Phietadix
Auror
An older version of one of my current projects contained an aspect that, while I think no longer fits with with the stories current focus on Julius Caesar's invasion of Gaul in 60-50 BC, still has very interesting concepts that could be explored within a different work.
This concept was as follows
Rather than families tending to raise children within family dynamics based on blood ties and ancestry, instead the raising of children was done within trade guilds. Above the age of around 10 the child would leave the guild they grew up in become a ward of sorts to a neighboring trade guild of a different field. This would both strengthen the bonds between the two guilds as well as giving the child two fields of expertise they could use to guide them in their future endeavors.
The child was highly encouraged to spend at least 1 full year with the guild they were a ward to, but after that year they had full freedom to float freely between the two guilds, or even seek to become a ward of a third unrelated guild of their choice
Polyamory, Queerness, and Gender Equity were core concepts that I wanted to maintain within this system, plus I maintained a core emphasis on Youth Rights and Liberation in the drafting of this.
The original setting this was drafted for was a blend of Medieval Spainish and Imperial Chinese influences, but that was done for reasons somewhat unrelated to this particular system. If anyone has a recommendation of another time or place that would suit this system, I would love to hear it.
Shockingly enough, Kiki's Delivery Service was a key inspiration for parts of this system, so anything that could work witches back in would help it stay more faithful to it's roots
This concept was as follows
Rather than families tending to raise children within family dynamics based on blood ties and ancestry, instead the raising of children was done within trade guilds. Above the age of around 10 the child would leave the guild they grew up in become a ward of sorts to a neighboring trade guild of a different field. This would both strengthen the bonds between the two guilds as well as giving the child two fields of expertise they could use to guide them in their future endeavors.
The child was highly encouraged to spend at least 1 full year with the guild they were a ward to, but after that year they had full freedom to float freely between the two guilds, or even seek to become a ward of a third unrelated guild of their choice
Polyamory, Queerness, and Gender Equity were core concepts that I wanted to maintain within this system, plus I maintained a core emphasis on Youth Rights and Liberation in the drafting of this.
The original setting this was drafted for was a blend of Medieval Spainish and Imperial Chinese influences, but that was done for reasons somewhat unrelated to this particular system. If anyone has a recommendation of another time or place that would suit this system, I would love to hear it.
Shockingly enough, Kiki's Delivery Service was a key inspiration for parts of this system, so anything that could work witches back in would help it stay more faithful to it's roots