to know everything (and we probably shouldn't, anyway). Lith's are one of those hard-to-understand-and-explain phenomenons, I think partially because they are sentient beings, and can decide what to make known about themselves. Thank you, both, for reading my posts!

Author:	Arias Mimetes [ January 12th, 2010, 4:02 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
I love them!

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Author:	DrathsonofGrath [ February 15th, 2010, 10:44 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
For them to live off something.....hmm...Maybe something in the air; oh I think sunlight would be appropriate.

Author:	Lord Kieren Mimetes [ February 15th, 2010, 9:37 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
What happens if you catch one? Are they capable of violence?

Author:	Elestar [ February 16th, 2010, 9:26 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
Griffin wrote: What happens if you catch one? Are they capable of violence? No, actually, they aren't violent. However, it is 1) incredibly difficult to catch one and 2) even harder to keep one (they're basically little balls of light). However, it is possible to befriend them (I haven't figured out the process yet). But a main-character-who-is-not-in-the-book befriended one in the past and asked it to reside inside a pendant for several years, which it has.

Author:	Lord Kieren Mimetes [ February 17th, 2010, 9:51 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
Elestar wrote: Griffin wrote: What happens if you catch one? Are they capable of violence? No, actually, they aren't violent. However, it is 1) incredibly difficult to catch one and 2) even harder to keep one (they're basically little balls of light). However, it is possible to befriend them (I haven't figured out the process yet). But a main-character-who-is-not-in-the-book befriended one in the past and asked it to reside inside a pendant for several years, which it has. So they can inhabit solid matter?

Author:	Elestar [ February 18th, 2010, 3:25 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
Griffin wrote: Elestar wrote: Griffin wrote: What happens if you catch one? Are they capable of violence? No, actually, they aren't violent. However, it is 1) incredibly difficult to catch one and 2) even harder to keep one (they're basically little balls of light). However, it is possible to befriend them (I haven't figured out the process yet). But a main-character-who-is-not-in-the-book befriended one in the past and asked it to reside inside a pendant for several years, which it has. So they can inhabit solid matter? Yes. They're not exactly physical. (For an explanation, read the too-long paragraph below. Otherwise, skip it.) It gets kind of complicated, but it has to do with the two separate...dimensions (?) of my world, the physical and the non-physical. They have different names, but that's basically what they are. The physical realm is the one inhabited by humans, elves, cats, dogs, etc. The non-physical is the realm inhabited by some kinds of demons, certain angels, and certain other creatures. Sometimes, however, the creatures that belong in one dimension will end up in the other. Thus, the presence of lith in the physical world. They are not supposed to be in this world, which is why they seem so odd and are not constrained by solid matter as we are. I hope that makes some sense. Sorry for the length.

Author:	Lord Kieren Mimetes [ February 18th, 2010, 3:30 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
I think I see, but does that mean they have a different form in the other dimension?

Author:	Elestar [ February 18th, 2010, 3:35 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Lith
Griffin wrote: I think I see, but does that mean they have a different form in the other dimension? Actually, I hadn't thought about that. I like it though...I like it a lot eyes light up Hhhmmm.....

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