#wbw asks

[somethingclevermahogony]

Happy WBW! 🗺 - How many countries are in your world? Feel free to share as much/little about them as you wish!

So "Country" is a bit complicated. There are relatively few "countries" in the modern sense, however if we take country to mean land, or cultural/lingual/ or political groups there is somewhere around 229 "countries."

For example, Kishetal is a land, its people are Kishite and speak the Kishic language, however it is composed of many smaller city-states, so in actuality Kishetal would be dozens of tiny countries, but I am counting it as a single cultural entity, "Kishetal". Think of it the same way that you would think of Greece in the Classical Era. There was no single state called "Greece" yet the Greeks/Hellas were still an identifiable group and region.

Here is a complete list of all 229 regions/lands!

Names which are highlighted in red have a majority (>50) forestfolk (non-human) population.

Below!

Kalimacia

1 The City-States of Kishetal

3 The Kingdom of Shabala

4 The City-States of Korithia

5 The Kingdoms of Ikopesh

6 The City-States of Baalkes

10 The Makoric Colonies and Makora

11 The Elusian Tribes

12 The Queendom of Kulayu

13 The Kingdoms of Dirsia

14 The Ikeniic Tribes

15 The Janic Tribes

16 The Nislic Tribes

17 Konlun Confederation

18 The Larlisi Tribes

44 The Republic of Shaab

45 The 100 Kingdoms of Sinru

46 The Nengalish Empire

47 The Kingdom of Kashalun

48 The Southern Ukarrian City-States

49 The Northern Ukarrian City-States

50 The Kingdom of Saekat

51 The Republic of Nuret

52 The Nomadic Tribes of Palluyad

53 The Kingdom of Baban

54 The Kingdoms of Jezaan

55 The Nomadic Tribes of Western Makia

56. Central Makia

57 Eastern Makia

58 The Tribal Confederacy of Zahur

59 The Gutic Tribes

60 The Four Kingdoms of the Kimersians

61 The Unartic Tribes

62 The Nabaric Tribes

63 The Kingdom of Anjaz

64 The Kingdom of Dalba

65 The Kingdom of Vadrus

66 The Empire of Batricca

67 The Bochalic Tribes

68 The Galudic Tribes

69 The Obsidian Peoples

70 The Sassoni Tribes

71 The Rokiti Tribes

72 The Vjordi Confederacy

73 The Sea Tribes of the Thun

74 The Liturgii Tribes

75 The Hurtish Kingdom

76 The Gaedish Clans

77 The Bulakic Tribes

78 The Shumuya Chiefdoms

79 The Luduric Tribes

80 The Yanikurti Tribes

81 The Isunim Tribes

82 The Lulivatic Confederacy

83 The Kingdoms of Kushek

84 The City-States of Hangutia

85 The Zurrian Tribes

86 The Shurbi Nomads

87 The Suhurid Kingdoms

88 The Ubkhuz Clans

89 The Inrusi Kingdom

90 The Wuduji Tribes

91 The Chiefdoms of the 4 Sisters (Akuri)

92 The Sud Tribes

93 The Belavus Nomads

94 The Pauri Nomads

95 The Quina Confederacy

96 The Eastern Whale-Eaters (Ungilu)

97 The Western Whale-Eaters (Yagilu)

98 The Giant Tribes of Jonluria

99 The Nenshit Tribes

100 The Chiefdom of the Yevunuk

101 The Chukakic Tribes

102 The Ice Walkers of Tilkulkut

103 The Svarui Tribes

104 The Rudi Tribes

105 The Umul Tribes

106 The Funikic Tribes

107 The Orudishi Tribes

108 The Chakatat Nomads

109 The Republic of Xir

110 The Jushi City-States

111 The Tiwa Nomads

112 The Northern and Southern Siji Kingdoms

113 The Kingdom of Goguke

114 The Tum-xi Democracy

115 The Temna Kingdom

116 The Empire of the Jamun

117 The Eket Tribes

118 The Mu Dynasty

119 The Runashu Kingdom

120 The Xianti Theocracy

121 The Kumtai Empire

122 The Nanampa Kingdoms

123 The City-States of Pya

124 The Kingdom of Panyu

125 The Kingdom of Junjat

126 The Kingdom of Burta

127 The Republic of Utkaj

128 The Kingdom of Pinlinga

129 The Chiefdom of Angubat

130 The Chiefdom of Kai

131 The Chiefdom of Du

132 The Democractic Tribes of Latshu

133 The Queendom of Busira

134 The Oligarchic Houses of Daoku

135 The Kingdom of Malu

136 The Republic of Jini

137 The Kingdom of the Jagi

138 The Great Cities of the Viat Sea-Kings

139 The Kingdom of Phangui

140 The City-States of Mekan

141 The Oligarchy of Ewru

142 The Land of Seven Crowns (Bhurka)

143 The Musimwam Empire

144 The Takala Empire

145 The Kavuru Kingdom

146 The Indosi Tribes

147 The Balijivuri Empire

148 The Ship-Builders (Kikiruru)

149 The Wuru Queendom

150 The Domain of the Pearl Lords (Panshu)

151 The Cholyasi Thalassocracy

152 The City-States of the Vatkapa

153 The Tribes of the Kurupaja

154 The Kingdom of Kanpuduta

155 The City-States of Janji

156 The Five Houses of Pun

157 The Kingdom of Arani

158 The Kingdom of Diruwa

159 The Republic of True Diruwa

181. The Inkul Tribes

182 The Waste (Uninhabited)

Pyritia

2 The Kingdom of Apuna

7 The City-States of Knosh

8 The Kingom of Satabul

9 The Tribes of Pyria

19 The Kingdoms and Tribes of Namut

20 The Houses of the Aguru

21 The Kingdom of Akal

22 The Oligarchy of Eb

23 The City-States of the Sahuri

24 The Musahati Empire

25 The Ungwa Confederacy

26 The Bon Confederacy

27 The 9 Cities of the Zabudi

28 The Su Tribes

29 The City-States of Yorungo

30 The Dumu Tribes

31 The Desert Nomads of Azu

32 The Empire of Oparudu

33 The Kwi Tribes

34 The Hasa Tribes

35 The Kingdom of the Ruk

36 The Kingdom of Urururu

37 The Xhosi Tribes

38 The Merchantile Kingdoms of Pan

39 The Republic of Odi

40 The City-States of the Coral Queens (Zuwi)

41 The Zun Tribes

42 The Empire of Zunduba

43 The Isles of the Ru

Zudia

160 The Kingdom of On

161 The Families of Gungwari

162 The Families of Ninkuduri

163 The Families of Uruninj

164 The Families of Waardugoi

165 The Families of Gumwarnugoi

166 The Families of Amanwonguri

Tarinia

167 The Dorthuit Tribes

168 The Four Bands of the Tlinkuat

169 The Wakshianic Tribes

170 The Alkugu Confederacy

171 The Beoguk Tribes

172 The Shumee Tribe

173 The Cahata Republic

174 The Powangic Tribes

175 The Linu'k Tribes

176 The Chanta Tribes

177 The Sepochee Tribes

178 The Pokunu Tribes

179 The Carupa Tribe

180 The Arawaino Tribe

181 The Inarwai Tribe

182 The Okalokee Tribe

183 The Yupu Tribe

184 The Wall-Builders (Missishikoa Confederation)

185 The Chatacua Tribes

186 The Mindakolo Tribe

187 The Iokatoo Tribe

188 The Grass Warriors (Susudi and Shoshok)

189 The Tuz Kokone Tribes

190 The Chinoho Tribe

191 The Satlugulish Republic

192 The Adushunic Tribes

193 The Chumiwokic Tribes

194 The Corn Peoples (Nalap)

195 The Zanuzi Tribe

196 The Wakoni Tribe

197 The Serrahavi Tribe

198 The Atawakapa Tribe

199 The Chemepano Tribes

200 The Desert Dancers (Hutlipotizec Empire)

Ulania

201 The Clans of the Paguai

202 The Atahcutec Empire

203 The Southern Yupu Tribes

204 The Tikoto Tribes

205 The Guya Tribe

206 The Jivargua Tribe

207 The Conura Tribe

208 The Anapapre Tribe

209 The Fifteen Pijano Cities

210 The City-States of Agataba

211 The Cura Tribes

212 The 8 Sisters of the Nañagua

213 The Zamoba Tribe

214 The Lake Confederacy (Upuwawa)

215 The Tere Tribe

216 The Karavante Tribe

217 The Kayib Tribes

218 The Kingdom of Xapajo

219 The Musahatic Colonies

220 The Zabudic Colonies

221 The Charuru Empire

222 The Island Kingdoms of the Po'kukua

223 The Nomads of the Green (Ukabawu Tribes)

224 The Kiwa'wano Hunters

225 The Ikayuguaya Tribes

226 The Olmayuk Tribes

227 The Daokipaqa Kingdom

228 The City-States of the Naonomi

229 The Acaniruana Mountain Kingdoms

Did I need to do this whole list? Probably not

If y'all have any questions about one of these "countries" send me an ask! Even if its just the number haha

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[vyuntspakhkite-l-darling]

Happy WBW! Can you tell us about an important historical figure in your setting?

Sure! It's hard to pick one that's well known across the whole world that I have a good explanation for so I'll do a more specific one

Princess Dolsex of Selvarem is pretty well known, since she was supposedly a prophet, but she rejected the role completely. Everyone kind of hates her for that and there was a period of time where instead of calling someone lazy, you'd call them her name instead. She lived a tame life for the most part and stayed on the royal grounds to avoid getting like screamed at on the streets, and though she was generally disliked, she did contribute a lot to the sport of ardeis racing and breeding (I'm going to make a whole post about ardeii because i love them but think spider dog horse). The 'Princess D' coloration, which she bred herself, is considered very valuable, especially genuine ones (which just means it came from the original ones she bred). Dolsex was assassinated a few weeks before her 38th birthday because she was the oldest royal child and her mother was getting sick and people really did not want her inheriting the throne.

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[illarian-rambling]

Happy Worldbuilding Wednesday! 🐙 - Does your world have a beast like "the kraken" in the depths?

More like a whole lot of krackens. Illaros is about 96% ocean, and an overwhelming majority of that is untouched by surface folk. The Oresea (all of the sea that doesn't touch the continent of Iarl or archipelago of Janaz) is filled with all manner of giant sea creatures, but namely, leviathans.

Leviathans are the dragons of Illaros. When they're young, they act like beasts, devouring whatever they come across and traveling mindlessly. It's only when they get older that they develop intelligence, and magic. All adult leviathans have the innate ability to control the currents around them, as well as some measure of telepathy and clairvoyance.

Adult leviathans tend to settle down in one spot and are highly territorial towards each other, only allowing others onto their land to mate on very rare occasions. Generally, leviathans spend their days in as many varied ways as people do. Some are benevolent and use their magic for vast public works projects, as they aren't territorial against smaller seafolk like merrow or sirens. Others are conquerors, and there are many empires within the Oresea ruled over by leviathan tyrants. Most just keep to themselves and go about their day to day lives in mundanity.

Thankfully for the people of Janaz and Iarl, leviathans tend to avoid the land and areas close to it. Surface folk know how destructive leviathans can be, so they kill any young ones they come across, just in case. Mostly, the people leviathans interact with are merrow. These seafolk stay in the Oresea, unlike sirens and halawemavira, and many of their nations are ruled by a leviathan.

As for what they look like, there's a lot of variation. Just picture a massive, finned serpant with a head the size of a galleon, and you're probably close enough.

Thanks for the ask! I really don't talk about these guys much, since on land, they're pretty much just legends.

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[toribookworm22]

Hey, guys!

I'm gonna be at a work event most of the day tomorrow, so I'm not going to send out a WBW ask. I'll still have my queue going; just nothing new this week is all.

Love you guys! ♥️

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[autumnalwalker]

Happy WBW!

What is one element you have always wanted to have in one of your stories world/environment but you've never found a way to fit in?

Happy WBW! Even if it's not nearly the same Wednesday you sent the ask.

Perhaps it's not exactly what the question meant, but having a proper villain antagonist. While one might say that's more of a character than a world/environment element, I'd argue that it still fits because a villain worthy of the title is going to have an effect on the shape of the world, if only in the local space they and the protagonist share.

The Archivist's Journal and the solarpunk witch project are too slice-of life for a villain to be appropriate. The Witches' Testaments is more about opposing systems than people. Empty Names occasionally comes close by veering out of monster-of-the-week and into villain-of-the-week territory, but so far that's just been one-off villains that aren't expected to show back up again after the chapter/episode is over rather than establishing any kind of long-running nemesis/antagonist.

Sure, The Archivist's Journal has Theo and the nature sprite, but those aren't really villains. Theo's (mostly) just a grumpy old guy who doesn't like the Archivist very much and the nature sprite isn't villainous or even malicious, just alien, incomprehensible, and mischievous.

I think the closest I've come to writing an archetypal villain is probably Sullivan, the "token evil teammate" of the Empty Names cast. He's certainly got that smug, flamboyant villain energy that makes him so fun to write, and and is kind of a bastard when Road isn't around to hold his metaphorical leash.

Hmmm... maybe in some future arc for Empty Names. Time will tell, I suppose.

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[betweenthetimeandsound]

Happy Worldbuilding Wednesday!

--@worldbuildingwedasks

My question of the week is, how does your world deal with immortality? Whether its through mythological beliefs, actual ambitions, or simply a desire to have more time, how does one obtain it in your world, if they could?

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[amaiguri]

Hello hello and happy WBW! \(^v^)/ What does the government look like in Aftokratoria? What positions are there and what sort of responsibilities do they have?

For anyone who doesn't know, the Aftokratoria is the Greco-Romanesque Autocracy that has taken over the entire Southern subcontinent. They pride themselves on progress, equality, their careful meritocracy, and community. But how do they build such a utopian society?

At the top of their society sits the Philosopher King -- An artificially intelligent, sapient doll who will one day have absolute power over all aspects of life. But she is still being perfected so as of yet, the Senate remains in control of policy and the Philosopher King is primarily used to optimize information -- such as train schedules, economic spending, military movements, etc.

Beneath her are the Senators -- each citystate/region has a handful depending on populace. They all vote on National Policy but they also delegate specific work to specific Senators -- such as electing them to be a General in a War or as the head engineer of a project -- depending on their specialties and connections.

Senators have a cabinet of secretaries and civil servants under them who specialize in something -- such as law, engineering, agriculture, economics, military strategy, etc. They appoint these people themselves. What keeps them from just appointing all their friends and not "the best people for the job"? The other Senators approve each others' cabinet budgets. So they only have a set amount of money to spend. ALSO, as of right now, Senators are re-elected yearly (even though there are no term limits) so if you do badly, people will notice and vote you out. However, without modern communications, this seems like it might be difficult and painful to get high voter turn out and stuff... so... that might not be realistic.

Each city-state also has its own Governor with a cabinet of secretaries too. They basically do what the Philosopher King was doing before the Philosopher King was built. They still hold power today but "ideally," they will soon be obsolete.

In fact, in between radios and the crafting of the King, the whole government will ideally be run by the Philosopher King in the next 10 or 20 years here. And it will perfect and there will be no problems :)

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[space-writes]

Happy WBW!

A silly question from a sleepy me: How should I go about spending a night outdoors in Valloroth? E.g. while travelling on foot. What sort of equipment do I need and what dangers, if any, can I expect?

hi Sam! happy WBW!

ohh man. i should know the answer to this off the top of my head given how much roaming around on the road in Valloroth Lucian and the gang do but i. do not.

Honestly in Invereid, where most of the main story in the first book is set, I didn’t put that many outdoor dangers. It’s a pretty temperate place in late spring/early summer, and I didn’t give Invereid many monsters roaming around. Would’ve made the place too crowded :p

In Invereid in summer you can camp pretty safely in a lot of places with Basic D&D Camp Gear. There probably are wild animals, but there aren’t that many that are huge threats, at least not that I’ve developed yet. One fun thing I do have developed is barometz, which are based on the vegetable lamb myth, only in Valloroth they are literally vegetable lambs:

A barometz sprouts, the plant growing a large gourd atop its thick stem until eventually it splits and the lamb emerges. The lamb remains attached via a stem-like umbilical cord and generally lives for a week or so before starting to age or rot. If left attached to the plant, a barometz will rot away to sludge within two weeks of emerging. If removed from the umbilical cord it can continue to live for only a few days before dying. Barometz grow quickly and have short lifecycles. However, since they grow all year round, they make a perfect crop as they can be harvested repeatedly throughout the year.

They’re originally from Boudobrivvin and are an imported crop that took really well in Invereid, and are often found growing wild, and make the perfect food for travellers. The meat is very similar to flesh and blood sheep, so that’s free lamb chops every night if you want them.

As for other places, I have no idea as of yet. Mohaade - the parts of Mohaade Vren and Aliyne are from - are hot, dry desert regions, and I haven’t done my research into camping/travelling those yet, since no-one’s doing that in book one. You’d definitely need plenty of water, though. Oh, and Mohaade has basilisks:

A small and extremely venemous snake, whose venom is capable of paralysing instantly. Commonly found being thrown out of Mohaade households where they have crept in during the night to sleep. Basilisks have a fearsome reputation outside of Mohaade—within the country they are a common nuisance. Their venom causes instant paralysis, but they are very small and quite stupid. A typical basilisk bite lasts no more than a few minutes. Basilisks are typically reddish-brown in colour, with upper scales of dull maroon almost like dried blood, and a lighter, sandy-coloured underbelly. They have distinctive bright yellow eyes. Their heads appear oversized to their bodies.

So you have to remember to check your boots and such for those every morning.

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[tabswrites]

Happy WBW!

Let’s talk accents!

What accents are commonly used in your world, by either the MCs or those they interact with?

Are they unique to your story (a mixture of several different dialects, for example), or common accents we would find in our own world?

Tagging: @writingmaidenwarrior @sam-glade @writernopal @pheita @pandoras-comment-box @athenswrites @mysticstarlightduck

Anyone should feel free to answer!

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[somethingclevermahogony]

❤️ Happy WorldBuilding Wednesday! ❤️

What are your cities or towns like? Feel free to talk about the layouts or the people or the architecture, etc. and to talk about more than one if you'd like!

My last neglected WBW to finish! Though I hope that I will get more questions soon. I will talk about one specific city.

Chibal: The City of Secrets, Merchants, and Magic

Description/Stats/Fun Facts

The Kishic city-state of Chibal sits on the western coast of Kishetal. The city itself is built on a large hill overlooking the Green Sea.

Chibal is the second most populous Kishic city with a population of roughly 120,000 compared to the largest city, Labisa with 188,000. Despite having a smaller population Chibal is the most economically prosperous city, due in part to its trading port which is the biggest in the eastern Green Sea, a rich and famed history of salt production, access to both copper and silver deposits, and perhaps most infamously, The Hall of Oaths (which will be explained further below).

As of the start of The Testaments of the Green Sea has the highest per-capita population of sages (Magic users) of any Kishic city-state, 36. Most sages live as scholars or priests. It has been described as the center of Kishic scholarship and magic.

It should be noted that while Chibal may have the highest population of sages, the quality of these sages is often lackluster as they typically have little practical experience when it comes to sagecraft.

The patron deity of the city is Jalkiba the Shipwrecker, one of several Kishic sea deities.

Chibal has the largest slave market in Kishetal.

The elite of Chibal consume as much foreign wine as nearly the rest of the Kishetal combined. Beer, popular in the plains and mountains is rarely consumed.

The Chibalans speak the Coastal Dialect of Kishic which is noteworthy for its Ikopeshi elements.

Chibal has the largest Ikopeshi and subsequently forestfolk (various magically altered races, typically but not always descended from humans) of any Kishic city-state though it does not have the highest ratio of forestfolk to non-forestfolk.

Chibal can be separated into 4 primary districts. The markets and the docks, the temple distract and the Palace/Bidanlum, the eastern slope (where the majority of homes lie), and the salt beds (the poorest district and as the name suggests where the famed Chibalan salt is produced.)

While Chibal does have a small city guard, it is similar to several Kishic cities in that it has no standing army. It is unique however in that it additionally has no system to call up a force from its own citizenry. Chibal is almost entirely reliant on diplomacy, bribery, coherision, and economic tension to achieve its aims. The city, and in particular its leaders do make heavy use of foreign mercenaries and pirates, particularly those of Korithian and Ikopeshi decent. It can be argued that these form a private army of sorts.

Chibal has not been to war in 200 years.

History

The city was founded shortly after the settlement and conquest of Western Kishetal by the Spiritblooded warrior, Tamel roughly 1,400 years ago. Legend says that the cove which now holds the city's famed port was once home to a deadly sea beast, the exact nature of which varies from author to author, which was subsequently slain by Tamel.

How true this story is, is unclear. It is certain that something or someone(s) was inhabitating the cove before the arrival of the Kishics. Though it is just as likely that this was a sub-aquatic or else coastal race of magically-altered people (Foresfolk) rathef than a monster or spirit.

While initially part of the Kishic Empire under the 500 year reign Tamel, Chibal would be amongst the first of the of the Kishic cities to declare independece after the death of Tamel and the subsequent war against and destruction of the island kingdom of Arkodai.

The first king of Chibal, Adikar participated minimally in the civil wars preceding the end of the empire and chose instead to expand economically, creating the Palace of a Thousand Stone Trees, the original name for the grand palatial complex.

The line of Adikar itself would end 300 years later after his descedant, also named Adikar, vanished along with an entire fleet of ships while on an expedition. In the subsequent chaos, a group of powerful merchants, calling themselves the Bidani, named for their leader Bidan, seized control. Subsequently Chibal became an Aristocratic Oligarchy, controlled by a council of powerful merchants, elected and nominated by the council.

Along with claiming ownership of the Palace (renamed Bidanlum or Home of the Bidani), the Bidani would begin the construction of a massive library.

This library, The Hall of Oaths is the largest collection of tablets, scrolls, books, and artifacts in the Green Sea. Also called the Hall of Secrets, the hall is infamous for the secrets which it carries, secrets which have historically allowed the Bidani to hold conciderable power over much of Kishetal.

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[illarian-rambling]

Happy WBW!

What happened to the other stars?

They got eaten 👍

But no, for real, stars in my universe are inhabited by anctient forces of creation, who fought against and lost to a similar primordial force of destruction. The one star that survived, hiding behind the gods born from the people It created, is the last of Its kind. End ate the rest and it's eyes are what the people of Illaros call stars, though they aren't true stars like the sun.

Here's a different post I made explaining it way better :)

Thanks for the ask!

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[unmellowyellowfellow]

Happy WBW! 💚 In honor of Aro Week: how does your world view anti-amanormative ideas or practices? In other words, how does the world at large view people or ideas that don't prioritize romance or romantic relationships?

i've made it so specific in my wip that there is barely any sexual/romantic relationships because frankly, that isn't what the story is about! emilio and dixie are platonic soulmates! the only franklin and maude are canonically together but they aren't married or dating, they call each other partners!

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[angie-j-kay]

Happy WBW! What is one food/drink/treat that is associated with birthdays or similiar events in your world? Why?

I am SO late answering this...

Well, What You Cast Out is more or less set in the real world USA, so most people outside of the Fey realms have the usual cake and ice cream. Inside the Fey realms, if they're mortal and time doesn't get wibbly, they might still do that.

As for the Fey themselves, they don't have birthdays because none of them were ever born. They've just sort of always been there, and find the passage of time to be a burden that shouldn't really be celebrated. Though... many of them will not refuse cake if it's offered.

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What You Cast Out: A Tale From Little Egypt (Novel Masterpost HERE!)

A small college town is rocked by a horrific murder, with only one suspect. Officer Gabe Nelson knows Tracey Rutledge can't possibly be guilty, but the only thing more incriminating than the woman's behavior is everything else that his investigation reveals.

Why does the case trace back to her childhood home, and why did she run away from it eight years ago?

Why is the FBI as interested in Tracey as they are in the murder?

What smells like wet dogs?

As the case closes in on Tracey, so does the real killer. Gabe will have to choose between the life he has always believed in and the values he has always held, while the world he thought was real starts to fall apart.

Chapter 1 will be released to the public on March 1, and Chapters 3-5 will be available to Patreon and Ko-Fi followers!

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[toribookworm22]

Happy WBW! Is there a part of your worldbuilding that never occurred to you that you'd need to come up with answer for until you were writing/editing?

Hey, love! Thanks for the ask!

In The Animatronic Saga:

I remember on one of my later edits/rewrites, I realized I had to figure out how the technology and communication systems worked in my world. Because that was kinda important. It seemed so simple when I was writing and then I somehow realized that phones no longer exist nor do most people have an easy way to talk to each other.

New challenges, new opportunities.

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[patternwelded-quill]

Happy WBW! What part of your world do you think would get f'up the most in the movie version?

Based upon what I've seen from Hollywood, I'd say 'all of it.' There's also a concern based on the current US behavior of them whitewashing or heteronormalizing all the cultures/species.

But if it's one thing I absolutely would expect them getting wrong it would be my dhaewar, the deep elves. They're the inheritor-custodians of the dwarven culture on their continent, adopted by the dwindling last generation there generations ago.

(Images are the same young dhaewar woman, Faeryl Avram of Kholdur. She was dating Kylan, Relarial's grandson. Painting by Tlepsh, sketch by me.)

It would be far to easy to turn them into cliche evil dark elves and use as villains because that's how they're viewed in universe by some. But that stems from having a blended culture and religion that makes them different from the 'average' elves and humans nearby.

Plus twisted history has the surfacers viewing the now-gone dwarves poorly which is applied to the dhaewar. Being semi-isolationist in response to all that only reinforced the beliefs.

I could very easily see a movie turning them into some sort of... barbarians at the gates of the 'good' and 'civilized' surface elves, maybe even responsible for destroying communities in the region and ignoring the natural disasters part of the social collapse.

Or maybe I'm just jaded and have no faith in the movie industry.

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