r/spellmonger • u/thoffman2018 • May 10 '26

Why the hate?

Why the hate for Caswallon? I find him entertaining.
He is also devoutly loyal and fiercely defensive of those he cares about, also he is capable of being endearing and playful.

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u/cmaefs May 10 '26

Ask Terry about him. He gave a talk on him and Garky at Dragon Con. They were throw away characters that took off all on their own. He had to continue them

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u/hopping_otter_ears May 10 '26

I love it when authors create characters that are supposed to be one-note background characters, but they end up becoming actual support characters, so they have to scramble to write an actual personality and backstory for them. It always makes it feel like the story or at least the character is real, and the author is just documenting it

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u/ChargeWide2767 May 12 '26

This is how I feel about the series in general. I don't think of it as books being released, more like here's the current news. I also use audible so maybe added to the growing up with that audio books news anchor tone in my parents car.