Kat Chiron's Summer Camp 2023 Reading Challenge

by Kat Chiron in Canva

Well I'm very pleased and proud to say I reached my Summer Camp 2023 goal of completing 16 prompts to achieve 'Silver'!
You can find links to all my prompt articles at Summer Camp 2023.
I ended up worldbuilding for a realm that I'd imagined but hadn't written anything for before - Vyrvania, a vampire megalopolis! So if you like vampires, and secrets and intrigue, I'd be happy for you to visit my world Vyrvania. I will continue working on this world after the reading challenge and plan to write some serial fiction for it - so please follow me if you're interested in following me as I breathe 'life' into this new world!!

I have chosen the following Summer Camp prompts for my Reading Challenge. I chose them because they were prompts I did not submit and from the Copper and Gold waves, as I completed the least articles for these categories. The 3 articles for each prompt were then chosen at random.

AN ANIMAL ASSOCIATED WITH, OR SYMBOLIZING, POWER

Being a cat-lover I enjoyed reading this article and love that they're protectors of the waking realm rather than the breath-stealers of Urban myth! Would like to hear more about this species and in particular, 'His Luna'.

I was drawn to this article as I think of Raven's as birds of 'omen'. Although the information here suggests that they are mainly considered just a 'common' species that the vnou people don't take much notice of...I feel there are secrets that have yet to be told about them and the affiliation of the noble Zhu'Shpazh family. Looking forward to seeing if anything comes of this feeling....

The Phoenix...such a magnificent 'mythological' creature. I hope that the Radan that escaped death can 'save the Phoenix' and 'save the world'! Thrilling stuff!

AN ITEM OF GREAT CULTURAL OR RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE TO A PEOPLE IN YOUR WORLD

The Moon Saber seems to be an 'Excalibur' amongst the shifter tribes of this world. I wonder who will be the next 'true' hero to wield this sacred blade?

The 'Sacred' and 'Sinister' encapsulated in a mesmerising Rose 'heart' crystal. Are you still in charge of your own mind??

The Dread Crown sounds like an artefact that would be at home in my 'vampire' world. I'd like to know more about the myths about this significant item and its effects on those that adorn it!

A CHILDREN'S TALE OR SONG BASED ON A REAL EVENT

I have a similar myth/legend in my own world. I'd love to hear more examples of how face-stealers have deceived others in the world of Kald!

A sad and sombre tale seemingly highlighting the plight of the 'natural' world from humans. But reading on there is an even more tragic twist to the tale! What will happen if the truth comes out?!

Great 'grim' fairytale vibe! Loved it!

Worldbuilding Goals...

I surprised myself with the creation of this new world as I'd originally thought I would work on a different realm from The Enchanted Realms. But it organically grew from the first prompt article I wrote and now I want to dive even deeper into this world after the Summer Camp awards. So I will be...

Continue to work on Vyrvania

Write/Publish some serial fiction for this world

Work on a more suitable design/theme for the Vyrvania pages

...and I think that's probably plenty to be going on with for the rest of the year!

Inspiration

And last but not least here is a long list of all the wonderful 'beans' and their worlds that have inspired me during Summer Camp 2023!