Ask your region

This is a translation of a post originally published in 2013. More posts in English here.

Are you making a fantasy region and have the concept, but you don't know where to start to flesh it up? Tell me about it! You can try answering some of these questions:

Geography

• What is the most common type of terrain?
• What makes it different from the tearrain of other places?
• What other terrains are there and why?
• What are the most important reference points when you travel?
• What means of transportation are available?

Biology

• What is the most common fauna?
• And flora?
• Are there monsters?
• What creatures or plants are the most representative of the place?
• What are the most notable threats?
• Is there more than one intelligent race?

Society

• How many cultures are there?
• Are they nomads, barbarians, rural, urban...?
• What is their main source of resources?
• How technologically developed are they?
• What inventions are the most cutting-edge for them?
• What do they consider good or bad?
• What gods do they worship?
• What are their myths?
• What do they think of slavery?
• How do they regard other cultures or ethnicities?
• What is the difference between sexes?
• What is the difference between classes?
• What language or languages do they speak?
• What do they eat?
• What do they wear?
• How do they pass the time?
• What creatures do they tame?

Politics

• What are the political divisions?
• What factions can be found?
• What are their relationships?
• Who are the real rulers or the ones in the shadows?
• What do they seek?
• What type of government to they have? Monarchy, plutocracy, gerontocracy, tiranny, democracy, manteocracy, teratocracy...
• What do the people think of their rulers?
• Does someone opose the rulers from the inside?
• Are there lawless factions?

Magic

• Is there magic?
• How does it work?
• How widespread is it?
• Who controls it?
• Is it hard to learn?
• How is it regarded in society?
• Is it linked to religion?
• Is it intertwined with technology?

Architecture

• What type of buildings are common?
• Which buildings are considered wonders?
• What types of past ruins are there?
• Who built them?
• What type of decoration is used nowadays?
• And in previous ages?
• How are cities distributed?
• How big are they?

Thanks for reading. Valmar Cerenor!