World Building Day 3 HW

My World: Nyami

Nyami is a world that is made up of 90% oceans and 10% glacial caps on the 2 polar ends of the world. Algae and shrimp like creatures is a main source of food for much of the sea life. The larger creatures that live on the ice are mammals that are somewhat amphibian for how much they live in the water too. That is their main source of food, the fish of the sea. The fish eat the organisms, the land animals eat the fish and the organisms eat the animal waste and photosynthesize. Since the planet is mainly ocean, seaweed, plankton, and algae create most of the oxygen and keep the oceans clean. Due to the abundance of these creatures and plant life the ocean from a far look swirled with vibrant blues and greens. With out much other vegetation the entire planet is basically only blue, white, green and grey on the surface, but underneath there are creatures of all colors that match the coral and other species of life under the sea. Yet for this project we are going to focus on the above the sea life, where there are large mammals that live much of their life on the glacial ice. Because the ice is mainly white with hints of blues and grays and maybe a hint of green all of the creatures above match this color scheme. I feel that the main inspiration for these creatures from our world would drive from polar bears, penguins, arctic foxes, and seals.

World Building Day 3

Creating Carbon Based Lifeforms

Everything in design has a function to serve. In terms of a coconut, it is grown up high in a tree and must survive a fall to the ground. It must also float or travel to get to other places. It is a primitive sailing craft to be able to get to other islands/areas. The salt and water will become acidic which will eventually crack open the coconut along the seam to open up and plant a seed. Once the shell opens up, it becomes compostable which gives nutrient to the seed as well as catch dirt which will allow for the sed to grow. In nature you need to be able to serve multiple functions in order to survive.

Cultures are place based. Think about this location, those are the resources that the culture will have. Who's going to be in my landscape that could become a motif? What are the colors, you cannot make colors that do not exist. Some one gets to eat, someone gets eaten. Overall ecosystems are corporative. Birds will eat fish from the top of the ocean, fish eat organisms at the top of the ocean, and organisms need nutrients that the birds defecate. Everything has to stay in balance.

Biotic which is the living source and the abiotic is the nonliving (water source). Deserts have little biology due to the harshness of the environment where as green forests tend to have abundant life due to the resources available in that environment. How is the predator and who is the prey? How fast do things adapt depends on their reproductive cycle. What kind of plant is the primary energy, who's going to eat it, who's going to eat them, who;s going to die and become food for the organisms?

You are going to design a nitch in your planet. You will zero in on one area of the eco-system. What is the primary creature in that ecosystem and what are the sub species that help that organism? Think about this area being in balance.

World Building Day 2

What kind of world I would like to build

World 1: Aquarious

Similar to earth, but with the planet being 95% water

Resulting species are all marine or amphibian, maybe with one race being land dwelling

They would resemble humanoid-marine life

Not really mermaids, but they could build a similar society to that of legends of Atlantis if they are not primative

Perhaps there are different tribes that resemble different marine life, they live in different climates

For the land dwellers they could resemble Polar Bears or Penguins in the arctic areas, since they would rely on marine life for food

In warmer climates, I feel that they would likely be amphibian, similar to a frog or possibly Bird like to fish

diversity of eco systems - not a lot of - yet 5% is interesting - di-conomy of 2 different worlds

Life could be created undersea, there is a whole range of lifeforms there, but there needs to be challenges in environments
       - Arctic zones - Could have a land race, penguin, seal, polar bear like creatures
       - Swamp, marsh - part of the kind of land, lots of mud and plant life, but still mainly water/ this could contain amphibian like creatures and aquatic creatures
       - Ocean zones - main, average aquatic zones
       - Deep ocean zone - pitch black and deep - resulting in blind creatures who will most likely be primitive and use light as

Tilt = Seasons = angle equals the extremeness of seasons

Swamps and wetlands - needs water and a way to drain, some sort of drying

Large moon = interesting tides

My World Texture - Description

Offset in Photoshop - filter, other, offset (mess with the pixels - 8,952 > 4,096) (1:8) (480)

Planet that is 90% water with the only land being the frozen icecaps on the polar ends. The creatures that live in this world are mostly aquatic, but on the Arctic caps there are mammals that thrive in cold weather and fishing. The animals that live on the ice caps would resemble polar bears, seals, walrus, foxes and penguins. The primary plant life would be seaweed and plants that grow within the ocean. There would likely be a large fish population that feeds on the micro organisms that photosynthesize near the top of the water, the land animals would then feed mostly on fish and the smaller land creatures, and when the creatures defecate or die they would become a nutrient for the micro organisms. The land creatures would be more evolved to be able to have cultures of their own that would likely resemble northern eskimo tribes, but they would have thick fur and blubber to be able to survive the freezing climates.

Water life and larger animals on the land. Krill live on the under side of the ice, there are organisms that live within the ice. Krill and plankton will be the main oxygen and organism life source. The blooms of this will show the population of the shrimp - red or green - can see from space. Birds and penguins are south pole and polar bears at the top. Core can = heat with volcanic vents. There needs to be energy captures, krill and plankton taking sunlight for photosynthesis. Society can take place underwater, but for the panorama must be on the ice.

World Building Day 1 HW

Fragile Orchid's Home:

The small pond that Orchid lives in located just on the outskirts of Emerald City, bordering Gillikin country. In this mountainous area, the land is quite barren at the base of the mountains near the border, with little grass, a lot of dirt, and very little color. Yet about 1/2 a mile from the yellow brick road you will find a tiny oasis. A small pond that has some lively grass and cat tails, but the main attraction is the sole flower, Orchid. Brightly colored with blues, purples, and whites, she really brings the light to the oasis. Due to this, she was never allowed to really do anything but be an attraction that would bring travelers far and wide to gaze upon her beauty. She basically kept the place running. Yet as time passed, fewer and fewer people would visit the oasis and more and more of the species that lived there left too. Soon it was just Orchid living there, but she only ever posed for others and did not even think of leaving. So she waited and waited, days went by, weeks, years... Until some travelers happened upon her and give her the chance to live a life worth living.

Of the other characters from Oz, I would love for Jack Pumpkinhead to visit orchid's pond. He reminds me a lot of a hybrid between the tin man and the scarecrow. He is seen as not very bright, but will often have wisdom to share and has a lot of common sense. I feel that he would be a good influence on Orchid and would probably be encouraging of her. I also like that they are both plant based so I feel that that could play in a story well, possibly one getting injured and the other knowing what to do.

World Building Day 1

Creating an interesting character:

Three main points one should hit when creating a character:

- Dominant trait

- Emerging trait that should be hinted by their appearance and through actions through the narrative that undermines their dominant trait

- Extra trait that makes them unique

In the Wizard of Oz, every character fits into this formula

The Scarecrow:

- Dominant Trait: He states that he does not have a brain, his head is full of straw

- Emerging Trait: He is really intelligent, every idea he has is helpful

- Extra Trait: Very modest in his intelligence, to the point where he believes he is not

Not the roles they play (hero, villian, support, mentor), the character is separate from that

Cast the character in the role

There are 4 cardinal directions

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My Oz Character:

• Something the character says that demonstrates their dominant trait
• Brief description of the character
• Opposite trait
• Complementary trait
• Something that character wears that suggests the complementary trait
• What do they see to the East that inspires them
• To the south what do they gather
• West - Judgement day
• North - action 

Character: Fragile Orchid

Says: "I am the most beautiful, yet fragile flower in the land. Thus I am to stay in this spot so
people can stare at me all day. Whoop-dee-do"

Dominant Trait: She is fragile and beautiful and must be protected

Opposite Trait: She is very brave and headstrong. Throughout the story she is given the opportunity to travel

Complementary Trait: Very Passive Aggressive and a bit sarcastic. She is bitter about herself, not wanting to be
stared at all day, thus has a bit of a bite when she speaks

Something she wears that hints at this trait: when she is not posing she wears a permanent "bitch face"/scowl. Not until the end does she
really smile out of joy.

Where does she live: She lives near an oasis of sorts. A small pond that is quite barren except for
some grass and earth, but she is the only pop of color, thus making her the most beautiful thing in
the area

What inspires the character to leave when she looks East: She sees a road leading away from her home, far off a hint of another world with more color
that her ever held. Emerald City was just in her sights and she needed to go. Though frightening to
leave all you know, she leaves in hope of finding freedom and happiness

What does the character collect/gather for her journey: She would gather a weapon for herself, originally believing it would make her feel safer.
She finds a small sword that she holds close to her by using a sheath and belt.

Day of Judgement: Seeing that she is not able to find happiness in her role at the pond
she can imagine the possibilities out there is she were to take the journey. She sees herself in
her sword and can see herself becoming someone she is proud of and happy living as.

Day of Action: This day she realizes that she has no idea how to protect her self nor use
the fancy sword she had procured. She is attacked by a beast and is stepped on in the process.
She ends up loosing one of her petals and tearing another. She believes that everything was a
mistake and wishes she had never left her safe and quiet pond.
Yet when she sees one of her companions being attacked she springs into action without thinking
and throws her sword at the beast head, which ends up frightening the beast away.
This gives her the confidence she needs to stay on this journey and drive to learn how to properly
use her sword not only to protect herself, but her friends too.

Make a map of this place in Oz where she lives and a travel log of this place (a short paragraph about this place)