Credits
The Forged From Dust loresite wouldn't be possible without the following:
- Fool Lover's templaes for most of the pages on this site.
- Jani's Wikitable template for character profile layouts.
- squid, Len, and Jani helping me troubleshoot issues that arise and answering my website questions. Thank you guys especially!
Furthermore, the assets on this site were lovingly created by:
- Background textures: Fool Lovers
- Characters list icons and individal character sidebar images: GIMBAL LOCK! (Wait... That's me!)
- Background on individual character profiles: EarthTitan18
Want more Forged From Dust?
If you're itching for more content related to Forged From Dust, fear not! There's more to this story that's out there, so take a look!
- Toyhou.se Folder
Serves as a character repository and contains detailed bios and character galleries. - Oneshots
A collection of character-focused drabbles hosted on Toyhou.se.
Friend's Projects
I've got some buddies with amazing projects in the works. If you'd rather expand your palette as opposed to focusing on Forged From Dust, these are just right for you!
- Bolt from the Blue
Bite your friends and trust that they'll bite you back! This gamedev project is a love letter to JRPGs and follows along a group of four friends across the world as they flee from tragedy and befriend those they meet along the way. - Squish!
A cheesy fantasy story inspired by early 2010s fantasy shounen. It starts with an amnesiac as their appearance causes the island of Melodica to become much more chaotic. - Yemaja
An urban fantasy where magic's sudden return throws the world into chaos. Follow the story of a girl who stumbled into the mysterious Otherworld, possibly cursing her life forever.
Inspirations
Forged From Dust started out in 2018 after my fascination with the location of Gerudo Desert in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild took hold in my mind. It compelled me to challenge myself with a new story idea: What if there was a fantasy story that took place entirely in the desert? I wanted to showcase that there could be more to the desert than the nothingness that's been expected of fantasy stories that have a desert setting.
After its initial inception, Forged From Dust went through a break period where I came back to it after a year's pause feeling more refreshed than ever. With the help of Deep Sea Artscape and other friends of mine, Forged From Dust sits where it is today! Though... well, it wouldn't be the story it is without drawing additional inspiration from elsewhere.
- The Legend of Zelda, especially Breath of the Wild
- Genshin Impact
- Final Fantasy VII and XV
- Poet, Soldier, King by The Oh Hellos. I'm serious, this was foundational to Forged From Dust and still holds up (somewhat) to this day.