I’ve mentioned before how I have the various nations of the world that Druthal occupies given some degree of definition in “National Documents”. These are, in essence, a handful of neutrally-written wikipedia-esque files on each country (or, in the case of areas of lesser organization, regions of general geosocial commonality). These documents were organized as follows:
POLITICS
- Government
- Laws
- Criminal Activity
- Military
- Foreign Affairs
GEOGRAPHY
- Maps
- Regions/Political Subdivisions
- Major Cities
ECONOMY
- Currency
- Key Imports/Exports
CULTURE
- City Life
- Country Life
- Religion
- Holidays & Ceremonies
- Family Units
- Homes
- Clothing & Hairstyles
- Education
- Food
- Entertainment
- Great Works
HISTORY
PEOPLE
- Key Historical Figures
- Current Major Personalities
Now, while this format is solid, and given that it’s mostly for my own personal use, it’s just fine, I’m not thrilled with it. I feel something is missing– flavor mostly. Possibly from my own desire to maintain that dictionary neutrality, I’ve lost some degree of voice. And perhaps there is a key element to these documents that I’ve somehow glossed over.
So I’m thinking about how to rectify that. And, of course, whether I really need TO rectify it, or just focus on, you know, the actual writing.