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Sangwheel Chronicles

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Created by

Marie Mullany
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Scope

The motivation behind building Sangwheel Chronicles

This world is the setting for my novel with is the first in a series of a three. It is a high fantasy world with a technology level of early middle ages and amplified with some magic accessible to around twenty percent of the population.

The goal of the project

I am building an immersive world for my readers to enjoy.

Sangwheel Chronicles's Unique Selling point

The world's magic costs the caster dearly. Magic draws on life energy in order to become reality. All people in the world generate this energy and, with sufficient rest, will recover expended energy, but you can die from expending too much. You can also die from another taking your energy and using it for their own ends. The most dangerous form of magic is forbidden in the Empire of Lumiaron, where all the action takes place. However, a darkness has found its way to the heart of the Empire and there is one who is practicing Sang Sorcellerie in the capital itself. Will the empire fall? Or will it be saved...

Theme

Genre

A fantasy world with a technology level at around the middle ages and magic.

Reader Experience

The world feels rich and well fleshed out with the levers of power delictly balanced between commerce (the guilds), civilian life (Rechtshus) and the military power of the nobility.

Reader Tone

The world is darkish.

Recurring Themes

Complex relationships between entities bind togethere the society. All magic has its price Danger lurks below the surface.

Character Agency

The characters have great agency, but attached to agency is great consequences.

Focus

Rule of Law: In each town or district at least, there is a Rechtshus. This is the courthouse and jail and headquarters of the town guard all in one. If the town is large enough, it will also have a separate Vachstall which is where the town guard operates out of. The town guard is maintained and operated by the Rechtshus. In addition to normal guardsmen, the Rechtshus will also sometimes appoint a few Furannes. These men and woman investigate crimes and act as lieutenants for the Rechtsprecher. The Rechtshus is financed partially through taxes, partially through levying fees from shopkeepers and homeowners who want their districts patrolled and partially through fines issued for minor crimes.   Each Rechtshus has a Rechtsprecher who is a judge and interpreter of the laws. The Rechtsprechers are by tradition always female and must have successfully born and raised a child till the age of five. There must always be one Rechtsprecher for every ten thousand persons who inhabit a Barony or at least one per Barony.   Should a Rechtsprecher post stand empty, the local lord selects ten candidates among the woman who qualify for the post. The people of the Barony then vote and the woman with the most votes becomes the new Rechtsprecher for life.
Religion: The central religious philopshy of the Empire is Viero, the Wheel of Life that each person rides, life after life, until they finally manaage to achieve a state of Lumiar and join the Ancestors in watching over the people of the Empire. It is believed that souls are drawn together across lives and this bond is called traverou
Gender Relations: Gender relations vary across the Empire. In the North, women and men are considered equal in all matters. In the south, women tend to be restricted in which profession they may follow and certainly war and all professions related to it is considered a man's job.

Drama

For the first time in nearly two thousand years, a Duchy has no heirs. The Etendulat line has failed. It is a particularly dangerous duchy for this to occur in, lying as it does, in the very heart of the Blutben peninsula. The counts of Etendulat jockey for position, the Emperor has moved Imperial Armies into the region to ensure the safety of the harvest and in the city of Somfaux, even the Baron is plotting to secure a path to power.

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