Worldbuilding

Mythical materials, such as adamantine and orichalcum, have a long history in mythologies, as do sacred trees. They often explain the unknown or provide reasoning for natural phenomena. Often, they are woven into stories as plot devices. There can be esoteric reasons given for their placement, the gods gifting something to mankind, or there can be more grounded reasoning, they are the core behind some physical effect, a stronger metal that creates a more durable weapon.

Thoughts on the various succession myths and what they mean and how to capture them in our own worldbuilding.

Thoughts on world building and populating a universe with gods and myths

The greatest acts of creation in myth are always preceded by an act of destruction. That is something that stood out to me as I trawled through myths from Hesiod to the Enuma Elish and the Norse tale of Ymir as I considered my own tale of creation.

Creating a Cosmos is a hard thing to do, it is not something you can really design or develop, it needs to grow organically, like a great tree stretching its branches throughout your world. It is not visible or tangible but its presence within a created world is constant.

Thoughts on world building and how creating your own restrictions is the way to enhance and focus creativity