Checkpoint 1: Kick-off

[nepenthee]

With slight delay, this DW community is now open!

As mentioned on the event site, the challenge will be accompanied by regular checkpoints where you can share your plans and progress, ask for help and discuss anything regarding site-making. These checkpoints will be posted in approximately biweekly intervals by me, your host, and sometimes by larissa. :)

Some questions to start with: What are you making and why, how long has the shrine been on your wishlist, and where are you starting from?

Feel free to chat about anything, no need to answer any of these questions!

Comments

[toothpastepancake]

What are you making and why, how long has the shrine been on your wishlist, and where are you starting from?

I'm making a shrine to Anna Sheridan from Babylon 5. Her story, I think, embodies the theme perfectly. Here's an excerpt from my WIP intro page:

"She gets the opportunity of a lifetime in 2256 -- an expedition to the Rim of known space, to a world that may have had a civilization (and useful technology) long, long ago. Intending to study it, she finds that there is still life on the surface of this planet - that will later be known as Z'Ha'Dum - and said life overtakes her and transforms her into a living central processing unit for their ancient vessels.

Later, Anna reappears on Babylon 5, thought long dead. This Anna is nothing like her former self; her personality had been wiped entirely by the transformation and by spending years plugged into the alien ships. At this point in the story, she is only a weapon. A tool. A ghost."

I've always loved Anna. I read Jeanne Cavelos's novel about her back in 2022, and that launched me into adoring her. Her true self never appears on screen in B5 outside of flashbacks --- the real Anna is truly a ghost. I tend to fall in love with minor characters, and I am always looking for places to show my appreciation for them. I've been wanting to make this shrine since 2023 when I first got back into html/css.

[larissa]

Oh, I'll be excited to see this one! I haven't watched more than a few episodes of Babylon 5 myself, so I'd love to learn more about it (and your chosen character) through this site. This introductory section alone is more than enough to pique my interest, so I'm looking forward to reading more!

[nepenthee]

Yay WIPs and minor characters! I have never heard of Babylon 5, and, reading this, am looking forward to get a glimpse of it from this specific viewpoint.