{"approved_at_utc": null, "subreddit": "worldbuilding", "selftext": "Note: Yes, I developed this map on WorldBox. I've got some sketches, but this is probably one of my best versions of Rennista. The races aren't exactly correct, but I'm generalizing what they are for simplicity sake.\n\nAs a general concept, this is my continent, Rennista, on my world, Jatuss. I've been working on this world for about 11 or 12 years, each region having their own unique territory, lore, and types of culture. I'm struggling to get basic ideas though of HOW it's the way it is. How did they get the way they are, how does economics work, how does the hierarchy work, how does fashion function, how did ancient civilizations make anything function at all, so on. Each region has its own color/design, so I'll try to give an idea of what each is, and I'd love to hear ideas on how others would tackle this.\n\nThe top region in deep grey are steep cliffsides that only resilient or flying type creatures (lizard, hawk, dragon, that type thing) can live in.\n\nThe left hand most side, covered in sand, is the \"Golden Shores\". Mainly mermaids, faeries, and Nymph type creatures live here. They tend to be incredibly wary of those who aren't from there.\n\nThe light green on the bottom left is \"Silver woods\", where the leaves and grass shimmer with silver colors. Faeries, animal-people, and elves tend to live here, also very isolated, but tend to interact most with the Golden Shores.\n\nThe odd purple color North would be the \"Jungles of Madness\". They've been corrupted by the portal opened to the realm of the void, and the land and people are affected by the corruption that seems to be slowly spreading. Void-based creatures are the only things unphased by the corruption. Shapeshifters, animal-people, mushroom-people, and the blood cursed tend to live here.\n\nThe deep green to the right of the purple is \"rebel forest\". Thick foliage to help mask and hide those who've been rejected by the surrounding regions. This is also very tribal and \"no man's land\".\n\nThe two greens to the right of the deep green are both the same region (different soil types, oops), but this is mainly the human region. They're getting into a Steampunk industrial age, half militaristic, quarter artistic, quarter mixed. This is my most developed region mentally, but I struggle with the \"why\". Best guess would be the life span of humans versus most other races is different, so more generations have come and gone to develop different ideas. More hills and flat plains, sparce trees, and a handful of developed cities.\n\nThe orange region is the desert where goblins mainly live, mixed between above ground and in scattered caves. They have some developments themselves, having a slightly smaller life span than humans but not quite the same mental capacity. Orcs, their cross-bred children, also live here. One of the few regions that are okay with slavery.\n\nThe island south is where the dwarves live, using a mix of surface to get water and food, where they use caverns below to forge their metals. One of the main places that have sources of lava (underground). There's also a diety that lives here, Stolym, the diety of stone and constructs.\n\nThere are some characters, details, and cities I'm leaving out for the sheer fact I don't want things stolen, but this is a general idea of how far I've gotten with my concept for this continent after Jatuss's Pangea is broken. I'm more than happy to share other details if things are needed to be known, but how should I approach continuing the world building? I'm very confused on how things should function or why they'd been developed. 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I've got some sketches, but this is probably one of my best versions of Rennista. The races aren't exactly correct, but I'm generalizing what they are for simplicity sake.</p>\n\n<p>As a general concept, this is my continent, Rennista, on my world, Jatuss. I've been working on this world for about 11 or 12 years, each region having their own unique territory, lore, and types of culture. I'm struggling to get basic ideas though of HOW it's the way it is. How did they get the way they are, how does economics work, how does the hierarchy work, how does fashion function, how did ancient civilizations make anything function at all, so on. Each region has its own color/design, so I'll try to give an idea of what each is, and I'd love to hear ideas on how others would tackle this.</p>\n\n<p>The top region in deep grey are steep cliffsides that only resilient or flying type creatures (lizard, hawk, dragon, that type thing) can live in.</p>\n\n<p>The left hand most side, covered in sand, is the "Golden Shores". Mainly mermaids, faeries, and Nymph type creatures live here. They tend to be incredibly wary of those who aren't from there.</p>\n\n<p>The light green on the bottom left is "Silver woods", where the leaves and grass shimmer with silver colors. Faeries, animal-people, and elves tend to live here, also very isolated, but tend to interact most with the Golden Shores.</p>\n\n<p>The odd purple color North would be the "Jungles of Madness". They've been corrupted by the portal opened to the realm of the void, and the land and people are affected by the corruption that seems to be slowly spreading. Void-based creatures are the only things unphased by the corruption. Shapeshifters, animal-people, mushroom-people, and the blood cursed tend to live here.</p>\n\n<p>The deep green to the right of the purple is "rebel forest". Thick foliage to help mask and hide those who've been rejected by the surrounding regions. This is also very tribal and "no man's land".</p>\n\n<p>The two greens to the right of the deep green are both the same region (different soil types, oops), but this is mainly the human region. They're getting into a Steampunk industrial age, half militaristic, quarter artistic, quarter mixed. This is my most developed region mentally, but I struggle with the "why". Best guess would be the life span of humans versus most other races is different, so more generations have come and gone to develop different ideas. More hills and flat plains, sparce trees, and a handful of developed cities.</p>\n\n<p>The orange region is the desert where goblins mainly live, mixed between above ground and in scattered caves. They have some developments themselves, having a slightly smaller life span than humans but not quite the same mental capacity. Orcs, their cross-bred children, also live here. One of the few regions that are okay with slavery.</p>\n\n<p>The island south is where the dwarves live, using a mix of surface to get water and food, where they use caverns below to forge their metals. One of the main places that have sources of lava (underground). There's also a diety that lives here, Stolym, the diety of stone and constructs.</p>\n\n<p>There are some characters, details, and cities I'm leaving out for the sheer fact I don't want things stolen, but this is a general idea of how far I've gotten with my concept for this continent after Jatuss's Pangea is broken. I'm more than happy to share other details if things are needed to be known, but how should I approach continuing the world building? I'm very confused on how things should function or why they'd been developed. 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