It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted, which means I owe people an apology and an explanation. These past … more…
creating countries
Creating Shildaria – Hierarchy of Social Estates
I did an entire post dealing with the Hierarchy of Social Estates and then another showing what that looked like … more…
Creating Shildaria – Magic
Like most of the countries in my world, Shildaria was drastically changed by the Druid Wars. Prior to the wars, … more…
Creating Shildaria – Scholastics
The passing on of knowledge and skills is one of the most important aspects in any society. How that is … more…
Creating Shildaria – The Arts
Shildaria has been in a constant state of war for two generations. As such, survival and feeding the war machine … more…
Creating Shildaria – Religion
For most of its history, Pantheism has been the dominant religion in the country, as it has been for the … more…
Writing Update – March 2019
It’s been a pretty productive month for me on the writing front. The funny thing is that I’m actually really … more…
Creating Shildaria – Laws, Families, and Inheritance
Almost every culture has a base set of laws and traditions that are more or less universal. Exact definitions may … more…
Creating Shildaria – Ecology
I’ve already discussed some of the landmarks and overall geography in Shildaria. Now, it’s time to create the flora and … more…
Creating Shildaria – The Military
Even if you are not planning on using the military as the focus of your story, it is important that … more…