30 Days of World-Building - Day 23 - Culture II

Exercise 23 - Spend fifteen minutes or so revisiting your culture notes, filling in any gaps, and changing any major or minor details if necessary. This will make everything more consistent, and help with the flow of your novel.

Major Change -
- Revamped each society to include their differing views on magic. For example, some may use magic freely, whereas others might see magic as volatile and dangerous if used for evil.

Minor Changes -
- Included details about the evolution of the train in my novel, which societies have access to it, what it used to transport, etc.
- Included possible plot hooks via. magic fearing fanatics attack the protagonist
- Included rumors and myths about the Gem-Scale dragons, which are prominently worshiped in some areas in the South-Western jungles. Also included notes about the first Gem-Scales, and their immense size.
- Included possible uses of the gemstones. Options include, but aren't limited to: increased speed, strength, improved eye sight, minor magic control, magical protection & shields, and control of fire and electricity (if mounted on a staff or other focus). These gemstones are common among the upper class, and can make them difficult to fight if they are trained in the used of their gemstones.
- Included more common-place uses for the gemstones. For example, gem-stones that produce light, gems that can record a telepathic message, glow different colors for silent messaging, etc.