#wouldbuilding

Heading to some dungeon someplace, or just on a general quest, whatever gets you out into the subtropical forests. You come through a clearing, and suddenly you're face to face with an ogre.

Now, your first instinct upon seeing the shaggy, vaguely man-like giant with its gangly arms and mouth of fangs is going to be to draw steel on it. This is what is generally referred to as "a mistake."

An ogre's reach, strength and endurance far outclass your own, and they use makeshift clubs with frequency.

But most importantly, combat is rarely needed to deal with these creatures. Contrary to reputation, they rarely seek out meat, preferring fruits and soft plants. Nor are they enraged by joy and happiness, as many a fool bard prattles on about.

The open mouth smile is considered a threatening gesture to these creatures, as it is a prelude to combat between them. If encountering an ogre, it is best to slowly back away while making yourself as small and nonthreatening as you can, and do not look the beast in the eyes.

Ogres will rarely pursue a nonthreatening humanoid that is leaving their territory.

A pursed lip, 'kissing' expression appears to be a signal of friendliness, and can be used to signal you are not a threat. If an ogre returns this gesture, maintain a polite distance. When they aren't seen as threat, smaller humanoids come across as children to ogre perception. Tales of 'ogre wives' capturing burly warriors and offering them a 'wedding feast' of fruit, insects and strange plants are not, in fact, captives of a lovesick monster.

Rather, the warrior in question has been mistaken for a particularly inept and helpless ogre child (or something close enough to adopt) and is being fed on the assumption they don't yet know how to gather their own food. The 'jealous, watchful eye' of the ogre is more likely the same kind of watchful concern one gives a clumsy or easily distracted child.

As such, it's best to not get 'adopted' in the first place.

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Tenebrae’s patron is not Shiva, it is Bahamut

Accordo’s is Leviathan, but they fear their astral too much to acknowledge that anymore.

Shiva had been Niflheim’s patron, until they killed her original body

Ramuh was 100% Galahad’s and he favors his people even now.

Titan is the patron of hunters. Considering a lot of hunts have habitat destruction as the reasoning, it makes sense.

Ifrit had been Solheim’s patron, the other Astrals never paid the kingdom much attention before their war.

Worldbuilding idea to explore - let's say the polar ice caps melt. Would it then be possible to colonize Antarctica?

What kind of minerals etc. might be hidden there?

Would there be a lot of coal? A tonne of dinosaur fossils?

Cities or cave paintings from lost civilizations?

Would the soil be good for planting, or would eking out an existence be miserable?

Who would claim the land? Or would be belong to all people fleeing the rising sea levels?

Is the land we lose on the other continents worth what we gain at the South Pole?

How do people cope with living in utter darkness for half a year and blinding light the other half? What weird cultural practices would arise out of this?

hbhhhghh I mean it’s canonically possible. So sure, why not!