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WRITEBLR GARDEN JESTER OLYMPICS / day 1.

aaaAAAAhhhh day one of this horrible event is finally over, and i must say i'm pretty proud of myself for writing 2.3k words!! shout out to my fellow sprinters for writing with me, we are going to kill this event one way or another.

i finished chapter 25 'you've waited in vain', which is callista's big makeover and an even bigger reveal of something that's going to truly change callista forever 👀 xander spends the entire chapter pushing around a heavy cart with some mysterious goods for some other rebels we'll meet in the next chapter as he explains everything in a massive info dump. definitely going to need some work because i wasn't really planning on putting the reveal here but i'm kinda digging callista finally having an upper hand over elijah here. we'll see if i change it when i come back to edit.

DAY 1 SUMMARY

2,367 / 7,143 daily words

5.7% through 50k

1.5 chapters written

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04.01 — Happy Birthday Aretos vi Aetier!

IN ANOTHER WORLD THERE MAY HAVE BEEN a different victor of the Agonia. Had a single person stepped out or stepped in, or the winds had blown east instead of west, or the Thousand-Faced God changed their whims, or the Fortune-Weaver favored a different heir, perhaps there would have been a different person on the throne of Aetier. And in that world there would have been the happiest prince in all the realms-- beloved, cherished, and so certain of his own place in the world. Behold the reilma-imperessor Aretos vi Aetier, prince of princes, son of Astaria the Great, he who stands heir to the throne of the empire eternal!

But this is not that world.

And instead, there is you.

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M O R D L U S T ; isme de lède aesthetic

❝If the shade of her son’s cloak was anything to heed, the Immaculé of Cendrier had taken after his sire in all his good looks. But as he regarded them, eyes dark as ink, Vératre saw through the charm. All the way down to a creature so ancient its body was only remembering the shape it had once taken as a man, its skin barely holding him inside.❞

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An End of Burning Flame - A WIP Intro

Zara Engelvar was never expected to do anything great with her life. She's just an intern scribe, new enough that her placement recording the history around the Firestorm is a surprise to even herself. Not that there's anything new to record about the greatest calamity to ever face the three kingdoms, which has been recorded in such detail she's beginning to think her assignment is a subtle way to drive her out of the college entirely.  So imagine her surprise when her digging uncovers a body entombed in secrecy, who wakes and introduces himself as Cillain Veras, the greatest knight to have ever been recorded in the books of history. Only, Cillian is nothing like what the history books have said him to be, and his reanimation defies every law of reincarnation Zara has ever believed in. The Firestorm has begun to expand once more, and the gods have demanded a new set of champions to save the kingdoms before they've all been scorched beyond recognition. Zara isn't sure she's prepared for this responsibility - or even wants it to begin with - and Cillian is obviously hiding something from her. But a historian traveling with history's greatest knight? It's a wealth of information Zara isn't going to pass up on, no matter what it demands of her.

Genre: adult high fantasy POV: multi pov 3rd person limited Status: plotting Inspirations: genshin impact, legend of zelda, greek myths, one very specific song that's i've had on loop for weeks

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a writing blog monthly update -

{01.01.25–02.28.25}

Thank you to Maddie, @veneritia for both the inspiration, format, and motivation to do this! Even if it's two months late.

THE STATISTICS

worked on → burning of the apiary, saintless, organizing writing projects words written this month → 0 words* average word count per session this month → 0 words words written this year → 0 words

* I personally do not count outlining, other pre-writing activities toward writing goals

NOTES

Not much writing done these past two months, on account of a lot of things happening IRL. However, I'm happy to report I'm revisiting Saintless (possibly soon to be renamed?) and other WIPs, including Burning of the Apiary.

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When Comes The Dawn | The Agonia

When Kaelstansa the Great felt the gaze of the Lantern Bearer turn to him, he looked upon his children and wondered which of them would have the means to continue his legacy. That night, when he laid his weary head to rest, the Fortune Weaver appeared in his dreams in the guise of a golden bird. “Set before them three challenges, beloved-of-mine,” commanded the goddess. “One for strength, one for guile, and the last to test their character. The one who passes all three will have my blessing, and your kingdom shall reign forever in glory.” — The Aetieriana

The Agonia: a colloquial term in the Aetierian Empire, referencing the endless battle between imperial heirs for the right to ascend to the imperial throne. Though having evolved from the King’s Game, this term is neither used nor referenced in any codified works of law.

THE KING'S GAME

Unlike the majority of kingdoms in Raia, the Empire of Aetier had no official rules that dictated the succession of the crown. Its founding ruler, King Kaelstansa the Great, set the precedent of the monarch choosing their heir regardless of birth order, forgoing the standards of male primogeniture and decreeing that only the most capable of his children would succeed him on the throne. He determined this by devising a game: a set of three challenges designed to test his children’s mettle, known by historians today as The King’s Game. While the exact nature of these challenges have been lost to history, the concept of testing each vi Aetier scion carried throughout the generations until—

THE DECADE OF BLOOD

The reign of Vasilier Belisarius II saw a great upheaval in the imperial court, owing in part to the increasing political power of the Serarium—the members of the imperial harem. As the primary parental figures of imperial heirs, members of the Serarium had a vested interest in the line of succession, often using their own families to advance their child’s position in the Vasilier’s eyes. However, the latter half of Belisarius II’s reign saw this struggle for power turn deadly. For years the imperial court was plagued with a string of murders, stillbirths, and conspiracies as consorts and heirs sabotaged one another to increase their chances of winning The Agonia before an official challenge was even designed.

In an attempt to end the tensions at court and the bloodbath in the Harem, Belisarius II made plans to hold an official Game to finally pick his heir. But before he could issue the challenge, tragedy struck when Belisarius II perished during a hunting a trip. With the Vasilier dead and no official heir appointed, the fight for the throne became a free-for-all.

Belisarius II’s consort-prima managed to quickly seize the imperial throne and the military surrounding Reanopoli— the old capital of Aetier—eliminated rival heirs within the capital, and crowned her twelve-year-old son, Atreus, the new Vasilier. She, along with her family, the House of Thysestes, formed a regency council and attempted to wrest control of the empire from the House of Aetier.

However, the House of Thyestes’ rule would not remain unchallenged as one of Belisarius II’s surviving children, Imperessor Leo vi Aetier, quickly returned in the middle of his Venusian Campaign upon hearing of his father’s death. The ten year civil war—the first since Aetier’s founding—saw immeasurable casualties on both sides, and eventually culminated into Imperessor Leo’s victory. After he was coronated as Vasilier Leo III on the summer solstice, he ordered for all mentions of Atreus and the House of Thysestes to be eradicated from history. Atreus was stripped of all his titles and his family name, and was executed along with the remaining members of House Thysestes at the age of twenty-one, a few days shy of his birthday.

THE ERA OF THREE CROWNS

Since the Decade of Blood, Aetierian history has been plagued by numerous civil wars, but none have had greater impact on the wider geopolitical landscape and the rules of the Agonia than the Era of Three Crowns.

Among Vasilier Arsenios I’s vast brood of children, three stood above the rest: Reilma-Imperessor Justinian, Kaisarim of Paros; Reilma-Imperessa Athanasia, Kaisarim of Iorousia; and Reilma-Imperessor Valens, Kaisarim of Kelainai. Equally talented, equally powerful, and equally backed by strong supporters, the Empire held its breath as the question of which among the three scions would inherit the imperial throne. Despite knowing that each of his three children were poised for another civil war, Arsenios I was reluctant to formally declare an heir, insistent on keeping the delicate balance of powers at the Imperial Court for as long as possible.

Only after his death did Arsenios I declare his chosen successor in his will— Justinian. But Justinian’s appointment was quickly contested by his half-siblings, accusing him and his family of conspiracy and forging an imperial edict as Aresnios I’s will was “found” by Justinian’s supporters.

The empire was quickly plunged into another civil war as each imperial heir declared themselves the true Vasilier and accused the others of being usurpers. From there, they split the empire into three territories: Justinian ruling from the Aetierian capital of Kaelstanopoli, Athanasia ruling to the east from Iorousia, and Valens governing the western territories from Kelainai. Eventually, Valens will move his seat of power to the province of Isidore, where the old capital of Reanopoli resides.

The repeated deadlocks and stalemates between all three sides had Aetier cracking at the seams. It was only when a fourth party—the kingdom of Leohthal—attempted to invade Valens’ territories to the West did the balance of power shift. With Valens distracted by the threat to his borders, Athanasia took this opportunity to push straight into the heart of Justinian’s territory, surprising his forces, capturing him, and then shaking his supporters by publishing the Artensian Papers. These papers were a confession, allegedly handwritten by Justinian’s mother before her death where she states that Justinian was sired by a knight errant. For Justinian—who already did not possess the trademark vi Aetier silver eyes—the Artensian Papers marred his reputation in a way that it could never recover from.

After being through the streets of Kaelstanopoli as a bastard pretender and usurper, Justinian was sentenced to death by beheading. Athanasia hung his severed head outside the walls of the city as a warning to Valens of the fate that would await him.

THE GREAT SCHISM

However the aftermath of Athanasia’s victory against Justinian and Valens’ successful repelling of the Leohthalian invasion left both sides severely weakened and unable to continue their conflict with each other. After a series of intense negotiations, Valens reluctantly agreed to relinquish his claim over the Aetierian throne and acknowledge Athanasia as the rightful Vasilier. In exchange, Valens was allowed to secede with his current territories in the west, creating the kingdom of Hesperia and establishing the House of Deominos as the ruling line with himself at the head.

Though Valens did not succeed in gaining the Aetierian throne for himself, he did manage to claim Kaelstansa’s ancestral lands in Reanopoli, as well as Kaelstansa’s burial grounds, which was a great blow to Aetierian pride.

THE SCION'S CODE

Seeing the devastation their civil war caused, Vasilier Athanasia I wanted to find a way to prevent competing claimants for the throne once an heir had been chosen. Her grand solution was instituting the Scion’s Code, an imperial edict that makes it lawful for the ascending heir to execute their siblings under the pretext of maintaining stability for the empire and the benefit of its citizens. Though kinslaying had thus been an age-old tradition at this point of the House of Aetier, this Scion’s code now made it legal and acceptable without having to find a more justifiable cause.

“The Agonia” as a term saw a resurgence after the Scion’s Code was passed. Instead of referring to the original King’s Game, or even the many great civil wars of the past, the Agonia now referred to the deadly games of succession played between imperial heirs, the harem, and the imperial court. No longer are the games of succession done for the sake of ambition, now it was one of survival. An empire or an execution. A crown or an axe. Victory or Death.

The Agonia is bloody. The players are ruthless. And for most imperial children, the game begins at birth.

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WELCOMETOWRITEBLR POWER PROMPTS / day 1. origin

DIRECT FROM THE ◼◼◼◼◼◼, A STUDY ON SUPERHUMAN ORIGINS AND FUNCTIONS [THIS VERSION HAS BEEN EDITED, OVERSEEN BY THE POWER OF THE SEA HISTORICAL REVISIONS COMMITTEE] — “superhumans have been recorded all throughout history; stories of children with unusual abilities and people overtaken by their powers. these people were seen as gifts from the gods [⒊ by small, unorganized communities with little known history]. many were bought by royalty and the rich to use their powers, or bought by others to ◼◼◼◼◼◼ [help] them. in the early days of the world, many superhumans did not live past young adulthood. their powers were not understood and used in the wrong ways, leading to their own deaths and other humans.” “according to the ◼◼◼◼◼◼, the first recorded and officially known superhuman was ‱⁇, better known as the 'ina', who was a [⒏ it is uncertain what her ability truly was] superhuman. she died as a child, but was revered around her village for ◼◼◼◼◼◼ them from starvation.” “at some point there was a shift from superhumans being seen [⒄ this section has been removed due to debate] ... many superhumans were hunted if they were discovered to have powers, particularly in regions that seemed to spawn more ['dangerous'] powers than others, leading to a [knowing feeling] for what they were capable of.” “as the world progressed, it seemed superhuman powers did, as well. constantly ahead of the game against technology until one day- they weren't.”

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the writeblr garden's jester olympics 🤡🤹‍♂️

welcome, gardeners, to the greatest twelfth event on writeblr: the jester olympics writing challenge! participating jesters will be attempting to write 50k words in one week 🤪 the closest to the goal will be crowned the new garden jester, with the reward of a stage (wip spotlight) in front of the king's audience (our 265 followers 💚)!

this event will hosted entirely on our discord server where every day we will be hosting multiple group writing sprints to encourage you to write more! the garden guards will be there along the way holding shovels to your heads to hold you accountable and providing special badges for each word count milestone you reach! you will also be awarded for keeping track of your writing in our special spreadsheet, so make sure you're writing every day- or else you miss out on cool badges 😱 we've even made a word count tracking template for you to use in any posts you may want to make throughout the event!

the jester olympics will be running from april 13-19th 🎪 to participate in our event, join our discord server here! (discord.gg/writeblrgarden) make sure to join before the event starts due to the short time we're running on! we're looking forward to growing with you 🌱

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the writeblr garden's squid game word crawl 🦑🎲

announcing our eleventh event: a squid game themed word crawl! participating players will be separated into two teams: ⭕ and ❌ where you'll be competing to see which team wins the most money and who can write the most words!

this event will be hosted entirely on our discord server where we will be collecting words, hosting writing sprints, and giving you a weekly update on the games. in order to be eligible for our special prizes, you must set a minimum word goal of 10k. besides that, each player is welcome to set their own word goal but is highly encouraged to write more to boost their team.

each team's word goal is the total amount of words each player is aiming to write combined, so if someone drops out of the competition their goal will be removed from your total. but remember, you're competing against other teams to get the money, so write as much as you can!

the winning team members will get a permanent role in our server, a permanent tag for all future posts you tag us in, and a team shout-out highlighting their wips! participants who drop out of the competition but were on this team will not be counted. anyone on these teams with less than 10k written will not be counted, either.

the squid game word crawl will be running the entirety of february. to participate in our event, join our discord server here! join as soon as possible to ensure you get on the team you want. we're looking forward to growing with you 🌱

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Hurrah hurrah!!! Hello @akiwitch! I'm your pinch-hitter for the @writeblrgarden Secret Santa event!

I've been wanting to make this since reading part of Summoning Trouble you shared a while back, so I'm glad to have finally gotten the excuse to do it!!

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secret santa uwu

this is a gift for @pantser69 for the @writeblrgarden secret santa this year. i made some moodboards that i thought would match the vibes and characters. it was fun to read their wip, a clear case, which is a sherlock holmes au with the two favourite detective partners genderbent! plus add a plot of matrimonial problem and you get a great work in progress for what seems to be an interesting premise! i absolutely adore joan, her name and character is brilliant.

i don’t know, it just made jolene start playing in my head lol. i gotta go listen to the remake btw.

hope you like this, and have a merry christmas <3

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“Vlad, the sun can burn out, the stars can fade, the earth can stop spinning, the oceans can dry up, the land can turn to dust, and humanity can cease to exist, but the one thing that will never come to pass is my growing tired of you.”

Happy holidays @thewritersplace!!! My @writeblrgarden Secret Santa gift for you, I knew I'd be doing something with this quote as soon as I read it!

made using this psd from TigerEdits

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Writeblr Garden Secret Santa: Burning Of The Apiary

for @lasbrumas

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Writeblr Garden Secret Santa: Burning Of The Apiary

for @lasbrumas

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writeblr garden secret santa '24 | glass butterflies show title for @thousand-page-dreams

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Hello hello @theglitchywriterboi!!! It's me, your secret santa for @writeblrgarden!!!!

I had. A lot of ideas of what I wanted to do, but I was limited by time (holiday season - working a LOT at a job I'm still new at), but I hope you like these two!!!! I had a blast drawing em!!! :D

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@meerawrites I was your @writeblrgarden secret Santa !!! For you I made a V.O. of an excerpt you posted & I made a playlist as well. For the playlist I made it w/ anti-Capitalist ideas in mind, as well as Camille & Cécile in mind for the most part [though some songs for Cécile are like anger I feel on her behalf]

Link to playlist:

Link to V.O. [Sorry if I mispronounced a lot-]:

I hope you link your gift [well gifts-]

The specific thing I was doing a voice over for btw-