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You might want to explore the difference between justice and vengeance-I know Dragon Age 2 brought up the fine line between the two fairly well. Love what Psychotick is getting at with the mace; bishops in medieval Europe used them in battle because they weren't allowed to spill blood. Hooray...

Just three things here, going with ship navigation- 1.Navigation out of sight of land was a huge breakthrough for sailors. I do believe this was accomplished between 1100-1300, and I believe it was the Arab traders who learned to follow the stars. Until that point however, most ships were...

So most fantasy that comes out is based in the Northern hemisphere, aka north is cold, south is hot, with a few cases of worlds that span to both poles so to speak. Question is, how much would it throw people off if the perspective of the world was from the southern hemisphere-north is hot...

-Drowning-accused was tied to rocks and thrown in the river. If they floated they were guilty, if they sank and survived long enough they were freed -Coals-forced to hold hot coals for a certain period of time, then examined for burns afterwards, depending on how bad the burns were, they were...

Just a quick few- -Wyatt Earp, old west lawman and legend, shootout at the OK Corral -Napolean, Corsican general who conquered most of Europe -Saladin, Muslim sultan of Egypt and Syria who opposed the crusaders -Richard the Lionheart, king of England, crusader -Robin Hood, archer and highwayman

if you're mixing medieval and industrial (firearms), take a look at the last years of feudal Japan. There was a definitive clash of culture and technology, old vs. new.

You should probably start with the formation of the avatars. You said that the spirits need these focal points for an avatar to be created, and Statues, Monuments, and Graves all indicated human presence or interaction. If humans can utilize the magic of god-avatars, and the avatars need...

You also have to consider the string. While the bow stave would weather the damp to some degree, the bow strings were rather fragile, even if you waxed them. Hence why archers kept extra strings protected and coiled under their hats. Cases-for riders at least-could be framed with wood and...

The confused messenger combined with the MC's own thoughts should give you enough opportunities. Robert Jordan was able to convey the nature and history between three of his MC's (who grew up together) through memories and conversation. Often the characters would be reminded of an incident and a...

I think what he was saying is that he wants a bow that can be used from horseback, not against mounted opponents. Plus, as he points out, effectively using a longbow as an individual weapon and building up that sort of strength takes a significant amount of time. However, MonkeyBlade, using any...

Split-obvious examples are the Olympians, Norse gods, and Tolkien. The Olympian fought the Titans after Kronos tried to kill all of his children to stop of prophecy. There you have prophecy/revenge as the initial split. For the Norse, I can't remember the details but there was a god/giant war...

Something to definitely pay attention to will be timeframe. Is each chapter a specific series of events happening at the same time? I know ASoIaF and Wheel of Time had issues where there would be a focus on one character A or character group for several chapters, but in the next, character B is...

Might want to look into "My Side of the Mountain." Its a short, simple read and centers almost completely on basic falconry, some of it in survival situations. It's fiction, but it might at least give you an idea of how the practice has been portrayed, as well as how the relationship between the...

There were two types of samurai, those sworn to a lord, and those who were unaffiliated, called ronin. Ronin didn't always have lands, but could enter another's service to receive lands in payment. Ritual suicide was more for failure and defeat than betrayal. If the samurai was defeated in...

It looks like you have a ruling pair, Man and Woman, as the patrons of humanity; Death and the Lights of the World; then the elements in Sky/Sea and Nature. This resonates largely with Graeco-Roman traditions, where each god/dess' domain covered several aspects of life. Definitely look to...