List of worldbuilding challenge articles & dates on which I work on different projects

Artificial insects

Item | Aug 24, 2024

An item that can invoke a horde of magic-sucking insects

Plant challenge - 03/2021

Link to the challenge page
I was on the regular league shortlist for this challenge.

The murderous Alyssenne flowers

Species | Aug 24, 2024

Sentient carnivorous plants murdering anyone that crosses their way.

The Lyrienne apple trees

Species | Aug 24, 2024

Adventure April 2021 - 04/2021

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge)

Costume challenge - 05/2021

Winner of the Regular League.
Link to the challenge page

Engineering corps uniform

Item | Jun 11, 2022

The new uniform of the engineering corps, employing state-of-the-art technology—enrol now to get the privilege to wear it!

Summer Camp 2021 - 07/2021

Summer Camp 2021 Pledge

Generic article | Feb 3, 2022

AmélieIS' Summer Camp 2021 pledge

Summer Camp 2021 list of articles

I was one of the finalists for the prompt "A Coming of Age Ceremony"

Initiation rituals in the Polytechnique military school

Tradition / Ritual | Jun 11, 2022

Polytechnique is the best military school in the country, forming all the engineers of the French army. The initiation rituals welcoming the new students aim to teach them the respect of its glorious traditions.

Nnie's Food Unofficial Challenge - 08/2021

Link to the challenge page.
I was one of the winners of this challenge.

Sérannian Food

Generic article | Mar 20, 2022

Notes on all the useful info Isabelle can remember about Sérannian food.

Leasure time Flash challenge - 08/2021

My article is not finished yet.
Link to the challenge page

Shipwright challenge - 09/2021

Winner of the Premier League.
Link to the challenge page

The new French steam battleships: the Napoléon-class ships-of-the-line

Vehicle | Jun 11, 2022

Look at that magnificent battleship and its state-of-the-art technologies! This is the first purpose-built steam battleship in history, and also the first with a screw propeller. That will show those English who is the boss!

Spooktober 2021 - 10/2021

Link to the official challenge page
Link to Nnie's version
(No winner for this challenge).

Prompts "A Sinister Secret" from nnie and "Flame" by WA:

Flame-retardant technology

Technology / Science | May 7, 2022

Fire is the greatest enemies of French soldiers right after the English! And thanks to our newest invention, we will conquer them both!

Prompts "An Ancient Art" from nnie and "Blood" and "Crimson" from WA:

Blood of the enemy

Spell | Feb 3, 2022

Blood of the enemy is the most potent weapon that can be handed to you... or that you can hand them! Never leaves your blood around, no matter how dire the occasion, as this is begging to be cursed and nothing can be done to protect against such stupidity

Prompts "A Macabre Memorial" and "A Recipe for Disaster" from nnie and "Blood" from WA:

Blood Concrete

Material | Feb 3, 2022

Concrete is the main material used to build installations incorporating magic! As such, it is an important tool and all engineers worthy of the name should know how to create and use it.

Prompts "Something wicked this way comes" from nnie and "Rune" and "Glow" from WA:

The train

Vehicle | Feb 3, 2022

We immediately saw the advantage with having train lines covering the kingdom and transporting our troops to the border as soo n as they are needed. We are the world leaders in the development of trains and the English and Austrian keeping bombing our lin

World Ember 2021 - 12/2021

Winner of the Myth category.
Link to the challenge page

World Ember 2021 Pledge and List of Articles

WE articles are sorted by worlds (Empire of the Covenant, Portal to Sérannie, Divine Tyranny), and themes (character, species, politics, technology and magic, religion, medicine, and culture and tradition).

Tales of Mulmunie and Sessinie the sea creatures

Myth | Aug 25, 2024

The sea creatures living in the Abyss are terrifying monsters that devastate the coast. Perfectly logically, people living on the coast have decided to make them the heroes of children's tales.

Community challenge during WE: mushrooms.

Storm mushrooms

Species | Aug 25, 2024

A variety of closely related species of fungi undistinguishable from each other, famous for their location in the Orage Mountains filled with magical storm as well as for the unique properties of their toxins.

Challenges from 2022

2022

Bard Challenge - 01/2022

Link to the challenge page
I was on the premier league shortlist for this challenge.

Prophetess Elènie Damance

Character | Aug 11, 2024

So this is how this whole story of Dark Lord and epic Questing Party to defeat him started: with a prophecy as is proper...

Nerdbuilding's Official Settlement on the Edge Flash Challenge - 02/2022

Settlement | Jan 28, 2023

The capital city of Sérannie

Here is all I know about Sérannie, the capital of the Sérannian kingdom. During my 7 years in the fantasy world, I only stayed in Sérannie for a few weeks, but since the country is so centralised, it was impossible not to learn a lot about it anyway...

Moonflower's Domestic Animal Unofficial Challenge - 02/2022

Link to the challenge page
I was the runner-up of this challenge.

Domesticated animals in Sérannie

Species | Aug 15, 2022

The existence of parallel worlds, of course, raises a lot of questions, notably that of evolution. Did life evolve in exactly the same manner everywhere? Or is it all the results of migrations between worlds? I'm currently leaning towards a mix of both.

Kefkejaco's Art Unofficial Challenge - 03/2022

Link to the challenge page
I was the runner-up of this challenge.

The Senatorial Statuettes

Item | Jun 10, 2022

The senate building is filled with beautiful art pieces, including a high number of statuettes. However, those are not merely there for decoration but are responsible for the safety of the senators.

Tavern Challenge - 03/2022

Link to the challenge page
I was on the premier league shortlist for this challenge.

The library

Building / Landmark | Jun 10, 2022

The Sérannian library seems straight from the Roman era, with nobles going there to debate, listen to lectures, practise art and magic, or relax and gossip. It's popular because it serves food and drinks and allows to show off in front of an audience!

Adventure April 2022 - 04/2022

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

Job interview: evil minion

Plot | Apr 27, 2024

Recruitment call! The Dark Lord needs you! Do you have what it takes to become an Evil Minion? Enrol today to claim your share of the spoils! A choose-your-own-adventure story.

Catoblepon's Condition Unofficial Challenge - 05/2022

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

Biology of magic use and magical exhaustion

Condition | Aug 9, 2024

Humans' biology quirk makes us the best at magic but has severe counterparts. Magical exhaustion will affect everyone at least once but can still have grave consequences. Knowing this does not make resisting the temptation of using too much magic easier.

River Challenge - 05/2022

Link to the challenge page
(No premier league shortlist for this challenge)

The geography of magic

Geographic Location | Aug 16, 2024

All life and all pieces of magic we practise are influenced by the environment surrounding us, thus living in a compatible magic current is essential for good health and magic practices need to be adapted to each new location.

PanthersEye's Fashionable Treasure Unofficial Challenge - 06/2022

Roman clothing

Appearances are primordial. Without them, how could people tell at a glance how polite they are supposed to be with you? Your clothes, hairstyle, and jewellery have an enormous importance as a marker of identity, status, and even moral character.

Roman hairstyle, make-up and jewellery

The Brand

Geographic Location | Jan 21, 2024

A divine glowing mark left on the skin of any mortal a god has deigned to touch with their power. The ultimate proof of favour, desired by everyone—or at least, all those without common sense.

TC's Archeology Mini-Camp 2022 - 06/2022

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

Prompt 1: archeological geography/building

Ruins of the Persian Achaemenid Empire

The Sasanian Persians have long lived surrounded by the ruins of their ancestors mighty empire.

The Ruins of the Ancient city of Elante

Building / Landmark | Jun 8, 2024

The City of the Hundreds Fiefs has been built directly on top of the ruins of the ancient Elante, and finding any remains is sure to make famous any who survive the event long enough.

Prompt 2: archeological item

Soul Jars

Item | Jan 21, 2024

Sophisticated magical artefacts that house the souls of the legendary mages-kings and the imperial family for their eternal slumber. And all of those soul jars are lying in the abandoned mausoleum below Amathus...

Prompt 3: archeological tradition

Snake jewellery

A beautiful piece of jewellery which can get different meanings around the world.

Summer Camp 2022 - 07/2022

Winner of the food ritual prompt.
Link to the challenge page

Eldritch beings live underground and get agitated every few months at the least provocations. They immediately need to be appeased and put back to sleep, and what better way to do that than with a tasty human meal?

August Flash Challenges

Holiday

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

Dry Season Retreat in the Temple Complexes

With how unbearably hot the end of the dry season gets, everyone who can goes to the temple complexes at the foot of the mountains to relax and enjoy life, though without ever forgetting the gods and what devotion and magic we owe them.

Historian

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

Archivist Gabriel

The current archivist lading the royal archives in the capital, and one of the main advisers of the court. He wrote the only review of the Pollution War between the water and forging gods and is likely to be implicated in some scheme related to the war.

Strategy game

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

Kajetan's Famous Rebel Unofficial Challenge - 08/2022

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

Pierre Ysabeau

Technology / Science | Jan 21, 2024

Born in a family dedicated to the forging god, an accident in a manufacture under the god's patronage left him scarred and an orphaned. He is now crying for revenge and begging for the water god's help to accomplish it. Nothing good can come from that...

My Technology Unofficial Challenge - 09/2022

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

The director instruments channelling prayer magic

Come to Temple of the Forging God to get one of the best director instruments of the country! Guaranteed to send the magic of your prayers directly to where you want it to go! Never again run the risk of offending your patron God with diminished offerings

RandoScorpio's Fairytail Unofficial Challenge - 09/2022

Generic article | Jan 21, 2024

The theft of the divine secrets by the wicked Mage-King of Amathus

Myth | Jan 21, 2024

The people of Aetokos became wicked & failed to worship the gods properly. Worse, the Mage-King of Amathus stole the divine secrets of terrible magics. In retaliation, his family's souls were cursed & Aetokos was punished with 2 millennia of subjugation.

Civilisation Challenge - 09/2022

Link to the challenge page
(No premier league shortlist for this challenge)

The Propoetides, the ancient civilisation of Mages-Kings

Ethnicity | Jan 21, 2024

The ancient civilisation that ruled over the continent for 2 millennia. Its Mages-Kings and the technology they invented were as admired as they were reviled. The end of the imperial line brought its fall, and the world hasn't been the same since.

Spooktober - 10/2022

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

Divine portraits

Divine portraits are essential to advertise our faith and show off how amazing the gods are. Unfortunately, they are extremely peculiar in how they demand to be represented, and woe be the one who offend them...

World Ember - 12/2022

World Ember 2022

Tradition / Ritual | Mar 17, 2024

List of the articles I wrote for WE 2022 and of my goals for the month.

Prompt character inspired by another WA user

The God of plants

Character | Jan 20, 2024

Recently, a new plant god has come to dominate all others in our country, even becoming an assistant to our Lord the water god. Many underestimate this young and unusual god, forgetting that nothing good can be gained from trifling with any god at all.

Catoblepon's Condition Unofficial WE Challenge

Blue Syndrome

Condition | Mar 17, 2024

Terrible fungi spores causing the destruction of nerves, necrosis of the tissues, and death. Remember the 5Ds when handling dangerous material: detect, decontaminate, delimit, destroy, denounce! Only with everyone's collaboration can we all be kept safe.

I was on the shortlist for the tradition template

Universities and higher education system

All you need to know to survive in the adult world! Choose whether to apprentice at a university, a merchant school, or a craft school, and how best to select under whom to get your mastery and become part of the elite!

Challenges from 2023

2023

Bestiary Challenge - 02/2023

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

The Ascalabos, deadly flying lizards guarding the Mages-Kings' mausoleum

Generic article | Jan 21, 2024

Murderous little flying lizards created millennia ago by the legendary Mages-Kings so as to guard their souls jars in their underground mausoleum. When the Merchants-Mages attempted to breach the mausoleum, they released this plague upon Amathus.

Stormbril's Architecture Unofficial Challenge - 03/2023

Link to the challenge page
(No winner for this challenge).

The Mages-Kings' Mausoleum

Building / Landmark | Jan 21, 2024

An enormous complex laying right below the city of Amathus. Built by the dynasty of the legendary Mages-Kings to house their soul jars for the rest of eternity, its powerful wards and protections have never been breached. So far...

Oaster's Artisan Unofficial Challenge - 04/2023

Link to the challenge page
I was one of the winners of this challenge.

The Emperor and his soulmates

The emperor and his favourite soulmates rule over the empire. Their power is absolute— or at least lasts until a coup is successful. They all live together in luxury in the palace and are the subjects of intense curiosity and even of worship.

Catoblepon's Fauna Unofficial Challenge - 05/2023

Taboo magic and the dangerous mutated animals it creates

Species | Feb 28, 2024

Since its invention, the use of magic anchored in organic material has become a pillar of modern technologies. However, the life forms anchoring this magic are exclusively plants and fungi despite another obvious source of organic material: animals.

Blue Fairy 74's Coronation Unofficial Challenge - 05/2023

Link to the challenge page
I was one of the 4 featured articles of this challenge.

The selection and coronation of a new emperor

Tradition / Ritual | Oct 5, 2024

A new emperor's selection and coronation are closely followed events despite the high level of independence of the federal regions due to the power and prestige of the title of winning the selection tournament and the very practical coronation regalia.

Nnie's Under the Sea Unofficial Flash Challenge - 05/2023

Link to the challenge page.
I was one of the winners of this challenge.

The Merpeople

A young enchantress mermaid has the bad luck of coming to the attention of the leading politician of her city. Worse, her attention brings that of her renegade nephew, the Emperor of the Abyss, leader of the most dangerous cannibalistic mers.

Summer Camp - 05/2023

Link to the challenge page
Winner of 2 prompts: "an item of great cultural or religious significance to a people in your world", and "an organization for which recruiting or proselytizing is important".

Summer Camp 2023

Organization | Mar 17, 2024

The Royal Protector's pearls

Item | Mar 17, 2024

A legendary millennia-old artefact that the kings always gift to their heir or royal advisor so that they can used it to protect them. The Light Lord currently holds it. Whether its power has faded or not over time is hotly debated—in private at least.

The Dark Lord's evil army

Join the Dark army today to contribute to the fight for the future of Nélannie! We stand for our safety, tradition, religion, knowledge, respect & safety! Be part of the solution rather than the problem! Every contribution no matter skills & experience!

I was also on the long list for the prompt "a historical figure still venerated today". long list

The Dark Lord Malchène

Character | Jan 19, 2024

The last successful Dark Lord we had. A greatly remembered and mourned figure for showing us we could stand against the Light if we united—let's just forget about all these deaths in Esteille, pure Light propaganda if you ask me...

I was one of the 6 finalists of the prompt "Cuisine from a remote region". finalists

Candied magic

Tradition / Ritual | Mar 17, 2024

A candy enriched in metal atoms that bind magic. Initially developped by the army to quickly replenish soldiers' magical reserve during battles, now used by the wealthy during parties. The euphoria and mild addiction they trigger cause slots of problems.

I was on the shortlist for the prompt "a popular summer tradition that involves art and creativity" shortlist

Summer interviews for the yearly research funding applications

Tradition / Ritual | Mar 17, 2024

Interview guidelines reminder for successful research funding application. Remember your Cs! Content: concise, conflict, citation & contribution, conclusion. Format: calm, care, cordial, creative. And do not forget your gifts for your interviewers!

I was on the shortlist for the prompt "a species now considered extinct"

Ridiculous chicken

Species | Mar 17, 2024

A truly ridiculous chicken the Dark mages choose to symbolise their enemies the Light Lords. They ritually hunted & consumed them to symbolise their defeat of the Light, thus driving them to extinction. They taste terrible & require lots of seasoning.

Treasured companion Challenge - 09/2023

Noéline Rihour

Generic article | Dec 7, 2024

Very intelligent & skilled, she has used her magical sensitivity to get accepted in Claret uni despite not having high level of magical power. She is determined to be the best & not stand out otherwise. Unfortunately she's friend with very unruly students

World Ember - 12/2023

Link to the challenge page
Winner of the document template

WorldEmber 2023

List of the articles I wrote during World Ember 2023 and a quick presentation of the 2 worlds in which I wrote them.

The Sannian kidnapping announcement

Document | Feb 1, 2025

Flyers sent over the borders by the Sanniens after they kidnapped the emperor, full of childish taunts and threats...

I was also on the shortlist for the species, ethnicity, and material.

Golden pricker

Species | Mar 17, 2024

A cute and very very nice bird that has become the symbol of the city of Esteille. Remember that it has a protected status thanks to eating a dangerous algae and protecting our lives! No bothering of them under any circumstances, no matter how justified!!

New Year's Resolutions 2024.

Generic article | Jan 27, 2024

Imperial citizens

Ethnicity | Feb 28, 2024

The inhabitants of the most powerful country on Earth. Despite a huge variety, they share similar values—respect of the emperor & the social hierarchy—and culture—a love for building painting competitions and martial magical card games.

2024 New Year's Resolutions & WorldEmber 2023 Ethnicity Shortlist

Generic article | Jan 18, 2024

Lime wood in magical artefacts

Material | Feb 28, 2024

Bioengineered lime trees are used to anchor complex enchantments by getting planks out of them or by either replanting the entire tree inside a building or just "alive" planks. Fibres from lime bark are also used to make clothes with special wards.

New Year's Reading Challenge etc

Generic article | Jan 22, 2024

Challenges from 2024

2024

Cabinet of Curiosities Challenge and Tillerz's Duckary Unofficial Challenge - 02/2024

Link to the Cabinet of Curiosity challenge page and Link to the Duckary challenge page

The emperor's quarters

Item | Feb 18, 2024

An exploration of the emperor's personal quarters and of all the hints they offer regarding his personality and tastes, with a surprisingly high number of cat patterns everywhere...

World Anvil Worldbuilding Awards 2024

Generic article | Mar 30, 2024

Submission to World Anvil Worldbuilding Awards 2024

Sunnybirdboi's Magical March Unofficial Challenge - 03/2024

Technology / Science | Mar 30, 2024

Intent-based magic

The most basic form of magic, practised without the help of anchors or guiding artefacts. Its impressive reputation guarantees using it in a duel or battle you will impress everyone with your power and skills!

Summer Camp 2024 - 07/2024

Summer Camp 2024

Tagebucheintrag | Nov 4, 2024

List of the articles I wrote for the Summer Camp event in July 2024

I was on the shortlists for "a material resistant to decay", for "a degenerative disease", for "a personal item that keeps you safe)", for "an organisation fighting corruption" and for "a tradition that represents moral decay". I was also on the longlist for the "a tumultuous region prone to natural disasters".

Glass and Magic Lenses

Material | Aug 3, 2024

Essential to the modern practice of complex magic. They allows the precise analysis of a magic and its wavelengths, but also its filtering and focusing or even its transformation. Invented in our city, it and the Fief of Glass remain pioneers in the field

Resistant Materials

Magical corrosion

Condition | Aug 3, 2024

Powerful magic are dangerous, and when they're uncontrolled like floods, they can have devastating consequences, even resulting in people entirely losing their ability to control magic. Corrosion is slow and insidious, so avoid floods at all costs!

Summer Camp 2024: Reading Challenge & Shortlist

Generic article | Aug 17, 2024

Ward pins

Item | Aug 3, 2024

A pin linked directly to the wards of a fief and protecting the wearer from their actions. Gifted by a lord to a rival lord during negotiations, to traveling healers, or to a lover, a ward pin can be terribly romantic—or a horrible trap.

Prompt Short List

Generic article | Sep 28, 2025

The Resistance against the New Empire

Organization | Aug 3, 2024

The Alliance for Freedom is the Last Defence against the Tyrant! Join us to fight for your freedom! Join us for a better future where none of us have to bow to a Tyrant! Led by Lord Drink, everyone welcome regardless of resources and political power.

Organization fighting corruption top entries

Generic article | Aug 24, 2024

Election of a Tower Leader

Tradition / Ritual | Aug 3, 2024

Power is everything in the city. It not only determines who becomes a lord or lady, but also who gets to represent their fellow citizens. To select a leader, people blindfold themselves and only let their perception of magical power guide them.

Summer Camp 2024 Reading Challenge and Shortlist

Generic article | Aug 26, 2024

My reading challenge and shortlist of winners for the "Tradition that represents moral decay" prompt.

The world's strongest magic hotspot

Geographic Location | Aug 3, 2024

The cursed city and its region have always been a point of interest from the time their terrible empire ruled over us to 1000 years later when its ruins continue to threaten us. This is why I bring to you a humble proposal to deal with them once & for all

SC 2024 | Reading Challenge

Generic article | Sep 8, 2024

School article - 09/2024

Organization | Jan 2, 2025

The magical University of Lille

The best university in France, famous for its officer track that forms the elite of the French army. It is now getting ready to welcome the Chosen One in person and to suffer as a result the double attention of the king and the Dark Lord.

Spooktober 2024 - 10/2024

Generic article | Oct 26, 2025

Spooktober 2024

List of articles I wrote for Spooktober 2024

World Ember 2024 - 12/2024

Generic article | Jan 1, 2025

World Ember 2024

List of worldbuilding articles written in December 2024 for WorldEmber.

Winner of 2 categories: the condition category and the natural law category.

Nicodème's disease

Condition | Mar 1, 2025

The child of Adélaïde's best friend is terribly sick, and nothing the doctors have done has been able to cure him. Adélaïde investigates what's going on and how to help him...

Prime elements and magic

Physical / Metaphysical Law | Mar 1, 2025

The elements that are the base of all matter & determine how an object will interact with magic: no interaction, weak to very good conduction, absorption, repulsion, & weird interaction. A quest to discover new elements & their application is ongoing.

Challenges from 2025

Kiyomo's Transition Challenge, first part of the 12 in 12 challenge - 01/2025

Link to the challenge page
I didn't manage to finish the article on time to submit it, but here it is anyway:

The Aliens

Ethnicity | Feb 16, 2025

A monstrous species encountered by human in space and that loves to eat people. They are very resistant to damage, long-lived and have some mysterious psy powers. Despite the risks, humans have fought to capture Aliens to experiment on them.

Mochmanoban's Love Challenge, second part of the 12 in 12 challenge - 02/2025

Tradition / Ritual | Sep 28, 2025

The Aliens' romantic relationships

The Aliens have an extremely competitive society, focused on hierarchy. Their romantic traditions and courtships reflect this, with challenges and the global ranking of course playing an essential role.

Summer Camp 2025 - 07/2025

Generic article | Aug 2, 2025

Summer Camp 2025

Summer Camp 2025: The 32 articles I wrote in July following the official prompts.

Winner of the prompt "An ever-changing location that requires its inhabitants to adapt".

Duelling Arena

Geographic Location | Aug 2, 2025

Learn all about Lernée's Duelling Arena! Our top duellers face each other daily in a wide variety of match for our public's entertainment! Even His Majesty himself might have to go down in the Arena if anyone challenge him for the throne...

Flash challenge Elves vs Aliens - 09/2025

Aliens' TV

Ethnicity | Oct 4, 2025

The Aliens have a screen network available that is similarity to humans' TV which allows them to follow the challenges occurring all over their planets.

Spootober 2025 - 10/2025

Generic article | Oct 12, 2025

Spooktober 2025

List of the articles I wrote for Spooktober 2025.

World Ember 2025 - 12/2025