Driftwood

A small settlement on the coast of Dezruland, Driftwood is the setting for my first ever Medieval Charter Challenge. I first began the challenge in 2024, after getting heavily inspired by TeaAddict's YouTube tour of her MCC hood, and after reading a lot of sterina-sims' blog. This challenge, which contained elements of other challenges I loved and seemed simpler than other historical challenges I'd seen, really intrigued me! I had attempted a Test of Time challenge way back in 2014, ten years previously, but found the sheer scale of the challenge overwhelming. This one seemed manageable, and I found the concept really inspiring!

I have currently just reached Year 2, and am close to village status (level 3). When playing the challenge I wanted to focus more on enjoying the game and less on storytelling and documenting every little thing, so I took way less pictures than normal. Of course, however, I've become attached to it now and wanted a space on this site to document everything after all :D

Navigation

(Not all of these pages are done yet, sorry!)


Year 1 - Spring

The first season in Driftwood introduced our seven starting families! Read on to see everyone's houses, how the families took to their trades, and who was attracted to who...

Bouldre

A family of peasant miners โ›๏ธ

Dowrick

Introducing our peasant fishermen ๐ŸŽฃ

Harwood

A pair of orphaned woodcutters ๐ŸŒณ

Rudhall

Single dad & swineherd ๐Ÿ–

Shepherd

Widowed yeoman sheep farmer ๐Ÿ‘

Glanndour

A large family of yeoman beekeepers ๐Ÿ

Mondegreen

The lord of the manor & his family ๐Ÿคบ

Spring Summary

My thoughts on the first season, and my plans for the summer!


Year 1 - Summer

As Driftwood enters the Summer months, a band of soilders found a small keep on top of a hill. With many of the settlement's girls reaching marriage age, these handsome bachelors are sure to shake things up!

Village Green

The first of Driftwood's new amenities ๐ŸŒณ

The Men at Arms

Defenders of the valley โš”๏ธ

Dowrick

The Dowrick teens are growing up ๐ŸŸ

Rudhall

A new romance for our Swineherd ๐Ÿ’ž

Barker

The tragic tale of Lawrence the chicken-farmer ๐Ÿ“

Mondegreen

A rough coming of age for Lady Primrose ๐Ÿ’”

Bouldre

A miner's miracle ๐ŸŒŸ

Glanndour

The Glanndour girls grow up ๐ŸŒป

Harwood

Business booms at the woodlot ๐ŸŒฒ

Shepherd

Summer is hard work for a lady farmer ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ

Summer Summary

Progress this season ๐Ÿต๏ธ


Year 1 - Autumn

In the Autumn, Clarissa Benedict arrives to manage the local church. And it's a good thing the church is here, as many couples are ready to be wed and many elders are ready to be dead.

Intro & Church

Learn a little about the local religion ๐Ÿ‘ผ

Benedict

The new priest isn't quite what you'd expect ๐ŸŒ•

Dowrick, part 1

Thomas' girls leave the nest ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’‹โ€๐Ÿ‘จ

Harwood

The church gets some use ๐Ÿ’’

Men at Arms

Sir Roberte makes his choice ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

Mondegreen

Margery opens a tavern ๐Ÿบ

Dowrick, part 2

Life goes on for the fishermen ๐ŸŽฃ

Mondegreen

It's time to decide on Lady Primrose's husband ๐Ÿ‘ฐ

Rudhall

A love triangle forms???? ๐Ÿ’˜

Bouldre

Esther enjoys her second chance at life โš’๏ธ

Glanndour

Hilda finds her calling ๐Ÿฏ

Shepherd

Heiress Emily ages up into a teenager ๐Ÿ‘

Autumn Summary

All the births, deaths, and scandals this autumn ๐Ÿ‚


Year 1 - Winter

Winter rolled around just as our settlement reached Hamlet status. That means merchants, and a marketplace! But with the the cold coming in, will there even be any goods to sell?

New Households & Builds

Big changes are coming to town... ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ

Bartly

Our new merchant family get stuck in ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Rudhall

Rose is grown up and going through it ๐Ÿ’”

Dowrick

Finley fights family pressure to put a ring on it ๐Ÿ’

Jiaojing

Annie heads out to a distant land ๐Ÿฏ

Mondegreen

Balancing work & motherhood ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Bouldre

Nigel battles heartbreak ๐Ÿ’”

Men at Arms

New faces at the barracks โš”๏ธ

Topsfield

Our new gardeners face immediate tragedy ๐Ÿ’€

Harwood

The family deals with a ghost problem ๐Ÿ‘ป

London

Avery settles into peasant life ๐Ÿ“

Glanndour

Everyone is ill and depressed ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Foundling Home

Those toddlers sure do grow up fast ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ

Shepherd

Getting to work on those winter blankets ๐Ÿงถ

Morgreen

Time for Lord Mondegreen to rest ๐Ÿ›Œ

Benedict

Clarissa opens up a Charity Hospice ๐Ÿฒ

Winter Summary

How's the Royal Treasury doing? โ„๏ธ