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Amadeus Fighting a Zorin |
Fiori is bordered on one side by a rugged mountain range where the Zorins live. The Zorins live in the cliff dwellings there. They resemble an alligator although they do walk upright on their hind legs towering nearly 10 feet tall. The creatures have soulless sulfur-colored eyes with bulbous eyelids. They are covered by scales (avocado and tobacco brown with globs of tarry mucus attached to them). You will immediately notice the dozens of sharp and horribly stained teeth in their huge mouths if you are unlucky enough to run into one. No one has ever returned to Fiori after a close encounter with these creatures. Zorins can take the shape of a human (both adult and infant), causing confusion for both Fiorins and earthlings. Fiorin Perimeter Control rules require that you get no closer than 150 yards to the outer perimeter of Fiori. They can use their uncanny ability to suck in huge amounts of air and draw in any Fiorins or humans unlucky enough to be near them.
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Medallion on Mother Blue’s Necklace (back) |
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Medallion on Mother Blue’s Necklace (front) |
Mother Blue, the Empress of the Fiorin colony in Book 1, has multiple powers and a bronze necklace that holds the secret to her powers. The necklace can only be activated by the human guide who has been predicted to come to Fiori during their 11th year in the Sacred Scrolls of Destiny. It has been given to numerous guides in the past, but no one has had the ability to unleash the magic. No one knows yet the extent of the magic that the necklace holds. The necklace had magical powers only for Mother Blue and the “chosen one” as predicted in the Sacred Scrolls. The chosen would accomplish 3 major challenges during his/her 11th year. Mother Blue had loaned the bronze pendant to other guides, but no one had yet been able to unleash the magic. Now it’s Elle’s turn to try.
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Bellengrath Gardens, AL: Similar to the Land of Fiori
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Peggy McAloon |
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Peggy McAloon with Anneka Rogers |
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4 Replies to “Realm Explorers Part VIII: Visit Fiori with Peggy McAloon”
Love this! How wonderfully creative and thoroughly thought-out is the world of Fiori!! Can't wait to visit there myself 🙂
Thank you Annie Douglass Lima for hosting the land of Fiori in your Realm Explorers series.It is an enchanted land where everything is possible.
You're welcome! It was my pleasure!
I love this cover, and the world sounds absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday last week! Hope to see you again this week.Tina