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Shiirati architecture

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Tags: Cirellio, Lura, magic, poetry, style

Okay so a Magic system, check.

World, universe, and physics, check.

Religions with zany philosophies at odds with each other, check!

What’s next?

Well, Eliza was good enough to give us worldbuilders a list of topics to consider. How awesome is that? I figure I can just work my way down. This is the way it starts->

  • Architecture
  • Art
    • literature
    • music
    • painting/drawing
    • poetry
    • sculpture
    • theater
    • use of art in society

Since a lot of the answers vary from city to city, for the questions that are more specific, I’m going to try and focus on one just one city- Shiira, the desert city.

(Something to understand about Shiira is the northern direction is considered bad luck. Many years ago, two northern kings warred over control of their territory. Now there’s all kinds of superstitious quirks, such as not furnishing a chair on the northern side of tables.)

Architecture:

Shiira is divided into 9 satropies, which are like provinces. Read the rest of this entry »

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