The work on the The Chronicles of Tristan began in August of 1997, but the Realm of Arden was already in concept from years ago. The Realm of Arden revolved around a story that I thought of after I put my faith in Christ and God. The Chronicles of Tristan is more of a serendipity and a nexus to the Realm of Arden, for without this story, there would be no hope in Arden for eternity beyond Plíagge, the realm beyond the pages of time. In 1989, the Realm of Arden was first thought of while Role-playing in the game of Dungeons & Dragons and there the ideas lingered until 1997, when I finally wrote them down on paper. That year, the idea for a story from the realm come about, a story which would entertain matters of faith in God and the Saviour, Jesus Christ. The era of the Chronicles of Tristan Trilogy is centered around a cataclysmic point on Arden's Timeline. This is known as the brutal Fire Era, a tragic time of Arden. This is a time much similar to the times we live in as a society now with war, crime, hate and deception.

The Chronicles of Tristan is a story which spans over a length of 24 years. It is rightly called a trilogy, because the Dreams and Hopes of a single man have culminated and faith is wielded like a sword at the end of Chronicle Three. The beginning of the First Chronicle takes place at the very end of the Kíette Era, the re-birth of Realm of Uran. The Kíette Era was a utopian time, a glamourous time. There was peace in the elements and with the races. The Utopian Era is centered around the Element of Air. Unfortunately, Fire needs Air to thrive, so this peaceful reign turned into a fiery one later.

Before the First Chronicle, the long Kíette Era was ruled by the new King Exiv, promised back in Akkoá: The Created Morning. His name was King Tristan and he ruled Uran once again for 1,500 years! Long before the Kíette Era, redemption was lost with King Exiv and the Elemental Point of Uran. When the light went out of King Exiv, the elemental points were unbalanced, and the Elemental Point of Uran became obscurity for ages to come. This one important Elemental Point was the key to Arden. It held the others in place. To lose it would throw the others Points out of alignment, like a chain popping off a bicycle.

Arden is given another "chance" to balance the Elemental Points with King Tristan, Exiv's successor. History would record King Tristan as the one who recaptured the essence to the lost elemental point of Uran. He redeemed the lost point, but the Elemental Points still remained incomplete without full "access" to the Fifth one, the Unseen One. Yet all Four Elemental Points were in the palm of Tristan's Power, the Unseen Element remained a mystery to him. He could not solve it, but he knew that the essence of the Unseen Element bound the Realm of Arden and motivated life somehow. The Chronicles of Tristan introduces this Elemental Point and it's purpose in time. The climax of Arden's Timeline lies within the Fire Era of King Ilùviuks! The Trilogy touches up on the Unseen Element and the true motivation behind all of Arden's Elemental Points.

"To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror; to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror." Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)

Our destiny is fallible. That is the terror of knowing your own mortality. Living in a society such as the Fire Era of King Ilùviuks, it was said, "all life was threatened by the fire of his cloak." All the races of Arden enter into a crucible of fire and the terror of their own existence. This period of time of Arden is a bleeding time, a time so desperate for someone to show the way for immortality and everlasting life. In this crucible of fire, the secrets of the Elemental Point of the Concordant Summit are refined and understood by a single man, a half-elf. While being tested by the terror of his own existence, the secret is found to unlock the boundary of Plíagge, freeing the land. By one man's Dreams and Repentance, does the secret unfold! We do not have to fear the fire of his cloak any longer, he proclaims. We are fallible, but we can live beyond this life! Suddenly, a new fire burns, a burning fire to end the terror of mortality. That is what the Chronicles of Tristan is a story about: The ending of the terror of mortality.

Beginning this journey towards a tale of immorality, I used dreams, ideas, inspirations and faith to begin the long series. Originally, The Chronicles of Tristan was going to be one book, but since the story ends with a cliff hanger, I decided it was going to need more work to complete the plots and themes. One common thread which remains in the Chronicles of Tristan is the Kinkayle Family. The importance to Arden's future is centered around the lost Clan Kaíl, the clan of Daulky Kinkayle. It is Daulky Kinkayle who picks up where The Last Guardian left off after the restoration of Mount Kravòkalla in the Tales of the Last Guardian, many millennia before in the year 12,000 BA.

There are several plots and themes within the story and they all play together with the main character, named Daulky Kinkayle (Chronicle I). The Second Chronicle is centered around the same character, but told by Daulky's brother-in-law, Itheùks àul T'Bleth. With the Third Chronicle, I have not decided how the story will be told yet--first person or third. I am leaning more towards third person for Chronicle Three, using the Priest, Vinsalla, from the First Chronicle. By the time Chronicle Three begins, Daulky's son, Coànir, is on the scene. Little does Coànir know, but he is the chosen one to "balance" the elements with the help of the unseen Concordant Summit, the uísara uír. Coànir becomes known as the "Elemental Wonder."

While writing the work on the Chronicles of Tristan, I had the support of a few friends that I worked with at a job. To pay tribute to those who helped and encouraged me, I have dedicated the Trilogy to them. Thanks to the hardworking crew of Ponderosa #629 in Brunswick OH! Steve Kindel, Kyle Hennessey, John Reece, John Schofield, Shelley Theman, Dani Briscoe, Jessica Strong, Daizy Dhariwal and others. These people encouraged and helped me along the way.