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My personal favorites among the entries for historical figures still venerated today!

My Judging Experience
I was presented a grand total of 300 entries for this prompt! Not the highest of the bunch, for certain (lookin' at you, Prompt #1) or the lowest, but it was quite the challenge!   You worldbuilders did not make it easy for me to pick and choose my favorites. In fact, it was pretty tough having to make so many cuts to get down to my longlist... and picking a shortlist from that was even harder! AND picking the winner?   Catch me screaming just like the Glamorous Peafowl as I present my final list to you! Winner to be revealed during the ceremony!

Our Winner: Old King Caed by Stormbril

Stormbril's writing just has a way of making me feel the energy of his world pouring from his articles. Old King Caed has a deeply uneasy feeling about him, and it reached me even as a reader. And, much like the humans of Cathedris, that heavy weight isn't stopping me from wanting to explore his god-husk's secrets further.
Kora, the Dawnbringer by Strixxline via Midjourney

Judge's Shortlist

Only one may win, but there's no way I can go without shouting out a fair selection of articles that sit at the top of my list. Thus, I present my shortlist!
Ivore, Founder of the Flame
by Kwyn Marie
Ivore, Founder of the Flame
Character | Jul 26, 2023
Gwyneth Duxtour
by mirescosmo
Gwyneth Duxtour
Character | Apr 11, 2024

Judge's Longlist

Wait, you thought I was done? I wasn't lying when I said I liked A LOT of these.
  • Coddic by Satrium
  • Jihlan Morvovo by Bonus Action
  • Nicole, the Celestial of Compassion by lillianacasper
  • The Dark Lord Malchène by AmélieIS
  • Bimos - God of Land & Nature by Dakota6450
  • Kester Thidos by ECCBooks
  • Haugth Powelvyle Crafton the First by Krayvuk
  • Sycia Sanghvi by terioncalling
  • Burgermeister by EmilyArmstrong
  • Hypocritia by PrippyMontyPoppyCock
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    Final Notes
    A huge thanks to all who submitted articles to my prompt, for giving me amazing articles to read. I hope you all know just how extraordinary you are! Whether you're featured in the lists above or not, know that I've read your work and can't wait to read more.   Cutting down to a grand total of 20 articles to feature here was one of the greatest challenges I ever faced, so know that your amazing SummerCamp efforts were witnessed and appreciated.

     
     
    My Own Venerated Character
    If you're curious about what I created for my own prompt, I welcome you to read about Kora, the Dawnbringer, one of the ascended mortal gods of Malkora! If those two names sound awfully similar, it's no coincidence.   You can also read a bit more about the pantheon she belongs to over in this article about the Champions of the Dawn!
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    Grandmaster Ninodonlord
    Aug 19, 2023 19:39

    AAAAAAHHHHHH

    Yours truly, Nino.
    Its Worldember!I am building out a spooky world, which you can read about here! (psst, its a link)
    To learn about my main world click on this link! (if you want to ;) )
    Councilor of the Inner Sanctum strixxline
    Aug 19, 2023 20:25 by Polina "Line" Arteev

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    Seek a new dawn, in Malkora!
    The Feral Sovereign sleeps peacefully, but will return...
    Grandmaster Keon Croucher
    Aug 19, 2023 21:36 by Keon Croucher

    Love the list, know pretty much every article on here, some are on the to read list some I have read, all so far have been bloody brilliant! You definitely had and have a tough job for sure.

    Keon Croucher, Chronicler of the Age of Revitalization
    Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Serukis
    Aug 19, 2023 21:38 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

    Some great choices here! :D I can't wait to see who the winner is!

    Emy x   Etrea | Vazdimet
    Krayvuk
    Aug 19, 2023 23:05 by GM Drake

    Honored to be on the long list, thanks so much for the kind words and support!

    Sage eccbooks
    Aug 19, 2023 23:31 by E. Christopher Clark

    What an epic task it must've been to undertake all this reading! Thanks for including me on your long list. :-)

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    Grandmaster Those2Nerds
    Aug 27, 2023 00:15 by Rin Garnett

    Honored to have made the shortlist! Big congrats to Stormy for the win, and to Line for the other wins :)

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    Eternal Sage Stormbril
    Aug 28, 2023 01:34 by Stormbril

    I missed commenting on this earlier -- but I was so excited to even make the shortlist here! :D   Thank you for being a judge, I cannot imagine how hard it must be to read and decide on all these amazing articles :D


    Cathedris, the world of God-husks and New Magic, welcomes you.

    Consider checking out my submitted articles for this year's Worldbuilding Awards! <3
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