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Garrett MacArthur's "Frjósöm Universe": far-future science fiction stories that span our vast, fertile galaxy. https://www.frjosom.com

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Kamikaye@kamikaye.bsky.social · 12h ago

Most Alliance tech, buildings and starship platings are white. White reflects most bandwiths well so it's rooted in millenia old technological neccessity. But they stuck with it. Sometimes color accents break that, but the navy likes to keep it traditional. #NovemberWorldbuilders

An Alliance town along a chnnel with two levels. Aquarelle and inksAn Alliance spire in the ocean, also in white platingAn Alliance destroyer with a pretty old chassis. They even have red (color of conflict) stripes, a bit aberrant and they mean business.
Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 17h ago

Good morning, #NovemberWorldbuilders! The last two color days of this week will be white and black, but feel free to squeeze a grey in on either day if you'd like! For today: Tell me about something in your world that is white (or grey!)

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 6. Something in your world that is white The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
𝑾𝒓𝒆𝒚 🇵🇷 🏳️‍🌈✍️🤖🚀@wreybies.bsky.social · 9h ago

White is the color of the Wall. A gargantuan structure, clearly visible from orbit. It's 40 km from the inner surface to the outer. It houses planet-side systems to which the Steward has not had access since the late Miocene, the reason for Tourr'di's uplift. 1/3 #NovemberWorldbuilders #WriteSky

An image of the Earth Enclosure showing the three landmasses and the encircling wall.
Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 17h ago

Good morning, #NovemberWorldbuilders! The last two color days of this week will be white and black, but feel free to squeeze a grey in on either day if you'd like! For today: Tell me about something in your world that is white (or grey!)

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 6. Something in your world that is white The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
The Tales of Olta@talesofolta.com · 8h ago

Much of the Olta School of Magic is white stone or stucco. (Special thanks to the amazing Oli Cristadoro for the beautiful illustration of the Olta campus!) #NovemberWorldbuilders #fuckTERFmagic #TalesOfOlta

The same rectangular cloister that the Great Aquarium had occupied on the floor above was, on the House Floor, an entirely different scene of aquatic magnificence. Sweet-smelling steam clouded and perfumed the air, rising upward into the enchanted ceiling. Beams of artificial sunlight filtered delicately in the billowing cotton of the steam, gently landing on an elaborate wonderland of travertine-terraced mineral springs. Thermal algae colored the water a vibrant turquoise as it splashed over the coconut-white limestone, trickling down rusty orange and pink-stained rock till being absorbed into the next turquoise basin and the next. Students soaked, stretched, lathered, and laughed in the pools. Even here, a couple was kissing while another student splashed to get them to stop, and others held up protective enchantments to protect their books from getting wet.Illustration of the Olta School of Magic by the amazing artist Oli Cristadoro.
Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 17h ago

Good morning, #NovemberWorldbuilders! The last two color days of this week will be white and black, but feel free to squeeze a grey in on either day if you'd like! For today: Tell me about something in your world that is white (or grey!)

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 6. Something in your world that is white The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
frjosom@frjosom.com · 12h ago

Hi, Kira! Hi, #NovemberWorldbuilders! Netweaver's hair is pure, bright white. Not gray, not silver, not ivory: WHITE. When Loic meets her, it is the first thing about her that catches his attention… #wip #frjosom #sciencefiction

Many homes in villages were grown next to or even on top of other homes, and thus often had an unplanned, “reclined” attitude. Even single homes standing alone seldom had a “designed” appearance. This home, however, was elegant and oddly symmetrical, so seemingly planned, while still retaining a comforting asymmetry about its overall form. Loic had never never been this high, and thus had never seen a home this far up in any Day, so he assumed that any other house at this altitude might be formed in the same manner. He picked up the striker and, not too quietly, played “stranger arriving” on a solid and elegant bamboo visitor chime attached to the post by the gate. He didn’t have to wait long for his peculiar host to appear. *** She had the whitest hair he’d ever seen. It contrasted sharply against her warm brown skin, and matched what looked to be a comfortable and practical shift in a coarse, soft, homespun fabric. Also, as she walked closer, he realized that she must not be as tall as she had appeared when stepping into the sunlight on her front steps. She was easily a head or more shorter than he was, even with the cloud of white hair adding to her stature. “Good afternoon, well arrived stranger.” Her voice was melodic but rough and low, an old viol, lovingly played. “What might I do for you?” While clearly the voice of someone very aged, it had a surprising joy in it. Loic found that he was smiling, and hoped he didn’t look idiotic. “I, ah… I brought your fish.” He slipped the pack off his back and held it out to her. She glanced at the bulging pack, then away for a moment, and then back up at him. Had she rolled her eyes in that glance away? She ignored the pack, but reached down in front of Loic to pull the catch on the gate. “Come in then. I would think you’re hungry after your climb, and it appears I have a surplus of fresh fish to offer.”
Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 17h ago

Good morning, #NovemberWorldbuilders! The last two color days of this week will be white and black, but feel free to squeeze a grey in on either day if you'd like! For today: Tell me about something in your world that is white (or grey!)

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 6. Something in your world that is white The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
The Tales of Olta@talesofolta.com · 2d ago

The robes of the mysterious figure who appears in the Lunch Hall are purple. #talesofolta #NovemberWorldbuilders #FuckTERFMagic

Blue perked up, “I love it! Like a chosen name. That’s amazing.” Waz popped a grape in his mouth. “Is it really chosen if someone forced it on you?” He winked at Woofy, who looked away. Woofy reached over and took the rest of Wadjet’s half-eaten muffin. “The truth is I was just born with ordinary ears that happen to be pointy. But one well-placed lie and people will run with it.” Waz nodded at Mace. “Oy, you seem awfully calm for the kid at the center of the biggest shitstorm the likes of this place has ever seen. Your parents cast some kind of maniacal enchantment on you to keep you from losing it?” Mace rolled her eyes. “It’s called therapy. Not sorcery.” “Did you get your schedule yet?” Blue asked Mace. “Clearly not,” Wadjet declared. “Schedules are determined after you get to your house, they’ll probably…” Her voice trailed off as she looked up at something behind Mace. Waz’s eyes grew large, and he looked down at his plate, diverting his gaze.  Mace opened her mouth to speak when the two senior boys whom Headmaster Dalton had been whispering to approached the table. Their robes were each trimmed in shining metal fabric, one silver and the other gold. “Mace Morningstar, The Assembly has asked—" Just then, the room went silent and dark. The light through the windows dimmed, and the food seemed to pale in color. The candle flames on the tables and in the chandeliers took on a strange rainbow flame. The doors to the lunchroom opened by themselves with a thunderous boom. A figure in billowing deep purple robes poured into the room as if being pulled by the air. The robes were trimmed with the same strange geometric language Mace had seenon the Revelations Chamber floor. The hooded figure did not look up or reveal itself as it traveled the length of the room.  The flowing purple fabric lifted and moved like swarming tentacles held by an invisible force. Blue stared and shivered. The blue from her robes began to stain purple at the edges. She quickly looked away, and the purple stain withdrew from the fabric of her robe. The shy boy next to Waz clung to the wand under his blue robe while staring at the purple sorcerer. Unlike Blue, the boy was not lucky enough to know how to look away. A stain of purple engulfed his robes, and the flesh of his face changed from olive to a deathly pale, matching the colorlessness of the diamonds in a pendant he wore around his neck. As the flowing robes approached Mace, the figure stopped. The robes hung still, as if filmed in slow-motion mid-flight. No one moved. A delicate, golden-gloved hand raised from beneath one of the purple sleeves and felt the air as if to examine its texture. Then, abruptly, the moment of stillness ended. The figure resumed walking and passed out of the other side of the Lunch Hall. The students looked at one another, their eyes wide with shock. Woofy reached out to touch Mace’s hand, but Blue wagged her finger, warning him not to do anything. Inhaling deeply, Mace stood, and the senior boys in trimmed robes led her from the underclassman lunch room. Mace glanced back at the table, where her eyes met Blue’s… whose expression was one of fear.
Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 2d ago

#NovemberWorldbuilders, today is all about that PURPLE! Tell me about something in your world which is that most royal of colors. 💜 As always, any shade/hue applies, and I don't care to distinguish purple and violet for a prompt game, so if it's *technically violet*, then please include it, too!

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 5: Something in your world that is purple The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
frjosom@frjosom.com · 2d ago

Good morning, Kira! Purple is the identifying color of FirstDay! My MC, Netweaver, lives high on FirstDay, and her home is made of housevines different from those further DownDay—with clusters of tiny flowers that fade from purple to white. #frjosom #WorldBuilding #NovemberWorldbuilders

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 2d ago

#NovemberWorldbuilders, today is all about that PURPLE! Tell me about something in your world which is that most royal of colors. 💜 As always, any shade/hue applies, and I don't care to distinguish purple and violet for a prompt game, so if it's *technically violet*, then please include it, too!

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 5: Something in your world that is purple The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
Scott F Jarvie@scottfjarvie.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Coven of Sulis is hidden in a plant-filled cave. The houses are leathery green leaves tied to giant roots growing down from the ceiling. And the coven seelie wear green dresses to make them look like human plants, helping them camouflage into to surrounding forest. #NovemberWorldbuilders

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 3d ago

Howdy, #NovemberWorldbuilders! This week we're talking about COLORS and today is all about GREEN! What greenery do you have in your world? Anything out of the ordinary? How verdant is your setting?

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 4: Something in your world that is green The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
Jou Montfort@joumontfort.bsky.social · 2d ago

#NovemberWorldbuilders Day 4 Bhūtas made of jade-green ghostfire are the second-most deteriorated. They retain enough awareness and intellect to be used in wights for military or academic purposes. Master Baig networked several of these to animate Cyrus. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

A Chime for These Hallowed Bones (Chapter 1) — Jou Montfort

It was just after noon when the graverobber trespassed in Master Baig’s reception hall, bringing with him a sack of human bones. Red clay caked both him and the sack. A fetid reek preceded him, overw...

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 3d ago

Howdy, #NovemberWorldbuilders! This week we're talking about COLORS and today is all about GREEN! What greenery do you have in your world? Anything out of the ordinary? How verdant is your setting?

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 4: Something in your world that is green The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
frjosom@frjosom.com · 3d ago

Keep coming back to your budding creations. Just come back to them. Keep working, a bit at a time, as often as possible. That's how wonders are made.

🪉💎RUSHAK💎🪉@acturek.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Two brothers—one accursed, one gifted—struggle with the Power of an empathic bond unseen for centuries. As Rushak seeks to escape his curse, Drisal must wield it as evil arises to threaten the world. But the prophesied Power can return only once, and the Shining One is … somebody else. #WIPPIT #F #A

Image: Mood board for Brother’s Keeper WIP: A block of seven images around a central one. Central image: white text on brown background that reads: “Born to be sacrificed: Drowned, shed, burnt and buried, a sin offering for his people. Had he been, all would be free. But he had not, and they weren't. He could never forget it. Brother’s Keeper (working title) A.C. Turek Surrounding images clockwise from center left: column of bonfire, running gray horse, green water, a hand holding a quartz crystal, a view looking up immense tree trunks, a waterfall, a view looking down on a vibrant green forest.
frjosom@frjosom.com · 3d ago

Good morning, Kira and the #NovemberWorldbuilders! Green is the identifying color of ThirdDay, considered one of the most beautiful for its woodlands. It's the most lightly populated, having failed at going it alone, without engaging with the other Days, some centuries ago… #frjosom #worldbuilding

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 3d ago

Howdy, #NovemberWorldbuilders! This week we're talking about COLORS and today is all about GREEN! What greenery do you have in your world? Anything out of the ordinary? How verdant is your setting?

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 4: Something in your world that is green The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
frjosom@frjosom.com · 3d ago

Hey, Kira! In my excitement for the color of Loic's home Day, orange, I forgot yellow! Yellow is the identifying color of FourthDay. (The same plants make the color yellow as orange.) Another fun detail, the near moon, Naremon, has a golden cast compared to the blue-gray Yar. #NovemberWorldbuilders

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 4d ago

Hey there, #NovemberWorldbuilders friends! I'm combining yellow and orange because orange tends to get the short end of the stick. But feel free to talk about either or both! What is something in your fictional world that is YELLOW or ORANGE?

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 3. Something in your world that is yellow or orange The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship
frjosom@frjosom.com · 4d ago

Good morning, Kira and the #NovemberWorldbuilders! Orange is the color of FifthDay—which is the home Day of my MC, Loic. Orange dyes on The Island come from safflower, onion, pomegranate, annatto, saffron, and turmeric. (The latter grows best in FirstDay and SecondDay.)… #frjosom #worldbuilding

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 4d ago

Hey there, #NovemberWorldbuilders friends! I'm combining yellow and orange because orange tends to get the short end of the stick. But feel free to talk about either or both! What is something in your fictional world that is YELLOW or ORANGE?

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #NovemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Colors 3. Something in your world that is yellow or orange The background image shows a ship on a river with rocky hills and forests nearby. A natural arch connects two pieces of land, and there is a robed man standing on the arch, watching the ship