- No worries, we're not terribly organised, to be honest, though. And we could always use another member! :)

- Okay, so the story itself is kinda wishy-washy... The main thing that we're sure about is that we're currently focusing on this desert civilization and the mythology that has originated there. There's basically 3 main goddesses(the final term will prolly be more gender neutral, but this is what we're going with for now); Earth, Sky and Water, and they dictate most of the early/foundational lore(long story short: Earth(it's really mostly Earth) and Sky pair up against Water 'cause they're jealous or something, which makes the world miserable and so it can't function. In grief and guilt, Sky somehow helps revive Water, who comes back as a darker, more jaded and wrathful version and thus this is how water(previously gentle and nourishing) can be a negative. It also explains rain, oases, etc.) And a bunch more basic dieties are "born" from the three.

That's mostly all what we have down definitively, but we're still trying to craft a world(including a map), languages, characters and cultures, etc. for our story. 

Feel free to help or just toss ideas off us anytime! <3

P.S. I've seen both your most recents posts Flamie and Hex, its lookin' good! :) 

(I especially like the "crumbling Empire" point... Hehe, gives me ideas~) I'll think about it some more, n post if I come up with anything. I'm more or less from my mini-break so I should be around a tad more. Oh, and please do say anything, even if it's only a tiny tidbit, or doesn't seem terribly brilliant. Sometimes the best ideas can come from those!

Yea, that one's kinda tricky... I think we were kinda debating whether fire would be "born" of Earth and Sky (like the sun rising from the Earth into the sky), or of Sky and Water(as in lightning, which only happens when Sky and Water meet), or perhaps maybe only from Water, as a show of power in making something her complete opposite.

Maybe it could be a secretive, even more elusive 'Element' though!

Also, thinking about it a bit deeper, Fire could very well represent Earth and Sky and their feelings towards Water. Earth is horribly jealous of Water (perhaps subconsciously because she feels like Water could bring an end to her, just like water to a flame), while in a way fire may be seen as gravitating towards water, as it destroys Earth(and burns away the products/reminders of Earth+Water's relationship, which could be what Sky was originally upset about: plants, life, etc.) but halts at Water's side(since it has nothing to feed on, symbolically in a gesture of regret), to the point it would willingly lay down its life for her(letting itself be put out by Water), just like Sky. Very poetic! Not sure I like all the points I made up though, so lemme know your thoughts too!

Anyway, continuing on with that plant tidbit, maybe that's part of what made Earth so jealous; Plants (a combination of Earth and Water) would always grow away from Earth, and towards Water (who maybe used to be on top of Earth, before being dethroned by Sky). The only parts she was left with were the ugly, gangly little roots. It hurt for the half of her children towards Water to flourish, while her side didn't.

That also gets me thinking a bit more like a tela-novela, where Sky was basically pining for Water, who had a previous creative relationship with Earth. They're kinda jealous, but quietly try to win Water's favour. Slowly, it seems to be working, but Sky is still worried that they're not enough. Meanwhile, Earth, seeing Water move on so easily and finally be truly happy with someone else, is incredibly bitter and starts scheming against her. She gets Sky to turn on Water by either telling them 1) that Water is actually just playing them and is planning to/has already started making fun of Sky to others and stealing Sky's stuff --- that thows them into a hurt rage, leading to them killing Water on accident; 2) that to impress Water, they should do [something which leads to Water death, which Sky didn't realize until it was too late] or she tries to tempt Sky with the power of Water and her domain, saying something along the lines of 'trust me, Water likes to be dominated. Take it from me, I've been with her for [so-and-so many increments of time]' --- thus again leading to Sky reluctantly help Earth in killing Water. They are either way wracked by guilt, shame, loss and self-loathing; while Earth at first couldn't be happier, smug her plan worked out, glad to be rid of that pesky Water, etc. However, she starts getting paranoid and addicted to some harmful substances, all the while getting more and more irritated that she can't create living beings without Water, and realising that she is essentially useless without her.

Y'anyway- do tell me if that's too deep. Just stuff I've been thinking about.

Lol I know!

Yup, bartering sounds good and pretty much everything else. You all have such great ideas! The way you put it that Fire would be the "last sacred gift" of Water was perfect, Jaybells! Okay, so I think we've got that part mostly figured out. Our protagonist will be using Fire to drive out Darkness, but they'll be opposed by that Darkness and the majority of the other people. They'll also have to come out of seclusion (being in one of the last hidden tribes) and all of the sudden confront all these hostile forces. I think when we actually get to the detailed story, there will definitely have to be some supporting characters to befriend the one(s?) who is going to bring out Fire into the wider world.

Gold could be rare and sacred to some tribes because it glows with the light of fire or something. Or we could make up our own sacred metal, like mithril in Lord of the Rings, ect. What do you think?

And chaos will reign! (In the story, you know)

Thanks! Feel free to pop in if you have any ideas or feedback. It'd be great to hear from you.