Triptych Thoughts

Okay, so the main plot will be the slave trade! It will mostly be underground, especially in Tansy and...what's-his-face's country. Oh wait, what did I name him? Torm? I can't remember. :x He shall be Snaky for the purposes of this blog post from my friend's house, so I can work on Novel #2. -_-;;

And I think that for this to work, there have to be other species involved, other than the main "intelligent" three from Tansy's-and-Snaky's home country. I'm thinking something along the lines of a cat (haha, like Marlau!) or a bear (like the houma!). Maybe some of the big ones could be 'livestock" or for something like labor? I dunno. I guess that works? And since Tansy-and-Snaky come from a country with a social system that considers three species intelligent and ONLY those three species intelligent, they won't be used to the idea of accepting other species as being intelligent. And maybe, to mirror OUR mentality here in the real world (oh, the real world...haha), the other species won't be intelligent in the same way that the humans/birdthings/snakethings (hey, I've only been working on this for a spotty single week! Gimme a break that I don't know the names yet - it's not like I can crosscheck on MY FRIEND'S hijacked computer :P )

Anyway...I'm just going to spew for awhile (spew lists yay!) and see where it gets me. Who knows, maybe something useful will appear. :P

COUNTRIES:
- Tapan (the "triad system" country, the setting in the beginning, promotes species equality between the "three intelligent species", but is very strict about lifestyle and customs - if you defy them, you are shunned, and that's that...it's kind of smallish, and has a lot of dense forests. It is ruled by an oligarchy, with three leaders, one from each species)
- Mortek (mountainous country on the eastern border of Tapan. It has only birdthings as its intelligent species, and generally views humans and snakethings as less important or intelligent. It's also small, and very barren. Ruled by clan rule.)
- Ulua (on the north and west borders of Tapan. It is a flatlands country with some forests, with a mix of species each setting up their own small citystatethings in it. It's kind of in disarray that way - making it perfect for the slave trade, despite its generally accepting population)

Nehhhhhhhh I'm gonna be nice to my friend for now. :P (Edit: never mind)

You know what, I'm just gonna draw a map, and go from there with the whole country thing. -_-;;

So like...oh god, I have to do worldbuilding for this thing. This sucks. :/ Now I'm starting to like the idea of something that takes place in the real world. Oops. -_-;; Um maybe this will help:

Stuff that comes to mind that might be nice for my world to have:
- Clan warfare/disputes (oh dear god, it's Highness all over again)
- PIRATES (well, I'm listening to the soundtrack...)
- Ninja? (I guess I already do)
- Slave trade (dude, have you been reading?)
- OH BUT there is modern technology...didn't I already tell myself this? It's seems weird, but fun and cool (...but not Naruto...I hate Naruto)
- High school issues! (Tansy visits people in another country! And gets caught up in their HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA)
- Maybe relationships or "lackthereof" issues along those lines? (cuz I didn't feel like it for Highness...ugh, I'm still debating about considering Tansy/Snaky, or if I should go with my initial intuition of "ugggh no")
- A town that has a lot of stuff underground
- A town that has TREETOP HOUSES
- A town that "floats on the waves" (pontoons?)
- As an added issue: Tansy and Snaky might find a way to communicate with Cirrus (HAHA I REMEMBERED HIS NAME...sorry, Snaky, you know I love you). But not right away - they have to travel first.
- Tansy and Snaky act as tourists sometimes! I don't want this to be a standard fantasy "quest" thing. Those things suck. >:(
- ...Airplanes! (haha, back to my summer job all over again)
- Traveling on a ship! Like in Pirates of the Caribbean! (and we're back to the fact that I'm listening to the soundtrack again)
- Nurrr...I dunno...WINGED GRIZZLY BEARS. Or maybe not. I dunno. But grizzlies are so cool, and I dunno if the "winged grizzly bear quota" for Highness was filled enough by what's-his-face the houma spirit physician near the end. :P
- Insects! I think I should go for beetles instead of spiders this time. Why? I dunno. Spiders are hella cool, though...
- Ummmmmmmmmmmm...rainbows! OMG! NORTHERN LIGHTS. Or something. Hahah, I'm going to go see them yay! :D
- Hrm. I dunno, actually. Right now, I just want to write something in the real world. Um...short story time? -_-;;; I PROMISE TO WORK ON THIS, THOUGH. I'M JUST NOT QUITE IN THE MOOD FOR PLANNING. BUT I JUST ENDED SCHOOL, SO I GUESS I DESERVE IT. MAYBE. AGH, CAPSLOCK SUCKS. >:D

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Okay, I'm done for now. :P