This one took me... a while... because Isis is a major character and I do like to do those justice. So...
Here's a kind of dark one. Features themes of abuse that could be distressing for people, so proceed with caution.
Matriarch of the royal family, grandmaster of political strategy, celibate succubus, and the ultimate survivor.
A watchful lady for #Spooktober25.
(aka #Spooktober)
Last month we were consumed with Kickstarter business. It has been refreshing to get back to some creative work. We love #Spooktober and wanted to participate as much as we could.
This month we’re stepping headfirst into something dark and cursed: the Graven Rings.
Thirteen rings, all cursed. Together they form a collection tied to an ancient story of power, betrayal, and consequence. Every ring carries a history, a fragment of its maker’s sin, and a new way to ruin the life of whoever dares to claim it. Throughout the rest of October, we’ll be writing several of these and the tales connected to them.
For today, we’re starting with two, Drown and Watchful:
The Drowned Man’s Halo, a sailor’s salvation turned suffocating doom.
The Daydream Catcher, a spider-webbed charm that turns rest into a waking nightmare.
We're a week into Spooktober, and I have been soaring through my first 13 prompts by writing stub articles on pretty flowers, each one referencing a friend on World Anvil! I will always take any chance I can to reference the wonderful people on this site, in my own writing, I think it's a really fun thing to do.
Aside from these pretty flowers, I've written two full articles, one on mirehorns, apex predator buffalos, and Nalmaria, a spider-infested planet! I've also written a little prose snippet, There's No Hope, because I'm in dire need of more practice writing prose!
Lots more to come while Spooktober is running, I've plenty of exciting, spooky ideas, and I can't wait to make some awesome things for people to check out!
If you'd like to stay updated on my Spooktober shenanigans, feel free to follow the Yonderverse, we're getting closer and closer to 400 followers!
Oh, and I've now got 500 species articles in my world! A bizarre, yet impressive achievement :)
> Issue 14 - Spooktober! And a NEW WORLD!
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I'm disappointed that the Aliens lost in the Worldbuilding Showdown challenge at the beginning of September. I wasn't sure what to write about for the Legends of the Dragonguard world, but it just so happened that I started a new world that week!
That’s right! I’ve got a new world! It’s a dystopian cyberfantasy hellscape world that features unique things, such as the Bitwise Shifters that I wrote for the Elves vs. Aliens challenge.
I was messing around in my test world one night, thinking about redesigning the Dragonguard homepage. I renamed the world to something that was more fun than “Null Test” and gave it the name /dev/null. I like computer-related things and find the concept of null interesting. (if my username wasn’t obvious enough)
/dev/null, also called Null Device, is a device file that discards all data written to it but reports that the write operation succeeded. I had ideas come to mind when I renamed the world, and, with a little CSS later, I now have a rough foundation for my world!
If you'd like to explore my vision of a cyberspace realm, check it out!
/dev/null
Oh, and here’s a very rough and garbage “intro” article.
description.txt
Now these posts are labeled as Dragonguard Progress Reports, so I may or may not log worldbuilding updates from the other world in here. I haven’t decided. However, that world does have its own changelog, though I did it a little differently than LotD. I used a discussion board, so you guys can comment on each “version”!
Here’s a link to it: devlog.txt
In Dragonguard news, my storyteller friends have given me feedback on my world. So, things have updated, such as the menubar on the side. I removed the repeating menu item with the same name as the spoiler button and grouped some items together.
Also, I’ve received my Blue Mission from Blue Fairy 74, so I’ll be revising some out-of-date articles in each of the main categories over the next year. :)
Oh, and now that I have more than one world, I’ve also created a hub world! I’ve decided to also put all WA event stuff on this world, so it will no longer be on the Legends of the Dragonguard world. I’ve also decided to move my “Community Highlight” to this world, too, in addition to most technical stuff I had on the LotD world, and archived things.
Right now, I’ve got my Spooktober 2025 article up! :)
If you have joined the “Event Updates” subgroup on the Dragonguard world, you can now follow my hub world to receive event updates, as I will no longer be using that subgroup.
Root Directory hub world.
The Emberhand by Jaxon Lee Rose
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Spooktober 2025 (hub world)
SPOOKTOBER IS HERE! I won't be posting the "generic" article for each prompt. Instead, you'll get the direct link to the main article. Also, I'll leave the link to all future Spooktober prompts. Feel free to bookmark the page for later reading!
Spooktober Article 1
The first prompt of Spooktober has been written. Kykla is a watchful goddess of her ward.
It’s the Thirty-First of October and strange things are happening. Despite the odd occurrences, Someone and Constance are sent on a dangerous mission to catch an elusive killer. However, all is not as it seems...
powerful three-headed flying monsters of limited mortal intelligence
Sweet, sweet vacation in the rocky Tatra mountains... I managed to get some rest and go on an adventure or two. It was my first time climbing the Świnica (2302 m a.s.l.) while passing by numerous crystal clear colourful lakes. Several days later, however, me and my partner decided to finish the trip strong and climb one of the Red Peaks. Never before had I the pleasure to be almost swept by the tumultous winds. Well I was, in the Lowlands, close home, but never high in the mountains with half a day to go, cold to the bone and having difficulty standing. It later turned out that after descending the first peak we had to climb another one to get down, which was a blast. The number of ideas I got for future stories... the adrenaline that will make for a wonderful tab in the memory... superb.
#Spooktober is here and as in the last year I plan on writing a handful of poems. In line with the theme I will prepare for #novelember with my spooky short story. The preparations began in spring, so I have a good deal of chunks to bounce from.
Apex predators of Norrab. These bovines are extremely deadly, chasing anyone out of the swamps they inhabit.
