#NovemberWorldbuilders 17/11/25: Creatures in the river/lake.

River water in Rychilla needs to be filtered, to remove the toxicant in it, before it's safe to drink. This toxicant comes from merfolk who live in the river - but the Rychillans haven't realised they're there yet.

#NovemberWorldbuilders 7/Nov/25: Something black in your story.

Jaleshi elves wear black lipstick and nail polish as a sign of mourning. We'll meet a character like this in book 3 of my series.

#NovemberWorldbuilders 1/Nov/25: Something in your world that's red?

Dark red/maroon is the royal colour in Rychilla. Reserved by law for those on government business. It's the colour of town guard uniforms and cars. As such, Karis usually wears it.

(Art by Sofia Aspe.)

#NovemberWorldbuilders Day 30

The ARAF's rank system is based on the NATO rank system. It was important I get those right for a military story, and I'm glad I got a good grip on who does what, made the story just that bit better.

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#NovemberWorldbuilders Day 29

Financial endeavors within the setting are, by default, employee-owned, a development that came to be during the establishment of the last Imperial Dynasty, partly to contain the influence of the emerging merchant class, partly due to a new and growing religious influence of the time.

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#novemberWorldBuilders Day 28

The New Year's Attacks, described in my debut, a series of terrorist attacks and amok runs by the Green Dawn aimed at the city and population of Trento. They were eventually stopped by joint law enforcement and military efforts.

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#NovemberWorldbuilders Day 27

I don't mention any, but they do exist, primarily preserved within mythical accounts.

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#NovemberWorldbuilders Day 26

The beginning of the war I mentioned yesterday was notable for the fact that the opposing commanders were father and son. Their wife/mother disappeared soon after the two had their final clash, which launched A LOT of speculation.

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#NovemberWorldbuilders Day 25

The Republic War, which started out as the Young Hawks Uprising, then/externally renamed the War of Norstan Succesion, or Brandtner Restoration, then devolving into dozens/hundreds of smaller factions, before its conclusion.

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#novemberWorldBuilders Day 24

"[...]you knew beforehand that nobles throughout history had preferential treatment[...]. How does being reminded of that bother you now?”
“I guess there’s a difference between knowing something and living through it.”

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