Today is a super fun day.
My project today is to create Rhyna, one of the important countries in the world I'm developing for my novel. I've already introduced Arainia, which consists of two parts. the western side - which has the capitol, where all the aristocracy live in style - that evokes a Regency England feel, and the eastern side - which consists of the Great Forest, where rustic peoples eke out an existence in tree towns above the ground - which is much more of a fantasy type area. Separating the two parts is the vast Arainian countryside that consists mostly of farmland, inhabited by peasants who work for the pleasure of those of higher stations. To the south, across an ocean, lies Rhyna (which will evoke a Mediterranean/Arabian feel). This is where my character Anya, the girl Robin has been dreaming of in Part I, hails from.
In my original novel, written back in high school during my sci fi days, Rhyna was actually another planet, and Robin and co. traveled there through the use of a mirror. For the grown-up version that I'm writing now, I've completely taken out the element of mirror travel (but it may appear in another form in a different story in the future). Rhyna exists on the same world, but unlike Arainia, it maintains a neutral policy and refuses to involve itself with other country's affairs.
I've spent a couple hours looking up everything from decor to landscapes, and I officially need a break before I can get to the writing part!
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