Answering questions about O'Khasian culture in my rewrite from @zenixromeave (ty so much)
1. what kind of clothes do people wear? what is the weather like and how does this affect clothing? are there any patterns or motifs often used to decorate clothing?
O'Khasian clothing trends depend on who is in power at the time, however, I will answer based on what is popular during the MCD time period
The weather in O'Khasis is fairly temperate (think like the UK's kind of weather), which means it rains quite a lot, it hardly ever snows, and when it's hot, it's BOILING. This doesn't affect the populations clothing styles as much as it could, as the working classes are more inclined to wear more layers of clothing anyway, and it really only influences the upper classes when they want to travel
Many working class people in O'Khasis tend to wear blue, if they can afford it. A popular form of clothing style is a hooded capelet worn over the shoulders (similar to a cloak but not the same). Blue is a very popular color in O'Khasis, especially amongst those who can't afford to buy or maintain white fabric. Other clothing trends among the working class include but are not limited to
Both men and women tend to wear trousers, mostly for mobility in work settings.
For formal events like going to church, losely fitted fabrics are popular, as they were popular in Irene's time and people tend to imitate her clothing styles when in prayer
Many working class men specifically tend to obscure their face in public or religious settings (inspired by the High Priest)
Wearing teal and green during festivals, holidays and celebrations
It's a bit different for the upper-classes, as they can afford to maintain white fabrics and more 'fancy' things. As such, O'Khasian nobility dresses in a more 'traditional' way, but there are some notable differences, such as
Married men wear their hair in 'wedding braids' at almost all times, and if they are wealthy, these braids are decorated with fine jewelry and silver
Wealthy women wearing less layers of clothing than working class women, although it often looks the other way around due to some elaborate draping and pinning going on
Many upper class citizens of O'Khasis have the symbols of Irene stitched into their clothing, usually a flower that looks similar to our chrysanthemum, and almost always in gold (on blue fabric), or blue (on white fabric)
Other symbols that are popular in O'Khasis' upper classes clothing include - the moon (Eamonn), a rune of Enki, and occasionally numbers corresponding to a specific verse of their religious text
Only those highly affiliated with the church/the Jury wear symbols associated with Xavier, as it's seen as a sign of a warrior and/or someone who can be incredibly violent for a religious cause
(I could keep going but I fear I have rambled too much)
2. is there any distinct architectural style? what materials are commonly used?
My mental vision of O'Khasis pulls from a number of sources, but the best I can describe it would probably be a combination of Ancient Roman and Perpendicular Gothic architecture. Lots of mosaics, fancy stained glass windows, arched tall buildings, beautiful sculptures coming off of houses and churches, that sort of thing.
The most commonly used material in O'Khasian architecture is concrete, brick, and wood. However, to be more specific, more fancy and elaborate churches tend to have marble and handcrafted wood interiors, whereas the churches used by the working classes usually just have regular floor tiles. The wealthiest families and most expensive houses have andesite in them as either flooring or statues, as andesite has to be imported, making it just as expensive as marble in O'Khasis.
Aaand that's all I got for architecture so far, idk why I fixated on flooring but there we go
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OC-tober day 3: Old OC
This was such a fun blast from the past! This character is from a novel I started writing when I was about 12 and spent 5 solid years drafting and revising. I won NaNoWriMo with it once! Eventually I realized that a lot of the basic premises didn't make a lot of sense (to be fair, a twelve year old came up with them) and that was getting in the way of my attempts to improve it. I knew I was too attached to the story to kill the necessary darlings, so I put it in the metaphorical trunk and it's been there for a few years now, waiting for a point when I can return to it and make some big structural changes to the story.
I still think a lot about the characters, who were the most interesting part of it to me, and I hope I do eventually get back to writing their story. This character is the protagonist, and she's a very classic Reluctant Heroine with a good old Tragic Backstory. I've almost forgotten how I used to draw her, but I remembered that I would put her in silver armor and a blue cloak. (This drawing is very Rule of Cool > Things That Make Sense, which is fitting since that's what the novel lived and died on, lol.)
I also made her aroace, years before I considered that I might be, which is a whole lot of emotions in retrospect. A central part of the story revolved around her relationship with her best friend--the two of them had off-the-charts "i would die for you" "please don't" levels of devotion for each other. I still think about that vibe all the time and wish I could find more of it in platonic relationships in fiction.
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