StarterPrivate backyard
The backyard corner village
A first village for a shaded corner of your own garden: one dwelling, a short path and a small gathering place, all removable.
- Size:
- Small — about 60 x 60 cm
- Time:
- 1 to 2 hours
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Feywild Villages
Where a trace of Gemnix crosses into your world
A Feywild Village is a tiny settlement you build outdoors — in a garden corner, a planter or on a windowsill. You choose the spot, tell the story, tend it through the seasons, and take it home again when you are done.
What they are
A story you can visit
In Gemnix Terra, gems wake in quiet places. Sometimes a trace of that power slips across into our world — and where it lands, a village grows. Building one is how a family keeps the story going between games, books and screens.
Start with a spot, not a shopping list
A shaded corner, a planter or a windowsill is enough. The first decision is where the trace came through.
Build light and build removable
Everything rests on the surface or on its own base. No digging, no fixing to living trees, nothing left behind.
Tend it through the seasons
Villages change. Straighten what shifts, lift pieces before storms and mowing, and add one line of story each visit.
Build a village
Step-by-step guides for every kind of space
Each guide lists where it belongs, how long it takes, what you need, and the safety and nature rules that apply before you begin.
IntermediateSupervised trailThe supervised trail waystation
A tiny waystation built and removed within one supervised visit, for families walking the same trail regularly.
- Size:
- Medium — a single sheltered pocket
- Time:
- An afternoon, plus a check-in each visit
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AmbitiousApproved community woodlandThe community woodland project
A seasonal village built with a school, camp, park or community group under a written agreement with the land manager.
- Size:
- Large — a shared seasonal build
- Time:
- A planned session with a group
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Editable placeholder. These build guides is sample content and must be replaced with approved Gemnix material before publication.
Things to do
Six activities you can do today
No purchase needed. Each activity says who it suits and roughly how long it takes, so a grown-up can pick one that fits the afternoon.
Name your village
Every village needs a name and a reason. Was it built by wanderers from the Air, or crafters from the Earth? Say the name out loud, then write it on a card and keep the card indoors.
- Ages:
- Ages 4+ with a grown-up
- Time:
- 10 minutes
Make a pebble path
Collect loose pebbles or bark that are already lying on the ground and lay a winding path. Curves feel further to travel than straight lines do.
- Ages:
- Ages 5+
- Time:
- 20 minutes
Count what already lives here
Before you build, look. Count the beetles, birds, worms and plants you can see. Choose a spot that does not sit on top of any of them.
- Ages:
- Ages 6+
- Time:
- 15 minutes
Write one line of the story
Each time you visit, add one sentence about what happened in the village since you left. By the end of a season you will have a chapter.
- Ages:
- Ages 7+
- Time:
- 10 minutes a visit
Draw your village map
Map the dwellings, the path, the gathering place and the portal. Mark north, and mark where the trace of Gemnix came through.
- Ages:
- Ages 5+
- Time:
- 30 minutes
Take a season photograph
Photograph the village from the same spot each season. Nothing shows the passing of a year better than the same corner in four kinds of light.
- Ages:
- All ages, grown-up holds the camera
- Time:
- 5 minutes
Grown-ups: please read the care, safety and nature rules before an outdoor activity, and see information for parents.
Village pieces and props
What a village can be made of
Ten families of pieces, designed to be placed rather than fixed, and to be lifted out again without a trace.
Dwellings
Cottages, burrows and roosts sized for a corner of a garden.
Gathering places
Small halls, benches and market stalls for village stories.
Bridges and paths
Spans and stepping stones for pebble streams and dips.
Portals
Archways that mark where a trace of Gemnix crossed over.
Signs and markers
Village names, direction posts and faction markers.
Lighting
Low, warm, dusk-only lanterns designed not to disturb wildlife.
Characters and creatures
Figures from the four factions and the creatures they travel with.
Furniture and props
Tables, tools, baskets and workbenches at village scale.
Seasonal props
Pieces for changing weather and seasonal visits.
Story and activity cards
Prompts that turn a build into an ongoing family story.
Village kits and sets
- Coming soonFeywild villages
Feywild Village Starter Set (working title)
A small removable village kit for a backyard corner: two dwellings, a bridge, a sign and a lantern.
- Ages:
- Ages 5 and up with adult set-up. Contains small parts — not for children under 3.
- Release:
- Release window pending Gemnix approval
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Gallery
Villages built the right way
Every village shown here rests on the surface, sits away from paths and habitats, and was lifted out again afterwards.
A small backyard corner village, resting on the surface with no fixings. An Earth-themed cluster built entirely from loose materials already on the ground. A Feywilds roost placed on a sheltered ledge, well away from any path. 
A Triton-inspired jetty beside a pebble stream, lifted out before heavy rain.
Care, safety and nature
Rules we ask every builder to follow
A Feywild Village should leave a place exactly as it was found. These rules come first — before any build, in any space.
Never place items on public, protected or privately owned land without permission.
Installations must not damage trees, roots, plants, habitats, waterways or trails.
No nails, screws, wire, glue, paint, glitter or loose plastics — nothing that can harm wildlife or become litter.
Do not block paths, create trip hazards, or introduce food of any kind.
Keep lighting low, warm and occasional; never light in a way that disturbs nocturnal wildlife.
Follow the age guidance, small-parts warnings and material information supplied with every product.
Keep installations removable and recoverable, and inspect them routinely.
Follow leave-no-trace principles and all local rules.
Awaiting canon review. Care, safety and environmental guidance combines established Gemnix Terra canon with website content direction and requires Gemnix approval.