Toby "Lore of YrdWorld" Williams
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If you're seeing this, hello! I'm Toby, I'm using BlueSky as a sounding board/void to scream into for YrdWorld, the fantasy DND world I'm creating.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:55 PM
How to show you're Scottish: the favourite part of your London business trip so far has been the wind in the Underground tunnels, and you're the only person in a t-shirt.
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Let's talk about Valdeun, the western continent.
At first, the mortal races settle into three kingdoms.
To the north, Comlas I builds his capital and a straight canal to the sea, and unites the plains into Valdeun.
The middle of the continent is heavily mountainous (called the Nocks), and (1/?)
At first, the mortal races settle into three kingdoms.
To the north, Comlas I builds his capital and a straight canal to the sea, and unites the plains into Valdeun.
The middle of the continent is heavily mountainous (called the Nocks), and (1/?)
December 3, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Let's talk about Valdeun, the western continent.
At first, the mortal races settle into three kingdoms.
To the north, Comlas I builds his capital and a straight canal to the sea, and unites the plains into Valdeun.
The middle of the continent is heavily mountainous (called the Nocks), and (1/?)
At first, the mortal races settle into three kingdoms.
To the north, Comlas I builds his capital and a straight canal to the sea, and unites the plains into Valdeun.
The middle of the continent is heavily mountainous (called the Nocks), and (1/?)
I'm delaying more updates about Aros because I'm still working some stuff out, but here are the broad strokes:
Yrd returns every ~2k years, ushering in a new age. The astral barriers break and other planes of existence "meet" Aros, with varying friendliness.
Then, the gods reappear.
#lore #aros
Yrd returns every ~2k years, ushering in a new age. The astral barriers break and other planes of existence "meet" Aros, with varying friendliness.
Then, the gods reappear.
#lore #aros
December 1, 2024 at 9:08 PM
I have, currently on fire on my desk:
1 x wax melt burner with coffee-scented melt
3 x tall taper candles in old rum bottles
1 x unscented thick candle with gingerbread men on
1 x jar candle with a soft bakery scent
and four more back-up candles just in case.
#livingmybestlife
1 x wax melt burner with coffee-scented melt
3 x tall taper candles in old rum bottles
1 x unscented thick candle with gingerbread men on
1 x jar candle with a soft bakery scent
and four more back-up candles just in case.
#livingmybestlife
November 27, 2024 at 10:28 AM
I have, currently on fire on my desk:
1 x wax melt burner with coffee-scented melt
3 x tall taper candles in old rum bottles
1 x unscented thick candle with gingerbread men on
1 x jar candle with a soft bakery scent
and four more back-up candles just in case.
#livingmybestlife
1 x wax melt burner with coffee-scented melt
3 x tall taper candles in old rum bottles
1 x unscented thick candle with gingerbread men on
1 x jar candle with a soft bakery scent
and four more back-up candles just in case.
#livingmybestlife
Quick recap:
Arkaros creates Aros, can't create life, builds insentient mortals.
Chaos meteor strikes and kills Arkaros; his death seeds life in Aros.
Survivors settle in Valdeun, Osteland and build kingdoms.
From Arkaros essence and body spring six gods.
#worldbuilding #aros #lore #fantasy
Arkaros creates Aros, can't create life, builds insentient mortals.
Chaos meteor strikes and kills Arkaros; his death seeds life in Aros.
Survivors settle in Valdeun, Osteland and build kingdoms.
From Arkaros essence and body spring six gods.
#worldbuilding #aros #lore #fantasy
November 24, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Quick recap:
Arkaros creates Aros, can't create life, builds insentient mortals.
Chaos meteor strikes and kills Arkaros; his death seeds life in Aros.
Survivors settle in Valdeun, Osteland and build kingdoms.
From Arkaros essence and body spring six gods.
#worldbuilding #aros #lore #fantasy
Arkaros creates Aros, can't create life, builds insentient mortals.
Chaos meteor strikes and kills Arkaros; his death seeds life in Aros.
Survivors settle in Valdeun, Osteland and build kingdoms.
From Arkaros essence and body spring six gods.
#worldbuilding #aros #lore #fantasy
Who's posting all this nonsense about dead gods and planeswalking?
I'm Toby
I write and think for a living
I have a rescue dog named Cailleach
I board game, video game, fantasy game, but I have no game
I have many tattoos
I recently got married; here's me looking all fancy.
#promosky #aboutme
I'm Toby
I write and think for a living
I have a rescue dog named Cailleach
I board game, video game, fantasy game, but I have no game
I have many tattoos
I recently got married; here's me looking all fancy.
#promosky #aboutme
November 24, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Back in the wider world, the eastern continent is engaged in a territorial war between the northern kingdom of Valdeun, and the southern Felsari. Felsari is winning and things aren't looking good, but Valdeun makes an alliance with the small kingdom of Teikos and together they push Felsari back.
November 23, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Back in the wider world, the eastern continent is engaged in a territorial war between the northern kingdom of Valdeun, and the southern Felsari. Felsari is winning and things aren't looking good, but Valdeun makes an alliance with the small kingdom of Teikos and together they push Felsari back.
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November 23, 2024 at 10:12 AM
I really appreciate everyone who follows me because there's no real reason anyone *needs* to give a shit about what I say, and think up. So the fact you do is very heartwarming. ❤️❤️
#blueskyisthebest #nerdsunite #nerdcorner
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- Ovora, Divine Matriarch, Goddess of the Seas
- Ansor, Spanmaven, God of Trade, Justice, and Fairness
- Lyliad, The Inexorable Seer, Goddess of Magic, Fate and Journeys
- Bracchas, The War King, God of War and Conquest
- Ghodri, Sun Maiden, Goddess of the Sun
#arossipantheon #gods #lore #fantasy
- Ansor, Spanmaven, God of Trade, Justice, and Fairness
- Lyliad, The Inexorable Seer, Goddess of Magic, Fate and Journeys
- Bracchas, The War King, God of War and Conquest
- Ghodri, Sun Maiden, Goddess of the Sun
#arossipantheon #gods #lore #fantasy
November 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM
- Ovora, Divine Matriarch, Goddess of the Seas
- Ansor, Spanmaven, God of Trade, Justice, and Fairness
- Lyliad, The Inexorable Seer, Goddess of Magic, Fate and Journeys
- Bracchas, The War King, God of War and Conquest
- Ghodri, Sun Maiden, Goddess of the Sun
#arossipantheon #gods #lore #fantasy
- Ansor, Spanmaven, God of Trade, Justice, and Fairness
- Lyliad, The Inexorable Seer, Goddess of Magic, Fate and Journeys
- Bracchas, The War King, God of War and Conquest
- Ghodri, Sun Maiden, Goddess of the Sun
#arossipantheon #gods #lore #fantasy
From Arkaros' brain, Ovora creates Lilyad.
From his hand, Bracchas.
From his heart, Ansor.
Finally, Lilyad and Ansor work together to create Ghodri from Arkarkos’ eye.
When the body of the creator is spent, it's thrown from the Foundry walls to sink below the waves.
#lore #worldbuilding #gods
From his hand, Bracchas.
From his heart, Ansor.
Finally, Lilyad and Ansor work together to create Ghodri from Arkarkos’ eye.
When the body of the creator is spent, it's thrown from the Foundry walls to sink below the waves.
#lore #worldbuilding #gods
November 22, 2024 at 1:37 PM
From Arkaros' brain, Ovora creates Lilyad.
From his hand, Bracchas.
From his heart, Ansor.
Finally, Lilyad and Ansor work together to create Ghodri from Arkarkos’ eye.
When the body of the creator is spent, it's thrown from the Foundry walls to sink below the waves.
#lore #worldbuilding #gods
From his hand, Bracchas.
From his heart, Ansor.
Finally, Lilyad and Ansor work together to create Ghodri from Arkarkos’ eye.
When the body of the creator is spent, it's thrown from the Foundry walls to sink below the waves.
#lore #worldbuilding #gods
As for the 11 Firstmade who remained in the Foundry. They fulfilled their purpose and woke up the form, which called itself Ovora: the first god in the Arossi Pantheon.
Over the next millenia, she is joined by other gods who crawl from the dead body of Arkaros.
#lore #gods #fantasy #worldbuilding
Over the next millenia, she is joined by other gods who crawl from the dead body of Arkaros.
#lore #gods #fantasy #worldbuilding
November 22, 2024 at 1:13 PM
As for the 11 Firstmade who remained in the Foundry. They fulfilled their purpose and woke up the form, which called itself Ovora: the first god in the Arossi Pantheon.
Over the next millenia, she is joined by other gods who crawl from the dead body of Arkaros.
#lore #gods #fantasy #worldbuilding
Over the next millenia, she is joined by other gods who crawl from the dead body of Arkaros.
#lore #gods #fantasy #worldbuilding
The Firstmade took a new name, Firstborn, and used their dwindling power to shape the lands to better suit the awoken.
In Valdeun, the awoken settled in First Landing and Ondershold.
In Osteland, the settlers were swept upriver and landed on the island of Innishorn.
#lore #worldbuilding #fantasy
In Valdeun, the awoken settled in First Landing and Ondershold.
In Osteland, the settlers were swept upriver and landed on the island of Innishorn.
#lore #worldbuilding #fantasy
November 21, 2024 at 10:19 AM
The Firstmade took a new name, Firstborn, and used their dwindling power to shape the lands to better suit the awoken.
In Valdeun, the awoken settled in First Landing and Ondershold.
In Osteland, the settlers were swept upriver and landed on the island of Innishorn.
#lore #worldbuilding #fantasy
In Valdeun, the awoken settled in First Landing and Ondershold.
In Osteland, the settlers were swept upriver and landed on the island of Innishorn.
#lore #worldbuilding #fantasy
As the dust settled, the awoken races and the Firstmade found themselves on the newly-made continents on either side of the maelstrom (hereafter called the Gyrestorm).
To the east of the Gyrestorm, a land of mountains and meadows named Valdeun. To the west, a heavily forested land called Osteland.
To the east of the Gyrestorm, a land of mountains and meadows named Valdeun. To the west, a heavily forested land called Osteland.
November 21, 2024 at 10:14 AM
As the dust settled, the awoken races and the Firstmade found themselves on the newly-made continents on either side of the maelstrom (hereafter called the Gyrestorm).
To the east of the Gyrestorm, a land of mountains and meadows named Valdeun. To the west, a heavily forested land called Osteland.
To the east of the Gyrestorm, a land of mountains and meadows named Valdeun. To the west, a heavily forested land called Osteland.
The 89 Firstmade left the Foundry and began to pour out Arkaros' essence to the insentient mortals.
Amongst the chaos of shifting tectonic plates and falling skies, the mortal races awoke, became self-knowing and sentient and, led by the Firstmade, fled away from the Foundry.
#lore #worldbuilding
Amongst the chaos of shifting tectonic plates and falling skies, the mortal races awoke, became self-knowing and sentient and, led by the Firstmade, fled away from the Foundry.
#lore #worldbuilding
November 20, 2024 at 10:38 AM
The 89 Firstmade left the Foundry and began to pour out Arkaros' essence to the insentient mortals.
Amongst the chaos of shifting tectonic plates and falling skies, the mortal races awoke, became self-knowing and sentient and, led by the Firstmade, fled away from the Foundry.
#lore #worldbuilding
Amongst the chaos of shifting tectonic plates and falling skies, the mortal races awoke, became self-knowing and sentient and, led by the Firstmade, fled away from the Foundry.
#lore #worldbuilding
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🖊️- Writing
🔥- DnD
⚔️- Swords
♟️- Board games
🖥️- Vidya games
📖- Reading
🐕- Dog owner
🫖- Tea drinker
#aboutme #promosky #blueskyintroduction #hello
November 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM
I hear this is the way to go about it:
🗺️- World building
🖊️- Writing
🔥- DnD
⚔️- Swords
♟️- Board games
🖥️- Vidya games
📖- Reading
🐕- Dog owner
🫖- Tea drinker
#aboutme #promosky #blueskyintroduction #hello
🗺️- World building
🖊️- Writing
🔥- DnD
⚔️- Swords
♟️- Board games
🖥️- Vidya games
📖- Reading
🐕- Dog owner
🫖- Tea drinker
#aboutme #promosky #blueskyintroduction #hello
If you're seeing this, hello! I'm Toby, I'm using BlueSky as a sounding board/void to scream into for YrdWorld, the fantasy DND world I'm creating.
Follow for ramblings about lore, history, and geography that fit into 300 characters.
#dungeonsanddragons #worldbuilding #lore #fantasy #yrdworld
Follow for ramblings about lore, history, and geography that fit into 300 characters.
#dungeonsanddragons #worldbuilding #lore #fantasy #yrdworld
November 20, 2024 at 9:51 AM
If you're seeing this, hello! I'm Toby, I'm using BlueSky as a sounding board/void to scream into for YrdWorld, the fantasy DND world I'm creating.
Follow for ramblings about lore, history, and geography that fit into 300 characters.
#dungeonsanddragons #worldbuilding #lore #fantasy #yrdworld
Follow for ramblings about lore, history, and geography that fit into 300 characters.
#dungeonsanddragons #worldbuilding #lore #fantasy #yrdworld
The Astral Shard that killed Arkaros is quickly coalescing around the Foundry into a maelstrom of chaos, so if the Firstmade leave, they cannot return. Each Firstmade makes a personal choice.
89 of them decide to leave into the world, and 11 stay behind to awaken the still form that Arkaros made.
89 of them decide to leave into the world, and 11 stay behind to awaken the still form that Arkaros made.
November 19, 2024 at 2:07 PM
The Astral Shard that killed Arkaros is quickly coalescing around the Foundry into a maelstrom of chaos, so if the Firstmade leave, they cannot return. Each Firstmade makes a personal choice.
89 of them decide to leave into the world, and 11 stay behind to awaken the still form that Arkaros made.
89 of them decide to leave into the world, and 11 stay behind to awaken the still form that Arkaros made.
Arkaros' essence imbues the Firstmade with free will and sentience.
The 100 newly-awoken Firstmade have a choice: do they complete the work of their dead maker and awaken the form before them, or do they leave the Foundry and use the essence to awaken the mortals they helped create?
The 100 newly-awoken Firstmade have a choice: do they complete the work of their dead maker and awaken the form before them, or do they leave the Foundry and use the essence to awaken the mortals they helped create?
November 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Arkaros' essence imbues the Firstmade with free will and sentience.
The 100 newly-awoken Firstmade have a choice: do they complete the work of their dead maker and awaken the form before them, or do they leave the Foundry and use the essence to awaken the mortals they helped create?
The 100 newly-awoken Firstmade have a choice: do they complete the work of their dead maker and awaken the form before them, or do they leave the Foundry and use the essence to awaken the mortals they helped create?
As Arkaros prepares to pour out his essence, Yrd returns to the plane.
Yrd's passing causes a huge meteor of chaos, the Astral Shard to crash into Aros. Specifically, into the Foundry where Arkaros is.
Arkaros is instantly killed, and his essence finds the only nearby creatures; the Firstmade.
Yrd's passing causes a huge meteor of chaos, the Astral Shard to crash into Aros. Specifically, into the Foundry where Arkaros is.
Arkaros is instantly killed, and his essence finds the only nearby creatures; the Firstmade.
November 18, 2024 at 11:31 AM
As Arkaros prepares to pour out his essence, Yrd returns to the plane.
Yrd's passing causes a huge meteor of chaos, the Astral Shard to crash into Aros. Specifically, into the Foundry where Arkaros is.
Arkaros is instantly killed, and his essence finds the only nearby creatures; the Firstmade.
Yrd's passing causes a huge meteor of chaos, the Astral Shard to crash into Aros. Specifically, into the Foundry where Arkaros is.
Arkaros is instantly killed, and his essence finds the only nearby creatures; the Firstmade.
Arkaros is a creature of order, and free will, sentient life needs chaos. He is frustrated by his inability to make sentience and creates a form like his, plans to sacrifice some of his own powerful essence to bring it to life. The Firstmade gather to help, as he prepares to pour his essence out.
November 18, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Arkaros is a creature of order, and free will, sentient life needs chaos. He is frustrated by his inability to make sentience and creates a form like his, plans to sacrifice some of his own powerful essence to bring it to life. The Firstmade gather to help, as he prepares to pour his essence out.
Arkaros creates two landmasses; a central mega-continent and the Ringlands surrounding the whole plane.
He tries to fill the former with facsimiles of life, mortals and trees and creatures. But they have no free will, no sentience.
The Ringlands he fills with the failed experiments, the monsters.
He tries to fill the former with facsimiles of life, mortals and trees and creatures. But they have no free will, no sentience.
The Ringlands he fills with the failed experiments, the monsters.
November 16, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Arkaros creates two landmasses; a central mega-continent and the Ringlands surrounding the whole plane.
He tries to fill the former with facsimiles of life, mortals and trees and creatures. But they have no free will, no sentience.
The Ringlands he fills with the failed experiments, the monsters.
He tries to fill the former with facsimiles of life, mortals and trees and creatures. But they have no free will, no sentience.
The Ringlands he fills with the failed experiments, the monsters.
Arkaros first creates his home in the centre of the world, called The Foundry. Then he creates outwards, making landmasses, a sun and moon, seas, weather; the lot.
He makes 100 servants, calling them the Firstmade, to help him. But there's one thing he cannot create.
He can't create life.
He makes 100 servants, calling them the Firstmade, to help him. But there's one thing he cannot create.
He can't create life.
November 15, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Arkaros first creates his home in the centre of the world, called The Foundry. Then he creates outwards, making landmasses, a sun and moon, seas, weather; the lot.
He makes 100 servants, calling them the Firstmade, to help him. But there's one thing he cannot create.
He can't create life.
He makes 100 servants, calling them the Firstmade, to help him. But there's one thing he cannot create.
He can't create life.
Yrd's cyclical migration means that, every 2000 years or so, it returns and is the catalyst for a change in the Age. In technical terms, Yrd comes along and everything goes tits up.
Anyway, there's this being called Arkaros who finds the plane, claims it, and names it Aros.
And begins to create.
Anyway, there's this being called Arkaros who finds the plane, claims it, and names it Aros.
And begins to create.
November 15, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Yrd's cyclical migration means that, every 2000 years or so, it returns and is the catalyst for a change in the Age. In technical terms, Yrd comes along and everything goes tits up.
Anyway, there's this being called Arkaros who finds the plane, claims it, and names it Aros.
And begins to create.
Anyway, there's this being called Arkaros who finds the plane, claims it, and names it Aros.
And begins to create.
Wait shit I did it backwards. Let's introduce myself, you know for the hordes of followers I'm inevitably going to get.
I'm Toby. I'm your common or garden-type nerd. I'm a writer, I even have an award to prove it. I own swords and wish I was brave enough to cosplay. I love building weird worlds.
I'm Toby. I'm your common or garden-type nerd. I'm a writer, I even have an award to prove it. I own swords and wish I was brave enough to cosplay. I love building weird worlds.
November 14, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Wait shit I did it backwards. Let's introduce myself, you know for the hordes of followers I'm inevitably going to get.
I'm Toby. I'm your common or garden-type nerd. I'm a writer, I even have an award to prove it. I own swords and wish I was brave enough to cosplay. I love building weird worlds.
I'm Toby. I'm your common or garden-type nerd. I'm a writer, I even have an award to prove it. I own swords and wish I was brave enough to cosplay. I love building weird worlds.
Many planes of Yrdworld spend eternity as just a pocket of empty stability in the void. But some are found, claimed, and formed by other creatures who journey through the Astral Sea. Each plane is shaped by, and given purpose by, its new owner in the image they desire.
One such plane is Aros.
One such plane is Aros.
November 14, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Many planes of Yrdworld spend eternity as just a pocket of empty stability in the void. But some are found, claimed, and formed by other creatures who journey through the Astral Sea. Each plane is shaped by, and given purpose by, its new owner in the image they desire.
One such plane is Aros.
One such plane is Aros.