The Flora of Faia || Worldbuilding Event

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The Flora of Faia

Event Duration: 5/1/25 - 5/31/25

Basic Information

worldbuilding events

Worldbuilding events are a way to incorporate the entire community into the worldbuilding process, allowing players to contribute their own ideas and possible have them become canon! Events can be held on their own, or in conjunction with annual events. All entries are judged based on creativity,

The flora of faia

This event focuses on designing flora (plants) for all of the different islands of Faia! Each time this event is run, different islands are chosen. Participants will then design native flora specifically for those islands, based on the established information about their terrain, climate, and the map/concept artwork.

The Flora of Faia is a repeating worldbuilding event.

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How to participate

Step 1. islands and info

EVENT PROMPT: Design flora (a plant) that is native to any one of the islands below.

This event's selected islands are: Lylluna Reef, Zamna, and Orevein.

You may submit as many entries as you'd like, and there is no limit on how many entries you can submit for a single island. The term 'flora' encompasses any plant including fungi: so trees, flowers, shrubbery, mushrooms, mosses, weeds, grass, completely fantastical and made-up plants... anything is on the table!

Step 2. design flora

ENTRIES ARE JUDGED BASED ON: (1) creativity of the visual design, (2) cohesiveness with the design and environment of the home island, and (3) creativity of the information (name, properties if any, uses if any, blurb if any).

REFERENCES FOR DESIGNING: It is important to familiarize yourself with the environment and design of the home island before designing flora for that island! Environment-wise, information for each island can be found in their World Expanded pages (linked above). Design-wise, the best drawn reference is the map artwork, but additional references include the pixel icon and concept-art banner (found in the island's World Expanded page, not available for every island).

With all that information in mind, it's time to get designing! Here are the 2 criteria for submitting an entry explained.

Entry Criteria

1. Digitally Drawn Reference: The reference only needs to show the plant at its fully-grown stage! However, showing the growth cycle can contribute to the creativity factor of your entry. The reference should be flat colored and ideally on a transparent background.

2. A Plant Name: Time to name your plant! The name does not need to sound super fancy and scientific. For reference, here are some names of flora I have designed and plan to add into the world: "Moonbeam Blossom" "Miracle Ambrosia" "Pixie Cup"

3. OPTIONAL Aspects: These aspects of your entry are completely optional, but can make your design more interesting! Generally, the more specific the better. Optional aspects include (1) the plant's practical uses (ex. used in medicine, the flower's nectar is used for alchemy), (2) any unique properties (ex. always facing the direction of the sun, dies when watered... again, completely optional as not every single plant has to be super magical), and (3) a description, any miscellaneous information or even lore! (ex. some sort of cultural tradition involving the plant)

Step 3. Submit your entry

Now that your plant has been drawn and prepared, it's time to actually submit your entry!

Entries should be submitted to this gallery. One entry per gallery post (if you designed multiple plants, make a separate gallery post for each). In the description, fill out this form:

Submission description form

Plant Name:

Home Island (Lylluna/Zamna/Orevein):

Practical uses (N/A if none):

Unique properties (N/A if none):

Blurb/lore (N/A if none):

Once everything is all filled out, submit the gallery post! You have participated in the event, congratulations! Again, there is no limit on how many entries you can make and how many entries an win in total (but as always, quality & creativity > quantity...)

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Prizes

Winners will be announced and receive their prizes ~ a week after the event ends! The winning entries will then be made official and added to the World Expanded in July. For this event, entries are judged based on the following creativity (visual design + information) and cohesiveness with the home island.

Participation prizes

All participants are automatically entered into a raffle upon entering! Prizes (1 random prize per winner, 2 winners): Bush Viper Potion x1, Croket Carrier x1.

Winners' prizes

All winning entries (entries that are chosen to be made canon) will be ranked, and based on that ranking, the creators will get an ordered pick from the prize pool below. Each person can win a maximum of 3 prizes; in the case of a person having more than 3 winning entries, their picking order will be based on their 3 highest ranked entries, and any additional winning entries will reward 300 wisps each!