I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.
Laini TaylorKissing can ruin lives. Lips touch sometimes teeth clash. New hunger is born with a throb and caution falls away. A cursed girl with lips still moist from her first kiss might feel suddenly wild like a little monsoon. She might forget her curse just long enough to get careless and let it come true. She might kill everyone she loves.
Laini TaylorA bruxis. That was the one wish more powerful than a gavriel, and its trade value was singular: The only way to purchase one was with oneโs own teeth. All of them, self-extracted.
Laini TaylorInfinities are not for casual exploration. You could fall and keep falling. You could get lost.
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