Casimira
Scope
The motivation behind building Casimira
The goal of the project
I want to get through a full explanation of the world of my novel, which is no small undertaking. But I'd really like for my future readers to be able to dive into the world and get as much or as little information as they want. I hope to have a reference that I can come back to again and again for consistency and I want to provide something that will really show the depth of my world.
In addition to that, I want to create an RPG that can allow other people to tell their own stories within the scope of my world so they can enjoy it even more.
Casimira's Unique Selling point
Theme
Genre
Reader Experience
Reader Tone
Recurring Themes
- The inevitability of the flow of Time and eventually Death.
- Corruption under the surface of every kingdom and world power.
- The dance of Fear and Hope.
Character Agency
The main characters absolutely have the ability to change and shape the world around them. It's not that they themselves are powerful characters, but their actions have a powerful and long-lasting ripple effect across their world.
This is true for the way a campaign would be set up as well. In a world like this, people who step up to do something can leave lasting changes wherever they go. They may not see the way they affect people and the future of Casimira, but most heroes and adventurers don't while on their journey.
Focus
Drama
The Southern Lands and Alexi are at war. It has always been this way, because the people of Alexi think dragons are no more than monsters and the dragons are tired of dying to patrols. Raids happen frequently between the two nations, but neither ever goes far into the others' territory. This has been going on since the kingdom was established and dragons felt as though they were going to start crossing the river and encroach on their territory. There appears to be no resolution in sight, partially because the rest of the continent doesn't know that the Southern Lands are in fact a nation of their own and those that live there try to keep it that way.
The Birdfolk and Scalefolk are constantly at war with each other because of fundamental personality and cultural differences that no one has ever been able to agree upon a resolution to. Their cultures are opposite in nearly every way possible. The Scalefolk are a draconic culture with elemental magic and more nomadic, while the Birdfolk are bird-like and militaristic, with only light and dark magic available to them.
There is something dark about parts of the kingdom of Novami and no one can explain it. The people from there don't notice it because it's been a part of their existence for a long time, but outsiders avoid these areas if at all possible, unless they have shady dealings they want to remain a secret. Although anyone can know anything in Novami if they can pay the right price.
The Northern Lands are slowly building their technology to put them on equal footing with the rest of the world and their magic. While the people there are happy about this, some mages are concerned about the very militarized country.
There is definitely some tension between Ismena and the Crystal Traders. There is a lot of regulation and other factors in the crystal trade and usually not enough supply, so it is up to the mage council and the Traders to work out prices. This leaves a great deal of tension among the two groups.
While generally limited to the kingdom itself, the Peregrine clans fight amongst each other for territory and resources. They have generally good relationships with their neighbors, though.