Introduction to Indomitable Will

World

Welcome to Indomitable Will! This article will be updated as I produce more material. Nature and people should all have pictures eventually. My goal for this project is to produce a manuscript, and all accompanying worldbuilding. And, of course, have fun. :p

Geography

The relevant locations at this point only include the island of Bwrdd Llosgydd. It's possible that I create some other locations at a later date, if they become necessary or I have inspiration. Ready for display are one geographical region: The Downs, and one settlement: Brontydd. Other regions include Crow Steppe, The Tundra, The Sedge Moors, Serpents' Fjords, and The Wyrm Jungle.

Nature

The two most important key creatures are the Amphithere(a Wyrm), and the Voracious Sprite. Other kinds of Wyrms and Sprites exist, and they'll show up here when they're ready. There are many plants undocumented as of yet, but the ones available are: Cladonia, Cornicula, Fescue, Erbyn Dŵr, Harebell, Heather, Purple Moor Flax, and Sedge. Most, though not all, have Voligenetic properties.

Magic

The magic of Indomitable Will is more like supernatural science than magic, really. Volition deals with direct actions and alterations to the world, while Voligenetics is the practice of Alchemy and Chemistry. Practitioners of either are Marked as Volitionists, and tracked by the Institute of Justice. The only formal school of Volition is Willwright, and an example of a notable Feat of Volition is Masking.

People

The inhabitants of Bwrdd originally came from various places on The Mainland, but over time have blended together to the point of becoming more regionally concentrated. The land is under the control of the current Barony of Advarsel, which claims the entire island.

Individual settlements have their own leaders and structure, but each of these leaders answers to the Baron. Within the Capital City of Advarsel—its namesake—are several Guilds and other organizations, such as the Coursers', Taxonomists', and Cartographers' Guilds, as well as the Caribou Stables.

Story

The actual story of Indomitable Will is the least developed part. There exists the opening scene, and a random scene I got sidetracked with. :P Other than that, there is another scene, but it serves as a brainstorming space and isn't yet considered canon.

The name "Indomitable Will" actually belongs to the novel; I don't yet have a name for the world itself. Usually my process for naming things follows certain guidelines, but sometimes it's a little erratic. This time I'm waiting for inspiration. It's likely that a name will come to me during a commute, or while I'm doing housework. XD

Content

I plan to write a novel set in this world. It's a slow WIP, but it's coming along all the same. My worldbuilding style is kind of like J. R. R. Tolkien's in that I feel the need to describe every blade of grass in the world, so my progress is pretty slow and I'll likely produce a lot of stuff that only I will care about.

With that in mind my intention is that every aspect of the world is fleshed out and able to be explored, so much so that the novel will be full of flavor, and not simply "the real world, but with dragons". Every plant, animal, and person that I can manage should be described and locatable. I recognize that that's a lofty and probably unrealistic goal for me; bear with me. XD

Presentation

There will be a mixture of OOC and in-world text, with the occasional scene in prose. I would love to have images for things as well, but seeing as my ability to produce said images is next to nil, that will depend on my finding someone to commision for them. If anyone is willing to help, or thinks their style would jive well with my setting, please do reach out to me!

That being said, my contribution to the worldbuilding sphere is mainly in my use of words. I'm a writer, really, and not an artist, so the "art" of my work is in ideas and my communication of them. In other words, don't expect my articles to look good. XD I have an old brain and formatting, CSS, etc. do not compute, but I have some great people supporting me and giving tips, so they're awesome and I appreciate them.