Happy STS! ✨ What has been your favourite area / land to worldbuild so far? Or which are you most proud of?
Thank you for the ask!
My Favorite Land
I always had a soft spot for Oneta, the Cradle of Antiquity. Ironically I created it as the capital marked by creepy silence. The people were overly formal, and their cultural norms encouraged an emotionally cold environment.
But... Oneta had much to teach me.
Slowly but surely, I realized I was wrong about Onetians. They didn’t change, but my views on them sure did.
“Creepy silence” became the silence of respectful listening. “Overly formal” grew to represent their clean, elegant style, showing they cared about presentation and how it might affect others around them.
And the “emotionally cold environment” was never there at all. Onetians are just as compassionate and loving as anyone else. Their culture might forbid them from expressing emotions openly, but there are other ways to communicate how they feel. Music, poetry, prose, small everyday gestures...
I fell in love with Oneta, but most of all, I fell in love with its people.
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