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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gilladian" data-source="post: 5679011" data-attributes="member: 2093">I like a world which at first glance appears fairly medieval, but over time with exposure becomes plainly deeply affected by magic.For example, in my world dragons are completely magical beings. They are created by the parent dragon(s) building a treasure hoard and then wanting an egg. When their focused intent is strong enough, an egg spontaneously generates, incubates, and hatches. The type of treasure near it deeply affects the nature of the baby. Drape a ruby bracelet over it? You get a red dragonet. Nestle it in a fistful of uncut diamonds? Hello white or silver dragon baby!This means that abiogenesis is a theme in my world, and so is magical origin. Dwarves are carved from stone and breathed into life, diseases are created by miasmas and curses; elves return to the natural world when they grow old, etc...AND the stories I tell reflect this (I hope!) in some little ways. I can't judge whether I prefer mythic or mundane - I think I prefer myth in my mundania... both are equally yummy.</blockquote>