Summer Camp 2023

Homework Week 1: Making a Pledge

1. Set up you pledge article

For this summer camp, I will work only on Wyrring. I will complete a minimum of 50% of the prompts, or an average of 5 prompts per week.

2. Fill out the pledge certificate

Skipped

3. Theme Preparation: Power

There are very few international powerful organizations, with many of them being limited to their particular regions.

Aedan Aedian Royalty Aedan Parliament Poivoit

Eryndlyn Courta Extrema Courta Obscuri Webspeaker

Estalia Senate The Silver Legion House of Order

Gracklstugh Deepking Horgar Steelshadow Merchant Council Themberchaud the Wyrmsmith Council of Lairds Clan Cairngorm Keepers of the Flame Gracklstugh Military

Kraggenhammen Jarl Ivan Marblehide Jarlsgard Ironbreakers The Slayers The Council of Lords

Summer Shores Group of Nine The Magister and The Grand College

4. Feature Hint: Tracking Power and Relationships

I tried out a diplomacy web!

5. Extra Credits for Seasoned Worlds

I've gone back and added additional notes to my world meta, and now it's at a point that I'm comfortable saying it's done!

6. Submit your Homework

TBD

Homework Week 2: Frontier

1. Theme Preparation: Frontier

There are two primary physical frontiers in Wyrring; the area to the South, including The Barrens and The Great Expanse, as well as Ostrangard to the East. Currently there is very little reason for people to travel to The Barrens, as many view it as a backwater full of various aggressive tribes. However, the areas to the southeast of Aedan, which is immediately adjacent to the Barrens, is very fertile farmland. As Ostrangard is a fallen kingdom, it is very popular amongst both treasure hunters and those who wish for free land. Additionally, many traders wish to travel through Ostrangard to areas further east, such as Sylvia and the Dwemni Empire to sell their wares.

Other minor frontiers include areas across The Brightwater to the west of Wyrring and the Underdark.

The invention of the kinetic engine has opened up a whole new frontier of technology. This engine has brought magic to the everyday person, and it's caused an explosion of invention.

2. Feature Hint: Maps

TBD

3. Extra Credits for Seasoned Worlds

I've reorganized most of the categories, and implemented several tags!

List of Tags.

4. Submit your Homework

TBD

Homework Week 3: Relics

1. Theme Preparation: Relics

Several ideas for relics:

• Estalia: Likely keeps A LOT of public records, including meeting minutes, surveys, and data.
• The Grand College: Powerful magical items.
• Sylvia: Sylvia relics typically are either currently living things (i.e. "this tree is 1000 years old"), or are trophies taken from hunts in Silvain's name.

2. Feature Hint: Going Back in Time

I've started my first chronicle!

3. Extra Credits for Seasoned Worlds

I've added a couple images for landscapes.

4. Submit your Homework

TBD

Week 4: Communication

1. Theme Preparation: Communication

The most consistently used form of communication in Wyrring is through people themselves. Whether it's the use of diplomats, the delivery of letters through services such as the Royal Aedian Mail Service, or secret messages carried by operatives, most communications between organizations and people require face-to-face meetings. With the invention of the Kinetic Engine, this speed of communication has increased, as dirigibles can travel significantly faster than a horse.

Other options for those preferring to keep the receiver at a distance include:

• Spells such as Message, for those magically inclined
• Southern Sylvia Elves use a combination of bird calls and whistling arrows to communicate between groups
• Estalia has a robust, official communication system which is typically used between organizations, as it is more reliable than a courier

Due to the requirements to meet face-to-face, communication between different countries is typically limited.

2. Delicious Dictionaries and Wonderful Whiteboards

I previously had language articles for each area which had a list of common terms and language components for each region. I didn't realize there was a dictionary option, but I've now moved the terms from a written list into the dictionaries.

3. Extra Credits for Seasoned Worlds

I ended up reading many of my older articles when I was sorting them.

4. Submit your Homework

Submitted!

Summer Camp 2023

Week 1

A POWERFUL ORGANIZATION IN YOUR WORLD
A SEAT OF POWER (OF ANY KIND!)	The Sedile
A RESOURCE THAT PROVIDES FUEL OR POWER	Sparkpowder
AN ANIMAL ASSOCIATED WITH, OR SYMBOLIZING, POWER	Deno
A CULTURE THAT HAS SUFFERED UNDER THE RULE OF A STRONGER NATION
A CONFLICT BETWEEN TWO UNEQUAL POWERS IN YOUR WORLD	The 2-Day War
THE TITLE & RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR WORLD	Auctor
A DESTRUCTIVE NATURAL OR SUPERNATURAL EVENT
A SPECIES KNOWN FOR ITS MISCHIEVOUS PERSONALITY	Mimicrow
A POPULAR SUMMER TRADITION THAT INVOLVES ART AND CREATIVITY

Week 2

AN UNCLAIMED, UNREGULATED, OR LAWLESS REGION IN YOUR SETTING
A SETTLEMENT AT THE LIMITS OF THE "KNOWN" OR "CIVILIZED" WORLD
A JOB THAT TAKES ITS PRACTITIONERS TO REMOTE OR FARAWAY PLACES
AN ANIMAL FOUND IN A NON-POPULATED AREA
A USEFUL PLANT FOUND IN A WILD AREA OF YOUR WORLD	Late Bonnet
A MATERIAL OR NATURAL RESOURCE THAT COMES FROM A DANGEROUS LOCATION
A CHARACTER DRIVEN BY WANDERLUST OR THE DESIRE TO EXPLORE	Olvir the Unknown
A CUISINE FROM A SPARSE, BARREN OR REMOTE REGION IN YOUR WORLD	Cooking in the Barrens
AN ICONIC BUILDING OR LANDMARK REPRESENTING A LOCATION	Jagged Tooth
A LETTER SENT IN SECRET BY A WELL-KNOWN PERSON IN YOUR WORLD	Evidence #763-AH-00523

Week 3

A TRADITION OR BEHAVIOR CONSIDERED OLD FASHIONED
AN ITEM OF GREAT CULTURAL OR RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE TO A PEOPLE IN YOUR WORLD
AN ANCIENT CITY THAT IS STILL INHABITED TODAY
A HISTORICAL FIGURE STILL VENERATED TODAY, AND WHY	Carral Lottway
A PROFESSION THAT HAS BEEN RENDERED OBSOLETE
A CHILDREN'S TALE OR SONG BASED ON A REAL EVENT
A SPECIES NOW CONSIDERED EXTINCT
A HISTORICAL CULTURE WHOSE INFLUENCE IS STILL FELT TODAY
A CEREMONY THAT REPRESENTS A TRANSITION OR TRANSFER
A RARE NATURAL PHENOMENON THAT MOST PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO

Week 4

A METHOD USED TO CARRY GOODS OVER LONG DISTANCES	The Kingsroad
A SYSTEM TO SEND MESSAGES BETWEEN DISTANT PLACES	The Aranea
A FORM OF SILENT COMMUNICATION
AN ORGANIZATION FOR WHICH RECRUITING OR PROSELYTIZING IS IMPORTANT
A SPECIES WITH AN UNUSUAL FORM OF COMMUNICATION
A CHARACTER WHO EXCELS IN MANIPULATING OTHERS	Sylro Eagerheel
AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ONE PERSON ADDRESSED TO MANY
A BUILDING OR LANDMARK USED FOR, OR ASSOCIATED WITH, COMMUNICATION	The Oris
A CHARACTER WHO PREFERS TO LURK IN THE SHADOWS	Shawn Gregoir
A "NEGATIVE" CONDITION THAT HAS HIDDEN ADVANTAGES

Week 5

AN ORGANISATION DEDICATED TO KEEPING A MAJOR SECRET FROM THE PUBLIC
A MYTH OR TRUTH ABOUT THE MEANING OF YOUR UNIVERSE