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Questionable Questing

Bob is bob
Bob is bob
That isn't a problem unless people go too far and that's the idea of having it ritualized. There are social codes for who to enchant and how. And Enchantment is a two way streak. Make someone super in love with you, you'll be changed to be super in love with them
Andy333
Andy333
Makes sense. I'm more worried about the more godly figures but I'm guessing they have their own rules they have to follow especially since if they start breaking them it invites other gods and pantheons to start breaking them, and nobody wants that because that Mutually assured destruction scenario for everyone involved.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
Gods in general do not get to be super active in this setting to avoid that narrative nightmare. Me and Jackal do not want to deal with divine intervention.
So doms and subs, certain kind of clothings? Tattoes? Necklaces, ways to tell who's who in Moat Calin?
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
Dom and sub social groups in different trades and arts?
Andy333
Andy333
tattoos might not be widely available at first since this is a region that didn't have this tradition before magic, so it'll have to be imported over and that'll take some time to get established as a cultural norm. Same with really fancy jewelry or even certain dresses. This is the North and not just any part of it but a specifically very poor area.
Andy333
Andy333
But you do have the interesting mix of Riverlands culture, Northern ones, the Crannogmen men, and potentially even some Ironborn stuff depending on many of them survived when their brief little empire in the Riverlands was finally put down by the Targaryens. So you have a handy excuse to use a lot of stuff these groups have.
Andy333
Andy333
So from the Crannogmen you have poison, worship of the children, fashion and architecture that is very integrated with the forest and specifically designed to camouflage in. Plus pet alligators, or as they're called in books lion lizards. lol. From the Riverlands you have predominantly green colored clothing, emerald green not muddy green, building with water like bridges and water wheels.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
I really like the cultural inspirations you are drawing on
Andy333
Andy333
Also stuff like a pretty devout relation with the Seven since they've face some pretty heavy wars and persecution over their religion from the North and the Ironborn, as well as a shockingly robust calvery tradition considering how muddy with rivers and hills their lands are. But really just used the geography and details from the books to form ideas for the culture you want.
Andy333
Andy333
The Ironborn, shockingly considering their religion of stealing, actually have some of the best iron and metal working in the Seven Kingdoms and they considering building something with your two hands as paying the Iron price and thus might have smithing competitions or trade shows where they exchange ideas. They also do a lot of fishing so their diets would include a lot of pickled stuff and brines.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
That is canon?
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
Martin did something with Ironborn that wasn't rape and pillage?
Andy333
Andy333
The Ironborn probably consider calamari as a delicacy. Not just because Greyjoy house banner is a squid but also because hunting squids, with some species on earth without the magical bullshit of westeros can weigh up to a ton, can be incredibly dangerous. Plus calamari goes well with lemons which is something that would have to be entirely imported from places like Dorne.
Andy333
Andy333
Yeah, I know I was just as shocked as you. lol. They are named the Iron island specifically because the island is filled with iron, lead and tin. Of course most of the mining is done with slave labor since the ironborn view that as beneath them and thanks to volcanic activity on the island it's incredibly dangerous and kills of most of them after a couple years. But you can't win everything. lol
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
I sleep. Talk more Moat Calin later.
Andy333
Andy333
Plus apparently seven out of ten small folk on the islands are fishermen and that as well as a cod, sardines, and mackerel, the islands have natural kelp reefs filled with Lobsters and crabs that form most of their diets. Wouldn't be shocked if there was pearl producing oysters too, with pearl jewelry being a big export as well.
Andy333
Andy333
Sleep well.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
How day. We talk more Moat Calin?
Andy333
Andy333
Holy crap I was tired. Are you still up? I literally woke up like fifteen minutes ago, I think? Lots more cleaning and even some moving of furniture, ended with hanging out with family for several hours and a huge feast of Chinese take out means I was passed out the minute my aunt and Uncle got check into their hotel and I was back home.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
Dang dude you were asleep and I am editing for Jackal and can't talk right now.
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