Worldbuilding Notes for Chapter 3 of my Upcoming Fantasy Novel
On People, Cultures, and Places
What up, what up, Tolkien Poppers!
I hope that you are well and that your summer has been filled with outside activities, summer blockbusters, and cold drinks to keep you cool. Being in the U.S., there were plenty of fireworks shows and cookouts to turn the summer temperature even hotter. We still have hot days ahead of us, but, for me, they are burning coals to walk on towards the sweet, chill of autumn. Peak season for “hobbiting” or “hobbit-maxxing.”
Today, I bring you some more worldbuilding notes pertaining to some of the new elements I introduced in Chapter 3 of The Broken Crescent. In it, we learn more about the indigenous people of the Coffee Isles, the group of islands just off the coast of the Empire’s capital city of Palm. Imperial citizens refer to them as “Islanders",” but the name for themselves are Zaratai. Readers will be transported into the capital city, where they will be taken to the Crown Imperial Temple and Rectory (name-change under review—I would love to hear any suggestions you may have!), where worship is conducted and priests of the imperial religious order are housed and trained.
Below, you will also see a working map I am developing for the larger world of The Broken Crescent called The Crescent Lands by the Empire. It’s a work-in-progress and I have also removed some things, so I do not spoil future parts of the plot.
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