Language Lab
Notes from building a language lab to generate names and words that are internally consistent, historically grounded, and add depth and immersion to a fictional world.
Continue reading →Field Notes
Stories, research, and behind-the-scenes progress.
Welcome to The Hierophant. This is a look inside the building of a world where every detail, from its languages to its faiths, is drawn from a single vision. The site is my workshop and my journal, a record of the choices, doubts, and discoveries that shape the story. Here you can explore the process, read essays on craft, and follow the slow construction of Mortum Caelum as it grows into something vast and alive.
A Living Wiki
A look at how the evolving world of Mortum Caelum is being reorganized through the Constellation, an automated 3D living wiki that links maps, lore, and notes to keep decades of world-building consistent and easier to explore.
Continue reading →Giving a Voice
Added a text-to-speech pipeline to the Chronicle so posts can be listened to; the first version uses a stock voice with hashes + blobs, with plans for a custom vocal model and space for manual recordings when stories deserve it.
Continue reading →Mapping the Stars
How Mortum Caelum grew from pencil sketches into a living atlas and why rebuilding the map to honor real constellations matters to The Hierophant.
Continue reading →What's in a Name
A look inside the naming evolution of Corvus, from Coptic placeholders to the living Lokhan tongue. How a world finds its voice through sound, ritual, and the slow art of making names mean something.
Continue reading →Charting Constellations into Nations
Mapping Mortum Caelum means translating constellations into continents, using geometry and a bit of poetry to make a fictional world feel real.
Continue reading →A Home for Notes
Turning the site into an independent workshop where documenting The Hierophant’s making is as essential and self-published as the book itself.
Continue reading →Why I’m Building a World
A look at the art and curiosity behind building the world of The Hierophant.
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