@line-artsy-draws you are wonderful!!! She drew Fari, which is one of the main characters in our book! Fari is a Phoenix who lost her arm in a terrible accident but she looks badass here!!

Everyone commission her because she does a fantastic job!!

Thank you for the ask!

Well, considering how many countries there are, I’ll have to narrow it down to the one the characters are currently in so let’s go with Oterra!

- Sen

Disputes:

Noble v Noble

- This is probably gonna be under the table or just between the houses since they’d rather not bring this to the public. Usually, they have deals that work for both but the higher prestige Noble will usually win.

Noble v Merchant/Craftsman

- Usually through an official process. If you’re in the East, the latter is gonna win thanks to guilds. Anywhere else, nobles will probably win.

Anyone else vs a non-noble/non-merchant/non-craftsman

- Oh the lower class one is gonna lose hard. There isn’t even gonna be a dispute because the lower class one is always gonna lose. That’s just how it is in Oterra.

Who makes decisions on disputes

If someone was able to get the dispute to be an official matter, a court will look over it and an appointed judge will make the decision. If the judge doesn’t think they will make a proper decision, they can have a jury of educated people come in and listen to the trial to decide for themselves.

What happens if someone is upset with it

If you’re not a craftsman, merchant, or noble, deal with it. It’s not like you can do much unless you want to do something illegal or pay someone to do something illegal.

A noble could make that person’s life a living hell by spreading rumors, paying people to harass them, or even have them killed. The political game is cutthroat and if you don’t play it, don’t be surprised if your fate ends badly.

Merchants and Craftsman will go to their guilds and the guilds will deal with it. This could be done with simple diplomacy or sending thugs to “persuade” the person to make another decision on the matter. There’s a reason why guilds are so powerful in the east.

Faux Pas and reactions

I’m mainly gonna focus on nobility with this one since they’d be hit the hardest by a misstep.

Wintervale - Show any sign of sympathy/empathy or support to the Nedant, people north of Oterra. Since they’ve raided their lands many times, nobles of Northern Oterra are usually spiteful toward them. If anyone finds out you publicly did that, they’d probably look down on your entire house for being “filthy north sympathizers.” In an extreme scenario, the house could be stripped of their nobility by the Lord of Wintervale and cast out of his lands or executed if he believes you are a credible threat to Oterra’s defense.

Tabershire - Speak in favor of the rebellion that devastated Western Oterra a decade ago. Tabershire has yet to recover fully from that since so many of their farms were damaged and they’re dependent on trade with other areas. Yeah, probably not a good idea to feel bad for the rebels who caused all that destruction. A noble can expect to be ridiculed, cast out or even visited by some Kadembre assassins who take offense to the supporters of people who tried to kill their kind.

Hey everyone! I decided to try something new for this blog (again since I have something similar in the works for characters) and start talking about some aspects of Alterra. And why not start with the realm I focus on the most, Faterra. This post is more of an introduction and subsequent posts will go in detail about the different kingdoms and nations. Though, I’d like to ask if anyone would prefer me writing out details in a template like this post or work on it on a site like Worldanvil and link to it on here? Please let me know and I hope you enjoy. Now to make sure I don’t ramble on, here are the Kingdoms of Faterra.

- Sen

More below.

Summary: Fari has a horrible case of insomnia.

Fanfiction or Original Fiction: Original Fiction

Rating: T

A/N: Here’s our first entry for Whumptober! I hope you all enjoy!

Whenever Fari closed her eyes, all she could see was blood. Her blood, her chewed up arm, and Alex’s stained, horrified face. The memory was there every time she blinked. And she just wanted it to stop.

But she didn’t want to sleep. Ever since that day, Fari had been restless. Tossing and turning, pacing in her room until she couldn’t walk anymore. Fari wanted, no, needed to stay up. She couldn’t afford another nightmare. Another pain-inducing dream.

Her lover was concerned with her well being, promising that he would stay by her side while she slept. All Fari could see was guilt. She was worried that if she closed her eyes, Alex would continue to blame himself. ‘It wasn’t your fault…’, she kept telling him.

He never believed it, which made her feel worse.

And her idiotic arm. Fari couldn’t stand it. How bright and shiny it was, made by the top smithies the High Dragons could afford. Decorated in a golden color, making her eyes hurt every time she glanced at it.

“Fari?” Alex called as he sat up in the bed. Fari’s back faced him as she gazed out of the window. She stayed silent. “How long have you been up?”

“I uh...I don’t actually know…” She let out a small laugh, “I think the night is almost over.” Fari could see the sunrise in the distance, giving off a beautiful orange, purple color in the sky. Large arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her into an ocean of warmth.

“I should have watched over you before I went to sleep. Maybe you could have gotten some sleep this time around…” The regret in her voice made her cringe.

Summary: Nier has to deal with a certain mage as he recuperates from a monster hunt.

Fiction or Original Fiction?: Original Fiction

Rating: E

Prompt from @fictober18. Thank you for these wonderful prompts!

If Nier had to pick one thing he hated most about the Hunters, it was the medical bay. Having to sit and wait for someone to come by and check his injuries was always the worst part of returning from a Hunt. He sighed as he rested his head on his hand, legs hanging off the edge of the surprisingly comfortable bed. Patients around him glared and had smug looks as they noticed his blood-soaked bandages.

Bet they’re all hoping I lose an arm or two from this, the Kadembre reflected as he gave a smirk to them. Most of them scoffed and looked away but a few gave a derogatory gesture or term here and there. That was the most they could do unless they wanted to be patients longer.

“I see you’re already antagonizing the patients again.”

Nier looked at his particular caretaker, giving a hideous grin.

“I thought you’d be used to that by now, Ciel,” he snickered.

He watched as she rolled her golden colored eyes from under her colorful mask before she gave him a deadpan look.

“You understand that if any of these people attack you, it’s me who has to deal with the aftermath, correct?”

She took one of his arms roughly when he shrugged and unwrapped the bandages, gloved hands checking his wounds on both arms.

“Flesh wounds as usual on the arm,” she listed off. “You attempted to grapple with a monster again, didn’t you?” His silence was answer enough for her as she continued. “I swear, it’s like you’re trying to get yourself killed.”

“Oh come on, like you don’t get a thrill when you’re facing down a monster!” He retorted as he took his arms back. “That one versus one, winner gets to walk away while the other losers everything? What’s not to enjoy?”

Ciel placed her hand against the temple of her mask as she shook her head.

“Honestly, I see why people wonder if you’re a psychopath or not. Especially when you talk like this.” She took his other arm and went through the same routine before rewrapping both.

“You didn’t answer my question, though. Do you feel that exceleration on hunts?” He noticed her attempt to ignore him as she checked his head next but pressed on. “There’s gotta be some reason you keep going on them instead of shutting yourself in the library with your books.”

She paused and looked down at the reptilian.

“If I said it was because I wanted to help people, what would your response be?”

“Bullshit,” he scoffed.

“Of course,” she sighed.

“Oh come on, you Kentori aren’t that emotionless. You gotta feel something, right?” he emphasized the something by poking her side with his tail. Ciel jumped and glared at him.

“Can you feel this?” She scraped one of the gashes on his head.

“Ow!”