SUMMERCAMP 2025 PREPARATIONS

Week1: Nourishment

Nourishment in the universe of Arktoria involves people receiving their need for refreshment both in the physical sense and the spiritual sense. The physical sense involves the people in the world of Aretz seeking after different foods and drinks to fulfill their need for replenishment after much activity daily with the consumption of such cuisine bringing relief from both hunger & thirst. Whenever there is a lack of edibles for the people after a long time, intense hunger pains and great thirst affects their health in varying degrees. The spiritual nourishment that the people need is often fulfilled through whatever belief system that each individual puts their faith into. In the lands of both Spera & Lavantia, the belief in a powerful Godhead tends to be the most prevalent & widely practiced among the people groups in both continents. Although there is a presence of other beliefs present within those lands, they tend to be sparse among individual nations. Whenever the people feel a sense of slackiness in their faith, they tend to visit holy places to replenish their spiritual needs through prayer and consulting sacred texts. Each individual tends to have different levels of fulfilling their spiritual needs based on the life choices made, be they good or bad. Some take drastic action in times of crisis in their life by diving deep into a belief system, while others may not have to take such actions.

Week 2: Roots

The various cultures in Arktoria are shaped by times of peace and times of war in the past, which has formed who they are in the present timeline. During times of peace, the development of industry, arts, entertainment, technology (mainly Paratek), and more led to considerable advancement for different cultures in the world. The founding principles of each culture alongside with their faith has the most impactful effect on them, as these foundations formed the basis on how each culture became built up. They have also developed a warrior culture that reflects the values of each individual people group.

Earliest Worldbuilding Project

My earliest worldbuilding project here on WorldAnvil? One entry that comes to my mind is the article I created for the Rivers & Waterways challenge, with the title of that called Marpe Waters. Its not my earliest worldbuilding project here but one of my most notable ones. I remembered drawing on a lot of inspirations and making refinements after I created the article. Then I submitted it believing that I was gonna be one of the top winners. To be clear, a LOT of people really liked my waterway concept & it became one of my most liked articles very quickly. While I didn't win the top prize, I was recognized for my work with a participation badge. At first, I was disappointed that I didn't win but I decided to learn from the experience. Look over any mistakes I made. Use that article in my world as well. The insights I gained help further shape my worldbuilding & story writing talents more than even I had expected.

Arktoria Homepage (Assignment 2)

Looking at the homepage of my world, I have been honestly experimenting with the different features available for Grandmaster Guild tier & above in order to tweak my homepage further. Over the next several months, I will continue this off & on as I become more & more familiar with each feature. In the process, I will be able to make improvements to my homepage to make it better. I will also tweak the introduction a bit to streamline the presentation.

Week 3: Metamorphosis

"Lavantia has experienced change in ways that are still reflected in the nations today, from occupied landmarks to the ruins of once vibrant civilizations. The veilstorms also brought change into the islands of the notorious outlaw republic Swindon, allowing havens that made even the pirates change their approach. The remnants of domains once owned by powerful warlords are testaments of their baneful legacy. And there is the remains of several once-beautiful kingdoms, lost due to a horribly devastating civil war..."

---Explorer Gerrey reflecting on the history of the continent of Lavantia.   As hinted in the quote above, the changes that occurred within part of the world of Arktoria affected the continent of Lavantia. Series of events that brought change to the various parts of the continent, with half of the change being good while others were not so. Without spoiling anything, I can say that the peoples of the various nations of Lavantia are currently dealing with several changes that affects much of who they are. Some of these changes are due to the malicious ambitions of those who would be like warlords. While others arise to stop what they are doing due to the dangers present.

Choose a new genre, style, or author, and take a look at their art! Write what you learned from them and what inspired you.

  Before joining WorldAnvil, I was already familiar with the general genres of science-fiction, sword-&-sorcery, and high fantasy. And some genres presently displayed in Anime such as Isekai, cyberpunk, steampunk, & even slice-of-life (although I dont generally follow slice-of-life much). As time went on, I took time to learn about other genres such as solarpunk, magipunk, science fantasy, etc. Exploring these genres truly enriched my creative process as I began to consider how I could explore these in ways that would unique to my world, yet maintain the overall feel of it. I've made great progress in doing just that. I'll even drop a nugget: one group in Lavantia leans heavily into the sword-and-sorcery genre with a emphasis on futuristic tech usage seen in series as He-Man & Warlord of Mars. Although they are not the only group in my world to do so.

WEEK 4: TOMORROW

"We must deal with the present before preparing to face tomorrow. Worry not about the cares of the near-future currently. We will face tomorrow's problems once they arrive"

---Gedor, while speaking to a congregation within a River City   There will be events in the world of Arktoria that will have wide-spreading impacts upon all the realms and dimensions of the Arktorverse. The ripple effects will be varied in how they will be discovered, with some showing up quickly while others will take time to be found. However, they will all be uncovered. Characters in the continents of Spera & Lavantia (where the mainline stories will have their foundations) will tackle the fallout of their decisions, and the effects of any current events they face. While I will withhold exactly who is doing what about current events, I can say that a few organizations will be among those who are best able to face the impacts of events that will affect the future.

My Strategy for SummerCamp 2025

I already have several ideas on how I will tackle SummerCamp 2025 in terms of sharing my progress. Some of them you can guess while a few I'm keeping those to me for the time being. As for the aid that I will require for completing SummerCamp 2025, let's just say that I will have a "little help." That's all I'm saying on that one.