Writers block? I hate that. Lets try to help you by telling your story in a mythology style, or The Hero's Journey.

Lets start with the first act The Departure, beginning with the first part of it: The Ordinary World. Write about what was the setting you lived in and what your life was like before your life started getting "strange" as you put it

http://www.thewritersjourney.com/hero's_journey.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero's_journey

>>817524
I'm down with this! Now if it's a heroes journey what should the hero face? There is the Hero vs Other, standard good guy vs bad guy, The Hero vs Himself, the hero must face some aspect of themselves and try to accept it or try to change it. The Hero vs Environment, this where the world is out to get the Hero but it all about overcoming obstacles in their path. These are some ideas we can go off of.

... are you and Dervan pals? Something tells me you two might get along in your madness. Only difference is you might not act on it. Also so why don't you want to be like your dad?

Dervan is not even born it this timeline

Is there anyone else you look up to then?

So why did your father do such things? I'm impressed that you were able to avoid his influence.

>>818061
Is there anyone in your family who he didn't look at that way? A brother or sister perhaps?

did you want to be a ruler, or did you want to do your own thing?

Why couldn't you just run away from it all?

People tend to judge books by covers. That is why I try to give benefit of the doubt. I'm sure in the huge world you live in, there is bound to be one person who believes that.

That aside, you said a massive conflict started? That sounds like a lead in to start the second part of The Departure portion of the story, which is The Call To Adventure
Where the main character is introduced to some kind of situation that they must face, whether it be a message, something stirring from within a person, a death... basically something that shook up your life.

So, what is this massive conflict you are referring to? Lets see how you learned your lesson the hard way as you put it.

When you say conflict, are you referring to a WAR? or something worse?

looks like three of the territories didn't change sizes, two grew, and the rest is gone.

And where were you in all of this?

What was the cause of the conflict? was it your father's doing?

What was it like during the war period? Did you ever see battle? And what is life like now that the wars are over?

>>820757
So what is life like under imperial rule? Also, what happened to the Vikings (I'm very partial to them).

what did others like civilians, and others think of you as the count?

I'm assuming you try not to make much public appearances, and try not to get involved in much things because of your reputation, correct? How do you get by through life when so many people see you as a monster or may have attempted vengeance on you?