Martlet di Rotstein
@wmartletauthor.bsky.social
Nobody worth note; little more than the wind.
Lover of stories and knights.
Catholic.
Lover of stories and knights.
Catholic.
Pinned
Nocturne of Fog: Book One of the Ember King's Inheritance|Paperback
For three years, war has lurked in the south of Chevaladin. When one of their holy generals was assassinated, the Auris Empire laid blame at the feet of their neighbors to the north, claiming the Monarchy of Montiamon was infested by dark powers. And while their crusade marched inexorably...
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Nocturne of Fog: Book One of the Ember King's Inheritance|Paperback
For three years, war has lurked in the south of Chevaladin. When one of their holy generals was assassinated, the Auris Empire laid blame at the feet of their neighbors to the north, claiming the Monarchy of Montiamon was infested by dark powers. And while their crusade marched inexorably...
www.barnesandnoble.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
As a warning, I have chosen not to renew my website. as such, any links on this account leading there no longer trustworthy.
If you're looking for my book, try one of these instead:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nocturne-o...
www.amazon.com/Nocturne-Fog...
If you're looking for my book, try one of these instead:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nocturne-o...
www.amazon.com/Nocturne-Fog...
Find yourself
Starting back again
I've tentatively recovered my stride and have since completed the prologue and half of the first chapter of EKI 2's rewrite. Progress is starting once more.
This does not, however, mean I'll be back here. I'm returning to my exile posthaste.
Starting back again
I've tentatively recovered my stride and have since completed the prologue and half of the first chapter of EKI 2's rewrite. Progress is starting once more.
This does not, however, mean I'll be back here. I'm returning to my exile posthaste.
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Find yourself
Starting back again
I've tentatively recovered my stride and have since completed the prologue and half of the first chapter of EKI 2's rewrite. Progress is starting once more.
This does not, however, mean I'll be back here. I'm returning to my exile posthaste.
Starting back again
I've tentatively recovered my stride and have since completed the prologue and half of the first chapter of EKI 2's rewrite. Progress is starting once more.
This does not, however, mean I'll be back here. I'm returning to my exile posthaste.
Minding my own business, playing FFT Ivalice Chronicles when suddenly:
Argath is killed by *his own mage* targeting *his tile* in the hopes of catching Ramza (and Time Mage Roger) in the crossfire. I promptly win the mission.
Argath is killed by *his own mage* targeting *his tile* in the hopes of catching Ramza (and Time Mage Roger) in the crossfire. I promptly win the mission.
January 21, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Minding my own business, playing FFT Ivalice Chronicles when suddenly:
Argath is killed by *his own mage* targeting *his tile* in the hopes of catching Ramza (and Time Mage Roger) in the crossfire. I promptly win the mission.
Argath is killed by *his own mage* targeting *his tile* in the hopes of catching Ramza (and Time Mage Roger) in the crossfire. I promptly win the mission.
Today's DnD
The DM, speaking to the party Paladin: "Yada yada, you find a *rusty key* hidden in a bucket."
Me, always thinking about Stella Glow: "Sora ha usukuraku shizukani..."
The DM, speaking to the party Paladin: "Yada yada, you find a *rusty key* hidden in a bucket."
Me, always thinking about Stella Glow: "Sora ha usukuraku shizukani..."
January 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Today's DnD
The DM, speaking to the party Paladin: "Yada yada, you find a *rusty key* hidden in a bucket."
Me, always thinking about Stella Glow: "Sora ha usukuraku shizukani..."
The DM, speaking to the party Paladin: "Yada yada, you find a *rusty key* hidden in a bucket."
Me, always thinking about Stella Glow: "Sora ha usukuraku shizukani..."
There really is nothing quite like the angst of not having anyone to discuss the anxiety you feel toward your creative ventures with.
Like, when you're not worried about the thing itself, but worried about worrying about it, you're already too deep in layers abstraction.
Like, when you're not worried about the thing itself, but worried about worrying about it, you're already too deep in layers abstraction.
January 17, 2026 at 7:44 AM
There really is nothing quite like the angst of not having anyone to discuss the anxiety you feel toward your creative ventures with.
Like, when you're not worried about the thing itself, but worried about worrying about it, you're already too deep in layers abstraction.
Like, when you're not worried about the thing itself, but worried about worrying about it, you're already too deep in layers abstraction.
Fragile as a breath,
A snowdrop 'neath the moon's light,
Melts away come dawn.
The flower floats on midnight,
A dream's fields its only soil.
A snowdrop 'neath the moon's light,
Melts away come dawn.
The flower floats on midnight,
A dream's fields its only soil.
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Fragile as a breath,
A snowdrop 'neath the moon's light,
Melts away come dawn.
The flower floats on midnight,
A dream's fields its only soil.
A snowdrop 'neath the moon's light,
Melts away come dawn.
The flower floats on midnight,
A dream's fields its only soil.
A thick night air chokes.
The stars fade; fog shrouds the moon.
Sky as black as mud.
No matter how darkness clings,
Nothing stains thy silver shine.
The stars fade; fog shrouds the moon.
Sky as black as mud.
No matter how darkness clings,
Nothing stains thy silver shine.
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A thick night air chokes.
The stars fade; fog shrouds the moon.
Sky as black as mud.
No matter how darkness clings,
Nothing stains thy silver shine.
The stars fade; fog shrouds the moon.
Sky as black as mud.
No matter how darkness clings,
Nothing stains thy silver shine.
Cold winds clear as ice,
Slate grey road 'neath slate grey sky,
Heartache o'er heartbeat.
The snow knows not spring's vigor,
For 'tis fragile as a dream.
Slate grey road 'neath slate grey sky,
Heartache o'er heartbeat.
The snow knows not spring's vigor,
For 'tis fragile as a dream.
January 7, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Cold winds clear as ice,
Slate grey road 'neath slate grey sky,
Heartache o'er heartbeat.
The snow knows not spring's vigor,
For 'tis fragile as a dream.
Slate grey road 'neath slate grey sky,
Heartache o'er heartbeat.
The snow knows not spring's vigor,
For 'tis fragile as a dream.
Ah! Kawakami Princess! I need no more Umas. I am complete.
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Ah! Kawakami Princess! I need no more Umas. I am complete.
Talking with a friend about book edits and--
Him: "It seems like all your protagonists are going through the same arc of not feeling good enough. And why are none of them ever happy?"
Me:
Him: "It seems like all your protagonists are going through the same arc of not feeling good enough. And why are none of them ever happy?"
Me:
November 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Talking with a friend about book edits and--
Him: "It seems like all your protagonists are going through the same arc of not feeling good enough. And why are none of them ever happy?"
Me:
Him: "It seems like all your protagonists are going through the same arc of not feeling good enough. And why are none of them ever happy?"
Me:
Taking a brief jaunt from my cave to say that I finished James Islington's 'Strength of the Few' and I can't recommend it enough. It's just as good as 'Will of the Many' and you should read it. Or read 'Will of the Many' if you haven't already and then read it.
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Taking a brief jaunt from my cave to say that I finished James Islington's 'Strength of the Few' and I can't recommend it enough. It's just as good as 'Will of the Many' and you should read it. Or read 'Will of the Many' if you haven't already and then read it.
Turned out a bit messier than I'd hoped, but still workable. Thus: behold, cream puff.
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Turned out a bit messier than I'd hoped, but still workable. Thus: behold, cream puff.
A minor thought born from not enough sleep and too much thinking about the philosophy of time: given the extra-temporal nature of God, His omniscience, and the predetermined nature of the universe, is it just as right to say "As it will be in the end is now and always was"?
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A minor thought born from not enough sleep and too much thinking about the philosophy of time: given the extra-temporal nature of God, His omniscience, and the predetermined nature of the universe, is it just as right to say "As it will be in the end is now and always was"?
Minor update: having finished a preliminary rewrite outline for EKI 2, things have been cut down to 80% chapter length, for what that's worth.
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Minor update: having finished a preliminary rewrite outline for EKI 2, things have been cut down to 80% chapter length, for what that's worth.
Oh, I know I said I was going to go back to my self-imposed exile, but would you look at that, it's October. Which of course means it's time for my yearly read of A Night in the Lonesome October and I wouldn't feel good if I didn't recommend it again.
October 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Oh, I know I said I was going to go back to my self-imposed exile, but would you look at that, it's October. Which of course means it's time for my yearly read of A Night in the Lonesome October and I wouldn't feel good if I didn't recommend it again.
AoM added a gauntlet mode with the Japanese DLC. Looks cool!
*Hours later*
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Yamato-no-Orochi burning off Qianghai Lake. I watched Petsobeks fire in the Ironwood. All those moments will be lost in time, like Hoplites in Zeus' Wrath.
*Hours later*
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Yamato-no-Orochi burning off Qianghai Lake. I watched Petsobeks fire in the Ironwood. All those moments will be lost in time, like Hoplites in Zeus' Wrath.
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
AoM added a gauntlet mode with the Japanese DLC. Looks cool!
*Hours later*
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Yamato-no-Orochi burning off Qianghai Lake. I watched Petsobeks fire in the Ironwood. All those moments will be lost in time, like Hoplites in Zeus' Wrath.
*Hours later*
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Yamato-no-Orochi burning off Qianghai Lake. I watched Petsobeks fire in the Ironwood. All those moments will be lost in time, like Hoplites in Zeus' Wrath.
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Quick practice painting I did, trying to get better at painting metal:
September 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Quick practice painting I did, trying to get better at painting metal:
I've received the first bit of feedback on the first ~10% of book 2 and... Turns out virtually all of my fears were corroborated by two separate sources. To the tune of 'This probably needs to be rewritten from scratch'.
So here's to another ~3 years of writing the same book.
So here's to another ~3 years of writing the same book.
September 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I've received the first bit of feedback on the first ~10% of book 2 and... Turns out virtually all of my fears were corroborated by two separate sources. To the tune of 'This probably needs to be rewritten from scratch'.
So here's to another ~3 years of writing the same book.
So here's to another ~3 years of writing the same book.
Huh. It looks like Fortune's Weave is related to Three Houses. And it has four protagonists? I'm not sure--
Wait.
Three Houses. Three lords.
Four protagonists. *Four*-tune's Weave.
I swear, Nintendo. I swear.
Wait.
Three Houses. Three lords.
Four protagonists. *Four*-tune's Weave.
I swear, Nintendo. I swear.
September 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Huh. It looks like Fortune's Weave is related to Three Houses. And it has four protagonists? I'm not sure--
Wait.
Three Houses. Three lords.
Four protagonists. *Four*-tune's Weave.
I swear, Nintendo. I swear.
Wait.
Three Houses. Three lords.
Four protagonists. *Four*-tune's Weave.
I swear, Nintendo. I swear.
"You know, I've only been doing Celestial challenges in AoM recently. I should do a -perfectly normal and average skirmish- to relax and keep my skills fresh."
*Forgets to turn off Lightning mode.*
"O-oh. Unhinged it is then."
*Forgets to turn off Lightning mode.*
"O-oh. Unhinged it is then."
September 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"You know, I've only been doing Celestial challenges in AoM recently. I should do a -perfectly normal and average skirmish- to relax and keep my skills fresh."
*Forgets to turn off Lightning mode.*
"O-oh. Unhinged it is then."
*Forgets to turn off Lightning mode.*
"O-oh. Unhinged it is then."
"Hmm. How long would it take a ship to travel from one point to another in this part of the setting. How big *is* this place anyway?"
Oh.
Oh no.
I'm going to have to do something I haven't done for years: consult the setting demographics document.
Oh.
Oh no.
I'm going to have to do something I haven't done for years: consult the setting demographics document.
September 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"Hmm. How long would it take a ship to travel from one point to another in this part of the setting. How big *is* this place anyway?"
Oh.
Oh no.
I'm going to have to do something I haven't done for years: consult the setting demographics document.
Oh.
Oh no.
I'm going to have to do something I haven't done for years: consult the setting demographics document.
Quotes from tonight's DnD: "If you love something, let the party thief take it. If it loves you, it won't get fenced."
September 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Quotes from tonight's DnD: "If you love something, let the party thief take it. If it loves you, it won't get fenced."
Not that my opinion is particularly relevant since I'm just some guy on the internet, but I did put together a page of my personal broad recommendations across a couple of mediums. Check it out if you're looking for something to read/play/watch:
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Martlet’s Recommendations - Martlet di Rotstein Author
Well, now. It's not necessarily an important thing, but I figure I might as well offer a brief list of some story recommendations. It'll give you something of an idea of what built up my writing and ,...
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September 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Not that my opinion is particularly relevant since I'm just some guy on the internet, but I did put together a page of my personal broad recommendations across a couple of mediums. Check it out if you're looking for something to read/play/watch:
martletdirotstein.com/about-me/mar...
martletdirotstein.com/about-me/mar...
In ash does life grow,
Green riding destruction's heels,
Yet burns in its wake.
Not noble as the phoenix,
Hope bears the spinning whetstone.
Green riding destruction's heels,
Yet burns in its wake.
Not noble as the phoenix,
Hope bears the spinning whetstone.
September 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
In ash does life grow,
Green riding destruction's heels,
Yet burns in its wake.
Not noble as the phoenix,
Hope bears the spinning whetstone.
Green riding destruction's heels,
Yet burns in its wake.
Not noble as the phoenix,
Hope bears the spinning whetstone.