Update Notes
Up next:
- Updating the Navigation Guide and Progress Table;
- Adding new banners to ALL articles;
- Start designing the main characters of Archana.
- Publishing a few other draft articles;
Update #61
01/01/20Happy new year! Finally, after some stressful end of semester, year's finally over and so is Update #61 with the WorldEmber challenge articles. While I've been mostly silent, a lot has been happening behind the curtains. I started a new blog to talk about the things I love, the team's been having some great new ideas, and I have a new plan for 2020. I decided that now is time for me to focus more on drawing instead of writing, so updates here will be quite slower. But in exchange, all articles will soon have new, shiny drawings to decorate them. Yay!
- NEW ARTICLE: Arvensis, a farming town in the Flatlands, an extension to the spellfarming production;
- NEW ARTICLE: Dorothy Phadrig, Archmagus of the Arcane Development Program;
- NEW ARTICLE: Flatlands, the vast lowlands near the coast of Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Hrastgar, the City of Heroes, standing in the center of Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Hrastfolk, the strong and stalwart people of the Oaklands (unfinished) ;
- NEW ARTICLE: Portbail, (in)famous Rover city, center of all pirate trades;
- NEW ARTICLE: Springdrop Sanctuary, elven town responsible for Archana's supply of spellfarmed materials;
- NEW ARTICLE: The Huntmaster, Commander of the Blackguard, self-proclaimed Hero of Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Vilennor, the mining city responsible for Archana's wealth;
- Five new mini-articles added for each remaining Beacons of Unity;
- And I forgot to post an update for my Inktober entries due to college stuff. So here they are.
Previous updates
Update #60Update #60
30/09/19That's it! This is all I could manage to get out before Inktober. For the next month, I'll only be drawing for Inktober. Oh, did I mention Inktober starts tomorrow? I'm really excited for Inktober. :D INKTOBER!
- NEW ARTICLE: Apocalypse Knights, ultimate killing machines from Mors;
- NEW ARTICLE: Celestials, creatures native to the Realm of Order;
- NEW ARTICLE: Ekssar, the Land of the Gods;
- Fixed some links and typos, and added the Related Articles section to Demons;
- Added the missing quotes to the following articles: The Great Purge, Lélia Donnato, Cavedigger Moles, Archani's Recipe Book, Elven Houses and Buildings, Blackguard Patrol Vessels and Tribal Orcs;
- Fixed the information on Springdrop Sanctuary in Archana's Timeline.
Update #59
Update #59
21/09/19Yay! For this update, more articles and other small things to round out the new things from the SC'19. And of course... I got my Journeyman Subscription! YES. For the next update, I'll release it next week instead of the usual 2 weeks. October in near, and so is Inktober! With college now, I'll have to completelly halt all the writing to be able to keep up with the challenge. And I hope I'll better able to draw things faster, as nearly all prompts last year took me my entire days to finish. But I'll do it! >:D
- New Journeyman Guild Subscription!
- NEW ARTICLE: Beacons of Unity, Archana's fire-based invasion alert network;
- NEW ARTICLE: Cliffers, mountain dwarves of the Hawkcliff Citadel;
- NEW ARTICLE: Eye of Tiamat, a triangular symbol recurrent in the culture of Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Maine Family, the royal family, descendants of the first King of Archana;
- Lady Amice's life history was finally fully rewriten after being lost somehow;
- Changed the interface theme for the world from the standard to "Dungeons and Dragons";
- Fixed some all-capital headers that are now evident in the new theme;
- Reorganized some of the article under parent articles;
- Updated the Shrine of Enlightenment article with the new information regarding the Eye of Tiamat;
- Fixed a typo in the title of the Shrine of Enlightenment (a missing "e") ;
- Updated the rushed Archana's Gazes article.
Update #58
Update #58
07/09/19And we're back in the game once again! While I could barely rest from Summer Camp since now I'm going to college once again, it was about time I get Aequus back on track. So yeah, here's a bunch of things that the challenge left for me to write about. And there are still more left to do!
- NEW ARTICLE: Apotheosis, rebellious group become pharmaceutical wing of the Artalgnian Empire;
- NEW ARTICLE: Moyen, small village bellow the Hawk Cliff, known for hosting the Unification Fair;
- NEW ARTICLE: Unification Fair, an annual event in celebration of the union of the entire Archan Heartland;
- NEW ARTICLE: Spellfarming, the elven technique of imbuing magical properties in plants;
- NEW ARTICLE: Living Wood, magical wood commonly used in elven buildings;
- NEW ARTICLE: Eye of Archana, official currency of the Kingdom of Archana (for the Currency challenge - still unfinished) ;
- Linked and added articleblocks of Apotheosis/God Eaters to Lélia Donnato and The Great Purge;
- Linked and added articleblocks of Moyen and the Unification Fair to all relevant articles;
- Added the "related articles" sidebar section to The Hawkcliff Treaty and Hero of Archana;
- Added Baard Nordrum and The Truthseeker to the Hero of Archana article;
- Finished the Living Thread article from SummerCamp.
Update #57: SC'19
Mega-update #57: Summer Camp 2019
01/08/19Finish line!! Finally, Summer Camp is over and I managed to get all 30 articles done! The greatest challenge was that I was unable to write anything up until July 13th, and that REALLY made things harder on me. The only reason I was able to get so far, was thanks to my new team! The three of them came in right on time as I was struggling to keep up with the deadline, and helped me with the ideias, brainstorming, and sometimes even with the writing itself! I don't deserve the gold medal for my own, so I'll make sure to keep it very clear that, without them, I'd have probably gotten only bronze, of maybe even silver if I died on the way. Thanks a lot!
- Officially added Rosana Dos Santos Pinto, Allurys, and GalacticHealer to the team!
- Small changes to the Spellforging article to better fit with the new article on Runeforging;
- Changed Adamantine to Adamant, as I didn't realize before that the former is an adjective (facepalm
- New formatting style in the Dimensions and Materials & Components of all Item articles;
- Changed the classification of the Oaklands from "forest" to "woodland";
- Added the new ingredients and side effects to the Healing Potion article;
- Finished up the Twilight Lily article and removed the WIP tag;
- Removed an unwanted "s" from the subtitle of War of the Oaklands;
- Added new information in Bashmu, Bashmu Mountain Range, and Head of the Serpent;
- Added the "In Folklore" section to the The Whispering One article;
- Created the Atlantis and Kaldar categories;
- Reorded the categories under Other Nations & Places in alphabetical order;
- "Armored Patrol Vessel 'Thunderclap'" changed to APV-5187, "Thunderclap", added the Related Articles and a few new pieces of information;
- Fixed some typos and grammatical mistakes through multiple articles.
Update #56
Update #56
01/07/19Due to some real life resposibilities, I wasn't able to write two of the seven articles I was supposed to write, but on the flip side, I deleted two drafts about things I decided I shouldn't include in the campaign, leaving me enough space for the Summer Camp articles. So yeah, time to begin!
- NEW ARTICLE: Kaldarian Deserts, the scorching and mysterious lands of the middle East;
- NEW ARTICLE: Maelstrom, the legendary ship of Deepsea and his crew;
- NEW ARTICLE: Maelstrom's Crew, famous pirate Rovers, following their captain Deepsea;
- NEW ARTICLE: Shades, small creatures formed from darkness itself to serve their master's purpose;
- NEW ARTICLE: Spellforging, a ritual to enhance weapons and other items with limited magic;
- Deleted the Dragon's Eye Monastery article and removed all mentions to it;
- Deleted Friedrik Maine's article and removed all mentions to him;
- Updated Abraham II's article to accomodate the change above and other changes in the world's story.
Update #55
Update #55
15/06/19Whoops, one day late! Alwer's and Muriel's articles took waaaaay more work than I expected, and I had to take yesterday to round things out. Still, here it is, and... Just one more update left before Summer Camp!
- NEW ARTICLE: Alwer Deepsea, Captain of the Maelstrom and apprentice of the legendary pirate Ol' Deepsea;
- NEW ARTICLE: Bhogur Stanweall, Count of the Dwarven Citadel of Hawkcliff;
- NEW ARTICLE: Justine Friedhold, Countess of the mining city of Vilennor;
- NEW ARTICLE: Muriel Proulx, writer, journalist, and former member of the Steel Wardens;
- NEW ARTICLE: Nancy Awvrey, beloved owner of the Cloak & Dagger;
- NEW ARTICLE: Theodore Richelieu, Count of the port city of Blackbourne;
- Updated the sidebar of the Blight and Bloodrot articles and added the "Details" header to both;
- Removed Adamantine and Mithril as Bashmium's children articles and moved them to the Items & Materials category;
- Updated the sidebars of the Bashmium, Adamantine, and Mithril articles and bundled up some text;
- Changed Bashmium's excerpt and subheading from "Flesh of Bashmu, the Devouring Serpent" to "Flesh of Bashmu, the Guardian Serpent";
- Centralized the quote in Blackbay Security Patrol for a better reading;
- Added the missing credits in Pearlybay Palace. Oops!
- Changed the sidebar section "Relatives" to "Family and Relations", and added it to all the other characters;
- Changed the "Squads" article title to "Squads (of the Silent Blades)";
- Added the 9th Elemental Stones that I forgot, Aura, to the article.
Update #54
Update #54
01/06/19I took a small vacation last week and had to rush the whole update this week. But well, here it is!
- NEW ARTICLE: Battle of the Red Diamond, the last stand of the Steel Wardens against the Artalgnian Empire;
- NEW ARTICLE: Dawn Keep, the main building of Nouvemond, home of the Ruler and the royal family;
- NEW ARTICLE: Oaken Hall, the Great Hall of the Count at the heart of Hrastgar;
- NEW ARTICLE: Pearlybay Palace, Blackbourne's castle, home of the local Count;
- NEW ARTICLE: War of the Oaklands, Nations of Nouvemond vs Hrastgar;
- NEW ARTICLE: Warden Memorial, monuments is memory of the fallen Wardens in the Battle of the Red Diamond;
- Updated the book-style cover of the Archana Category (credits to Rosana Dos Santos Pinto) ;
- Changed the titles "The Circle" and "The Undying Flame" in Circle of Heroes from Header2 to Header3;
- Minor fixes to the Wardens' Week articles.
Update #53
Update #53
18/05/19Six new articles, chill update and not much more besides that. Had other things to focus on during these two weeks so I couldn't get done other things that I wanted to do. Still, successful update and onto the next one!
- NEW ARTICLE: Blackbourne's Boats & Ships, the go-to shipwrighting business in Blackbourne;
- NEW ARTICLE: Edric Maine, the previous King of Archana, father of Abraham II;
- NEW ARTICLE: Ironhawk Arena, traditional fighting grounds for the dwarves of the Hawkcliff Citadel;
- NEW ARTICLE: Ol' Deepsea, legendary pirate and former captain of the Maelstrom;
- NEW ARTICLE: The Hawkcliff Treaty, a treaty uniting the Hawkcliff Citadel with the Kingdom of Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: The Hub Lands, main meeting point and safe haven of the Rovers;
- Added a "Relatives" item to the side bar of the article on Abraham II;
- Changed Blackbourne's excerpt from "Archana's gateway to international trade" to "Archana's greatest port city, gateway to international trade";
- A "Details" title was added to the content after the Introduction in the following articles: Cathedral of Tiamat, Circle of Heroes and Cloak & Dagger;
- Updated the article Tales of the Ol' Deepsea with the new information about Ol' Deepsea.
Update #52
Update #52
04/05/19Heck, not this was a hard one. The largest update of the bunch, even larger with a few other extra details, this one was rushed until the very end. I'm not that satisfied as most of the articles were left incomplete, but... oh well.
- NEW ARTICLE: Arcane Development Program, research and development of new magical technologies;
- NEW ARTICLE: Blackbay Security Patrol, Maritime Security Force of the Blackbourne Bay;
- NEW ARTICLE: Church of Tiamat's Way, main organized religion in the Kingdom of Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Craftsmen Guild, the largest society of workers in Archana, and the main source of wealth for the Kingdom;
- NEW ARTICLE: Envoys of Tiamat, an Order that hunts, imprisons and kills mages in the name of the Goddess;
- NEW ARTICLE: Light of Tiamat, the religious order running the Artalgnian Empire;
- NEW ARTICLE: Night Echoes, bards gone criminals to have their revenge against the crown;
- NEW ARTICLE: Order of Tiamat's Knights, order of religious knights in charge of counteracting the Blightwoods;
- NEW ARTICLE: Pirate Order, decentralized siblinghood of seafarers;
- NEW ARTICLE: Traveling Notes, Baard's College for musicians and storytellers;
- Added "Mage" to the Alternative Names of the Wizard profession;
- Changed the name of the Tiamat's Crusaders to Envoys of Tiamat in the Mithril, Void, and Wizard articles;
- Added Light of Tiamat as a Parent Organization to the Artalgnian Empire;
- Changed the name of the Pirate Collective to Pirate Order in every article that it is mentioned;
- Added a bunch of new pins to the map of Archana;
- Reorganized the articles under every category in order of importance.
Update #51
Update #51
20/04/19Here we go! In a surge of productivity, I ended up making this update much bigger than initially intended, with a revision of every article and a few other big changed.
- NEW ARTICLE: The Nine, warriors blessed by the Dragons to protect Aequus;
- NEW ARTICLE: Caeles, the Realm of Order;
- NEW ARTICLE: Mors, the Realm of Chaos;
- NEW ARTICLE: Realm Gates, a bridge between Realms;
- NEW ARTICLE: Demons, creatures native to the Realm of Chaos;
- NEW ARTICLE: Bashmu, the legendary serpent whose corpse formed the Bashmu Mountains;
- NEW ARTICLE: Dragons, divine beings able to create and destroy worlds;
- NEW ARTICLE: Tiamat, Mother Goddess of Magic and Reality;
- NEW ARTICLE: Umbra, the Elemental Stone of Dark;
- Added a link to the Kaldarian Deserts in the article Tales of the Ol' Deepsea;
- Added a link to each of the mentioned realms in the Realms article;
- Added the Disbandment section to the Steel Wardens article;
- Minor improvements to the The Elemental Stones article;
- Fixed a few links in the article of Street Fox, Thief of Legend;
- Changed the name of Archana's religion from "Church of Tiamat's Light" to "Church of Tiamat's Way";
- Changed the name of Archana's Paladin Order from "Order of Tiamat's Light" to "Order of Tiamat's Knights ";
- Changed the name of Artalgne's religion from "Way of Tiamat" to "Light of Tiamat";
- Revised every article using Grammarly;
- The Progress Table was updated accordingly;
- Two new concept drawings of Zeke Lionhart and Robin Maine have been uploaded over at my deviantArt.
Update #50
Update #50
06/04/19Here it is! The first update of my "OMG HURRY BEFORE SUMMER CAMP" list. Themed around professions (or in-game classes), 7 articles from my drafts. Nothing much else to say.
- NEW ARTICLE: Smiths, metal workers of the Craftsmen Guild;
- NEW ARTICLE: Bards, musicians, storytellers, and jacks-of-all-trades;
- NEW ARTICLE: Paladins, priest-knights of the Church of Tiamat's Light;
- NEW ARTICLE: Wizards, magic users;
- NEW ARTICLE: Druids, wandering casters that strive to reach Balance and protect nature;
- NEW ARTICLE: Pirates, seafaring, adventurous, and outlaw rovers;
- NEW ARTICLE: Seekers, world-traveling knowledge-seekers;
- The Progress Table was updated accordingly.
Update #49
Update #49
23/03/19Mmmmmagic! Thanks to an insight I had 2 weeks ago, for this update I've decided to give an upgrade to the articles regarding the elements of magic. Along with that, a few other fixes here and there and the article on Void, a concept I've been working on for a while now.
- NEW ARTICLE: Void, a concept that represents the lack of magic;
- All of the articles on the Elements of magic have been updated with the "Interactions" section, aiming to explain how they interact with one another;
- The Workings of Aether & Magic has been updated with The Void section, and all of the 8 elemental symbols images now redirect to the respective articles when clicked;
- Small changes and grammatical corrections have been made to all of the articles mentioned above;
- Thanks to Grammarly, now we'll have 142% fewer typos and mistakes!
Update #48
Update #48
10/03/19Lazy update due to short time, I updated some things that were due, and made an entry for the Tower of Power challenge. That's all.
- NEW ARTICLE: Pact of the Oaklands, a pact of peace that united Hrastgar and Nouvemond;
- The "'The Eternal War' Campaign" category was removed since the campaign has been cancelled;
- The Progress Table: Archana and Navigation Guide to Aequus articles have been updated accordingly;
- Added new descriptions to the folders at my deviantArt. Also, I submitted a few new things there from my game projects!
Update #47
Update #47
23/02/19There, rushed like hell but made it on time! With my entry to the Tower of Power challenge and a few other time-consuming changes, this update ended up being quite larger than I anticipated.
- NEW ARTICLE: The Aequus Database, a mysterious building that rises out of thin air and disappears days later;
- Added quotation marks to every quote that didn't already have them;
- Updated the Navigation Guide to Aequus;
- Updated the Progress Table of Archana;
- The progress table has received a new formatting. It's much easier to see things now!
Update #46
Update #46
17/02/19There it is! Finally the "pantheon" of Archana is complete! Also, there will be a small update in the next few days with the article for the Tower of Power challenge, but I think I have settled with an update every 2 weeks.
- NEW ARTICLE: Baard Nordrum, unifier of Archana and founder of the Traveling Notes;
- NEW ARTICLE: The Truthseeker, a mysterious entity that exchanges knowledge for knowledge;
- Added the Personal History and Legacy sections to Kendra Geoffe's article that were missing last update;
- Added a Legacy section to Raymond Vilennor's article;
- Added a Legacy section to Hilde Nordrum's article;
- Added a Legacy section to Cyrus Dunstan's article;
- Changed the domains of Charles Maine from "Diplomacy, Unity, Patience" to "Diplomacy, Leadership, Protection";
- Added Baard Nordrum and The Truthseeker to the Circle of Heroes article;
- Added every Heroes' domains to their respective sections in the Circle of Heroes article.
Update #45
Update #45
01/02/19Just a lazy update, since I had a lot else to do in the meantime, but still, there's something to read!
- NEW ARTICLE: Cyrus Dunstan, master engineer of the Diamond Walls;
- NEW ARTICLE: Kendra Geoffe, master magical blacksmith from the Craftsmen Guild;
- Fixed the missing subheader in Charles Maine's article;
- Small changes and additions to the Lionhart Family article to better fit it for the "A Family Affair" challenge;
- Small change to Kingdom of Archana's excerpt;
- Fixed a formatting inconsistency in the article on the Circle of Heroes;
- Fixed a grammatical mistake in the article on Hilde Nordrum.
Update #44
Update #44
15/01/19Just a small update, a few things added and changed to two existing articles to serve better as a reference guide to a game project I'm working on.
- Updated Raymond Vilennor's personal history;
- Updated The Veins's description and added a History section.
Update #43
Update #43
01/01/19Aaaand here we are, folks! Closing the World Ember challenge and 2018 with a bang, lots of articles and a bright future ahead! Along with many title/rank-related articles, we have a couple others that I felt like writing to wrap up. Next I'll be focusing on some updates that are relevant for my new game project, and then I'll move on to finishing more placeholder articles!
- NEW ARTICLE: Ser/Lady, title of knighthood to those who fight for Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Captain, commanders of the rovian ships;
- NEW ARTICLE: Count/Countess, rulers of the major cities and towns in Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Prince/Princess, children of the ruler of Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Master (of the Silent Blades), the unquestioned leader of the Drow assassins;
- NEW ARTICLE: Veteran (of the Silent Blades), high-ranking assassins from the Silent Blades;
- NEW ARTICLE: Adept (of the Silent Blades), drow assassins from the Silent Blades;
- NEW ARTICLE: Initiate (of the Silent Blades), drow assassins in training;
- NEW ARTICLE: Squads, small groups of assassins of the Silent Blades;
- NEW ARTICLE: Hilde Nordrum, mother of the hrastfolk and ingenious strategist;
- Changed the Type of the King/Queen title from Nobility, Hereditary to Civic, Political;
- Changed the name of the Official Titles and Ranks in Archana category to "Official Ranks and Titles in Archana".
Update #42
Update #42
16/12/18First update of World Ember! I've been writng a lot on old placeholder articles, filling the gaps I've been setting. This was an update mostly focused on items: artifacts, materials, the sort.
- NEW ARTICLE: Adamantine, unbendable steel;
- NEW ARTICLE: Bashmium, flesh of Bashmu, the Devouring Serpent;
- NEW ARTICLE: Healing Potion, bottled healing spell;
- NEW ARTICLE: Steam & Mist, a story of how steam and mist came to be;
- NEW ARTICLE: Hero of Archana, outstanding individuals who aided the Kingdom of Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Ward of the Sun, round shield of King Charles;
- NEW ARTICLE: Lion's Resolve, Lady Amice's lost circlet;
- NEW ARTICLE: Blade of Liberation, Devin's sword of assassination;
- NEW ARTICLE: Crown of the Forefather, symbol of the ruler of Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Kendra's Toolbox, tools of spellforging;
- Updated the article on the Circle of Heroes with two new heroes, the Warmatron and the Peacekeeper;
- Added a new image to the article on Bashmium.
Update #41
Update #41
30/11/18Woah! Short update notes for a huge update. Finally got to finish the revision of the Summer Camp articles, just in time for World Ember. So, yeah... next stop: 10k words!
- All of the 30 articles from the Summer Camp 2018 have been revised! All of them can be found here.
Update #40
Update #40
31/10/18Wooooooo! Long month, long challenge, very satisfying conclusion! Finally the Inktober has come to an end. Again, my gratitude to the WorldAnvil team is huge, for this opportunity to push myself to my limits once again. So, here's the updates - and let WorldEmber come once again!
- Every drawing from InktoberWA2018 have been added to my deviantArt;
- A new image of the twilight lily was added to Twilight Lily;
- A new image of Edgemourn's watchtower was added to Fort Edgemourn;
- A new image of a shrewleon was added to Shrewleons;
- A new image of an old drawing of Esperbrook was added to Grave's Hollow;
- A new image of Lady Amice's Grave was added to Amice Lionhart;
- The following articles have received a new header: Shriekers, Cloak & Dagger, Ironhawk Brawl and Circle of Heroes;
- More headers have been added to yet unpublished articles.
Update #39
Update #39
16/10/18Since I started writing Aequus here in WA, I decided against using external images because I wanted to make my own someday. I've been so busy writing that I have barely made any drawing since the beginning, and now with Inktober here, I've had "no option" but to get going with it :P So for now (and for the rest of the month at least) this patch is full-on drawing mode!
- A new map was added to the Kingdom of Archana, though it is still a WIP;
- A new image of Lady Amice's statue was added to Amice Lionhart and Circle of Heroes;
- A new image of a shrieker growing on a corpse was added to Shriekers;
- A new image representing the Steel Wardens' HQ was added to Fort Edgemourn;
- The following articles have received a new header: The Whispering One, Blight, Goblins, Wooden Union, The Workings of Aether & Magic and Silent Blades;
- Every element in their own article and in the "The Workings of Aether & Magic" article have received an image of their official icon;
- More headers have been added to yet unpublished articles;
- For anyone interested, my deviantArt has been resurrected!
Update #38
Update #38
26/09/18Aaaand here it is! After a deserved break (and being busy with other stuff), update 38 is here! With this, the revision of pre-Summer Camp articles is complete. Now it's time to move on to the 30 articles of the WASC, before I can actually go back to creating new stuff.
- A tooltip was added instead of a link in every instance where "Arcanopia" and "Nation of Nouvemond" is mentioned (articles starting from S to W) ;
- Excerpts also added as the subheading in every article (articles starting from S to W) ;
- Fixed countless typos and small improvements made to writing made in nearly all articles (articles starting up to W) ;
- Added a quote for immersion in the introduction of every article (articles starting up to W) ;
- Name of the article "Blight Woods" changed to "Blightwoods" in every instance it appears in other articles (articles starting from S to W) ;
- A tooltip was added in every instance where the elements of Order and Chaos are mentioned (articles starting from S to W) ;
- Fixed a number of article links that were not showing the excerpt as tooltips on mouse-over (articles starting up to W).
Update #37
Update #37
15/08/18After some rest from the burnout caused by the Summer Camp, I was asked by my friends to DM a new campaign. I decided to replay one of my old stories in Aequus and thought it would be a good idea to use WorldAnvil's campaign system. Due to this, I have been quite busy prepping everything and writing articles for the game, leaving me little time to work on Archana. I'll refrain from adding those articles to these update notes, as they are all in Portuguese and are not relevant (or maybe even canon) to the current rebooting of the world that I have been working on here.
- A tooltip was added instead of a link in every instance where "Arcanopia", "Esperbrook" and "Citadels" are mentioned (articles starting with M through R) ;
- A tooltip was added in every instance where "The Calamity" and the elements of Order and Chaos are mentioned (articles starting with M through R) ;
- Fixed a number of article links that were not showing the excerpt as tooltips on mouse-over (articles starting with M through R) ;
- Excerpts also added as the subheading in every article (articles starting with M through R) ;
- Fixed countless typos and small improvements made to writing made in nearly all articles (articles starting M through R).
Update #36: SC'18 pt.7
Update #36: Summer Camp 2018 pt.7
31/07/18Finally we have come to an end! The Summer Camp challenge is finally completed, 30/30 articles done and A LOT of development with that. Aequus has taken a whole new shape after that, and I'm eager to flesh out all the 30 articles and go on until everything is done!
- NEW ARTICLE: Ironhawk Brawl, a fighting tournament at the Hawkcliff Citadel;
- NEW ARTICLE: Wooden Union, the wood elves' rituals of marriage;
- NEW ARTICLE: Chapter 1: Arrival, a tale that will last ages begins...
Update #35: SC'18 pt.6
Update #35: Summer Camp 2018 pt.6
27/07/18Well, nothing much to say. Except that I'm burning out, BUT I'm still going! And that I'm also really proud of this batch.
- NEW ARTICLE: Rovian Dialect, slangs and idioms of the rovian pirates;
- NEW ARTICLE: Goblins, lesser demons, a pest with weapons;
- NEW ARTICLE: Shrewleons, small and docile creatures with the ability to blend in the environment;
- NEW ARTICLE: Joann and the Spirit, a story of a girl who discovered her inner strength;
Update #34: SC'18 pt.5
Update #34: Summer Camp 2018 pt.5
23/07/18Due to weekend slacking, I'm one-article-late again, though I'm still satisfied with the productivity and confident on catching up again until next update. Had to stretch out a bit on this one though, with two articles I'm not particularly sure about their relevance. Still, they're done and that's what matters for now.
- NEW ARTICLE: Heroes Fall, a scrapped ballad by Aria;
- NEW ARTICLE: Vexa, traitor of humanity;
- NEW ARTICLE: Armored Patrol Vessel "Thunderclap", deadly pirate-hunting ship of the Huntmaster;
- NEW ARTICLE: Rovian Funeral, a life on the sea, an afterlife in the water;
- Update Notes article updates with spoiler boxes for a cleaner look.
Update #33: SC'18 pt.4
Update #33: Summer Camp 2018 pt.4
18/07/18This time I've given up on the revisions go try and get up-to-date with the Summer Camp. And would you look at that, I did it! With only 12 articles left now, a few I still have some ideas, but about half of them I'm finding it pretty hard since they aren't things I'm used to think about. Still, haven't give up on the golden badge yet!
- NEW ARTICLE: War for the Hub Lands, Krenjor's short-lived rule over the Hub Lands;
- NEW ARTICLE: Tales of Ol' Deepsea, the greatest pirate of the rovers;
- NEW ARTICLE: Rune Magic, using the code of reality to weave it;
- NEW ARTICLE: Cathedral of Light, the great holy house of the Church of Tiamat's Light;
- NEW ARTICLE: The Hoods, a gang of thieves and highwaymen;
- NEW ARTICLE: The Elemental Stones, legendary gems of unmeasurable power;
- NEW ARTICLE: Bloodrot, poisoning from dark petals of the twilight lily;
- Changed the title on the "Magi" article to "Magus".
Update #32: SC'18 pt.3
Update #32: Summer Camp 2018 pt.3
13/07/18Well, nothing like better nights of sleep. These last few days have been quite productive, and I ended up doing more than I expected. Which means... yeah, huge update. Still late on the Summer Camp, though!
- NEW ARTICLE: Archmagus, Head of the Arcane Development Program;
- NEW ARTICLE: Achard Lionhart, legendary hero of the Steel Wardens;
- NEW ARTICLE: Nouvemond, capital of the Kingdom of Archana;
- New category, "Conditions & Diseases", created under "Current World", in the home page;
- Changed the name of the Creatures category to Bestiary;
- Removed the title on the name of the articles of every character containing one, and added a link to each title inside articles (articles starting up to L) ;
- Name of the article "Blight Woods" changed to "Blightwoods", as well as in every instance it appears on other articles (articles starting up to L) ;
- Loads of new content have been added to the article on Kingdom of Archana;
- An "Alterations" section was added to the article on Fort Edgemourn;
- A tooltip was added instead of a link in every instance where "Arcanopia", "Esperbrook" and "Citadels" are mentioned (articles starting with K and L) ;
- A tooltip was added in every instance where "The Calamity" and the elements of Order and Chaos are mentioned (articles starting with K and L) ;
- Added a "Related races" to the sidebar in the articles on Aura, Fire and Frost elements;
- Fixed a number of article links that were not showing the excerpt as tooltips on mouse-over (articles starting up to L) ;
- Excerpts also added as the subheading in every article (articles starting with K and L) ;
- Fixed countless typos and small improvements made to writing made in nearly all articles (articles starting up to L).
Update #31: SC'18 pt.2
Update #31: Summer Camp 2018 pt.2
09/07/18*type type type* Here! 4 new articles for the Summer Camp and the resivion of the articles starting with H. *type type type*
- NEW ARTICLE: Magi, researchers for the Arcane Development Program;
- NEW ARTICLE: An Introduction to Magic, vol. I-III, a collection of books about magic and how to use it;
- NEW ARTICLE: Rovers, a sub-culture of seafarers and outlaws;
- NEW ARTICLE: Twilight Lily, a rare flower that can be someone's doom or salvation;
- New Category, "Professions in Archana", created under "Archana";
- New quote in the The Workings of Aether & Magic article, replacing an old one that was moved to the Magi article;
- A tooltip was added instead of a link in every instance where "Arcanopia", "Esperbrook" and "Citadels" are mentioned;
- A tooltip was added in every instance where "The Calamity" and the elements of Order and Chaos are mentioned;
- Added a "Related races" to the sidebar in the articles on Dark and Earth elements;
- Fixed a number of article links that were not showing the excerpt as tooltips on mouse-over;
- Excerpts also added as the subheading in every article;
- Fixed countless typos and small improvements made to writing made in nearly all articles;
- Changed the excerpt and subheading of the article on the Blackbourne Bay.
Update #30: SC'18 pt.1
Update #30: Summer Camp 2018 pt.1
03/07/18With the arrival of the Summer Camp 2018 challenge, my schedule has been shifted quite a lot. I will be slowing down the article revisions, so I have time to write all the 30 articles for the event. The changes below related to revision are only for the articles started with "G" (Ghosts and Grave's Hollow)
- NEW ARTICLE: Mithril, anti-magic steel;
- NEW ARTICLE: Oaklands, the great oak forest in Archana;
- NEW ARTICLE: Blackbourne, Archana's gateway to international trade;
- New Category, "Items & Materials", created under "Current World" in the Home Page;
- A tooltip was added instead of a link in every instance where "Arcanopia", "Esperbrook" and "Citadels" are mentioned;
- A tooltip was added in every instance where "The Calamity" and the elements of Order and Chaos are mentioned;
- Fixed a number of article links that were not showing the excerpt as tooltips on mouse-over;
- Excerpts also added as the subheading in every article;
- Fixed countless typos and small improvements made to writing made in nearly all articles;
- In order to help the read to easily spot new articles, the [NEW] tag has been added to their titles;
- Changed the excerpt and subheading of the article on the Blackbourne Bay.
Update #29
Update #29
30/06/18Well... This took long enough. As promissed, here are the revised articles from D to F (total of 14 articles). A lot happened in this patch, from the aformentioned D-F articles, with other fixes to a few A-C articles and even more. Every change mentioned below are related ONLY to D-F articles, unless especified otherwise.
- A tooltip was added instead of a link in every instance where "Arcanopia", "Esperbrook" and "Citadels" are mentioned;
- A tooltip was added in every instance where "The Calamity" and the elements of Order and Chaos are mentioned;
- Added a "Related races" to the sidebar in the articles on Dark and Earth elements;
- Excerpt of Edgemourn transferred to Fort Edgemourn;
- New excerpt added to Edgemourn's article;
- Fixed a number of article links that were not showing the excerpt as tooltips on mouse-over;
- Excerpts also added as subheading in every article;
- Added a "Historical Figures" section to the article on Blackbourne's Drow;
- Fixed countless typos and small improvements made to writing made in nearly all articles;
- Article on The Workings of Aether & Magic already revised and upgraded, thanks to Koray Birenheide's feedback;
- Excerpts for all Elements updated.
Update #28
Update #28
20/06/18Well, this sort of got out of control. I was going to review every article to fix a few things in all of them, and I ended up with more in my hand than I expected. I decided to release the notes on the first few articles instead of finishing them all, since that will take quite a while. So just to make it clear, these notes refer only to the articles starting with the letters A through C, plus the King/Queen article. (total of 15 articles)
- A tooltip was added instead of a link in every instance where "Arcanopia" is mentioned;
- A tooltip was added instead of a link in every instance where "Esperbrook" is mentioned;
- A tooltip was added in every instance where "The Calamity" is mentioned;
- Fixed a number of article links that were not showing the excerpt as tooltips on mouse-over;
- Excerpts also added as subheading in every article;
- Added the new "Purpose" and "Alterations" sections to the article on the Circle of Heroes;
- Added the new "Alterations" section to the article on the Cloak & Dagger;
- Added a "Historical Figures" section to the article on City Dwarves;
- Fixed countless typos and small improvements made to writing made in nearly all articles.
Update #27
Update #27
13/06/18This time, using the new Myths and Legends template, the tale of Street Fox opens a new door (though many other should probably be closed first...) to other articles, and is one of the few about something currently happening in the setting. Together with an upgrade to the article on Magic, these are the only updates this time around, as there have been a ton of other upgrades to my personal discord server, which shares the same update notes as Aequus.
- NEW ARTICLE: Street Fox, Thief of Legend, an urban myth that is changing the course of Archana
- New sidebar content added to the article The Workings of Aether & Magic
- New articles will not include timelines for now due to the timeline update, which forces timelines to appear in the homepage, in order to avoid clutter there.
Update #26
Update #26
02/06/18A simple challenge, the Frightful Fauna, not only inspired me to write the next article, but also got me an ideia about how to solve a question I've had for a while about the threat of the Blight Woods. Together with the Whispering One, a new article on the Blight itself and a little more information in the Blight Woods article.
- FRIGHTFUL FAUNA ENTRY: The Whispering One, a living shadow, harbinger of madness, death and disease.
- NEW ARTICLE: Blight, a spreading corruption that consumes and kills all.
- Added two new sections to the article on the Blight Woods: The Blight and The Whispering One
Update #25
Update #25
29/05/18Although I was already late to the Lightning Challenge #22 when I found it out, it inspired me to write the new article. Together with it, some leftover updates from last week. Now, to deviate a little from the schedule, I'll be focusing on a new article for the Frightful Fauna!
- NEW ARTICLE: Wardens' Week, a week for mourning in respect to the Wardens who died during the Battle of the Red Diamond;
- Added a timeline to the "King/Queen" article, with all the Kings and Queens in Archana's history;
- Finished the timeline on King Abraham II's article;
- The Arcane Development Program historical entry updated to include tidbits of new information;
- Battle of the Red Diamond historical entry updated to include tidbits of new information;
- End of the Steel Wardens historical entry updated to include tidbits of new information;
- Added specific dates of start/end to the Battle of the Red Diamond historical entry;
- Fixed the name of the Undying Flame in the Death of King Charles historical entry
- People of Archana category changed to Culture of Archana. There would be way few articles under that category, so in order to avoid creating a whole new one for other subjects, this category was changed to include everything culture-related, from the people and their customs to myths, stories and etc.
Update #24
Update #24
24/05/18Not what I intended when I started this update, but this time we're focusing around tweeks to make a better experience when reading and navigating the website, including a guide to help people better locate themselves and what to read next.
- NEW ARTICLE: Navigation Guide to Aequus, a newcomer's Aequus 101
- Changed the "World Timeline" name to "Aequus Timeline"
- Updated the Europa Map (home page) to link each pin to their relative nations' articles
- Changed King Charles's title in the Circle from "The Diplomat" to "The Forefather".
(This change is the first to follow a new design decision: every title for the personalities in the Circle will be composed of two words together, related to their accomplishment. "The Engineer" and "The Smith" will soon follow) - Added a "Divinity" section to the articles of Raymond Vilennor, Lady Amice Lionhart and King Charles Maine with information about their domains in the Church of Tiamat's Light
- Slight changes to the section on Raymond Vilennor in the Circle of Heroes article for a better reading
- Added a horizontal line to separate each Hero to help with a better reading on the Circle of Heroes article.
Update #23
Update #23
17/05/18This was a longer update than I expected. Together with one of the main pieces in the campaign's story, King Abraham II, we also have quite a few other minor tweaks to other places based on readers' feedback
- NEW ARTICLE: King Abraham II, current ruler of the Kingdom of Archana
- New category, "Peoples & Cultures", added under "Current World", for ethnicities unrelated to nations
- Moved the following articles to the Peoples & Cultures category: Mountain Dwarves, City Dwarves and Exiled Dwarves
- "Show spoiler" buttons changed to "Click here to reveal spoilers for the campaign"
- Minor improvements to the quote in the Soul bonding page
- Demonym added to Krenjor's article
- Renamed the "King Abraham II Maine" article to "King Abraham II, for the sake of sounding good. Whelp.
- "Magic" category moved up above "Current World" to better organize the priority of reading
Update #22
Update #22
14/05/18In preparation to the completion of King Abraham's article, a central piece in the campaign, this update delivers an article about the King/Queen title, and what it means to Archana.
- NEW ARTICLE: "King/Queen", High Ruler of the Kingdom of Archana
- New category, Official Ranks and Titles in Archana, created under "Archana"
- Renamed "King Abraham Maine" article to "King Abraham II Maine", for the sake of clarity
Update #21
Update #21
10/05/18This update is aimed at providing a better insight of Archana's surrounding nations. They all lack specific informations, but are enough to give a better understanding.
- NEW ARTICLE: Artalgnian Empire, the anti-magic theocratic power
- NEW ARTICLE: Krenjor, the cold and fragmented lands of the north
- NEW ARTICLE: People's Republic of Welfenbach, a progressist dictatorship that relies on technology over magic
- NEW ARTICLE: Drakia, an autocractic nation of dark creatures and profane magic
Update #20
Update #20*
08/05/18- NEW ARTICLE: Update Notes, this very own page, in order to better clarify and spotlight new updates;
- NEW ARTICLE: Progress Table: Archana, a list tracking the progress of Archana as a setting and game;
- New Category added to the Homepage: Meta
- Added as quotes the information written down on the plaques by the base of the statues of the Circle of Heroes;
- Duke Tacitus's page moved to the category "Artalgne", at the Homepage;
*Note: the previous 19 update notes were previously posted at my personal discord server. I'm keeping the counting for organization's sake.
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