![]() These acid clouds contain creatures that seem to be made of acid, and are highly poisonous. They have sent large storms, turned the sky red, can call forth lightning to attack an area or single target, and can summon clouds and walls of acid. The ritualists have been known to do many large-scale sorceries. The Canim do not wield furies, but are still capable of using magic based in the power of blood. ![]() Those of the Ritualist caste are the spellcasters of the Canim. They follow a strict code of conduct, and are very protective of the Makers under their protection. Varg, for example, has so many stripes his armor simply appears scarlet. Most leaders of the canim have very little of their original black armor color showing. Each stripe is a symbol of a time when a warrior showed valor or achieved some type of glory. In addition, some warriors wear scarlet stripes on their armor. Varg, Nasaug, and Lararl are leaders of this caste. ![]() They carry traditional weapons and armor, though the armor is black which is consistent with a predatory race that hunts at night. The Warrior caste is the elite of the fighters for the Canim army. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He just can't be red, no matter how hard he tries! Finally, a brand-new friend offers a brand-new perspective, and Red discovers what readers have known all along. Michael Hall’s favorite thing to eat is asparagus. His teacher tries to help him be red (let's draw strawberries!), his mother tries to help him be red by sending him out on a playdate with a yellow classmate (go draw a nice orange!), and the scissors try to help him be red by snipping his label so that he has room to breathe. He is the creator of several acclaimed picture books for children, including Frankencrayon, Red: A Crayon’s Story, My Heart Is Like a Zoo, Perfect Square, and It’s an Orange Aardvark Michael Hall lives with his family in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. 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