I'm the Anon who made this post in the previous thread.
>>5888010I decided to try some creative writing exercises and put in some effort to try and write up some (GOOD) fantasy lore. I'd like to share an excerpt I wrote up now. Please tell me what you think.
>The Veloth are known as a very public people. Everyone knows of their family struggles and most personal business. They are not known to keep secrets, instead, they wear their feelings on their sleeves. This leads to a different type of duplicity- the kind where the only kindness they give is a public kindness. This is because of their most sacred of traditions, the Sacred Word. Each Veloth clan have a word unique only to them, and when they speak it, it imbues them with a great power. Veloth warriors speak this word to defeat their foes, and Veloth craftsmen whisper it to complete the greatest masterpieces. This word is both a reward as well as a token of their legacy and honor. It is for this reason the Veloth are how they are; any insult to one will tarnish this word, and weaken it. The greatest of Veloth clans have words that put your hair on end, while the lesser and ignoble clans have Sacred Words which dribble out of their mouth as inoffensive as a slur. It is for this reason the Veloth are so easy to anger and so quick to forgive- as long as it is done in public. They will forgive murder behind closed doors almost freely, but insult one's name in public and they will invoke their sacred word against you.>Beyond the sky-scratching blue bell mountains is where the Veloth clans trod. It is only further north and west, in the heartlands of the Empire, where their absurd honor culture is restrained- and their low magic is mocked by the Imperial Sorcerers. The southeast plains of Vo are like a sea of grass, only broken up by the long legged horses- to keep their clan-riders from the ticks- and the termite mounds of red-black earth which act as a natural mile marker. The tallest spires, called "crowns", are lived in by termite queens the size of your arm, and are known to be a delicacy. The rain comes here only rarely, and it rarely more then a drizzle, giving the land an arid climate. The biggest surprise one would come across here, besides a quiet and reserved Veloth wanderer, would be one of the meandering, fish-rich streams hidden underneath the tall grasses. 