Codex of Mother's Gate: a worldbuilding directory

This post is part of a series to augment the Codex of the Known World available for free download.

The best and latest worldbuilding resources are gathered here at www.DNFrost.com/codex.

Find more content navigation in my Resource Directory.

Check out these TotKW worldbuilding categories:

For the prophetic portents from the saga, see www.DNFrost.com/prophesy.

And for the books of the Known World, see www.DNFrost.com/books.

A Note on Unpassed Prophesy: NEW POST!

The elusive merfolk publish their prophetic verses into books of epic poetry, known as story books. While these portents are certainly riddles, they do by nature contain spoilers. You have been warned.

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What is Worldbuilding? On this website, the worldbuilding tag refers to ideas about developing an immersive setting for stories.

The worldbuilding resource series focuses on my Known World, and the worldbuilding workshop series focuses on your own world.

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Codex of the Known World: a free download

Immerse yourself in the Known World with this collection of notes and resources.

You'll learn about the world's cultures and prophesy, plus magic, language, and maps.

Read more about this download here... Soon.

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Download your worldbuilding guide Codex of the Known World here.

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What is Prophesy? On this website, the prophesy tag refers to ideas about predicting the future and the impact of such predictions.

The prophesy resource series explores the inner workings of prophesy, and the riddle in rhyme series shares actual prophetic verse.

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Prophesy Appendix
The role and inner workings of prophesy.

This prophetic guide details the role and cultural impact of prophesy, as well as the inner workings of the prophetic cycle.

Nearly all merfolk men produce a portent every twenty days, and they devote their lives to interpretation.

Read more about this exclusive here...

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Notes on prophesy

This 3-part post series delves into the nuances of prophesy and its cultural impact.

It starts with A Note on the Uncommon Spelling of Prophesy and expands into ideas about the culture of the prophetic merfolk and the role of prophesy in their daily lives and stories.

Explore posts 2-3 here:

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What is Culture? On this website, the culture tag refers to ideas about cultural variety, from real-world cultures to invented ones.

The cultural resource series focuses on peoples of my Known World, and the cultural workshop series focuses on your own world.

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Merfolk Royalty

This peek at my personal notes gives details about the current royal family and their titles.

It also outlines how titles are assigned and how terms of address are determined.

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Ancient Merfolk Calendar

This peek at my personal notes explains the Known World's solar and lunar cycles.

It also shows how to use any calendar date to calculate the phases of both moons.

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That's it for this post! Check out the latest worldbuilding resources for more.

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Portents of Conceived: a prophesy directory

In the novel Conceived, there are many portents fortelling the events of the unfolding saga.

These upcoming riddles in rhyme are gathered in this TotKW prophesy guide for you to explore.

Find the rest of the TotKW saga in my Books Directory.

Also check out the portents from other TotKW books:

Prophesy Appendix

This prophetic guide details the role and cultural impact of prophesy, as well as the inner workings of the prophetic cycle.

Nearly all merfolk men produce a portent every twenty days, and they devote their lives to interpretation.

Read more about this prophetic exclusive here...

Download the Prophesy Appendix:

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A Note on the Uncommon Spelling of Prophesy

Throughout the saga, this word is spelled with an /s/ in all cases.

There are three linguistic reasons for choosing this variant spelling.

Read more on this note here...

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You are invited to use these riddles to herald new plots in your fan-fiction and role-playing games. Check out the Gamers of the Known World for your invitation to use the Known World for your own games and stories.

Can you decode the future Tales of the Known World?

Share your interpretation!
Comment on any portent with your take on its meaning.

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Every prophesy is accompanied by an attribution block. This block contains a byline giving the name of the person who said the prophesy, and a dateline giving the day the prophesy was first said.

Prior to the interpretation of portents, these names and dates are the only means of keeping prophesy organized. The portents listed here are arranged from oldest to newest, even if they have already been interpreted.

Click the thumbnails below to view each portent and comment with your own interpretation.

Tattered Prophesy

A tattered prophesy has been fully interpreted.
These tattered portents come to pass in Book 3.

That's it for prophesy from Book 3! Check out the Portents of Awakening for more.

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Portents of Broken: a prophesy directory

In the novel Broken, there are 24 portents fortelling the events of the unfolding saga.

All of these riddles in rhyme are gathered in this TotKW prophesy guide for you to explore.

Find the rest of the TotKW saga in my Books Directory.

Also check out the portents from other TotKW books:

Prophesy Appendix

This prophetic guide details the role and cultural impact of prophesy, as well as the inner workings of the prophetic cycle.

Nearly all merfolk men produce a portent every twenty days, and they devote their lives to interpretation.

Read more about this prophetic exclusive here...

Download the Prophesy Appendix:

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A Note on the Uncommon Spelling of Prophesy

Throughout the saga, this word is spelled with an /s/ in all cases.

There are three linguistic reasons for choosing this variant spelling.

Read more on this note here...

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You are invited to use these riddles to herald new plots in your fan-fiction and role-playing games. Check out the Gamers of the Known World for your invitation to use the Known World for your own games and stories.

Can you decode the future Tales of the Known World?

Share your interpretation!
Comment on any portent with your take on its meaning.

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Every prophesy is accompanied by an attribution block. This block contains a byline giving the name of the person who said the prophesy, and a dateline giving the day the prophesy was first said.

Prior to the interpretation of portents, these names and dates are the only means of keeping prophesy organized. The portents listed here are arranged from oldest to newest, even if they have already been interpreted.

Click the thumbnails below to view each portent and comment with your own interpretation.

Tattered Prophesy

A tattered prophesy has been fully interpreted.
These tattered portents come to pass in Book 2.

Download the Prophesy Appendix:

Untattered Prophesy

An untattered prophesy has not yet been interpreted.
These untattered portents are said as Book 2 unfolds.

That's it for prophesy from Book 2! Check out the Portents of Conceived for more.

For the Prophesy Appendix, enter your email above.

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Are You Ready?

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