Greybeard
Minstrel
Have you tried creating a new religion for your stories? Where do you recommend beginning?
Religions invented for fantasy novels typically gravitate towards two ends of a spectrum. They are obviously patterned after a real religion, which can be unsettling. Or they are oversimplified caricatures of good or evil.
How can an invented religion transcend the tendency to go in either direction?
Religions invented for fantasy novels typically gravitate towards two ends of a spectrum. They are obviously patterned after a real religion, which can be unsettling. Or they are oversimplified caricatures of good or evil.
How can an invented religion transcend the tendency to go in either direction?