Summer Camp 2024 Collected Articles

Copper Prompts

Prompt 1

Valdare Mountains

Geographic Location | Jun 12, 2025

A volcanic mountain range that has never calmed down since The Shattering.

Prompt 2

The Shattering

Physical / Metaphysical Law | Jun 8, 2025

Magic erupted in a fearsome explosion, rending the earth, sinking mountains, and raising seas.

Prompt 3

Thalvaren Velathor

Character | Jul 10, 2025

Little remains about who Thalvaren Velathor actually was

Prompt 5

Act of Solace

Document | Jul 6, 2025

The Act of Solace was meant to address the growing problems from casters sickened by the Shards of Zolgar, the after-effects of casting magic. Its main effect was to cause all casters to become property of the crown.

Prompt 6

Suranet

Ethnicity | Jul 4, 2025

When the Suranet homeland dried up, wandering became not just a necessity, but a whole new lifestyle.

Prompt 7

Clash of the Bassier Dams

Military Conflict | Jul 4, 2025

While hardly a major war by most standards, this conflict over water rights brought up questions of ownership of natural resources. It also ended with the destruction of Yavareth.

Prompt 8

Gression Wagon

Vehicle | Jul 15, 2025

The Gression Wagon is noted for its sturdy construction, load-bearing capacity, and secondary pole braking system. Each wagon utilizes a team of four to twelve domesticated Kleita.

Prompt 9

Caster's Brew

Myth | Jul 17, 2025

Many attempts at home-brewed remedies for the Shards of Zolgar, or "The Pains", exist. One of the most famous, or perhaps infamous, is the Caster's Brew.

Prompt 10

Onyx Amphitheater

Building / Landmark | Jun 12, 2025

Appearing at first to be one massive carved stone, the amphitheater is actually comprised of many sections cleverly joined together with little or no gap between. It can seat an astonishing 4,000 people at one time.

Silver Prompts

Prompt 11

Maurac Catacombs

Settlement | Jul 9, 2025

The Catacombs started as a natural network of limestone caves but grew to be not just a refugee settlement, but a beacon of learning and hope during The Shattering.

Prompt 12

Casavar Hand Flower

Technology / Science | Jun 12, 2025

A distinctive piece of jewelry, the Casavar hand flower is only ever seen on the casting hand of a Sanguine Tower caster.

Prompt 13

Eluneth Grotto

Geographic Location | Jul 11, 2025

This natural grotto is called Eluneth, or Where the Land Breathes Softly, a wondrous subterranean garden lining a teal blue pool.

Prompt 14

Sanguine Tower

Building / Landmark | Jun 12, 2025

The extensive complex known today as the Sanguine Tower is the central hub for the casters of Polira to live and work.

Prompt 15

Blood Guard

Military Formation | Jun 8, 2025

The Blood Guard's primary mandate is two-fold: protect Sanguine Tower casters from outside threats, like mobs, and ensure that the casters remain within the protective custody of the Sanguine Tower.

Prompt 16

Jeriba Sachet

Item | Jun 12, 2025

An aromatic herb sachet vital to survival in the Gression region.

Prompt 17

Nayareth

Tradition / Ritual | Jul 11, 2025

Once the rulers of Khaldai have determined that an older member of the family is behaving erratically, a day is set aside for a celebration of life and a soothing ritual to lead that person to their peaceful death.

Prompt 18

Rakhmar

Species | Jul 4, 2025

Highly intelligent domesticated desert animals able to withstand the desert heat.

Prompt 19

Mahada

Ethnicity | Jul 4, 2025

The rulling caste of the Mahada consist of nine large families who are the descendents of the nine casters who took control of the Khaldai region.

Prompt 20

Hands of Maion

Organization | Jul 15, 2025

Hands of Maion started as a small kitchen charity. Four neighbors came together to found what is now the best-known charity in Polira.

Gold Prompts

Prompt 22

Creation of Azarth

Myth | Jun 12, 2025

And thus did Azarth and all its creatures come to be. And thus were the seeds of the Shattering sown.

Prompt 23

Zolgar

Character | Jul 10, 2025

Zolgar is seen as the opposite of Maion, and as a god of death and destruction.

Prompt 24

Maulogne Codex

Document | Jul 10, 2025

Of all the texts they have transcribed and preserved, easily the most contentious and divisive one within the Maionene Temple is the collection of religious liturgies and theology known as the Maulogne Codex.

Prompt 25

Talruin

Item | Jul 10, 2025

A talruin is a flattened mobius strip, often made of gold or gilt, with multiple cracks engraved into it. It is the primary symbol used by members of the Maionene Temple.

Prompt 26

Sarathi

Language | Jul 10, 2025

In Polira, there is one place where one can still hear Sarathi spoken, and that is in any Maionene Temple

Prompt 27

Varein

Rank/Title | Jul 15, 2025

The Varein, or Steward of the Covenant, is the religious head of the Maionene Temple priests, and the faith as a whole.

Prompt 28

Rite of Kireth

Tradition / Ritual | Jul 10, 2025

The Rite of Kireth, or Cleansing, is a ritual of atonement and forgiveness for the great sin of humankind, the use of magic.

Prompt 29

Tabeshi

Settlement | Jul 9, 2025

Old trading barges were refurbished into all manner of things - public houses, shops, eateries - and new, flatter ones were constructed to hold small taverns, casinos, and other luxury accomodations.

Prompt 30

Frostkin Kale

Species | Jun 8, 2025

Frostkin kale has been bred specifically for the shorter growing seasons in the north. It is also very cold resistant.

Diamond Prompts

Prompt 32

Ortesine

Material | Jun 12, 2025

First put into use in ceramics as a colorant, ortesine was found to make porcelain stronger, as well as able to absorb magic.

Prompt 34

The Unbound

Organization | Jun 8, 2025

There have always been those who strive against the Sanguine Tower. The current band of renegade casters, tower escapees, and misguided sympathizers call themselves the Unbound.

Prompt 35

Tenaril

Tradition / Ritual | Jul 4, 2025

Penawaran, offerings of food given to the gods at mealtimes, was once a genuine show of devotion, but it became a chance to show off how wealthy you were, by offering whole dishes and even full meals that would never be eaten.

Prompt 37

Shards of Zolgar

Condition | Jun 12, 2025

The Shards of Zolgar is a colloquial name for the collection of side effects that come with using magic. It is also referred to as "The Pains" by casters and common folk alike.