My 2025 Reading List

A resource with an alternative or secret application

  I am working on reading all the responses to this prompt. My own entry was personal reagents.      
Flowers in Resistance Floriography
Material | Aug 2, 2025
This is a very creative idea, using flower arrangements to hide in plain sight and send clandestine messages in public spaces.      
Miracle Silver
Material | Jul 30, 2025
Miracle silver is a very intriguing article. I like the way science was applied and how the people of the world had correct but incomplete understanding of sanitation with regards to medical procedures.      
Soap
Material | Jul 29, 2025
soap a simple article but well executed showing how soap is used and seen in a wide spectrum of society.    
Dirinnium
Material | Jul 29, 2025

A magic-absorbent and highly reactive silvery metal often used to trick traders.

Dirinnium is a very creative concept that is well-executed. The article was visually well laid out too. I can see why this world has soo many followers.      
Nyxharra Bloom: The Source of Crimson Light
Material | Jul 28, 2025
I like that a flower can be processed to do so many benevolent and malevolent things, creating complex laws and attitudes around it.    
Devil Gears
Material | Aug 2, 2025

The totemic gravity source of the former Hidden Moon, now the Forged Moon. They are a dark reminder of the devil god's influence on the moon of the soulforged.

The article is short and could use more detail, but it's a very intriguing concept to have engines powered by suffering left behind by "absent" villains now that people have to figure out what to do with. Can they be used for non-evil purposes?    

Honorable mentions

  Fungal Leather in Cradle of Worlds   Rock Salt in Erisdaire   Monsoon opals in Ys Talovar   Emerald crystals in Aubekai   nivris eggshell in Núreht   Sniffledust in Dolvareth   Ghost Iron in Arcadia   oxidane in Perseus Arm   Azul honey in Elema   plastic in Tales from the Peppermint Twist   pine nuts in Isekei   A lover's gift in Luveri


Cover image: Summer Camp 2024 header by World Anvil Team

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