#MythAugust 9 As stated prior, the Taker is the god of removal. This could easily be interpreted as the god death in some areas but they embody more than that. They can take away the pain and suffering, remove diseases, and remove undesired traits in a being just to name a few

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 4d ago

#MythAugust 9 Today, go into a little more detail about what your chosen deity represents. This is less about their symbolism or powers (those are for later days), and more about their deeper meaning: what kinds of values or concepts do they embody? What do they mean to their followers?

#MythAugust 8 I’m going to challenge myself with the lesser fleshed out god of the two. The Taker is most easily known as the deity of removal. More will be explained in the next few

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 5d ago

#MythAugust 8 Week 2! This week we'll be focusing on one specific deity (though you are free to discuss more than one in multiple posts 😊) Pick a god/spirit and introduce them! Keep in mind we'll be going into detail about their powers & symbolism later, so keep it pretty basic!

#MythAugust 7 Oops, forgot about this for a sec The gods can travel through all 13 realms, though they mainly stay in the beyond/ the beginning. Sometimes they enter into the astral realm to interact with their “favored” but they haven’t made an appearance in the mortal realm in a loooong time

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 6d ago

#MythAugust 7 Sorry for posting a little late! To finish off this first week, tell me about where your gods/spirits live. Is there a realm or plane that belongs to the gods? Do the spirits dwell in sacred locations or objects? Is it more abstract than that?

#MythAugust 7 Sorry for posting a little late! To finish off this first week, tell me about where your gods/spirits live. Is there a realm or plane that belongs to the gods? Do the spirits dwell in sacred locations or objects? Is it more abstract than that?

#MythAugust 🤩 Oh boy it's sort of artwork time. 🎨 @birdko.art Erra takes the form of a massive centipede, but she's got a thousand golden legs rather than the ~hundred expected. Her body is covered in black plates that bear golden markings similar to Tuyo patterns. 🧵1/2

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 3d ago

#MythAugust 10 Tell us about your chosen god/spirit's appearance! Do they always look the same, or does their appearance change? Do they appear one way to some and another way to others? Bonus: how do their followers usually depict them, and is the representation accurate? 👀

#MythAugust 6 In Niren legends, the deities were heavily involved during the creation period. Their desires shaped how the world appeared but are less involved by the time the twins are born. Certain members could be seen as “favored” by the gods such as healers or disfavored such as being twins

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 7d ago

#MythAugust 6 Some of the previous posts may have touched on this a bit already, but what kind of relationship do your deities have with the mortals of this world? Are they benefactors? Distant & aloof? Capricious & cruel? A mix? Bonus question: is the mortals' understanding of them accurate?? 👀

#MythAugust 5 For the twin’s clan in present day, they heavily favor the “Giver” to help them repent for old atrocities in the past but say a hundred or more years ago? That belonged to the “Taker” during times of conquest and even earlier than that? Both equally.

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · last wk.

#MythAugust 5 Today is about hierarchy! Who ranks highest or lowest among your gods/spirits/whatever? Is there a consensus about this ranking? As usual, interpret the question as loosely as you need to to fit your specific worldbuilding, and feel free to skip if it's not relevant to you! 😊❤️

#MythAugust 4 Personally neither deities have their own factions as one cannot exist without the other. Their relationship varies from region to region. Some see them as siblings, other- companions, and very few as rivals.

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · last wk.

#MythAugust 4 Today, tell me about the different factions among your gods/spirits. Think like the Æsir & Vanir in Norse mythology, or angels & demons in Christianity. What's their relationship? Are they sworn enemies? Sometimes allies? Interpret the question however makes sense for your story!

The “Giver” and “Taker” are amoral in their beliefs. They’re the embodiment of life and death + the concept of giving and receiving. However, what is defined is either or is subjective to the followers. Some followers may spin their own bias beliefs onto their gods but neither is truly good or evil

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · last wk.

#MythAugust 3 What kind of moral code do your fantasy gods or spirits follow, if any? Do they share similar moral values to the people, or is their sense of morality completely alien? Do they even do "morality" at all? As usual, interpret as you wish and don't forget to interact with others! ☺️

Jhansi is my main protagonist from Interstellar who hails from air scholars and is desperate to prove her worth almost to the detriment to her health. She relies on her wit as her wind magic is weak. She is tasked with finding envoys from other elemental nations against a large threat.

The Two deities that the Niren worship are the “Giver” and “Taker”. Their realm of powers are in their names though their appearance varies from region to region. There are Vessels that are “favored” that are equivalent of saints but aren’t actual deities

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 2w ago

#MythAugust Day 2 Tell us about the major god(s) or spirit(s) in your fantasy religion! This is meant to be a broad overview - we'll have focused questions for specific gods later! Feel free to interpret the question as loosely as you need to if you aren't working with a traditional pantheon 😁

Posting old art, because I can and I need to prove I’m still alive. An old story called Interstellar that was a scifi fanastyish world that revolved around elemental magic and humans that became more alien after generations of exposure to certain crystals #ocs #art #alien

Hello! In my bat series my main protagonists follow the “Chosen Order”, a very old religion that’s technically polytheistic (2 gods) although there’s a stronger favor between one over the other. I’m excited to learn about what other people come up with for the challenge.

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hello #writingcommunity, welcome to Day 1 of #MythAugust! This is a worldbuilding game about ✨fantasy✨ gods, myths & religions! You can use the prompts to build up your gods, or yap about some you've already made! Today, give us a BRIEF intro (not too detailed!), & please interact with others ☺️❤️

Young vs Old Ara. I had the sketch sitting and colored it in. Playing around with shading and coloring. I thought of having her hair black but then she would look to samey as her kids (Runa and Rui)

#Juniplex 3 Simplest answer is they’re a group of beings that can’t be burned by the eternal flame and are able to shift it into weapons of healing or strike. They have a crest somewhere on their back or neck but I don’t have an exact design yet.

Khonri 🫜@khonri.com · 2mo ago

Some early #Juniplex food for thought as we move into the more concrete topics... Is there anything that meant to tie all the members together? Something used to weed out the unworthy (or frankly dangerous)? For code of conduct, I'd also say rules/laws/codified expectations.

An art buddy of mine had made a video with her oc and mine (Ari and Mara). Warning has implied spoiler alert

This month marks 5 years for my bat series which feels weird looking back. Feels like I did a lot and not that much worldbuilding to that story compared to other stories I’ve done.

Thinking of adding harpies into my bat world. They were the precious caretakers of the world before the batfolk. It’s believed their voice is so otherworldly that it can enrapture someone to their demise. Children are most vulnerable #fantasy #worldbuilding #harpy #art #sketch

Here’s Ara, chief of the Niren folk (new people folk). She takes pride in her duties but can come across as callous from the decisions she’s made such as killing twins. Though some question why Ari and Mara were the exception. Family? Prophecy? Or something else? #bat #oc #humanoid #monster #wings

I spent the entirety of June screaming while trying to make my very first "animatic" for Sunday. I've gotten better at art now. I'm considering completely remaking and properly animating this one day. Btw, stream/buy albums of renaive and Gracehowl !!

#BonApriltit day 30 Thank you for hosting this event! It was cool seeing everyone’s interpretations on worldbuilding food! Ikki doesn’t have a preference and I think most people would be deterred from eating bugs via Ari and Mara so here’s mine. chefsbinge.com/kimchi-jjiga...

Kimchi Jjigae - Korean Stew - Chefs Binge

Enjoy the bold flavors of Kimchi Jjigae, a comforting Korean stew made with kimchi, tofu, and pork. A spicy, savory delight for any meal!

chefsbinge.com

Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#BonApriltit DAY 30 Thank you so much for participating in BonApriltit! To wrap things up, share your MC's favorite recipe. If you don't have one, share your own! (Recipes miiiiight be collected into a doc, if enough folks are interested. :) )

#BonApriltit day 29 Food was heavily inspired by Peruvian dishes with some leeway on other coastal regional dishes around the world

Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#BonApriltit DAY 29 Let's talk about inspiration! What resources did you turn to to build your cuisines? Did you base dishes on familiar favorites? Do you have a shelf of cookbooks on your writing resources shelf? If you have any links, feel free to share them!

#BonApriltit day 28 Have you ever fought over the last morsel? No? Clearly you haven’t had enough sibling rivalry then. Includes Mara, Ari, and Kila in one. And Runa (Ari and Mara’s mom) and Rui (uncle) in the other

Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#BonApriltit DAY 28 Snippet Day! Share a snippet from your WIP featuring your characters having or sharing a meal. Don't forget to browse the tag to check out your fellow writers' snips!

#BonApriltit day 27 I have some tense scenes that occur during meal times unintentionally. Maybe it’s because mealtime is seen as a time for harmony but I’m all for the drama in my stories haha

Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#BonApriltit DAY 27 Let's talk about plot. Are there scenes set at meals? Plot points involving a dish or two? Maybe food is front and center for your plot?

Another commission finished! I feel so horrible for the pause I took 😭 I loved working with the wings for this one! I tried to get them realistic. It was definitely a struggle trying to get the age right! I’ve never drawn children, so studying facial structure was fun!! @mythicsgo.bsky.social

Runa (Mara and Ari’s mom) had a hinted romance with Aer from the same clan during her youth. It never came though as Runa was used in a political alliance with the Nama clan for resources to prepare for a potential threat. Nir would stay nearby but never close as before #bat #oc #monster #humanoid

Very old concept of house designs. In my bat world, land masses are actually giant turtles that periodically dive down. The closer you are to waters, the more likely your house is going to sink. I don’t know what materials the houses would be… old bones from dead turtles? Bricks? Who knows

#BonApriltit day 26 Ikki- nothing Ari- Blood products. It’s not taboo in Ari and Mara’s culture but she’s seen how it impacts Mara and it disgusts her Mara- Sweets. Mara had a bad encounter with poisonous berries that were offered and it traumatized her Kila- “poor dishes”.

Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#BonApriltit DAY 26 Follow-up to yesterday: Which foods would make your characters run for the hills? (If there's a reason why they refuse to eat it, feel free to talk about it!)

#BonApriltit day 25 Ikki- Doesn’t have a preference. He likes all food Mara- Likes spicy dishes, particular “spicy garden” (fried bugs that are seasoned with chilis and lime) Ari- Likes a slushy like dessert made from flower nectar, honey, and frozen salt water Kila- likes anything ~fancy~

Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#BonApriltit DAY 25 Simple and straightforward: What's your MC's favorite foods and why? Feel free to cover as much of your main cast as you'd like!

#BonApriltit day 24 Ikki loves food and will inhale everything in sight Ari has a bit of food guarding in her and is defensive with it with the exception of Mara. Prefers sweets Mara enjoys savoring new things but prefers spicy dishes Kila cares more of the prestige of the food than taste

Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#BonApriltit DAY 24 For the next few days, we'll be turning to questions concerning your WIP! Today, talk about your characters' relationship to food. Who's the foodie, the chef, and the person burning instant ramen? Alternatively, is food an art for your characters, or is it just there?