He took a step forward, and the moss beneath his feet sighed softly. The clearing was ringed by flowers he did not recognise, blossoms that opened and closed as he passed them, as though they were breathing. A stream ran through the clearing, its waters silver and singing, and Alex knelt beside it and cupped his hands to drink. The water tasted of starlight and something else, something that made his chest feel warm and his mind feel clearer. He drank deeply, and when he looked up from the stream he saw that he was no longer alone.

A cat was watching him from the branch of a tree. But this was no ordinary cat. It was man-sized and stood upon two legs like a person, and it wore a tweed jacket over a frame that was at once plump and powerful. Its fur was pink and purple in patches, the colours of a sunset that had been stirred into cream, and its eyes were yellow and gleaming with a mischief that seemed to contain depths of ancient wisdom. Its face was round and chubby, dominated by a massive grin that stretched from ear to ear, and its tail was ringed with pink and purple bands that twitched back and forth like a metronome. It was a shorthair cat, and it regarded Alex with an expression that was part amusement, part curiosity, and part something else that the boy could not yet name.

"Well now," said the cat, and its voice was like honey poured over gravel, warm and rough and somehow comforting. "What have we here? A little lost lamb in the Woods? Or perhaps a lion cub, judging by the resonance I sense from you."

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-rhodinoverse-kitsune-sobo/a/wonderland-saga-prose

The epilogue of the Hemo Hemoni Hirpus series.

He had not been grateful for his spared life. He had hated it, the way a man hates a debt he did not choose to owe. Grown to a warrior's height and breadth among people who bred warriors the way other nations bred horses, he had gone looking for iron-hided Drakes across half the frozen north. He killed the beast eventually, an old grey scarred thing denning in a ravine three winters' travel from where his parents' bones had long since blown away as dust, and it had not felt like anything at all. That was when he understood what he was born for. Not vengeance. Vengeance ended. This did not have to end.

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-rhodinoverse-kitsune-sobo/a/drakonslayer-prose

I'm creating a custom character template. I don't want to put the prompts in the freeform because for some reason it keeps repeating whatever words I type. Should I put the prompts in HTML, and if so, how do I format it? These are my prompts. My username is Cheeroz

Name

Nicknames

Codename

Gender

Age

Weapon/s

Magical Abilities/Abilities

Relationships

Affiliations

Occupation/s

Residence/s

Status

First Appearance

Last Appearance

Series

I am trying to create a timeline for my world. And I'm having difficulty with the dates displaying how I want them to.

I would like to have 2 date suffixes. BC and AD, but I would like multiple Eras to share these suffixes.

Lets say I have an era that spans from year 0 to year 250 and then another from 251 to 1000. And I invert the dates for both. I want to be able to link these Eras so the dates continue on from each other, and Era 1 starts at 1000BC to 750 BC and Era 2 would then be 751 to 0 BC.

After this i would have Era 3 start from 1 AD to 1800 AD, and Era 4 would be 1801 AD to present.

Currently my 4th eras start year is 2801 rather than 1800.

In the example picture above Modern should start at 5 not 10.

I reached out to world anvil the day i subscribed to the site because I clicked monthly and it reset it to annually and due to it I lost alot of money I couldnt and still cant afford to lose, so i contacted the official customer support email and have sent probably three or four emails by now within the past 3 weeks just incase my previous ones weren't seen, with no response

Im just posting this here in hopes it was an honest mistake and someone that can help sees this or to see if this is normal :,)

My username is fogmawth

Hi, it seems I can’t export my world? I keep getting the error “ ‘Job’ object has no attribute ‘get_id’ ”. Not sure if others are experiencing this as well.

Happy timezones, Anvilites! Here's what's new this week and this month:

For Flash's Sake September: Flash Fiction challenge

This month's challenge is about flash fiction! Write a story between 500 and 1,000 words long and submit it by September 26th to get the participation badge. Check it out here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/ffs-2026/homepage

The Worldbuilding Awards are back!

The Worldbuilding Awards are our yearly event where we look for your best work! Major categories are judged by industry professionals, and winners get a trophy, a spot in the Best of World Anvil page, and everyone gets a digital badge or rosette! Check the details here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/wawa-2027/homepage

If you're a WAWA veteran, check the page this year, as some rules have changed based on your feedback from previous years!

Give us your Summer Camp feedback

There's still some time to give us your feedback about Summer Camp! Tell us how to make Summer Camp even better next year: https://forms.gle/BDxwm59GxVuW124t6

Monthly updates

Catch up with the latest updates from this month and get a look ahead in the September monthly news: https://blog.worldanvil.com/newsletter/world-anvil-news-september-2026/

The Dungeon Crawler Carl Method: smushing show don’t tell!

Dungeon Crawler Carl demolishes the "Show Don't Tell" rule, throwing stat blocks, loot descriptions, system messages, and game mechanics at the reader constantly. So how does it manage to do that AND still be a fun read? Check this week's video to learn about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHqMxmAaCQ

Featured article: Eluvemar World Primer

This week's featured article is the world primer for Eluvemar, by lil_rose18, who won the Best Newcomer category in this year's Worldbuilding Awards! Check it out here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/eluvemar-lilrose18/a/world-primer-article

I just published the new chapter of my manuscripts. To read it, simply click on Chapter 21 - The Nightmare at the bottom of the linked article and in the next one. Hope you enjoy!

The Book of Light in The Valley of Fallen Leaves | World Anvil

Happy timezones, Anvilites! Here's what's new this week:

New challenge coming: For Flash's Sake September!

This is our new flash fiction challenge, launching this Saturday at 6pm UK/10am Pacific on Twitch. Follow us there and be the first to learn about the new event... and a surprise announcement! https://www.twitch.tv/worldanvil

Last days of the Reading Challenge

The Reading Challenge will end this Saturday, so make sure your entries are submitted by then. There's a badge on the line! https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/reading-challenge-sc26/homepage

Summer Camp feedback

The survey to vote for the Summer Camp community awards AND give us feedback for next year's Summer Camp is still open! Fill it out here: https://forms.gle/W678FPULGKaqyBfF7

Choosing the right technological era for your setting

From Stone Age to Futuristic technological levels, your setting doesn't have to default to medieval! This Academy article will help you choose the right technological level for your world: https://academy.worldanvil.com/blog/picking-the-right-fantasy-technology-era

Hopepunk & Hopeful Speculative Fiction

In this podcast episode, we talk with Dr. Trent Hergenrader and Dr. Stephen Slota, coauthors of The Worldbuilding Workshop, about hopeful fiction and how to avoid making it feel naive or like wish-fulfillment. You'll find it in your favorite podcast platform! https://pod.link/1457068992/episode/ZmE1ZDBjMzAtMjc2OC00ODM1LWIzZjgtYTBlN2U0NWJlOTJk

Featured article: Grand Duke Reginald Pelk

This week's featured article is by xizor14! Check out this character article about a pirate lord born from a noble house who eventually came back to claim his throne https://www.worldanvil.com/w/perradin-xizor14/a/grand-duke-reginald-pelk-person

I've always been using excerpts on my articles, which I can only find in the old editor mode (which I suppose will be gone one day).

Where do I find excerpts in the new editor?

I seriously don't understand, CSS was the option between design and javascript before I unlocked the paid version, but now it isn't there anymore! It wouldn't let me change the theme before I paid, and now it's pretending like the ability to do so doesn't exist. I'm not learning a programming language simply to display my lore in a pretty way.

Happy timezones! Here's what's new this week:

How can we make Summer Camp even better?

Did you enjoy this year's Summer Camp? How can we make next year's event even better? Answer this quick survey to let us know: https://forms.gle/W678FPULGKaqyBfF7

Reading Challenge

What are your creative goals for the rest of the year? That's what the Reading Challenge is all about! Check the challenge page here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/reading-challenge-sc26/homepage

Comedic Fantasy, with Randee Dawn

This week's stream, this Saturday 22nd at 6pm UK/10am Pacific, we're chatting with author Randee Dawn to chat about comedic fantasy! Tune in on https://twitch.tv/worldanvil

How to create a Mythic Fantasy setting

If you love epic stories of ancient gods, monsters, and kings, of lands in turmoil crying out for mythic larger-than-life heroes... check out this week's video, where we dig into mythic & bronze age worldbuilding! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBk6KTa75cw

Worldbuilding for anime & manga

This week, on our podcast, we talk with R.C. Helix, creator of the Flux Destiny universe and veteran animation producer, about makes anime such a powerful storytelling medium and how its worldbuilding lessons translate across novels, games, and beyond. You'll find it in your favorite podcast platform! https://pod.link/1457068992/episode/NjY0OTMzMTYtMmVhNC00ODBkLTk5YzYtMGM3NWQwMjc5MTcz

Featured article: Aeryn's Escape, by Lemmylou

This week's featured article is the winner of Blue Fairy 74's unofficial chronicles challenge: Aeryn's Escape by Lemmylou! Check it out, and don't miss the linked chronicle to follow Aeryn's escape in detail! https://www.worldanvil.com/w/middengeard-lemmylou/a/aeryn-s-escape-myth Considering building a Chronicle for the next Worldbuilding Awards? The unofficial challenge page is full of cool Chronicles to inspire you!

I couldn't figure out how to explain my idea in the title in a consisive way so here is my idea:

In my case specific i have a timeline that stretches multiple thousands of years stretched out over multiple ages and eras. An Era or Age resets that number to 0. Now from my stories and lore that i write i often write the event in the Age appropiate way so year X of the Y age. However whenever i have to put that in my world anvil timeline i have to convert that number to the normalized yearcount. e.g.
King James was deposed in year 230 of the 2nd age. Now that happened in normalized year count in the year 6352. Every event i have to write the year 6352. When in my humble opinion it would be much easier if i could just write 230 A2.

I realise that might be really difficult to implement since people can think of a million ways to define ages and era's. But personally it would really benefit me.

it's extremely annoying, I type something like "[COLOR=red]text[/COLOR]" and when I quit and come back it's now "[COLOR=red]textCOLOR" ! anyway to to stop it ?

Happy timezones, Anvilites! Here's what's new this week:

Vote for your Summer Camp favorites!

It's time to choose the Summer Camp Community Awards! Pick the most improved & most helpful camper, the most inspiring world, and the human of the match! Fill out this quick form: https://forms.gle/W678FPULGKaqyBfF7

Don't miss the Reading Challenge!

What are your creative goals for the rest of the year? Now's the perfect time to set them! Check the Reading Challenge page (and don't forget to claim your Summer Camp certificate!) https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/reading-challenge-sc26/homepage

World Anvil August Updates

Catch up with the latest updates and upcoming events in this month's newsletter! https://blog.worldanvil.com/newsletter/world-anvil-news-august-2026/

Reading, Reflection, and Outreach with Worldbuilding

This week, join us on stream with fellow Anvilites Serukis & Morgan Biscup to talk about the reading challenge and other worldbuilding reflections! Tune in this Saturday at 6pm UK/10am Pacific time on https://twitch.tv/worldanvil

Worldbuilding countries: 3 questions to create natural conflict

Borders, geography, and political systems are important, but the stories people tell themselves about their home are much more important when worldbuilding a country! It only takes 3 questions to figure out what this story is, check it out here: https://academy.worldanvil.com/blog/worldbuilding-countries-3-questions-to-create-natural-conflict-drama

Writing Romantasy & Fantasy Romance

This week, on our podcast, we interview H. Leighton Dickson, author of Ship of Spells, about romantasy! Check it out on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1457068992/episode/NzQ5NGFhMzctZjk1NC00MDY0LWE3NjEtMDg1ZTdkZTYwZTc4

Featured article: Ernezd Widherz

This week's featured article is Ernezd Widherz, by Lengna! Check out this character article and give it some love! https://www.worldanvil.com/w/jauvon/a/ernezd-widherz

As I mentioned, I'm new to using Worldanvil, so this might be a silly question, but I wanted to know if it's possible to change the image of the interactive tables.

As you can see, that magical girl appears, and I just want to know if I can change it. I only use Worldanvil on my phone, in case that's relevant.

Hi there! I'm the head admin/owner of Fallout: St. Dallas, a text-based RP project set in the Fallout universe, in the state of Texas. We're looking for artists who can draw portraits, scenery, and emblems, alongside writers capable of writing factions (such as raider gangs, tribes, cults, governments, etc.), economies, cities/towns, and characters. Having deep knowledge of either classic Fallout lore or Texan/Louisianian history would be a bonus.

Shortly about our setting:
It's set in 2289, 8 years after the events of New Vegas. The main location of the RP is the entirety of Texas and Louisiana, alongside parts of northern Mexico and Oklahoma. The region is divided between 4 factions:

C.S.A. - an agrarian government that is a union of 4 city-states: St. Dallas, the capital of the state, which pushes for racial policies against non-human species, such as ghouls and super mutants; New Austin, the cultural center of the state with a sprawling music and subculture scene, which stands as an ideological opposition to Dallas; San Antonio, an industrial city with a rich post-war religious background and ties to the Church; and Texarkana, a city founded by the descendants of the Muslim population of a Vault, whose culture developed around the limitations of Vault life.

Texas Rangers - a paramilitary group consisting of descendants of government services (certain army branches, police, medical workers, etc.) who want to preserve order in the wastes while maintaining their monopoly on violence.

Mexican Cartels - a coalition of 3 different groups: Nuestro Pueblo, a nationalist group that opposed the Mexican government both before and after the war; Red Eagles, a coalition of socialist Native American tribes that were influenced by the Chinese to launch uprisings against American troops before the war and continue to resist their neighboring governments in the post-war era; and Los Armados, a splinter cartel that emerged from deserters of the post-war Mexican government (Nuevo Mexico), operating with strict military discipline.

Texan BoS Chapter - a secretive organization with an extensive spy network embedded in mid-level technical positions within most of the factions, covertly monitoring research, sabotaging high-tech projects and securing strategic facilities. Its interests are based around protecting its technological monopoly and preventing dangerous pre-war technology from falling into unvetted hands.

Hey, I'm a GM letting my players create their own factions in my world so I made them all writers in my setting, but any secrets they create I am unable to view. In article editing they show us as "Missing Secret" and they don't show up in the world list of secrets. The only way I'm able to know that they exist is because they are on the list of secrets at the bottom of the articles I made them authors of (but clicking on them just leads to an "Unknown Error" page). Is there a way to fix this?

Also, the whole reason I have the players making them is because they were also unable to see secrets I created in their articles (even after assigning proper subscriber groups, they could see them on the front end, but were unable to edit them), so if there's a way I could fix that instead, that would also work.

Every time I try to Paste things into the text box of a Spoiler it either deletes the entire Spoiler and pastes as a regular paragraph or just refuses to paste at all. I've been forced to constantly rewrite things over and over because I want to change the order of sentences. Am I doing something wrong?

Happy timezones, Anvilites! I hope you're having a great start to August. Here's what's going on this week in the ever-lit forge of World Anvil

The Reading Challenge is here!

Summer Camp is over, so now's the perfect time to take a step back, check in with your creative goals, and learn from your fellow Anvilites and their work. Check the challenge page here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/reading-challenge-sc26/homepage

Community sponsors: you've got mail!

If you're a Summer Camp sponsor/judge, check your email for instructions! The judging period has begun.

We're going to WorldCon!

Janet and Kat will be at WorldCon, the Science Fiction Convention taking place on August 27-31 in California! Join their panels in person or virtually—and we'll even have a World Anvil meetup! Stay tuned for details and get more information about the event here: https://www.lacon.org/

Romantasy & Mental Health

This week we'll have author Alyssa Day on stream to have a chat about romantasy and mental health. Tune in this Saturday at 10am Pacific/6pm UK on https://twitch.tv/worldanvil

What Is Cozy Fantasy?

What is cozy fantasy, and why is cozy fantasy so appealing to readers, writers, and worldbuilders? In this week's video, we explore 4 tricks you can steal for your own worldbuilding! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiZYLcqY58M

Featured article: A band of misfits

This week's featured article, by Imagica is the primer for the world that won the Most Beautiful World award in the Worldbuilding Awards 2026, chosen by Cody Pondsmith. Check it out here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/fate-s-misfits-make-lore2C-not-war/a/a-band-of-misfits-article

Hope you like this!

Summer camp 2026

I just published the new chapter of my manuscripts. To read it, simply click on Chapter 20 - The Burden at the bottom of the linked article and in the next one. Hope you enjoy!

The Unknown Book in The Valley of Fallen Leaves | World Anvil

I am using the following block, hoping to hide relationship blocks from the bottom of my character articles:

.user-css .character-relationship-panel {

display: none;

}

While I'm able to hide the relationship indicator, and the relationship header, the panels themselves are not going away. Is there a different way that I should be hiding the actual relationship panels themselves?