Sweep of the Heart

CANDIDATE FUNNIES (COURTESY OF MOD R)

These are the online extras, which the readers of the serial asked to be included in the published book. If you haven’t followed the serial as it was posted, some of this might not make sense.

Name: Ellenda from Team Frowns

Harmony &: Progress

Debate Stance: Duty > happiness. Submitting to and successfully carrying out one’s duty ensures the continued survival of society.

Date: Taking charge of her fate

Keywords: Defiant.

Name: Pivor of the Murder Beaks

Harmony &: Cooperation between species

Debate stance: Happiness > duty. The purpose of society is to create individual happiness.

Description: handsome stocky man, yellow skin. Permanent smile.

Keywords: Handsome and selfish.

Name: Bestata of House Meer

Harmony &: Battle Tradition

Debate stance: Her purpose in life is devotion to the honour and glory of her House, and the pursuit of personal excellence.

Talent: Obstacle course (with blindfold and otrokars, oh my!)

Date: Focused on the military ambitions of her House.

Keywords: Vampire Knight

Name: Unessa Sybate of the Dushegubs

Harmony &: Smothering the enemies

Debate stance: Me Unessa, you man. Sex make babies.

Talent: Smothering, forgetting her rebuttals at home

Date: Sex. Do you wish to discuss?

Keywords: Aggressive Dryad, #underlog

Name: Prysen Ol of the Kai

Harmony &: Teachings of ancient masters, logicians and philosophers

Debate stance: Well, we still don’t know why he’s here…but at least the First Scholar had fun!

Talent: Poetry, the writing and reciting of

Date: Bore fest

Keywords: Educated philosopher, Dignified wisdom

Name: Nycati of the Gaheas

Harmony &: Artistic Beauty

Debate stance: At most, he was ready to admit that time flows. Possibly. When paired with Prysen, they have a future in the caffeine selling industry.

Talent: Love song for a vampire

Date: A royal heart to heart

Keywords: Psionic Elf, metal head (in more ways than one)

Name: Surkar of the otrokar

Harmony &: No harmony. Only bloody harvest of enemies!

Debate stance: The best thing in life is crushing your enemies in victory, making them fear and submit.

Talent: Making a fool of himself

Date: forfeit

Keywords: Brash warrior

Name: Oond of the oomboles

Harmony &: Urinary awareness

Debate stance: The best thing in life is safety. Make yourself indispensable to others, for apart you struggle but together you prosper.

Talent: Soothing Dance

Date: One hour of fin dancing, playing to his strength (again)

Keywords: #Jazz fins, #TeamFish, #GoBeyOond, #BDHDarling

Name: Cyanide of the Higgra

Harmony &: Sound judgement

Debate stance: Que sera, sera. To earn one’s fate, one must prove one is worthy of it.

Date: Attentions. All of them.

Talent: The (very long and very yowling) song of her people

Keywords: Kitty pretty.

Name: Donkamin candidate (nameless)

Harmony &: Scientific Exploration

Debate stance: We are the architects of our future. Fate is an empty concept.

Date: No touchy touchy.

Keywords: Creepy

Name: Amphie from Team Smiles

Harmony &: Unity

Debate stance: Love is a layered phenomenon that must be examined in a specific context. Its power is immense and its impact is lifelong.

Talent: Saccharine Singing

Date: Trying way too hard

Keywords: Practically perfect in every way, take-home-to-mother type

Name: Lady Wexyn of the Temple of Desire

Harmony &: No harmony. Would just love their offspring the best.

Debate stance: Love is what she feels for Kosandion, he is her favorite.

Talent: Dance like only Kosandion is watching

Date: Beach & Chill

Keywords: Agent of chaos, wild card