Apr 18, 2025
Author's Commentary #404:
Time to talk about Chapter 404: Daria vs the Fairies.
It's time for more character introductions. I honestly wasn't planning on having so many, but I did note that this would be the time to introduce all the characters hailing from both United Kingdom nations and British commonwealth nations that had yet to be properly introduced.
ミファンウィ・フィチャン (Myfanwy Fychan) is how Myfanwy's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is November 24th, which is one of the possible days Thanksgiving can occur on.
Her favorite piece is the bishop.
バフィー・ダロウ (Buffy Darrow) is how Buffy's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is June 27th. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.
Her favorite piece is the queen.
バスカーヴィル元帥 (Marshal Baskerville) is how Marshal Baskerville's name would be spelled in Japanese.
His birthday is September 26th which is the day The Adventure of the Empty House, the story Col Moran debuted in, was first published.
His favorite piece is the bishop.
Marshal Baskerville is essentially a replacement for Col Baskerville Moran, who as you remember, lost to Okisato in a DESPER match back in Season 4. He's pretty much just an older version of the Col, all while being a completely different individual.
フォン・ボルグ男爵 (Baron von Borg) is how Baron von Borg's name would be spelled in Japanese.
His birthday is July 6th. The reason for that is because G is the 6th letter of the alphabet and G6 is the square Black must move their pawn to in order to initiate the Borg Defense.
His favorite piece is the knight.
Sir Grobhand's brother from another mother, Baron von Borg is a baron that plays the Borg defense, and the Grob when stuck as White. Unlike Sir Grobhand though, he's actually highly skilled.
ジェイク・モリアーティ (Jake Moriarty) is how Jake's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is August 4th, which is the day the first chapter of Moriarty the Patriot was released.
His favorite piece is the queen.
アザレア・ビラボン (Azalea Billabong) is how Azalea's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is August 28th, which she shares with Australian FIDE master, Fred Flatow.
Her favorite piece is the king.
ノン・ラッシュ (Non Lush) is how Non's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is March 20th, which is one of the days the Spring equinox can occur on.
Her favorite piece is the bishop.
オルウェン・ポーウィス (Olwen Powys) is how Olwen's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is January 22nd. The reason for that is because the date is in reference to RFA Olwen (A122), a British battleship.
Her favorite piece is the queen.
ヤスナ・イファンス (Jasna Ifans) is how Jasna's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is August 12th, which is name day for Jasna in the Czech Republic.
Her favorite piece is the pawn.
フルル・ネーグル (Fflur Naegle) is how Fflur's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is December 22nd, which is one of the days the Winter solstice can occur on.
Her favorite piece is the queen.
Ugh, that's a lot. But the good news is once I finally end up getting the bios out of the way for all these characters, I won't need to worry about doing them in future seasons of the story.
As for the game, burnout prevented me from showcasing it proper, so I do apologize for that. It was also a long game played at a rapid pace, which is also hard to properly write at times. Though don't worry, this will likely be the only case of that happening here in this arc.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
