1. Past, present, or future?

Past
2. Are there continents and seas? How about rivers, mountains, and volcanoes?
Rivers & mountains
3. What type of vegetation is there?
Lush
4. Is the weather diverse or the same everywhere?
Diverse, prone to flash floods
5. What are a few major events in the history of the place that affect the present? They can
be political, religious, natural or foreign in nature.
Country had invaders come in but were defeated, the descendants were put into
slavery. The country was power hungry and that created the civil war in the
country.
A huge war in which the victors put the losers into slavery
Earthquake that created the island in the middle of the continent
Recently attacked by brigands, still are being attacked, and all the inhabitants live in fear of
them
Blind man was blinded in the war
Magic could have puled up jagged peaks surrounded the island
Maybe someone majorly messed up a potion
Then he got kidnapped by them and ended up joining them
A protection potion
The rich dude created the earthquake to creat the island
He joined the bandits and thats when he meets his long-lost twin sister
6. Whats the linguistic situation on this world? Are there more than one language? When
different cultures communicate with each other, which languages takes precedence and
why?
Two languages, the original countrys language takes precedence, Matthias thinks
blind man is foreign but he is actually a native but sympathized with the opposing
country and thats why hes a slave
7. Whats the primary means of communication? Do people use carrier pigeons or radio
transmissions? Do they write letters or send emails? Can they communicate over large or
infinite distances, or are they limited by the means they use?

Griffin Express takes the mail off the island (griffins are also slaves)
Secret Slave Mail Service secret system between the slaves, they have to pass the
letter around but they arent allowed to look at it until it gets to the correct person
8. Whats the predominant culture? Just clarify the main idea, the main shape and form of
the society, not every detail. You need to know whether the societys focus is on warfare,
scientific evolution, religion, consumerism, slavery and so on.
Warfare and slavery
9. Whats the current form of societal normalcy? Is it common for John Smith to be a
worker with wife and kids and a small home of his own? Is it common for him to be a
slave? Is it normal state for a citizen (or inhabitant) to be actively engaged in a
community or is it every man for himself? Does Mr. Smith have access to basic
technology like a mobile phone and a TV, or an own intelligent robot or a fire-spitting
dragon?
Every man for himself, he is a slave, if not a slave he would never be seen helping or talking
to one unless, he owns the slave. Live in fear of being killed to next day
10. What are some core moral values of this society? Do people care about basic human
rights and freedom of speech? Do they value tradition over progress or the other way
around? Etc.
Tradition, no freedom of speech, the government wants itthe government will take it, no
education for slaves, those who flee will be killed on site- ex. wolfs head
11. What is this societys most ardent need?
Metal for war machines/weapons/armor
Food
12. How does it go about satisfying this need?
The slaves start stealing raw bits of metal, and some of them are forging it into
weapons! Hidden in seaside caves, secret tunnels
Mining, rich people own the mines and are using the slaves to mine the metal
They send out riders to collect things
Perhaps the metals is like a weakness of their enemies
Food hunting, foraging, fishing
13. What can your hero possibly do to disrupt normalcy in this world?
He stole a dragon egg
He escapes
The dragons dont like him
He could eat all the food

Start a revolt
14. Now how can you drive him to do that, unwillingly or unavoidably?
The blind man gets sick/wounded and that drives him to escape to heal him