Wynsumheord: Meta (a brief overview)
MOTIVATION
My motivation for creating all of my songs, worlds, characters, stories, and other creative ideas is the same; I have a huge imagination, and I think of projects bigger than anything I will probably ever be able to fully accomplish within my short and busy life, but I feel that I want to get as much of it out of my brain as I can before it’s too late. That’s why I write, draw, record, talk about, film, and document everything that comes to mind.
GENRE
The Adventures of Magnar & Syndri is an adventure/fantasy/romance with several other underlying themes.
SCALE
The main story takes place around Wynsumheord where Magnar and Syndri live. The Land of Wynsumheord is made up of smaller divisions- villages, forests, deserts, and mountain ranges (Dryhtenhaven, Edwistburg, Taungoun, Sundorwick Forest, Firgenholt Wood etc.). This Wynsumheord is surrounded by kingdoms on all four sides Nurvenheath, Syperragg, Eiterland, and Wahstrehite. Each of the regions is probably about the size of a county, making Wynsumheord as a whole comparable to a medium-sized US state. The kingdoms surrounding are equivalent to large US states. (Imagine Michigan surrounded by Texas, Alaska, California, and Montana)
MOOD
The mood of the story varies. Each of the characters and adventures displays a wide range of emotions. We feel the jovial, light-hearted instances of family connection. We feel the passionate love when romance factors in. We feel the heartbreak and sadness in times of loss. We feel the gruesome fear when ghastly fiends appear, and we feel the glorious triumph when our heroes claim victory. On the provided scale, you will probably count this world as a Noble Gray because there are dark aspects and wondrous aspects, but good always overcomes evil.
THEME
The main theme of this particular story leans towards brotherhood, loyalty, and trust. In trying times, you can always depend on true family, friends, and God to help you through. Magnar and Syndri have the kind of relationship all siblings should strive for. They are definitely not perfect, but they wish the best for each other and would give their lives for each other. Also, God is often referenced. The main characters pray and remember bible verses when they prove relevant to current events. Good always overcomes evil, but this doesn't mean that the good side will never experience loss or defeat. Even if a cohort is slain, the moral of the story is not revenge, but rather forgiveness and outreach (not to say that the villain will necessarily automatically change his ways, and not to say that no good characters actively seek out revenge. You asked for a theme, so I'm explaining it, but as I said before, none of the characters are perfect. Sometimes a "good" character will do a "bad" thing, and sometimes a "bad" character will do a "good" thing).
CONFLICT
Many different troubles arise, but this life is always on the scale of good vs. evil, righteous vs. corrupt. Due to the fact that Wynsumheord is an independent region comprised of pilgrim settlements, the four surrounding kingdoms at times vie for a hand to rule. They were protected under a grandfather clause; a trust that was not to be broken unless agreed upon, but the King of Wahstrehite is terribly corrupt, seeking to acquire Wynsumheord as his own at all costs. Not giving his neighboring kingdoms a chance, he repeatedly attempts to siege Wynsumheord as his own, sending forth armies to raid village by village in hopes of intimidating the Mundbyrdians into surrender. In addition to this constant that looms overhead, we have many quests that Magnar, Syndri, their father Havardir, and the rest of the Mundbyrdians venture on as bounty hunters of sorts. They are men for hire, but they always lean towards the righteous side (or at least they try to). They’ve done everything from hunting down elves who have stolen precious artifacts, to stopping a caliginous being from cursing villages and possessing its inhabitants, to rescuing kidnapped princesses, to returning a long lost sword to its rightful owner, to resolving an age-old feud amongst two tribes, in addition to countless other missions.
Comments