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Inktober 2019

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October 2019

This is a collection of the articles written during the 2019 Inktober Writing Gauntlet. These articles can be found in other places throughout the world, but they are listed here for ease of finding as part of Inktober.  

Day 1: Ring

Eve of Harrowing
Myth | Jan 29, 2023

On midnight of the 29th of Winter's Morning, jet black runes inlaid into the floor of the cavern begin glowing with an ethereal light. The circle of runes that mark the veil between Káto and the Lost Paths are invisible to the normal eye.

Day 2: Mindless

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.

Day 3: Bait

Demise
Building / Landmark | Jan 31, 2023

A great iron door swings open as you pass, revealing blood, more than you thought could ever come from a creature. The oaken floors are painted with it, as if some demented painter had taken a brush to the puddle.

 

Day 4: Freeze

Frozen Soul
Condition | Jan 31, 2023

The Frozen Soul seems to be something that is tied to the Harrowing, but no one can be sure as others in Káto, far deeper than the light reachers, have been struck with it.

Day 5: Build

Maker's Mark
Building / Landmark | Jan 31, 2023

Another door with cryptic carvings in words of warning await those that enter the Castle of the Damned. An oaken door falls open, creaking on broken hinges to reveal a bloody room, parts of humanoids and monsters alike resting in piles.

Day 6: Husky

Blackened Dire Wolves
Species | Jan 29, 2023

Blackened dire wolves are an anomaly of Káto, an undead creature that does not make sense being in the depths of the underground when its living counterpart is only found in the forests and hills of the surface world.

 

Day 7: Enchanted

Disenchanted
Building / Landmark | Jan 31, 2023

Elegant Sylvan script is inlaid into an oak door that rests in a golden archway. Few can read the language of the fey, & fewer still can be to comprehend the warning that the castle gives to its visitors. But this door is unlike any others in the Castle.

Day 8: Frail

Skeletal Staircase
Building / Landmark | Oct 8, 2019

Day 9: Swing

Serpent's Swing
Building / Landmark | Oct 9, 2019
 

Day 10: Pattern

Map of the Damned
Document | Jan 31, 2023

The Map of the Damned is meant to be a map of the intricate pattern of rooms that exist in the Castle of the Damned. Unfortunately, due to the twisted magic of the castle and the creator of the map itself, the map often tends to serve as more of a trap.

Day 11: Snow

Snowfell
Tradition / Ritual | Jan 29, 2023

The Knights of Yggdrasil have many duties, but nothing seems more important than the preparations for the winter and the Snowfell. The war with the Giants had happened in the depth of winter, when the Elves were huddled and weak.

Day 12: Dragon

Order of the Dragon King
Organization | Jan 21, 2022
 

Day 13: Ash

Ashen Winds
Physical / Metaphysical Law | Jan 5, 2023

The ashen winds of the Harrowing are odd even by Káto standards. It does not rain or snow in Káto, making the phenomena of the ash-like snow so curious. Many assume it's a trick of the light, causing snow like that on the surface to look black.

Day 14: Overgrown

Death Vines
Physical / Metaphysical Law | Jan 31, 2023

The Castle of the Damned has grown its armor, the vines strengthening and tightening around the stone structure as the bell tolls and the Eve of Harrowing becomes the Harrowing once more.

Day 15: Legend

Eldrin Ylyndar
Character | Jan 29, 2023

Eldrin Ylyndar swore an oath, to the King, to his people, to all who wished for the safety of the walls of Yllvalion. The name Ylyndar and the Knights of Yggdrasil would stand as a beacon of hope on the dark edge of the Neither Tundra.

 

Day 16: Wild

Llanowen Clan
Organization | Sep 28, 2023

From a time far before the northern part of the Elven Forest was settled, before the Knights of Yggdrasil & the Northern Outposts were established, the Llanowars served as mercenaries, traveling the Spine and providing their services to whoever could pay.

Day 17: Ornament

Divine Intentions by Reinys Ylyndar

Day 18: Misfit

Miz'ri Baenre
Character | Sep 28, 2023

A child of the Underdark, Miz'ri finds herself one that looks more towards the light instead of deeper into the abyss of her home. Possibly forsaking her homeland, she steps into the light, a self-imposed exile to the surface.

 

Day 19: Sling

The Reality of the Surface by Miz'ri Baenre

Day 20: Tread

Tilting Treads
Building / Landmark | Oct 17, 2019

Day 21: Treasure

Gem of Stars & Hope
Item | Jan 31, 2023

A large gem, clearer than the sky above the frost-bitten tundra, rests on a pedestal, in the center of a courtyard of the snow-covered Ylmaris Citadel. This great gem, colorless under the sun, crystal-like, is the treasure of Yllvalion.

 

Day 22: Ghosts

Ghosts by Syndra Amakiir

Day 23: Ancient

Ballad of the Snow King
Document | Jan 29, 2023

The story that the Bard begins to tell in song is one only heard once a year, but it is the reason that all can stand fearless within the walls of Yllvalion.

Day 24: Dizzy

Dark Elves and Light Don't Mix by Miz'ri Baenre
 

Day 25: Tasty

Snowfell Drinks & Sips
Document | Jun 2, 2024

Day 26: Dark

Harrowing
Myth | Jan 29, 2023

Another bell tolls as the clock strikes midnight, marking the beginning of the Harrowing. The yawning mouth of the Castle of the Damned slowly begins to open, spilling light into the darkness, beckoning all who dare to enter.

Day 27: Coat

Black Cloak
Organization | Jan 15, 2024

Instead, the Matrons and others of the houses hire the faceless, those that roam in black cloaks with shadowed faces, to do the deeds none wish to do. It is an odd life for those that are in the Black Cloak.

 

Day 28: Ride

Riding Lizards
Species | Jan 31, 2023

Giant lizards in shades of blacks and greens step deftly through the cragged and rocky floors of Káto tunnels. Their tails swish quietly behind them as these behemoths move silently along the paths.

Day 29: Injured

Eve of the End
Myth | Jan 29, 2023

Broken and shattered, the cragged peaks of the Castle of the Damned slowly begin to descend, slipping their way through the stone floor of Káto back to their resting place.

Day 30: Catch

Koi Catcher
Rank/Title | Feb 26, 2022

The Giant Koi of the lake was released as a tiny fish, growing to a great size over her decades, possibly centuries in the lake. Early on, once she had grown larger than any koi before, fisherman and many others attempted to catch her.

 

Day 31: Ripe

Gilded Moon
Tradition / Ritual | Jan 29, 2023

Sunset falls on a warm autumn day, the crisp air holding excitement as the orange orb of the moon rises above the horizon, alighting the forest in the colors of a blaze.

Secret Prompt

World's Anvil
Building / Landmark | Jan 5, 2021

Rooms of the Castle of the Damned play upon the fear of those who dare to enter, but some rooms choose to play on other emotions, such as greed or pride. Only the greediest of adventurers will find the hidden door tucked away under the Skeletal Staircase.

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