WAWA 2025

Hello everyone! Listed below are my entries for WAWA. While the articles aren't new, you'll find fresh new content, formating and many new/improved images. I've worked pretty hard on reformatting and redressing Emynea this year and I am very proud of my progress so far! Between reformatting, new content and better images in these articles, I feel they are a much easier read than before.

I would really appreciate any support, as I'm not particularly good at the social aspect of creating. I don't expect to win anything with my last minute entries but I would appreciate the help in getting my content out there and (hopefully) getting some kind of feedback! I'm at the point where I can only self-assess so much, even negative feedback would be helpful if you have the time! (I have a thick skin when it comes to criticism) Either way, thank you for taking an interest in Emynea and I hope we can all enjoy WAWA this year!!
— Lee Stepp

Before you spans the tropical regions of Alkelbulan, from the radiant sands of Shamsi to the lush rainforests of Musi Kongo! The westernmost reaches of the Shamsi Desert are laden with light magic, preserving the ancient memories of early humanity and their tumultuous empires. These luminous regions project illusions of the past and solar waters breath life into arid territories, the land as unforgiving as the gods when humanity has dared to betray them! Most impressive is the divine seat of the goddess of light herself, Lithmor, which rises into the sky with the sun and settles into Mount Ararat in the night. It is a marvel of both solar magic and human ingenuity. While west Shamsi is a land painted by its rich history, political events in Musi Kongo roll forward each day! The Kingdom of Accia encroaches into these vibrant forests, raiding villages and kidnapping Bakongo children to strengthen their armies. These peaceful, reclusive tribes are almost defenseless... until warriors from the Tawantinsuyu Empire appeared and made a stand against these northern invaders! This Tawantinsuyu fellowship pushes back against the relentless forces of the kingdom, finding haven in a peculiar treetop city. Pakaysacha blends the cultures of the Tawantinsuyu with the local Bakongo tribes. The latter flock to the city for protection, embraced by the branches of sentient and mobile trees the region is so well known for! Meanwhile their guardians, the Chaqukpa Runankuna, possess rare and powerful beast magic and loyally follow Chakuq Supay who is otherwise known as The Huntsman. But there is one question on everyone's mind: how long can they keep the kingdom at bay?