Whoo! I have some catching up to do! (Again...Grr.)
Themes?? Well, let's see.
So far I've noticed themes just sort of develop on their own in my story. I had planned on one, that had to do with discrimination, but it's pretty much minor now. Others include:
Friendship,
the good ol' Good vs. Evil
Betrayal and Redemption
Destiny/Fate
Sacrifice
That's all I can think of.
Now, to your questions, Starbreeze.
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Firstly, are your places similar to any on Earth.
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I grew up in a land of plains, mountains, and forests. Mostly plains though. As a result, most of my land is v a s t emptiness. There are three main "countries" in my story. One resembles my own homeland of Prairies and Plains, the other two I guess I was thinking of my trip to Europe three years ago. To put it simply, it's pretty. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Secondly, How civilised to you make the people that inhabit your world?
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Depends what race you're talking about, and what country really. Actually, I have alot to say about this one, and I don't have much time so I'll come back to it later.
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Thirdly - if you have used elves how have you portrayed them?
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I got Elves! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Portrayed them? Like Tolkien, I guess. As the good guys. However, they are not the ones saving the world everytime there's a crisis. After the first great "crisis" they disbanded from their first realm to three more realms. They're isolationalist, and have strict laws regarding humans. (Let's put it this way for Aelori, there'd be a big sign that would say: "Humans are forbidden." And for Soli, there would be a sign that would say: "WELCOME HUMANS!!" [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]) I won't get into the other two realms. My Elves are the "good guys" but they don't want to get involved if they don't have to. Better just let the humans deal with it. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]