Dreams of Estorra

, shortened as Estorra, is a Minecraft series, originally set to premiere on August 5th, 2016.

However, the date was changed to August 6th, 2016, so Aphmau and her production team could take a break and relax until the series launches. It was initially announced on Aphmau's vlogging channel.

On August 6th, Aphmau posted an update vlog on her vlogging and gaming channel, stating that the premiere is going to be delayed once again, and will finally launch on August 7th.

On July 6th, following the announcement, Aphmau posted on her social media a "World Tree" concept art by Sean Dillon. This would be the first image of the brand new series.

On Aug 7th, Dreams of Estorra finally premired and it was a whole new world, never before seen on her channel. The episode starts with Aphmau chasing Rune after a necklace that belonged to Owen, the quest-giver. They later meet Simon and are given a new, special quest. Dreams of Estorra is a video game so Aphmau and Simon agree to start their new quest in the morning.

A teaser trailer was posted on July 22nd, 2016, showing the setting of the series with three characters. Additionally, Aphmau also posted a concept art of the purple character on the same day on her social media. After the announcement, more promotional and concept emerged for the coming weeks until the series debut.

Development and Production
The series has been in the works since the finale of the second season of ''Minecraft Diaries. ''This was first hinted as Aphmau's uploading schedule was missing a slot, which is intended for a roleplay series.

According to Aphmau, new models, skins, characters, and story are being woven into a new world. Characters from her previous series and roleplays will not return.

It is being produced by BlueJay Studios, the company Aphmau and her husband Dom started along with her gaming channel. The company primary consists of Aphmau, Dom, Castor, Kristina, Sean, Will and Jordan, taking different roles for the current and upcoming series. Deb is also part of the production with an unknown role. The production team was formed in February 2016 and has been together since. It is going to grow within the coming months as well as more people join the team.

The BlueJay Studios team has known each other during their college years. Aphmau met Sean, Will, and Jordan in college while Dom also met Castor in college.

Previously, Aphmau and Dom took the roles of writing, directing, and producing the content on the gaming channel. However, since the second season of MyStreet, Aphmau, along with Castor and Kristina have been the head writers for the series and Estorra. Dom returns to become the producer of the series and Kristina is also revealed to be the video editor of the production team.

Additionally, Sean, Will, and Jordan are the artist for the series. This group are in charge of creating the concept art, promotional art, and 3D models respectively.

Sean Dillon drew the concept art for the series. This is shown on social media, showing the World Tree and character designs. In addition, Jordan Brantner partake as the promotional artist of the series. The two artist are also responsible for the animated teaser trailer and Minecraft skins for the new characters.

Will, better known as KamiWasa, has been working on 3D models of weapons and instruments that is within the series. This includes several swords, daggers, lute, and quest board. He has been showcasing these weapons days before the announcement and continued until the launch.

Most of the group are experienced in voice acting. Aphmau has continuously voiced herself in her many series, Dom voiced Aaron, Castor voiced himself (and several characters), and lastly, Will voiced Jeff from MyStreet Phoenix Drop High.

July 24 - July 30
As the series was announced, Aphmau continued releasing promotional and teaser images of the upcoming roleplay series. This chain continued for the following two weeks until the premiere date.

On July 24th, a new image was uploaded on social media. This image was the first to feature the characters in Minecraft skin form. She greatly resembles Aphmau and is at a stance, wielding her signature lavender sword.

The next day, July 25th, a new promotional art surfaced. The picture focused on the three protagonists huddled around a campfire. The group are relaxing while the male protagonist plays his instrument.

On July 27th, Aphmau resumed the chain by showcasing a concept art of the green-haird protagonist. Her name is revealed to be Rune and wields a short sword.

The following day, July 28th, a promotional image of the purple character and Rune leaping trees emerged. The caption on social media says "Sometimes people meet in weird ways!" This hints the origins of their friendship.

On July 29th, a promotional image of the purple character arrived. She is seen wielding her sword once again. At the end of the week, the brown-haird protagonist is revealed to be named Simon. He is seen holding his musical instrument.

July 31 - August 6
To begin the final week, Aphmau released more images centering the main characters. On July 31st, the Minecraft skin of Simon is shown. He is again seen with his instrument and a ledge. Behind him appear to be a foresty area and a market seen below of him. On August 2nd, Jordan revealed an 8-bit art of Simon.

After several days of inactivity on social media, Aphmau and her production crew annouced the series launch would be delayed by one day. On the update, her channel schedule was to be at a pause until the series premiere. This gave the crew more time on the production and a much needed break. With no new videos on the gaming channel, vlogs on her vlogging channel and her friends would be in placed for the time being.

On August 4th, Jordan revealed the promotional image of Rune on social media, the last one of the trio. She is seen winking and waving to her right.

On August 6th, the intended new date, Aphmau and her team created a video on the series delaying again, with the permanent set date on August 7th. On the video, the series suffered glitches from the new technology, causing errors to surface. The update video also included a non-canon puppet play which starred the three core characters.

Later that day, a new image of a character named Owen surfaced. He is seen wielding a brown revolver and is dressed in a western style clothing. A few hours later, another photo was revealed of two new characters. One is a man reading a book and a woman who appears to be a mechanic.

On Jordan's channel, he explained that the production team did not take the days off, but instead worked on the premiere episode. This resulted on the team to stop producing new episodes of MyStreet and focus on the brand new series.

As of August 7th, the only known images left are the concept art of Simon and skin teaser of Rune.

Characters
Since the release of the tease trailer, only three unnamed characters are shown. The trio arrive at a city, however they stop to gaze at a "World Tree."

These characters are:
 * Unknown name: A black-haired woman resembling Aphmau. She wears purple clothing, silver bracers, and her outfit is outlined in gold rimming. Her most notable trait is her feline-like ears and tail. In social media, she is seen wielding a curved lavender sword. The guard is maroon, the grip is gold, and pummel is brown.
 * Rune: A mint-green-haired woman wearing a one piece and brown gloves. Her head is mostly covered with a green hood. She wields a thin, short sword, that resembles a ninjatō.
 * Simon: A brown-haired man wearing an armor with a red-blue color scheme. His armor appears to be like plate armor. Out of the trio, he is carrying an instrument that bears resemblance to a lute on his back.
 * Owen: An older man with light brown hair turning gray. He wears brown vest, underneath is a white long-sleeve, and blue pants. He uses a brown revolver, matching his western aesthetic.
 * Two unnamed characters were shown on social media. One is a man who appears to enjoy reading books and the other is a woman who appears to have a knack for mechanics.

Episodes
On the update video, Aphmau confirmed that the series would contain about 30 episodes, matching this number with her MyStreet series.

Trivia

 * In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is the world tree. Yggdrasil is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Yggdrasil is an immense ash tree that is central and considered very holy.