My fantasy is set in pre-modern time in fictional feudal, imperial, nomadic and tribal states.
It is a low fantasy.
There are creatures such as dragons and dwarfs, but there are no orcs, humanoid gods and elves for example.
I have only 4 humanoid species.
There is no physical presence of gods/god and magic absolutely does not exist (or almost).
Real world natural laws apply to this fantasy world as well.
I have only one supernatural or magic thing in my fantasy, the undead.
The undead are corporeal living corpses, but they can not be skeletal.
If I decide to remove undead, my fantasy would be completely magic-less.
I am currently not sure whether to include undead or not. The reason why I am not sure is because I can not explain how does one become undead and how undeath is spread.
Should I include undead or not?
How should I approach writing very low fantasy?
And how is it different from writing high fantasy?
It is a low fantasy.
There are creatures such as dragons and dwarfs, but there are no orcs, humanoid gods and elves for example.
I have only 4 humanoid species.
There is no physical presence of gods/god and magic absolutely does not exist (or almost).
Real world natural laws apply to this fantasy world as well.
I have only one supernatural or magic thing in my fantasy, the undead.
The undead are corporeal living corpses, but they can not be skeletal.
If I decide to remove undead, my fantasy would be completely magic-less.
I am currently not sure whether to include undead or not. The reason why I am not sure is because I can not explain how does one become undead and how undeath is spread.
Should I include undead or not?
How should I approach writing very low fantasy?
And how is it different from writing high fantasy?