Spawn Point Stories

Per Landin

• Per Landin, a creative writer at Mojang Studios, decided to prank his colleague Cory Scheviak in spring 2019.
• He started by throwing eggs inside Cory's home to spawn chickens while Cory was away.
• Per continued placing chickens in Cory's home regularly, causing confusion as Cory tried to figure out who was responsible.
• After months of pranking, Per built a large chicken statue on top of Cory's house to leave a lasting memory of the prank.
• To this day, Cory has no idea who pranked him, and Per hopes he will one day realize it was him.

Marie Bustgaard Granlund

• Marie Bustgaard Granlund plays on a Minecraft server with friends where taxes are paid in diamonds.
• A trial was held after someone didn’t pay taxes and stole the mayor’s bed, with Marie acting as the judge.
• The accused claimed innocence regarding the bed and diamonds, but Marie sentenced them to the gallows, causing chaos.
• The accused declared the court corrupt, rained diamonds, and killed Marie along with others, sparking a chase.
• The accused was jailed for 24 hours but released without further trial, and Marie later realized she had been underpaying taxes.

Oleg

• Oleg, part of the UI team, built a safe railway in the Nether to transport people to a guardian farm.
• He invited his friend Dario for a ride, but the railway unexpectedly took a dangerous turn, leading through fragile Nether rack.
• The ride ended at a portal to a mooshroom biome, which Oleg had never seen before.
• Oleg suspected his colleague Anna, known for disregarding safety, of altering the tracks.
• Anna admitted she modified the railway to transport mooshrooms for an art installation but didn't realize the tracks were recently built.
• Oleg appreciated the art but was upset about the damage to public infrastructure.

Anna Päärni

• Anna Päärni, a JavaScript developer at Mojang, is a fan of fire and TNT in Minecraft.
• She enjoys burning Woodland mansions but denies accusations of burning down other structures, like her neighbor’s house.
• One day, her colleagues gave her the "best gift ever" by starting a forest fire near their home base in her honor, capturing the chaos on video.
• The fire spiraled out of control, nearing their base, forcing them to ask an admin to start rain to stop it.
• The half-burned forest now stands as a tribute to Anna.
• The video, set to classical music, showed people lighting trees, grass, and themselves on fire, ending with a message: “We love you as much as you love fire, Anna.”
• Anna appreciated the video but wished she had been there to provide safety tips like fire protection potions and water buckets.

Emma Myers