Genius Loci’s coloured forests

Naturally I could never decide which of the coloured forests populating the forest contitnet Gdera is my favourite. There are some I illustrated more, so maybe they are more interesting, visually at least? Or maybe you just have to start somewhere. Quick runthrough, all have their own articles!

https://jenniferslange.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/genius-locis-coloured-forests/

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My interactive fiction The Spirit in the Door, as well as the jam game The Final Deed are available as one of many cool and creepy ghost stories in the Ghost Stories Bundle: https://itch.io/b/3601/ghost-stories

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The Area, and Starmaker

The Area ("Die Gegend") is the parallel mindworld of the #GeniusLoci setting. It is a global #mindscape than can be entered at any point and time, and shows a great deal of own will. The Area is most riddlesome, diffuses the borders between minds, and dazzles the travellers' perception, but also holds great wisdom. Many travellers are cosmologists seeking deeper understanding, answers to a #mystery, or need help with #spirits.

https://jenniferslange.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/the-area-and-starmaker/

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The White forest

"Night scares us outside the White. Black shadows and lightless skies are unknown to us. We much prefer the White Night - one can see into one's mind much easier."— Uomiqa, villager The pale fungi plantlife names the White forest. It grows in tropical regions; tree-sized fungi shadow the ground, bundles of mushroom stems take the bushes' place, but there are some regular plants as well.

https://jenniferslange.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/the-white-forest/

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Genius Loci Sayings

Many proverbs and expressions are derived from local cultures, others are more general. Greetings more often than not are common all around the world and in any language. "Light with you" is the most common greeting for meeting and parting. Light is an important part of spirituality as the symbol of the Great Spirit itself, and is used in many sayings.

https://jenniferslange.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/genius-loci-sayings/

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Spirit lanterns

Nature spirits guarantee good health for their homestead, which is most interesting for plants and the people who care for those. A lantern is supposed to attract tiny spirits by burning incense; the then occupied lantern can, very carefully, be taken away and the spirit offered a new home in a plant of choice. [...]

https://jenniferslange.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/spirit-lanterns/

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New #GeniusLoci article!
There is no word for the amount of bad luck to meet a darkheart. Fortunately they are rare. But you know their names.

https://jenniferslange.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/darkhearts-genius-loci/

#miat #worldbuilding #fantasyworld #ttrpg #magic #rpgsystem #warlock #ttrpg #indiegames #indiedev #fantasylore #darkfantasy

New #GeniusLoci article!

Continuing the #elementarians with the advocates of fire, plasmats. A harbinger of change, and a good omen.

https://jenniferslange.wordpress.com/2026/01/04/elementarians-plasmats/

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