Summer Camp 2024 Articles

Articles with no description are drafts, with titles subject to change as my ideas for these prompts develop.

Prompt 1: A tumultuous region prone to natural disasters

Prompt 2: An environmental or other large-scale natural disaster

Prompt 3: A character who goes through a great change or metamorphosis

Asuria

Geographic Location | Aug 3, 2024

A peninsula between two oceans, home to great powers both modern and ancient.

Caelester Earthquake

Physical / Metaphysical Law | Aug 3, 2024

A powerful earthquake that nearly destroyed the city of Caelester 8 years ago

Giles Baxter, Steward of Caelester

Character | Aug 3, 2024

The tyrranical ruler of Caelester

Prompt 4: A sickness that caused societal upheaval

Prompt 5: A document that changed the course of history

Prompt 6: A displaced people in your world

Rising Sickness

Condition | Aug 3, 2024

A magical plague caused by exposure to necrotic energies, causing the living to rapidly decay, die, and rise as undead to spread their curse further.

Proclamation of Stewardship

Document | Aug 3, 2024

The document declaring Giles Baxter Steward of Caelester

Caelestrans

Ethnicity | Aug 3, 2024

The populace of the city-state of Caelester

Prompt 7: A conflict that involved a changing environment

Prompt 8: Describe a vehicle that, when introduced, caused societal upheaval.

Prompt 9: A myth about food

Ascension Riots

Military Conflict | Aug 3, 2024

A series of protests and riots against the Steward

Kraken's Maw

Vehicle | Aug 3, 2024

The first of a class of merchant ships that transformed world trade.

The Tree of Peace

Myth | Aug 3, 2024

A legend telling of how the olive tree came to be, and why it is so tied to Asuria

Prompt 10: A building associated with joy and fun

Prompt 11: A settlement considered a refuge

Prompt 12: A technology used for defense or protection

Fortuna Virtuosa

Building / Landmark | Aug 3, 2024

A casino with adjoining restaurant, theatre, and more!

Caelester

Settlement | Jul 19, 2024

A once-prosperous city-state on the coast of Asuria, struggling to recover from a terrible earthquake.

Cannon

Technology / Science | Aug 3, 2024

A heavy defensive weapon, firing stone projectiles with devestating effect.

Prompt 13: A naturally sheltered place

Prompt 14: A building considered a refuge against the world

Prompt 15: A unit dedicated to guarding someone or something

Silent Sea

Geographic Location | Aug 3, 2024

A sheltered coastal sea that functions as a natural harbour for Caelester

Abbey

Building / Landmark | Aug 3, 2024

A temple complex in Caelester, where all are welcome.

Iron Guard

Military Formation | Aug 3, 2024

A private army in service to the Steward of Caelester

Prompt 16: A personal item that keeps you safe

Prompt 17: A tradition that gives comfort

Prompt 18: A species with protective anatomy

Handcannon

Item | Aug 3, 2024

The last remaining prototype of a miniaturized cannon designed to be carried, aimed and fired by an individual

Bread and Oil

Tradition / Ritual | Aug 3, 2024

A traditional opening course served for dinner

Kataman Crab

Species | Aug 3, 2024

A crab that builds a spherical home it carries around with it.

Prompt 19: A sub-culture considered larger-than-life by some

Prompt 20: A charity or other organization focused around doing good

Prompt 21: Describe a faction of an organisation built on belief

Adventurers

Ethnicity | Aug 3, 2024

Heroes and protectors of the weak, and sometimes just people who are too brave or foolish to pick a more survivable trade

Builders

Organization | Aug 3, 2024

A faction dedicated to rebuilding Caelester, disinterested in politics

Order of the Divine Wills

Organization | Aug 3, 2024

An order of monks operating the Abbey of Caelester

Prompt 22: Describe a myth, urban legend, or conspiracy theory, believed by many to be true

Prompt 23: Describe an evil spirit, or divine antagonist

Prompt 24: Describe a document of spurious or controversial attribution

Earthquake Conspiracy Theories

Myth | Aug 3, 2024

A variety of commonly believed explanations for the earthquake that struck Caelester 8 years ago

Kalshazzak Aesymnetes

Character | Aug 3, 2024

An ancient and immortal lich, last emperor of the Asurian Empire

Tyrant's Trial

Document | Aug 3, 2024

An underground newspaper detailing the poor leadership of the Steward of Caelester

Prompt 25: Describe a relic, or symbol of belief

Prompt 26: Describe slang or a language associated with religion or belief

Prompt 27: Describe a leader, or high ranking person, in an organisation

Lich's Bane

Item | Aug 3, 2024

An ancient magical blade, used to seal an ancient evil

Spiritual Asurian

Language | Aug 3, 2024

A dialect used in traditional prayers that date to the days of the Asurian empire

Guildmaster

Rank/Title | Aug 3, 2024

The political head of a guiild, or leaders of a resistance movement in Caelester

Prompt 28: Describe the practices and ceremonies of worship

Prompt 29: Describe a settlement that is known as a party town or pleasure city

Prompt 30: Describe a hybrid species intentionally bred

Divine Offerings

Tradition / Ritual | Aug 3, 2024

Various traditional offerings made to the gods

Fort Defiance

Settlement | Aug 3, 2024

Once a coastal fort, now a free port run by pirates

Craftsman's Crab

Species | Aug 3, 2024

A domesticated breed of the Kataman Crab, used in workshops to produce a regular supply of quick drying adhesive.

Prompt 31: Describe a myth or prophecy about the end of the world

Prompt 32: Describe a material that is resistant to decay

Prompt 33: Describe a profession that is considered dirty

The Coming Annihilation

Myth | Aug 3, 2024

A prophecy of Kalshazzak's return, and the armies of undead he will summon forth

Naphtha

Material | Aug 3, 2024

A flammable oil resulting from magically enhanced decay

Nightsoil Collector

Profession | Aug 3, 2024

Those responsible for operating the sewer system and, in Caelester, much more.

Prompt 34: Describe an organisation fighting corruption

Prompt 35: Describe a tradition that represents moral decay

Prompt 36: Describe an animal or plant that feeds on decay

Guildmaster's Council

Organization | Aug 3, 2024

Once an advisory council, now a secret resistance against the Steward of Caelester

Budding Festival

Tradition / Ritual | Aug 3, 2024

A party to celebrate the start of spring.

Deathcoil

Species | Aug 3, 2024

A mysterious creature that lives within a fields of necrotic energy.

Prompt 37: Decribe a degenerative disease

Prompt 38: Decribe a piece of tech that prevents decay

Prompt 39: Describe a storyteller, author, or bard

Dendrification

Condition | Aug 3, 2024

A degenerative illness suffered by fey creatures, by which they are transformed into a tree

Exposure Suit

Technology / Science | Aug 3, 2024

A protective suit for workers in the Nightsoil Collectors guild

Menelaus Nicolescu

Character | Aug 3, 2024

The proprietor of Fortuna Virtuosa, curator of its performances and holder of its secrets

Prompt 40: Describe a geographical region that is expanding

Prompt 41: A food often eaten by travelers

Prompt 42: A building that was meant to be temporary

The Everwood

Geographic Location | Aug 3, 2024

A forest that grows with incredible virulence, harbouring a terrifying secret.

Garum

Item | Aug 3, 2024

A fermented sauce used in ancient times, now used to preserve vegetables on sea voyages

Food Courts

Building / Landmark | Aug 3, 2024

Once just a place to hand out food, now small community centres scattered across Caelester