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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 13h

#OctoberWorldbuilders, hello friends! Alright, it's time for the survival question I promised a few days ago! Tell me how the people who live in your desert actually survive in it. How do they get food and water? What kind of clothes do they wear? How do they stay warm/cool otherwise?

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Week 1: Deserts
6: What do the people of your desert societies have to do to survive? How/where do they get water? What do they eat? How do they stay cool?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 05/10/2026

#WIPSnips The word 'wall' appears a bunch in this story, which should be expected in a book about an inn. But while most uses of the word aren't too much about the wall itself, this one is. Here, I discuss the secrets of the inn's walls.

Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn

The Good Thyme Inn quite literally held secrets galore within its walls. The most extensive overhaul occurred during Marmalade’s tenure as the innmaster, soon after Shallot was born. Shallot had vague memories of the reconstruction, of seeing complex clockwork before they were sealed away behind wood panels, but those memories had formed her image of the inn-world within her mind.
During the reconstruction, hidden nooks had been installed throughout the inn. Small, secret places where one could stash precious items. Marmalade had been fond of hiding coins in odd places for fear of losing everything if bandits came and demanded all the money under her desk. Shallot had once believed her great-aunt was paranoid; bandits never came into town. Until she grew up and realized ‘bandits’ had always been Marmalade’s underhanded way of referring to the baron and his men.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 05/10/2026

Hello, #OctoberWorldbuilders! Tell me about some of the deeper lore of your desert. What myths, legends, religious stories, folklore, etc. do you got? What stories do people tell about this land or about something in it? Or what do they believe in general about their world?

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Week 1: Deserts
5: What are some myths, legends, religious lore, folktales, etc. about this desert? How did these stories come about? Is there any truth to them (that your characters know about?)

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 04/10/2026

Mornese people are furry in general, so it would be very strange for one of them to be clean shaven 😆 Shallot and Brisket, for reference on what a female and male Mornese look like:

Shallot drawn by Claire Leslie
Shallot from the Good Thyme Inn books. She is a tall, buff nonhuman woman with purple fur and extraordinarily long arms. She is dressed in a white shirt, black pants, and with suspenders and bow tie. She is carrying her ledger book

Brisket drawn by Claire Leslie
Brisket from the Good Thyme Inn books, a handsome, furry man with brown fur and long arms. He’s dressed in a nice green suit and is tugging at his necktie.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 04/10/2026

#WIPSnips This is the Good Thyme Inn book, but it's a rare look at what the antagonists are up to! After the death of Lord Velderash (Baron Aleton), his son takes over. Unfortunately, the new Baron Aleton, Lord Mavolo, is young, stupid, and just wants to play with his dogs.

Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn

“Are you listening to me?” The voice of Mr. Cloth grated on the young man’s ears.
“Yeah, yeah, I’m listening.” Mavolo rolled his eyes while he put his finger near the tail of a dog. He loved how the joyously wagging tail brushed rapidly against him. “I’ll sign all the contracts you want me to sign, just put them on my desk.”
“You will be a baron, Mavolo! You need to read the contracts and determine for yourself if they ought to be signed!”
The young man rose to his feet and glared at his steward. “If I’m a baron, you will call me ‘Your Lordship.’”
Mr. Cloth’s fingers twitched. He was an old man; old enough to Mavolo’s grandfather. Hearing this boy with such a pathetic beard give him such a stupid command vexed him.
“I will call you an imbecile if that’s what you need to hear because right now, that’s all you are. Now, get out of that damned dog pen and come to your office.”

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 04/10/2026

there if I need it! Sometimes I have to worldbuild minutiae specifically for a story. If that happens, I will usually put it in its Scrivener file, but if it becomes relevant enough to go in one of my master Word Docs, I will move it. As an example, some notes on the previous barons of Aleton:

Scalvonian b. 191 Went to war during the War for Munil, lost bitterly, acquired a parasite that made him eat constantly, always tired, and had difficulty having children. He sold the Good Thyme Inn to Yamma in 218 because he needed money to pay his soldiers. The queen was about to have him arrested for failing to pay his soldiers. Died of complications of parasitic infection in 248
Duvela b. 230 Spent much of her life building her coffers so she or her descendants could buy the inn back. She was careful to obey the queen’s laws after her father lost favor with her, and thus never caused problems for Yamma or Marmalade. However, her personal relationship with the queen was rocky at best. She and the queen got into a fierce argument once and their relationship had been tarnished since then. Her death was suspicious, and many believe the queen hired a merchant of dance to kill her. Died in 263, assumed assassinated

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 04/10/2026

Aaaand, everything I just said? That's only for the plot. Character development ideas are kept in their own spot. I often get more ideas as I go that I want to implement in edits. I have a dedicated section for "things to edit in later" which I consult a I edit (my current task for GTI!) Example:

-Shallot sells some of the musical instruments to pay for rent. She’s about to sell the organ when Gene shows up and shows how well he can play. Later, although he doesn’t make enough money to help pay, she decides to keep it because playing the organ makes him happy.

-Grilled and Aubergine initially had a rough relationship. While Grilled did have a crush on him, he was also envious of Gene’s attention from guests and his many skills. He tried to get Gene in trouble once, but Shallot told him not to be That Way
-Likewise, Gene was envious of Grilled because he was already an established and beloved member of the family and he had a natural way of joking around and making food. He also tried to get Grilled in trouble (snitching after the spider incident) and Shallot also told him not to be That Way
-In an attempt for both to not be That Way, they had a talk, Grilled made food for him, and Gene played a song just for him.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 04/10/2026

When necessary, I will write more detailed bullet points for a scene or an arc and have them on the side in every scene. Here's an example for my Good Thyme Inn wip where I wrote more detailed notes in Scrivener. The notes on the side are in many pages. This one is the start of bullet point #2:

Screenshot of Scrivener showing a manuscript on the left and bullet point notes on the right.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 04/10/2026

Replying to this one as a QRP because I figured others might be interested in my answer. Hardcore plotter here (though I will gladly adjust my plot as I go if I think of better ideas). I start with a bunch of bullet points in a Word document (see image). This goes on for several pages

Merchants of Dance and Hedonism:

Being born and meeting Requiem
-Tynan born
-Tynan meets their sisters and learns elemental powers
-Tynan goes with Lungi to be added to the grocery register
-At the grocer, Tynan reads their mind and sees many disturbing thoughts including how the man wishes their parents were both dead. Feeling threatened, Tynan goes back to find and kill him. Loyenie finds them and puts restrictions on them regarding who/when they are allowed to kill. She says that only merchants of dance can legally kill people outside of self-defense, and so Tynan gets it in their mind that they must become a dancer.
-Tynan trains to be a merchant of dance and learns the purpose of the dancers and the Derisids

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 04/10/2026

#OctoberWorldbuilders, hello friends! Tell me about the flora and fauna in your desert. What lives there? Also, it doesn't strictly have to be "flora" or "fauna." If you've got something that defies these terms, but still count as living, by all means talk about them!

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Week 1: Deserts
4: What flora and fauna exist in your desert?
Tell me all about the plants and animals there!
(Other lifeforms that aren’t strictly plants or animals are also included!)

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 03/10/2026

#WIPSnips I shared this one semi-recently, so some of you who actually read these might recognize it. Here's the scene where Cookie thinks about how alchemy is both an art and a science.

Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn

“Sage, would adding lily petals counteract the Neutral potion?” She asked him, just to be certain. Some alchemy was an art, and one could add ingredients as they pleased to change the flavor or scent. But some alchemy was also a science, and one had to know the exact details of their ingredients if they wanted to make a safe and effective brew.
“It should be fine,” he answered. “Don’t go overboard. One petal per month of dosage will suffice. And don’t let any felines drink it. Lilies are toxic to cats, Nilians, and Wynnles.”
Cookie added three, but those three tiny petals looked so insignificant compared to the whole cauldron. Against her better judgment, she added a fourth. Alchemy was partially an art form, and this was her way of being creative. She couldn’t draw or play an instrument or write poetry, but she could craft a potion that would be beloved by the one she hoped to become better friends with.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 03/10/2026

Good morning, #OctoberWorldbuilders! Let's talk about buildings in our desert societies. What is the architecture like? How do they keep their homes warm/cool as needed?

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Week 1: Deserts
3: What is the architecture like in your desert town? What materials do they use to make their homes? How do they keep their homes warm/cool as needed?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 02/10/2026

Hello there, #OctoberWorldbuilders friends! Let's talk about the societies that live in our fictional desert settings today! What are the lives of these people like? Remember there's a day about survival coming up, so save any answers about clothing or water until then!

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Week 1: Deserts
2: Does your desert have people living in it?
What is their society like? Who is their leader? What do these people believe in?
(note: Day 6's question will be focused on how they survive, so for today, focus on culture more than survival)

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 02/10/2026

#LitHodgePodge Late reply today cuz I was BUSY AF Also, I wanted to add commentary to my image 😆 Look, I have thoughts and nuance! Anyway, my name is Erika or Kira. Call me either one, or a cute nickname if you prefer. I write epic and dark fantasy chonkers with in-depth worldbuilding.

Literary this or that
Paperback or hardcover? Hardcover, but ideally, audiobooks
Series or standalone? Series
Tears or laughs? Tears
Coffee or tea? Coffee, but I really prefer cola
Hero or villain? Villain, but I love complicated heroes
Character-driven or plot-driven? Character
Computer or pen and paper? Computer
Sweet or salty? Sweet makes me crave salt, so both!
Silence or soundtrack? Soundtrack, but for calm, quiet music.
Book mark or dog ear? Bookmark
Plotter or pantser? Plotter
Lush or minimalist? Lush
Vomit draft or slow craft? Slow
Morning or midnight? Midnight, but for vampires like me, midnight is my morning

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 01/10/2026

Good morning! Welcome to a new month of worldbuilding prompts! Happy to be here and hosting #OctoberWorldbuilders! This first week is about DESERTS (that's the biome, not desserts the sweet treats, but feel free to talk about dessert today, too!) Tell me a little bit about a desert in your world👀

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Week 1: Deserts
1: This week is about a desert! (not a dessert, though feel free to tell me your favorite dessert, too).
For today, just tell us the name of the desert in your fictional world and give us some general vibes. We'll get into specifics later this week!

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 30/09/2026

#WIPSnips Grilled and Garlic are looking at an alchemy book when they meet an unexpected visitor. A certain woman who snuck in, invisible, and made herself visible to make a deal with the boys... (this woman is Cookie, btw. This is her introductory scene)

Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn

“We’d love to have a Shroud potion, but we need a Lost potion first. Can you make that one?”
She nodded vigorously. “Oh yes! I brewed one not long ago for myself. This part of Aloutia is a good place to brew Lost. The ingredients are plentiful here. Mm, well, except for one. I may need to scout your markets. I do not think Neuropteran shield caps grow here, though it can’t hurt to check your forest.”
Garlic swallowed frightfully. “Be careful if you go into the forest. It belongs to the baron and his guards might arrest you if they think you’re poaching his game, logging, or collecting illegal plants. Wait, the ingredient isn’t illegal, is it?”
The Homopteran leaned over the table, elbows out at sharp angles. Her arm-strings glistened in the green chandelier light above. The boys imagined she was glaring, but those huge, round compound eyes never changed. Never showed emotion.
“That’s why I use Shroud potions when I travel. Nobody must see me. I am only allowing you to see me now because I saw you poring over that alchemy book and—well, I was hoping you’d let me take a peek at it if I offered to help you.”

Cookie and Cream from the Good Thyme Inn books. This art was made by Flaremarant. Cookie is a brown-chitin-skinned insect girl. She has compound red eyes, clear membranous wings, curly orange hair, and segmented limbs. Behind her is Cream, a fluffy white cat with four big blue eyes. Cream is equipped with a harness with some ingredients and a lantern with a white light. All around them, there are mushrooms of a variety of colors and shapes. Amanitas, morels, inkcaps, polypores, etc. It's a very colorful and awesome piece.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 30/09/2026

Last day of #SeptemberWorldbuilders! Join me next month for more worldbuilding questions! What kind of character archetypes, tropes, or worldbuilding elements do you like to see in fantasy/sci fi media? What things, when you see them, immediately make you more interested in the story?

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Extra Days
30: What kinds of characters, tropes, worldbuilding elements, etc. do you love to see in fantasy or sci fi media?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 29/09/2026

Oh dude, I've had some of the worst autocorrects of all time💀 My phone almost made me call one of my favorite characters Hitler 💀💀 (I called my character 'hot' which got autocorrected to 'hit' and then my phone was like 'did you mean this guy?' FUCK NO, I DID NOT)

Meme with Austin Powers
Top image: I see you have disabled autocorrect
Then he's saying "I also like to live dangerously" but it's horrifically misspelled
Bottom image: I see you have turned autocorrect back on. I also like to lube degenerates

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 29/09/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Grilled does not give a FUCK about "good" or "evil", only what he must do to give his loved ones the life they deserve. Aubergine believes he has no place to judge whether his actions are good or evil since he has a literal demon inside him. Two short snippets of their thoughts:

A wicked idea played through Grilled’s head. If Mamallot knew what he was up to, she would have been furious. Which was a load of mud and sludge because Grilled was only doing it for her sake. Still, it wasn’t the first time he’d done something evil so she could stay alive and remain owner of the inn.
It wasn’t the second or third time, either.

Aubergine wondered if he would ever be a father. Oh, there was no question about him being a biological father. That had already been decided. But would he ever raise a child? Would he have to teach them right from wrong? What even was right and wrong? How could he, who bore the essence of a demon within, ever judge good and evil?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 29/09/2026

Good morning, #SeptemberWorldbuilders, It's the end of the month and we're on our basic/broad questions about you! What fantasy or scifi (or horror!) media have you been engaging with lately? Games, TV, books, anime, whatever ya got, tell me what you're enjoying! Or, perhaps... NOT enjoying?👀

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Extra Days
29: What fantasy or scifi media have you been playing, watching, reading, or otherwise experiencing lately?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 28/09/2026

That happens literally every year, lmao. Spoilers: I decided to just lampshade it this time

screenshot from my OctoberWorldbuilders daily card where I make fun of the desert/dessert mix-up

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 28/09/2026

Good morning, Worldbuilder friends! Here is your #OctoberWorldbuilders megacard for the month! I've been taking a small break from social media lately, so I might be a bit absent this month, too. But I'll try to find time to hang out with you all on occasion! I wanna hear about your worlds!

OCTOBER WORLDBUILDERS
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WEEK 1: DESERTS
1: Name of a desert in your world
2: What’s your desert society like?
3: Desert town architecture
4: Desert animals/plants
5: Myth/legend/religion about
desert
6: How do they survive?
7: Geology and archaeology

WEEK 2: SPORTS AND GAMES
8: Does your MC play a sport?
9: Board games in your book’s world?
10: Competitive game/sport
11: Cooperative game/sport
12: Equipment/pieces
13: History/famous figure involved in a sport/game
14: Strategy for winning

WEEK 3: WORK AND JOBS
15: Common jobs in your setting
16: Food and water production
17: Emergency services
18: How are people paid?
19: Shady/illegal work
20: Government employees
21: Jobs unique to your setting

WEEK 4: AESTHETCS/VIBES
22: Share a moodboard or art
23: Aesthetics of a town/city
24: Overall vibe of your story/book/wip
25: Religious/cultural vibes/influences
26: Clothing and accessories
27: What feeling or thoughts do you hope your readers come away with after reading your story?
28: Something special about your world

Extra days:
29: Plans for next month
30: Recent character you’ve created
31: Happy Halloween! Which of your characters would you like to see someone cosplay? (Or who would you cosplay yourself?)

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 28/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders, hey there, friends! Our last day of light and darkness: If your world has magic, are there spells or any kind of magic associated with light or darkness? Either symbolically or literally? Tell me about them!

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Week 4: Light and Darkness
28: If your world has magic, does any of that magic have a connection to light or darkness? Are there 'spells' that can create day or night?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 27/09/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Fun fact: Eggy's name before joining the Good Thyme gang was Cinna and there was a joke that she could become Cinnamon. There were reasons it was a bad idea, so she just went with Eggy instead. However, later on, she'll have a daughter named Cinnamon.

Dami Eggy
Eggy drawn by Dami
Eggy from the Good Thyme Inn books. A long-armed, brown-furred girl with grown hair and animal ears. She is cute and happy, dressed in a colorful dress with sunflowers on the gems. She’s carrying packs with her alchemy/apothecary supplies and holding a potion

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 27/09/2026

Ame has made some gorgeous artwork for me over the years. Some of my original characters, and some fanart from my Genshin phase! Here are my characters that she's done. 💕

Aubergine drawn by Ame
Aubergine from the Good Thyme Inn books, a dark-skinned man with magenta eyes and jewels on his face. He’s wearing a lovely and elegant purple suit and ascot, which he is adjusting in this picture. He has long black hair, a chinstrap beard, and wings for ears

Sidonay drawn by Ame/Autumnchild
Sidonay from the Pentagonal Dominion books. Sidonay is a pale-skinned man with vampiric vibes. He has a fancy purple top with swirl patterns, black shoulder pads, a red cape, and a black and red hat that’s partially shadowing his face, with one red eye leering out ominously from that shadow. His hat has rubies dangling from the brim. He has silvery hair swooping down over one shoulder. He has a silver and ruby brooch, a silver ring, and red fingernails.

Garlic drawn by Ame/Autumnchild
Garlic from the Good Thyme Inn books. He is a young man with white skin and short white/silver hair. He’s dressed in a white shirt with suspenders and bow tie, and blue pants. He is an alchemist and the background shows a cooking cauldron with green smoke and a shelf with potions. Garlic is holding a flask with a light green liquid in one hand and sniffing it with his forked snake-like tongue. He is a species of people who can detach their hands, as shown with his right hand, which has come off, connected by a thread of white smoke and fire. That hand is adding a substance to a mortar on a table.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 27/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders, how are y'all doing? Tell me about things in your world that represent light or darkness. Do you have any magic, myths, gods, spirits, animals, etc. that embody light or darkness? Either literally or figuratively? Tell me about them!

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Week 4: Light and Darkness
27: What stories, myths, legends, etc. have been told about light and darkness? Are there creation myths with these themes? Any gods or spirits?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 26/09/2026

Good day, #SeptemberWorldbuilders! How's everyone doing today? We talked about literal light yesterday, so today: tell me about some literal darkness. What are the dark places in your world? The caves, the dark forests, secret places shrouded in mystery~ 👀

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Week 4: Light and Darkness
26: Talk about the dark, secretive places in your world and what lies within them. Think caves, dark forests, ocean depths, or secret hideouts

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 25/09/2026

#WIPSnips Shallot's first meeting with the two boys who would later be called Grilled and Garlic. Two runaway slave boys from a nation that enslaves anyone who's not female (by their standards, and yes, the Ophidians are transphobic as fuck)

Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn

“What are your names?” Shallot asked.
When the distant boy was unforthcoming, the one on Onion’s lap answered instead. “Our master called me Green and him White since those are the colors of our fire.”
Shallot took a deep breath, preparing to hear much about Ophidian cruelty the more questions she asked these boys. That was one topic the newspapers hadn’t devolved into lies about, as far as she could tell. Ophidia really was a nation of the most evil women in the dominion, where boys and men were enslaved for the crime of having a penis, and where every woman had made a pact with a Demon Lord to ensure her slaves remained docile. Shallot normally wouldn’t have put any stock in such salacious rumors, but guests over the years had confirmed them again and again. Former slaves, merchants, travelers, even the occasional lady who admitted that she owned slaves but was vacationing in Aloutia to see more of the world.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 25/09/2026

Good morning, #SeptemberWorldbuilders! Let's talk about a very LITERAL light today: what do your characters use as light sources in your setting? Do they have electricity? Candles? Something unique to your world? Or maybe they can see in the dark 👁️

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Week 4: Light and Darkness
25: What do your characters use as light sources? Do they have electricity? Candles? Oil lamps? Something unique to your world?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 24/09/2026

Hello, #SeptemberWorldbuilders! How's everyone doing today? Today's a dark question (ha) so be ready: How is darkness used symbolically in your fictional setting?

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Week 4: Light and Darkness
24: How is darkness used symbolically in your fictional world? Does it represent evil? Confusion? Secrecy and conspiracy?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 23/09/2026

#WIPSnips Alllright, I've spent enough time away from this place. Time to return... and I want to do so with a WIPSnip! I've shared this one before, but alas, it's the only time I used 'tumble' in my wip🤣 Picture is of a tro-odon, for reference

Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn

He got on the baron’s pretty red tro-odon and kicked it to run like hell toward Aleton.
Grilled was still invisible thanks to the Shroud potion. If anyone spotted the reptilian bird on a mad dash through the woods, they would think it had lost its rider.
When the bomb went off, his whole world shook.
Grilled felt the wave in his very chest. A thud sent his heart and bones rattling. Even his brain felt like it had hit a wall. The tro-odon fell on its side and Grilled tumbled off, rolling over repeatedly and losing his hat amidst the chaos. His ears rang from the noise and he was momentarily stunned, but even in his moment of confusion, he had the wherewithal to grab his hat.
The tro-odon had scurried back to its feet in a flash and bolted south. When he came back to his senses, Grilled figured the bird was as good as gone now, though maybe some farmer or hunter would find it and put it to good use.

Tro-odon in the Summershade Shroomery painted by Aowna
Painting of a red tro-odon with white spots. It's a reptilian dinosaur/bird creature with short wings, a long tail, and an upturned talon. It's in a forest full of mushrooms. The color palette is warm, with lots of reds, oranges, and a yellow glow

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 23/09/2026

Good morning, #SeptemberWorldbuilders! Hope you're having a lovely day. I am starting to feel healed after spending some time offline, so I hope to see you soon! Today's Q: How is LIGHT used symbolically in your setting?

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23: How is light used symbolically in your setting? Does it represent goodness? Clarity? Knowledge? Or something ominous?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 22/09/2026

Hello, #SeptemberWorldbuilders! I'm taking some time off from the internet, so I may not see your responses. Talk to others make some friends while I'm away! This week's theme is LIGHT AND DARKNESS. Today's Q: Tell me about a time your character was "in the dark" either literally or figuratively

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 21/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders, good morning! Hope everyone is having a happy and healthy month so far. I've been enjoying my time offline. Still, I want to keep this going so I can read your answers when I come back! What are sailors and fishermen like in your world?

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21. Talk about sailors, fishermen, or divers in your fictional world. What are they like? Do they have any traditions? What are they searching for?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 20/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders Tell me a bit about how your characters interact with the ocean. Have they ever seen it? Ever been on a boat? Do they live near it? Or maybe even IN it? 👀

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 19/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders, what are some facts about your world's ocean? Has it been explored or are there unmapped parts still? Do tides work similarly to how they work in the real world? Do you have any undersea volcanoes or cool geologic features worth noting?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 18/09/2026

Hello, #SeptemberWorldbuilders! Thanks for being patient with me while I have been enjoying some time offline. Tell me about rituals, legends, prophecies, or anything of the like related to your world's oceans! Do you have anything about that in your world?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 17/09/2026

Good morning. #SeptemberWorldbuilders! What animals live in your world's oceans? Do your people go fishing or collect other goods from the sea?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 17/09/2026

The "Pentagonal Dominion" is the collective name for ALL the planes that consist of my fantasy world. The Shallow Sea is part of it. Planes and dominions outside the PD are like... Earth and other peoples' fantasy worlds, lol. Deep Sea is all the oceans on all the PD's planes.

Map of the Pentagonal Dominion, a world of six planes arranged in a pentagon with one in the center. Going clockwise, the planes are the Quarantined Plane, the Makai Plane, Spiritua, the Aloutian Plane, the Cosmo Plane, and in the center is the Ophidian Plane. The Terran Dominion is also depicted here, connected to Aloutia.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 16/09/2026

We're talking about our fictional world's oceans this week, #SeptemberWorldbuilders! Does your ocean have any deities who rule over it? How do people worship them or perceived them?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 15/09/2026

#WIPSnips #WriteSky From its exterior, the inn appears to have five chimneys: two on one building, three on the other. Grilled wants to know which fireplaces they all connect to

Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn

The Good Thyme Inn was home to dozens of fireplaces and hearths, not counting the stoves and ovens in the kitchen. Most of them were in guest bedrooms and connected to each other in a communal chimney. From the outside, the guest building had two chimneys and the main building had three.
When he was younger, Grilled surmised that the three chimneys on the main building connected to:
1. The enormous hearth in the common room
2. The various stoves and ovens in the kitchen, possibly also the small fireplace in the innmaster’s room
3. The smaller fireplaces in the bedrooms the kids used.
But that younger Grilled had not been satisfied with surmising. So, he had taken his hands on a journey through each one, traveling through each pathway, searching for secret compartments such as the time he found Yamma’s diary.
His guesses were wrong.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 15/09/2026

We're on the third week of September already! #SeptemberWorldbuilders, this week's theme is the OCEAN. This is less of a worldbuilding question and more of a chance for you to talk about a scene in your story. Have you written any seaside scenes?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 14/09/2026

#WIPSnips #WriteSky The reason Shallot didn't send her kids to be formally educated at the local school...

Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn

While waiting for Old Man Egg’s arrival, Shallot read the news. She sipped on an iced tea Parsnips had made for her. She loved cold drinks and was grateful to have such a caring husband who made ice cubes with his breath every morning for her on these hot summer days.
Relegated to the sideline news was a story concerning a pair of twin boys who’d gone missing in Dawndorrel. Mornese boys. Shallot had lost track of how many missing children that was now. The fourth pair of twins this month, and that wasn’t counting single-child abductions. Always kids on their way to or from school… Always a boy in the pair, too. Never Takyufon, either. She had to assume the delivery kid was safe.
She shook her head in disappointment at this wretched society. She would not let her kids go to school. Even though the schoolteacher in Aleton was a lovely lady who’d never hurt the kids, Shallot could not in good conscience let her kids walk alone to or from the school building, nor could she spare time away from the inn to escort them every day. She would have to teach them herself.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 14/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders, let's focus on drinks today! What kind of beverages are available in your world? Hot or cold? Alcoholic or non? Sweet or bitter? Tell me all about them!

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 13/09/2026

#WIPSnips #WriteSky Grilled and Garlic are runaway slaves who were just found and adopted by Shallot. Grilled is 8, Garlic 9 or 10 here. Turnip is about 4. This is from a scene where Turnip sees their current room for the first time...

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“But where are their toys?” Turnip asked.
“I haven’t bought any yet,” Shallot explained. “I’ve had to buy their clothes and other essentials first, baby.”
Turnip nibbled on her lip. “Can they play with mine?”
“That’s very kind of you to share.” The only reason Shallot hadn’t requested it of Turnip yet was because her toys were simple and girly—cute stuffed animals, basic building blocks, a tiny house. Things Shallot did not think older boys would have any interest in.
“I’ll get you your own toys when I can,” she said to the boys. “But in the meantime, if you would let her play with you, I would appreciate that.”
Grilled and Garlic nodded. They had never had toys. An Ophidian mother would never bother giving her slave-sons anything that could distract them from their work.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 13/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders, this isn't a specific question, but more of an invitation to talk about a topic: farms, orchards, ranches, places where food is gathered/grown/made. Tell me a little about it. Any specific practices they do or things they produce?

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 12/09/2026

Hello, #SeptemberWorldbuilders! Have you created any unique foods or drinks in your world? Something that doesn't exist in reality? What is it? How is it served? Give me all the delicious (or not-so-delicious👀 ) deets

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