Summer Camp 2021 Prompt Responses

This article is to introduce each of my World Anvil Summer Camp 2021 articles properly, now I've completed the challenge!
My first Summer Camp has been amazing. I've accomplished so much more than I expected of myself, and most of my prompt responses led me to delve into parts of Relativity I hadn't explored much yet or even hadn't thought about at all, and I made several non-prompt articles public in the process. Despite declaring in my pledge document that I would make Relativity public only for the challenge, I see no reason not to keep it public! I've had some very thought-provoking feedback from the community on some of them, which is an excellent reason to keep working this way!
If you haven't already, now is a good time to check out my welcome article to get an overview of Relativity before diving into the details!

Summer Camp Articles

I launched into these three medical prompts at the beginning of Summer Camp with one of my key events, a supervolcano eruption on the planet Azpal, in mind:

Fort Hospital 11, the most famous hospital built specifically for surviving the eruption

Lung Filters, a technology created in the aftermath

Farmer's Lung, a condition prevalent following the eruption which they were used to treat

The prompts "a species of working animal" and "an extraordinary writing tool" came together in my head for these:

Valke, a small cephalopod used as a living writing tool by the ocean-dwelling Oaschi people

And the associated Valke Printing Press

Now for the "inhospitable region" prompts ...

Crystal Fields, a beautiful and inhospitable region on Azpal

Palonem, the people who live there

I have my mum to thank for those, as she started throwing out ideas when I told her about the inhospitable region prompt, and one led to the Crystal Fields. Which also led to lots of ideas I haven't written yet regarding Azpal's post-apocalyptic era.

Black Falls Cavern, an important location in sphinx mythology

The Wolf Spirit, a sphinx myth with lots of teasers hidden in it ...

I always have fun writing mythology, but one of the reasons I enjoyed the sphinx mythology so much is because it has roots in some of my planned stories. (We are, after all, talking about time travel!)

First Words Ceremony, a celebration of a siren child's learning to control their voice

Lyra's Confession, a social media announcement with huge implications for Zartriite equal rights

I linked the criminal character with the "unit/squad who guards an important person", which gave me an opportunity to explore the public's reactions to zombies from another angle, and I also came up with the organisation Gray Eye, which the unit belongs to:

GE Unit G-Si-V, who guard the prisoner ...

Brandan Argent, a very corrupt businessman who evaded the justice system

Which brings me to my next article ...

Mark Bourne, a fake supervillain turned zombie rights activist

Rohesia Mason, an ogre who just wants to find love

Mark and Rohesia were both characters I'd had in mind already to play important roles in future stories. In both cases, I had neither named them or done much work on their personalities or backgrounds. Rohesia's article is my longest for SC as I mapped out her entire love life in it, not wanting to stop partway through!

Kiln Figures, labourers made from clay

Biaphomor, where Kiln Figures are manufactured

I slightly misunderstood the "vital trade resource that supports a settlement or region" prompt, but I don't regret it, because I really like the Kiln Figures (inspired by the golem myths). Not sure what I might do with them in terms of use in stories, but thinking about it.

Celene's Staff, a powerful weapon that mysteriously vanished with its owner

Order of the Holy Head, an order of banshee who guard an immortal dullahan's lost head

The staff and order articles led to the creation of new characters and new plots!

Tempus House, headquarters of the Victorian division of the Guild of Time Displaced

Zartri Life, an at times controversial retail company who sell products to Zartriites

Pimelok, a three-headed creature that lives on an icy moon

Festival of the Dark Suns, a tradition on the planet Nephiglo

Inggerai, who celebrate it

Aquatopia, a floating resort city

I'll be honest; the "settlement known as a pleasure town or for louche behaviour" was definitely not my favourite prompt, and I dreaded it. However it did get me thinking about population management in the future, and gave me a location for one of my future stories.

Diamond Article

For the prompt "a bloody coup, rebellion or uprising", I ended up creating a whole new civilisation!
I'd vaguely thought about some time-travellers getting trapped in a time with dinosaurs; I went with that idea, and this event is set on the planet their descendants relocated to.
I also linked this student uprising with the other idea I'd had for this prompt, which is definitely going to be a story one day.

Favourite Articles

For the prompt "a lost or ancient language"; the non-verbal language of sapient trees:

For the prompt "an often undervalued but vital profession", I think the title says it all:

For the prompt "a myth about a mountain, lake, cave or other landmark"; this one helped me form the building blocks of my sphinx society's beliefs:

For the prompt "an old or ancient organisation which still casts a shadow", I came up with a specialist non-profit with a shady history:

Non-Relativity Article

One of the prompts I actually did for my other (now public) world, Katsa Lwu'na, for the prompt "a title which cannot be bought, only earned".
It doesn't fit in Relativity, but I'm linking it here so I can have all the articles for this event in one place.