Hahdremro    What do you guys think?

Well, this could get pretty involved.  Feel free to move to a PM with me if you don't want all the details so public.

First, it looks like you've got things pretty well figured out, which is good.  So my first question is: "do you have a story for it?"

Some people are good worldbuilders, but bad storytellers.  Some have it the other way 'round.   Some might be good at both, but then their characters are not interesting. 

What I'm saying is everyone has their strong points and weak ones.  I think worldbuilding is strong for you, because it sounds pretty cool to me.  So now I'm asking on the other parts.

Ruvgein

First, it looks like you've got things pretty well figured out, which is good.  So my first question is: "do you have a story for it?"

I have a few possible story ideas that take inspiration from Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad as well as historical accounts of fugitive Jews hiding in Nazi Germany. I'm working on creating stronger characters, but I have plenty of ideas, including a turncoat Watchman, a belligerent but cowardly djinni, and a clever but cautious kitsune. I don't have anything concrete yet, but there are options available, and I'm looking forward to expanding upon this world.

I'm not quite an expert on historical world religions, so I have a lot of research still left to do, but I feel like this is something that would benefit from having multiple people working on it. If you have any ideas, I'd be happy to discuss them. I'm fine with talking about it here for now, where other people can join in, or we can talk in PM if that works better for you.

Hahdremro

I'm not quite an expert on historical world religions, so I have a lot of research still left to do, but I feel like this is something that would benefit from having multiple people working on it. If you have any ideas, I'd be happy to discuss them.

Anything in particular?

Ruvgein

Anything in particular?

If you have any useful knowledge of mythology and religions, and you can think of ways to integrate any specific spirits or mythological creatures into this setting, I'd love to hear about it. This is meant to be more of a setting than just a single story, and I'm hoping to make at least a few short stories in this universe. Any ideas for characters and creatures to add into this world would serve to further flesh it out, as would ideas for the plots of short stories.

Also, I'm working on going into more detail about the defecting Watchman character. In his story I hope I to further develop the Watchmen as an world power, but I'm somewhat unfamiliar with how to treat the bureaucracy and corruption that would surely plague such a massive organization. I'll try to read up on how best to implement this concept, but I don't really know where to look. Would Orwell's work be a good place to start, since it's such a vital inspiration for the setting, or would a real world example be more advisable?

Take inspiration from everything. Yeah, Orwell. And for real world, read up on Nazi Germany and modern South Korea in terms of how they run the country. One's fascism, the other communism. Should give you ideas. As for creatures, there's Wikipedia's list of legendary creatures Which should give you some help, just look for lesser known stuff ether by scrolling thru all the letters or going right to lesser known regions.

Keinthurah
Thank you for the constructive criticism. Will include those things. About to rewrite it so anything else you want to add?

Nope, I think that's it.

Keinthurah
Also, Hahdremo, great idea. I am well versed in Greek, roman, Norse, and some Egyptian mythology, so can help you with that. I think that this can evolve into something worth my precious reading time.

I'd love any input you're willing to give! My focus will be more upon the creatures of myth, and less upon the deities themselves, my reasoning being that such powerful entities would likely have been destroyed early on in the war. All that's left are stragglers, essentially, and I'd love a varied cast of beasts and spirits to keep things interesting.

If you want to PM me, I'd love to discuss it further and throw a few ideas back and forth. This fictional world will be so much easier to develop if I'm not working alone!

Greetings once again, fadonne!

I have one simple question for you: as i've been getting into poetry lately, and have been using some words that sound quite eloquent. An example is the word "Thine".

Sildoyol and I have been debating whether words: Thee and thine signify you are speaking about yourself or are referencing another person. If it is referencing another person, what is a word that sounds just as eloquent but referers to yourself?

Thank you for the time.

~ Sildolok 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14J3xYEhS2LiKOiTUj445ZjhaYRJDWYZFFzuCwDjA71w/edit

This is a TES story I just finished writing. Hope you enjoy :)

(this now contains two stories, "Lunoldr and the Dov" and "Alternate Tamriel: Falmer Vampires")

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