WE 2023 - Earthy Promise

During my first Weltember participation in 2022, I wrote 13,755 words in 20 articles. For 2023 I promise to write 10,000 words and I hope so much to beat my word goal from last year, even if my English articles always lose a bit of "weight" compared to the German version.

WorldEmber-Camp 2023

In this year's SummerCamp, some Anvilties inspired us with special teams.

This idea has now been transformed into a homely atmosphere with a touch of winter and Christmas by the three great master smithers

Annie Stein,
Catoblepon and
Those2Nerds.

I'm definitely there and I would like to thank you all.

Coment Caroling Badge by Annie Stein
Placeholder of Catoblepon´s badge
Cozy Cottage Enclave badge by Rin Garnett

Articels about Brictaelgis 12/100

Characters

Athril, Prince of Âdocôris
Family tree, royal house of Âdocôris

Landscapes & Countries

Mountains
Irwadri
Nârinhinûcoi
Tùgwlduin

Rivers
Swùndrûdd
Lâris
Thointris
Îrwuntra

Seas
Toiáninh ad Midri
Mirâni
Esladrùs
Oinâni
Ânigox

Countries
Âdocôris
Taen Wôtris
Wadrivi
Rax Evari

Cities
Tirvox ad Coimi
Lomlâruins
Îdrusci
Êvâgox

Magic Places
Aslae-Stone circle
Lights forest
Vindux-Caves
Magic mushroom meadows

Flora & Fauna

Mushrooms
Blue Thorn stickleback

Plant
Batmune
Brict. Oak
Brudda
Funnel moss

Humanoid
Goblin
Giant
Troll

Animals
Greencat
Zwiesel
Emerald monkey
Forest elk
Moss chicken
Grass rabbit
Red fethered
Brict. wild boar
Silver deer
Bumblebee bug
Feather hedgehog
Blue scaled

Ethnicities & Cultures

Ethnicities
Goblin
Frost goblin
Forest goblin
Night goblin
Meadow goblin
Stone goblin
Mountain giant
Sea giant
Tree giant
River troll
Moss troll
Grotto troll

Festivals & Holidays
Moon festival
Day of earth
Blossom festival
Sunbeam dance festival
Day of happiness
Leaf changing festival
Day of Ethri
Night of light
Days of honor (Birth, Marriage, Death)

Food
Brictaelgican Cuisine
Black tears
Green met
All sorts of meadows
Dumpling cake
Moss soup
filled Egerlings
Rose hip relish
Caramelized nettle seeds
Green cone broth

Diseases
Spore Pustules

Deities & Religions

Pantheon
Moon Tâmid
Earth Êlgista
Rain Trállox
Fertility Brictissa
Sun Mîrta
Wind Lânis
Death Êthri

Faith
Creation of Kobolds
Family Tree of Deities

Elements & Magic

Magic
Herbals
Earth
Stones
Plants

Natural phenomen
Stone and hill hike
Pulsar auroras

Governments & Organizations

Coat of arms
Important noble houses
Order of the Druids

Research & Technology

Mushroom Harvester Runes

Business & Economy

Ressourcen
Adaxas
Eduxis
Green salt

Brict. Systemes
Currency
Weights
Sizes

Homework 1st week - Focus

Last year I just wrote at random - without a plan. Only as I was writing did one article dictate the need for another, and so I ended up writing articles for all of Elaqitan. Sure, with so many different continents there were varied ideas, but it was also...

"... across the vegetable garden"

In 2023 I will focus on the earth element continent "Brictaelgis". As an earth sign, I feel most connected to this element and hope it makes writing easier for me.

If you want to know what to expect, use my article about Brictaelgis as a little introduction.

If you're now saying: "She's crazy about wanting to write 100 articles!", I think you're right. This is pure utopia. So I'm going to choose about 20 items from the list I'm preparing. If there is an article that particularly interests you, please feel free to leave me a comment and I will try to make it happen during WorldEmber.

Homework 2nd week - Mini-Meta

Fairytale Forest
by Blue Fairy 74 via Midjourney

The geography of Brictaelgis is inspired by the forests and meadows of the northern hemisphere. Along with giants and trolls, goblins are the main humanoid species of the Earth Element continent. They speak Draelgit which is based on Celtic languages such as Gaelic and Welsh. The ethnic groups are shaped by Celtic and Germanic influences as well as the life of the Native Americans.

In Ireland and Germanic mythology, goblins tend to belong to the lower classes. In addition, they have a predominantly bad reputation in the terrestrial world or have mutated into reptiles¹ in role-playing games.

It's time to break the cliché of the teasing, greedy goblin and give them a new identity.

The basic idea is a deep connection to Mother Earth - their element. Visions, spirituality, totems are just as much a part of it as a life in harmony with nature. Magic and reality are linked by a veil that is lifted in goblin sacred places. They knew how to use this secret and rose to become the most important species in Brictaelgis.

¹The German word for goblin is Kobold, which in DnD was used for a reptile humanoid species. Pretty confusing for me as a German.

Deep connection to the goddess of the earth by Blue Fairy 74 via Midjourney

Inspirations

Worlds on WorldAnvil

Music

Pinboards

Like most of you, I collect a lot of ideas on Pinterest. For this year's WorldEmber, I'm taking inspiration from these Pinboards:

Elements

Wicca

Earth

Homework 3rd Week - Elevator Pitch

Close your eyes for a moment and think of the color GREEN. What do you see in your mind's eye and what do you feel?

Nature, lush landscapes,
meadows, forests, fertile earth,
hope, calm, serenity?

This green, positive and bright mood hits the continent of the earth element:

a world of spiritual magic in meadows and forests,

to greenish mythical creatures that were born from the womb of Mother Earth

and on cultures that consciously shape and perceive their environment.

Goblins have greater access to earth magic compared to trolls or giants. But even among them, not everyone can benefit from earth magic to the same extent, which led to the rise of the meadow goblins. Can Athril, Prince of Adocoris, obtain this power?

Follow the druids as they search for magic mushrooms and discover the power of earth magic. Visit the various goblin races in treehouses or twisting cave systems. Wander through magical forests and you might catch a glimpse of one of nature's deities, which could have taken the form of a stone, blade of grass, tree or living creature of Brictaelgis.

Homework 4th week -
Final preparations

Drawings, maps, coats of arms, bullet points and, and, and...

On the one hand, I'm looking forward to the "starting signal" to finally get started. On the other hand, I'm still far from finished gathering everything I need, which is stressing me out a bit.

So why am I still sitting here working on my homework? The pen on the tablet is charged again and off you go. See you! I wish everyone a great WorldEmber and lots of success!

Community-Specials

Mochimanoban has already sent out a few invitations for his first unofficial WE challenge.

Daeni is organizing a little scavenger hunt through your articles. This will definitely be fun.

In addition, Catoblepon prepared a "secret" condition challenge.