Be a Part of My World: An Auction for Edally Academy (my upcoming webserial)

[aldersprig]

“I wonder why it’s called Maiku¹ Hall.” Riensin had only known his three-team for a few days, but he’d already learned that getting Kekdela to talk about things she liked was the easiest way to get herto pay attention to him, and getting Tesdes to talk at all was useful - not because Riensin was particularly interested in Tesdes’ attention, but because when the boy didn’t talk, the teachers started glaring at Kekla, because she always talked, and then Riensin had to juggle both of them being miserable and charm the teachers.

He looked between them now, waiting for one of them to take the bait. “I know that the Houses are all named after successful graduates...”

Closed

1. MYE-kuh, or, if you wish, Micah.


Edally Academy: The Angry Aetherist will begin serialization in mid-January, and you (or at least a version of you, or a character or avatar of yours) can be a part of it!

I am auctioning off naming rights to several parts of this fictional Academy, as well as a couple parts of the larger world and two cameo appearances. All names will need to be bent enough to fit into the language of the land (See Micah--> Maiku, Becka-->Beku, although neither pronunciation changes) .

Every House, Hall, person, animal, or meal named via this auction will appear at least briefly in The Angry Aetherist. In addition, they will continue to appear in future Edally Academy serials and e-books, and perhaps in other stories set in this 'verse; in other words, they will truly become a part of my world.

Houses
Edally Academy has nine Houses. Each one concentrates on a specific area of study, and is named after a notable graduate of that House. They have changed names several times over the centuries, as a new achievement trumps an old House Namesake.

Halls
As with any college, Edally Academy has many (9) academic buildings, one for each House. They are each named after a former Instructor, head of House, or Head of the School.

People
Edally Academy is large, full of people, both staff and students.

Things
The world at large has so many corners to fill in. Food dishes, animals... color in the map for me!

Stretch Goals

* For any individual bid that goes over $25, I will not just include the name in the story but write an approx. 350-word piece featuring the named thing prominently.

* For any individual bid that goes over $50, I will commission a portrait of the person (or food or animal...).

* If the bidding reaches a total of $100, I will post a prelude before the end of the calendar year featuring the most highly-bid-on subjects.

More stretch goals to come if we reach these!

Funds will go towards domain name and server space, art, advertising, and other geegaws and doohickeys.

How to Bid:

Each item up for bid has its own comment below. Leave your bid as a reply to the appropriate comment . Please, $1 increments or larger.

If you wish to bid without a DW account, please leave a way to contact you in your bid.

The auction will close at 7 p.m. EST on Sunday, December 22nd. I will contact winning bidders within 24 hours; responses must be received within 2 weeks of contact, or I will move to the next highest bidder.

Happy Bidding!

Comments

Houses: Mechanics and Engineering

[aldersprig]

1. Mechanics and Engineering
Tairiekie, the viewpoint character & protagonist, belongs to this House; her parents both went to school with the current House Namer. Name this House to tell me what the Namer did that was so notable.

Starting bid: $10

Houses: Clothing, Fashion, and Textiles

[aldersprig]

2. Clothing, Fashion, and Textiles (also Saddlery and leather-working)
This House is very useful to the rest of the school: their pupils often ensure that the rest of the student body have nicely-fitting uniforms. An Instructor of this House features prominently in the story.

Starting bid: $7

Re: Houses: Clothing, Fashion, and Textiles

[haikujaguar]

And I bid on this one too!

Houses: Any House/Former Namesake

[aldersprig]

3. Any House: Former Namer
The Academy has been running for nearly a thousand years. Tell me about someone in its past, and why they were interesting enough to have a House named after them

Starting bid: $3

List of Houses here.

Re: Houses: Any House/Former Namesake

[k_a_webb]

I bid $3.

Houses: Any House/Former Namesake (second slot)

[aldersprig]

4. Any House: Former Namer
The Academy has been running for nearly a thousand years. Tell me about someone in its past, and why they were interesting enough to have a House named after them

Starting bid: $3

List of Houses here.

Re: Houses: Any House/Former Namesake (second slot)

[rix_scaedu]

I bid $3 for this second slot!

Halls: Mechanics and Engineering

[aldersprig]

5. Mechanics and Engineering Hall
As with the House, this Hall features prominently in the story; Tairieke spends a great deal of time here. Tell me a story about its Namer.

Starting bid: $9

Halls: Art

[aldersprig]

6. Art Hall
While not as frequently mentioned as Mechanics Hall, the Art Hall is a common subject in The Angry Aetherist. Tell me who it was named for, and why.

Starting bid: $6

Re: Halls: Art

[eseme]

I bid $7 cause I have an idea!

People: Head of Edally Academy

[aldersprig]

7. Head of School
The only character thus auctioned to already have a bit of a description:
A grey-haired woman wearing clothing in swirling rainbows, seemed to be the only one talking any sense at all...
“That was [Head of School]. She was running the school when we were here.”
What's her story?

Starting bid: $3

Re: People: Head of Edally Academy

[haikujaguar]

I bid $3!

People: Head of Mechanics House

[aldersprig]

8. Head of Mechanics House
That was the Head of her House. And he was walking directly towards her...
Tell me about him(or her, genders can change)

Starting bid: $3

Re: People: Head of Mechanics House

[flofx]

*sneak* I bid 5 dollars

People: Cameo (1 slot of 2)

[aldersprig]

9.Cameo Student
Any House, any year (there are 6), positive, antagonistic, or indifferent to the protagonist and her friends.

Starting bid: $5

Re: People: Cameo (1 slot of 2)

[alexseanchai]

I bid $5

People: Cameo (2nd slot of 2)

[aldersprig]

10.Cameo Student
Any House, any year (there are 6), positive, antagonistic, or indifferent to the protagonist and her friends.

Starting bid: $5

Re: People: Cameo (2nd slot of 2)

[k_a_webb]

I bid $5.

Things: A Dish of Food

[aldersprig]

11. A dish of food
Something regional, something unique, something strange. Work with me to describe a meal!

Starting bid: $3

Re: Things: A Dish of Food

[rix_scaedu]

I bid $3.

Things: an Animal

[aldersprig]

12. An animal
The continent is wide, and the people here came from another continent. There is quite a bit of fauna to play with (just no horses*, cows, sheep, domestic cats, or dogs). (That still leaves a lot!)
Work with me to create an animal.

* they have eohippus proto-horses; riding/wool/milk animals are goats.

Starting bid: $3

Re: Things: an Animal

[eseme]

I bid $3 so there can be flying squirrels. Why not, and they make neat pets that get into lots of trouble.

Questions Go Here!

[aldersprig]

Questions? Ask here!

[natf]

Even though I have read this a number of times, Maiku still wants me to pronounce it, in my head, as my-koo. However many times I read how you want it to be pronounced, my brain will not do so. I apologise.

[aldersprig]

Sorry?

I could add an H to the end.