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Inktober 2019 Day 2: Mindless

Today's Prompt:



A ritual of the dark moon said to transform creatures into mindless beings.

A state of being which grants them the ability to commune with the dead.

 

What secrets did they learn from beyond the grave?
What put them into that state?

 
— TJ Trewin
 
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Journeyman Asmo
Oct 2, 2019 13:51 by Asmod

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/shadowland-asmo/a/the-waking-disease-article

Master Endrise
Oct 2, 2019 13:51

Check out The Fabulae Anthology!
SheepdogWA
Oct 2, 2019 14:05

Wild Suhiit
Species | Oct 2, 2019

Bones that wander, as if the world is still a waste.

Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Vertixico
Oct 2, 2019 14:14 by Vertixico

Trance of the Bluebound
Tradition / Ritual | Oct 2, 2019

A trance to willingly free your mind from your own free will

Welcome to Ekozia!
Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum WantedHero
Oct 2, 2019 14:23 by Jaime Buckley

Day Two: Mindless is DONE https://www.worldanvil.com/w/wantedhero/a/30-days-of-darkness-article#mindless or

30 Days of Darkness
Generic article | Oct 6, 2021

When Dax went missing, no one could find him. Not even the great Morphiophelius. He now shares his story in an exclusive interview with Höbin Luckyfeller.

JAIME BUCKLEY
Storyteller, Cartoonist,..pretty awesome friend =)
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Mirvedar
Oct 2, 2019 14:37

A spell used as punishment for severe crimes: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/world-of-harja-mirvedar/a/punishment-of-the-mindless---wip-article

Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum hellay
Oct 2, 2019 15:04 by Julien P

  More French for you :D

Councilor of the Inner Sanctum RiverFang
Oct 2, 2019 15:11

Castle of the Damned
Building / Landmark | Jan 29, 2023

On the Eve of Harrowing, a mass of black stalagmites bubble from the cavern floor brought forth from a ring of ancient runes carved into the stone.

Co-creator of the fantasy worlds Isekai & Seireitei
Co-creator of the TTRPG System Storybook
Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum tjtrewin
Oct 2, 2019 15:14 by TJ Trewin

Zilchbrain

Zilchbrain
Condition | Nov 29, 2022

A short term mental condition described as the complete absence of all ideas and capacity for constructive thought production. The mind contains nothing. Zilch.

Journals of Yesteryear

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Heliopath
Oct 2, 2019 15:24 by Heliopath

The Whisper of the Deep

Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Dhelian
Oct 2, 2019 15:44 by Mihkel Rand

Mindless stabby person

Prompt-2---Mindless.png
Mindless Stabber by Mihkel Rand

Creator of Lethea and Pekkola

Maker of Maps
Aria Grill
Oct 3, 2019 22:54 by Aria Grill

It looks like a evil Russian doll, I love it

TheZiv
Oct 2, 2019 15:51 by Jordan Blythe

Blood Dreaming
Tradition / Ritual | Oct 2, 2019

Eternal Grandmaster Regulus_Vaikyn
Oct 2, 2019 16:00

Vartiger, a town infested by a hive-mind inducing parasite, turning its inhabitants into its mindless drones.

Vartiger
Settlement | Oct 15, 2022

A town of lost souls, where bodies of the lost work tirelessly for their master

Sage Catoblepon
Oct 2, 2019 16:05 by Catoblepon

I've done a thing! Fish-eaters

Visit Daeliha, Iphars, Khulgran & Shattered
Love to code, but this one is driving me crazy!
My world Shattered won as the "Most ground-breaking premise new world"!
Master spacetrash
Oct 2, 2019 16:17 by Low-Life in High Orbit

Day 2: Broken Android  

Journeyman Darkseid
Oct 2, 2019 16:30

Journeyman Darkseid
Oct 2, 2019 16:40

Soul Ripper

Grandmaster Ian Eiriksson
Oct 2, 2019 16:54

Rahet
Character | Oct 31, 2019

Journeyman Travakh
Oct 2, 2019 17:00

"On Automata And Thought", Lecture Notes of the Grand Philosopher, 61.1.724
Document | Oct 2, 2019

Master rudysb9
Oct 2, 2019 17:00

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/mudewei-rudysb9/a/disconnection-article

Venerable Grandmaster Your1 Nightmare
Oct 2, 2019 17:57 by Jacob Waterman

Boneclaw
Species | Oct 2, 2019

When becoming a lich goes terribly wrong.

Visandar the Unliving
Oct 2, 2019 18:09 by Visandar the Unliving

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/telekmil-visandar-the-unliving/a/thoughtbearer-candle-article

Grandmaster TheDumbOwl
Oct 2, 2019 18:34 by Alex (TheDumbOwl)

These royal types sure love to run their gob without putting any thought into it.  

blahblah, blah! by TheDumbOwl (Me)

Ahoy hoy! Have a happy day! Check out my world Vertinall!
Venerable Grandmaster SierraKomodo
Oct 2, 2019 19:16 by Sierra Brown

 

Stinger Drone - Top Down
Varkesh Stinger Drone - Top Down by Sierra Brown

Author of Galaxies End and Dragon's Bane | Patreon | Other Links
Master DarkTsuyoi
Oct 2, 2019 19:40

Soultraveling

Sage AP.
Oct 2, 2019 19:51 by AP.

Maker of Maps |AP.Cartography
 
Writer of Words |Alenya's Adventures: An Apothecaria Story
IbbyWondrous
Oct 2, 2019 20:07 by Ariel Webster

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Inktober Day 2 - Mindless by Ibby Wondrous
Fun fact it's referencing an old article I did a while back (not my submission just related to the pic)

Sage Tiirikka
Oct 2, 2019 20:12 by Tiirikka

This is going to get a bit gross.  

Fungus Trial
Tradition / Ritual | Oct 2, 2019

One of the darkest methods of joining a Circle of druids might be the Fungus ritual. It is one of the several techniques that druids may enter into Circle of Spores and only one known among the Druids of Lokinanda.

Can I have a cookie? | Come and snoop around Melyria
Journeyman discworldfan
Oct 2, 2019 20:12

Shikigami
Item | Oct 2, 2019

thesamuraiman
Oct 2, 2019 20:13 by Gary

Here is mine https://www.worldanvil.com/w/exile-thesamuraiman/a/mindsiphon-article

Tindall42
Oct 2, 2019 20:17

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/blomaria-tindall42/a/necrochanging-disease-article

Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum lengna
Oct 2, 2019 20:43 by Lengna Olio

Arvid Ducher finally getting around to expanding on him was nice. all i had down on this article before today was that he was another character's dad, and that he had been in some sort of accident.

~Confused Soup
Eidal
Oct 2, 2019 20:47 by Eidal (former Etalia) Louwatt

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/sutersa-edcutlow/a/clouding-thoughts-article

Councilor of the Inner Sanctum shyredfox
Oct 2, 2019 20:50 by Amy Winters-Voss

Puppeteering
Spell | Mar 4, 2022

Magical control of another being via a puppet thread, invisible to the human eye.

Author of the Liminal Chronicles urban fantasy series | Author Website
MappingDragon
Oct 2, 2019 21:24 by MappingDragon

Vuthima
Condition | Oct 3, 2019

kaileid0scope
Oct 2, 2019 21:26 by Kai

Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Heffé
Oct 2, 2019 21:59 by Heffé

My Day 2: The Ring - The Mindless Era
It is in the same article of The Ring, as it is a section with added lore about this Region of the world, which I am focusing on for Inktober

♥ Heffé, worldbuilder of The Hefflings
Venerable Grandmaster ninne124
Oct 2, 2019 22:00

by Ninne124

Grab your hammer and go worldbuild! :3
Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Laurabones
Oct 2, 2019 23:58 by Laurabones

nice!!

Venerable Grandmaster ninne124
Oct 5, 2019 13:25

Magic Rot
Condition | Dec 26, 2023

A condition caused by misuse of magic.

Grab your hammer and go worldbuild! :3
Journeyman EmmaLindhagen
Oct 2, 2019 22:12

The Raiders
Myth | Oct 9, 2019

Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Laurabones
Oct 2, 2019 22:48 by Laurabones

Hassan Dak
Military Formation | Nov 6, 2019
Got the basics of my idea down at least.

Johnatron3000
Oct 2, 2019 23:01 by John Rivers

Here we go!

Stahlpest
Species | Oct 5, 2019

Mindless, we think.

Mindless robots recognized as the first space-born life form with a poem I wrote!

Grandmaster Revyera
Oct 2, 2019 23:17

Not so mindless
Prose | Oct 2, 2019

Journeyman cacklingstumps
Oct 2, 2019 23:35

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/galactus-cacklingstumps/a/husker-article

Fabled Legend Oneriwien
Oct 3, 2019 00:15 by Damion Otter

Wyldmind
Condition | Jan 22, 2023

Author of Ravare.
Venerable Master Ilyena_Sylph
Oct 3, 2019 01:35

Almighty Deity Barron
Oct 3, 2019 01:37 by Barron

Mindshattered
Condition | Jul 6, 2020

Sanity's relative, and memory in flux. Mindcracks are an inflicted wound to one's mind, similar to how a knife can cause a puncture wound, Auric Meta can cause Mindcracks. No two Mindcracks are the same, as they are reliant on circumstances.

AnzBananz
Oct 3, 2019 02:05 by Anna

Withering Death
Condition | Oct 3, 2019

A fearsome disease causing victims to lose all mental capacity long before their eventual demise

Grandmaster studiomnivorous
Oct 3, 2019 03:03 by M Kelley

The Bannerbearers
Character | Oct 3, 2019

Grandmaster studiomnivorous
Oct 3, 2019 03:04 by M Kelley

An eternal cycle of service and betrayal, the Bannerbearers represent the First and Last Quarter moons in Pa'xo'Anman storytelling traditions.

maggert
Oct 3, 2019 03:09 by Drake

An antagonist usually referred to as mindless and not having a mind of their own.

Lahatiel
Character | Oct 3, 2019

An angel of Panahon created by Marielle, holy construct under her command, admin of Eureka

alastir
Oct 3, 2019 03:09

"...Regardless of what you call them, they are as much a part of nature as the grass beneath your feet..." - Criella Stayanoga, Prime Natural Historian of the Lussonia Archives  

Husks
Species | Oct 3, 2019

Sage Incaseofgrace
Oct 3, 2019 03:17 by Grace Gittel Lewis

2/31 https://twitter.com/timespool/status/1179581011836846080?s=20

Check out my worlds: Qet | APRA: Anomalous Parks & Recreation Areas | Heliox Stardust | Umqwam | My website | My Patreon
lunalapanda
Oct 3, 2019 03:25 by Atena Luna

Finished day 2!

Sage Dylonishere123
Oct 3, 2019 03:48 by R. Dylon Elder

Lotus Eaters
Species | Jun 22, 2020

Horrific creatures that are the product of surgical addiction.

Check out my work | The Web | Expedition Demeter|The Void Between|
Journeyman NorthWhiteWolf
Oct 3, 2019 03:53

I wanted to do more but I'm not feeling the best and can't focus. https://www.worldanvil.com/w/andraous-northwhitewolf/a/social-insanity-article

temporallyTranscendental
Oct 3, 2019 04:22

Motes of Chaos 2 (IT ‘19)
Generic article | Oct 3, 2019
I might tweak the article name or fix messy wording if I find it but the gist of stuff’s all there!

Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Vazdimet
Oct 3, 2019 04:29 by Morgan Biscup

Decided to do a short story today.

Red Chapel Zealot
Prose | May 10, 2021

Sandra's administrative boredom receives a slight reprieve in the form of a traveling stranger.

Lead Author of Vazdimet.
Necromancy is a Wholesome Science.
Zeke Lionhart
Oct 3, 2019 04:43 by Luiz Henrique P. de Carvalho

Skeleton
Just some random skeleton. Was short of ideas today :<

chessguy
Oct 3, 2019 05:09 by Andrew

The Mindless

Kelissana
Oct 3, 2019 06:13 by Kelissana Eralyn

Fabled Legend milladamen
Oct 3, 2019 11:35 by Camilla S

No art for today's thing yet, but I did some work on something that will be relevant in my NaNoWriMo story so that's a win:

Ataraxia
Item | Oct 4, 2019

A way to numb the mind

Sage Rynn19
Oct 3, 2019 11:57 by Wendy Vlemings (Rynn19)

I managed to not only include mindless beigs, but also a ritual under a dark moon and communicating with the dead. :D

Dream Moss
Species | Jul 9, 2021

Dream moss is a poisonous moss used by the shamans of the Northern Clans.

Author of Ealdwyll, a fantasy world full of mystery.
Master GameOperationsDirector
Oct 3, 2019 12:16

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/doluthul-gameoperationsdirector/a/wanderers-eve-article

MxMarmite
Oct 3, 2019 13:34 by Kai Moore-Austen

I finished mine last night but forgot to post it! Have my article about Vises Nocma, https://www.worldanvil.com/w/northmarsh-mxmarmite/a/vises-nocma-article

Eternal Grandmaster Hanhula
Oct 3, 2019 15:33 by Han

Soul Alteration
Technology / Science | Oct 22, 2023

Vexuan technology without parallel. Obey in this life, or lose your mind in the next.


welcome to my signature! check out istralar!
Grandmaster laughmask
Oct 3, 2019 16:26

Scribes of Beisen
Organization | Oct 4, 2019

frankdvm
Oct 3, 2019 16:55 by Frank Ansede

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/catholic-world-frankdvm/a/the-feast-beast-virus-article

Master ImoenKim
Oct 3, 2019 17:18 by Imoen Kim

The Volkira, a nightmare for every cave explorer:  

Volkira
Species | Oct 5, 2019

A terrifying encounter for any explorer of seaside caves, the Volkira are revolting to laymen and puzzling to researchers.

Grandmaster Lenosallose
Oct 3, 2019 20:09 by Lenosallose

Lenothropy
Generic article | Feb 10, 2020

Lenothropy is first and foremost a state of mind.

Please visit Miand'Mésvéstell.
"If you look upon the stars, know that you look upon a light of the past."
Palesa
Oct 3, 2019 21:04

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/zandagor-palesa/a/the-mindless-killing-of-creatures-article

Aria Grill
Oct 4, 2019 00:06 by Aria Grill

Ta daaa~

Inktober Day 2 - Madness of the trinity moons
Physical / Metaphysical Law | Oct 13, 2019

Aria Grill
Oct 4, 2019 00:06 by Aria Grill

Ta daaa~

Inktober Day 2 - Madness of the trinity moons
Physical / Metaphysical Law | Oct 13, 2019

Aria Grill
Oct 4, 2019 00:06 by Aria Grill

Ta daaa~

Inktober Day 2 - Madness of the trinity moons
Physical / Metaphysical Law | Oct 13, 2019

Journeyman SilverDragon
Oct 4, 2019 05:04 by Silver

An anesthetic derivative, meant more for torture and leaves the subject unable to move.   https://www.worldanvil.com/w/tilandrial-silverdragon/a/numb-article

lunalapanda
Oct 4, 2019 05:42 by Atena Luna

Morah
Character | Oct 4, 2019

A dark horror that travels throughout Cosmos.

Master subtletylost
Oct 4, 2019 06:01 by Amara King

Itiikanai
Ethnicity | Oct 4, 2019

Kavenai "spirit-talkers", they are said to be able to commune with the spirits of the deceased.

I think I misunderstood the prompt. Mine goes less in the "mindless" direction and more just answers the sentence "A state of being which grants them the ability to commune with the dead."

Grandmaster MGatta
Oct 4, 2019 09:42

This one was hard, but I quite like the end result:

Grandmaster MGatta
Oct 4, 2019 14:46

Due to technical issues, please find my article here in the meantime

FourEyesIsAFish
Oct 4, 2019 15:49

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/magic-foureyesisafish/a/imprint-28inktober-day-229-article

motorthud
Oct 5, 2019 00:44 by Andrew Daly

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/endhaven-motorthud/a/inktober-ii3A-mindless-article

Journeyman Zendrelax
Oct 5, 2019 01:12

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-body-divine-zendrelax/a/the-decadent-flame-article

Twangyflame0
Oct 5, 2019 02:18

The Mindless
Military Formation | Oct 3, 2019

Venerable Grandmaster Isaac Thompson
Oct 5, 2019 04:42 by Isaac A. Thompson

Take some time to reflect while doing a task that takes no thought

Inktober 2 - Mindless by Isaac Thompson

Writer of Tiyu Amara, and The Last Line
AzraelThanatos
Oct 5, 2019 06:57 by Azra Hawthorne

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/zodia-accapia-azraelthanatos/a/the-empty-path-article

Wilkon
Oct 5, 2019 10:04 by Wilkon Alszegi

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/batruus-wilkon/a/day-23A-cognition-disbursement-article

Kirileia
Oct 5, 2019 12:56

I went a lot less dark with this than the prompt... which is fine because I'm in love with the result. Forgetful Sprite

Innokha
Oct 5, 2019 14:31 by Victoria Stone

Inktober19' #2: Meidesum

Master Sloqush
Oct 5, 2019 21:32 by Sloqush

This ended up far darker than I had originally planned so read at your own peril.  

Candle Mushroom
Species | Oct 5, 2019

Hallucinogenic mushrooms that are illuminated by a perpetually burning flame. Those that deceide to consume them risk far more then just their physical integrity.

Author of Cenorad ; a bleak-dark sandbox of creativity.
Journeyman ZoologicalBotanist
Oct 6, 2019 02:36

Mind Rot

abruptlymystic
Oct 7, 2019 00:08

Undead Construct
Species | Oct 7, 2019

Grandmaster littletoes101
Oct 7, 2019 02:39 by Richard Bradley

Here's day two, finally!

Summoning Spell Guide
Generic article | Oct 7, 2019

ricky -- 24 years old -- he/him, fae/faer, tiger/tigers pronouns -- current project: novanati rebuilt
camercla
Oct 9, 2019 03:03 by theTraveler

Grandmaster EvaTheDM
Oct 9, 2019 13:13

Day 2: Mindless

BenReilly
Oct 14, 2019 23:59 by Eric Ehlers

Day 2: Mindless

Eternal Grandmaster A Lambent Eye
Oct 16, 2019 20:51

Greetings everyone! I may be a little late for the prompt, but nevertheless I worked on some major improvements to my article on automata, the (mostly) mindless creations of man.

Automaton
Species | Oct 16, 2019

Independently acting machines.

Almighty Deity BasicDragon
Oct 17, 2019 05:30 by Dragon

Miss Mindless
Myth | Oct 3, 2019

BrokenJac
Oct 17, 2019 18:55 by Jacob Billings

The second spell I've had the pleasure to make. Slightly different from the main uses of Blood Magic

Mindless Motion
Spell | Oct 17, 2019

Master WillowRiver
Oct 19, 2019 20:48

Way late, but Inktober day 2 prompt complete!  

Folk
Species | May 19, 2020

Master Dr Jimothy
Oct 21, 2019 20:09 by Jimmy Shrekson

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/chg2Fcentral-human-gov27t-22where-we-at-and-how-we-at-here3F22-dr-jimothy/a/28mindless29-the-undead-army-and-the-war-crimes-it-committed-other-than-merely-existing-article?preview=1

MightyLemur
Oct 22, 2019 02:27 by Drew Peppley

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/solstice-mightylemur/a/sanity-conduits-article

TechnoNomadic
Oct 22, 2019 12:02 by Techno

I went with a ritual and explanation how undead came back into the world.

Hel's Sanction
Tradition / Ritual | Oct 22, 2019

Journeyman Pookas Kreations
Oct 24, 2019 01:18 by Melissa White

Day 2: Mindless Today I decided to write a condition involving a parasite. I called them Manari, they are drones that control a host body. https://www.worldanvil.com/w/aquatica-homebrew-pookas-kreations/a/manari-28chattel29-article

Grandmaster WDMichael
Oct 24, 2019 03:40 by WDMichael

Inferno Virus [Inktober Prompt #2 Mindless]
Condition | Oct 24, 2019

Mishralalayana
Oct 29, 2019 19:11

Still as late.   https://www.worldanvil.com/w/please-refrain-from-looking-mishralalayana/a/vitals-lure-article?preview=1

TriBoHn
Oct 31, 2019 22:17

Trauma Plums

Venerable Grandmaster Snake__Venom
Nov 1, 2019 08:04 by Snake Venom

This is more a fan drawing of CarbotAnimations version of StarCraft mobs, but what is more mindless then someone being controlled?

by Snake__Venom

Councilor of the Inner Sanctum strixxline
Nov 1, 2019 14:27 by Polina "Line" Arteev

Some revision and revisiting to a Summer Camp article for this one.

Seek a new dawn, in Malkora!
The Feral Sovereign sleeps peacefully, but will return...
Venerable Master ChaosTearKitsune
Nov 1, 2019 15:37 by Terry-Lynn L

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3LGqgMllR5/ Mindless!

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