Every character has their own font, hand drawn by me or a good friend.
The fonts were 'cleaned up' and re-uploaded on 14 Dec 2011, so if you have downloaded
any of the fonts before that day, replace them with the ones below. They are closer to a 'proper' size and they
have a better alignment, among other things. They also have full punctuation, including numerous
international symbols and letters and a few even have the Cyrillic alphabet as well.
I was going to make all of the fonts have
Cyrillic, but that would have added weeks. However, if you want a particular font to have Cyrillic letters, let
me know and I will make it happen - for a generous donation to charity.
I use a program called Scanahand by a company called
High-Logic.
They make several inexpensive products for producing fonts. Scanahand allows you to draw the fonts
by hand, but if you're fastidious and precise (read: 'anal') and want a super-consistent
font maker, they have slightly more expensive product called FontCreator.
For those of you who use Scanahand,
I use this template for international and Cyrillic letters.
Once it is imported into Scanahand, go to "Tools - Options - Template" and
set the top and bottom margins to 0.5 inches.
In the event one might wish to do so, one could, in theory, download
these templates,
fill them out and send them to me so that I might create a font - after a donation, of course.
Now, on to the fonts:
The fonts below are all available, free of charge and free to use. The only restriction is
that they may not be sold or bartered in any way, shape or form, nor may they be bundled with
any software (free or otherwise). I also retain the rights to these fonts.
I am the artist for all of the fonts below, unless otherwise stated.
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Major Characters
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Grace ParsleyHare and Simon StęppenWulf,
our two little tearaways, bless 'em! Fourteen and besotted with each other in a forbidden
romance - well, 'forbidden' is a bit strong - maybe... 'frowned upon'. At least for now.
When they grow up, it will be forbidden.
This is Grace's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
This is Simon's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
Simon's font was drawn by Simon, who was the inspiration for the character.
Grace's font was drawn by Oni, who is the wife of Simon (in real life).
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Ignatius HaliFox,
the unimpeachably honest, yet hopelessly naive, mayor of Otterstow. It falls upon
his tiny shoulders (he's really short) to find the two runaways, shown above.
As the mayor of a very small town (smaller than most hamlets), he is the de facto
law enforcement officer and he must do his duty. Gifted at paperwork and red tape, he's
a bit at sea when it comes to finding lost children.
This is the font for Ignatius:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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Geoff ThistleBoar,
a (semi-) retired Master Builder. A widower, with all of his children gone from the nest,
he's getting a bit restless. An artisan at his profession, his Opus Magnus is
yet to come in the form of the derelict Rialto.
This is Geoff's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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Thaddeus WhinnsBrocc (aka "Tad")
is actually a decent sort of person. Except when he's loaded - then he can be a bit of a
bully. He's from The Caldons, which is up north, if you're wondering why his speech is
a bit difficult to decipher.
This is the font for Thaddeus:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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George MacAleister
is a Captain of Commerce. He's also a capitalist swine that cheats on his taxes and exploits
the public for his personal gain, but that's for you to discover. He owns the Rialto and thinks
of it as a white elephant that he needs to get rid of - whilst making the largest profit possible.
This is font for George MacAleister:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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Slide HolenWulf and Sandra StęppenWylf
are Simon StęppenWulf's parents. Note that Sandra's last name uses the feminine form of 'wulf' -
she is The Good Mother (note the definite article). Slide's real name is Steve, but no one ever
calls him that.
This is Sandra's font:
It includes the Cyrillic alphabet. It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
This is Slide's font:
It includes the Cyrillic alphabet. It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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Gina ParsleyHare and Pete DunBerr
are Grace's parents. Well, obviously, Pete is not her biological father, but that hardly matters
(despite his protests). Grace owns the Black Kettle pub and Pete is in her employ. That is the
extent of their relationship.
I mean, really... look at them. Seriously.
This is Gina's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
This is Pete's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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Linda OakSquirrel
is the Town Clerk for Otterstow. That means she has some BIG secrets. Although a virtuous
woman, she is a shameless flirt and sculpts erotic miniatures in fine, hard-baked biscuit
porcelain. Well, we all have our little hobbies.
This is Linda's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
Linda's font was drawn by my lovely younger daughter, 3y (pronounced "Zoo").
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Rachael & Clare MarchHare
are twin sisters.
They are (biologically) the children of Gina's younger brother. He left Gina
literally, 'holding the babies' so he could tour the world as an actor with his inamorata
(the twins' mother). This is why their family names are different.
As far as Gina is concerned, they are her daughters. As far as Grace is concerned,
they are her sisters. Rachael (left) is an uber-barmaid, while Clare (right) is quite the clever academic.
This is Rachael's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
This is Clare's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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Liza and Johnny PrIgel
are mother and son.
Liza PrIgel was a neighbor to Ignatius (and his parents) when he was young but she
moved to Trinova
while he was finishing his law degree.
She is the mother of Johnny PrIgel, who still lives in Otterstow and does odd jobs, frequently at the pub.
Although likable enough, he's a bit of a slob.
This is Liza's font:
It includes the Cyrillic alphabet. It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
Liza's font was drawn by my wife, Mumu (pronounced "Mimi").
This is Johnny's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
Johnny's font was drawn by my older daughter, Cnyk (pronounced "Spook").
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Jess FęrFyxe
and Ignatius could be called childhood sweethearts.
They could be, but few people would say that Jess had been very sweet to Ignatius,
and most would claim that she doesn't actually have a heart. She and Ignatius
went to law school together but eventually parted company on less than congenial terms.
This is the font for Jess:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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Minor Characters
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Leon the Chauffeur,
although a minor character, is one of the most intriguing (in my opinion).
This is Leon's font:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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Elizabeth and Xavier
are Ignatius' Mum and Da. And it's pronounced "HA-vee-er". Their fonts are the same as Ig's,
except they are red and blue which, when added, make magenta (or is it lavender?), which is
the color of Ig's font (and his ascot).
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An engineer
who points out that demolishing the Rialto would cost more than the land it sits on is worth.
A very minor character who has a font that looks suspiciously like Geoff's. Perhaps
they have something in common.
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A brewery worker
who keeps Nora's cellar fully stocked. Well, someone has to do it. You didn't
think little fairies brought all that hooch, did you? A more important question
is who's paying for all of this drink?
This is the font for the Brewery Worker:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
The Brewery Worker's font was drawn by my lovely younger daughter, 3y (pronounced "Zoo").
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Supporting Fonts
These fonts are not associated with a particular character.
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This is the Narrative font:
It includes the Cyrillic alphabet.
It has been downloaded times
and can be found here.
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This the font that you will (sometimes) see at the top of the pages showing the time & place of the action:
It has been downloaded times and can be found
here.
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This is the font used for Portrayals:
It has been downloaded
times and can be found
here.
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