Yoruba Mythology
The Orisha are watching. Choose wisely.
Stories inspired by the Yoruba Orisha and their world: Shango's thunder, Oshun's rivers, Eshu's crossroads, and the kingdoms of Ife and Oyo.
- Styles
- Novel · Cinematic · Literary · Fairy tale, or Random
- Aisle
- Myth & Folklore
Begin with
Crossroads at Midnight
Your grandmother warned you never to stand at a crossroads after dark. Tonight, you do, and a smiling stranger in red and black offers to trade your future for your brother's life.
Your role: A young woman in Lagos
The Thunder Stone
Lightning strikes your family's compound in old Oyo and leaves behind a carved stone that hums. The palace diviners say it belongs to Shango, and the king wants it.
Your role: A blacksmith's child in Oyo
River Daughter
You nearly drown in the Osun River and come up able to hear the river speak. It says the goddess needs a messenger, and the river is dying.
Your role: A teenage river messenger
Start a premise as written, or make it yours with your own hero, style, tropes and intensity. Every scene after the first is written around your choices.
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