Okay, I got to ask this: Where is Affa in relation to some of the other Zendikari areas?

Affa Town is the closest location to the Eye of Ugin in the foothills of Akoum.

So Affa is IN Akoum, or adjacent? I'm finally getting around to writing a play-by-play before converting it into a legit story. I really want to capture some D&D experience in this, since I do believe mine shall be one of the softer stories. Considering how aot of campaigns start, a bar/tavern is common, making Affa perfect.

In Akoum. Deep in Akoum.

So, probably someone (who is not me) should poke the folks on Tumblr who signed up for this, yeah?

What's the deal with these "Expeditionary Houses"?

They post notices of upcoming expeditions and help coordinate groups.

Hmm, so how would one go about having a more close knit group and keeping the expedition on the down low, so as to not spoil the payoff of the venture?

Private funding.
You have to find someone willing to shell the money for an expedition. The expedition can come from either a patron or the group itself, so...

Oh okay, I had already decided to make the focal character financially wealthy, I just didn't know if the Houses were a regulatatory thing or what. The so-far title of this story: "Desperation Goes a Long Way". Riches are the least of Mory (the main character's) concerns. He has bigger worries.

How long does it have to be? Is there a limit? I don't want to post a novel.

As short or as long as you really want it to be.
The shorter a piece is though, the more critical we are likely to be of it, though.

It is sad to say I don't think I have time to edit it then.
Between being sick, college, and work. ):

I didn't want to do Quest for the Holy Relic so I was/am struggling a bit.

Well, try to have fun with it. Writing should (hopefully) be an enjoyable process!

And, of course, feel free to talk to us, bounce ideas, that kind of thing.

Hopefully, you'll feel better soon!

Speaking of bouncing ideas around, for the Sunspring, I decided to place it in a region that had heavy sunlight, and from what I can tell, that is either Akoum or Ondu, but I'm not sure, and on top of that, the expedition will begin from Affa, in Akoum, so I'm not sure if there's enough travel time to have stuff happen. Any thoughts I could use to aid me?

Well, and I'm just throwing this out there, the Roil is a great way to elongate travel time. You never know when that thing's going to breeze through and change the land around.

The only real greenery you can find in Akoum is Khalni. The rest of the continent is... inhospitable to say the least, no matter what planechase wants to show.
I have ALWAYS felt like Akoum was a **** up on their end, because man, that does not match the flavor of Akoum.

If I'm not mistaken, I think Akoum is basically just mountainous, but deep in Akoum are what are called the "Teeth of Akoum" where things get really jagged and stuff. I suppose Akoum still works, since it's primarily then followed by aligned, and it's mentioned a lot of stone appears to reflect/refract sunlight in a strange way, perhaps a cave could have such a formation that the sunlight from outside reflects into the cave, illuminating the Sunspring, though the art on Sunspring Expedition appears to be out in the open.

the coasts and plains are all really inhospitable too.
You're better off just using Ondu anyways. If you have to jump through so many hoops to try to justify what you want to do, it's generally not a good idea.

Oh okay, I didn't know I was jumping through hoops. So Ondu is well-lit most of the time? Does anyone know from Affa if one would have to travel deeper into Akoum to get there, or go completely the opposite direction to reach Ondu? I'm hoping there's *some* tidbit of info like that, and that that might be all the handholding I need, I have a hard time not discovering a "what if" possibilities for my characters' back stories. Between leaving Akoum and arriving in Ondu, that may also hopefully open up more opportunities for obstacles; it was hard to think of much else other than "roil quake" or "fire or stone elemental".